本文是筆者自2012年二月以來，和中國大陸西安兩所高校的新聞傳播科系師生，在專業交流與人際互動方面的實錄。根據個人之經歷見聞，彼岸的公辦與民辦高校，無論國家教育資源的分配、學生的背景條件，或是教師的待遇福利，前者都要略勝一籌。這點，和台灣公私立大學之間的差異有些類似。公辦的西北大學新聞傳播科系學生，日後的發展偏向傳統模式－－讀研究所、考公務員、謀職於媒體或國家／民間企業等。民辦的歐亞學院，畢業生則多投入商場或試行青創之路，從而反映出教學對接行業的校方政策；雖然學院教育強調專業實務技能，但並未因此忽略基本學理與人文素養，這可以從該校近年來，積極推廣「媒體素養」課程及讀書會活動等種種努力中得見。去到西安講學，筆者的優勢在於不會／必受制於單一特定意識形態，而能夠自在地引述各種學理觀點、論及台灣，並輔以多方案例，多數聽講者因此覺得充實有趣。另方面，或出於生活作息與管理方式不同，更可能是因為在中國大陸，教育／大學學歷對促成社會流動還起著相當作用，整體而言，彼岸大學生上課比較認真專注。也因此，身為一名資深且熱愛教學的大學老師，筆者近幾年往返古城所獲得的幸福指數與成就感，甚至超過台北家鄉的回饋。盼望，人生處處都是化雨春風的好所在。

In the spring of 2012, I took a temporary leave of absence and flew to China, where I taught at the state-run Northwest University in the ancient city of Xi’an. During my visiting at Northwest, I was invited to give lectures at Eurasia University--a private, higher-education institution also located in the city. This paper presents my professional practices as well as personal observations at the two universities in mainland China. To make cross-school comparisons, my experience as a senior college teacher in Taiwan is also addressed. The contrasts between Northwest and Eurasia show that the former appears to be a notch above the latter in the resources of education, the quality of students, and the benefits and welfare of the faculty. (Similar inequalities exist in Taiwan’s higher education system.) In addition, most graduates of Northwest would continue their studies in the G-school, take civil service examinations, or work for state-owned media enterprises, while their counterparts from Eurasia tend to go into business or start an undertaking. Although Eurasia emphasizes professional trainings, it also devotes its education to liberal arts and humanities. For instance, in recent years, the university actively promotes “media literacy” course and extracurricular reading.As for my teaching and lectures at the two universities, they have circumvented the marxist-leninist-maoist ideology. As a matter of fact, various theoretical perspectives in journalism and instances of Taiwanese media practices introduced in the classes seem to be quite popular. In my view, Chinese students are more conscientious and hardworking than their counterparts in Taiwan. I think that I received greater happiness and accomplished more in Xi5an than back home in Taipei, Taiwan. In all, I believe that every educator wishes that his or her teaching is worthwhile and valuable, just like spring breeze and rain nourishing the earth.