AnincreasingnumberofEnglish-educatedChineseparentsoverseashavecometotherealizationthatwhileEnglishlearningisindispensabletotheirchildren,itisessentialthattheirkidshaveagoodcommandofChinese.China'srisehasfullyawakenedtheirawarenessofthefactthattheirkidscanbenefitfromtheirbilingualabilitywhichcannotonlyenhancetheircompetitivenessinthejobmarket,butalsofacilitatetheirexposuretoandfamiliaritywiththetwodifferentculturesbetweentheEastandtheWest.TheyhavehardlychangedtheirattitudestowardsChinese.AtonetimetheyproudlydeclaredthattheyknewEnglishonly.Now,theyhavebeguntogivefullsupporttotheirkidslearningChineseanditsculture,andtheyalsomakeoccasionalvisitstoChina,wheretheycanenjoyitsmagnificentnaturallandscapeandgettoknowitsrichculturalheritage.