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ChangSha, Hunan Province, Tell me more !
Jun 26, 2010 21:13
guestRachael-CR 你好!

I am a current Australian university student , and I will be coming to Chang Sha in July this year. I have (somehow) made it to the second round of the "Hanyu Bridge" Chinese Proficiency
Competition that is being held in Changsha.

I have never been to Hunan province, and I have a few questions:

1) If i bring a laptop, will wireless internet be widely available?
2) I have heard a rumor that "Facebook" is banned in China, is this true?
3) I know it'll be summer when I'm there, but does it get cold at nights?
4) If anyone has heard of this competition, could you tell me more about it please?

5) the most important one: I would LOVE to learn some Xiang Chinese/ Chang Sha hua.( Is this the major dialect spoken in Changsha? ) I speak semi-intermediate mandarin but I would like to be able to communicate with the locals in their own dialect. Could someone out there teach me a few sentences? That'd be fantastic!

Thanks for your time

Cheers,

Rach
Jun 28, 2010 04:33
#1  
GUESTMONICA Hi, this is Monica, i can answer your few questions.
1) if you live in the hotel, usually they can offer free wireless internet service.
2)the "facebook"is still banned in China, but you can get on the facebook with a free software"hot shield". you can google it and download it.
3)Hunan is south of China, it won't cold in the night. If you go to north of China, it maybe will a little bit cold in the summer. don't worry about this.
4)this is official website : http://www.chinese.cn/bridge/ , Hope this can help you.If you have more question , you can send email to me : gmail.com|monica.yu818
5)last question sorry i can not help you. i come from north of China, i live in shanghai now. If you come to Shanghai , i would like to know you. i only one word "to know"in changsha hua, "xiaode"晓得 do you learn chinese character?
By the way, i have facebook, you can add me. my facebook : monica.yu818
Jul 1, 2010 02:09
#2  
GUEST31916 Hi, Rach, Congradulations!

I'm sure you know this website: http://www.chinese.cn/bridge/, there are details on it.

i spent 4 years in Changsha, Hunan Normal University, i like Changsha very much, because i'm also from Hunan province, so everything there is fine with me. the food, weather etc, lots of good place to visit. Yuelu Mountain is my favorite. but i'm not in Changsha now, good news is i have a classmate who is Changsha local, and she is a postgraduate in Hunan Normal University now . she can show you around and teach you Chang Sha hua.

you can reach me at

Email: hotmail.com|chen_juan_1314 (MSN)
SKYPE:angie07461

Good luck!

Angie
Jul 1, 2010 21:48
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[quote=GUESTRACHAEL-CR,399845]你好!

1) If i bring a laptop, will wireless internet be widely available?


If you will be a student in Hunan and live in the school dormitory, i think the wireless internet will be available, for most universities have wireless internet service in China.
Jul 3, 2010 21:46
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GUEST71105 HI, This is coco. So far, I have been stay in the changsha four years, If you have any help, you can call me or email me. My email address is 163.com|hei_bao, My mobile number is 86-13548707883
Jul 4, 2010 04:49
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GUESTGUESTRA... Thank you so much guys!

We'll be in touch soon- I have lots more questions!

In the meantime, have a look at my 汉语桥 blog if you have the time! The more times you visit it, the higher my chances of getting a scholarship to a Chinese university, so get clicking if you can! =D

http://my.chinese.cn/en/33545

http://my.chinese.cn/en/space-33545-do-blog-id-21621.html
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