Guest Liz20016 Posted October 21, 2003 at 08:59 PM Report Posted October 21, 2003 at 08:59 PM I am hoping to teach English and study Mandarin Chinese next year, and I need to decide between the following cities. I was hoping to get some insight from anyone who has heard about or been to these cities: Wuhan, Dalian, Harbin, Hangzhou, and Ningbo. I realize that Mandarin is not as widely spoken in Hangzhou and Ningbo, but I am still considering these cities as well. Thank you! Quote
Tsunku Posted October 21, 2003 at 11:23 PM Report Posted October 21, 2003 at 11:23 PM I've heard good things about Hangzhou. In the old days it was a famous scenic place, but I've never been there personally. I read a book that was partially set in Hangzhou and it sounded really pretty. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 21, 2003 at 11:31 PM Report Posted October 21, 2003 at 11:31 PM I've been to Wuhan, Harbin and Hangzhou. I've stayed in each of these cities for about a week. Out of these three cities, I would pick Hangzhou. Both Wuhan and Harbin are pretty typical cities. Wuhan gets pretty hot during the summer and Harbin is freezing during the winter. However, during the winter in Harbin, there are many ice and snow sculptures around the city and contests held in parks. Hangzhou was real pretty, especially around the Xi Hu (West Lake). Quote
confucius Posted October 25, 2003 at 09:36 PM Report Posted October 25, 2003 at 09:36 PM I vote for Dalian, followed by Hangzhou and Ningbo. Wuhan would be last on my list and Harbin is only fun during the ice festival. I believe Dalian offers the best language environment and there are good opportunities to make decent money on the side. Dalian is a good Chinese city to live in and features a Wal-Mart for your western provisions. I love Hangzhou too, but folks there tend to speak their own Zhejiang dialect. In Dalian you'll hear standard Mandarin just about everywhere you go. Quote
Quest Posted October 25, 2003 at 11:47 PM Report Posted October 25, 2003 at 11:47 PM why dont u take a week to travel to these places and see for urself Quote
Guest jimmychua1981 Posted October 28, 2003 at 12:07 PM Report Posted October 28, 2003 at 12:07 PM i 've been studying in hangzhou for the past 2 months at the hangzhou university of commerce and although its not as pretty as alot of people say, i think hangzhou is a really nice place. i haven't been to the other cities you mentioned but even if you don't love hangzhou, u defiently won't hate it. a warning though, its pretty hard to learn chinese when your teaching out here. i know people who've been hear a couple of years and speak bugger all. Quote
roddy Posted October 28, 2003 at 12:26 PM Report Posted October 28, 2003 at 12:26 PM i know people who've been hear a couple of years and speak bugger all True, but how many of them actually put real time and effort into studying it?Roddy Quote
Bren_hubei Posted November 26, 2003 at 10:57 AM Report Posted November 26, 2003 at 10:57 AM Can you let me know, where can you study in Ningbo? any more details - fees , website etc. thanks Brendan Quote
Guest Shi Jia Posted December 17, 2003 at 07:57 PM Report Posted December 17, 2003 at 07:57 PM http://www.icnbu.com/intl/index.htm This is the homepage of Ningbo University (in English). You can find all necessary information there. The next semster starts on March 1st, 2004. Franziska Quote
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