Taiwan now a key Chinese learning camp center

[Francis Hult]

The China Post

 

Taiwan now a key Chinese learning camp center

 

More schools and agencies in Taiwan are offering compact Chinese-learning and Taiwan cultural summer camps to attract overseas students to the island as Chinamania in recent years is drawing a growing number of people from the West to the Greater China area to learn Chinese. 

 

Without a doubt the country faces strong competitions from the other side of the strait. Some businesses in the mainland provide summer camps that combine language learning with visits to attractions like the World Expo in Shanghai. Others, with subsidies from 

 

Overseas China associations, are putting up really attractive prices. 

In response, Taiwan is hoping that its status as a democracy and home to the best preserved Chinese culture and artifacts in the world can help make it the Chinese summer camp destination of choice for most foreigners.

 

Full story:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/05/10/255817/Taiwan-now.htm

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