Travel in Chinese is a 15-minute segment onCCTV-9 that is hosted byDashan. The segment is a Chinese lesson.

The Chinese lesson segments is broken down into:

• A 2- to 3-minute action scene using key Chinese phrases
• An analysis by Dashan on each of the phrases
• A word substitution exercise to utilize the key phrases described in the action scene
• A recap of the action scene
• A 2- to 3-minute segment providing in-depth information about the travel destination in the action scene

On occasion, the entire program is a review of past lessons with guests consisting of Chinese language students who will converse completely in Mandarin while Dashan responds in English. Typical students are usually not of Chinese origin.

The programme particularly focuses on aspects of theStandard Chinese language.Dashan usually points out many language points such as idioms that don't particularly translate to English and the use of themeasure word.

Although anyone can start learning Chinese through this program, the program is geared for many levels from beginner to advanced.

Travel in Chinese succeededCommunicate in ChineseArchived 2010-05-04 at theWayback Machine, the previous title, but also withDashan as the host.

Some key differences in strategies betweenTravel in Chinese andCommunicate in Chinese are:

• Travel In Chinese focused more on conversational situations whereasCommunicate in Chinese focused on sentence structures
• Travel In Chinese had more realistic scenarios thanCommunicate in Chinese did even though both series had non-Chinese performers speaking in Mandarin.Communicate in Chinese focused on situations that would more likely to occur outside of China, such as ordering beer, going to the bar, and talking about how one is learning Chinese with the teacher.Travel In Chinese focused more on how to order authentic Chinese dishes and on how to talk to police in an emergency (both scenarios are examples of scenarios that are likely to occur when in China).

In January, 2008, a new series replacedTravel in Chinese on CCTV-9. Still hosted by Dashan but now titledSports ChineseArchived 2010-05-16 at theWayback Machine, this series largely follows a format similar toTravel in Chinese andCommunicate in Chinese, with new content focusing on the topic of sports as Beijing prepared to host the2008 Summer Olympics.

The 13-episode series,Easy ChineseArchived 2010-05-08 at theWayback Machine, has been aired during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, helping foreigners visiting China during Olympic Games. Daily lessons with short Chinese phrases, more simple thanTravel in Chinese andSports Chinese. It's hosted byAurora Carlson.

Newly launched on CCTV-News, the 100-episode seriesGrowing up with ChineseArchived 2010-08-06 at theWayback Machine started on August 2, 2010. It is aimed at teenagers and hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, a television host known as Ai Hua in China.

• Chinese Studio, another Chinese language lesson program that broadcasts onChina Radio International.
• Travel in Chinese in RussianArchived 2011-07-07 at theWayback Machine onCCTV-Русский
• Travel in Chinese in SpanishArchived 2010-05-27 at theWayback Machine onCCTV-E

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• Growing up with ChineseArchived 2010-08-06 at theWayback Machine
• Easy ChineseArchived 2010-05-08 at theWayback Machine
• Sports ChineseArchived 2010-05-16 at theWayback Machine
• Communicate in ChineseArchived 2010-05-04 at theWayback Machine
• Special ChineseArchived 2010-08-21 at theWayback Machine
• Chinese Competitions Chinese Bridge"Archived 2010-08-23 at theWayback Machine

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