14-Day Xi'an International Summer Camp

Afternoon — Arrival & check-in
Your guide and driver will meet you at the airport or railway station with a name sign and transfer you to the camp hotel. Check-in is assisted and each participant receives a camp kit (T-shirt, name tag, and guide) to start the journey comfortably.

Evening — Welcome dinner & opening
Enjoy a welcome dinner together, then join the opening ceremony with ice-breaking games to meet your teachers and fellow participants and kick off the camp.

Accommodation
Your camp hotel in Xi'an.

Morning — Chinese Class: Greetings & Self-introduction
Start with light morning exercise and breakfast, then take a fun Chinese class on simple daily greetings and self-introductions. Build the confidence to communicate from your first day.

Afternoon — The Bell Tower and Drum Tower
Walk to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower at the centre of the old city. The bell marked dawn and the drum marked dusk for the Ming city, and the towers stand where the four main avenues of Xi'an meet; from the gallery of the Bell Tower the whole grid is visible at once, which is the quickest way to read how a Chinese capital was laid out.

Evening — Free Time
Relax, rest, or chat with roommates to adapt to campus life at your own pace.

Morning — Chinese Class: Food & Numbers
Begin with morning exercise and breakfast, then take a basic Chinese class on daily food vocabulary and numbers for practical use. These words will come in handy throughout your stay.

Afternoon — Shaanxi History Museum
Take a guided tour of the Shaanxi History Museum, home to more than 370,000 artifacts spanning the Paleolithic to the Qing Dynasty. Highlights include Tang Dynasty gold and silver ware and Silk Road relics that reflect Chang'an's glory as an ancient capital.

Evening — Film & Vocabulary Review
Watch a bilingual cultural short film and review Chinese vocabulary in a relaxed setting to reinforce the day's learning.

Morning — Chinese: shopping & transport
After morning exercise and breakfast, learn practical Chinese for taking transport and shopping, from buying tickets to bargaining at a market.

Afternoon — Calligraphy & folk customs
Try Chinese calligraphy under your teacher's guidance, writing with a brush on rice paper, and keep your work as a souvenir. You will also learn about Chinese folk traditions and daily customs.

Evening — Free study & rest
Review your Chinese and rest in the evening to prepare for the next day's activities.

Morning — Chinese: family & festivals
After morning exercise and breakfast, learn Chinese vocabulary for family members and traditional festivals, helping you talk about your own background and understand Chinese customs.

Afternoon — Shaanxi Opera & dumplings
Experience Shaanxi Opera (Qinqiang), one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera with roots over 2,000 years ago in Shaanxi, trying the singing and costumes. Then make and eat fresh dumplings, a beloved staple across northern China, by hand.

Evening — Free time
Share photos from the day and enjoy a relaxed evening at your leisure.

Meals
Afternoon: A hands-on dumpling-making session (with tasting) is included.

Morning — Chinese Class: Hobbies & Descriptions
Start with morning exercise and breakfast, then take a Chinese class focused on hobbies and describing people and things. Build practical expressions for everyday conversation with peers.

Afternoon — Shadow Puppetry & Cultural Exchange
Make a shadow puppet and put on a short show in a traditional Chinese shadow puppetry (piying) workshop, an art form recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Then join a Sino-foreign exchange meeting to share culture with peers from different countries.

Evening — Daily Review & Rest
Review the day's learning content and relax to recharge for the days ahead.

Morning — Chinese review & quiz
After morning exercise and breakfast, review the Chinese you have learned so far through a fun mini quiz, building confidence for real communication.

Afternoon — Hanfu & Datang Everbright City
Dress in traditional Hanfu — the historical clothing of the Han Chinese worn for over 3,000 years — and learn basic Tang Dynasty etiquette. Then stroll Datang Everbright City, a 2.1 km pedestrian boulevard south of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda lit with Tang-style lanterns, street performances, and a lively atmosphere.

Evening — Camp gala & awards
Show your talents at the camp gala — singing, dancing, or other performances — and receive your camp certificate and souvenirs at the award ceremony.

Morning — BYD new-energy factory
After morning exercise and breakfast, visit the BYD new-energy automobile factory. BYD, founded in 1995 and now one of the world's largest electric-vehicle makers, opens its assembly line and R&D center so you can see how battery and hybrid cars are built — a flagship of China's green-technology drive.

Afternoon — Vehicle experience & diary
Experience intelligent vehicles first-hand, then write a short Chinese diary to record your impressions of high-tech China.

Evening — Free time
Relax in the evening and share your thoughts about the day's look at China's new-energy industry.

Morning — Aiju Grain & Oil Base
After morning exercise and breakfast, visit the Aiju Grain and Oil industrial base. Tour the automated production line to learn how modern technology supports China's food security and the journey of staple foods from grain to table.

Afternoon — Handmade flour experience
Try your hand at making flour products the traditional way, then share your thoughts with the group about food production and what you have learned.

Evening — Free study & rest
Spend the evening resting and reviewing your studies as you prepare for the next day's heritage tour.

Morning — Terracotta Army Museum
After morning exercise and breakfast, visit the world-famous Terracotta Army Museum. Built to guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (221–206 BC), the site contains over 8,000 life-sized warriors, horses, and chariots, each uniquely crafted. Your guide will lead you through the excavation pits, and you will make a small model to remember this heritage.

Afternoon — Pagoda & city wall
Continue to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a 7th-century Tang Dynasty Buddhist landmark, then cycle along the Xi'an City Wall. Dating to 1370 AD (Ming Dynasty) and stretching 13.7 km in a rectangle around the old city, the wall is the best-preserved ancient fortification in China and offers panoramic views.

Evening — Sino-foreign student interaction
Meet local Chinese students for games and conversation, practicing your Chinese and making cross-cultural friends in a relaxed setting.

Morning — Qujiang community tour
After morning exercise and breakfast, tour the Qujiang community, a modern residential district in southeast Xi'an. Experience everyday urban community life in China, from public facilities and green spaces to the routines of local families.

Afternoon — Yuanjia Village rural visit
Travel to Yuanjia Village, a well-known rural tourism village in Liquan County near Xi'an celebrated for its preserved folk culture and farmhouse cuisine. Enjoy a rustic lunch of local dishes, then try simple farm work and explore village life in the countryside.

Evening — Handwritten newspaper
Create a handwritten newspaper as a group to record and reflect on your urban and rural experiences of the day.

Meals
Afternoon: A farmhouse lunch in Yuanjia Village is included.

Morning — Xi'an International Port Area
After morning exercise and breakfast, visit the Xi'an International Port Area. Tour the container terminal and learn about the China–Europe Railway Express (Chang'an freight trains), which link Xi'an with cities across Central Asia and Europe and showcase China's opening-up and Belt and Road connectivity.

Afternoon — Belt and Road exhibition
Explore a "Belt and Road" exhibition to understand the initiative's history and global reach, then begin preparing your group's closing report based on the camp experience.

Evening — Discussion & rehearsal
Join a group discussion and rehearsal to refine your closing report and practice for the final achievement show.

Morning — Presentations & awards
After morning exercise and breakfast, groups present their Chinese learning and camp achievements to teachers and peers. An award ceremony follows, with certificates and souvenirs given to participants in recognition of their progress.

Afternoon — Cultural achievement show
Enjoy the cultural achievement show, where groups display their calligraphy, handicrafts, and performances to celebrate what they have gained during the camp.

Evening — Closing dinner & gift exchange
Gather for a closing buffet dinner while watching a video review of camp highlights, then exchange gifts with friends to cherish the friendships formed.

Meals
Evening: A closing buffet dinner is included.

• Morning: Morning exercise → Farewell breakfast → Check-out → Group photo → Farewell gathering

Have a warm breakfast; take group photos to keep memories; say goodbye to teachers and friends.

• Afternoon: Airport/station drop-off

Safe and orderly drop-off to ensure smooth return journey.