| hi, i'm considering moving to shanghai for 6 months to a year for the same reason (study chinese). i know a lot of questions and opinions have been expresed about beijing and shanghai but i would like to know if anyone could provide me a varied type of info.
i am from malaysia and of chinese origin. i speak cantonese, mandarin and hokkien/fujian. as a child i spent a few years in taiwan and picked up spoken mandarin from there. however, i cannot read chinese but have no problem understanding the different dialects and speaking mandarin in a standard putonghua accent. taking an intensive chinese course in china is just so i can begin to read and write the language i have been speaking for this long. therefore, i'd like to know if studying in shanghai (where shangainese is prevalent) will pose a problem in terms of just reading and writing? (i don't suppose so?) also, in what way is the programme in Fudan Uni lousy? please advise. thank you. |
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai?