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Firstly,As a famous port city on China’s southeast coast, Xiamen has played a very important role in the history of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Xiamen University, the first university in the history of modern Chinese education ever founded by an overseas Chinese, has maintained extensive links with the outside world;
Second,With maritime climate and annual average temperature at 21°C, it is neither cold in winter nor terribly hot in summer in Xiamen. Here, the air is fresh and humidity is moderate. The university is located along the Xiamen bay backed by the hills and facing the sea. All the year round, there are always flowers in full blossom;
Third,Xiamen is a very safe city enjoying good social order. Compared with other Chinese cities, the living expense is inexpensive. Xiamen University is famous for the high quality of its graduates nurtured by its fine tradition of conscientious efforts on the part of students and strict academic demand by its faculty. What’s more, the tuition is reasonable;
Forth,Xiamen is a very cultured city with university graduates taking up a large proportion of its population. The university is the oldest and the most influential institution of higher learning in the city having close links with different social circles and the local community;
Fifth,Xiamen is one of the cities on the Chinese mainland where mandarin or putonghua is most widely spoken, making communications extremely easy. The university has become quite international and many teachers and students are able to speak and write in English;
Sixth,As a port city and a transportation hub, Xaimen is easily accessible by train, coach, ship and plane. People can choose whichever way they deem convenient when coming to study at Xiamen University. In addition, the city’s public transit system is one of the best in China;
Seventh,While Xiamen is a world-famous garden city and the only global winner in 2004 of “UNCHS Human Settlement Award”, the campus of Xiamen University is believed to be the most beautiful campus among China’s several thousand universities and colleges;
The Last One,Xiamen is a window on Chinese religious culture. South Putuo Temple, a famous holy place of Buddhism is a close neighbor of the university. There are churches for Catholics and Protestants and mosques for Muslims in the downtown area of the city, which is not far from the university and convenient for religious activities. |
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