International Students Lap China up

By ZHOU CHAO

Residents in the vicinity of the Huazhong Normal University say that they have made friends with many of the overseas students that have come to Wuhan in the past two decades.

There are four main categories of overseas students in China: those studying short, intensive Chinese language programs; undergraduate; postgraduate; and doctorate degrees. Li Xun, vice president of the School of International Cultural Exchange, Huazhong Normal University, says that China's international exchanges have increased in line with its rapidly developing economy, which is why there has been such a large influx of overseas students in the past two decades. Each September, a new group of foreign students comes to Wuhan to study. May the reality of living in China exceed their highest expectations.

Foreign students in Huazhong Normal University practice taijiquan every Wednesday afternoon.	Foreign students adapt quickly to life in China.
Students from Vietnam and South Korea show far more confidence at calligraphy class than their Western classmates.	He Shanshan from Germany is enthralled with Chinese opera and was thrilled to be guest actress in a Peking opera joint performance held in Wuhan University, despite having just one line.