Brush Up on Your Putonghua at These Top Chinese Language Centers
If you didn't make it to TBJ's first annual Mandarin Month Mixer, then you missed out. The June 25 event featured teachers from a dozen language centers that chatted up more than 150 attendees, all of whom were thrilled to mingle, make study plans, and express their love of putonghua (when not stuffing themselves with Home Plate's delicious offerings).
To recap, here's a rundown of the Mandarin centers that attended:
Berlitz
Sunjoy Building Ste 801, 6 Ritan Lu, Chaoyang District
BICC
Maquanying Campus: No. 1 Compound, 72 Shunbai Road, Chaoyang District
Sanlitun Campus: 2 Baijiazhuang Xili, behind Beijing No.80 Middle School (South gate), Chaoyang District
Maizidian Campus: 11 Chaoyang Park West Road, 2/F, Chaoyang District
BITC
Beijing Information Technology College, 5 Fangyuan West Road, Chaoyang District
Hutong School
Zhongyu Plaza, Room 1501, 15/F, A6 Gongti Beilu, 100027 Chaoyang District
Ideal Mandarin
Jinchen Business Center, room 305 Hepingli No. 7 Community, Bldg 15, Dongcheng District
Inter University Program (IUP)
Wenbei Bldg, 502, Tsinghua University Haidian District
Keats School (located in Kunming)
Mandarin House
Suite 317, Tower 16, China Central Place, 89 Jianguo Road
Shuoba
Room 1201, BU Center, 28 Chengfu Road, Haidian District; Line 13 Wudaokou station exit B
SpeakEasy
Room 529, 5/F, Bldg 5, Sanlitun SOHO, 8 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District Chaoyang District
That's Mandarin
1/F, Office Bldg B, Xinzhong Yuan, Xinzhong Jie Dongcheng District
Aside from the sterling institutions that attended our mixer, there are several other top language centers that provide enriching educational experiences. Below, you can see a rundown of several prime examples. Also, dear readers, please take to our comments section to mention any other language centers that you think should be added to our list, along with a testimonial of your experience there.
1on1 Mandarin
Huaqing Jiayuan, 7-506 (above McDonald's on the fifth floor), Haidian District
Beijing Mandarin School
E-Tower School: Room No. 904-905, E-Tower Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District
Guangming Hotel School: Room #0709 Guangming Hotel Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Bridge School
Guang Ming Hotel, Room 0503, Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
Capital Mandarin
CBD: West Tower, Room 1006, Van Palace Center, Jintong Xijie, Chaoyaong District
Sihui: Gaobeidian Campus, Hui He South Street, Gaobeidian Road, Chaoyang District
CLE
Guomao: Room 711, Bldg 13, Area D, Houxian Daicheng, 16 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang District
Shunyi: Beijing River Garden Villas, Clubhouse 7, Yu Yang Lu East, Houshayu, Shunyi District
Confucius Institute Online
18/F Bldg B, Desheng International Center, 83 Dewai Street, Xicheng District
Global Village
West of Wudaokou light rail station, Haidian District
Mandarin House
Tower 16, Suite 317, 89 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Mandarin Leadership Center (MLC)
Bldg INN8 A Unit, Room 608, 2 Chaoyangmen South Alley, Dongcheng District
Mandarin Zone
Tongguang Building, Room 1208, 12 Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang District
Mr. Chinese
Ginza Mall, Bldg B, 16H, Dongzhimen, Dongcheng District
Sinology Institute
8 Shuangsi Hutong, Dongcheng District
Taipei Language Institute
TLI Beijing-Yansha Language Center, 40 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
Lastly, if you haven't already, be sure to check out rundown of Mandarin Month coverage here. It includes numerous learning tips and tricks, inspiring Q&A's with fluently bilingual laowai, profiles of various language centers, and more.
Photo: One World 365, the Beijinger, Easy Mandarin, Forbes,
