I chose Chengdu University because I have heard very good opinions about it from some French friends I met in Singapore. I've always wanted to learn chinese, and now I need it for my future job and studies. In a few years, I will take some exams in France to become a diplomat and among those exams there is a chinese exam that is quite advanced. Also, I didn't want to spend a whole year in a huge city like Beijing and Shanghai, I prefer a more human sized city like Chengdu. Plus, I have some friends that already live there, and I look forward to discovering the Sichuan way of life.