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source_url: "https://www.snai.edu/overseas/2022/0422/79500.shtml"
title: "The Story of me and China—written by Mr.Ye Zaw Myint (Class of 2020)"
meta_description: "Mr. Ye Zaw Myint (Class of 2020) from Myanmar shared his experiences studying at SNAI for a Master of Accounting (MPAcc) degree. He described challenges with the Chinese language upon arrival in Shanghai and how SNAI's Chinese language program helped him overcome them."
publish_date: "2022-04-22"
modify_date: "2025-11-17"
author: "上海国家会计学院"
publisher: "上海国家会计学院"
category: "The Voice"
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# The Story of me and China—written by Mr.Ye Zaw Myint (Class of 2020)
> Mr. Ye Zaw Myint (Class of 2020) from Myanmar shared his experiences studying at SNAI for a Master of Accounting (MPAcc) degree. He described challenges with the Chinese language upon arrival in Shanghai and how SNAI's Chinese language program helped him overcome them.

## 一、详细说明 
Itisagreathonorandpleasureformetointroducemyself.MynameisYeZawMyint(Mr.)fromMyanmar.IreceivedaMasterofAccounting(MPAcc)degreein2020fromtheShanghaiNationalAccountingInstitute(SNAI).Firstandforemost,IwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoSNAIforprovidingmewithanexcellentopportunitytosharemanyinterestingexperiencesandknowledgeIgainedduringmystudiesinShanghai,China.

IhadimaginedthataftergraduatingfromtheMPAccprogram,Iwouldbewritingaboutmyexperiencesstudyingforatwo-yearMaster'sprograminChina.Itisnowtimetotakethisintoaccountbecausemydreamhascometrue.Toputthisintopractice,letmereflectonmyincredibleandunforgettableexperiencesinChinaoverthelasttwoyears.Basedonmyownexperiencesandknowledge,thispaperpresentsmyperceptions,feelings,andimpressionsaboutChina'sdevelopment,studyingandlivinginChina,andsoon.

Tobehonest,beforemovingtoChina,myChineselanguageskillswereverylowneartonothing.ThefirstchallengeIfaceduponarrivalinShanghai,oneofChina'smajoreconomiccities,wascommunicationatthePudongInternationalAirport.ThiswasmyfirstvisittoChina.Duringthefirstsemester,Iwenttothemarkettogetsomesnacksandthenecessarylearningmaterials.Atthetime,IhadnoideawhatthesalespersonsweresayingorhowtocommunicateinChinese.Duringthatsemester,Ihadnoideahowtorefillmobilebills,useWeChatPayorAlipaytopurchaseflightortraintickets,obtainasubway(metro)card,orrefillthemoneyinit.Icanonlytakethemwiththehelpofmyfellowcountrymates.

HowdoIovercometheproblemsandchallengesmentionedabove?Don'tworry,becauseourschool(SNAI)hasalreadyagreedtoassistus.Everysemester,theteachersteachaChineselanguageprogramasoneoftherequiredcredits.Inthissense,wetookChinesecharacterdictationandconversedwithteachersandclassmatesinclass.WealsospokewithlocalChinesepeopleandrecordedaudiotoensureabetterunderstanding,whichwethenuploadedtothe"Ximalaya"app.Wereceivedcommentsandsuggestionsfromtheteachersafterweuploadedit,indicatingwhichpartswewereweakinandwhichwewerestrongin.Then,withthehelpoftheteachers,wegaveitourall.Followingthat,wegraduallyimproveourChineselanguageskillsthatbeganinthesecondsemester,andIamabletoovercomethesedifficultiesonmyownthankstotheChineselanguageclass.MyadviceisthatthefirstandmostimportantthingyoushoulddobeforegoingtoChina,whetherforstudy,aseminar,orevenavisit,istolearntheChineselanguage.

Iwouldwanttofocusonmyexperienceswithmobileapplicationsforonlinebuying,suchas"Wechat,""Alipay,"and"Taobao."Ifyouwishtobuysomething,cash,WeChatPay,orAlipayareallacceptablemethodsofpayment.Theyaresimplepaymenttools.IdiscoveredthatthemajorityofChineseindividualspaytheirbillsviaWechatorAlipayratherthancash.Theyareclearlyonthethresholdofacashlesssystem.ItjustnotonlyestablishesastrongandsecureChinesemoneycirculation,butitmayalsoreducetransactionalcorruption.Theseapplicationsarebeneficialandconvenientforus.Tomyknowledge,whatChinaisdoingintheinformationtechnologyindustryisresonatingthroughouttheworld,andIhavenodoubtaboutit.The"Taobao"onlineshoppingmobileapplicationisalsoessentialinthedailylivesofChinesepeople.Itisaconvenientplatformforshoppingwithoutleavingthehousebecauseitislinkedby"Alipay."Aftermakinganonlinepayment,wecanbuyanythingfrom"Taobao."

LetmesharemyremarkablememoriesfromabullettrainadventureIdidduringmywinterholidaybreakinFebruary2019.ItookthebullettraintoWuhan,whichislocatedintheHubeiprovinceofChina,toreunitewithmycountrymatefriendsandcoworkerswhowerestudyingattheCentralChinaNormalUniversity(CCNU)atthetime.Althoughthebullettraintravelsatahighspeed(approximately250km/h),itisassteady,smooth,andconvenientasaflighttothetargetedlocation.MyimpressionisthatmostChinesepeopleprefertotravelbyrailratherthanbyplanebecausetheyfeelmoreprotectedandsecure.AndIdofeelthatway.

Amongotherwell-knowntouristattractions,IvisitedEastLake,MulanHeavenLake,YellowCraneTower,andtheYangtzeRiver.WhenIvisitedEastLake,Ienjoyedseeingthenatural,picturesquevistasandlotusflowers,walkingonthenicepedestrianpathswithafreshbreeze,ridinga"HelloBike"bicyclealongthehugelake,andtherewereplentyoftrees,shade,andbenches.MulanHeavenLakeisalovelylocationwithbreathtakingviewsofthesurroundinghills,valleys,andwaterfalls.Climbingthemountainviasteepstairwells,strollingacrosstherope-builtglassbridge,zip-liningacrossthelake,andridingtheboatwereallpartofmyadventure.TheYellowCraneTowerisamassivestructurebuiltinthetraditionalpagodastyle.Itissurroundedbyavastparkthatdrawsalargenumberofvisitors.Iclimbedaflightofstepstoeachlevelofthetower,whichhasornatewallsandceilings.TherearesouvenirshopsnearbywhereIcanpurchaseitems.WhenIarrivedatthetop,therewasanopen-airbalconywithsweepingviewsofthecityofWuhan.Itwasfantasticandprovidedmewithcoolair,whichallowedmetorelax.TheWuhanYangtzeRiverBridgeistheYangtzeRiver'sfirstbridge,aswellasahighwayandrailwaybridge.ItookaYangtzeRivercruise,wandereddowntheriverbeachunderthebridge,andthenategreatnativestreetfoodatanightmarket.Myjourneywasalotoffunthankstomyexcellentbuddies.

Allowmetorecountsomeofmysubway(metro)adventures.Asyouareaware,theclassisopenonaregularbasicMondaythroughFriday.ThosewerethedayswhenIwasoverburdenedwithhomework,anditleftmeexhaustedbothemotionallyandphysically.Thatiswhy,onweekends,IwantedtogetsomebreathethefreshairtorefillmyelapsedenergysoIcouldkeepupwithmyongoingclasses.Toaccomplishthis,Itookthesubwaydowntownandvisitedwell-knownandintriguingsitessuchastheShanghaiPearlTower,theBund,NanjingRoad,YuYuanGarden,andZhongShenPark.Duetothetraffic,takingthebustodowntownShanghaisuretakequitesometime.WhatisitaboutthesubwaythatIpreferoverthebus?Becauseitismoreconvenientformetoarriveatmydestination.Becausemostsouvenirshopsareundergroundnearthestation,IcaneasilybuywhatIneed.

Iwouldliketorelivemyschooldays.TheSNAIcampusisbeautifulandpleasant.Theschoolprovidedsportscardssothatwecouldengageinphysicalactivitiessuchasfootball,basketball,tennis,andswimming.Furthermore,theconveniencestoreisalreadyoncampus.Eachstudenthastheirownsingleroom,andbeddingserviceisprovidedonceaweek.Theschool'sadministrationisefficientandbeneficialtoallSNAIstudents.Thetimetablehasalreadybeencreated.Therequireddocumentsandlearningmaterialsarealreadyavailableinthelibrary.TheschoolensuredthatwereceivedourmonthlystipendontimeandprovideduswithanATM(MPU)cardsothatwecouldeasilywithdrawcashoncampus.AndtheschoolarrangedforallstudentstohaveaChinaMobileSIMcardsothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachotherandtheirfamiliesfromtheirrespectivehomecountries.Inaddition,arrangingtoattendseminarsandforums,schedulingthesistimetables,andgivinglecturesforthesiswritingbyprofessorsareallincluded.

Shanghaiisalovely,nice,clean,andsmartcitywithskyscraperssimilartoNewYorkCityintheUnitedStates.Inmyopinion,theShanghairoadsystemisverywellorganized.Motorcars(vehicles),motorcycles,andbicycleshavetheirownlanes.Itencouragedpeopletodriveandridesafelyontheroad.TheCCTVcamerashavealreadybeeninstalledineverycornerofthetrafficpointscontrolledbythetrafficcenter.Itcaneasilycaptureincidentfootageintheeventofanaccident.

Atfirst,IthoughtthatonlyShanghaiwasdevelopingrapidly.Otherprovincesandcitiesarealsogrowing,likeShanghai.Whatmakesmethinkthat?BecausewehadtripstoNantongcityinJiangsuprovince,HangzhouandYiwucitiesinZhejiangProvince,andNanningandQinzhoucitiesinGuangxiProvinceasfieldstudiesplannedbytheschool(SNAI)afternearlycompletingeachsemester,IdiscoveredthattheChineseauthoritiesconcernedhavebeenundertakingtodevelopall-roundsectorsofprovincesinChinainordertocheckandbalance.China’slonghistoricalculturalheritagedatesbackover5000years,andtheChineseeconomyhasgrownrapidlyinrecentyears.

Whiletravelingbybustovariouslocations,Inoticedthatthehighwayroadsareverywideandsmooth.Duringmyjourney,Icameacrossseverallongbridgesthatwerebothstrongandunique,connectingtwomountains.IthasdemonstratedthatChina'stransportationisadequatefortourists.IthasthepotentialtopersuadetravelersfromallovertheworldtovisitChina.IthasthepotentialtogenerateforeigncurrencyforChinathroughtourism.

IhaverealizedthatChinaisbuildingalotofinfrastructureinordertodobusiness.AppleisamongthemostprominentforeigncompaniesdoingbusinessinChina.AppleproductsareassembledinChinabecausesufficientinfrastructureisalreadyinplace,skilledICTexpertsandlaborersareavailable,andlaborcostsarereasonable.Thatiswhyforeigninvestorsinvestinallrelatedindustriesthere.ForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)bringsforeigncurrencytoChina.ItputstrongChinesecurrency(Yuan)intocirculation.

Chinesepeoplearefriendly,good-natured,helpful,andkindtoallforeignstudents.TheyarekeentoassistuswhenweneedtorecordaudioofusspeakingChinesewiththem.Theyneverdenyit.IassumedtheylikedandappreciateditwhenwesaidthingsinChinese,whetherourpronunciationwascorrectorincorrect.Theymadecorrectusifwesaidsomethingincorrectly.That,Ibelieve,isthecorevalueoftheChinesepeople.

Asperthearrangementofourcampus,SNAI,wehavemanyopportunitiestostudyandvisitdistinguishedplacesaspartofourfieldstudiesduringourschoolingperiodinChina.FromDecember18to20,2018,thefirstfieldstudywasconductedinNantongCity,JiangsuProvince.ThesecondfieldstudytookplacefromMarch25to28,2019inHangzhouCityandYiwuCity,ZhejiangProvince.ThemostrecentstudywasundertakeninNanningCityandQinzhouCity,GuangxiProvince,fromDecember2to6,2019.Asweallknow,fieldstudyisanimportantcomponentforallstudentstogainregionalknowledgeabouthistory,culture,custom,anddevelopment,aswellasthesocio-economiclifeoflocalpeople.

Duringourthree-daytriptoNantongCity,wewenttotheNantongMuseum,ChinaAbacusesMuseum,LuolaiGroup,JinghuaPharmaceuticalCo.,Ltd.,JiangsuDashengGroupCo.,Ltd.,JiangsuProvincialTaxService,StateAdministrationofTaxation(SAT),andZhujiGreenExpoGarden.Duringthisfieldstudy,IlearnedalotaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentofChina'stextileindustrysector,localcultureandhistory,theChineseeconomythroughitsadvancedtaxationsystem,andthetransformationofthemanufacturingindustry,includinghowtomanufacturevariousmedicaments.

Wevisitedmanybusinesslocationsduringourfour-daytriptoHangzhouandYiwucities,includingtheChinaNationalSilkMuseum,ZhejiangProvincialMuseum,Pan-ChinaCertifiedPublicAccountantsLLP,ChinaFinanceandTaxationMuseum,ChinaNationalTeaMuseum,ZhejiangChouzhouCommercialBank,andChina'sSmallCommodityCity.Asaresultofthosevisits,IperceivedmoreaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentofChina'saccountingfirms(localCPAprofessions),thehistoryandcultureofZhejiangProvince,thedevelopmentofChina'sfinanceandtaxationsystems,China'scontemporaryfinanceandtaxationpolicies,thedevelopmentofChineseprivatebanks,andtheclassicsofteaandChineseteaculture,includingChina'ssilkandtheSilkRoad.

Duringourfive-daytriptoNanningandQinzhoucities,wetourednotableplacessuchastheGuangxiUniversityofFinanceandEconomics,theGuangxiMuseumofNationalities,theRuralDevelopmentofZhongliangVillage,LingshanCounty,andOnelitchiCompany.Theabove-mentionedtripisextremelyvaluable.IattendedveryinterestinglecturessuchasASEANEconomicCooperationandIntegration,RoleofGovernmentinPovertyAlleviation,AComparisonofChina-ASEANAccountingStandards,andCultivationofAccountingTalentsinGuangxiProvince,whichweregivenbyauthorizedofficialsfromGuangxiProvinceandheldatGuangxiUniversityofEconomicsandFinance.Duringthisfieldstudy,IgainedanunderstandingofGuangxiProvince'shistory,culture,anddevelopment;China'sstrategy,experience,andachievementsinregionalcooperationwithASEANcountries;howpublicfinancesupportspovertyalleviationandinclusivegrowththroughChina'srelatedexperienceandachievements;andthecultureandhistoryofGuangximinorities,includingChina'seffortstopromoteethnicsolidarityandnationalunity.Furthermore,IhavetheopportunitytolearnagreatdealaboutChina,particularlyaboutpovertyalleviationinChina.ThisprovidesmewithawealthofinformationabouttheachievementofthepovertyalleviationratioinChina.Becausemypaperisrelatedtopovertyalleviation,itwasalsobeneficialformythesiswriting.

Ihaveobtainedknowledgeandexperiencesthatallofthefieldstudyvisitsarevaluable,beneficial,andsupportiveofmycareerdevelopmentandfurtherstudies.Forthesereasons,IwouldliketopaymyrespectsandexpressmygratitudetotheauthorizedprofessorsandteachersfromtheInternationalStudents'OfficeofSNAIfortakingustotheseillustriouslocations.

Lastbutnotleast,IwouldliketothankSNAIandtheChineseMinistryofCommerce(MOFCOM)forgivingmeafantasticopportunitytostudyforatwo-yearMaster’sPrograminChinaandalsotoparticipateinthiscompetitiveevent.IwouldalsoliketoappreciatetheDepartmentofInternationalGraduateEducationofSNAIfororganizingthiswritingactivity.MygratitudegoestothePresidentofSNAI,theprofessorsandteachers,andtheschool'sconcernedpersonnelforteaching,guiding,andnurturingmeduringmytwoyearsofstudythere.Inaddition,Iwanttothankmyclassmates,friends,andcolleaguesforprovidingmewithsupportingdocuments,data,andfacts.

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