Nanjing University

The accomodation was nice. Rooms are well sized and in very good condition. The standard is very well suited for Europeans and much better than the one for local students i their dorms. During the winter period the room temperature was a problem, as I was told by friends, as the heating was only turned on for an hour a day (customary for the region). The dorm for foreign students was well situated near to coffee shops, restaurants and Internet cafes and close to other areas of interest.

The Purple Mountain park, at all seasons a beautiful site and nice for walks. The markets all over, shopping for grocery was never more interesting. The Rooster temple offers a very good view over the city from the pagoda. Orgy Bar was the favourite night haunt of the foreign student community, but as this is a matter of taste things are constantly changing at at the present time there might be another place more preferred. Szechuan style hot pot is definitely something I got addicted too!

Everybody going to study at nanjing University shoul take the opportunity of travelling during the holidays or the weekends. Shanghai is 3 hours by trian and the connection is very good. Trains are running every hour or more often. During the holidays destinations further away are possible as well, e.g. Beijing. Finally, the Yellow Mountains south of Nanjing are definitely worth a trip (the weather is crucial to see the clouds and mountain tops in their full beauty - it's virtually the stuff of the famous ink drawings)

When bringing along cash, US Dolars are the best currency to exchange ( either legally or on the black market)

There was a great deal of improvement that I experienced.