 Xuzhous coordinates are 3416 North Latitude and 11711 East Longitude .The city lies in Jiangsu, an east coastal province of China. Climate of the city is quite pleasant, neither scorching hot in summer, nor bitter cold in winter. Xuzhou has a total area of 11258 square kilometers with a population of 8671,600, and its urban area is 963 square kilometers and the population in the urban district is 1493,400. Xuzhou is at the junction of Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Longhai Railway, serving as a vital transportation hub in China. It takes only about 3 hours driver to Qufu, home town of confucius.Passenger trains from Xuzhou can reach Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and many other big or medium-sized cities. XuzhouGuanyinAirport has been completed with international standard and put to use. Passenger airlines fly to 12 cities such as : Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Kunming, Xiamen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wenzhou, Hangzhou and Taiyuan.
Besides its traffic convenience, Xuzhou is one of the most famous historical and cultural cities in China. Its several-thousand-year history of civilization has left numerous treasures, such as: Horse-terrace of Xiangyu, Conqueror of the WesternChuKingdom. Stone Tablet inscribed withOde to Great Wind by Liu Bang, the first Emperor of the Han Dynasty; the Crane-releasing Pavilion, which SuDongpo, a great poet and scholar of the Song Dynasty, was reluctant to leave; the Swallow Pavilion recited with a cadence by men of letters in history; and the Great Buddha carved in North Wei and the underground cities of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They have all become well-known by people .The unearthed cultural relics of the Han Dynasty such as Han tombs, tomb stone engraving, Jade Garment sewn with silver thread, have formed group culture, which is rare and fascinating in China. Famous Han culture relics are being displayed in XuzhouMuseum. In addition, there are thousands of relics pieces of the New Stone Age in the Dadunzi ruin and the Huating ruin, which reflect the developed culture of the prehistoric age in Xuzhou area. With Yunlong Hill and YunlongLake as its centre, a scenery area of 38 square kilometers is unified as a single entity with the combination of ancient and modern gardens. The rich cultural soil and charming natural scenery have inspired Li Keran, a great painting artist, Ma Ke, a talented musician and numerous well-known scholars. The folk wushu, folk music, Xuzhou opera, balladry and folk paper-cut, all with local character, are rich and colorful. Han culture, the shining of modern and ancient codes and records and the combination of the natural scenery with human cultural landscape, have made Xuzhou a brand-new tourist-attracting city.
XuzhouNormalUniversity
XuzhouNormalUniversity, a provincial higher-learning institution founded in 1952, is situated at Xuzhou. The university is composed of 4 campuses: Yunlong, Quanshan , Kuiyuan and Jiawang campuses. Its total area is more than 200 hectares.
XuzhouNormalUniversity is a full-major normal university with 20 schools and departments, 55 specialties, 20761 full-time postgraduates and undergraduates. In addition, it has 6497 students in night school and by correspondence.
XuzhouNormalUniversity has a high level research and teaching staff of 1286, among whom are 145 professors and 346 associate professors .The university has 28 labs and two key laboratories and it is entitled to award Masters¡¯ degree in 49 disciplines. The university library has a building area of 26102 square meters with a book collection of 1,947,800 volumes. The whole university is imbued with learning atmosphere. It serves as a cradle of knowledge in which students are growing up with learning and skills. The institution has been quite vigorous in research. Modern Chinese as a national higher-leaning text book of liberal arts, written by Professor Liao Xudong, a famous linguist, has been printed and been sold over 3,000,000 sets. The accomplished full-length proof-reading book of All Language of Tang Dynasty (1000 volumes) is published home and abroad. All the achievements have gained the university a good academic reputation.
XuzhouNormalUniversity is carrying out an open policy. It has extensive cultural exchanges with higher-learning institutions and academic circles of many countries. Every year it invites foreign cultural and educational experts and delegations or individuals to teach or visit. Besides, the university has sent many of its staff abroad to visit, research, lecture and study. XuzhouNormalUniversity attaches much importance to international education exchange and co-operation. From the mid 1970s, the university began to send teachers abroad to teach Chinese language and culture. It began to receive international students in 1986. In 1993 XuzhouNormalUniversity was appointed by the Chinese State Education Commission one of the first national universities which are qualified to enroll international students. In order to enhance international education, the university has set up its Institute of International Culture and Education to take charge of international students enrollment, teaching and management. The institute has quite a number of highly qualified teachers, experienced and qualified managing staff.
Categories of students and qualifications.
Categories of students |
Qualifications |
Duration (negotiable) |
Short-term students |
High school graduates, 16-55 years old, healthy. |
. 1 week-3 months |
General advanced students |
High school graduates, 18-55 years old, healthy. |
1-2 years |
Senior advanced students |
High school graduates, 18-55 years old, healthy |
1-2 years |
Undergraduates |
High school graduates,normally under the age of 25, healthy, certificate of high school education, relevant Chinese level |
4 years |
Postgraduates |
Normally under the age of 40, healthy, certificate ofBachelors degree, relevant Chinese level |
2-3 years |
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Curricula and Activities set-up
1. Short-term training programs (1 week-3 months):
1) Chinese language: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Studies of Chinese Writers and Their Works, Commercial Chinese, etc.
2) Cultural course: Chinese Economy, Chinese History, Chinese Social System, Traditional Chinese Music, Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Chinese Cooking, Chinese Folkways, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Law, Appreciation of Chinese Films, Appreciation of Chinese Dramas, History of the Republic of China, etc.
3) Different classes: for beginners, elementary, middle and advanced classes are arranged according to different Chinese language levels of the students. Right teaching materials and methods are used for different classes. Students have 20 class-hours a week. From Monday to Friday, they have classes in the morning, and in the afternoon, review, prepare their lessons, or learn wushu, qigong or taijiquan, etc. Local visits to scenic spots or historical sites are arranged at weekends for students to learn about history and culture of Xuzhou. Movies, video programs, and cultural performances are also available. Students are able to visit Nanjing, Zhengzhou, kaifeng, Qufu, MountTai, Qingdao, Yantai, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Lianyungang, which are not far from Xuzhou.
2. Programs for advanced studies(1-2 years):
1) Elementary class: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, etc;
2) Intermediate class: Listening, Speaking, Grammar, Intermediate Chinese Language, Intermediate Reading, Newspaper and Periodical Reading, etc;
3) Advanced class: Advanced Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Newspaper and Periodical Reading, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature. Another ten or so selective majors and cultural courses are set for the advanced studies programs;
4) There are 20 class-hours per week, and other activities set-up is generally the same with that of the short term programs.
3. Undergraduate programs (4 years):
1.Music 2.Painting 3. Arts Design 4.Physical Education 5.News by Radio and TV( Art of Broadcasting and Program-chairing) 6. Han Language and Culture 7.Math and Applied Math 8.Han Language 9.Moral Education 10.Law 11.Community Service 12.Politics and Administration 13.History 14. Administration 15. Management of Tourism 16. Public Management 17. English 18. Business English 19.Russian 20.International Marketing (Sino-Australian joint program) 21.Primary Education 22.School Psychology Education 23. Pre-school Education. 24. Educational Technology25.Physics 26. Electronic Science and Technology 27. Electronic Information Engineering 28.Chemistry 29. Applied Chemistry 30. Pharmacy Engineering 31.Geographical Science 32. Planning and Management of Resource Environment, Urban & Rural Areas33.Geographical Information System 34.Advertisement 35.Economics36. Management of Finance 37. Marketing 38. Computer Science and Technology 39.Applied Computer Science and Technology 40. Computer Science and Technology ( for Long-distance Education) 41. Biology 42. Applied Biological Technology 43.Biological Technology44. Electric Engineering and its Automation 45. Mapping Engineering 46. Industrial Designing 47. Economics (Trade and Business) 48.Electronic Science and Technology 49. Educational Technology (Information Technology) 50. Applied Chemistry (Medicine Composition) 51. Electronic Information Engineering 52. Composition of Machinery and Electronics 53.Processing Technology of Digital Machines 54. Trading Economy 55. Management of Earth Resources 56. Computer Controlling Technology 57. Applied Electronic Technology 58. Office Management and Automation59. Information Management and System 60. Computer Application and Maintenance (Management of Information Resources) 61. Applied Technology of Information and Communication Networks 62.Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 63. Chinese Ancient Literature 64. Basic Math 65. Genetics 66. Regional Economics 67. Biomechanics of Sports 68.Literature and Art 69. Chinese Contemporary and Modern Literature 70. English Language and Literature 71. Ancient Chinese History 72. Applied Math 73.Theoretical Physics 74. Organic Chemistry 75. Computer Application
4. MastersPrograms (2-3 years)
1.Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 2.Chinese Language and Scripts 3. Regional Economics 4.Marxist Philosophy 5.Marxist Theory & Politico-moral Education 6.Basic Psychological Studies 7. Educational Technology 8.Biomechanics of Sports 9. Literature and Art 10.Studies of Chinese Classical literature 11. Chinese Ancient Literature 12. Chinese Contemporary and Modern Literature 13. English Language and Literature 14.Specialized History 15. Ancient Chinese History 16.Modern and Contemporary Chinese History 17. Basic Math 18. Applied Math 19. Theoretical Physics 20. Organic Chemistry 21.Physical geography 22.Human Geography 23.Zoology 24.Fine Art 25. Principles of Education
InternationalScholarship Program
Requirements for international scholarship students :
1. English (Japanese and Russian) students with Bachelors Degree and capable of funda mental English, Japanese or Russian teaching.
2. Duration: 6 months at least(one semester).
Every school year there are two semesters: The spring semester is from late February to mid July, and the fall semester is from late August to late January next year.
3. Send your written application together with your resume and the copies of your passport and certificates.
4. 20 class-hours of Chinese per week, and 8 tutoring-hours of English per week. If you can finish 10 tutoring hours of English(Japanese and Russian) per week, you will get RMB 500 yuan, if you can finish 12 tutoring hours, you will get RMB 1000 yuan.
5.You will be free of tuition fee and accommodation:
A single room, heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer ;bathroom with 24-hour hot water, IDD telephone, color TV with English Channel, Fridge, free internet, public washing machine.
Han Dynasty Culture:
The original name of Xuzhou isPengcheng, with 6000-year splendid culture. During the time of Emperor Yao, DapengState was established here. It has a 2500-year city building history, and is one of the first cities in JiangsuProvince. Xuzhou was one of the nine states under the rule of Emperor Yu of the Xia Dynasty(21 centry B.C.) when he was in charge of the regulation of rivers and watercourses. At that time Xuzhou was a name for a wide area, in which Pengcheng functionedas the center town.
Xuzhou is the hometown of Emperor Liu Bang, the founder of Han Dynasty. Liu bang bestowed the title of Province of Chu State. For hundreds of years afterwards the Chu State of Western Han Dynasty was ruled by Lius descendants and the rich precious cultural herotage of Han Dynasty which has been preserved, reveals to us the economic prosperity and stability at that age. Differently-constructed tombs, life-like stone sculpture, and vivid terracotta warriors and horses are well-known Three Treasures of Han Dynasty.
Guishan Han Tomb
Guishan Han Tomb is a tomb for Liu Zhu and his wife, the sixth Prince and Princess of Chu State. It is 83 meters long and 33 meters wide, covering an area of more than 700 square meters, and consists of 15 tomb chambers. Everything needed in daily life is found in the bedroom, dining room, stable and kitchen which can still be seen in what is essentially a splendid under-ground palace.
The construction of the tomb is a matter of wonder since the tomb was dug from two opposite directions and joined inside the middle of the hill. It is hard to understand how the building at that time calculated so precisely (with the maximum deviation of 5 millimeters)without any modern equipment. Every passage of the tomb is blocked up by 26 blocks of stone, each of which is as heavy as 6 or 7 tons. Such a carefully dug and polished gigantic tomb project is a superb piece of art and a tribute to ancient Chinese craftsmen.
Lion Hill tomb
Lion Hill Tomb is for Liu Wu, the third Prince of Chu who lived in the early Western Han Dynasty. The construction of the tomb was such a great project that 5100 cubic meters of stone were dug out to create this queerly structured gigantic tomb. It is grand and stately with big chambers which contained 2000 pieces of the precious cultural relics made of gold, silver, jade, bronze, iron, stone and lacquer. The terracotta warriors, and horses discovered 300 meters away to the west represent the army forces protecting the tomb. The excavation of the tomb was listed as one of Chinas top-ten archaeological discoveries in 1995 and has been highly praised for its grand and extensive Han characteristics.
The Stone Sculpture Of Tombs Of Han Dynasty
Stone sculptures are typical decorative patterns in the tombs of Han Dynasty. So far, more than 20 tombs with stone sculptures have been discovered in Xuzhou, among which Maocun and BaijiTombs are famous. The substantial contents and superb techniques demonstrated in the stone sculptures make them very special.
The Terracotta Warriors
The Xuzhou Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Han Dynasty, is another significiant discovery after Xian Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty. As the funerary objects of Prince of Chu, more than 4000 pieces of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses have been unearthed and with vivid expression and bold outline, which are of high artistic value.
Tuition ( in £¤)
1. Long-term (annual fee):
General advanced students |
Senior advanced students |
Undergraduates |
Postgraduates |
11500 |
12300 |
12300 |
13200 |
ote: 1)Book &reference materials:410 £¤¡¡2)registration:165 £¤
2. Short-term:
Categories |
Language courses |
Cultural courses |
1 week |
650£¤ |
820£¤ |
2 weeks |
1230£¤ |
1400£¤ |
3 weeks |
1650£¤ |
1800£¤ |
4 weeks |
2050£¤ |
2250£¤ |
1)Weekly charges from the 5th to the 10th week are respectively 330£¤ for language course or 410£¤ for cultural course respectively.
2) Books and reference materials: 410£¤
3)Registration: 165£¤
4)Free local visits within Xuzhou city are organized by the institute. If students wish to travel elsewhere, the institute can help to organize, but with the students undertaking all the cost involved.
Accommodation
Specifications |
Price(per day in RMB) |
Main Facilities |
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14©O |
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25£¤ |
Heated in Winter and Air-conditioned in Summer, Bathroom,Washroom,24-hour hot water, ID Telephone, Free Internet Color TV, Fridge, Book Shelf |
2£©Meals
There are three students¡® cafes which provides Chinese food for students, including international students. Monthly cost is approximately £¤300-400. It could be cheaper for students to cook their own meals in the public kitchen.
Transport, communications and banking
It is convenient for the international students to got to the centre of the city from Quan Shan campus. Students can also choose bus transport to go shopping and sightseeing. A monthly bus ticket costs approximately 60£¤. Route 11,19 and 36 bus stops are all at the university gates, which enables students to reach most parts of the city. A local call costs about £¤0.3 per minute. A long distance call between cities costs £¤0. 6 or so per minute and for an international call the expense is approximately £¤2.4-4.8 a minute. Postage for mailing an international letter is from£¤6.00. There are post office and two banks on the campus and keeping a bankcard at hand is recommended for both convenience and safety.
Recreation and sports
In the university there are cinema, ballroom, bar, billiards-room, table-tennis room, tennis-court, basketball-playground, soccer-playground , swimming- pool and gym. University Sports Event for staff and students is held every autumn. In normal times there are quite a few ballgames.
Application and admission
1. Send your written application together with other materials concerned to Institute of International Culture and Education. Not long after your application is received, the institute will answer you with Application Form for International Students to XuzhouNormalUniversity and Physical Examination Record for Foreigners(unnecessary for those who study in China for less than six months).
2. Fill in the application form and send it back with a copy of doctor-signed Physical Examination Record for Foreigners . The original should be brought to China for residence application.
3. After verification, the institute will issue to qualified applicants admission notice and China visa application form, with which the applicants apply to Chinese Embassy/Consulate for China-entry visa.
4. The institute will offer free pickup at Xuzhou airport or railway station if being informed of student arrival time (date and number of flights or trains).
5. Applications are accepted at two times: March through June, and September through the next January. The first semester begins in early September every year, and the second in late February.
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