| To give you guys more choice of experiencing a broader China, I inject a note of diversity to this blog.
My suggestion is Guangzhou, where I was born and bred. Guangzhou is less famous than Shanghai and Beijing internationally, but really a good alternative. Originally viewed as the most international city when Hong Kong is tucked in remote tucked in remote islands, the city is now regaining its international status with increasingly sofisticated culture activities scattered around. Known as a shopping paradise and a melting port of various cultures, Guangzhou is famous for its openess to newcomers, though i have to admit that rising crime rate, littering, harrassive panhandling, and overloading of basic infrastructure (mainly public transportation, schools) associated with the rise of these migrant populations have been generating some extent of ill will and xenophobia from the local Cantonese. Zhongshan University, the best university in town, where I took my college schooling, is the one of the best maderin education provider in China. By the way, it is really value added to take a course in Guangzhou, where u may learn the most original Cantonese as well, which is most widely used Chinese dialect worldwide. So why not put Guangzhou into your choice list? |
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai?