INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5867, 2, '2013-10-04 05:29:04', '2013-10-04 05:29:04', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0px margin_bottom=0px]\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Small-Group-Chinese-Class.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5298" alt="Small Group Chinese Class" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Small-Group-Chinese-Class-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mandarin Group Classes</span></a></strong></p>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Small Groups (max. 6 people)</li>\r\n	<li>Certified Teachers</li>\r\n	<li>Academic Curriculum</li>\r\n	<li>Modern Classrooms</li>\r\n	<li>Monthly Start Dates</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nGroup Classes are perfect for beginners who would like to immerse themselves in Chinese language full-time while studying Chinese together with other students and making new friends. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5079, 2, '2013-07-01 16:21:33', '2013-07-01 16:21:33', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="7"]\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Immersion</li>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese studies</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Chinese culture classes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nMost learners of Mandarin face the same problem: even while living in China we often end up speaking surprisingly little Mandarin once we’ve finished classes. Let LtL help you surpass this plateau with the Complete Immersion Chengde Program.\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life as you communicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of Tai Qi or Chinese Music (Gu Zheng).\r\n\r\nMandarin will be your exclusive daily mode of communication, whether discovering the old Imperial Summer Residence and Temples of Chengde, making dinner with your host family or having drinks after class. This is the best way to fully develop your language skills and use what you have learned.\r\n\r\nDuring your trip you will also discover why Chengde was called 避暑山庄 (“avoiding the heat mountain villa”) and why the Kangxi Emperor spent the hottest months there instead of the Forbidden City.\r\n\r\nWith the full Chengde Survival Kit, LtL not only helps you to get there and back, but we will have your bicycle and local SIM card waiting for you upon arrival. Your family will pick you up from the station and show you their home town, all with LtL support available if needed.\r\n\r\nComplete Immersion Chengde is also available as a weekend program, perfect for working professionals.\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">Chengde Safari</span>\r\n\r\nExplore Chengde with your teacher while studying Chinese. Instead of studying in a class room setting, your teacher will take you to a different part of Chengde every day during class where you practice your Mandarin in a real life setting, learn new vocabulary and explore China\'s ancient summer capital. A great way to get out of the class room, have fun, and learn Chinese. Choose from 10 trips: The imperial summer mountain resort, the university city, the ancient imperial palace, folk art, shopping in Chengde, the eight temples, the twin tower hill, Kuixing tower, Chengde\'s parks, and the morning/evening market.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Chengde &amp; Ski</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2648" title="Chengde china temple winter" alt="Chinese immersion options available through LTL" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chengde-hebei-02_leading-300x225.jpeg" width="300" height="225" />[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese classes</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Skiing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life and enjoy Chengde’s Mylin Valley, located in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Residence Resort City and home to one of China’s premier Skiing Resorts.\r\n\r\nCommunicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of either Tai Qi or Chinese music classes.\r\n\r\nEvery week you will also spend two days skiing at Chengde’s Mylin Valley Ski Resort at 2000m altitude, with slopes both for beginners and advanced skiers and two snowboard parks. Equipment, transport and skiing pass are all included in the program.', 'Overview', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2644-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:21:33', '2013-07-01 16:21:33', '', 2644, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2644-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5081, 2, '2013-07-01 16:32:27', '2013-07-01 16:32:27', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease see below the pricing for each Chengde Package:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Program</th>\r\n<th>Includes</th>\r\n<th>Price</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Week</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Day</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Complete Immersion Chengde</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>5,750 RMB</td>\r\n<td>5,250 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Immersion Weekend</td>\r\n<td>2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>2,400 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>600 RMB</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Chengde Weekend Package</td>\r\n<td>3 weekends, each with: 2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,000 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Chinese &amp; Ski</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, 2 full day ski passes with ski rental and roundtrip transport to resort, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,900 RMB</td>\r\n<td>6,450 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nChengde Safari：Upgrade any of the courses above to Chengde Safari\r\n\r\nWeekend: 200 CNY, Full week: 500 CNY, Two weeks: 1,000 CNY\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=first ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Includes:</span>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Tuition- Chinese classes and culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Accommodation</li>\r\n	<li>Ski passes and equipment rental (only for Chengde &amp; Ski Program)</li>\r\n	<li>LTL support</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde Survival Kit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=last ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit includes:</span>[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>transport to and from Chengde by train or bus</li>\r\n	<li>local SIM card, train station pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde map</li>\r\n	<li>bicycle</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 full LTL staff support</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2649" title="Temple in Chengde " alt="Experience China through LTLs Immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chengde-4-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />Culture Classes available in Chengde:</span>[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chinese Music (Gu Zheng)</li>\r\n	<li>Tai Qi</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2652-revision-7', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:32:27', '2013-07-01 16:32:27', '', 2652, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2652-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5082, 2, '2013-07-01 16:33:13', '2013-07-01 16:33:13', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease see below the pricing for each Chengde Package:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Program</th>\r\n<th>Includes</th>\r\n<th>Price</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Week</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Day</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Complete Immersion Chengde</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>5,750 RMB</td>\r\n<td>5,250 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Immersion Weekend</td>\r\n<td>2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>2,400 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>600 RMB</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Chengde Weekend Package</td>\r\n<td>3 weekends, each with: 2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,000 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Chinese &amp; Ski</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, 2 full day ski passes with ski rental and roundtrip transport to resort, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,900 RMB</td>\r\n<td>6,450 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong>\r\nUpgrade any of the courses above to Chengde Safari\r\n\r\nWeekend: 200 CNY, Full week: 500 CNY, Two weeks: 1,000 CNY\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=first ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Includes:</span>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Tuition- Chinese classes and culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Accommodation</li>\r\n	<li>Ski passes and equipment rental (only for Chengde &amp; Ski Program)</li>\r\n	<li>LTL support</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde Survival Kit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=last ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit includes:</span>[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>transport to and from Chengde by train or bus</li>\r\n	<li>local SIM card, train station pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde map</li>\r\n	<li>bicycle</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 full LTL staff support</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2649" title="Temple in Chengde " alt="Experience China through LTLs Immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chengde-4-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />Culture Classes available in Chengde:</span>[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chinese Music (Gu Zheng)</li>\r\n	<li>Tai Qi</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2652-revision-8', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:33:13', '2013-07-01 16:33:13', '', 2652, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2652-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5083, 2, '2013-07-01 16:33:54', '2013-07-01 16:33:54', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease see below the pricing for each Chengde Package:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Program</th>\r\n<th>Includes</th>\r\n<th>Price</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Week</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Day</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Complete Immersion Chengde</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>5,750 RMB</td>\r\n<td>5,250 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Immersion Weekend</td>\r\n<td>2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>2,400 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>600 RMB</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Chengde Weekend Package</td>\r\n<td>3 weekends, each with: 2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,000 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Chinese &amp; Ski</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, 2 full day ski passes with ski rental and roundtrip transport to resort, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,900 RMB</td>\r\n<td>6,450 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong>\r\nUpgrade any of the courses above with the Chengde Safari Option\r\n\r\nWeekend: 200 CNY, Full week: 500 CNY, Two weeks: 1,000 CNY\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=first ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Includes:</span>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Tuition- Chinese classes and culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Accommodation</li>\r\n	<li>Ski passes and equipment rental (only for Chengde &amp; Ski Program)</li>\r\n	<li>LTL support</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde Survival Kit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=last ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit includes:</span>[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>transport to and from Chengde by train or bus</li>\r\n	<li>local SIM card, train station pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde map</li>\r\n	<li>bicycle</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 full LTL staff support</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2649" title="Temple in Chengde " alt="Experience China through LTLs Immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chengde-4-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />Culture Classes available in Chengde:</span>[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chinese Music (Gu Zheng)</li>\r\n	<li>Tai Qi</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2652-revision-9', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:33:54', '2013-07-01 16:33:54', '', 2652, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2652-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5084, 2, '2013-07-01 16:34:49', '2013-07-01 16:34:49', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease see below the pricing for each Chengde Package:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Program</th>\r\n<th>Includes</th>\r\n<th>Price</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Week</th>\r\n<th>Price for Additional Day</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Complete Immersion Chengde</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>5,750 RMB</td>\r\n<td>5,250 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Immersion Weekend</td>\r\n<td>2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>2,400 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>600 RMB</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Chengde Weekend Package</td>\r\n<td>3 weekends, each with: 2 nights homestay, all meals, Chengde Survival Kit, 2hr per day 1-on-1 class, 2hr per day Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,000 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<td>Chengde Chinese &amp; Ski</td>\r\n<td>7 nights homestay, Chengde Survivial Kit, 10hr per week 1-on-1 class, 10hr per week Chinese Culture class, 24-7 emergency hotline, 2 full day ski passes with ski rental and roundtrip transport to resort, roundtrip transport Beijing to Chengde</td>\r\n<td>6,900 RMB</td>\r\n<td>6,450 RMB</td>\r\n<td>unavailable</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=first ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Includes:</span>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Tuition- Chinese classes and culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Accommodation</li>\r\n	<li>Ski passes and equipment rental (only for Chengde &amp; Ski Program)</li>\r\n	<li>LTL support</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde Survival Kit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n[column size=half position=last ]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit includes:</span>[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>transport to and from Chengde by train or bus</li>\r\n	<li>local SIM card, train station pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Chengde map</li>\r\n	<li>bicycle</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 full LTL staff support</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/column]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2649" title="Temple in Chengde " alt="Experience China through LTLs Immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chengde-4-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong>\r\nUpgrade any of the courses above with the Chengde Safari Option\r\n\r\nWeekend: 200 CNY, Full week: 500 CNY, Two weeks: 1,000 CNY\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Culture Classes available in Chengde:</span>[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chinese Music (Gu Zheng)</li>\r\n	<li>Tai Qi</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2652-revision-10', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:34:49', '2013-07-01 16:34:49', '', 2652, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2652-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5157, 2, '2013-07-04 19:44:08', '2013-07-04 19:44:08', 'It\'s the 3nd of July and it is finally time for the new visa regulations to be implemented. As some of you might already have been aware of, the Chinese government and the Public Security Bureau, specifically the department of immigration, have been thinking of changing the visa regulations much more than usual since last year. The date given for the visa changes implementation was the 1st of July, 2013.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5134" alt="Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently the World of Chinese online and offline magazine released a <a title="World of Chinese - Visa Changes" href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/07/visa-pocolypse/">post</a> about some of the new proposed regulations and the changes made to the visa types. According to the post, aside from the already known changes that will take place (new professional visa, the change of the F visa to an M visa for business purposes, and proof of noncriminal record for people who wish to work in China), many other new changes will go into effect, mainly those dealing with new visa types, as well as the subgroups for some visa types, like the X student visa, the J journalism visa and the Z work visa, which will be split into short term and long term types.\r\n\r\nFour other types of new visas will also come into place: As previously mentioned, the M visa will act as the new F visa in its place for business and trade purposes, Q visas for visiting family members or long term residents, R visas for highly skilled professional workers (possibly including freelancers who work in China) and S visas for private activities (marriage, inheritance, medical services, etc.).\r\n\r\nOur visa specialist called the Public Security Bureau to confirm the rumors, however no comments was given about the changes, so it is only left to wait and see how harshly, if at all, it will be implemented when foreigners try to come to China for different reasons, applying for different visa types.\r\n\r\nWe will keep you all posted!\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5115" align="aligncenter" width="569"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5115" alt="Visa Changes" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg" width="569" height="913" /></a> Visa Changes[/caption]', 'New visa regulations come into play?', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5114-revision-3', '', '', '2013-07-04 19:44:08', '2013-07-04 19:44:08', '', 5114, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5114-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5112, 2, '2013-07-02 00:46:34', '2013-07-02 00:46:34', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-2', '', '', '2013-07-02 00:46:34', '2013-07-02 00:46:34', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5111, 2, '2013-07-02 00:46:11', '2013-07-02 00:46:11', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision', '', '', '2013-07-02 00:46:11', '2013-07-02 00:46:11', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5114, 3, '2013-07-04 00:00:39', '2013-07-04 00:00:39', 'It\'s the 5th of July and it is finally time for the new visa regulations to be implemented. As some of you might already have been aware of, the Chinese government and the Public Security Bureau, specifically the department of immigration, have been thinking of changing the visa regulations much more than usual since last year. The date given for the visa changes implementation was the 1st of July, 2013.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5134" alt="Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently the World of Chinese online and offline magazine released a <a title="World of Chinese - Visa Changes" href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/07/visa-pocolypse/">post</a> about some of the new proposed regulations and the changes made to the visa types. According to the post, aside from the already known changes that will take place (new professional visa, the change of the F visa to an M visa for business purposes, and proof of noncriminal record for people who wish to work in China), many other new changes will go into effect, mainly those dealing with new visa types, as well as the subgroups for some visa types, like the X student visa, the J journalism visa and the Z work visa, which will be split into short term and long term types.\r\n\r\nFour other types of new visas will also come into place: As previously mentioned, the M visa will act as the new F visa in its place for business and trade purposes, Q visas for visiting family members or long term residents, R visas for highly skilled professional workers (possibly including freelancers who work in China) and S visas for private activities (marriage, inheritance, medical services, etc.).\r\n\r\nOur visa specialist called the Public Security Bureau to confirm the rumors, however no comments was given about the changes, so it is only left to wait and see how harshly, if at all, it will be implemented when foreigners try to come to China for different reasons, applying for different visa types.\r\n\r\nWe will keep you all posted!\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5115" align="aligncenter" width="569"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5115" alt="Visa Changes" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg" width="569" height="913" /></a> Visa Changes[/caption]', 'New visa regulations come into play?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-visa-regulations-come-into-play', '', '', '2013-07-04 22:05:59', '2013-07-04 22:05:59', '', 0, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/?p=5114', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5115, 3, '2013-07-02 01:15:11', '2013-07-02 01:15:11', '', '20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese', 'Visa Changes', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '20130702_visachangesworldofchinese', '', '', '2013-07-02 01:15:11', '2013-07-02 01:15:11', '', 5114, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5154, 2, '2013-07-04 12:09:21', '2013-07-04 12:09:21', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\nNote from LTL: Luke studies the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> with<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestays</a>.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-4', '', '', '2013-07-04 12:09:21', '2013-07-04 12:09:21', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5155, 2, '2013-07-04 12:09:59', '2013-07-04 12:09:59', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke studies the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> with<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestays</a>.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-5', '', '', '2013-07-04 12:09:59', '2013-07-04 12:09:59', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5156, 2, '2013-07-03 00:01:55', '2013-07-03 00:01:55', 'It\'s the 3nd of July and it is finally time for the new visa regulations to be implemented. As some of you might already have been aware of, the Chinese government and the Public Security Bureau, specifically the department of immigration, have been thinking of changing the visa regulations much more than usual since last year. The date given for the visa changes implementation was the 1st of July, 2013.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5134" alt="Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently the World of Chinese online and offline magazine released a <a title="World of Chinese - Visa Changes" href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/07/visa-pocolypse/">post</a> about some of the new proposed regulations and the changes made to the visa types. According to the post, aside from the already known changes that will take place (new professional visa, the change of the F visa to an M visa for business purposes, and proof of noncriminal record for people who wish to work in China), many other new changes will go into effect, mainly those dealing with new visa types, as well as the subgroups for some visa types, like the X student visa, the J journalism visa and the Z work visa, which will be split into short term and long term types.\r\n\r\nFour other types of new visas will also come into place: As previously mentioned, the M visa will act as the new F visa in its place for business and trade purposes, Q visas for visiting family members or long term residents, R visas for highly skilled professional workers (possibly including freelancers who work in China) and S visas for private activities (marriage, inheritance, medical services, etc.).\r\n\r\nOur visa specialist called the Public Security Bureau to confirm the rumors, however no comments was given about the changes, so it is only left to wait and see how harshly, if at all, it will be implemented when foreigners try to come to China for different reasons, applying for different visa types.\r\n\r\nWe will keep you all posted!\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5115" align="aligncenter" width="569"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5115" alt="Visa Changes" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg" width="569" height="913" /></a> Visa Changes[/caption]', 'New visa regulations come into play?', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5114-revision-2', '', '', '2013-07-03 00:01:55', '2013-07-03 00:01:55', '', 5114, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5114-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5105, 2, '2013-07-02 00:39:17', '2013-07-02 00:39:17', '', 'LukeHomestay2', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'lukehomestay2', '', '', '2013-07-02 00:39:17', '2013-07-02 00:39:17', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5165, 2, '2013-07-08 16:12:48', '2013-07-08 16:12:48', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke has studied the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> and lived with a<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestay</a> for seven months so far.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-7', '', '', '2013-07-08 16:12:48', '2013-07-08 16:12:48', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5167, 2, '2013-07-08 16:14:32', '2013-07-08 16:14:32', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke has studied the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> and lived with a<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestay</a> for seven months so far.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-8', '', '', '2013-07-08 16:14:32', '2013-07-08 16:14:32', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5168, 2, '2013-07-09 00:33:26', '2013-07-09 00:33:26', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke has studied the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> and lived with a<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestay</a> for seven months so far.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-9', '', '', '2013-07-09 00:33:26', '2013-07-09 00:33:26', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5109, 2, '2013-07-09 01:24:35', '2013-07-09 01:24:35', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\n\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\n\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\n\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke has studied the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> and lived with a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestay family</a> both in Beijing and Chengde.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-autosave', '', '', '2013-07-09 01:24:35', '2013-07-09 01:24:35', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5179, 2, '2013-07-09 23:54:17', '2013-07-09 23:54:17', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignright" title="Mandarin school Bicycle Beijing" alt="Bicycles in Beijing" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bicycles.jpg" width="300" height="200" />\r\n\r\nLooking back on our own experiences when we decided to study in China for the first time, we realized that a Mandarin course is not complete without a support system. The LTL Mandarin School Survival Kits provide a collection of items and services designed to make your Chinese study and life in China a little less stressful.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n[accordion][accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Standard Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span></strong> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong></span> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Puhua International Hospital VIP card: 24/7 english speaking hospital VIP emergency line and priority service treatment at the hospital</li>\r\n	<li>One-month Fitness Pass, including Sauna, Swimming Pool, basketball &amp; football court and daily fitness classes (from spinning to yoga) inside the LTL school complex</li>\r\n	<li>Release the tension- a free massage at the Chinese Medicine Massage Center after your arrival, foot or full bod</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you.</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit</strong> <strong>Standard Chengde</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Chengde</span> </strong>includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.</span>\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section][/accordion]\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Pricing</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease note that all kits and services like the 24/7 emergency hotline must be booked before you arrive in China. It is not possible to add them after your course started.\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>RMB single charge</th>\r\n<th>Airport Pick Up</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Standard</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Comfort</th>\r\n<th>Connection Kit</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Price per course</th>\r\n<td>300</td>\r\n<td>1,650</td>\r\n<td>2,650</td>\r\n<td>1,000</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em>If your flight or train into Beijing arrives at night between 19:00 (7pm) and 08:00 (8am) there is an additional 200 RMB late arrival charge.</em>', 'Survival Kit', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2535-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-09 23:54:17', '2013-07-09 23:54:17', '', 2535, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2535-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5158, 2, '2013-07-04 19:44:51', '2013-07-04 19:44:51', 'It\'s the 3nd of July and it is finally time for the new visa regulations to be implemented. As some of you might already have been aware of, the Chinese government and the Public Security Bureau, specifically the department of immigration, have been thinking of changing the visa regulations much more than usual since last year. The date given for the visa changes implementation was the 1st of July, 2013.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5134" alt="Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently the World of Chinese online and offline magazine released a <a title="World of Chinese - Visa Changes" href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/07/visa-pocolypse/">post</a> about some of the new proposed regulations and the changes made to the visa types. According to the post, aside from the already known changes that will take place (new professional visa, the change of the F visa to an M visa for business purposes, and proof of noncriminal record for people who wish to work in China), many other new changes will go into effect, mainly those dealing with new visa types, as well as the subgroups for some visa types, like the X student visa, the J journalism visa and the Z work visa, which will be split into short term and long term types.\r\n\r\nFour other types of new visas will also come into place: As previously mentioned, the M visa will act as the new F visa in its place for business and trade purposes, Q visas for visiting family members or long term residents, R visas for highly skilled professional workers (possibly including freelancers who work in China) and S visas for private activities (marriage, inheritance, medical services, etc.).\r\n\r\nOur visa specialist called the Public Security Bureau to confirm the rumors, however no comments was given about the changes, so it is only left to wait and see how harshly, if at all, it will be implemented when foreigners try to come to China for different reasons, applying for different visa types.\r\n\r\nWe will keep you all posted!\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5115" align="aligncenter" width="569"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5115" alt="Visa Changes" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg" width="569" height="913" /></a> Visa Changes[/caption]', 'New visa regulations come into play?', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5114-revision-4', '', '', '2013-07-04 19:44:51', '2013-07-04 19:44:51', '', 5114, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5114-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5121, 2, '2013-07-03 21:00:23', '2013-07-03 21:00:23', '<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5123" alt="Chinas Great Wall" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>Lizzy, originally from the US, studies the Two City Combo program and is blogging about her experiences in Beijing and Chengde on her <a href="http://ituraadasiam.blogspot.com/">study Chinese blog</a>. A lot of pictures and real life experiences about life as a student in China with frequent updates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lizzy blogging about studying in China', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lizzy-blogging-about-studying-in-china', '', '', '2013-07-04 22:05:24', '2013-07-04 22:05:24', '', 0, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/?p=5121', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5126, 2, '2013-07-02 20:59:30', '2013-07-02 20:59:30', 'Lizzy, originally from the US, studies the Two City Combo program and is blogging about her experiences in Beijing and Chengde on her <a href="http://ituraadasiam.blogspot.com/">study Chinese blog</a>. A lot of pictures and real life experiences about life as a student in China.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lizzy blogging about studying in China', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5121-revision-4', '', '', '2013-07-02 20:59:30', '2013-07-02 20:59:30', '', 5121, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5121-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5125, 2, '2013-07-02 20:59:04', '2013-07-02 20:59:04', '<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5123" alt="Chinas Great Wall" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall-198x300.jpg" width="198" height="300" /></a>Lizzy, originally from the US, studies the Two City Combo program and is blogging about her experiences in Beijing and Chengde on her <a href="http://ituraadasiam.blogspot.com/">study Chinese blog</a>. A lot of pictures and real life experiences about life as a student in China.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lizzy blogging about studying in China', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5121-revision-3', '', '', '2013-07-02 20:59:04', '2013-07-02 20:59:04', '', 5121, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5121-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5127, 2, '2013-07-02 20:59:40', '2013-07-02 20:59:40', '<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5123" alt="Chinas Great Wall" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>Lizzy, originally from the US, studies the Two City Combo program and is blogging about her experiences in Beijing and Chengde on her <a href="http://ituraadasiam.blogspot.com/">study Chinese blog</a>. A lot of pictures and real life experiences about life as a student in China.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lizzy blogging about studying in China', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5121-revision-5', '', '', '2013-07-02 20:59:40', '2013-07-02 20:59:40', '', 5121, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5121-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5128, 2, '2013-07-04 22:02:54', '2013-07-04 22:02:54', '<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5123" alt="Chinas Great Wall" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LizzyGreatWall-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>Lizzy, originally from the US, studies the Two City Combo program and is blogging about her experiences in Beijing and Chengde on her <a href="http://ituraadasiam.blogspot.com/">study Chinese blog</a>. A lot of pictures and real life experiences about life as a student in China with frequent updates.\n\n&nbsp;', 'Lizzy blogging about studying in China', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5121-autosave', '', '', '2013-07-04 22:02:54', '2013-07-04 22:02:54', '', 5121, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5121-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5138, 3, '2013-07-03 00:00:39', '2013-07-03 00:00:39', 'It\'s the 3nd of July and it is finally time for the new visa regulations to be implemented. As some of you might already have been aware of, the Chinese government and the Public Security Bureau, specifically the department of immigration, have been thinking of changing the visa regulations much more than usual since last year. The date given for the visa changes implementation was the 1st of July, 2013.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5134" alt="Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChineseLaw-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Every foreigner must have the correct type of visa to come to China[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently the World of Chinese online and offline magazine released a <a title="World of Chinese - Visa Changes" href="http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/07/visa-pocolypse/">post</a> about some of the new proposed regulations and the changes made to the visa types. According to the post, aside from the already known changes that will take place (new professional visa, the change of the F visa to an M visa for business purposes, and proof of noncriminal record for people who wish to work in China), many other new changes will go into effect, mainly those dealing with new visa types, as well as the subgroups for some visa types, like the X student visa, the J journalism visa and the Z work visa, which will be split into short term and long term types.\r\n\r\nFour other types of new visas will also come into place: As previously mentioned, the M visa will act as the new F visa in its place for business and trade purposes, Q visas for visiting family members or long term residents, R visas for highly skilled professional workers (possibly including freelancers who work in China) and S visas for private activities (marriage, inheritance, medical services, etc.).\r\n\r\nOur visa specialist called the Public Security Bureau to confirm the rumors, however no comments was given about the changes, so it is only left to wait and see how harshly, if at all, it will be implemented when foreigners try to come to China for different reasons, applying for different visa types.\r\n\r\nWe will keep you all posted!\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_5115" align="aligncenter" width="569"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5115" alt="Visa Changes" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130702_VisaChangesWorldOfChinese.jpg" width="569" height="913" /></a> Visa Changes[/caption]', 'New visa regulations come into play?', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5114-revision-10', '', '', '2013-07-03 00:00:39', '2013-07-03 00:00:39', '', 5114, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5114-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5153, 2, '2013-07-02 00:46:55', '2013-07-02 00:46:55', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-3', '', '', '2013-07-02 00:46:55', '2013-07-02 00:46:55', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5223, 2, '2013-07-24 00:45:31', '2013-07-24 00:45:31', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"Studying in a small group allows me to get good contact with the teacher and classes are a lot of fun. The book we used was very clear and helpful so my Chinese improved a lot during the course. The school life very interesting; I met a lot of great people from all over the world at LTL."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Alec, France          </strong>\r\n\r\n<em>First booking: 4 weeks small group classes, Chinese homestay &amp; survival kit </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Extension: 10 weeks small group classes &amp; Chinese homestay</em>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I find my classes fast-paced and exciting. The speed is challenging but not stressful, and I like the small class size because I get the chance to speak a lot. LTL is both a welcoming and international environment; I am very happy to have discovered this school."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Sarah, USA</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>8 weeks small group classes</em> [hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes and Individual Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I really like the combination of small group and individual classes at LTL. During the group classes we learn a lot of new vocabulary and grammar while I have the opportunity to talk to other students and share experiences.\r\nMy 1-on-1 teacher is very good at making the class specific for me and I get to iron out all problems I need further review with, which is very beneficial for my progress. My teachers are great and classes are a lot of fun, it is a fantastic course."\r\n\r\n<strong>                                                        - Luke, Great Britain                                                       <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/how-i-studied-chinese/" target="_blank">Read Luke\'s full story here</a>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3804-revision-6', '', '', '2013-07-24 00:45:31', '2013-07-24 00:45:31', '', 3804, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3804-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5221, 2, '2013-07-24 00:42:01', '2013-07-24 00:42:01', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"Studying in a small group allows me to get good contact with the teacher and classes are a lot of fun. The book we used was very clear and helpful so my Chinese improved a lot during the course. The school life very interesting; I met a lot of great people from all over the world at LTL."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Alec, France          </strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Original booking: 4 weeks small group classes, Chinese homestay &amp; survival kit, extended by another 10 weeks small group classes &amp; Chinese homestay</em>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I find my classes fast-paced and exciting. The speed is challenging but not stressful, and I like the small class size because I get the chance to speak a lot. LTL is both a welcoming and international environment; I am very happy to have discovered this school."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Sarah, USA</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>8 weeks small group classes</em> [hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes and Individual Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I really like the combination of small group and individual classes at LTL. During the group classes we learn a lot of new vocabulary and grammar while I have the opportunity to talk to other students and share experiences.\r\nMy 1-on-1 teacher is very good at making the class specific for me and I get to iron out all problems I need further review with, which is very beneficial for my progress. My teachers are great and classes are a lot of fun, it is a fantastic course."\r\n\r\n<strong>                                                        - Luke, Great Britain                                                       <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/how-i-studied-chinese/" target="_blank">Read Luke\'s full testimonial</a>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nFirst booking: 12 weeks small group and individual classes, survival kit &amp; Chinese homestay Second booking: 3 months', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3804-revision-4', '', '', '2013-07-24 00:42:01', '2013-07-24 00:42:01', '', 3804, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3804-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5222, 2, '2013-07-24 00:45:05', '2013-07-24 00:45:05', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"Studying in a small group allows me to get good contact with the teacher and classes are a lot of fun. The book we used was very clear and helpful so my Chinese improved a lot during the course. The school life very interesting; I met a lot of great people from all over the world at LTL."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Alec, France          </strong>\r\n\r\n<em>First booking: 4 weeks small group classes, Chinese homestay &amp; survival kit </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Extension: 10 weeks small group classes &amp; Chinese homestay</em>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I find my classes fast-paced and exciting. The speed is challenging but not stressful, and I like the small class size because I get the chance to speak a lot. LTL is both a welcoming and international environment; I am very happy to have discovered this school."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Sarah, USA</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>8 weeks small group classes</em> [hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes and Individual Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I really like the combination of small group and individual classes at LTL. During the group classes we learn a lot of new vocabulary and grammar while I have the opportunity to talk to other students and share experiences.\r\nMy 1-on-1 teacher is very good at making the class specific for me and I get to iron out all problems I need further review with, which is very beneficial for my progress. My teachers are great and classes are a lot of fun, it is a fantastic course."\r\n\r\n<strong>                                                        - Luke, Great Britain                                                       <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/how-i-studied-chinese/" target="_blank">Read Luke\'s full testimonial</a>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nFirst booking: 12 weeks small group and individual classes, survival kit &amp; Chinese homestay Second booking: 3 months', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3804-revision-5', '', '', '2013-07-24 00:45:05', '2013-07-24 00:45:05', '', 3804, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3804-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5224, 2, '2013-07-24 00:35:34', '2013-07-24 00:35:34', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/svenja.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4798" alt="svenja" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/svenja-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>I really like my course with LTL. My teacher and I have a lot of fun and my classes focus a lot on my day to day life in Beijing, for example communicating with my domestic helper, ordering food, taking taxis etc. which makes my life in Beijing a lot easier. The service is very good and I met a lot of interesting people at the school. I would definitely recommend LTL.\r\n\r\n<strong>- Svenja</strong><strong>, Germany</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Twice a week two hours 1-on-1 class</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/H-Schultz_Zhujiajiao-May2013-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5212" alt="Chinese Skype classes student" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/H-Schultz_Zhujiajiao-May2013-2-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>I am a medical doctor and work in a hospital in Shanghai. I had previously studied Chinese for three years at a university, learned a lot about Chinese language, culture and history etc., but was unable to lead a normal conversation, communicate about everyday matters, buy things, explain what I mean etc., in oral Chinese – I found this outcome quite disappointing.\r\n\r\nLTL was recommended to me by several work colleagues and offered the course that I really needed: 1-on-1 Skype classes at times compatible with my working schedule, (this means: often at weekends) a reasonable price, and most importanly a wonderful teacher who successfully encouraged me to overcome my fear of making mistakes and just talk, "learning by doing". She is able to answer whatever questions regarding Mandarin I might have, illustrates each topic with clear examples and teaches the language always in connection with everyday life situations and how to deal with them. This has been a real breakthrough in my Chinese language competence.\r\n\r\nI have and will continue to recommend LTL to anyone who is in a similar situation.\r\n\r\n<strong>- Hermann, Germany</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Twice a week 1.5 hours Skype class</em>', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '4797-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-24 00:35:34', '2013-07-24 00:35:34', '', 4797, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/4797-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5151, 2, '2013-07-04 11:52:06', '2013-07-04 11:52:06', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"Studying in a small group allows me to get good contact with the teacher and classes are a lot of fun. The book we used was very clear and helpful so my Chinese improved a lot during the course. The school life very interesting; I met a lot of great people from all over the world at LTL."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Alec, France</strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I find my classes fast-paced and exciting. The speed is challenging but not stressful, and I like the small class size because I get the chance to speak a lot. LTL is both a welcoming and international environment; I am very happy to have discovered this school."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Sarah, USA</strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes and Individual Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I really like the combination of small group and individual classes at LTL. During the group classes we learn a lot of new vocabulary and grammar while I have the opportunity to talk to other students and share experiences.\r\nMy 1-on-1 teacher is very good at making the class specific for me and I get to iron out all problems I need further review with, which is very beneficial for my progress. My teachers are great and classes are a lot of fun, it is a fantastic course."\r\n\r\n<strong>                                                        - Luke, Great Britain                                                                 <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/how-i-studied-chinese/" target="_blank">Read Luke\'s full testimonial</a>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3804-revision-11', '', '', '2013-07-04 11:52:06', '2013-07-04 11:52:06', '', 3804, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3804-revision-11/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5164, 2, '2013-07-04 12:10:44', '2013-07-04 12:10:44', 'To begin I will introduce myself and say why I wanted to begin learning mandarin. I am 22 years old, from England and just graduated from university last year. As I want my future to be in Mainland China or Hong Kong I felt that learning to be able to speak mandarin would be essential for my future job prospects. It also would allow me to learn more about the culture and lifestyle in Mainland China, which I can now say is a lot different to that of other countries.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5100" alt="LukeHomestay" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>I have been at LTL for 7 months now. When I arrived I knew very little mandarin, I could barely introduce myself and say some basic phrases. As a result landing in Beijing for the first time and being thrown straight into the fire (a homestay) was a very daunting prospect. My family however was very welcoming and patient with my non-existant mandarin, which meant I was able to settle in very quickly. My family would sit down and talk to me during meal times and would teach me the basic nouns, such as chopsticks, bowl and table. They would then test me the next day and it progressed from there. My homestay Auntie was also more than willing to take me to look at the sites on the weekend, which was helpful in acclimatising myself to Beijing and in getting to know her better. On a sidenote the cooking was really good.\r\n\r\nIn relation to classes, for the first 3 months I did 4 hours a day of group classes and 2 hours a day of one on one classes. Again i was initially daunted by the prospect of studying for so many hours a day, especially considering the fact I have never really had a penchant for languages. As with the homestay everyone at LTL was really welcoming and patient. The group classes were really fun because if you were stuck there was always other learners there to help you and ask questions you maybe would never have thought about yourself. The one on one classes were very tiring but allowed me to solidify my knowledge and ask more specific questions on areas I was still stuck on. I felt that having the one on one classes really did compliment the group classes well. This all gave me a really good base before i went to Chengde.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5096" alt="LukeIceSkating" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeIceSkating1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>After this i went to Chengde for 3 months and did 6 hours a day of one on one classes. This was intense but i felt my spoken confidence and fluidity skyrocketed during this time. The homestay in Chengde was really good and I would come home from class everyday and watch mandarin soaps with auntie (I hate to admit it but I got pretty into some of them). I was also there during chinese new year, which was an amazing experience. Fireworks went of nearly every minute and I ate like a king during the whole festival. I took my classes in cafes and having one on ones for such a long time was tiring but well worth it. By the end of the three months my teachers were more like friends and I would go have dinner or play mahjong with them after class. I also made friends with people my age through the gym and through my homestay. They would take me out drinking, eating and to play pool and this is the main reason why I think my mandarin improved so much in Chengde. In the three months I never had a conversation in english apart from with my parents once a week.\r\n\r\nI have now been back in Beijing for a month and am studying for the HSK 5, which I will take in a couple of months time. Looking back now I am actually quite astonished with how far I have been able to go in this time. I would seriously recommend a person who <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5105" alt="LukeHomestay2" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LukeHomestay2-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>is serious about learning mandarin for whatever reason, be it work or hobby related, to do something like I have done. It has been a productive way to spend my time after graduating, not only from an educational standpoint, but also I have made a lot of good friends during my time here, allowing me to have had a lot of fun/cool experiences. Learning mandarin and living with homestay families has also allowed me to understand the chinese way of thinking and culture better, which hopefully will put me in good stead when I attempt to find a job in the future.\r\n\r\n<strong>A note from LTL</strong>: Luke studies the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">LTL Two City Combo</a> and lives with a<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/"> Chinese homestay</a>.', 'How I studied Chinese', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5092-revision-6', '', '', '2013-07-04 12:10:44', '2013-07-04 12:10:44', '', 5092, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5092-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5180, 2, '2013-07-09 23:56:53', '2013-07-09 23:56:53', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignright" title="Mandarin school Bicycle Beijing" alt="Bicycles in Beijing" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bicycles.jpg" width="300" height="200" />\r\n\r\nLooking back on our own experiences when we decided to study in China for the first time, we realized that a Mandarin course is not complete without a support system. The LTL Mandarin School Survival Kits provide a collection of items and services designed to make your Chinese study and life in China a little less stressful.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n[accordion][accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Standard Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span></strong> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong></span> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Puhua International Hospital VIP card: 24/7 english speaking hospital VIP emergency line and priority service treatment at the hospital</li>\r\n	<li>One-month Fitness Pass, including Sauna, Swimming Pool, basketball &amp; football court and daily fitness classes (from spinning to yoga) inside the LTL school complex</li>\r\n	<li>Release the tension- a free massage at the Chinese Medicine Massage Center after your arrival, foot or full bod</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you.</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit</strong> <strong>Standard Chengde</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Chengde</span> </strong>includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.</span>\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section][/accordion]\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Pricing</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease note that all kits and services like the 24/7 emergency hotline must be booked before you arrive in China. It is not possible to add them after your course started.\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>RMB single charge</th>\r\n<th>Airport Pick Up</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Standard</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Comfort</th>\r\n<th>Connection Kit</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Price per course</th>\r\n<td>300</td>\r\n<td>1,650</td>\r\n<td>2,650</td>\r\n<td>1,000</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em>If your flight or train into Beijing arrives at night between 19:00 (7pm) and 08:00 (8am) there is an additional 200 RMB late arrival charge.</em>', 'Survival Kit', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2535-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-09 23:56:53', '2013-07-09 23:56:53', '', 2535, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2535-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5209, 2, '2013-07-16 03:44:43', '2013-07-16 03:44:43', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignright" title="Mandarin school Bicycle Beijing" alt="Bicycles in Beijing" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bicycles.jpg" width="300" height="200" />\r\n\r\nLooking back on our own experiences when we decided to study in China for the first time, we realized that a Mandarin course is not complete without a support system. The LTL Mandarin School Survival Kits provide a collection of items and services designed to make your Chinese study and life in China a little less stressful.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n[accordion][accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Standard Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span></strong> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese 3G SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume &amp; 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Survival Kit Comfort Beijing</strong></span> includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Puhua International Hospital VIP card: 24/7 english speaking hospital VIP emergency line and priority service treatment at the hospital</li>\r\n	<li>One-month Fitness Pass, including Sauna, Swimming Pool, basketball &amp; football court and daily fitness classes (from spinning to yoga) inside the LTL school complex</li>\r\n	<li>Release the tension- a free massage at the Chinese Medicine Massage Center after your arrival, foot or full bod</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you.</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese 3G SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume &amp; 625 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list][/accordion_section]\r\n[accordion_section title="<strong>&gt; Survival Kit</strong> <strong>Standard Chengde</strong>"]\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;">The LTL Mandarin School <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Survival Kit Standard Chengde</span> </strong>includes:</span>\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Note</strong>: The standard survival kits for Beijing and Chengde are already included in the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">Two City Combo</a> program.</span>\r\n\r\n[/list][/accordion_section][/accordion]\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Pricing</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPlease note that all kits and services like the 24/7 emergency hotline must be booked before you arrive in China. It is not possible to add them after your course started.\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>RMB single charge</th>\r\n<th>Airport Pick Up</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Standard</th>\r\n<th>Survival Kit Comfort</th>\r\n<th>Connection Kit</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Price per course</th>\r\n<td>300</td>\r\n<td>1,650</td>\r\n<td>2,650</td>\r\n<td>1,000</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em>If your flight or train into Beijing arrives at night between 19:00 (7pm) and 08:00 (8am) there is an additional 200 RMB late arrival charge.</em>', 'Survival Kit', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2535-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-16 03:44:43', '2013-07-16 03:44:43', '', 2535, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2535-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5196, 2, '2013-07-01 16:22:14', '2013-07-01 16:22:14', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="7"]\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Immersion</li>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese studies</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Chinese culture classes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nMost learners of Mandarin face the same problem: even while living in China we often end up speaking surprisingly little Mandarin once we’ve finished classes. Let LtL help you surpass this plateau with the Complete Immersion Chengde Program.\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life as you communicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of Tai Qi or Chinese Music (Gu Zheng).\r\n\r\nMandarin will be your exclusive daily mode of communication, whether discovering the old Imperial Summer Residence and Temples of Chengde, making dinner with your host family or having drinks after class. This is the best way to fully develop your language skills and use what you have learned.\r\n\r\nDuring your trip you will also discover why Chengde was called 避暑山庄 (“avoiding the heat mountain villa”) and why the Kangxi Emperor spent the hottest months there instead of the Forbidden City.\r\n\r\nWith the full Chengde Survival Kit, LtL not only helps you to get there and back, but we will have your bicycle and local SIM card waiting for you upon arrival. Your family will pick you up from the station and show you their home town, all with LtL support available if needed.\r\n\r\nComplete Immersion Chengde is also available as a weekend program, perfect for working professionals.\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Chengde Safari</strong></span>\r\n\r\nExplore Chengde with your teacher while studying Chinese. Instead of studying in a class room setting, your teacher will take you to a different part of Chengde every day during class where you practice your Mandarin in a real life setting, learn new vocabulary and explore China\'s ancient summer capital. A great way to get out of the class room, have fun, and learn Chinese. Choose from 10 trips: The imperial summer mountain resort, the university city, the ancient imperial palace, folk art, shopping in Chengde, the eight temples, the twin tower hill, Kuixing tower, Chengde\'s parks, and the morning/evening market.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Chengde &amp; Ski</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2648" title="Chengde china temple winter" alt="Chinese immersion options available through LTL" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chengde-hebei-02_leading-300x225.jpeg" width="300" height="225" />[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese classes</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Skiing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life and enjoy Chengde’s Mylin Valley, located in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Residence Resort City and home to one of China’s premier Skiing Resorts.\r\n\r\nCommunicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of either Tai Qi or Chinese music classes.\r\n\r\nEvery week you will also spend two days skiing at Chengde’s Mylin Valley Ski Resort at 2000m altitude, with slopes both for beginners and advanced skiers and two snowboard parks. Equipment, transport and skiing pass are all included in the program.', 'Overview', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2644-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-01 16:22:14', '2013-07-01 16:22:14', '', 2644, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2644-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5198, 2, '2013-07-10 17:31:07', '2013-07-10 17:31:07', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="7"]\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Immersion</li>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese studies</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Chinese culture classes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nMost learners of Mandarin face the same problem: even while living in China we often end up speaking surprisingly little Mandarin once we’ve finished classes. Let LtL help you surpass this plateau with the Complete Immersion Chengde Program.\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life as you communicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of Tai Qi or Chinese Music (Gu Zheng).\r\n\r\nMandarin will be your exclusive daily mode of communication, whether discovering the old Imperial Summer Residence and Temples of Chengde, making dinner with your host family or having drinks after class. This is the best way to fully develop your language skills and use what you have learned.\r\n\r\nDuring your trip you will also discover why Chengde was called 避暑山庄 (“avoiding the heat mountain villa”) and why the Kangxi Emperor spent the hottest months there instead of the Forbidden City.\r\n\r\nWith the full Chengde Survival Kit, LtL not only helps you to get there and back, but we will have your bicycle and local SIM card waiting for you upon arrival. Your family will pick you up from the station and show you their home town, all with LtL support available if needed.\r\n\r\nComplete Immersion Chengde is also available as a weekend program, perfect for working professionals.\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Chengde Safari</strong></span>\r\n\r\nInstead of studying in a class room setting, let teacher take you to a different part of Chengde every day for class where you lean and practice Mandarin in a real life setting, and explore China\'s ancient summer capital. A great way to get out of the class room, have fun, and learn Chinese. Choose from 10 trips: The imperial summer mountain resort, the university city, the ancient imperial palace, folk art, shopping in Chengde, the eight temples, the twin tower hill, Kuixing tower, Chengde\'s parks, and the morning/evening market.\r\n\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>You can upgrade four hours of your Chengde classes to Chengde Safari for up to two weeks.</li>\r\n	<li>We have an organized program, but if you have specific interests - let your teacher know.</li>\r\n	<li>Your teacher will pick you up at your homestay at the beginning of the class and drop you off at home when it finishes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Chengde &amp; Ski</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2648" title="Chengde china temple winter" alt="Chinese immersion options available through LTL" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chengde-hebei-02_leading-300x225.jpeg" width="300" height="225" />[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Intensive Chinese classes</li>\r\n	<li>Homestay</li>\r\n	<li>Culture classes</li>\r\n	<li>Skiing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nBanish English from your life and enjoy Chengde’s Mylin Valley, located in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Residence Resort City and home to one of China’s premier Skiing Resorts.\r\n\r\nCommunicate solely in Mandarin all day, every day, guaranteed. Staying with an LtL-approved local Chinese family in an international standard apartment, you will have two hours of Mandarin class each day, plus two hours of either Tai Qi or Chinese music classes.\r\n\r\nEvery week you will also spend two days skiing at Chengde’s Mylin Valley Ski Resort at 2000m altitude, with slopes both for beginners and advanced skiers and two snowboard parks. Equipment, transport and skiing pass are all included in the program.', 'Overview', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2644-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-10 17:31:07', '2013-07-10 17:31:07', '', 2644, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2644-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6466, 2, '2013-12-22 11:54:35', '2013-12-22 11:54:35', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Chinese-Immersion-Programs-Prices-2014.pdf">download them here</a>.\r\n<table width="714" border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Total Prices, CNY 2014</th>\r\n<th>Total 4 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 6 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 8 wksL</th>\r\n<th>Total 10 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 12 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 14 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 16 wks</th>\r\n<th>extra 2 wks</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style="text-align: center;">Chinese Immersion Standard</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">13,962</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">18,750</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">23,077</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">26,942</td>\r\n<td>30,692</td>\r\n<td>35,308</td>\r\n<td>39,923</td>\r\n<td>4,990</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion Intensive</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">21,269</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">29,250</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">36,462</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">42,904</td>\r\n<td> 49,154</td>\r\n<td> 56,154</td>\r\n<td>64,538</td>\r\n<td>8,067</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion Individual</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">17,615</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">24,000</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">29,769</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">34,923</td>\r\n<td> 39,923</td>\r\n<td> 46,077</td>\r\n<td> 52,231</td>\r\n<td>6,529</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nPrices include: Course tuition, your first text book, our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/">Beijing Standard Survival Kit</a> as well as our Chengde Survival Kit Chengde.\r\n\r\nAll LTL Chinese Immersion Programs already includes airport pick-up in Beijing, transport to and from Chengde and a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/" target="_blank">survival kit for both cities</a>. Transport to Chengde is by train on the way back you can choose between the train or a shared car, depending on which times fit you best. If you do not want to go to Beijing city, but straight to Beijing airport after finishing your stay in Chengde, LTL can organize a private car to pick you up from your Chengde homestay and bring you directly to the airport for approx. 900 CNY.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong> is an upgrade you can add to any of your existing courses. The cost is an additional 1,000 CNY for one and 1,800 CNY for two weeks. In case that additional transport or entrance tickets are required, you can pay for those for and your teacher on the spot.\r\n\r\nFor accommodation options in Beijing you can choose between <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestay</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">live &amp; teach</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a> and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/serviced-apartments-in-beijing/" target="_blank">serviced apartment</a> accommodation options. As Chengde is a full immersion destination, all our students stay with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestays</a>. Check the relevant sections for pictures, details and prices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n<p align="left">[toggle title="More information about Survival Kits already included in your Chinese Immersion Program"]</p>\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">School</span> Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese 3G SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Emergency support. If you are in trouble, call us.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples[/list][/toggle]</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<strong>Accommodation Finding Fee</strong> (if applicable): 300 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\nWinter Discount for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup> 2014: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\nSummer Supplement <b>10%</b> for courses and accommodation from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2014.pdf target=self]Download Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2482-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 11:54:35', '2013-12-22 11:54:35', '', 2482, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2482-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5791, 2, '2013-09-19 10:33:03', '2013-09-19 10:33:03', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2851" title="two-city-combo" alt="experience China with LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo-300x196.jpg" width="300" height="196" /></a></strong>\n\n[list type=check ]\n<ul>\n	<li>Combines two very different cities in one course</li>\n	<li>Study in Beijing and China\'s old summer capital: Chengde</li>\n	<li>Total Chinese immersion in Chengde</li>\n	<li>Choose from group or individual classes</li>\n	<li>Certified teachers</li>\n	<li>Rapid spoken Chinese progress</li>\n	<li>Chinese homestays &amp; apartments</li>\n	<li>Flexible duration and starting dates</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\nThe LTL Chinese immersion programs combine a course in an international city like Beijing with studying in a different world in Chengde where you can visit historic temples, hike in the mountains and get away from all the other 老外, Lǎowài (foreigners), experience Chinese life and be fully immersed into a Chinese language and culture environment.\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=00]\n<h2>The Two Cities</h2>\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\n<div><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2883" title="Beijing 2" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2-300x181.jpg" width="300" height="181" /></a></div>\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beijing</span>\n\nOne of the world’s fastest growing, most energetic and exciting cities, millions of people come from all over China and the world to live and work here. There are new bars, restaurants, highways, skyscrapers opening every month – you will never get bored. The city is truly exceptional, but as such also life here can be quite different to other Chinese cities. It will be the first stop on your Chinese language immersion.[toggle title="Click for more information on Beijing"]\n\nThe first stop on your Two City Como program, Beijing is a contrast of new and old, big and small, modern and traditional that cannot really be explained, but has to be experienced. Ancient temples and palaces in old Beijing are next to the skyscrapers of the Central Business District, where the nightlife is crazier than anything and people walk, work, and live faster than just about any other city in the world. On your way to school you might cycle first past the Forbidden City and little noodle shops and then through Beijing skyline, past the skyscrapers, the shopping malls and the international nightlife district, all together in one city, with endless opportunities for entertainment. As the cultural centre of China, the city has a very vibrant music, art, and student scene, while preserving the traditions of Beijing Opera (京剧), traditional stand up comedy (相声) and the Countries imperial legacy. Let 15 million Beijingers show you what is possible in today\'s China, between tradition and modernity.\n\n[/toggle]\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2882" title="Chengde 3" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a>\n\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chengde</span>\n\nThe ancient Chinese imperial summer capital Chengde, is the second stop for LTL Chinese immersion programs and could not be more different to Beijing. About two hours Northeast of the capital, in the Northern Mountains next to the old Great Wall, China\'s old capital is today a quiet city, full of history, and moves at a much slower speed than China\'s big metropolises. Even though both the <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/703" target="_blank">Imperial Mountain Resort </a>and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putuo_Zongcheng_Temple" target="_blank">Putuo Temple</a> in Chengde are today UNESCO world heritage sites, very few people outside of China have heard of the city and you will most likely not meet a single other foreigner during your stay there. LTL students live with a Chinese homestay family, study 1-on-1 classes and are fully immersed into Chinese language and culture.\n\n[toggle title="Click for more information on Chengde"]\n\n<strong>Language</strong>\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5784" alt="Chinese Immersion" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l-300x211.jpg" width="300" height="211" /></a>As the former imperial summer capital, many of Chengde\'s residents are descendants of China\'s old Manchu aristocracy and as a result the Mandarin spoken in Chengde is considered one of the most standard in all of China. Students are surrounded by native speakers of Mandarin all day and all communications, from ordering food to discussing the city\'s history will be in standard Manarin. It is one of the few places in China where people on the street speak almost exactly the same as the characters in your textbook.\n\n<strong>Environment</strong>\n\nChengde is located in the mountains North of Beijing, with clean air, blue skies, hiking trails, and a ski resort in the area. It is a city that can easily be navigated on foot or by bike, while taxis are easily available and very cheap. During the summer it has a refreshing breeze and is cooler than the cities in lower lying areas, which is why in the old pre air-con days, the emperor chose to spend most of his summers there. With about half a million inhabitants, it would be considered a city in most other parts of the world, however by Chinese standards, it is little more than a big village.\n\n<strong>History</strong>\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5782" alt="chinese immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a>Visiting the Putuo Temple and the Imperial Mountain Resort is a must when you are in Chengde. You can do so during the weekends or choose the Chengde Safari option, where your teacher will visit the sights with your teacher, learning Mandarin while exploring the city and it\'s sights. It is worth to do a bit of reading about the Chengde\'s history before coming, to understand why the Qianlong emperor decided to build such a big Tibetan temple there or the city was so important for the Qing dynasty.\n\n<strong></strong>[/toggle]\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\nThe LTL Chinese Immersion Programs are a unique and combine a course in an international city like Beijing, full of energy and excitement with studying in a different world in Chengde, visiting historic temples, hiking in the mountains and entering into a truly Chinese world. You will get to <strong>experience both worlds</strong>, spending the first part in Beijing before moving to the Chinese heartlands for a full Chinese immersion experience.\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\n<h2>Immersion Program Options</h2>\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\n\nYou can choose from four different options, combining 1-on-1 classes, small group classes, and culture classes in the two cities. LTL can also arrange individual programs with different class combinations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/" target="_blank">contact us</a> for details.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th>Beijing/Chengde Combination</th>\n<th>Language Standard</th>\n<th>Language Intensive</th>\n<th>Language &amp; Culture</th>\n<th>Language Individual</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th style="text-align: center;">Part One: Beijing</th>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h 1-on-1</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th>Part Two: Chengde</th>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">30h/wk 1-on-1</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">10h/wk 1-on-1 &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Duration</th>\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12or 16 weeks</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Small Group - </strong>Maximum 7 students, 55 minutes per class at <strong>LTL\'s Beijing Central Business District </strong>campus</li>\n	<li><strong>1-on-1 - </strong>60 minutes per class at either <strong>LTL </strong>in Beijing or in Chengde</li>\n	<li><strong>Culture Classes - </strong>choose between Tai Qi, Chinese cooking, Calligraphy, Kong Fu, and Chinese music.</li>\n	<li><strong>For complete beginners, </strong>Language Standard, Language Intensive &amp; Language &amp; Culture courses start on <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/" target="_blank">Beijing group class</a> starting dates every three weeks, while Language Individual courses start any Monday of the year.</li>\n	<li><strong>Students who studied some Mandarin previously</strong>, can start all Chinese Immersion programs on any Monday</li>\n	<li><strong>All courses</strong> last a minimum of four and up to 48 weeks, half of the time spent in Beijing, the other in Chengde.</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\n<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Chengde Safari</strong></span>\n\nGet out of the classroom and learn Mandarin while exploring Chengde and it\'s sights with your teacher.\n[toggle title="More information for the Chengde Safari program"]\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5792" alt="Experience China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>Get out of the classroom and experience Chengde, to live, learn, and breathe Chinese. Instead of teaching you in a classroom, your teacher will take you every day to another part of the city to study Mandarin. Practice your tones in the Imperial Mountain Retreat, revise Chinese characters at the Eight Temples and use what you learned on the spot. Chengde Safari classes are not only fun and exciting, but help you to immerse yourself even further into a full Mandarin language environment and local culture.\n\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\n<ul>\n	<li>You can upgrade four hours of your Chengde classes to Chengde Safari for up to two weeks.</li>\n	<li>We have an organized program, but if you have specific interests - let your teacher know.</li>\n	<li>Your teacher will pick you up at your homestay at the beginning of the class and drop you off at home when it finishes.</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\n[/toggle]\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\n<h2>Accommodation Options</h2>\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=10]\n<p align="left">LTL Chinese Immersion Program students always live with a homestay family in Chengde, but can choose between different accommodation options in Beijing.</p>\n<p align="left"><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank"><strong>Chinese Homestay</strong></a></p>\n<p align="left">If you want to quickly improve your spoken Mandarin, experience Chinese culture, and eat some of the world\'s best food, there is no better choice than living with a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestay family</a>. LTL homestay families are usually middle or high income families that enjoy having a foreigner live with them, to show them their culture and way of life while at the same time learn something themselves about the student\'s home country and how people live outside of China. Chinese families are very hospitable and in addition to the daily family feasts, you will most likely be invited to weekend outings, hiking trips to the Great Wall or family weddings - one LTL student went to no less than eight weddings in six months with his host family. Like in many countries, the best Chinese food is served at home and you will experience this in your homestay family. A Chinese meal always includes several dishes, including plenty of vegetables, and options for vegetarians or other dietary requirements can be arranged. All of this will happen while speaking Mandarin of course and you will see your spoken Chinese language skills improve very fast when living in a homestay.</p>\n<p align="left"><a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank"><strong>Shared Apartment </strong></a>(only available in Beijing)</p>\n<p align="left">Whether after a homestay or for your entire stay in Beijing, LTL also provides the option of living in a <a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a>. Students are placed in a single room in an apartment shared with mainly local university students. Apartments are conveniently located for traveling to the school (four subway stops) and - while students are less immersed than with a homestay family - they of course also offer the opportunity to make local friends.</p>\n<p align="left">In Beijing you can also choose to live in a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/four-star-hotel/" target="_blank">four star hotel</a> or teach your family some English and get a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">reduced price Chinese homestay</a>. In Chengde the focus of the program is full Chinese immersion and rapid language progress, which is why students always live with Chinese homestay families there.</p>\n[toggle title="Click to see pictures of the different accomodation options"][royalslider id="14"]\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Homestays</a>\n\nHomestay families have apartments centrally located, student\'s live in a single room and are always the only non-Chinese person living with the family\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="5"]\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">Shared Apartments</a> (only available in Beijing)\n\nDepending on preference and availability, the appartments may be shared with other foreign students or local university students. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5798, 2, '2013-09-19 10:41:21', '2013-09-19 10:41:21', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2851" title="two-city-combo" alt="experience China with LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo-300x196.jpg" width="300" height="196" /></a></strong>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Combines two very different cities in one course</li>\r\n	<li>Study in Beijing and China\'s old summer capital: Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>Total Chinese immersion in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>Choose from group or individual classes</li>\r\n	<li>Certified teachers</li>\r\n	<li>Rapid spoken Chinese progress</li>\r\n	<li>Chinese homestays &amp; apartments</li>\r\n	<li>Flexible duration and starting dates</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\nThe LTL Chinese immersion programs combine a course in an international city like Beijing with studying in a different world in Chengde where you can visit historic temples, hike in the mountains and get away from all the other 老外, Lǎowài (foreigners), experience Chinese life and be fully immersed into a Chinese language and culture environment.\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=00]\r\n<h2>The Two Cities</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<div><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2883" title="Beijing 2" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2-300x181.jpg" width="300" height="181" /></a></div>\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beijing</span>\r\n\r\nOne of the world’s fastest growing, most energetic and exciting cities, millions of people come from all over China and the world to live and work here. There are new bars, restaurants, highways, skyscrapers opening every month – you will never get bored. The city is truly exceptional, but as such also life here can be quite different to other Chinese cities. It will be the first stop on your Chinese language immersion.[toggle title="Click for more information on Beijing"]\r\n\r\nThe first stop on your Two City Como program, Beijing is a contrast of new and old, big and small, modern and traditional that cannot really be explained, but has to be experienced. Ancient temples and palaces in old Beijing are next to the skyscrapers of the Central Business District, where the nightlife is crazier than anything and people walk, work, and live faster than just about any other city in the world. On your way to school you might cycle first past the Forbidden City and little noodle shops and then through Beijing skyline, past the skyscrapers, the shopping malls and the international nightlife district, all together in one city, with endless opportunities for entertainment. As the cultural centre of China, the city has a very vibrant music, art, and student scene, while preserving the traditions of Beijing Opera (京剧), traditional stand up comedy (相声) and the Countries imperial legacy. Let 15 million Beijingers show you what is possible in today\'s China, between tradition and modernity.\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2882" title="Chengde 3" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a>\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chengde</span>\r\n\r\nThe ancient Chinese imperial summer capital Chengde, is the second stop for LTL Chinese immersion programs and could not be more different to Beijing. About two hours Northeast of the capital, in the Northern Mountains next to the old Great Wall, China\'s old capital is today a quiet city, full of history, and moves at a much slower speed than China\'s big metropolises. Even though both the <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/703" target="_blank">Imperial Mountain Resort </a>and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putuo_Zongcheng_Temple" target="_blank">Putuo Temple</a> in Chengde are today UNESCO world heritage sites, very few people outside of China have heard of the city and you will most likely not meet a single other foreigner during your stay there. LTL students live with a Chinese homestay family, study 1-on-1 classes and are fully immersed into Chinese language and culture.\r\n\r\n[toggle title="Click for more information on Chengde"]\r\n\r\n<strong>Language</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5784" alt="Chinese Immersion" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l-300x211.jpg" width="300" height="211" /></a>As the former imperial summer capital, many of Chengde\'s residents are descendants of China\'s old Manchu aristocracy and as a result the Mandarin spoken in Chengde is considered one of the most standard in all of China. Students are surrounded by native speakers of Mandarin all day and all communications, from ordering food to discussing the city\'s history will be in standard Manarin. It is one of the few places in China where people on the street speak almost exactly the same as the characters in your textbook.\r\n\r\n<strong>Environment</strong>\r\n\r\nChengde is located in the mountains North of Beijing, with clean air, blue skies, hiking trails, and a ski resort in the area. It is a city that can easily be navigated on foot or by bike, while taxis are easily available and very cheap. During the summer it has a refreshing breeze and is cooler than the cities in lower lying areas, which is why in the old pre air-con days, the emperor chose to spend most of his summers there. With about half a million inhabitants, it would be considered a city in most other parts of the world, however by Chinese standards, it is little more than a big village.\r\n\r\n<strong>History</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5782" alt="chinese immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a>Visiting the Putuo Temple and the Imperial Mountain Resort is a must when you are in Chengde. You can do so during the weekends or choose the Chengde Safari option, where your teacher will visit the sights with your teacher, learning Mandarin while exploring the city and it\'s sights. It is worth to do a bit of reading about the Chengde\'s history before coming, to understand why the Qianlong emperor decided to build such a big Tibetan temple there or the city was so important for the Qing dynasty.\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nThe LTL Chinese Immersion Programs are a unique and combine a course in an international city like Beijing, full of energy and excitement with studying in a different world in Chengde, visiting historic temples, hiking in the mountains and entering into a truly Chinese world. You will get to <strong>experience both worlds</strong>, spending the first part in Beijing before moving to the Chinese heartlands for a full Chinese immersion experience.\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Immersion Program Options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nYou can choose from four different options, combining 1-on-1 classes, small group classes, and culture classes in the two cities. LTL can also arrange individual programs with different class combinations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/" target="_blank">contact us</a> for details.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion Programs</th>\r\n<th>Language Standard</th>\r\n<th>Language Intensive</th>\r\n<th>Language &amp; Culture</th>\r\n<th>Language Individual</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style="text-align: center;">Part One: Beijing</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Part Two: Chengde</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">30h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">10h/wk 1-on-1 &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Duration</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12or 16 weeks</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Small Group - </strong>Maximum 7 students, 55 minutes per class at <strong>LTL\'s Beijing Central Business District </strong>campus</li>\r\n	<li><strong>1-on-1 - </strong>60 minutes per class at either <strong>LTL </strong>in Beijing or in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Culture Classes - </strong>choose between Tai Qi, Chinese cooking, Calligraphy, Kong Fu, and Chinese music.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>For complete beginners, </strong>Language Standard, Language Intensive &amp; Language &amp; Culture courses start on <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/" target="_blank">Beijing group class</a> starting dates every three weeks, while Language Individual courses start any Monday of the year.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students who studied some Mandarin previously</strong>, can start all Chinese Immersion programs on any Monday</li>\r\n	<li><strong>All courses</strong> last a minimum of four and up to 48 weeks, half of the time spent in Beijing, the other in Chengde.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Chengde Safari</strong></span>\r\n\r\nGet out of the classroom and learn Mandarin while exploring Chengde and it\'s sights with your teacher.\r\n[toggle title="More information for the Chengde Safari program"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5792" alt="Experience China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>Get out of the classroom and experience Chengde, to live, learn, and breathe Chinese. Instead of teaching you in a classroom, your teacher will take you every day to another part of the city to study Mandarin. Practice your tones in the Imperial Mountain Retreat, revise Chinese characters at the Eight Temples and use what you learned on the spot. Chengde Safari classes are not only fun and exciting, but help you to immerse yourself even further into a full Mandarin language environment and local culture.\r\n\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>You can upgrade four hours of your Chengde classes to Chengde Safari for up to two weeks.</li>\r\n	<li>We have an organized program, but if you have specific interests - let your teacher know.</li>\r\n	<li>Your teacher will pick you up at your homestay at the beginning of the class and drop you off at home when it finishes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<h2>Accommodation Options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=10]\r\n<p align="left">LTL Chinese Immersion Program students always live with a homestay family in Chengde, but can choose between different accommodation options in Beijing.</p>\r\n<p align="left"><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank"><strong>Chinese Homestay</strong></a></p>\r\n<p align="left">If you want to quickly improve your spoken Mandarin, experience Chinese culture, and eat some of the world\'s best food, there is no better choice than living with a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestay family</a>. LTL homestay families are usually middle or high income families that enjoy having a foreigner live with them, to show them their culture and way of life while at the same time learn something themselves about the student\'s home country and how people live outside of China. Chinese families are very hospitable and in addition to the daily family feasts, you will most likely be invited to weekend outings, hiking trips to the Great Wall or family weddings - one LTL student went to no less than eight weddings in six months with his host family. Like in many countries, the best Chinese food is served at home and you will experience this in your homestay family. A Chinese meal always includes several dishes, including plenty of vegetables, and options for vegetarians or other dietary requirements can be arranged. All of this will happen while speaking Mandarin of course and you will see your spoken Chinese language skills improve very fast when living in a homestay.</p>\r\n<p align="left"><a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank"><strong>Shared Apartment </strong></a>(only available in Beijing)</p>\r\n<p align="left">Whether after a homestay or for your entire stay in Beijing, LTL also provides the option of living in a <a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a>. Students are placed in a single room in an apartment shared with mainly local university students. Apartments are conveniently located for traveling to the school (four subway stops) and - while students are less immersed than with a homestay family - they of course also offer the opportunity to make local friends.</p>\r\n<p align="left">In Beijing you can also choose to live in a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/four-star-hotel/" target="_blank">four star hotel</a> or teach your family some English and get a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">reduced price Chinese homestay</a>. In Chengde the focus of the program is full Chinese immersion and rapid language progress, which is why students always live with Chinese homestay families there.</p>\r\n[toggle title="Click to see pictures of the different accommodation options"][royalslider id="14"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Homestays</a>\r\n\r\nHomestay families have apartments centrally located, student\'s live in a single room and are always the only non-Chinese person living with the family\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="5"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">Shared Apartments</a> (only available in Beijing)\r\n\r\nDepending on preference and availability, the apartments may be shared with other foreign students or local university students. Apartments are conveniently located for traveling to the school (four subway stops) and are located next to the China Media University.\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\nTo ask questions about the program or sign up, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]contact us[/button]', 'Immersion Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2014-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-19 10:41:21', '2013-09-19 10:41:21', '', 2014, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2014-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5800, 2, '2013-09-19 10:42:22', '2013-09-19 10:42:22', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2851" title="two-city-combo" alt="experience China with LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/two-city-combo-300x196.jpg" width="300" height="196" /></a></strong>\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Combines two very different cities in one course</li>\r\n	<li>Study in Beijing and China\'s old summer capital: Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>Total Chinese immersion in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>Choose from group or individual classes</li>\r\n	<li>Certified teachers</li>\r\n	<li>Rapid spoken Chinese progress</li>\r\n	<li>Chinese homestays &amp; apartments</li>\r\n	<li>Flexible duration and starting dates</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\nThe LTL Chinese immersion programs combine a course in an international city like Beijing with studying in a different world in Chengde where you can visit historic temples, hike in the mountains and get away from all the other 老外, Lǎowài (foreigners), experience Chinese life and be fully immersed into a Chinese language and culture environment.\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=00]\r\n<h2>The Two Cities</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<div><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2883" title="Beijing 2" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Beijing-2-300x181.jpg" width="300" height="181" /></a></div>\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beijing</span>\r\n\r\nOne of the world’s fastest growing, most energetic and exciting cities, millions of people come from all over China and the world to live and work here. There are new bars, restaurants, highways, skyscrapers opening every month – you will never get bored. The city is truly exceptional, but as such also life here can be quite different to other Chinese cities. It will be the first stop on your Chinese language immersion.[toggle title="Click for more information on Beijing"]\r\n\r\nThe first stop on your Two City Como program, Beijing is a contrast of new and old, big and small, modern and traditional that cannot really be explained, but has to be experienced. Ancient temples and palaces in old Beijing are next to the skyscrapers of the Central Business District, where the nightlife is crazier than anything and people walk, work, and live faster than just about any other city in the world. On your way to school you might cycle first past the Forbidden City and little noodle shops and then through Beijing skyline, past the skyscrapers, the shopping malls and the international nightlife district, all together in one city, with endless opportunities for entertainment. As the cultural centre of China, the city has a very vibrant music, art, and student scene, while preserving the traditions of Beijing Opera (京剧), traditional stand up comedy (相声) and the Countries imperial legacy. Let 15 million Beijingers show you what is possible in today\'s China, between tradition and modernity.\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2882" title="Chengde 3" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chengde-3-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a>\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chengde</span>\r\n\r\nThe ancient Chinese imperial summer capital Chengde, is the second stop for LTL Chinese immersion programs and could not be more different to Beijing. About two hours Northeast of the capital, in the Northern Mountains next to the old Great Wall, China\'s old capital is today a quiet city, full of history, and moves at a much slower speed than China\'s big metropolises. Even though both the <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/703" target="_blank">Imperial Mountain Resort </a>and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putuo_Zongcheng_Temple" target="_blank">Putuo Temple</a> in Chengde are today UNESCO world heritage sites, very few people outside of China have heard of the city and you will most likely not meet a single other foreigner during your stay there. LTL students live with a Chinese homestay family, study 1-on-1 classes and are fully immersed into Chinese language and culture.\r\n\r\n[toggle title="Click for more information on Chengde"]\r\n\r\n<strong>Language</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5784" alt="Chinese Immersion" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scenery_chengde_puletemple_l-300x211.jpg" width="300" height="211" /></a>As the former imperial summer capital, many of Chengde\'s residents are descendants of China\'s old Manchu aristocracy and as a result the Mandarin spoken in Chengde is considered one of the most standard in all of China. Students are surrounded by native speakers of Mandarin all day and all communications, from ordering food to discussing the city\'s history will be in standard Manarin. It is one of the few places in China where people on the street speak almost exactly the same as the characters in your textbook.\r\n\r\n<strong>Environment</strong>\r\n\r\nChengde is located in the mountains North of Beijing, with clean air, blue skies, hiking trails, and a ski resort in the area. It is a city that can easily be navigated on foot or by bike, while taxis are easily available and very cheap. During the summer it has a refreshing breeze and is cooler than the cities in lower lying areas, which is why in the old pre air-con days, the emperor chose to spend most of his summers there. With about half a million inhabitants, it would be considered a city in most other parts of the world, however by Chinese standards, it is little more than a big village.\r\n\r\n<strong>History</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5782" alt="chinese immersion program" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chengde-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a>Visiting the Putuo Temple and the Imperial Mountain Resort is a must when you are in Chengde. You can do so during the weekends or choose the Chengde Safari option, where your teacher will visit the sights with your teacher, learning Mandarin while exploring the city and it\'s sights. It is worth to do a bit of reading about the Chengde\'s history before coming, to understand why the Qianlong emperor decided to build such a big Tibetan temple there or the city was so important for the Qing dynasty.\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nThe LTL Chinese Immersion Programs are a unique and combine a course in an international city like Beijing, full of energy and excitement with studying in a different world in Chengde, visiting historic temples, hiking in the mountains and entering into a truly Chinese world. You will get to <strong>experience both worlds</strong>, spending the first part in Beijing before moving to the Chinese heartlands for a full Chinese immersion experience.\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Immersion Program Options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nYou can choose from four different options, combining 1-on-1 classes, small group classes, and culture classes in the two cities. LTL can also arrange individual programs with different class combinations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/" target="_blank">contact us</a> for details.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>LTL Chinese Immersion Programs</th>\r\n<th>Language Standard</th>\r\n<th>Language Intensive</th>\r\n<th>Language &amp; Culture</th>\r\n<th>Language Individual</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style="text-align: center;">Part One: Beijing</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk small group &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Part Two: Chengde</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">30h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">10h/wk 1-on-1 &amp; 10h Chinese Culture Classes</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20h/wk 1-on-1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Duration</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 weeks</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">4, 6, 8, 12or 16 weeks</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Small Group - </strong>Maximum 7 students, 55 minutes per class at <strong>LTL\'s Beijing Central Business District </strong>campus</li>\r\n	<li><strong>1-on-1 - </strong>60 minutes per class at either <strong>LTL </strong>in Beijing or in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Culture Classes - </strong>choose between Tai Qi, Chinese cooking, Calligraphy, Kong Fu, and Chinese music.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>For complete beginners, </strong>Language Standard, Language Intensive &amp; Language &amp; Culture courses start on <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/" target="_blank">Beijing group class</a> starting dates every three weeks, while Language Individual courses start any Monday of the year.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students who studied some Mandarin previously</strong>, can start all Chinese Immersion programs on any Monday</li>\r\n	<li><strong>All courses</strong> last a minimum of four and up to 48 weeks, half of the time spent in Beijing, the other in Chengde.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Chengde Safari</strong></span>\r\n\r\nGet out of the classroom and learn Mandarin while exploring Chengde and it\'s sights with your teacher.\r\n[toggle title="More information for the Chengde Safari program"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5792" alt="Experience China" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/XianTrip2-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>Get out of the classroom and experience Chengde, to live, learn, and breathe Chinese. Instead of teaching you in a classroom, your teacher will take you every day to another part of the city to study Mandarin. Practice your tones in the Imperial Mountain Retreat, revise Chinese characters at the Eight Temples and use what you learned on the spot. Chengde Safari classes are not only fun and exciting, but help you to immerse yourself even further into a full Mandarin language environment and local culture.\r\n\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>You can upgrade four hours of your Chengde classes to Chengde Safari for up to two weeks.</li>\r\n	<li>We have an organized program, but if you have specific interests - let your teacher know.</li>\r\n	<li>Your teacher will pick you up at your homestay at the beginning of the class and drop you off at home when it finishes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<h2>Accommodation Options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=10]\r\n<p align="left">LTL Chinese Immersion Program students always live with a homestay family in Chengde, but can choose between different accommodation options in Beijing.</p>\r\n<p align="left"><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank"><strong>Chinese Homestay</strong></a></p>\r\n<p align="left">If you want to quickly improve your spoken Mandarin, experience Chinese culture, and eat some of the world\'s best food, there is no better choice than living with a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestay family</a>. LTL homestay families are usually middle or high income families that enjoy having a foreigner live with them, to show them their culture and way of life while at the same time learn something themselves about the student\'s home country and how people live outside of China. Chinese families are very hospitable and in addition to the daily family feasts, you will most likely be invited to weekend outings, hiking trips to the Great Wall or family weddings - one LTL student went to no less than eight weddings in six months with his host family. Like in many countries, the best Chinese food is served at home and you will experience this in your homestay family. A Chinese meal always includes several dishes, including plenty of vegetables, and options for vegetarians or other dietary requirements can be arranged. All of this will happen while speaking Mandarin of course and you will see your spoken Chinese language skills improve very fast when living in a homestay.</p>\r\n<p align="left"><a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank"><strong>Shared Apartment </strong></a>(only available in Beijing)</p>\r\n<p align="left">Whether after a homestay or for your entire stay in Beijing, LTL also provides the option of living in a <a href="www.livethelanguage.cn/traveling-to-china/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a>. Students are placed in a single room in an apartment shared with mainly local university students. Apartments are conveniently located for traveling to the school (four subway stops) and - while students are less immersed than with a homestay family - they of course also offer the opportunity to make local friends.</p>\r\n<p align="left">In Beijing you can also choose to live in a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/four-star-hotel/" target="_blank">four star hotel</a> or teach your family some English and get a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">reduced price Chinese homestay</a>. In Chengde the focus of the program is full Chinese immersion and rapid language progress, which is why students always live with Chinese homestay families there.</p>\r\n[toggle title="Click to see pictures of the different accommodation options"][royalslider id="14"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Homestays</a>\r\n\r\nHomestay families have apartments centrally located, student\'s live in a single room and are always the only non-Chinese person living with the family\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20][royalslider id="5"]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">Shared Apartments</a> (only available in Beijing)\r\n\r\nDepending on preference and availability, the apartments may be shared with other foreign students or local university students. Apartments are conveniently located for traveling to the school (four subway stops) and are located next to the China Media University.\r\n\r\n[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\nTo ask questions about the program or sign up, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]contact us[/button]', 'Immersion Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2014-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-19 10:42:22', '2013-09-19 10:42:22', '', 2014, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2014-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5217, 2, '2013-07-24 00:34:57', '2013-07-24 00:34:57', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/svenja.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4798" alt="svenja" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/svenja-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>I really like my course with LTL. My teacher and I have a lot of fun and my classes focus a lot on my day to day life in Beijing, for example communicating with my domestic helper, ordering food, taking taxis etc. which makes my life in Beijing a lot easier. The service is very good and I met a lot of interesting people at the school. I would definitely recommend LTL.\r\n\r\n<strong>- Svenja</strong><strong>, Germany</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Twice a week two hours 1-on-1 class</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/H-Schultz_Zhujiajiao-May2013-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5212" alt="Chinese Skype classes student" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/H-Schultz_Zhujiajiao-May2013-2-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>I am a medical doctor and work in a hospital in Shanghai. I had previously studied Chinese for three years at a university, learned a lot about Chinese language, culture and history etc., but was unable to lead a normal conversation, communicate about everyday matters, buy things, explain what I mean etc., in oral Chinese – I found this outcome quite disappointing.\r\n\r\nLTL was recommended to me by several work colleagues and offered the course that I really needed: 1-on-1 Skype classes at times compatible with my working schedule, (this means: often at weekends) a reasonable price, and most importanly a wonderful teacher who successfully encouraged me to overcome my fear of making mistakes and just talk, "learning by doing". She is able to answer whatever questions regarding Mandarin I might have, illustrates each topic with clear examples and teaches the language always in connection with everyday life situations and how to deal with them. This has been a real breakthrough in my Chinese language competence.\r\n\r\nI have and will continue to recommend LTL to anyone who is in a similar situation.\r\n\r\n<strong>- Hermann, Germany</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Twice a week two hours Skype class</em>', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '4797-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-24 00:34:57', '2013-07-24 00:34:57', '', 4797, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/4797-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5218, 2, '2013-07-04 11:52:38', '2013-07-04 11:52:38', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"Studying in a small group allows me to get good contact with the teacher and classes are a lot of fun. The book we used was very clear and helpful so my Chinese improved a lot during the course. The school life very interesting; I met a lot of great people from all over the world at LTL."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Alec, France</strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I find my classes fast-paced and exciting. The speed is challenging but not stressful, and I like the small class size because I get the chance to speak a lot. LTL is both a welcoming and international environment; I am very happy to have discovered this school."\r\n\r\n<strong>- Sarah, USA</strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Small Group Classes and Individual Classes</span></strong>\r\n\r\n"I really like the combination of small group and individual classes at LTL. During the group classes we learn a lot of new vocabulary and grammar while I have the opportunity to talk to other students and share experiences.\r\nMy 1-on-1 teacher is very good at making the class specific for me and I get to iron out all problems I need further review with, which is very beneficial for my progress. My teachers are great and classes are a lot of fun, it is a fantastic course."\r\n\r\n<strong>                                                        - Luke, Great Britain                                                       <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/how-i-studied-chinese/" target="_blank">Read Luke\'s full testimonial</a>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3804-revision', '', '', '2013-07-04 11:52:38', '2013-07-04 11:52:38', '', 3804, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3804-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5802, 2, '2013-09-19 10:43:43', '2013-09-19 10:43:43', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations. To see prices for all durations, please download the LTL Chinese Immersion Program prices for<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2013.pdf"> 2013</a> and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2014.pdf">2014</a>.\r\n<table width="714" border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Total Prices, CNY 2013</th>\r\n<th>Total 4 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 6 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 8 wksL</th>\r\n<th>Total 10 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 12 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 14 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 16 wks</th>\r\n<th>extra 2 wks</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style="text-align: center;">Language Standard</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">13,273</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">17,979</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">22,232</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">27,790</td>\r\n<td>29,716</td>\r\n<td>34,669</td>\r\n<td>38,788</td>\r\n<td>4,849</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Language Intensive</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20,455</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,299</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">35,386</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">44,233</td>\r\n<td> 47,860</td>\r\n<td> 55,837</td>\r\n<td>62,980</td>\r\n<td>7,873</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Language &amp; Culture</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">16,864</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">23,139</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,809</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">36,011</td>\r\n<td> 38,788</td>\r\n<td> 45,253</td>\r\n<td>48,580</td>\r\n<td>6,073</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Language Individual</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">16,864</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">23,139</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,809</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">36,011</td>\r\n<td> 38,788</td>\r\n<td> 45,253</td>\r\n<td> 50,884</td>\r\n<td>6,361</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nPrices include: Course tuition, your first text book, our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/">Beijing Standard Survival Kit</a> as well as our Chengde Survival Kit Chengde.\r\n\r\nAll LTL Chinese Immersion Programs already includes airport pick-up in Beijing, transport to and from Chengde and a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/" target="_blank">survival kit for both cities</a>. If you do not want to go to Beijing city, but straight to Beijing airport after finishing your stay in Chengde, you can either take a shared taxi - cost approx. 150 CNY, - we of course help you to organize it - or  LTL can organize a driver to pick you up from your Chengde homestay and bring you directly to the airport for approx. 950 CNY.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong> is an upgrade you can add to any of your existing courses. The cost is an additional 1,000 CNY for one and 1,800 CNY for two weeks. In case that additional transport or entrance tickets are required, you can pay for those for and your teacher on the spot.\r\n\r\nFor accommodation options in Beijing you can choose between <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestay</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">live &amp; teach</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a> and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/serviced-apartments-in-beijing/" target="_blank">serviced apartment</a> accommodation options. As Chengde is a full immersion destination, all our students stay with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestays</a>. Check the relevant sections for pictures, details and prices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n<p align="left">[toggle title="More information about Survival Kits already included in your Chinese Immersion Program"]</p>\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">School</span> Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese 3G SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Emergency support. If you are in trouble, call us.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples[/list][/toggle]</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<strong>Accommodation Finding Fee</strong> (if applicable): 300 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\nWinter Discount for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup> 2014: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\nSummer Supplement <b>10%</b> for courses and accommodation from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2014.pdf target=self]Download Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2482-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-19 10:43:43', '2013-09-19 10:43:43', '', 2482, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2482-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5686, 2, '2013-09-17 09:51:38', '2013-09-17 09:51:38', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">School facilities in Beijing:</span>\r\n\r\n[royalslider id="28"]\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Study in the CBD in downtown Beijing</li>\r\n	<li>School balcony, library and rest area</li>\r\n	<li>All you can drink free coffee &amp; tea</li>\r\n	<li>400m to the next subway station</li>\r\n	<li>Gym, basketball court, and swimming pool inside the complex</li>\r\n	<li>Cafeteria with food delivery service to the school balcony</li>\r\n	<li>Six different banks, plenty of restaurants, and two shopping malls within five minute walking distance</li>\r\n	<li>Opposite the BEC University, including a library, two football fields, and three university cafeterias</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list][hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The School</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe <strong>LTL</strong> main campus is conveniently located in the Central Business District (CBD) of Beijing. We are a 5 minute walk from the Dawanglu 大望路 subway stop on Line 1 and can also be easily reached by bus or taxi making it very convenient for everyone learning Chinese in Beijing to get to.\r\n\r\nOur school has been designed with the highest feng-shui and professional standards to provide an atmosphere that is optimal for learning. We have a study area filled with learning resources and equipped with free Internet, as is the rest of the school. Plus, we have a balcony that opens up to an interesting view of the neighborhood where you can sip coffee or have lunch with us. You are welcome to drop by any time to have a look!\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The City</strong></span>\r\n\r\nMeaning “Northern Capital,” Beijing is filled with centuries of history and culture. It is also probably one of the world\'s safest capital cities an the origin point of standard Mandarin, the official dialect of China. This means that Mandarin is not only taught in schools but also spoken on the streets. Put your lessons to use as you <a>[button color=orange url=https://plus.google.com/100448407367177878375/about?gl=US&amp;hl=en target=self]Find us on a map[/button]</a>visit ancient temples and modern marvels, truly experiencing both the past and future of this fascinating city.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[column size=half position=first ]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Already in Beijing</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[button color=black url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/already-in-beijing/ target=self]Find out more[/button][/column]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[column size=half position=last ]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Traveling to China</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[button color=black url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/traveling-to-china/ target=self]Find out more[/button][/column]</p>', 'Beijing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2727-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-17 09:51:38', '2013-09-17 09:51:38', '', 2727, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2727-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5685, 2, '2013-09-17 09:28:49', '2013-09-17 09:28:49', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">School facilities in Beijing:</span>\r\n\r\n[royalslider id="28"]\r\n\r\n[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Study in the CBD in downtown Beijing</li>\r\n	<li>School balcony, library and rest area</li>\r\n	<li>All you can drink free coffee &amp; tea</li>\r\n	<li>400m to the next subway station</li>\r\n	<li>Gym, basketball court, and swimming pool inside the complex</li>\r\n	<li>Cafeteria with food delivery service to the school balcony</li>\r\n	<li>Six different banks, plenty of restaurants, and two shopping malls within five minute walking distance</li>\r\n	<li>Opposite the BEC University, including a library, two football fields, and three university cafeterias</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list][hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The School</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe <strong>LTL</strong> main campus is conveniently located in the Central Business District (CBD) of Beijing. We are a 5 minute walk from the Dawanglu 大望路 subway stop on Line 1 and can also be easily reached by bus or taxi making it very convenient for everyone learning Chinese in Beijing to get to.\r\n\r\nOur school has been designed with the highest feng-shui and professional standards to provide an atmosphere that is optimal for learning. We have a study area filled with learning resources and equipped with free Internet, as is the rest of the school. Plus, we have a balcony that opens up to an interesting view of the neighborhood where you can sip coffee or have lunch with us. You are welcome to drop by any time to have a look!\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The City</strong></span>\r\n\r\nMeaning “Northern Capital,” Beijing is filled with centuries of history and culture. It is also probably one of the world\'s safest capital cities an the origin point of standard Mandarin, the official dialect of China. This means that Mandarin is not only taught in schools but also spoken on the streets. Put your lessons to use as you <a>[button color=orange url=https://plus.google.com/100448407367177878375/about?gl=US&amp;hl=en target=self]Find us on a map[/button]</a>visit ancient temples and modern marvels, truly experiencing both the past and future of this fascinating city.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[column size=half position=first ]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Already in Beijing</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[button color=black url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/already-in-beijing/ target=self]Find out more[/button][/column]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[column size=half position=last ]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Traveling to China</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[button color=black url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/traveling-to-china/ target=self]Find out more[/button][/column]</p>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n[toggle title="Click for more information on Beijing"][royalslider id="12"]One of Beijing’s most famous sites is The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City. First completed in the 15th century, it was the residence of emperors from many different dynasties. Beijing also has many unique temples, from the iconic Temple of Heaven to the fascinating Dongyue Taoist Temple. If you’re an art lover, the 798 Dashanzi district houses modern art galleries, classical art museums and independent shops converted from old factories. Interesting fact: While many people think of Shanghai as a city of commerce, only 5 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered there, while 41 are based in Beijing. This puts Beijing in the #2 spot internationally, and makes it an ideal place to intern or train in business Chinese. Take a tour of the LTL Beijing School.[/toggle]', 'Beijing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2727-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-17 09:28:49', '2013-09-17 09:28:49', '', 2727, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2727-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6484, 2, '2013-12-22 12:35:29', '2013-12-22 12:35:29', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of apartment durations. You can download prices for <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">all durations here.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">2014 Prices in Chinese Yuan (CNY)</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Type</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="4">Shared Apartment</th>\r\n<td>Economy Room</td>\r\n<td>1,820</td>\r\n<td>1,913</td>\r\n<td>2,100</td>\r\n<td>4,200</td>\r\n<td>6,300</td>\r\n<td>525</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Small Room</td>\r\n<td>2,402</td>\r\n<td>2,700</td>\r\n<td>3,360</td>\r\n<td>6,720</td>\r\n<td>10,080</td>\r\n<td>840</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Large Room</td>\r\n<td>3,931</td>\r\n<td>4,410</td>\r\n<td>5,040</td>\r\n<td>10,080</td>\r\n<td>15,120</td>\r\n<td>1,260</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CBD Room</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>8,400</td>\r\n<td>16,800</td>\r\n<td>22,680</td>\r\n<td>1,701</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nShared apartments are furnished with a single bedroom per person and include internet and all bills. CBD rooms are located in the Central Business District, two subway stops away from the school. All other shared apartments are located next to the China University of Communications, four subway stops away from the school. For China University of Communication shared apartments there is a 300RMB extra charge if you want to use the air conditioning, for all other accommodation options air-conditioning is already included. Air conditioning is only really needed over the 3 hottest summer months (June, July and August). Prices above are for Sunday arrival and Saturday departure. If you need different arrival/departure dates, this can be arranged please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> for details.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please contact us  [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2124-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 12:35:29', '2013-12-22 12:35:29', '', 2124, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2124-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5903, 2, '2013-10-14 15:25:59', '2013-10-14 15:25:59', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of apartment durations. To see prices for different durations, please download our full pricing brochures for <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2013-by-week1.pdf">2013</a> or <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week1.pdf">2014.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">2013 Prices in Chinese Yuan (CNY)</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Type</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="4">Shared Apartment</th>\r\n<td>Economy Room</td>\r\n<td>1,820</td>\r\n<td>1,913</td>\r\n<td>2,100</td>\r\n<td>4,200</td>\r\n<td>6,300</td>\r\n<td>525</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Small Room</td>\r\n<td>2,002</td>\r\n<td>2,250</td>\r\n<td>2,800</td>\r\n<td>5,600</td>\r\n<td>8,400</td>\r\n<td>700</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Large Room</td>\r\n<td>3,276</td>\r\n<td>3,675</td>\r\n<td>4,200</td>\r\n<td>8,400</td>\r\n<td>12,600</td>\r\n<td>1,050</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CBD Room</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>7,000</td>\r\n<td>14,000</td>\r\n<td>18,900</td>\r\n<td>1,418</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nShared apartments are furnished with a single bedroom per person and include internet and all bills. CBD rooms are located in the Central Business District, two subway stops away from the school. All other shared apartments are located next to the China University of Communications, four subway stops away from the school. For China University of Communication shared apartments there is a 300RMB extra charge if you want to use the air conditioning, for all other accommodation options air-conditioning is already included. Air conditioning is only really needed over the 3 hottest summer months (June, July and August). Prices above are for Sunday arrival and Saturday departure. If you need different arrival/departure dates, this can be arranged please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> for details.\r\n\r\nThe summer supplement applies from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>, please check the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements" target="_blank">Chinese homestay summer supplement page</a> for details.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please contact us  [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf target=blank]Download Pricing Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2124-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-10-14 15:25:59', '2013-10-14 15:25:59', '', 2124, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2124-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5646, 2, '2013-07-29 14:30:45', '2013-07-29 14:30:45', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of Beijing homestay durations. To see all prices, please download the full price chart for <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2013-by-week.pdf">2013</a> or <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">2014</a>:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices 2013 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Type</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="3">Homestay</th>\r\n<td>No food</td>\r\n<td>3,960</td>\r\n<td>5,445</td>\r\n<td>6,600</td>\r\n<td>12,210</td>\r\n<td>16,830</td>\r\n<td>1,403</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Breakfast &amp; dinner</td>\r\n<td>4,602</td>\r\n<td>6,353</td>\r\n<td>7,700</td>\r\n<td>14,245</td>\r\n<td>19,635</td>\r\n<td>1,636</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>All meals</td>\r\n<td>5,400</td>\r\n<td>7,425</td>\r\n<td>9,000</td>\r\n<td>16,650</td>\r\n<td>22,950</td>\r\n<td>1,913</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nWant to save money on accommodation? Have a look at our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/">Live and Teach Homestays</a> or <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/">shared apartments</a>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: large;">Includes:</span>[list type=check ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Accommodation at selected Chinese Hostfamily</li>\r\n	<li>Own Bedroom in modern Beijing apartments</li>\r\n	<li>Meals (depending on option)</li>\r\n	<li>Vegetarian, vegan, and halal homestays available</li>\r\n	<li>Within less than 30 minutes of travel time to the school.</li>\r\n	<li>Internet and Utilities</li>\r\n	<li>Prices above are for Sunday arrival and Saturday departure. If you need different arrival/departure dates, this can be arranged please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> for details.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fireworksCNY.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5245" alt="fireworksCNY" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fireworksCNY-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a><strong>Chinese New Year</strong> is China\'s most important holiday, when families gather to eat, celebrate, set of fireworks, and welcome the New Year together over the holidays. To live with a Chinese family during the holidays is an amazing experience, and will usually include a lot of food, family dinners, and fireworks. Many - though not all - LTL homestay families welcome students to stay with them throughout Chinese New Year. As students are included in the many family outings, meals, and celebrations, homestay during this time always include all meals with the family and there is an additional 1,000 CNY Chinese New Year supplement. If you want to stay with a homestay over Chinese New Year, please make sure you book early as usually our host families are fully booked during that time of the year. LTL courses are offered throughout the year, have a look at our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/holidays/">holiday schedule</a> how classes are taught during Chinese New Year.\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please contact us  [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2013.pdf target=blank]Download Pricing Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2119-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 14:30:45', '2013-07-29 14:30:45', '', 2119, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2119-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6715, 10, '2014-02-17 02:45:17', '2014-02-17 02:45:17', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>1 on 1 pricing</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAt LTL we believe into simple pricing structures. Therefore for all 1-on-1 classes in Beijing we offer\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>the same price for studying in our school, your office, home, or preferred coffee shop within the 4th ring road</li>\r\n	<li>the same price for studying on weekends, mornings and evenings from 08:30 - 20:30 every day</li>\r\n	<li>no additional charges for teacher transport within the 4th ring road</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>125</td>\r\n<td>132</td>\r\n<td>136</td>\r\n<td>145</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em>All prices above are in RMB and already include your 5% prompt payment discount.</em>\r\n\r\nIf you require a teacher who speaks a language other than English, please let us know. We have teachers who speak French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. An additional charge of 20RMB/hour applies. These teachers are in high demand and might be booked fully, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button] to check for availability.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<strong>The LTL Quality Guarantee</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you have never studied with LTL language school before, you are eligible for the LTL quality guarantee for all options on this page. We guarantee you an outstanding, fully certified, professional Chinese teacher. And you do not pay a single RMB until you tried us out for three hours or two lessons. If you then think we are not as good as we say we are – you do not owe us any money.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFull payment is due at the beginning of the course or after the Quality Guarantee. If payment is received later than that, the full prices apply:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>133</td>\r\n<td>139</td>\r\n<td>143</td>\r\n<td>153</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nFor classes in Shunyi, there is an additional 25RMB per hour charge for locations that can easily be reached by public transport. For other locations, please contact us for a quote.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong style="font-size: x-large;">2 on 1 pricing</strong>\r\n\r\nPlease see below for all pricing per hour for 2 on 1 classes (all prices are in RMB):\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>72</td>\r\n<td>74</td>\r\n<td>79</td>\r\n<td>84</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFull payment is due at the beginning of the course or after the Quality Guarantee. If payment is received later than that, the full prices apply:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>76</td>\r\n<td>78</td>\r\n<td>82</td>\r\n<td>89</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nAll LTL teachers are full time professional Chinese language teachers and therefore require a fixed study schedule. It is possible to make changes and take holidays subject to our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/china-terms/" target="_blank">terms &amp; conditions</a>. If you want to take your classes flexibly and arrange them individually, have a look at our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/chinese-classes-in-beijing/learn-business-chinese-in-beijing/" target="_blank">Executive Chinese</a> program.', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2061-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-02-17 02:45:17', '2014-02-17 02:45:17', '', 2061, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2061-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6471, 2, '2013-12-22 12:03:46', '2013-12-22 12:03:46', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5262" alt="HSK class" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK classes taught by certified HSK examiners and experienced HSK teachers\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Intensive HSK 1-on-1 tuition in Beijing</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Start any Monday of the year\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK exams offered in Beijing every month\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students can combine HSK classes with general Chinese programs and Chinese homestays\r\n</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The HSK </span></strong>(<span style="font-size: medium;">汉语水平考试</span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;">hànǚ shuǐpíng kǎoshì</span>) is the official Chinese language test, recognized by all universities in China and most universities in other countries. It is divided into <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/levels">six levels </a> roughly following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages" target="_blank">European Common Framework of References for Languages</a>. Beijing is the world\'s biggest HSK testing centre, as the department of the Chinese Education Ministry in charge of administering it (Hanban) is based in Beijing. Tests in Beijing are offered every month, by more than 20 different test centres.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes at LTL </strong></span><span>are taught by teachers that focus on helping students to prepare for the HSK exam. Many of those teachers are certified HSK examiners themselves and can help students to understand the structure of the test, while classes on the vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns that will are required to pass the HSK level the student is preparing for. All HSK classes are taught 1-on-1 and are only available in Beijing.</span>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes</strong> </span>can be combined with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/">small group general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/individual-chinese-classes/">1-on-1 general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">full immersion Chinese programs,</a> <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/">LTL Chinese homestay programs</a>, as well as all other LTL services and programs.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nGet the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/hsk-exam-preparation" target="_blank">LTL HSK Preparation Kit</a> to make sure you properly understand the HSK exam, as well as not having to worry about the quite complex sign up and payment process.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5261-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 12:03:46', '2013-12-22 12:03:46', '', 5261, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5261-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6973, 10, '2014-04-22 09:48:42', '2014-04-22 09:48:42', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/services/internship-accommodation/dsc00711/" rel="attachment wp-att-4385"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4385" alt="DSC00711" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC00711-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Intern in Beijing or Shanghai in an English language environment</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Live in a shared apartment or homestay\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Optionally choose Chinese language classes\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Great intern community for activities and fun\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Your internship can last one to six months, you decide\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>*Quick Book Internship* For just 1000CNY we can arrange your internship in only 4 weeks from the day you sign up.</strong></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>Do an internship</strong> in an either English or Chinese language environment in Beijing or Shanghai, experience China and gain invaluable work experience. The companies in the LTL network offering internships range from international corporations to local SMEs. Internships are offered for a wide variety of industries and can vary in length from one to six months throughout the year.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>In the following industries</strong> internships are offered in Beijing and Shanghai:\r\n\r\nSales, Marketing, Law, Finance, Real Estate, Design, Linguistics, Teaching, Kindergarden, Sports, Environment, Event Management, Tourism, NGOs, Enterpreneurship, Business, Architecture, IT.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>Accommodation</strong> is either in shared apartments or homestays<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/services/internship-accommodation/shared-apartment/" rel="attachment wp-att-4041"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4041" alt="CBD Shared Apartment Beijing" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Shared-Apartment-150x130.jpg" width="150" height="130" /></a>. Homestays are offered in different places in Beijing, while shared apartments are located either next to the China Media &amp; Communication University or in the Central Business District.\r\n\r\nChoose the type of accommodation that fits you and your budget best. For details please check the prices section.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>To apply </strong>please <a title="Sign Up" href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/services/sign-up/">contact us </a>or send us an email on info@livethelanguage.cn with your CV and details regarding your preferred internship. A specialized internship advisor will contact you then to arrange a Skype oh phone interview with you to discuss your internship preferences with you. After the interview, LTL will apply for suitable internships in China for you and organize Skype interviews for you. Once you were confirmed for your internship, you complete your booking with LTL and your internship advisor will guide you through the organization and visa process.\r\n\r\n<strong>*Quick Book application</strong> <strong>Tip:</strong> if you are in a rush, make sure you email us as much information as possible about you and your work preferences, including your phone and Skype contacts so we do not loose any time. Be aware the 4 week process starts from the day you sign up (not when you email), so the quicker you decide on what you\'re looking for and sign up, the quicker you will be in China.\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>To learn Mandarin</strong> while in China, you can either choose an <a title="Chinese classes" href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/" target="_blank">intensive Chinese course</a> or the study and work option, where you will study either six hours of small group classes at the LTL Central Business District school or two hours of one-on-one class at your office per week.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/services/internship-accommodation/dsc00454/" rel="attachment wp-att-4394"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4394" alt="Beijing nightlife" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC00454-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Social life</strong> as an intern with the LTL program is both exciting and very international. You will join the <a title="language holiday" href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/language-holiday-in-china">LTL intern community</a>, with weekly dinners, Chinese language corners, the infamous LTL Friday night drinks, and Karaoke signing sessions for our interns and students in China. We organize regular trips to the Great Wall and other locations in China, which are always a lot of fun and a great way to experience China together with other interns from all over the world.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong>You can start </strong>your internship on any Monday throughout the year. To organize your internship in China [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button] now.', 'Intern & Accommodation', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '4381-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-04-22 09:48:42', '2014-04-22 09:48:42', '', 4381, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/4381-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6494, 2, '2013-12-28 09:47:04', '2013-12-28 09:47:04', 'Chinese Character 市', 'Chinese Character 市', 'shì - city, market', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '%e5%b8%82', '', '', '2013-12-28 09:47:04', '2013-12-28 09:47:04', '', 6488, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6495, 2, '2013-12-28 09:47:52', '2013-12-28 09:47:52', '[caption id="attachment_6491" align="alignright" width="245"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6491" title="Chinese character shi" alt="是" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是.jpg" width="245" height="215" /></a> shì - to be[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile Chinese characters are an important part of Chinese culture and language, many people who study Mandarin are only interested to be able to speak Mandarin and not to read or write it. The  question many ask themselves then is  if they should invest the considerable time and effort necessary to learn Chinese characters or fully focus on what they want to learn, spoken Mandarin only.\r\n\r\nThe answer is complex. Learning characters takes up valuable study time and this means there is less time and effort left to learn sentences, grammar and other skills that are immediately useful for spoken Chinese. Further, when a student first starts to learn Mandarin, whether he knows Chinese characters or not has very little influence on how quickly his spoken Mandarin improves.  For a beginner, the important tasks to start communicating in Mandarin are to get the tones under control, learn vocabulary, practice sentences etc. and Chinese characters are not an essential part of this process. Leaving the cultural aspects of being able to read a language aside, a beginner can usually progress quicker with their spoken Mandarin when focusing all energy on oral Chinese and not studying Chinese characters.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6494" align="alignright" width="213"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6494" alt="市" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市.jpg" width="213" height="200" /></a> shì - city, market[/caption]\r\n\r\nHowever, the problems start later, usually once a student reached intermediate level. In addition to the obvious cultural and logistic problems of learning a language to fluency that you cannot write your own name in, there are only an approximate 400 possible syllables/words in Mandarin. Multiplied by four tones, this leads to a maximum of about 1600 possible words. Linguists estimate that only 1200 of those are used, many very rarely. That means a maximum number of ways of saying something in Mandarin - assuming one has perfect tones - of 1200, for most practical purposes a lot less. This is not a lot. Many popular syllables like "shi" have dozens of characters for each one of it\'s four possible tonal pronunciations, all of them with completely different meaning. As a result, once a student wants to form and understand more complex sentences, Mandarin risks to become meaningless unless he knows the characters of the words he wants to say. Without Chinese characters a learner would have to remember and mentally organize more than a hundred distinct different meanings of a syllable like "shi" which in my experience is not really possible.\r\n\r\nThe result is that learners who do not know Chinese characters tend to progress well up to about intermediate level, however then progress stops or becomes very slow. To make the next step to fluency it is then necessary to go back and learn characters again from the beginning. While this is of course possible, it takes much longer to learn them later than if the learner had studied them from the start while learning spoken Chinese - never mind the frustration of having to start from square one in a language that one has already spent a significant amount of time studying.\r\n\r\nTherefore, if a student has no interest in reading and writing Chinese, I would recommend to consider what his final aim is. If it is to pick up some survival Mandarin to travel around China and there is no plan to ever learn Mandarin up to fluency, it is possible to leave Chinese characters away, focus on sentence patterns and pronunciation only and leave characters away, which can speed up the process as more time is available for studying oral Chinese. If however a student plans to learn Mandarin up to fluency at any future point in time, Chinese characters are not really a choice, but a necessity. Also it is much faster to learn characters together with oral Mandarin from the beginning than to start learning them once a learner finds himself stuck when pinyin simply cannot grasp the depth of the Chinese language anymore.\r\n\r\n<strong> About the author:</strong>\r\n\r\nNot much of a language talent himself, Andreas Laimboeck started learning Mandarin in 2002 and thinks of himself of not having done it the most efficient way a lot of the time. Today director of LTL Mandarin School, he is in charge of study plans and supporting students through their Mandarin learning process and bases his advice mainly on his own and his students Mandarin learning experiences.', '', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '6488-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-28 09:47:52', '2013-12-28 09:47:52', '', 6488, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/6488-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6472, 2, '2013-12-22 12:04:53', '2013-12-22 12:04:53', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5262" alt="HSK class" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK classes taught by certified HSK examiners and experienced HSK teachers\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Intensive HSK 1-on-1 tuition in Beijing</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Start any Monday of the year\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK exams offered in Beijing every month\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students can combine HSK classes with general Chinese programs and Chinese homestays\r\n</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The HSK </span></strong>(<span style="font-size: medium;">汉语水平考试</span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;">hànǚ shuǐpíng kǎoshì</span>) is the official Chinese language test, recognized by all universities in China and most universities in other countries. It is divided into <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/levels">six levels </a> roughly following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages" target="_blank">European Common Framework of References for Languages</a>. Beijing is the world\'s biggest HSK testing centre, as the department of the Chinese Education Ministry in charge of administering it (Hanban) is based in Beijing. Tests in Beijing are offered every month, by more than 20 different test centres.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes at LTL </strong></span><span>are taught by teachers that focus on helping students to prepare for the HSK exam. Many of those teachers are certified HSK examiners themselves and can help students to understand the structure of the test, while classes on the vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns that will are required to pass the HSK level the student is preparing for. All HSK classes are taught 1-on-1 and are only available in Beijing.</span>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes</strong> </span>can be combined with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/">small group general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/individual-chinese-classes/">1-on-1 general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">full immersion Chinese programs,</a> <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/">LTL Chinese homestay programs</a>, as well as all other LTL services and programs.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nGet the <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/hsk-exam-preparation" target="_blank">LTL HSK Preparation Kit</a> to make sure you properly understand the HSK exam, know how to study for it and not have to worry about how the sign up and payment process.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5261-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 12:04:53', '2013-12-22 12:04:53', '', 5261, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5261-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6508, 2, '2013-12-28 10:03:12', '2013-12-28 10:03:12', '[caption id="attachment_6491" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6491" alt="shì" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - to be, right[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile Chinese characters are an important part of Chinese culture and language, many people who study Mandarin are only interested to be able to speak Mandarin and not to read or write it. The  question many ask themselves then is  if they should invest the considerable time and effort necessary to learn Chinese characters or fully focus on what they want to learn, spoken Mandarin only.\r\n\r\nThe answer is complex. Learning characters takes up valuable study time and this means there is less time and effort left to learn sentences, grammar and other skills that are immediately useful for spoken Chinese. Further, when a student first starts to learn Mandarin, whether he knows Chinese characters or not has very little influence on how quickly his spoken Mandarin improves.  For a beginner, the important tasks to start communicating in Mandarin are to get the tones under control, learn vocabulary, practice sentences etc. and Chinese characters are not an essential part of this process. Leaving the cultural aspects of being able to read a language aside, a beginner can usually progress quicker with their spoken Mandarin when focusing all energy on oral Chinese and not studying Chinese characters.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6498" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/事.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6498" alt="事" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/事-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - thing, trouble[/caption]\r\n\r\nHowever, the problems start later, usually once a student reached intermediate level. In addition to the obvious cultural and logistic problems of learning a language to fluency that you cannot write your own name in, there are only an approximate 400 possible syllables/words in Mandarin. Multiplied by four tones, this leads to a maximum of about 1600 possible words. Linguists estimate that only 1200 of those are used, many very rarely. That means a maximum number of ways of saying something in Mandarin - assuming one has perfect tones - of 1200, for most practical purposes a lot less. This is not a lot. Many popular syllables like "shi" have dozens of characters for each one of it\'s four possible tonal pronunciations, all of them with completely different meaning. As a result, once a student wants to form and understand more complex sentences, Mandarin risks to become meaningless unless he knows the characters of the words he wants to say. Without Chinese characters a learner would have to remember and mentally organize more than a hundred distinct different meanings of a syllable like "shi" which in my experience is not really possible.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6494" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6494" alt="市" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - city, market[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe result is that learners who do not know Chinese characters tend to progress well up to about intermediate level, however then progress stops or becomes very slow. To make the next step to fluency it is then necessary to go back and learn characters again from the beginning. While this is of course possible, it takes much longer to learn them later than if the learner had studied them from the start while learning spoken Chinese - never mind the frustration of having to start from square one in a language that one has already spent a significant amount of time studying.\r\n\r\nTherefore, if a student has no interest in reading and writing Chinese, I would recommend to consider what his final aim is. If it is to pick up some survival Mandarin to travel around China and there is no plan to ever learn Mandarin up to fluency, it is possible to leave Chinese characters away, focus on sentence patterns and pronunciation only and leave characters away, which can speed up the process as more time is available for studying oral Chinese. If however a student plans to learn Mandarin up to fluency at any future point in time, Chinese characters are not really a choice, but a necessity. Also it is much faster to learn characters together with oral Mandarin from the beginning than to start learning them once a learner finds himself stuck when pinyin simply cannot grasp the depth of the Chinese language anymore.\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6502" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/试.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6502" alt="shì character" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/试-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - to try[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>About the author:</strong>\r\n\r\nNot much of a language talent himself, Andreas Laimboeck started learning Mandarin in 2002 and thinks of himself of not having done it the most efficient way a lot of the time. Today director of LTL Mandarin School, he is in charge of study plans and supporting students through their Mandarin learning process and bases his advice mainly on his own and his students Mandarin learning experiences.', 'Should I learn Chinese Characters?', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '6488-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-28 10:03:12', '2013-12-28 10:03:12', '', 6488, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/6488-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6507, 2, '2013-12-28 09:58:55', '2013-12-28 09:58:55', '[caption id="attachment_6491" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6491" alt="shì" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/是-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - to be, right[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile Chinese characters are an important part of Chinese culture and language, many people who study Mandarin are only interested to be able to speak Mandarin and not to read or write it. The  question many ask themselves then is  if they should invest the considerable time and effort necessary to learn Chinese characters or fully focus on what they want to learn, spoken Mandarin only.\r\n\r\nThe answer is complex. Learning characters takes up valuable study time and this means there is less time and effort left to learn sentences, grammar and other skills that are immediately useful for spoken Chinese. Further, when a student first starts to learn Mandarin, whether he knows Chinese characters or not has very little influence on how quickly his spoken Mandarin improves.  For a beginner, the important tasks to start communicating in Mandarin are to get the tones under control, learn vocabulary, practice sentences etc. and Chinese characters are not an essential part of this process. Leaving the cultural aspects of being able to read a language aside, a beginner can usually progress quicker with their spoken Mandarin when focusing all energy on oral Chinese and not studying Chinese characters.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6498" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/事.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6498" alt="事" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/事-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - thing, trouble[/caption]\r\n\r\nHowever, the problems start later, usually once a student reached intermediate level. In addition to the obvious cultural and logistic problems of learning a language to fluency that you cannot write your own name in, there are only an approximate 400 possible syllables/words in Mandarin. Multiplied by four tones, this leads to a maximum of about 1600 possible words. Linguists estimate that only 1200 of those are used, many very rarely. That means a maximum number of ways of saying something in Mandarin - assuming one has perfect tones - of 1200, for most practical purposes a lot less. This is not a lot. Many popular syllables like "shi" have dozens of characters for each one of it\'s four possible tonal pronunciations, all of them with completely different meaning. As a result, once a student wants to form and understand more complex sentences, Mandarin risks to become meaningless unless he knows the characters of the words he wants to say. Without Chinese characters a learner would have to remember and mentally organize more than a hundred distinct different meanings of a syllable like "shi" which in my experience is not really possible.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6494" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6494" alt="市" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/市-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - city, market[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe result is that learners who do not know Chinese characters tend to progress well up to about intermediate level, however then progress stops or becomes very slow. To make the next step to fluency it is then necessary to go back and learn characters again from the beginning. While this is of course possible, it takes much longer to learn them later than if the learner had studied them from the start while learning spoken Chinese - never mind the frustration of having to start from square one in a language that one has already spent a significant amount of time studying.\r\n\r\nTherefore, if a student has no interest in reading and writing Chinese, I would recommend to consider what his final aim is. If it is to pick up some survival Mandarin to travel around China and there is no plan to ever learn Mandarin up to fluency, it is possible to leave Chinese characters away, focus on sentence patterns and pronunciation only and leave characters away, which can speed up the process as more time is available for studying oral Chinese. If however a student plans to learn Mandarin up to fluency at any future point in time, Chinese characters are not really a choice, but a necessity. Also it is much faster to learn characters together with oral Mandarin from the beginning than to start learning them once a learner finds himself stuck when pinyin simply cannot grasp the depth of the Chinese language anymore.\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_6502" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/试.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6502" alt="shì character" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/试-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a> shì - to try[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>About the author:</strong>\r\n\r\nNot much of a language talent himself, Andreas Laimboeck started learning Mandarin in 2002 and thinks of himself of not having done it the most efficient way a lot of the time. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6520, 2, '2014-01-06 09:09:01', '2014-01-06 09:09:01', 'Visit North Korea, run (or watch) the very first amateur marathon in the country, and see yourself what the last real communist country on this planet is like. We leave Saturday at lunch time get into Pyoenyang after a bit more than an hour flight. After visiting the "Arch of Triumph" we check into North Korea\'s main international hotel, the Yanggakdo.\n\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/north-korea-marathon-2012-4-9-0-40-17.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6515" alt="North Korea LTL School Trip" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/north-korea-marathon-2012-4-9-0-40-17-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a>Sunday morning students will run or watch North Korea\'s first amateur marathon. Everyone can choose to either run a whole marathon, a half marathon or just watch the whole event and cheer for your fellow LTL students. Aferwards we visit the Juche tower, drive a bit through the town and then go to a local bowling alley. For the adventurous, there is a shooting range next door where you can try out your sharp shooting skills with some of the off duty soldiers who hang around there after work. Then we are off for dinner and some real North Korean nightlife with plenty of beer and local spirits.\n\nOn Monday we will do a city tour, visit the Korean War Museum, take a ride on the Pyoenyang metro and visit the Kaeson youth funfair. In the evening it is back to the hotel and after dinner we will head to the hotel\'s karaoke bar and practice our revolutionary singing skills.\n\nArrival Beijing: Tuesday 10 am\n\n<strong>Cost</strong>\n\nSaturday - Monday: 1,040 Euro (10% discount for LTL students)\n\nSaturday - Tuesday 1,140 Euro (10% disount for LTL students)\n\n<strong>Includes</strong>: flight, hotel, food, transport, local guide, marathon participation and all entry fees\n\nTo sign up, please talk to Annie at reception or email info@livethelanguage.cn\n\nVisit also the website of our partner organizer, Koryo Tours.', 'North Korea Marathon with LTL', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '6511-autosave-v1', '', '', '2014-01-06 09:09:01', '2014-01-06 09:09:01', '', 6511, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/6511-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5278, 2, '2013-12-22 11:58:04', '2013-12-22 11:58:04', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\n\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">download all HSK course prices here</a><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">.</a>\n<table border="2">\n<tbody>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2014 in CNY</th>\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\n<th>2</th>\n<th>3</th>\n<th>4</th>\n<th>8</th>\n<th>12</th>\n<th>Extra</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Weeks</th>\n<th>Weeks</th>\n<th>Weeks</th>\n<th>Weeks</th>\n<th>Weeks</th>\n<th>Week</th>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\n<td> 10,062</td>\n<td> 13,721</td>\n<td> 17,380</td>\n<td> 31,834</td>\n<td> 43,908</td>\n<td> 3,659</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\n<td> 15,094</td>\n<td> 20,582</td>\n<td> 26,071</td>\n<td> 47,750</td>\n<td> 65,863</td>\n<td> 5,489</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\n<td> 9,605</td>\n<td> 13,098</td>\n<td> 16,590</td>\n<td> 30,387</td>\n<td> 41,913</td>\n<td> 3,493</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\n<td> 9,605</td>\n<td> 13,098</td>\n<td> 16,590</td>\n<td> 30,387</td>\n<td> 41,913</td>\n<td> 3,493</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\n<td> 14,636</td>\n<td> 19,958</td>\n<td> 25,281</td>\n<td> 46,303</td>\n<td> 63,867</td>\n<td> 5,322</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="alt">\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\n<td> 14,179</td>\n<td> 19,335</td>\n<td> 24,491</td>\n<td> 44,857</td>\n<td> 61,871</td>\n<td> 5,156</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\n\n<strong>Prices include</strong>: Course tuition and your first text book.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\n\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\n\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\n\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter Discount</span> for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup>: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\n\nFor details, please check the LTL <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements" target="_blank">Chinese course discount/supplement page</a>.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\n\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-autosave-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 11:58:04', '2013-12-22 11:58:04', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5279, 2, '2013-07-29 16:37:22', '2013-07-29 16:37:22', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">download them here.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2013 &amp; 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\nPrices include: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2013.pdf target=blank]Download Pricing Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:37:22', '2013-07-29 16:37:22', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5280, 2, '2013-07-29 16:38:47', '2013-07-29 16:38:47', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">download them here.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2013 &amp; 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\nPrices include: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:38:47', '2013-07-29 16:38:47', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5281, 2, '2013-07-29 16:41:18', '2013-07-29 16:41:18', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">download them here.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2013 &amp; 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\nPrices include: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee <b>400</b> <b>CNY</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014:</b> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter Discount</span> for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup>: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Summer Supplement</span> <b>10%</b> for courses and accommodation from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:41:18', '2013-07-29 16:41:18', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6714, 10, '2014-02-17 02:44:36', '2014-02-17 02:44:36', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>1 on 1 pricing</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAt LTL we believe into simple pricing structures. Therefore for all 1-on-1 classes in Beijing we offer\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>the same price for studying in our school, your office, home, or preferred coffee shop within the 4th ring road</li>\r\n	<li>the same price for studying on weekends, mornings and evenings from 08:30 - 20:30 every day</li>\r\n	<li>no additional charges for teacher transport within the 4th ring road</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>125</td>\r\n<td>132</td>\r\n<td>136</td>\r\n<td>145</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<em>All prices above are in CNY and already include your 5% prompt payment discount.</em>\r\n\r\nIf you require a teacher who speaks a language other than English, please let us know. We have teachers who speak French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. An additional charge of 20RMB/hour applies. These teachers are in high demand and might be booked fully, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button] to check for availability.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<strong>The LTL Quality Guarantee</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you have never studied with LTL language school before, you are eligible for the LTL quality guarantee for all options on this page. We guarantee you an outstanding, fully certified, professional Chinese teacher. And you do not pay a single RMB until you tried us out for three hours or two lessons. If you then think we are not as good as we say we are – you do not owe us any money.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFull payment is due at the beginning of the course or after the Quality Guarantee. If payment is received later than that, the full prices apply:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>133</td>\r\n<td>139</td>\r\n<td>143</td>\r\n<td>153</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nFor classes in Shunyi, there is an additional 25RMB per hour charge for locations that can easily be reached by public transport. For other locations, please contact us for a quote.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong style="font-size: x-large;">2 on 1 pricing</strong>\r\n\r\nPlease see below for all pricing per hour for 2 on 1 classes (all prices are in RMB):\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>72</td>\r\n<td>74</td>\r\n<td>79</td>\r\n<td>84</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFull payment is due at the beginning of the course or after the Quality Guarantee. If payment is received later than that, the full prices apply:\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Hours</th>\r\n<th>&gt;150</th>\r\n<th>101-150</th>\r\n<th>51-100</th>\r\n<th>25-50</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Certified Mandarin Teacher</td>\r\n<td>76</td>\r\n<td>78</td>\r\n<td>82</td>\r\n<td>89</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nAll LTL teachers are full time professional Chinese language teachers and therefore require a fixed study schedule. It is possible to make changes and take holidays subject to our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/china-terms/" target="_blank">terms &amp; conditions</a>. If you want to take your classes flexibly and arrange them individually, have a look at our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/chinese-classes-in-beijing/learn-business-chinese-in-beijing/" target="_blank">Executive Chinese</a> program.', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2061-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-02-17 02:44:36', '2014-02-17 02:44:36', '', 2061, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2061-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5287, 2, '2013-07-29 16:42:09', '2013-07-29 16:42:09', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">download them here.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2013 &amp; 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Prices include</strong>: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter Discount</span> for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup>: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Summer Supplement</span> <b>10%</b> for courses and accommodation from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:42:09', '2013-07-29 16:42:09', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5288, 2, '2013-07-29 16:47:16', '2013-07-29 16:47:16', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5262" alt="HSK class" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK classes taught by experienced HSK teachers and HSK examiners\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Intensive HSK 1-on-1 tuition in Beijing</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Start any Monday of the year\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK exams offered in Beijing every month\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students can combine HSK classes with general Chinese programs</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The HSK </span></strong>(<span style="font-size: medium;">汉语水平考试</span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;">hànǚ shuǐpíng kǎoshì</span>) is the official Chinese language test, recognized by all universities in China and most universities in other countries. It is divided into <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/levels">six levels </a> roughly following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages" target="_blank">European Common Framework of References for Languages</a>. Beijing is the world\'s biggest HSK testing centre, as the department of the Chinese Education Ministry in charge of administering it (Hanban) is based in Beijing. Tests in Beijing are offered every month, by more than 20 different test centres.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes at LTL </strong></span><span>are taught by teachers that focus on helping students to prepare for the HSK exam. Many of those teachers are certified HSK examiners themselves and can help students to understand the structure of the test, while classes on the vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns that will are required to pass the HSK level the student is preparing for. All HSK classes are taught 1-on-1 and are only available in Beijing.</span>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes</strong> </span>can be combined with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/">small group general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/individual-chinese-classes/">1-on-1 general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">full immersion Chinese programs,</a> <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/">LTL Chinese homestay programs</a>, as well as all other LTL services and programs.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5261-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:47:16', '2013-07-29 16:47:16', '', 5261, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5261-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5289, 2, '2013-07-29 16:48:24', '2013-07-29 16:48:24', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5262" alt="HSK class" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/201203232491-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK classes taught by certified HSK examiners and experienced HSK teachers\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Intensive HSK 1-on-1 tuition in Beijing</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Start any Monday of the year\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>HSK exams offered in Beijing every month\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Students can combine HSK classes with general Chinese programs</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The HSK </span></strong>(<span style="font-size: medium;">汉语水平考试</span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;">hànǚ shuǐpíng kǎoshì</span>) is the official Chinese language test, recognized by all universities in China and most universities in other countries. It is divided into <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/levels">six levels </a> roughly following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages" target="_blank">European Common Framework of References for Languages</a>. Beijing is the world\'s biggest HSK testing centre, as the department of the Chinese Education Ministry in charge of administering it (Hanban) is based in Beijing. Tests in Beijing are offered every month, by more than 20 different test centres.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes at LTL </strong></span><span>are taught by teachers that focus on helping students to prepare for the HSK exam. Many of those teachers are certified HSK examiners themselves and can help students to understand the structure of the test, while classes on the vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns that will are required to pass the HSK level the student is preparing for. All HSK classes are taught 1-on-1 and are only available in Beijing.</span>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>HSK classes</strong> </span>can be combined with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/">small group general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/individual-chinese-classes/">1-on-1 general Chinese classes</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/full-immersion/">full immersion Chinese programs,</a> <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/">LTL Chinese homestay programs</a>, as well as all other LTL services and programs.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5261-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-07-29 16:48:24', '2013-07-29 16:48:24', '', 5261, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5261-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6469, 2, '2013-12-22 11:58:51', '2013-12-22 11:58:51', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">download all HSK course prices here</a><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Prices include</strong>: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter Discount</span> for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup>: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\nFor details, please check the LTL <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements" target="_blank">Chinese course discount/supplement page</a>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 11:58:51', '2013-12-22 11:58:51', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5900, 2, '2013-10-14 15:23:07', '2013-10-14 15:23:07', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations of our HSK classes in Beijing. To see prices for all durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">download all HSK course prices here</a><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LTL-HSK-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.doc">.</a>\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th rowspan="2">Prices for 2013 &amp; 2014 in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK Standard</th>\r\n<td><i>20h HSK 1-on-1 classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 10,062</td>\r\n<td> 13,721</td>\r\n<td> 17,380</td>\r\n<td> 31,834</td>\r\n<td> 43,908</td>\r\n<td> 3,659</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>HSK Intensive</th>\r\n<td><i>30h 1-on-1 HSK classes</i></td>\r\n<td> 15,094</td>\r\n<td> 20,582</td>\r\n<td> 26,071</td>\r\n<td> 47,750</td>\r\n<td> 65,863</td>\r\n<td> 5,489</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>HSK &amp; Small Group</th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h small group general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 9,605</td>\r\n<td> 13,098</td>\r\n<td> 16,590</td>\r\n<td> 30,387</td>\r\n<td> 41,913</td>\r\n<td> 3,493</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK Intensive &amp; 1-on1</b></th>\r\n<td><i>20h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 10h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,636</td>\r\n<td> 19,958</td>\r\n<td> 25,281</td>\r\n<td> 46,303</td>\r\n<td> 63,867</td>\r\n<td> 5,322</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th><b>HSK &amp; 1-on-1 Intensive</b></th>\r\n<td><i>10h 1-on-1 HSK &amp; 20h 1-on-1 general Chinese</i></td>\r\n<td> 14,179</td>\r\n<td> 19,335</td>\r\n<td> 24,491</td>\r\n<td> 44,857</td>\r\n<td> 61,871</td>\r\n<td> 5,156</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Prices include</strong>: Course tuition and your first text book.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter Discount</span> for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup>: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Summer Supplement</span> from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\nFor details, please check the LTL <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements" target="_blank">Chinese course discount/supplement page</a>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5274-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-10-14 15:23:07', '2013-10-14 15:23:07', '', 5274, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5274-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6462, 2, '2013-12-22 11:45:35', '2013-12-22 11:45:35', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations for our intensive Chinese Classes in Beijing. For other durations, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf">Chinese language course and accommodation prices 2014</a>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">2013 prices in CNY</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th>3</th>\r\n<th>4</th>\r\n<th>8</th>\r\n<th>12</th>\r\n<th>Extra</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group &amp; Individual</th>\r\n<td>20h group &amp; 10h 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td>8,426</td>\r\n<td>11,538</td>\r\n<td>14,615</td>\r\n<td>26,769</td>\r\n<td>36,923</td>\r\n<td>3,077</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Standard Individual</th>\r\n<td>20h 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td>8,426</td>\r\n<td>11,538</td>\r\n<td>14,615</td>\r\n<td>26,769</td>\r\n<td>36,923</td>\r\n<td>3,077</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Intensive Individual</th>\r\n<td>30h 1-on-1</td>\r\n<td>12,692</td>\r\n<td>17,308</td>\r\n<td>21,923</td>\r\n<td>40,154</td>\r\n<td>55,385</td>\r\n<td>4,615</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Individual &amp; Culture Classes</th>\r\n<td>20h 1-on-1 &amp; 10h Culture Classes</td>\r\n<td>12,692</td>\r\n<td>17,308</td>\r\n<td>21,923</td>\r\n<td>40,154</td>\r\n<td>55,385</td>\r\n<td>4,615</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements"><strong>Christmas Discount</strong></a>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Upgrade Pricing</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<table border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Beijing Upgrades</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Description</th>\r\n<th>1</th>\r\n<th>2</th>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Notes</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Week</th>\r\n<th>Weeks</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Beijing Safari</th>\r\n<td>Get out of the classroom and practice your Chinese around Beijing (2h/day)</td>\r\n<td>500</td>\r\n<td>1,000</td>\r\n<td>Only courses with a min. of 10h 1on1 class/week can be upgraded; beginner level only; max. no. of weeks that can be upgraded: two</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Discover Beijing</th>\r\n<td>Experience Beijing and study at a different historic location every day (4h/day)</td>\r\n<td>1,620</td>\r\n<td>3,240</td>\r\n<td>Only courses with a min. of 20h 1on1 class/week can be upgraded; includes tickets and transport costs; max. no. of weeks that can be upgraded: two</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<strong>Prices include</strong>: Course tuition and your <strong>first text book</strong>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\nWinter Discount for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup> 2014: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\nFor details please check the LTL <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/discounts-supplements">Chinese language course discount/supplement page</a>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LTL-Courses-and-Accommodation-Prices-2014-by-week.pdf target=blank]Download Pricing Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1998-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-12-22 11:45:35', '2013-12-22 11:45:35', '', 1998, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/1998-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5804, 2, '2013-09-19 10:47:16', '2013-09-19 10:47:16', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/JamesChineseHomestayFamily.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5003" alt="JamesChineseHomestayFamily" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/JamesChineseHomestayFamily-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong></strong></a><strong> Chinese Immersion Intensive</strong>\r\n\r\nI spent two months at LTL during my university summer vacation. It was a fantastic experience that I’d highly recommend to others. It was great fun experiencing Chinese culture in a homestay and I don’t think it would have been possible for me to learn more mandarin than I did in a mere two months.\r\n\r\n<strong>- James, Australia</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>James studied 8 weeks Chinese Immersion Intensive with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestays</a> in Beijing and Chengde.</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ChineseImmersionChengde.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4974" alt="Full Immersion Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ChineseImmersionChengde-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chinese Immersion Individual</strong>\r\n\r\nNot too long left now and I will definitely miss Chengde and China. I have definitely enjoyed the experience, I only wish I had longer, both from a language perspective and with regard to living in the country itself. There is much to enjoy and admire here.  The homestay family have been great and will I hope provide others with their hospitality. I am very grateful to LTL for all your help\r\n- <strong>Mathew, UK</strong>\r\n<em>Mathew studied 10 weeks Chinese Immersion Individual, with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestays</a> in Beijing and Chengde.\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Chinese Immersion Intensive Program\r\n</strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO6ONcFV2Hk[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Jay, USA</strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Jay\'s first trip: 7 weeks Chinese Immersion Intensive and Chinese <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestays</a> in Beijing and Chengde</em>\r\nJay\'s s<em>econd trip: 3 months <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/group-classes/" target="_blank">small group class &amp; Chinese cooking classes </a>and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/serviced-apartments-in-beijing/" target="_blank">serviced apartment</a> in Beijing\r\n</em></p>', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3820-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-19 10:47:16', '2013-09-19 10:47:16', '', 3820, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/3820-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5803, 2, '2013-09-19 10:45:46', '2013-09-19 10:45:46', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nPrices are listed for a sample selection of course durations. To see prices for all durations, please download the LTL Chinese Immersion Program prices for<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2013.pdf"> 2013</a> and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2014.pdf">2014</a>.\r\n<table width="714" border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Total Prices, CNY 2013</th>\r\n<th>Total 4 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 6 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 8 wksL</th>\r\n<th>Total 10 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 12 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 14 wks</th>\r\n<th>Total 16 wks</th>\r\n<th>extra 2 wks</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style="text-align: center;">Chinese Immersion Standard</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">13,273</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">17,979</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">22,232</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">27,790</td>\r\n<td>29,716</td>\r\n<td>34,669</td>\r\n<td>38,788</td>\r\n<td>4,849</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion Intensive</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">20,455</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,299</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">35,386</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">44,233</td>\r\n<td> 47,860</td>\r\n<td> 55,837</td>\r\n<td>62,980</td>\r\n<td>7,873</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class="alt">\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion &amp; Culture</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">16,864</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">23,139</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,809</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">36,011</td>\r\n<td> 38,788</td>\r\n<td> 45,253</td>\r\n<td>48,580</td>\r\n<td>6,073</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Chinese Immersion Individual</th>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">16,864</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">23,139</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">28,809</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: center;">36,011</td>\r\n<td> 38,788</td>\r\n<td> 45,253</td>\r\n<td> 50,884</td>\r\n<td>6,361</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nPrices include: Course tuition, your first text book, our <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/">Beijing Standard Survival Kit</a> as well as our Chengde Survival Kit Chengde.\r\n\r\nAll LTL Chinese Immersion Programs already includes airport pick-up in Beijing, transport to and from Chengde and a <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/service-kits/" target="_blank">survival kit for both cities</a>. If you do not want to go to Beijing city, but straight to Beijing airport after finishing your stay in Chengde, you can either take a shared taxi - cost approx. 150 CNY, - we of course help you to organize it - or  LTL can organize a driver to pick you up from your Chengde homestay and bring you directly to the airport for approx. 950 CNY.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chengde Safari</strong> is an upgrade you can add to any of your existing courses. The cost is an additional 1,000 CNY for one and 1,800 CNY for two weeks. In case that additional transport or entrance tickets are required, you can pay for those for and your teacher on the spot.\r\n\r\nFor accommodation options in Beijing you can choose between <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">homestay</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/cheap-homestay-beijing/" target="_blank">live &amp; teach</a>, <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/apartment-offers-in-beijing/" target="_blank">shared apartment</a> and <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/serviced-apartments-in-beijing/" target="_blank">serviced apartment</a> accommodation options. As Chengde is a full immersion destination, all our students stay with <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/learn-chinese-beijing/beijing-homestay/" target="_blank">Chinese homestays</a>. Check the relevant sections for pictures, details and prices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Discount</strong>: Arrive during low season and save big. All students who start their LTL course in December 2013 receive a <strong>50% discount</strong> on all full time Chinese programs from the 23rd of Dec. to the 3rd of Jan.\r\n<p align="left">[toggle title="More information about Survival Kits already included in your Chinese Immersion Program"]</p>\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">School</span> Survival Kit Standard Beijing</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 emergency support in Beijing. Do not get into trouble - but if you do, we will be there for you</li>\r\n	<li>Airport pick-up</li>\r\n	<li>Your pre-charged Chinese 3G SIM card waiting for you at the airport, incl. 300MB 3G download volume, 240 SMS, 200 minutes free local calls during your arrival month.</li>\r\n	<li>Police registration support – according to Chinese law all foreigners need to register with their local police station within 24 hours of arrival, let us help you.</li>\r\n	<li>A Chinese bank account. We will set up a Chinese RMB, USD, Euro, AUD and SF bank account for you.</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay</li>\r\n	<li>A Beijing public transport card, to be used on the entire subway and bus system. Pre-charged with 25 subway or 50 bus rides for unlimited distances within the Beijing public transport system.</li>\r\n	<li>The Beijing Map Pack: How to find the Forbidden City and Hidden Temples</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<p align="left">The LTL Mandarin School <span style="font-size: large;">Chengde Survival Kit</span> includes:</p>\r\n<p align="left">[list type=check ]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Chengde support. No English is spoken in Chengde – if you are stuck we will be there to help.</li>\r\n	<li>24/7 LTL Mandarin School Emergency support. If you are in trouble, call us.</li>\r\n	<li>Transport from Beijing/Tianjin to Chengde by bus or train</li>\r\n	<li>Pick-up service from the Chengde bus/train station to your homestay family</li>\r\n	<li>A bicycle for your entire stay in Chengde</li>\r\n	<li>The Chengde Map Pack: How to find the Imperial Parks and Eight Outer Temples[/list][/toggle]</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n<b>Other Fees:</b> Registration Fee 400 CNY\r\n\r\n<strong>Accommodation Finding Fee</strong> (if applicable): 300 CNY\r\n\r\n<b>Discounts/Supplements 2014</b>\r\n\r\nWinter Discount for students starting a 1 month or longer course on Dec. 15<sup>th</sup> 2014: <b>50%</b> off all courses from <b>21<sup>st</sup></b><b> Dec 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> Jan 2015</b>\r\n\r\nSummer Supplement <b>10%</b> for courses and accommodation from <b>June </b><b>16<sup>th</sup></b><b> - Aug. </b><b>29<sup>th</sup></b> <b>2014</b>.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor a full quotation on a course please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=self]Contact us[/button]\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=10 margin_bottom=10]\r\n\r\n[button color=green url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LTL-Two-City-Combo-Prices-2014.pdf target=self]Download Brochure[/button]', 'Pricing', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2482-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-09-19 10:45:46', '2013-09-19 10:45:46', '', 2482, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/2482-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5886, 2, '2013-10-14 03:15:12', '2013-10-14 03:15:12', '[caption id="attachment_5887" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/beijingwinter.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5887" alt="beijing winter chinese course discount" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/beijingwinter-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a> Visit the Forbidden City in Winter[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong> Christmas Discount 2014</strong>\r\n\r\nChristmas is no holiday in China and LTL, as well as the whole rest of the country are open as normal. However, many students want to spend Christmas with their families at home, which means LTL is usually less busy during that time. For that reason LTL offers it\'s <b>50% Christmas discount</b> on all full-time courses for anyone who wants to study in Beijing during December/January. So, start your four week or longer course in Dec. 2014 and receive 50% off all tuition from <b>22<sup>nd</sup></b><b> of December 2014 - </b><b>3<sup>rd</sup></b><b> of January 2015</b>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Chinese New Year Homestay Supplement</strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_4963" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSC00351.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4963" alt="Chinese summer courses" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSC00351-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> The LTL school balcony[/caption]\r\n\r\nChinese New Year is China\'s most important holiday, when families come together for celebrations, as well as setting off fireworks and visiting temple fairs together. While class schedules are adjusted to take the holidays into account, courses continue throughout Chinese New Year and - as with all holidays - LTL students never loose any of the classes they paid for due to a holiday. Living with a homestay family during Chinese New Year is an incredible experience when students will participate in big family dinners, visit cousins, grandmothers and other relatives with their family and participate in the family celebrations - which always include a lot of food and fireworks. Being a guest in the house, a student of course will never pay for any of these, however, it is customary for a visitor to give a 红包 (red envelope) as a present during Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year supplement of 1,000CNY covers all additional costs and is applicable for anyone staying with a family during one of the holidays.\r\n\r\n<b>Chinese New Year Dates: 2014</b> <i>(Year of the Horse)</i>: 31<sup>st</sup> of Jan. - 14<sup>th</sup> of Feb. &amp; <b>2015</b> <i>(Year of the Sheep)</i>: 19<sup>th</sup> of Feb. - 6<sup>th</sup> of Mar.\r\n\r\n<b>Note</b>: Not all families accept guests during the holidays, so book your homestay early to make sure you get one.\r\n\r\n<b>Night Arrival Fee</b>: If your flight arrives in China between 20:00 and 07:00, there is an additional 200 CNY night arrival fee.', 'Discounts and Supplements', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'discounts-supplements', '', '', '2013-12-22 11:38:48', '2013-12-22 11:38:48', '', 0, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/?page_id=5886', 0, 'page', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5312, 2, '2013-07-30 01:36:28', '2013-07-30 01:36:28', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Special Chinese classes for children and parents\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Explore China and learn Mandarin together as a family\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents/children</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your family\'s needs. Choose the program duration, accommodation and classes for each family member</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn Chinese as a family</span> </strong>in China. LTL offers tailored programs for families with one or more children, one or both parents in Beijing and Chengde. A wide variety of options are available from junior summer camps, adult &amp; junior Chinese courses, Chinese homestays, apartments, hotels and specialized courses in Beijing and Chengde.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>For Chinese courses </strong></span>children can study spezialized junior courses, 1-on-1 classes, or join our LTL summer camp. Parents can choose to join one of our regular adult courses,  study a tailored 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 course or just accompany their children to China and do a sight seeing/tourism program in Beijing. It all depends on you and your families needs, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> to let us know what you are looking for an we will create a family Chinese program for you.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Accommodation</strong> </span>options for children are either living with a Chinese homestay family or with together with their parents in a shared apartment or hotel suite. Parents can choose between staying at a Chinese homestay themselves, live in a shared apartment or in a four star hotel close to LTL. We have several homestay families that can accommodate two children or one child and one parent in their apartment, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us </a>regarding availability.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Immersion Courses in Chengde</strong></span> China\'s old imperial capital about two hours north of Beijing are available for families. In Chengde accommodation is either with a Chinese homestay family or a hotel, classes taught 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 for a full immersion experience in a very traditional and historic Chinese city in the Northern Mountains, past the Great Wall, away from the hussle and bussle of metropolitan Beijing.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information, [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Chinese courses for families', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5300-revision-6', '', '', '2013-07-30 01:36:28', '2013-07-30 01:36:28', '', 5300, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5300-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5326, 2, '2013-07-30 01:54:56', '2013-07-30 01:54:56', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3805" title="DSC00874" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00874-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Carolyn - a parent\'s perspective\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\nWhen looking for a language program, we had an extensive list of requirements for every member of our family. LTL put together a perfect program for all of us.  My sons took six hours of 2-on-1 classes per day and lived in homestays with Chinese families in both Beijing and Chengde.  With flexible class schedules, I was able to take language and cultural classes at the same time as my sons therefore I saw them at the LTL campus every weekday.  LTL found us accommodation nearby our sons’ homestays with requested amenities, like high speed Internetfor connecting to our work at home.  LTL was there to answer all our questions and support all four of us throughout our stay.  Our teachers were outstanding.  We all made wonderful new friends and immersed ourselves in Chinese culture and daily life.  I would recommend LTL to any family looking for a fun &amp; educational adventure in China.  We traveled for our third month in China.  Everyone we met commented on our sons’ excellent Chinese language skills.  Our sons have been studying Chinese for 5 years, but at LTL their language skills grew exponentially.\r\n\r\n<strong>- Carolyn, mother of Colin and Liam, New Zealand </strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Four weeks Beijing serviced apartment, Chinese 1-on-1 classes and Culture classes &amp; four weeks Chengde hotel &amp; 1-on-1 classes</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3807" title="DSC00872" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00872-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Colin, 12 years old\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\nI did two months of classes with LTL in Beijing and Chengde. My Chinese greatly improved.  I learned more practical Chinese with LTL whereas with other courses I learned just a little of everything.  The classes were fun, and it is something that I would do again!\r\n\r\n<strong>- Colin, New Zealand\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Four weeks Beijing Chinese Homestay and 1-on-2 classes &amp; four weeks Chengde Chinese homestay and 1-on-2 classes\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3806" title="DSC00863" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC00863-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Liam, 14 years old\r\n</span></strong>\r\n\r\nMoving to China for a few months was probably the most daunting single experience of my life. I am pleased to say that LTL made this experience both educational and memorable, without any of my worries for the experience being realized. The highlight was my homestay family, who I feel truly welcomed me into their home and culture.\r\n\r\n<strong> - Liam, New Zealand\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Four weeks Beijing Chinese Homestay and 1-on-2 classes &amp; four weeks Chengde Chinese homestay and 1-on-2 classes</em>', 'Testimonials', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5316-revision-5', '', '', '2013-07-30 01:54:56', '2013-07-30 01:54:56', '', 5316, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5316-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5330, 2, '2013-07-30 02:08:20', '2013-07-30 02:08:20', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/study-chinese-in-beijing.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5336" alt="study chinese in beijing" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/study-chinese-in-beijing-300x231.jpg" width="300" height="231" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Be involved in your child\'s study trip to China</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Detailed information from LTL about what your child\'s course will look like before departure\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Updates on your child\'s living situation and Chinese progress during the course if needed\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>A safe, fun, and cultural enriching experience for your child</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Parents</span> </strong>are a very important part of a child\'s China experience. From choosing the right program, proper preperation for your child\'s China adventure to support once your child is in China, parents are usually involved in their children\'s program all the way. At the same time LTL has specialized student advisors, children/teen friendly homestay families and support systems like our guardian program to make sure you can send your child to China without having to worry.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Safety</strong> </span>is the most important part of any program. Luckily China is not only a very safe country in general, but Beijing one of the world\'s safest capital cities and Chinese people in general very welcoming and protective towards foreigners who try to learn the country\'s language and experience it\'s culture. Family is the most central value of Chinese culture and in a Chinese homestay family, your child will find a family away from home. The food, language, and culture will be very different, but the basic concern for a child\'s safety and health is the same. Depening on your choice our homestay families can enforce a curfew or take a more relaxed approach - let us know your preferences. At the same time, our school is a quiet place to relax in the middle of Beijing\'s Central Business District, where students can do their homework, make friends with other students or relax, and will always find a member of staff willing to help out with whatever problems there might be.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Academic Progress</strong></span><strong> </strong>is of course always the main aim of any stay with LTL. While courses at LTL are designed to be fun, they follow a very strict curriculum to ensure all students make quick progress in their language abilities, including homework and exams. Combined with lifing in a Chinese homestay, where Chinese quickly becomes alive, rather than just a academic subject, you can expect your child to progress quickly. A beginner student with LTL usually masters "basic survival Chinese" within the first week, can engage in basic conversations after three to four weeks and reaches fluency in approximately six to eight months.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nEach student receives a <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Certificate </strong></span>upon the completion of the course, including an assessment of their current Chinese language ability. As LTL is certified as an official language school by various governments and universities around the world, often universities accept a course with LTL as university credit.<span style="font-size: medium;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more information please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Parents', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parents', '', '', '2013-07-30 06:06:30', '2013-07-30 06:06:30', '', 0, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/?post_type=services&#038;p=5330', 0, 'services', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5331, 2, '2013-07-30 02:07:40', '2013-07-30 02:07:40', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\n\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Detailed information about what your child\'s course will look like\n</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Updates on your child\'s situation, safety, and Chinese progress during the course\n</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents and children</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your family\'s needs. </strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Choose program duration, accommodation and classes for each family member</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn Chinese as a family</span> </strong>in China. LTL offers tailored programs for families with one or more children, one or both parents in Beijing and Chengde. A wide variety of options are available from junior summer camps, adult &amp; junior Chinese courses, Chinese homestays, apartments, hotels and specialized courses in Beijing and Chengde.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>For Chinese courses </strong></span>children can study spezialized junior courses, 1-on-1 classes, or join our LTL summer camp. Parents can choose to join one of our regular adult courses, study a tailored 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 course or just accompany their children to China and do a tourism program in Beijing. It all depends on you and your families needs, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> to let us know what you are looking for an we will create a family Chinese program for you.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Accommodation</strong> </span>options for children are either living with a Chinese homestay family or with together with their parents in a shared apartment or hotel suite. Parents can choose between staying at a Chinese homestay themselves, live in a shared apartment or in a four star hotel close to LTL. We have several homestay families that can accommodate two children or one child and one parent, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us </a>regarding availability.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Immersion Courses in Chengde,</strong></span> China\'s old imperial capital about two hours north of Beijing are available for families. In Chengde accommodation is either with a Chinese homestay family or a hotel, classes taught 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 for a full immersion experience in a very traditional and historic Chinese city in the Northern Mountains past the Great Wall, away from the hussle and bussle of metropolitan Beijing.\n\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\nTo have a family program advisor create a program for you and your family, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Parents', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5330-revision', '', '', '2013-07-30 02:07:40', '2013-07-30 02:07:40', '', 5330, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5330-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5311, 2, '2013-07-30 01:35:22', '2013-07-30 01:35:22', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your family\'s needs: choose the program duration, accommodation and classes for each family member\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents/children\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Special Chinese classes for children and parents\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Explore China and learn Mandarin together as a family\r\n</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn Chinese as a family</span> </strong>in China. LTL offers tailored programs for families with one or more children, one or both parents in Beijing and Chengde. A wide variety of options are available from junior summer camps, adult &amp; junior Chinese courses, Chinese homestays, apartments, hotels and specialized courses in Beijing and Chengde.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>For Chinese courses </strong></span>children can study spezialized junior courses, 1-on-1 classes, or join our LTL summer camp. Parents can choose to join one of our regular adult courses,  study a tailored 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 course or just accompany their children to China and do a sight seeing/tourism program in Beijing. It all depends on you and your families needs, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> to let us know what you are looking for an we will create a family Chinese program for you.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Accommodation</strong> </span>options for children are either living with a Chinese homestay family or with together with their parents in a shared apartment or hotel suite. Parents can choose between staying at a Chinese homestay themselves, live in a shared apartment or in a four star hotel close to LTL. We have several homestay families that can accommodate two children or one child and one parent in their apartment, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us </a>regarding availability.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Immersion Courses in Chengde</strong></span> China\'s old imperial capital about two hours north of Beijing are available for families. In Chengde accommodation is either with a Chinese homestay family or a hotel, classes taught 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 for a full immersion experience in a very traditional and historic Chinese city in the Northern Mountains, past the Great Wall, away from the hussle and bussle of metropolitan Beijing.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information, [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Chinese courses for families', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5300-revision-5', '', '', '2013-07-30 01:35:22', '2013-07-30 01:35:22', '', 5300, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5300-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5304, 2, '2013-07-30 02:06:56', '2013-07-30 02:06:56', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\n\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Special Chinese classes for children and parents\n</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Explore China and learn Mandarin together as a family\n</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents and children</strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your family\'s needs. </strong></li>\n	<li><strong>Choose program duration, accommodation and classes for each family member</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn Chinese as a family</span> </strong>in China. LTL offers tailored programs for families with one or more children, one or both parents in Beijing and Chengde. A wide variety of options are available from junior summer camps, adult &amp; junior Chinese courses, Chinese homestays, apartments, hotels and specialized courses in Beijing and Chengde.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>For Chinese courses </strong></span>children can study spezialized junior courses, 1-on-1 classes, or join our LTL summer camp. Parents can choose to join one of our regular adult courses,  study a tailored 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 course or just accompany their children to China and do a tourism program in Beijing. It all depends on you and your families needs, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us</a> to let us know what you are looking for an we will create a family Chinese program for you.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Accommodation</strong> </span>options for children are either living with a Chinese homestay family or with together with their parents in a shared apartment or hotel suite. Parents can choose between staying at a Chinese homestay themselves, live in a shared apartment or in a four star hotel close to LTL. We have several homestay families that can accommodate two children or one child and one parent, please <a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/">contact us </a>regarding availability.\n\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Immersion Courses in Chengde,</strong></span> China\'s old imperial capital about two hours north of Beijing are available for families. In Chengde accommodation is either with a Chinese homestay family or a hotel, classes taught 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 for a full immersion experience in a very traditional and historic Chinese city in the Northern Mountains past the Great Wall, away from the hussle and bussle of metropolitan Beijing.\n\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\n\nTo have a family program advisor create a program for you and your family, please [button color=red url=http://ltl-chinois.fr/contact-us/ target=blank]Contact us[/button]', 'Chinese Courses for Families', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '5300-autosave', '', '', '2013-07-30 02:06:56', '2013-07-30 02:06:56', '', 5300, 'http://ltl-chinois.fr/5300-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5305, 2, '2013-07-30 00:47:13', '2013-07-30 00:47:13', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your familie\'s needs: choose your program duration and content\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents/children\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Special Chinese classes for juniors\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Study Chinese together</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Mandarin Group Classes</span> </strong>are perfect for beginners who would like to immerse themselves in Chinese language while interacting with other students and making new friends. This intensive course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class. A Small Group Class on average has 3/4 students, but is guaranteed to never have more than 6 students to make sure everyone still gets individual interaction with our teachers and can really improve their Chinese quickly. Our Mandarin group classes follow a general curriculum covering all aspects of the language from speaking, listening, reading to writing with the aim of achieving general fluency in Chinese.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Individual Classes </strong></span>are perfect for those students interested in intensive Chinese study. This course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class and 10 hours per week of individual class. Here the student not only benefits from general Mandarin tuition but also from individual personalized coaching with a teacher. Students who wish to achieve fluency quickly or only have a short time to study, this option guarantees rapid progress.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Culture Classes </strong></span>are a great option for those interested in both studying Mandarin and learning about Chinese arts and culture. This course includes 20 hours per week of Mandarin Group Class and 10 hours per week of Chinese culture classes. Chinese Culture Classes are taught by trained professionals in each field. 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Learn how to shop not by studying a textbook, but by going out and shopping. With Beijing Safari the best place to learn how to buy a subway card is not a classroom, but a subway station; how to understand a menu, a restaurant. You will be at all times accompanied by a certified Mandarin Teacher who not only knows where to go, but also the vocabulary you will need when you get there. The instructor will teach you necessary words in advance, take you to places where you can engage in conversations and then listen to you while you have them. Your teacher will help if necessary, but more importantly give you feedback on the spot. During your “cool down” session the teacher will also give you a detailed explanation about additional sentences that could have been used and what the words meant you did not understand.\r\n\r\n<strong> How a session works:</strong>\r\n\r\n1) First you “warm up” with your teacher, who will explain which situations will be practiced today and go through the vocabulary and sentence patterns needed.\r\n\r\n2) The Safari starts, from buying blue trousers with a pair of socks at a shop to discussing rental prices with a property agent, according to your Mandarin level, increasing in complexity of vocabulary and sentence patterns used with each session. 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All Chinese Culture Classes are taught in Mandarin,giving you the opportunity to build upon your classroom study and practice speaking.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2690" title="immersion2" alt="Great immersion options at LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Tai Qi </strong><strong>太极拳</strong>: Founded in the 12<sup>th</sup> century by Taoist monk Zhang Sanfeng, Tai Qi has been used to treat stress and hi\r\ngh blood pressure for centuries. Join the legions of Chinese who practice Tai Qi in parks all over the Middle Kingdom. LTL offers courses from beginner to advanced level teaching all five major styles from Yang to Sun.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kung Fu</strong><strong>功夫</strong>: From Hong Kong action heroes to the PLA, Kung Fu refers to a variety of Chinese martial arts. 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A two-stringed bowed musical instrument played since the 10<sup>th</sup>century, Er Hu is today taught at all of China’s major musical schools. Offering classes from beginner to advanced level LTL will provide you with an Er Hu until you decide it is time to buy your own. A beginner can expect to play his/her first songs after the second lesson.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mahjong </strong><strong>麻将</strong>: Lose a fortune and win it back in the same night. LTL Mahjong classes will teach you the tricks for peanuts before you try your hand at your local Mahjong parlor. A four-person game, three students learn and play together with one teacher.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calligraphy </strong><strong>书法</strong>: Called Shodo in Japan and Seoye in Korea, Chinese calligraphy is one of the world’s oldest art forms. Learn how Chinese characters developed from tortoise shell carvings to today’s word processing. 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This intensive course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class. A Small Group Class on average has 3/4 students, but is guaranteed to never have more than 6 students to make sure everyone still gets individual interaction with our teachers and can really improve their Chinese quickly. Our Mandarin group classes follow a general curriculum covering all aspects of the language from speaking, listening, reading to writing with the aim of achieving general fluency in Chinese.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Individual Classes </strong></span>are perfect for those students interested in intensive Chinese study. This course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class and 10 hours per week of individual class. Here the student not only benefits from general Mandarin tuition but also from individual personalized coaching with a teacher. Students who wish to achieve fluency quickly or only have a short time to study, this option guarantees rapid progress.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Culture Classes </strong></span>are a great option for those interested in both studying Mandarin and learning about Chinese arts and culture. This course includes 20 hours per week of Mandarin Group Class and 10 hours per week of Chinese culture classes. Chinese Culture Classes are taught by trained professionals in each field. Options range from kung fu to calligraphy to cooking and much more.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Course overview</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<table class="responsive" border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Weekly Courses- all year round</th>\r\n<th colspan="3">Course Content (h)</th>\r\n<th colspan="2">Beijing Upgrades</th>\r\n<th colspan="3">Locations</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group</th>\r\n<th>1-on-1 Classes</th>\r\n<th>Culture Classes</th>\r\n<th>Beijing Safari</th>\r\n<th>Discover Beijing</th>\r\n<th>Beijing</th>\r\n<th>Tianjin</th>\r\n<th>Chengde</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group &amp; Individual</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group &amp; Culture Classes</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Small Group - </strong>Intensive Chinese Group Classes in Beijing,Maximum 6 students, 55 minutes per class at <strong>LTL </strong>Sunshine 100 Campus</li>\r\n	<li><strong>1-on-1 - </strong>60 minutes individual Chinese education per class at <strong>LTL </strong>Sunshine 100 Campus, your home or preferred downtown location</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Culture Classes - </strong>Each Culture Class lasts 60 minutes, and you may take different classes each week.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Upgrade options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n[toggle title="Click to find out more about <strong>Beijing Safari</strong>"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/life-in-china.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2863" title="life in china" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/life-in-china-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Beijing Safari teaches you Chinese by speaking it where it is spoken best: the streets of Beijing! Learn how to shop not by studying a textbook, but by going out and shopping. With Beijing Safari the best place to learn how to buy a subway card is not a classroom, but a subway station; how to understand a menu, a restaurant. You will be at all times accompanied by a certified Mandarin Teacher who not only knows where to go, but also the vocabulary you will need when you get there. The instructor will teach you necessary words in advance, take you to places where you can engage in conversations and then listen to you while you have them. Your teacher will help if necessary, but more importantly give you feedback on the spot. During your “cool down” session the teacher will also give you a detailed explanation about additional sentences that could have been used and what the words meant you did not understand.\r\n\r\n<strong> How a session works:</strong>\r\n\r\n1) First you “warm up” with your teacher, who will explain which situations will be practiced today and go through the vocabulary and sentence patterns needed.\r\n\r\n2) The Safari starts, from buying blue trousers with a pair of socks at a shop to discussing rental prices with a property agent, according to your Mandarin level, increasing in complexity of vocabulary and sentence patterns used with each session. Live the Language has twenty different Safari Trips pre-prepared for you.\r\n\r\n3) During your “cool down” session, your teacher reviews with you the additional vocabulary that has been learned and when, how and why misunderstandings might have occurred.\r\n\r\n<strong>Course information:[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Beijing Safari is a beginner course, best suited to level A1</li>\r\n	<li>Beijing Safari is only available in Beijing</li>\r\n	<li>Course includes 10 hr/wk of specialized 1-on-1 Chinese classes</li>\r\n	<li>Maximum length of the course is 2 weeks</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\nBeijing Safari is a 1-on-1 course upgrade. To book this course, please first choose a program that includes at least 10 hr/wk of individual classes. You may then upgrade those hours of class to Beijing Safari.[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=10px margin_bottom=10px]\r\n\r\n[toggle title="Click to find out more about <strong>Culture Classes</strong>"]\r\n\r\nLive the Language Mandarin School offers a variety of Chinese Culture Classes for beginners and fluent speakers alike. These are a fun way to improve your Mandarin skills and learn more about Chinese history and society. All Chinese Culture Classes are taught in Mandarin,giving you the opportunity to build upon your classroom study and practice speaking.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2690" title="immersion2" alt="Great immersion options at LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Tai Qi </strong><strong>太极拳</strong>: Founded in the 12<sup>th</sup> century by Taoist monk Zhang Sanfeng, Tai Qi has been used to treat stress and hi\r\ngh blood pressure for centuries. Join the legions of Chinese who practice Tai Qi in parks all over the Middle Kingdom. LTL offers courses from beginner to advanced level teaching all five major styles from Yang to Sun.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kung Fu</strong><strong>功夫</strong>: From Hong Kong action heroes to the PLA, Kung Fu refers to a variety of Chinese martial arts. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5310, 2, '2013-07-30 01:08:28', '2013-07-30 01:08:28', '[hr style=double-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5301" alt="Family studying Chinese" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC03076-small-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Tailored to your familie\'s needs: choose your program duration and content\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Different accommodation options for parents/children\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Special Chinese classes for juniors\r\n</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Study Chinese together</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Mandarin Group Classes</span> </strong>are perfect for beginners who would like to immerse themselves in Chinese language while interacting with other students and making new friends. This intensive course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class. A Small Group Class on average has 3/4 students, but is guaranteed to never have more than 6 students to make sure everyone still gets individual interaction with our teachers and can really improve their Chinese quickly. Our Mandarin group classes follow a general curriculum covering all aspects of the language from speaking, listening, reading to writing with the aim of achieving general fluency in Chinese.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Individual Classes </strong></span>are perfect for those students interested in intensive Chinese study. This course includes 20 hours per week of Small Group Class and 10 hours per week of individual class. Here the student not only benefits from general Mandarin tuition but also from individual personalized coaching with a teacher. Students who wish to achieve fluency quickly or only have a short time to study, this option guarantees rapid progress.\r\n\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=20]\r\n\r\n<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Mandarin Group Classes and Culture Classes </strong></span>are a great option for those interested in both studying Mandarin and learning about Chinese arts and culture. This course includes 20 hours per week of Mandarin Group Class and 10 hours per week of Chinese culture classes. Chinese Culture Classes are taught by trained professionals in each field. Options range from kung fu to calligraphy to cooking and much more.\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Course overview</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<table class="responsive" border="2">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan="2">Weekly Courses- all year round</th>\r\n<th colspan="3">Course Content (h)</th>\r\n<th colspan="2">Beijing Upgrades</th>\r\n<th colspan="3">Locations</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group</th>\r\n<th>1-on-1 Classes</th>\r\n<th>Culture Classes</th>\r\n<th>Beijing Safari</th>\r\n<th>Discover Beijing</th>\r\n<th>Beijing</th>\r\n<th>Tianjin</th>\r\n<th>Chengde</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group &amp; Individual</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Small Group &amp; Culture Classes</th>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>✔</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n<td>N/A</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[list type=bullets-blue ]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Small Group - </strong>Intensive Chinese Group Classes in Beijing,Maximum 6 students, 55 minutes per class at <strong>LTL </strong>Sunshine 100 Campus</li>\r\n	<li><strong>1-on-1 - </strong>60 minutes individual Chinese education per class at <strong>LTL </strong>Sunshine 100 Campus, your home or preferred downtown location</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Culture Classes - </strong>Each Culture Class lasts 60 minutes, and you may take different classes each week.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=20 margin_bottom=0]\r\n<h2>Upgrade options</h2>\r\n[hr style=dotted-line margin_top=0 margin_bottom=20]\r\n[toggle title="Click to find out more about <strong>Beijing Safari</strong>"]<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/life-in-china.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2863" title="life in china" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/life-in-china-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Beijing Safari teaches you Chinese by speaking it where it is spoken best: the streets of Beijing! Learn how to shop not by studying a textbook, but by going out and shopping. With Beijing Safari the best place to learn how to buy a subway card is not a classroom, but a subway station; how to understand a menu, a restaurant. You will be at all times accompanied by a certified Mandarin Teacher who not only knows where to go, but also the vocabulary you will need when you get there. The instructor will teach you necessary words in advance, take you to places where you can engage in conversations and then listen to you while you have them. Your teacher will help if necessary, but more importantly give you feedback on the spot. During your “cool down” session the teacher will also give you a detailed explanation about additional sentences that could have been used and what the words meant you did not understand.\r\n\r\n<strong> How a session works:</strong>\r\n\r\n1) First you “warm up” with your teacher, who will explain which situations will be practiced today and go through the vocabulary and sentence patterns needed.\r\n\r\n2) The Safari starts, from buying blue trousers with a pair of socks at a shop to discussing rental prices with a property agent, according to your Mandarin level, increasing in complexity of vocabulary and sentence patterns used with each session. Live the Language has twenty different Safari Trips pre-prepared for you.\r\n\r\n3) During your “cool down” session, your teacher reviews with you the additional vocabulary that has been learned and when, how and why misunderstandings might have occurred.\r\n\r\n<strong>Course information:[list type=check ]</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Beijing Safari is a beginner course, best suited to level A1</li>\r\n	<li>Beijing Safari is only available in Beijing</li>\r\n	<li>Course includes 10 hr/wk of specialized 1-on-1 Chinese classes</li>\r\n	<li>Maximum length of the course is 2 weeks</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>[/list]</strong>\r\n\r\nBeijing Safari is a 1-on-1 course upgrade. To book this course, please first choose a program that includes at least 10 hr/wk of individual classes. You may then upgrade those hours of class to Beijing Safari.[/toggle]\r\n\r\n[hr style=double-line margin_top=10px margin_bottom=10px]\r\n\r\n[toggle title="Click to find out more about <strong>Culture Classes</strong>"]\r\n\r\nLive the Language Mandarin School offers a variety of Chinese Culture Classes for beginners and fluent speakers alike. These are a fun way to improve your Mandarin skills and learn more about Chinese history and society. All Chinese Culture Classes are taught in Mandarin,giving you the opportunity to build upon your classroom study and practice speaking.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2690" title="immersion2" alt="Great immersion options at LTL Mandarin school" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2487-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Tai Qi </strong><strong>太极拳</strong>: Founded in the 12<sup>th</sup> century by Taoist monk Zhang Sanfeng, Tai Qi has been used to treat stress and hi\r\ngh blood pressure for centuries. Join the legions of Chinese who practice Tai Qi in parks all over the Middle Kingdom. LTL offers courses from beginner to advanced level teaching all five major styles from Yang to Sun.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kung Fu</strong><strong>功夫</strong>: From Hong Kong action heroes to the PLA, Kung Fu refers to a variety of Chinese martial arts. Physically more challenging than Tai Qi, courses are available for all levels and different styles, with or without weapons.\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chinese Cooking </strong><strong>做饭</strong>: Always wanted to know how the gong bao gets into the ji ding? Learn to prepare food Chinese family-style as LTL takes you on a culinary journey through different Chinese cooking traditions. Your teacher will not only provide the kitchen and ingredients, but also join you for dinner and conversation afterwards.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_2500-e1310719658621.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2987" title="calligraphy" alt="" src="http://ltl-chinois.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_2500-e1310719658621-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chinese Music: Er Hu </strong><strong>二胡</strong>: Learn how to master China’s quintessential classical instrument. A two-stringed bowed musical instrument played since the 10<sup>th</sup>century, Er Hu is today taught at all of China’s major musical schools. Offering classes from beginner to advanced level LTL will provide you with an Er Hu until you decide it is time to buy your own. A beginner can expect to play his/her first songs after the second lesson.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mahjong </strong><strong>麻将</strong>: Lose a fortune and win it back in the same night. LTL Mahjong classes will teach you the tricks for peanuts before you try your hand at your local Mahjong parlor. A four-person game, three students learn and play together with one teacher.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calligraphy </strong><strong>书法</strong>: Called Shodo in Japan and Seoye in Korea, Chinese calligraphy is one of the world’s oldest art forms. Learn how Chinese characters developed from tortoise shell carvings to today’s word processing. Your instructor will teach you about stylistic evolution from Jinwen to Kaishu and how to write Chinese worthy of an emperor.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beijing Opera Mask Painting </strong><strong>脸谱</strong>: Beijing Opera is an art in many ways, but the parts that fascinate most viewers first are the elaborate costumes and painted masks. Learn why a hero’s masks are always red and what the color of a beard says about a character. You will learn the techniques and soon paint your own masks.\r\n\r\n<strong>Paper Cutting </strong><strong>剪纸</strong>: While the days when a potential bride’s attractiveness depended on her paper cutting skills are gone, this ancient Chinese art form continues to be passed on from generation to generation. 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