I’ve lived here for 6 years, and yes, I do love China. Please recognize that ALL my comments reflect that of a foreigner in China - not natives. Here are my top reasons why I (and my wife) love living in China:
我在这里住了 6 年，是的，我爱中国。请注意，我的所有评论都反映出一个在中国的外国人的观点，而不是当地人的观点。以下是我（和我的妻子）喜欢住在中国的主要原因：

#1 - The people are great and the friendliest I have known in my world travels and international residencies. And, people are HAPPY!
#1 - 这里的人们很棒，是我在世界各地旅行和国际居住期间遇到的最友善的人们。而且，人们都很快乐！

#2 - The food is fantastic, fresh, and incredibly cheap! I especially enjoy buying fresh produce, at least 10 types of mushrooms at about 10% of USA prices. Our average precooked takeout 3 course dinner is around $3.00-$4.50 per person. Sometimes it is only about $2.00 per person (again, this is for fresh pre-cooked takeout, not for making our own dinner!).
#2 - 食物很棒，很新鲜，而且非常便宜！我特别喜欢购买新鲜农产品，至少 10 种蘑菇的价格约为美国价格的 10%。我们平均每人预煮的 3 道菜外卖晚餐价格约为 3.00-4.50 美元。有时每人只需 2.00 美元左右（再次强调，这是针对新鲜预煮的外卖，而不是针对我们自己做的晚餐！）。

#3 - There is no violent crime in Beijing, a city of 22 million people. Our teenage daughter attending high school here could be out until 2AM with friends, doing karaoke or whatnot, and we had no worries for her safety!
#3 - 北京这座拥有 2200 万人口的城市没有暴力犯罪。我们十几岁的女儿在这里上高中，她可以和朋友一起玩到凌晨 2 点，唱卡拉 OK 或做其他事情，我们不用担心她的安全！

#4 - Incredible public transportation. Never need a car. My occasional city bus ride costs $.15! The high speed inter-city trains are amazing! This weekend I’m travelling by train from downtown Beijing to downtown Hefei - 1,000 KM by fast train - 4Hrs23Min. You could never make that time by plane!
#4 - 公共交通非常方便。从来不需要汽车。我偶尔乘坐城市公交车只需 0.15 美元！高速城际列车太棒了！这个周末我要坐火车从北京市中心到合肥市中心——乘坐高铁 1,000 公里——4 小时 23 分钟。坐飞机绝对赶不上这个时间！

#5 - The career opportunities are excellent, with salaries comparable or higher than the USA while cost of living is about 35% the cost of the USA. That’s why Chinese are able to save - not because they are so frugal! And, no age discrimination in employment!!
#5 - 就业机会极好，工资与美国相当甚至更高，而生活成本约为美国的 35%。这就是中国人能够存钱的原因——不是因为他们太节俭！而且，就业方面没有年龄歧视！！

#6 - Vibrant, lively, and endlessly entertaining. Even after 6 years, walking down our street in Beijing is like attending “Cirque du Soleil.”
#6 - 充满活力、生机勃勃、娱乐性十足。即使过了 6 年，走在北京的街道上，感觉就像在观看“太阳马戏团”的演出一样。

#7 - Thousands years old and ultra modern Art, culture, history, architecture - FANTASTIC!!
#7——数千年历史的超现代艺术、文化、历史、建筑——太棒了！！

I’ve lived in Shanghai for the past 3 years.
过去三年我一直住在上海。

Things I really like:  我真正喜欢的东西：

-extremely safe - you never have to worry about violent or confrontational crimes on the street - everyone I know feels perfectly safe walking anywhere in the city at any time of day or night. The only crimes I see are stolen bicycles/scooters, but they do it when other people aren’t around.
- 极其安全 - 你永远不必担心街头暴力或冲突犯罪 - 我认识的每个人都觉得无论白天还是晚上，在城市任何地方行走都非常安全。我看到的唯一犯罪是偷窃自行车/摩托车，但他们是在没有其他人在场时进行的。

-transportation is great - one of the biggest and best subways in the world, average cost is $0.50 per trip, tons of bus lines all over the city, $0.30 per ride no matter the distance. Taxis are extremely cheap for a big city - 14rmb ($2) for the first 2.5km, and 2rmb ($0.30) per extra km, no added cost to fill the taxi with 4 people. Didi (like Uber) is everywhere and you can pay only a bit more than that and have nice cars like Audi, BMW, and nicer Chinese made cars, which are really getting better and nicer everyday. When Uber was in Shanghai, my average cab cost was $3–4 using Uber black (hence why they sold off in China!).
- 交通很棒 - 拥有世界上最大和最好的地铁之一，平均费用为每次 0.50 美元，城市各处都有大量公交线路，每次乘坐费用为 0.30 美元，无论距离多远。对于大城市来说，出租车非常便宜 - 前 2.5 公里 14 元人民币（2 美元），超出后每公里 2 元人民币（0.30 美元），载满 4 人无需额外付费。滴滴（类似 Uber）无处不在，您只需多付一点钱，就可以乘坐奥迪、宝马等好车，以及更漂亮的中国制造的汽车，这些汽车确实每天都在变得越来越好。当 Uber 在上海时，我使用 Uber black 的平均出租车费用为 3-4 美元（这就是它们在中国销售不佳的原因！）。

-you can eat as cheap or as expensive as you’d like - you can eat cheaper Chinese food or street bbq and easily have a meal for $2–3, or you can try any of the nicer Chinese or foreign restaurants all over the city and pay as much as you want! There is a large variety of food options from all over the world.
-您可以根据自己的喜好选择吃便宜或昂贵的食物 - 您可以吃便宜的中国菜或街头烧烤，只需 2-3 美元就能吃上一顿饭，或者您可以尝试城市各处任何一家更好的中国或外国餐馆，并支付您想要的金额！这里有来自世界各地的各种美食可供选择。

-delivery services - I get groceries delivered (free delivery), 5 gallon water jugs, takeout from almost any restaurant in the city, and more... my roommate and I have found a french wine guy, an argentenian beef guy, a baker, a carpenter; all are willing to provide delivery services for little or nothing, and you can buy really great quality stuff for significantly cheaper than the grocery/retail stores. Last year my phone broke and a Chinese colleague ordered me a new Xiaomi phone while we were at work at 10am, and it arrived in the office around 1pm, free delivery.
-送货服务 - 我订购了杂货送货（免费送货）、5 加仑水壶、几乎市内任何一家餐厅的外卖等等……我和我的室友找到了一位法国葡萄酒商、一位阿根廷牛肉商、一位面包师、一位木匠；他们都愿意以很少的费用或免费提供送货服务，而且你可以以比杂货店/零售店便宜得多的价格买到真正优质的东西。去年我的手机坏了，一位中国同事在我们上午 10 点上班时给我订购了一部新的小米手机，手机在下午 1 点左右送到办公室，免费送货。

-if you’re paying for something, the Chinese work really hard to do the job. They work quickly, they try very hard to understand your requests, they don’t argue or try to be difficult. You feel special as a customer.
-如果你要为某件事付钱，中国人会非常努力地完成工作。他们工作迅速，会尽力理解你的要求，不会争辩或刁难你。作为顾客，你会感到很特别。

-very international - I meet people from all over the world, with many different backgrounds, motivations, interests.
- 非常国际化 - 我遇到来自世界各地的人，他们有着不同的背景、动机和兴趣。

-extremely fast changing - buildings are going down and up constantly around the city. When shared bikes came on the scene 6 months ago, I saw 5–10 bikes one day, then a hundred the next day, then hundreds around the city within a week. Within a couple of months, you could see bikes from 4 or 5 different companies all over the city. I read there are more than 500,000 bikes in Shanghai after only 6 months since the first one landed in the street. One day, my colleague complained that she didn’t want to ride the ‘old style’ mobike, which had just come out a few months before. It’s exciting to see things change (mostly for the better) so quickly and constantly.
- 变化极快 - 城市周围的建筑物不断倒塌和建造。6 个月前，当共享单车出现时，我一天看到 5-10 辆自行车，第二天看到 100 辆，然后一周内城市里就出现了数百辆。几个月内，你可以在城市各处看到来自 4 到 5 家不同公司的自行车。我读到，自第一辆自行车出现在街头仅 6 个月后，上海就有超过 50 万辆自行车。有一天，我的同事抱怨说，她不想骑几个月前刚刚推出的“老式”摩拜单车。看到事物如此迅速和持续地变化（主要是向好的方向）令人兴奋。

-the combination of communism and capitalism is powerful - this is a big reason why things can change so extremely fast.
-共产主义和资本主义的结合是强大的——这是事物能够如此迅速变化的一个重要原因。

-although people don’t really have any say in the government’s choices or actions, Chinese people seem to be pretty ok with it. I think that it’s because the standard of living and opportunities are increasing so fast - why complain when your life gets better and better everyday?
-尽管人们对政府的选择或行动实际上没有任何发言权，但中国人似乎对此相当满意。我认为这是因为生活水平和机会正在迅速提高——当你的生活每天都在变得越来越好时，为什么要抱怨呢？

-clean and organized - for a city the size of Shanghai, it’s really impressive to see how clean and organized it is. Nice parks around the city with amazing landscaping, clean and wide sidewalks, bike/scooter dedicated lanes on the streets. The public bathrooms are much better than you’d expect.
- 干净整洁 - 对于像上海这样规模的城市来说，它的整洁有序程度确实令人印象深刻。城市周围有漂亮的公园，景观优美，人行道干净宽敞，街道上有自行车/摩托车专用道。公共卫生间比你想象的要好得多。

You certainly don’t feel the history or old Chinese culture as much in Shanghai, but there are plenty of places in China you can experience it. Also, the more Chinese you can speak and read, your life becomes much easier and more fun in China!
在上海，你肯定感受不到太多的历史或古老的中国文化，但在中国，你可以体验到的地方有很多。而且，你能说和读的中文越多，你在中国的生活就会变得轻松、有趣得多！