Chengdu: finding accommodation for March-May08:

[imagine]

Nimen hao,

I am (most probably, depending still on employer...) taking a course in Staff University of Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department and it will last 25.2-25.5.2008.

I am weighting up the accommodation possibilities for that time. The school offers a dormitory flat 4USD/day/student. The room is in a dormitory flat (living room, toilet + shower, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and the price incl. air conditioning and heating in the living room, bed with a heater, linen, drinking water (cold an hot), internet in the living room.

BUT I might be coming with my boyfriend, so I need to find an alternative for the accommodation. We are under 40's and what we would be looking for is a nice, clean, safe accommodation (1livingroom, 1 bedroom, tv, Internet connection, kitchen, shower, toilet in the apartment).

Could I have some opinions on the accommodation matter please?

Does anyone know in which part of the city the school is located?

How do you find the dormitory flats pricing? Expensive/cheap?

The alternative option for accommodation: where would you look for it? Any hints regard to it otherwise are also warmly welcomed.

Thanks a million for your help in beforehand!

rgds, Imagine

[Tommi]

If the program hasn't changed for this year, then the actual school is located about 20 minutes outside the city in middle of nowhere. The place and rooms are ok, but you won't have a chance of renting anything nearby, so that leaves two options, ask for a private room for you two or stay in the city and spend 40 rmb on taxi fare one way. I did the program in 2004 and have lived in Chengdu after that, I was quite happy about the program, although the location sometimes felt a bit too far away.

Here's a blog from someone who did the program: http://www.keranen.org/helmikuu.htm and another one: http://chengdu.vuodatus.net/

[grayedge]

Hi, Imagine,

I am native in Chengdu. I suppose the University you are going to take is 四川科技职工大学(http://www.sckjzgdx.com/), right?

this University is not located inside Chengdu urban districts , it is in LongQuanYi District, which is a smaller town on the east of Chengdu, about half an hour driving time from Chengdu city.

I don't think it is very easy to find a nice, clean, safe accommodation nearby the school, and I think the price would be $200~$300USD per month.

I can't currently answer all of your questions, but I'd like to help you on seeking a ideal if you are sure when you will be in Chengdu, you can

contact me via email/MSN grayedge@gmail.com. hope this reply is helpful.

here is the foreign students in this University:http://www.sckjzgdx.com/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=183

http://www.sckjzgdx.com/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=181

[imagine]

Thank you Tommi and Grayedge for your replies.

Tommi the links you provided were excellent. Grayedge, yes the school is 四川科技职工大学(http://www.sckjzgdx.com/). But I am not sure yet whether it is possible for me to go there or not. Also, I need to look for other options for studying Chinese Business Culture in China, maybe even a bit shorter period of time?

Thank you again for the time and information given.

With best regards, imagine