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Summer Language Program – Student from Marquette 

This past summer at The Beijing Center (TBC), students from Marquette University took TBC’s Chinese language courses for college credit. TBC’s program offers an intensive, immersive curriculum in the heart of Beijing.

American Jesuit High Schools Servicing Local School Children 

This past summer in China, TBC connected students from Notre Dame School of Manhattan and Xavier High School with some of Beijing’s local elementary students. The young children were shy at first, but they eventually loved interacting with their new American friends.

Loyola Blakefield and Boston College High Schools’ Cultural Experience in Yunnan 

This past summer, students from Loyola Blakefield high school and Boston College High School travelled to Yunnan Province with the company of TBC staff. The experience was very different from the busy metropolitan area in Beijing, as students got the opportunity to immerse themselves in a much more rural area with diverse ethnic culture and daily life practices.

Students’ Experience at Matteo Ricci’s Tomb 

This past summer, students from Loyola Blakefield High School, Boston College High School, Xavier High School, Notre Dame High School, Wah Yan College Kowloon (Hong Kong), and St. Ignatius High School (Taiwan) visited the Tomb of Matteo Ricci during their time in Beijing. Father Matteo Ricci, S.J., was a very influential figure on modern Chinese society, and he is credited for being one of the main introducers of European culture to China.

Tianjin: A Not-So-Hidden Weekend Gem

For the first time for one of these blogs, I’m taking on a new challenge: exploring without the involvement of The Beijing Center! This past weekend, I took the chance to take a pre-finals breath of fresh air and vacation for the first time in China, to the city of Tianjin.

The Great Wall of China: The Most Iconic Tourist Experience

If there’s any historical landmark related to China someone remembers learning about as a young child, odds are it’s the Great Wall of China. I have distinct memories of sitting in my third-grade social studies class, learning about this ancient marvel of engineering that was large it could be seen from space.

Heaven in Beijing: TBC’s Visit to the Temple of Heaven

Beijing’s Temple of Heaven may be one of, if not, the most iconic tourist sites in Beijing. Constructed starting back in 1406, around the same time as the Forbidden City and the other respective temples of the Sun, Earth and Moon.

Cultural Exchange, Chinese University Style

Another one of the more irreplaceable experiences we have in China as students is the amount of cultural exchange we get to participate in. While The Beijing Center organizes plenty of culture-based events, from tourist activities to arts workshops, there’s something about engaging with other people our own age in cultural exchange that’s really special.

Gubei: An Excursion to China’s Newest Old Water Town

Over this past weekend, some of our students enrolled at Minzu University of China took their annual Spring Outing – this year, to Gubei Water Town. Situated about a 2-hour drive northeast of Beijing, the April weather made it absolutely perfect to explore for a spring outing. It surrounds various canals and offshoots of Yuanyang lake.

Beijing’s Hutongs: From Snuff Bottles to Exploration with a View

If you ever want to get a taste of Old Beijing, by far one of the best ways is to visit the hutongs. They’ve conceptually been around all the way since the 1200s, and in their most modern forms exist as protected alleyways and streets surrounded by old traditional houses and neighborhoods in the heart of Beijing and are recognized in China to be an important part of cultural heritage in the city.

Yunnan Excursion: A Life-Changing Cultural Experience

My name is Jane Turner, and I’m a student from America- a second-year at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Although I’m studying in the middle of America, I come from the very south, from a state called Louisiana.

A Journey Inward: Culture, Identity, and Encounter in Yunnan

My name is Panatsaya, a third-year student at Xavier Learning Community (XLC) / Saengtham College, Xavier Campus, Chiang Rai (SC-XCC), and I come from the Akha ethnic community. Questions of culture, identity, and belonging have never been abstract to me—they have always been part of my daily life.

Yunnan Excursion: A Journey That Changed How I See the World

My name is Tasan Sisuphasap, a third-year student at Xavier Learning Community (XLC), Saengtham College, Xavier Campus, Chiang Rai (SC-XCC), and I come from a Karen ethnic community. Growing up on a mountain, the world beyond my village often felt far away and unfamiliar.

YES Student in Hong Kong

Over spring break, I was given the opportunity by TBC to take a scholarship-supported trip to Macau, and from there, enjoyed just over three days in Hong Kong. Lamma Island, a small island in Hong Kong, is where most of my mom’s China stories take place.