where to go to study Chinese ?

[aboud]

Hello every one !

I am new to chinese, I am looking for a city with as few foreigner as possible, well except Russian ;) ..

I red throughout this forum which offer pretty great help, especially from those who are or have been in china .. and the overall conclusion is that northern cities are closer have some advantages, among them is that local speak a language closer to putonhua.

do you think a budget of 5 to 8$k for 9 months is enough or should i rise it ? 10 15k ?

Any little piece of advice can dramatically change my plan.

I big thanks to those who operate this forums I really appreciate your effort.

[vr2nr]

I study in Dalian, Kaifaqu and think it works quite well. There are some foreign teachers here, but outside of Starbucks, I pretty much only see local people. I have friends who study here and when they visit Beijing, they say it is like night and day (i.e., too many people speaking English).

Edited April 1, 2010 at 09:17 AM by vr2nr
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[xueshengDan]

I also have considered Dalian as a place to study. There seems to be many good resources there as well a universities. I am looking into Dalian Maritime University. From what I hear that the only draw backis the lack of historical sites, but you can always take train trips to places like Shenyang. Good luck with your choice.