Although 80 percent of China's medical resources are concentrated in large cities, according to the Ministry of Health, the high costs drive away many citizens.
"Last year, a fever cost me 500 yuan in Xiehe Hospital in Shanghai," said Huang Xue, a 23-year-old magazine editor. "In Zibo, my hometown in Shangdong Province, I would have only spent 50 yuan."
The relaxed lifestyle in these "happy" cities helps nurture a more friendly environment.
"In small cities, you can often see a sincere and friendly smile on people's faces," said Ge Jianxiong, a geographic studies professor from Fudan University.
"However, when you walk around big cities few people smile at you. In fact, they are likely to regard you with suspicion if you smile at them. They're just alert and looking out for danger."
Ge believes the most powerful draw of smaller cities is their "social cohesion". If you have a feeling of belonging, then you will feel that your life is safe and stable.
Life in smaller cities may be enjoyable, but it can also lack quality job opportunities for ambitious new graduates.
短语学习：
medical resource 医疗资源
be concentrated in large cities 集中在大城市
drive away 赶走
magazine editor 杂志编辑
relaxed lifestyle 放松的生活方式
nurture a frendly environment 培育一种友善的环境
a sincere smile 真诚的笑容
smile at sb 对某人微笑
look out for danger 提防危险
regard you with suspicion 对你表示怀疑
the draw of small cities 小城市的吸引力
social cohesion 社会凝聚力
a feeling of belonging 归属感
ambitious graduate 有抱负的毕业生
job opportunity 就业机会，工作上的机遇
单词学习：
concentrate v. 集中；聚集；浓缩
suspicion n. 怀疑，疑心，猜疑
lifestyle n. 生活方式
nurture v. 养育，培养
geographic adj. 地理的
cohesion n. 粘合力，凝聚力
citizen n. 公民，市民
ambitious adj. 有抱负的，雄心勃勃的
environment n. 环境，外界
editor n. 编辑
fever n. 发烧
sincere adj. 真诚的，诚挚的
social adj. 社会的
medical adj. 医疗的，医学的
relaxed adj. 放松的
alert adj. 警惕的
magazine n. 杂志
opportunity n. 机会，机遇
graduate n. 研究生；毕业生
resource n. 资源
ministry n. （政府的）部
hometown n. 家乡
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