An attraction to the culture of ancient China combined with the pull of the market-place are two prime reasons for the steady increase in new students signing up for China studies. Unfortunately about half of them always seem to drop out by the second year.
對東方古國的文化憧憬，和偌大市場的經濟誘因，都是漢學系新生逐漸增加的原因，可惜這些乘興而來的初生之犢，到了第二年總有半數求去。