A Russian language school has brought a group of students aged 8 to 16 to China with PreeChina every year since 2025. The group has grown from 20 participants in 2025 to 36 in 2026, and 60 are booked for 2027. The school is not named here.
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A Russian language school has brought a group of students aged 8 to 16 to China with PreeChina every year since 2025. The group has grown from 20 participants in 2025 to 36 in 2026, and 60 are booked for 2027. The school is not named here.
Three Seasons
| Year | Participants | Status | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | Completed | Seven days in early May, based in Shanghai: a boat trip on the Huangpu River, a wax museum, the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Tianzifang lanes, the Jade Buddha Temple, a classroom session on a Shanghai campus, a day in Suzhou at a classical garden, and a theme park day. |
| 2026 | 36 | Completed | Seven days in early May by coach and high-speed rail: Shanghai, with the Bund and a day at a theme park; Hangzhou, with a West Lake boat trip and a banquet theatre dinner; a university classroom session where the students gave presentations; high-speed rail to Beijing; the Forbidden City, giant pandas and the Great Wall. The school later named the parts of this trip that worked well as the ones to repeat. |
| 2027 | 60 | Booked | Seven days in early May across Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing, with two coaches. See the sample itinerary. |
The 2026 Week
| Day | Where | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | Arrival, a welcome lunch, a first evening on the Bund with the Pudong skyline, and a group dinner. |
| 2 | Shanghai | A day at Shanghai Disney Resort. |
| 3 | Hangzhou | By coach to Hangzhou, a boat trip on West Lake, an old shopping street, and a banquet theatre dinner. |
| 4 | Hangzhou to Beijing | A university classroom session where students gave short presentations and received certificates, a heritage craft workshop, then high-speed rail to Beijing. |
| 5 | Beijing | The Forbidden City, lunch, and the giant pandas at a zoo. |
| 6 | Beijing | The Great Wall, lunch below the wall, and a farewell evening. |
| 7 | Departure | Transfer to the airport. |
The photographs are PreeChina's own, taken on the trip, and are used with the permission of the school and of the people shown. No names are given. The sample itinerary for 2027 follows the same three cities.
In Their Words
On the last night the students spoke to the camera. Several called out "I love China, Pree China!", and others thanked the guides and said they wanted to come again. The words below are taken from the film, and the Russian ones are translated.
I love China so much. I love China's culture so much.
A student
The trip was wonderful. We visited three cities at once. It was an unforgettable trip. I would come again.
A student, translated from Russian
I liked the Chinese people very much. They are all very kind and friendly. I really liked China, and I really wanted to come here again.
A student, translated from Russian
Thank you for letting us practice our language. This means a lot to me.
A student
Why It Matters
A school that books the same operator three years running, and enlarges the group every year, is making a statement about the earlier trips. The school asked to repeat the parts of the 2026 programme that worked well in 2027, and the route for sixty was drawn from that request.
The participants are aged 8 to 16, from children to teenagers, travelling with their school. The group travels in early May each year.
The 2027 Route
The first season stayed in one city, with a day trip to Suzhou. The 2027 programme for sixty moves between three cities by coach and high-speed rail, with two coaches and sessions run in two sittings of thirty. A larger group changes how a day is built, not only how many seats are booked.
What Went Wrong
Over the early seasons the group met traffic, rain on a boat ride, a restaurant that could not seat everyone, a participant separated from the group at a theme park, a participant who became unwell, and a phone and a wallet left on a coach. Each was resolved without anyone coming to harm. The safety page lists all seven.
Using This Case
This is one school and one country, and it describes what happened on these trips. It does not describe a standard package, and it says nothing about prices. Schools and agencies that want a comparable programme describe their own group in the proposal request.
Send the group size, ages, dates and the curriculum or interests, and PreeChina replies with a draft route. Nothing is booked until a priced itinerary is agreed.
Request a ProposalReviewed October 2026. Programme details are confirmed in writing for each group.