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Should you learn Chinese in Beijing or learn Chinese in Shanghai? |
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Should you
learn
Chinese in Beijing or learn Chinese in Shanghai?
That's a good question. Beijing and Shanghai are the two largest cities in
China and also the two most well-known places to learn Chinese in China.
While Beijing is definitely still in development, it is also rapidly
becoming an economic powerhouse for companies wishing to do business in
China. Culturally, Beijing is considered the center of Chinese culture.
Historically, Shanghai has been the center for doing business in China.
Shanghai is also considered more modern and more westernized. For these
reasons many people mistakenly believe Shanghai is a good place to learn
Chinese in China.
In terms of Mandarin Chinese language learning. Beijing is the optimal place
to study Chinese in China. This is because the Beijing accent is considered
the most standard, the people in Beijing primarily speak Mandarin Chinese,
and it is not yet a westernized city (plenty of room for interaction with
locals). This gives the student studying abroad in China ample opportunity
and a good environment in which to practice his or her spoken Mandarin
Chinese language during his study abroad in China.
Learning Chinese in Shanghai has several distinct disadvantages:
• Because Shanghai is more westernized there is a larger number of Western
companies doing business therefore minimizing the need to speak Chinese.
• Shanghainese speak the Shanghai dialect as opposed to speaking Mandarin
Chinese (Putonghua).
• People in Shanghai are able to speak Mandarin Chinese although they are
often reluctant to do so, preferring to speak in the local Shanghai dialect.
• When they do speak Mandarin Chinese, it is with an accent.
Because of these factors the student who is studying abroad in China will
not have ample opportunities to practice his or her spoken Chinese.
Therefore, Shanghai is not best city in which to study Chinese in China.
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