Live, Intern and Study Abroad in Hangzhou

If you’re a sucker for natural beauty and a quieter life that is still rich in Chinese culture and heritage, the Hangzhou is for you. Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, is located in China’s southeastern region. Since the early nineties, Hangzhou has transformed into a rapidly developing industrial city; its numerous sectors include light industry, agriculture, textiles and tourism. Recently, new fields such as medicine, information technology, and electronics have been flourishing and enjoy the support provided by the local government and other bodies.

Today, Hangzhou has developed into a dynamic city whose prominence continues to rise; it’s an important financial and political center for the whole province and is only 180km away from Shanghai. With an increasing provincial economy, Hangzhou is becoming a great place to take part in our internship programs.

Often nicknamed as ‘Heaven on Earth’, Hangzhou is renowned for its serene, natural beauty; it is one of the top destinations for tourism in China, with its West Lake being the most visited tourist spot in the country.

Due to its growing provincial economy, an assortment of cultural heritage places to visit, its strategic geographical location and pleasant weather, Hangzhou is an ideal place to live, work or visit. For people who like a quieter city that still has a lot on offer, Hangzhou is a popular choice for our study abroad or internship program.

Go Abroad China (GAC) offers a variety of programs in Hangzhou, allowing you to come and experience a beautiful, growing city while you complete an internship, learn Chinese, Volunteer and more. our different programs run from a couple of weeks through to a full year. We can arrange anything for you in Hangzhou, whether you plan to come and study or take an internship (or both).

If you are interested in studying Chinese, we offer a range of options from university programs, high school programs, and small group programs to personalized one-on-one tutoring. We offer three accommodation options for you while you are studying here, however, for maximum culture exposure and accelerated Chinese language learning, we encourage you to stay with a Chinese host family as this allows you to live the language as you learn it.

Feedback on our Intensive Chinese Courses has been that many of our participants have spent several years studying Chinese with little progress, and they found it very difficult to learn without a real Chinese environment. Once here, that changed! Why don’t you come to China to learn Chinese the easy way?

Here are some hints and tips for living, working and studying in Hangzhou: