Mandarin intensive

Cheaper and slower-paced than Beijing, with a strong tutor market and a city that forces you to actually speak. 12 other cities on this map teach language too - the reason to pick this one over them is what's above.

Yes. It starts from zero, no experience needed. That is the whole point. The days are intense and close to full-time, so come rested.

Most people give it 84 days; the honest range is 28 to 365, and how far you take it is largely up to you. You come away with HSK prep. Expect it to be HSK, low cost of living, food city.

Around $1,800 – $3,600 for the whole thing, about $32 a day, or ₹1.7L – ₹3.4L in rupees. That covers 12-week course, tuition + shared apartment. Flights and visas never are, and this is a researched estimate, not a quote. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book.

You can. The cheapest language on the map is spanish survival week in Oaxaca, Mexico, from $350, against a $48/day median for the category. Whether the place is worth the difference is the real question.

It runs year-round, so it bends around your calendar rather than the other way about.

2 other things on this map, starting with porcelain in Jingdezhen from $500. A trip does not have to teach you only one thing.