Also, with regard to your question about cost of living in Chengdu: it completely depends on your lifestyle, but I would estimate at least 6,000 rmb a month for living costs, including rent. It’s possible to live on much less (as little as 3,000 I’d say) but it’s also increasingly easy to spend more. At a lot of restaurants in the city, for example, a meal with a drink can run you 100 yuan or more pretty easily. Whether you want to live cheaply or spend a lot of money, you can now do both in Chengdu, basically.