| Hi Everybody, Have you noticed that most of people from Beijing say that Beijing is the best place to study and live, and people from Shanghai say the same about their city!!! I think that there is not perfect place at all. All of them have advantages and disadvantages. Its up to you, if you want to be closer to western style (but also living the taste of China) then go to Shanghai. If you want to be closer to Chinese culture then you should go to Beijing. It depends more on the personality. Cities like Hangzhou are nice. Hangzhou is close to Shanghai, some parts are beautiful (some others are also busy and crowded) but in general is much more quiet and calm. Some people love it, for me Shanghai is much better. I have lived in Beijing, Hanzgzhou and Shanghai, and I have studied Chinese in Hanzhou and Shanghai. II's true that in Beijing people speak almost the Standard Chinese, but if you move to another city in China you still will have problems to understand their accents. On the other hand if you get used to the accent in Shanghai (for example) you will find very easy to understand people in Beijing. I think that most of universities still have to improve a lot their teaching methos, if not all of them. I think the key point is that everything depends on the student. Some people have the ability to learn faster. Some people learn very fast the speaking part and some others the writing. You can find everywhere people who have studied in the same university, one can speak fluently after one year while the other one can't. Because the teaching is not good enough (in most of universities) and also Chinese is a hard language to learn then you have to dedicate a lot of time to it. The more you dedicate to learn and practice then more you will speak, no matter in what university you are. |
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai?