
Chinese civilization
The study of the Chinese language opens the way to important fields such as Chinese politics, economy, or archaeology. Chinese civilization is rich in the heritage of novels, short stories, drama, and, films. The civilization provides the values, the struggles, the joys, and the sorrows of Chinese people and offers feelings of people.
Chinese culture
Chinese culture is much important, by studying Chinese you will study the culture of that people and that help you understand what is behind the language, what makes it powerful, and how actually the language functions in Chinese society. Learning the Chinese environment is half the battle, also learning about the culture is very important.
Importance of culture
Learning the Chinese culture will help you connect the cultural gap, understand your Chinese counterparts, and create the knowledge and understanding with them for effective communication. China is a great country to teach English by developing your language and cultural skills.

Important for your business
International businesses always prefer to allow people who speak more than one language. China has become a huge market, and are looking for people who can speak Chinese and operate in a Chinese cultural context. Learning Chinese will be important if you want to compete for this position.
Importance in studies
Each year more students around the world whose mother language is not Chinese are studying. Fudan University has ranked as the number three university in China. Students have the opportunity to study Chinese, take elective courses in English, and even have an internship in the city of Shanghai. No previous knowledge of the Chinese language is required to study abroad in Shanghai. In the Internship Program, students can choose Chinese during the normal semester.
Chinese events
Each year students organize a celebration of the Chinese New Year with food and student performances. More than a hundred students participate in these celebrations. There also is a competition and prize for the best Chinese-English translation, for the best short story, and the best poem written in Chinese. These events in the club are one of the more active student organizations on campus.
