51.  A brief look at the overseas study\

52.  Since then on, China has witnessed the booming number of overseas students, many of whom were not sent by the government, but rather at their own expenses as well.

53.  Conclusion\

54.  In the old days, most overseas students were sent abroad by the governments to learn from the western world and later returned to build our then poor country.

55.  So many well-off parents sent their children abroad or even immigrate to bring their children up in a western style.

56.  Sending children abroad maybe a thing of the upper family, but thanks to one of the most fast growing economy in the world, most middle-class family can afford the tuition fee and living expenses for education abroad.

57.  As most Chinese parents firmly believe that the younger their children go abroad, the sooner they get accustomed to the local cultural and social environment for migration, they generally prefer to send their children who are still taking courses in junior schools.

58.  Sending children aboard to receive modern western education was among those policies during the Westernization Movement.

59.  However, as the economic situation was in ruin when People's Republic of China was newly founded, few families could afford to send their children aboard.

60.  An increasing number of families can afford to send the next generation to go abroad for better academic environment and more comprehensive liberal studies.