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Aya aya Anji! GoEast in the countryside

There are a lot of Chinese proverbs about bamboo, but we haven’t found one yet that describes going on a weekend trip with your language school, so we’ll explain it for you here: with 42 students & Mandarin teachers, we travelled out of Shanghai and into the bamboo forests of Anji, up on hills and into valleys.

The whole bunch of bamboo lovers.

Hiking through tea fields.

Erica combining sightseeing & plastic cleaning.

Leila blending in with the bamboo.

Maria racing down the hill.

Cooking dinner outside.

Rex proving he’s the undisputed barbeque master.

Sarah having a bite.

BBQ long after sunset.

Chile doing the original KTV.

Candice standing out in the landscape.

Up the hill, being led by Wang Laoshi and his dog Hēizuǐ.

Luke reaching out for the perfect tea leaf.

Emily showing her harvest.

Made it! Up on the tea mountain.

See you next time! A huge thank you to all our students and friends who were part of the trip.

Want more? Wait until November for our next student trip or sign up for summer immersion.