Most people feel that the mainland is naturally the best place to study the traditional Peking dialect. This is understandable. Many people study Chinese with future plans of developing their careers on the mainland, and feel that they should go there to become acquainted with local politics, the system, and society.
一般人直覺的反應﹘﹘當然是大陸，要學正統的「北平兒話」，當然是大陸；要看偉大的中國山川，當然是大陸；更何況，不可諱言，許多人學中文的目的就是未來到大陸發展，當然應該去熟悉當地的政令、制度、社會狀況。