Hongzhou's China Pages

Chinese, which most popular dialect is the mandarin, is the teaching language of most Chinese University While you can find some English taught degrees, usually taken by international students, it is possible for the ones mastering Chinese to join classes taught in Mandarin In order to prove your proficiency in the language, you will have to pass the HSK which assess your level and is accepted by every Chinese universities. What is the HSK and what is the required level? The HSK test is similar to the TOEFL or IELTS ones, it aims to prove that your mandarin level is enough to study within a University or to work.  Since 2008, the organisation that has been in charge of the test launched a simplified version with different scores, which sometimes lead to some confusion when looking at requirements of universities that haven’t updated their score yet. The test is currently divided in 3 levels with 2 sub level for each. You can succeed either level with the me...

10 TIPS BEFORE TRAVELING ABROAD   Summer is coming and you don’t know how to prepare your travel ? Enjoy your safe trip by preparing it well. Generally, there is a lot of things we need to remember. Here you will find the 10 most useful tips you must not forget to do before your departure.    Make a copy of important documents  Make several photocopies of all your important documents (for example : Passport) in case you lose your original documents. You also can scan them. Leave one in your purse, one in your luggage, one with a trusted friend or a family member and one copy in your hotel room.    Tell your bank you will be abroad  Before you go, you have to contact your bank. When you will withdraw money abroad, your bank needs to know in which country you are traveling and in case of emergency. Don’t forget to prepare you money few days before. In foreign countries for example in England, you need to change your money. Pay attention to th...