Beijing
A majestic synthesis of imperial heritage and futuristic skyscrapers, Beijing is the political and cultural heart of China, laying at the crossroads of the global economy. With more than 20 million inhabitants, 23 subway lines, 30 universities, 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and then countless government agencies, temples, museums, art districts, clubs, parks, lakes, the city’s buzz never ceases to amaze its visitors.
From the Forbidden City to Tiananmen Square, from the Temple of Heaven to the Summer Palace, from the skyscrapers of the Central Business District to the sites of the 2008 Olympic Games, to the Great Wall, Beijing cannot be described in all its grandiosity. It must be seen with one’s own eyes.
In Beijing the ChinaMed Business Program takes place in Haidian, the university district, known across China as one of the country’s most dynamic research and innovation hubs.
Chongqing
Formerly part of Sichuan province and transformed into a separate municipality in 1997 in order to accelerate the development of China’s western region, Chongqing is China's most populous municipality, with over 30 million people residing within its administrative boundaries.
Located at the junction of the Silk Road Economic Belt, the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, this municipality is at the forefront of the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, the new trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes.
A municipality of unique features, built on mountains and partially surrounded by the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, Chongqing is known as China's "Mountain City” and as the "City of Bridges". It is also renowned for being home to China's spiciest hot pot.
Shenzhen
Designated in 1980 by Deng Xiaoping as China’s first Special Economic Zone, due to its proximity to Hong Kong, Shenzhen moved from a population of 30.000 citizens to more than ten million in less than forty years, becoming one of the economic powerhouses of contemporary China.
Being part of the most important manufacturing hub of the country, it is home to some of China’s most successful high-tech companies, such as Tencent and Huawei. Shenzhen offers also the perfect environment for startups and it attracts investments from all over the world. Its own harbor has become one of the busiest and fastest growing container ports worldwide.
A city that keeps growing and developing towards the future, Shenzhen offers also more than twenty public parks and beaches, as Dameisha and Xiaomeisha, where its citizens can escape from the bustle of city life and enjoy nature.