Location
  • China
    • Beijing
    • Shanghai
    • Hangzhou
Length
52+ weeks

Program Details

Activities
City Exploring
Timeframe
Academic Year Fall Spring Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Host Family Hostel
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
18
Age Max
30

Pricing

Starting Price
300
Price Details
- $300-$800 program fee depending on the regions:
Zone1((UK, Ireland and Oceania): $300
Zone2(Euorpe, South Africa): $500
Zone3(North America): $800
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Airfare Meals Tour Guide Travel Insurance Visa Wifi
May 20, 2024
Mar 28, 2025
101 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Nǐ hǎo! LoPair offers an award-winning cultural exchange program which enables you to become fully immersed in Chinese culture, learn Mandarin, make fantastic friends from across the globe. We'll provide you with a 3-12 month placement in a major Chinese city living in a homestay with a lovely Chinese or Expat family.

Your adventure starts with arriving in Beijing, Shanghai, or Hangzhou! You'll get professional Mandarin classes per week, fascinating cultural courses etc. You will assist host family with live-in educational childcare and some light household chores up to 30 hours a week — you'll get a room of your own, meals, insurance and international round way flight tickets! On top of this, you will have plenty of chances to explore on your own, with other au pairs and with your family while receiving pocket money per month!

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Program Highlights

  • FREE round-trip flights, homestay accommodation and insurance
  • FREE Mandarin lessons per week
  • ¥2000 pocket money per month
  • Choice of host families all located in metropolis (Beijing, Shanghai. Hangzhou)
  • Cultural activities

Program Reviews

4.52 Rating
based on 98 reviews
  • 5 rating 60.2%
  • 4 rating 35.71%
  • 3 rating 1.02%
  • 2 rating 2.04%
  • 1 rating 1.02%
  • Housing 4.75
  • Support 4.35
  • Fun 4.45
  • Value 4.5
  • Safety 4.7
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Antonia
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

6 months in Hangzhou!

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Pros
  • Experiencing new things
  • Traveling
  • Meeting new people
Cons
  • May not work out on the first try
  • Cultural differences
2 people found this review helpful.
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Anna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Shanghai programme

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Pros
  • Chinese classes
  • Helpful staff
  • Travel opportunity
42 people found this review helpful.
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Rebecca Vittoria
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Just amazing

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What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
Surely eating insects, one of the several experiences I won't ever forget 😁
Pros
  • Friends
  • Cultural exchange
  • Travelling
53 people found this review helpful.
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Jenni
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I had an amazing experience as an au pair in Shanghai!

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65 people found this review helpful.
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Anonym
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Extremely recommended!

It might sound cliche but it really was the best ever experience of my life. I can't wait to come back to China again soon.

Thank you to Lopair I had the opportunity to live the experience that I was not able to have in University due to the pandemic situation. All the staff was extremely helpful through the process and helped me in times of difficulty.

I highly recommend this experience to someone who wants to have a powerful insight into Chinese culture and the daily lives of Chinese people. Depending on the city and the family the experience can vary a lot from person to person so it's important to ask the right questions at the beginning to the staff who is always very kind and ready to answer your concerns.

I am so grateful to the agency for making this experience possible!

92 people found this review helpful.
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Gianluca
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Nice experience

During the summer of the year 2023 I took part of this program and spent 3 months in Beijing China with an amazing family who took me in their house and treated as their own. I really enjoyed my time there and had great adventures and experiences. I had to take care of the younger brother who was 11 years old, and luckily we clicked with each other. I recommend this experience to everyone who wants to do an aupair and to whom wants to discover Chinese traditions and culture. Only suggestion I can give is to study before Chinese because starting from scratch would be very difficult, for me it still was even though I studied Chinese at university for 3 years. Overall a very good experience!

Pros
  • Meeting new people
  • Trying new food
  • Living abroad
Cons
  • Communication can be difficult
107 people found this review helpful.
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Camila Bianca
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Au pairing in China, the best decision I have made.

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211 people found this review helpful.
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Brenda
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Out of my expection! Wonderful Experience even during the COVID-19

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What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
when the epidemic started, it really gives me a hard time to make decision on staying or leaving. I overcome it all thanks to my host family and lopair's help.
211 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Hi Karlie, I agree with Clara that asking directly Lopair (aupair@lopair.com) is the best idea. I am 99% sure it's impossible to have two au pairs in the same family, but I think you guys can manage to be placed in the same city! The matching process might just take a little bit longer, because you have to make sure you both find your families in the same city. Hope this helped, and let me know if...