More graduates choosing to work in second-tier cities Xinhua Graduates from nomaluniversities in Hunan province interact with their potentialemployers at a job fair in Hengyang in March. [Peng Bin/For China Daily BEIJING- After graduating from Tsinghua University this summer, Xu Yingqiang left Beijing to work for a chemical trading company in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province "In cities like Chengdu, I can still pursue my dreams, but without all the struggling, " said the 24-year-old graduate This year, the number of China' s college graduates is expected to reach 7.95 million. an increase of 300.000 on last year. according to the ministry of Education Other than swarming into megacities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, more students want to start their careers in second-tier cities including the provincial capitals and coastal cities, according to a recent surveyMore graduates choosing to work in second-tier cities Xinhua Graduates from normal universities in Hunan province interact with their potential employers at a job fair in Hengyang in March. [Peng Bin/For China Daily] BEIJING — After graduating from Tsinghua University this summer, Xu Yingqiang left Beijing to work for a chemical trading company in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. "In cities like Chengdu, I can still pursue my dreams, but without all the struggling," said the 24-year-old graduate. This year, the number of China's college graduates is expected to reach 7.95 million, an increase of 300,000 on last year, according to the Ministry of Education. Other than swarming into megacities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, more students want to start their careers in second-tier cities, including the provincial capitals and coastal cities, according to a recent survey