Activity Videos
China Study Abroad visits the water towns near Shanghai, China\'s answers to Venice. Float down the canals and walk through the alleys of these picturesque communities!
China Study Abroad students take a break from their studies with a trip to the Happy Valley amusement park! Who doesn\'t love the thrill of roller coasters?
Students with China Study Abroad visit the famous Drum Tower and tour the old hutong back streets of Beijing!
Check out China Study Abroad\'s trip to the magical and wondrous world of snow and ice in Harbin!
Watch as students with China Study Abroad learn how to make their favourite Chinese dishes like kung pao chicken, ma po tofu and dumplings!
China Study Abroad is your home away from home, especially for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. With CSA, you\'re never alone!
Check out some of the highlights of China Study Abroad experiences in 2010 in this action-packed video!
Walk where people once feared to tread... and watch these China Study Abroad students take a tour of the most famous landmark in China - the Forbidden City imperial palace in Beijing!
Check out this China Study Abroad trip to Datong, to visit the Hanging Temple, literally built into the face of a mountain, and the thousands of ancient Buddhist statues in the Yungang Grottoes.
Check out the action as CSA Beijing students experience nearby Shidu for the weekend. There\'s river rafting, campfires, bungee jumping and more!
School and City Videos
Here is a small sample of the sights and activities in Shanghai that you can experience with China Study Abroad!
Follow China Study Abroad students Daniel and Leo from Venezuela as they take you on a tour of Shanghai Jiaotong University.
China Study Abroad student Valerie from North Carolina takes us on a tour of Peking University in Beijing.
Relax and enjoy China Study Abroad\'s scenic tour of Peking University\'s campus, located on the former site of Qing Dynasty royal gardens.
Ride along with China Study Abroad student Armand from Boston as he shows us around the campus of Beijing Language and Culture University.
Check out the highlights of learning Mandarin with China Study Abroad in the City of Eternal Spring, Kunming.
China Study Abroad takes you for a quick glimpse of life around Yunnan University in Kunming. You could be studying Mandarin here!
Testimonial Videos
Courtney came to Beijing in the spring of 2011 to study Mandarin at BLCU. See what she thought of her experience with China Study Abroad!
Life In Beijing
Contemporary Chinese art isn\'t limited to indoor galleries at the 798 Art District. This former electronics factory is now a bustling hive of displays, cafes, and unique art installations!
Experience life in the capital city of Beijing, home to over 16 million people, and the cultural, historical and political centre of China.
Remember watching the 2008 Summer Olympics on TV? Walk through the gates of the magnificent Bird\'s Nest stadium and re-live the incredible performance of Usain Bolt.
Visit the building affectionately known as The Egg, and marvel at the stunning architecture. Don\'t forget, there are also concerts, operas and other shows to see!
Walk through the Forbidden City, the imperial home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. These days, you don\'t need the emperor\'s permission to enter or leave the palace!
Walk through the Forbidden City, the imperial home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. These days, you don\'t need the emperor\'s permission to enter or leave the palace!
Escape the city and sleep under the stars... on the Great Wall of China, where soldiers once kept watch for barbarian hordes. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience with China Study Abroad!
Escape the city and sleep under the stars... on the Great Wall of China, where soldiers once kept watch for barbarian hordes. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience with China Study Abroad!
Escape the city and sleep under the stars... on the Great Wall of China, where soldiers once kept watch for barbarian hordes. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience with China Study Abroad!
Get a feel for life as it was for normal Beijingers during this tour through the hutongs, the old back streets and alleys of the city!
Take a break from studying Chinese with a trip to ski or snowboard at a local ski resort. The snow might be artificial but the fun is real!
Explore the hills and rivers around Beijing during this weekend trip away from the city. There\'s river rafting, campfires, bungee jumping and more!
Explore the hills and rivers around Beijing during this weekend trip away from the city. There\'s river rafting, campfires, bungee jumping and more!
Walk through the Forbidden City, the imperial home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. These days, you don\'t need the emperor\'s permission to enter or leave the palace!
Beat the heat of summer like the emperor used to do it, with a trip to the majestic Summer Palace. Walk around the lush gardens, fanciful ponds and historical buildings!
Visit the sprawling complex of the Temple of Heaven, and speak to the gods like the emperors once did. Or you can just relax and sing or dance like the locals do now!
Test your stomach of steel at the famous Wangfujing Street Market. From scorpions to silkworms, snakes to seeahorses, there\'s no shortage of deep-fried delicacies for you to sample!
Life in Shanghai
Chinese customs often involve early-morning activity, like these women practicing a traditional fan dance on the Bund.
A China Study Abroad student takes a break from all the sightseeing with a traditional Chinese snack - hawthorn berries covered with caramelized sugar. Yummy!
A China Study Abroad student enjoys a bird\'s eye view of the Bund, watching the masses of people along Shanghai\'s most popular attraction.
Chinese people love their games. Chinese checkers, Chinese chess, mahjong... it\'s not uncommon to see people playing these games on the streets or in parks, at any time of day!
A throwback to Shanghai\'s colonial past, East Nanjing Road\'s pedestrian-only access makes it a haven for shops and shoppers alike.
China Study Abroad students practice their YMCA moves during a trip to Shan Gougou and Shuangxi, near Shanghai.
Believe it or not, this majestic bird\'s eye view of Pudong and the Bund was not taken from an airplane or helicopter, but the observatory of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, 122 storeys up!
Shanghai\'s not just about colonial buildings and traditional gardens - across the river in Pudong, a new-age skyline is taking shape with futuristic skyscrapers!
The world\'s first and fastest high-speed train in commercial service, the maglev train connecting Pudong airport to the city runs at a speed of 431 kph (268 mph)!
China Study Abroad students gather for a picture in front of the futuristic-looking Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.
The showpiece and most popular country of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the China pavilion remains standing as a permanent exhibition even after the end of the fair.
Many of China\'s national holiday celebrations come alive with the lights of Pudong contrasting with the sights of the Bund.
China Study Abroad students from Shanghai enjoy a lazy boat ride down the canals of Suzhou, a nearby city famous for the beauty of its landscape and its residents.
Walk along the west bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai and admire the European colonial architecture of the Bund. Restaurants, shops and nightclubs await you!
Originally a private garden for a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, the Yuyuan Garden in the heart of Shanghai is considered one of the finest examples of Chinese gardens in the region.
China Study Abroad students celebrate Halloween at the Happy Valley amusement park in Shanghai. Riding roller coasters while wearing masks? Why not?
These xiaolongbao soup dumplings are a famous Shanghai specialty. Be careful - the soup is hot!
Life in China
Yunnan is home to more than 50 of China\'s 56 ethnic minorities, including the Zhuang and Dong girls here in their traditional dress.
China Study Abroad students travel to the small town (small for China, anyway) of Zixing to volunteer and teach at a local school.
The China Study Abroad weekend trip to Datong includes a visit to the Hanging Monastery, a small buddhist temple built into a cliff face.
Best described as Chinese tapas, the steamed dumplings and fried dishes of dim sum consist of small, bite-sized packages of tasty goodness.
These unique circular buildings are Tulou, the traditional earth-built housing of the Hakka people, located in Fujian province.
The gorgeous West Lake in Hangzhou is described as "Paradise On Earth", and is featured on back of the 1 Yuan banknote.
The China Study Abroad weekend trip to Harbin is timed to coincide with the famous International Ice and Snow Festival, where snow sculptures and ice buildings await!
Enjoy an afternoon of horseback riding on this China Study Abroad trip to the Kangxi Grasslands just north of Beijing.
The centuries of Chinese art and literature about Huangshan (literally "Yellow Mountain") have given the mountain an almost-mythical status. It\'s a definite must-see!
Visit the vast stretches of emptiness of Inner Mongolia and see the lands and lifestyles that gave rise to Genghis Khan, one of the world\'s greatest conquerors.
The China Study Abroad trip to Nanjing gives students the opportunity to explore the many sights and splendours of this former capital city.
Avid panda enthusiasts know that the best place to see these majestic animals are in the Sichuan capital of Chengdu.
China Study Abroad students enjoy a day trip to see the unique limestone formations at the Stone Forest near Kunming, Yunnan province.
China Study Abroad students enjoy a day trip to see the unique limestone formations at the Stone Forest near Kunming, Yunnan province.
Thousands of terracotta soldiers stand watch and bear witness to an emperor\'s self-importance in the old imperial capital of Xi\'an.
Brad Pitt didn\'t spend seven years here, and you probably won\'t either, but the mountains and temples of Tibet are still a sight to behold.
Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags fly as a reminder of the rich culture that developed as a result of Buddhist missionaries crossing through the Himalayas from India.
China Study Abroad students walk along the preserved city walls of Xi\'an, the ancient imperial capital of China, where Marco Polo once held court!
The depiction of Yangshuo on the Chinese 20 Yuan banknote does not do justice to the beauty of the limestone karst formations and lazy rivers nearby.
China Study Abroad students travel to a small village in Yunnan province on a volunteer trip and teach at a local school.
China Study Abroad students travel to a small village in Yunnan province on a volunteer trip and teach at a local school.
Ramzi Sharif • Amman, Jordan • BLCU 1 Year 2010-11
Alex Pritchard-Jones • Oxford, UK • BMA November 2009
Megha Bavaria • London, UK • BMA Summer 2010
Patrick Epstein • Zurich, Switzerland • BMA + BLCU Winter/Spring 2009-10
Tanya Scholz • Hong Kong and Germany • BLCU Fall 2010
Dwayne Hannam • Kingston, Jamaica • BMA Summer 2010
Yorik Thebaud • Port-au-Prince, Haiti • BLCU August 2007
Jessica Pedraza • Miami, USA • BLCU Summer 2007
Rebecca Wirakesuma • Tangerang, Indonesia • BLCU Fall 2008
Justin Turnock • Waitakere, New Zealand • Yunnan, Peking + Fudan 2010-11
Ye-mong To • Eastbourne, UK • BLCU Summer 2008
Kelli Kinneberg • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA • BLCU July 2010
Valerie Fullins • Davenport, Florida, USA • BLCU Fall 2010
Zane Tackett • Erie, Colorado, USA • BLCU + Homestay August 2010
Kyle Rothenberg • Tampa, Florida, USA • BLCU July 2010 and July 2011
Will McLaughlin • Connecticut, USA • Weekly Tutoring + Homestay Winter 2010
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