Fun Mandarin Camp 2016

 

Fun Mandarin Camp 2016 Learning Language in Taiwan with Different Countries’ Classmates

Overseas Mandarin Language Courses

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Welcome to United Daily News United Daily News originated in 1951. In addition to the newspaper enterprise, we have been devoted to the extension of education enterprise. Because of the learning craze of the Chinese language due to the globalization, United Daily News and World Journal cooperate to hold “UDN Fun Mandarin Camp.” This year enter into the eighth session.

This camp principally focuses on designing various and practical lessons for Chinese and foreign teenagers.

Confronting the wave of globalization brings changing and impact. The knowledge of textbooks and school exams cannot satisfy people’s requirements about the acquisition of knowledge.

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By combining the core of Internet information and extensive friend sourcing of United Daily News and World Journal, we will collect and plan a series of activities with the newest trends, enlightenment, and ingenuity to emphasize Chinese culture and creativity and Taiwanese customs for everyone in UDN Fun Mandarin Camp.

Service Location

United Daily News Taiwan 886-2-8692-5588 ext. 5073 World Journal New York 718-746-8889 ext. 6285 World Journal San Francisco 650-259-2009 World Journal Los Angeles 323-268-4982 ext. 281 World Journal Thailand 02-2260040 ext. 166 IQ Chinese USA Tel 1-949-596-4065

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3 weeks

Designated Learning

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1 week

Action Learning

6:1 1 Staff Member 
 to 6 Students

Coming into Life

Practical Learning

Safety is the most important issue to children, so six students will have one staff member to take care of their life and observe their learning problems in the course. Thus, the staff members assist students to improve together.

Language leaning not only lies in the classroom, but also lies in interaction and communication with other people. Then, children can grow from playing. Following their new friends from different places, they get together to enjoy learning Chinese and bravely make contact with new cultures. Therefore, they re-open their passion for leaning Chinese!

Before beginning the camp, children have a classification examination so the materials the children use are suitable and have practical contents.Not only different genders but also the cross ages have to cooperate with each other to learn Chinese in this camp.

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Materials

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Going beyond Language Learning

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Coming into Life

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Thinking Out of the Textbook

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Earning Real Feedback

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Applying Learning

Action Learning

Diverse Abilities

Immediate Learning & Using

By traveling half-way around the island, children will feel no stress when using their three hundred vocabularies and sixty grammar patterns. Thus, the children’s conversations are not restricted to classroom lessons so that they can interact with local people in real life.

If you want your children to have a passion to restart learning Chinese, to learn independence, group cooperation, leadership ability, interpersonal communication skills, analysis and judgment, problem solving ability, and to have an open mind to experience different cultures, then, please set your mind at ease and let your children to join our camp.

The activity mission aims to encourage children coming into life. Children immediately use contents to talk with local people.

While children use skills immediately, they will get real feedback.

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Fun Mandarin

Course Features We focus on language learning which offers various designs.

It is the best way to help them to practice language naturally.

Regardless of getting together with classmates, going to visit landscapes, If children can make contact with local people every day. participating in mission activities during class or after the class, these activities assist children to use what they learn.

App Memorial book

Digital Learning

Children cultivate their five senses to record their moods and write down their thoughts about everything. Children also can use technologies to produce an exclusive memorial book by using an App that has 6 media effects to record their adventure journeys and sweet memories.

Words

Videos Pictures Audio

Links

We use “Type to Learn” Chinese fast memory learning courseware that utilizes the newest proprietary computer technology. It can effectively assist children to recognize the words, correct their pronunciation, and apply Chinese, so they can easily improve themselves.

Maps

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The Secret Chamber game We specifically arrange a laser gun competition to promote children’s friendship and sense of unity.

The Living Mall simulates a war in a Middle Eastern city, and by using realistic story plots of ten types of exciting and various mission contents, the children complete the realistic mission with the help of the coach’s instruction.

Exotic Cuisine Children use ingredients and kitchenware to experience and learn language in a professional and safe cooking space. We hold a competition with a time limit to stimulate children to ask the assistance of passersby in the supermarket, and request them to help the children to purchase the correct ingredients. After the competition, children will return to cook the food in the classroom and share their thoughts.

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Fun Mandarin

Course Features

The Beverage Store Taiwan has various beverage stores. Just tea alone has dozens of choices, and children can follow their own taste to adjust the amount of ice and sugar. After children learn the basic vocabularies in the morning class, they can go to a real beverage store to order their exclusive drink.

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The half-day 
 Manager After language training for two weeks, children can bravely solve different situations. Through the activity of half-day manager, children can face different customers and deal with customers’ problems. However, we do not deliberately arrange the realistic scenes because it can help children to practice and get immediate feedback.

 

Table Game Dixit

The Future 
 Letter

Children use their imagination to play the role of a storyteller and follow the picture cards to say the correlated words, such as a vocabulary, a sentence or making a sound. Therefore, playing this game can let children develop their imagination, use Chinese and exercise their wits to win the game.

We hope children will not forget their original intentions. Hence, children have to write their anticipations about the future and go to the post office to send the future letter. After one year, the future letter will return to the children at unexpected time; this letter may urge them to make progress to complete their dream.

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Fun Mandarin

Course Features

Practicing Taijiquan Apart from visiting the first Confucius Temple in Taiwan, a Taijiquan master will teach the children relaxation, tranquility, and slow movement. Through learning the Kung Fu movements, students can say their body parts in Chinese, and realize the combination of nature, history, buildings, and martial arts.

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United Daily News host broadcast Before ending the journey, children have to write down what they see and learn to describe the weather, the place, the food, the deep images of events, and so on.

Therefore, they can share their joys and experiences to the entire world while they sit for the hot broadcast.

Fun Mandarin

9 Service Features 1)

Companion care

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Exclusive camp newspaper

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Free preview Lessons

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Video of real competitions

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One-on-one customer service staff

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A Farewell party gift

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Immediate reporting of learning

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Free extension oral Lesson

Courses

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Non-stop service.

Line intimate group service is as an exclusive butler. It will answer your interrogations and offer preparation information before you leave, such as suggestions of what to pack, transportation information from the airport to Taipei, notice of weather reports, and so on. Also, children can get to know their camp partners and release any nervous atmosphere.

Customer Service Staff

The annotation: Line is an App software which can send free messages, get free voice calls, easily share pictures, videos, and voice messages. It supports different types of mobile phones, tablets, and computers.

If you have any questions, you can ask any time. We will respond to your questions during business hours.

LINE ID : funmandarincamp

If you have a Line account, we welcome you to join our ID. Please download Line from here:

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Fun Mandarin

9 Service Features

Camp Course Preview

United Daily Newspaper

The Extension Course

If you successfully register for our camp, you can get the NT $1,260 Go! Traveling learning courseware. It helps you to preview lessons before setting out.

Exclusive newspapers become a unique souvenir, including the camp activities, and we publish everyone’s experiences of sharing and bearing in the United Daily News.

After returning home, we offer a free online oral practice course to let the children continue to learn without interruption.

Secret Surprise Gift

Safety and Care

None-Stop service

Children will not only get group pictures, videos of their competition and their host broadcasting to take home, but also have a personal surprise after the camp.

Companions and teachers will take charge of children’s safety and record children’s daily life in the process of learning and traveling.

After the end of traveling, you still can use the service email to contact us.

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Fun Mandarin

Learning More and Improving Quickly

Multimedialearning classroom We offer complete multimedia learning classrooms, equipped with projectors, videos, computers, the wireless Internet, and so on.

Small Classes for Teaching

IQChinese materials efficiently correct pronunciation, promote the literacy rate, analyze the weaknesses, figure out the learning difficulties and the solution to them.

Learning

We restrict 12-17 students or at most 20 students in the classroom to make sure that students can get attention from the teachers, so students have a chance to practice language and interact with their classmates from different countries.

Absorbability

Technological Learning Materials

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Teachers-lead practicing Students learn correct grammar and pronunciation to express self-confidence.

Teachers instruct and answer any questions

Mobile Learning Using a variety of teaching activities expands the children’s learning. And the reality of experiential activities makes them use what they learn in their daily life.

Experienced Teachers United Daily News selects teachers, who are kind and who have passion for teaching and abundant experiences, to teach students the ability to carry on daily conversations.

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Application

Teaching demonstration & Cultural activities In cultural tourism, children visit museums, experience the special features of different cities, and go on outside activities to practice their speaking and promote their listening.

Living with local people Through living and interacting with local people, children can naturally learn and improve their grammar. Therefore, children can correctly understand the proper use of vocabulary.

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Fun Mandarin

Complete Learning plan Faultless and detailed arrangements, visible learning results.

Understanding Taiwan

Useful Courseware Using free Chinese learning materials Go! Traveling includes immigration, shopping, foods, beverages and tourism sentence patterns.

BEFORE LEAVING

Making New friends

Proficiency Examination Completing the online proficiency examination before you move on and try to understand your Chinese level!

Come to meet different countries’ classmates in Taiwan. Join Line and say hello to everyone.

Extracurricular Activities Using five senses (ears, eyes, hands, nose, and mouth) experience foods, histories, cultures, hand-made items, and life. All of these activities excite children’s learning, so you can see their improvement.

Daily Updates

DURING ACTIVITY

Language Learning The whole camp are scheduled into teens group. Students will be taught and learn together according to the language level which will create more fun and encourage students learning engagement.

The Future letter warmest Caring The future letter will come to the children when they don’t expect it.

They can examine their wishes progressively.

Experiential Sharing We welcome children to become a UDN ambassador to share their camp experiences and earn the best prizes and other learning software.

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We offer the transportation information from Taipei to the airport, the weather conditions, packing lists, and special points.

Students latest learning progress will be given to parents weekly and student daily camp life will be uploaded on our Facebook web page for parents to view. Keep parents in the loop of what’s going on in the camp so we can make adjustment anytime if needed to make the most of the camp.

The Activity Schedule Using Line Notes, students know the day’s schedule and can search the schedules of other days.

AFTER CAMP

Go! Chinese gives the children Non-stop learning After the course, children can continue to use the learning courseware Go! Chinese which extends the children’s language learning.

Keep contact Our service will not finish after the travel is over; please keep in contact!

More Discounts If the children participate in the camp again, they can have the Old Pal’s discount.

Camp program City

Date

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Taipei

7/18 Mon

Assembly & Registration

Placement Test

Welcome Party

Taipei

7/19 Tue

Chinese Lesson -

Hello! Everyone

Photography class + App class

Meeting new friends

Taipei

7/20 Wed

Chinese Lesson -

Secret Chamber Game

Mission activity

Taipei

7/21 Thu

Taipei

7/22 Fri

Taipei

7/23 Sat

Taipei

7/24 Sun

Ilan

7/25 Mon

Taipei

7/26 Tue

Taipei

7/27 Wed

Taipei

7/28 Thu

Taipei

7/29 Fri

Taipei

7/30 Sat

Taipei

7/31 Sun

Taipei

8/01 Mon

New Taipei

8/02 Tue

Taipei

8/03 Wed

Where is it?

Mission activity

Where is it?

(147 Sports Theme Park)

National Palace Museum, riding a bike in Tamsui, Beitou hot springs

Chinese Lesson

How is the weather today?

Chinese Lesson What kind of service does the school have?

Mission activity

Songkran Festival

Who has the same feeling with me?

Mission Activity

Cultural Activity Experience

The Campus Tournament

A Diabolo

Chinese Lesson

Mission Activity

Welcome

Exotic cuisine

Review

Share

The big differences of World cuisine

National Center for Traditional Arts, Yilan; International Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival, Yilan Chinese Lesson

My schedule

Chinese Lesson I want to drink a cup of pearl milk tea.

Cultural Experience Activity

Songshan Cultural & Creative Park + Xinyi District Mission Activity

Let’s order a beverage

Chinese Lesson

Mission

Where is my friend?

The story of words

Mission Activity

Forty-Four South Village + Taipei 101

Sport Player

Seeking treasure adventure King

Taipei time trial competition Cultural Experience Activity

Chinese Lesson

Mission Activity

Table Game

The Witty Storyteller

Face Changing Illusion Show/ Guan Jian Shou

Chinese Lesson

Mission Activity

Cultural Experience Activity

Go to a convenience store

7-11 Half-day manager

Ximending

Chinese class Send yourself a letter

The dream of a dimension door

Mission Writing a letter to yourself in the future

Longdong Bay (snorkeling and a canoe), Jiufen Old Street, Shihfen Sky Lantern Chinese Class The Future Letter

Mission Activity

Go to the post office to send a future letter

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

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Camp program City

Date

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Chinese Moving Classroom I Tainan

8/04 Thu

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Tainan Confucian Temple Eternal Golden Castle

Anping Old Fort Anping Tree House

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Tainan Old Street

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Sicao Mangrove Preserve (Zhufagang canal)

Chinese Moving Classroom II Tainan

8/05 Fri

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Cigu Salt Pan • Ten-Drum Cultural Village •

Sio House Tainan Night Flower Market

Chinese Moving Classroom II Chiayi

8/06 Sat

Nano

8/07 Sun

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Alisha Yuyupas

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Fenqihu Railway Station

Chinese Moving Classroom IV

Chang hua

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Guang Xing Paper Mill Sun Moon Lake

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Taiwan Times Village

Chinese Moving Classroom V 8/08 Mon

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Lukang Wen Wu Temple Moru Lane

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Lukang Culture Center

Chinese Moving Classroom VI Miaoli

8/09 Tue

New Taipei

8/10 Wed

Taipei

8/11 Thu

Taipei

Taipei

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Making Lai cha Flying Cow Ranch

Sanyi Shan Ban Ciao Mask Cultural Village

Chinese Moving Classroom VII •

Sanxia Old Street and Yingge

Chinese Class

Mission Activity

App

Appreciation of the Beauty of Taiwan

8/12 Fri

Chinese Class Preparation of the host broadcast’s speech

Mission Activity Little host broadcast

Farewell & Thanksgiving Festival

8/13 Sat

Farewell party

Take a plane

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App materials preparation

Note : This is an example curriculum , organizers of the course of time , content, maintaining flexibility to adjust the right , if the above is not possible for some reason when outdoor activities , the organizers of the alternative arrangements appropriate activities.

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Activity fees Standard Fee

USD

$3,200

Early Bird

Old Pal

2 for 1

USD

USD

USD

$3,025

$3,000

Register before 17th. Jun

$3,025

Admission Age

Date

12-17 years old

July 18th - August 12th

Organizer uTravel

North American World Journal

Udn education Department

Thailand World Journal

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Domestic Information Accommodation Accommodation in shared dorm /hotel rooms under counselor’s supervision. All rooms have air-conditioner, locker and WiFi. 6-8 people in a room in Homey Hostel Taipei Main Station (2015 Tripadvistor Winner) and 4-6 people in a room in hotels during traveling. All bed linen is provided but children will need to bring their own toiletries and towels. Additionally, bring adapters for any electrical appliances and mobile phone chargers.

Night-time Regular checks are made by counselors.

Children are required to have returned to their room by 22:00 and not to make any noise.

Airport pick-up / drop-off Service (Optional) Airport pick-up service includes being met at the airport by a UDN representative, and transportation from the airport to the student’s accommodation.

Students will be accompanied by the representative to the airport at their departure day. UDN requires children’s flight information at least 14 days before they arrival in Taiwan. The Airport pick-up / drop off fee is not included in the price. Cost is USD50 one trip. Single trip can take up to two people.

Contacts 1.

Meals Nutritious menu is special designed by professional dietitian. Eat healthy to restore strength and prepare a clear mind for studying.

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Insurance We provide Accident Insurance cover for all our students. The coverage for 14 years old and above is NTD 5,000,000; and the coverage for 14 years old and under is NTD 2,000,000. You may purchase any additional medical insurance that you feel necessary.

24 Hour Care, Assistance, Supervision and Security In average, every 6 students there will be 1 counselor watching over them during the day. If at any time, day or night a student is worried, feels ill, or has a problem or question, or requires any assistance or information, they are able to ask any member of staff team, all staffs will be very pleased to provide the assistance.

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If students have relatives or contacts in Taiwan, please notify us and provide the contact information 14 days prior to the camp starts.

They will be the emergency contacts in Taiwan during the camp.

For a better learning environment, parents please schedule a time and a way to contact your children. Students can keep their own phones. However, it’s strictly prohibited to use mobile phone in class or during any activity. If you need to contact your children in an emergency outside of both time periods, please contact the onsite camp staff for assistance.

We accept no responsibility for lost, damaged or stolen phones.

We offer laptop with Skype after evening activity when students are back to the accommodation, so students can take turn and talk to parents on Skype if needed.

How to register 1. Apply time:

3. Important notice:

Begins today, and will be closed on June 17, 2016.

2. Procedure of registration and payment: 1.

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Read our program: Find at www.funmandarincamp.com Apply online: Please fill out the online application form at www.funmandarincamp.com.

Reply and payment: We will reply your registration through email, and inform you the amount and payment account. Please complete the payment within 7 days and fax the bank receipt to +886-2-8692-3968

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Any question about courses, please contact us with email. If you did not receive our reply email after submit the registration for 3 days, please contact us ASAP to ensure your application is valid.

Please do not wire any fee before receiving notification from us.

Bank wire transfers fee (according to bank regulation) is not included in the fee of program.

If pay by USD, wire transfer is the only way to be accepted.

Please make sure that payment information is sent from UDN Education Service Department (E-MAIL udncamp@udngroup.com.tw).

Please indicate the student’s name, date, amount of transfer, and the invoice number on the wire receipt.

In order to make sure the camp will be running smoothly, if there is any student who violates any of the rules or inappropriately interact with other students during the camp we will have the RIGHT to expel the student with NO REFUNDS. Parents will need to be responsible for all the related causes.

Account Information

Method

Bank Name: Bank of Taiwan (Sung Shan Branch) Beneficiary A/C Name: United Daily News Beneficiary A/C No.: 064031000029 SWIFT Code: BKTWTWTP064 TLX NO:XXXX(TBA) Bank Address: No. 560, Sec. 4, Chung Hsiao E. Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Wire transfer

Tuition Fees & Other Expenses

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Tuition Fees & Other Expenses Tuition fees include: Register fee, all materials needed in the camp, text books, day trips, admission fees, meals and carfare.

A design drawstring backpack.

Air-conditioned rooms.

Full travel insurance.

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Other expenses not included in the tuition: 1.

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Personal expenses like telephone, laundry, souvenirs, other personal daily supplies…etc.

Medical treatment that doesn’t include in the insurance: such as cold and other illness or injury that doesn’t cause by accidents.

Airport pick-up and drop-off.

Refund Policy 1. For students who cancel the program 1 day before the program starts, UDN will refund 50% of the tuition after deduction of necessary expenses from total payment.

2. For students who cancel the program 20 day before the program starts, UDN will refund 70% of the tuition after deduction of necessary expenses from total payment.

3. For students who cancel the program 21 to 30 day before the program starts, UDN will refund 80% of the tuition after deduction of necessary expenses from total payment.

4. For students who cancel the program 31 day before the program starts, UDN will refund 90% of the tuition after deduction of necessary expenses from total payment.

5. No refund will be made of absence of camp for any personal reason.

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6. In case of natural disasters during the class such as typhoons, earthquakes, floods…, the irresistible incidents that accompanied with the announcement by local government to cease the class or activity, then refund will be made according to the day of cancellation.

7. If major sickness or death happens to students’ third-degree relatives (including 1st and 2nd degree) prior to the camp starting date, UDN will make full refund minus the registration and logistic fees. The fees will not exceed 10% of the total.

8. All refunds will wire back to the original accounts of the tuition transaction. If UDN is not the initiator of the refund, refund transaction fees will bear by students and deducted in the refund.

Contact Us 1. Official website

4. Contact phone lines:

www.funmandarincamp.com

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2. E-mail

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udncamp@udngroup.com.tw

3. Address: 2 F No. 369, Sec. 1, Datong Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan, R.O.C.

United Daily News Taiwan: 886-2-8692-5588 ext. 5073 IQ Chinese USA Tel:1-949-596-4065

5. See our past year camps on our Facebook:

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