Life in village: 1) Air is fresh, more closer to nature, environment is good(not true for all rural) . All of these could be a benefit to your health. 2) Pace of life is slow, you don't have to be pushed by life, therefore, you can have plenty of time to do things you like(premise is economic independence). 3) Life might not be so convenient, e.g. some places are not easy to find a supermarket/hospital easily. 4) As you mentioned, the education condition is not that good in rural places, your offsprings have to go far only if he/she wants to obtain a better education. Village life as well as city life have its own pros and cons. Village life is simpler compared to citylife. If you are looking for speed, fast, lavish, crazy life then city life is superb. Life in city: 1) More pollution, more crowded, resulting in bad health. 2) Because of the pressure brought from work and life, you can hardly get time to think about your life and what you wan...