What to Bring

Recommended


It is our experience that those students who come with the expectation of engaging in serious language study tend to create the most satisfying personal and academic experiences while in China. Toward this end, we strongly suggest you to begin or continue Mandarin language study now. It is not too early to become familiar with the spoken language through listening to Mandarin tapes or studying with a language tutor, and it is especially important to begin learning the basic phonetic Romanization system called Pinyin.  Read more...

Required


Please read more for a complete list of required items you should bring to China with you.  Read more...

Forbidden


Please read more for a list of what not to bring with you to China:  Read more...