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
Jun 06, 2025
105 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 100 reviews
  • 5 rating 60%
  • 4 rating 36%
  • 3 rating 1%
  • 2 rating 2%
  • 1 rating 1%
  • Housing 4.75
  • Support 4.35
  • Fun 4.45
  • Value 4.5
  • Safety 4.7
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Felizia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A wonderful experience

I am about to finish my six month program in Hangzhou in a few days.

I was lucky to get a wonderful and welcoming family with two lovely children. Compared to a lot of the other aupairs I had a big advantage, because my family was able to speak both English and German, which made the communication very easy.

Hangzhou is a beautiful city if you are looking for something completely different. It isn’t as crowded as Shanghai or Beijing and there is still plenty of nature surrounding the city center.

The best part of the whole experience was meeting all the other aupairs and getting to know so many people from all around the world. I made a lot of new friends and I am even going to visit some after my stay in China is over. I would definitely recommend the program.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
There were plenty of dishes where I wasn’t even sure what I was eating but the weirdest ones were for sure pig feet and duck tongue.
92 people found this review helpful.
Nora
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A chance worth taking

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95 people found this review helpful.
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Antonia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Unforgettable experience

The past 6 month that I got to spend in Beijing were some of the best in my life. I experienced a strange culture with their ancient traditions and odd manners. Although I can’t speak Chinese it was easy to make new friend, get around and discover new places.

If you like working with kids and enjoy discovering a new culture then this Programm is probably one of the best options to choose from. The agency and of course your future host family will take good care of you and help you in every situation. Therefore you should be communicative and outgoing.

The agency also offers culture classes and family activities to make it easier for you to find new friends. And the mandarin classes you will attend are fun too. Besides learning the language it is another opportunity for you to hang out with your mates.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
Thanks to my host family I got to try a lot of new food and I started to eat food I never liked before. They showed me as many different styles as possible and I enjoyed most of them. I even tried frogs, worms and chicken feet.
94 people found this review helpful.
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Lennart
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

One of my best decisions

I was comming to China to challenge myself and as a gap-year before university (also learning the language isn't to bad).
But what I found was not a challenge at all.

I was always very welcome in my host family and got treated as a member of the family.
I got a connection to the kids quite fast and could communicate to my host parents very easily, due to their good English, which made my stay alot easier.

I think the biggest problems for aupairs is, that they have to little time going out (Curfew/working time) and that sometimes they are being viewed more as a worker than as a family member.

I count myself as very lucky and my time here was definitely worth it.
I had a great experience in china and would recommend it for people that look for something different.

99 people found this review helpful.
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Phillip
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Challenge yourself

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What would you improve about this program?
More pocket money for the Au Pairs and Lo Pair not talking about the families as if they don't make mistakes. Also LoPair shouldn't make the families expect so much from their au pair to create a more loving and familiar atmosphere. Au Pair and host child won't function through pressure and expectations but through a loving environment and feeling well valued.
86 people found this review helpful.
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Diana
4/5
No, I don't recommend this program

3 months in China

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What would you improve about this program?
More time off, working schedules that the Au Pair and Host family follow (checked by LC)
85 people found this review helpful.
Response from LoPair Culture Exchange

Dear Diana,

Thank you for your comments regarding LoPair Au Pair China program experience.

We truly value your feedback and the opportunity it brings to make improvements. I am very sorry and disappointed to hear that we did not deliver our usual high standard of assistance when you feel pressured. We also highly recommend when you feel tough, do not hesitate to contact our Mentor. They will assist you professionally. And also, we get some feedback from your host family. Due to the cultural differences, some Chinese families are not good at expressing their emotions with words. But I believe you can feel they do help you a lot in your daily life and also support your every decision.

If you have more questions or advice. I welcome the opportunity to connect with you. I can be contacted on email nancy.li@lopair.com. Thank you once again for your feedback, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Nancy Li
Program Service Manager

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Hannah
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

3 months in Beijing

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91 people found this review helpful.
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Birgit
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

China

It was an amazing experience. But try to take things not personal because the culture is different and mostly the people don't mean it how they say it. Through the chinese class, I could learn some basic skills in Mandarin and I also got a lot of new friends there. Friends make China much better. You can visit a lot of new places. I have been to a lot of different parks as well as in a lot of temple. That are so pretty places. It is nice to see the Buddha figures. They are all unique. Moreover I enjoyed to go to watertown because you can escape from the busy life in the city. To go around I would recommend to download Shanghai metro app and to use google maps. Glogle maps was my best friend in China. The metro system is very easy so you could also manage it without an app. But why should you make your life harder than it has to be.

What would you improve about this program?
More support during the program would be good and that you get not enough information or the wrong one. Always double check how it really is.
81 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...