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Ups and Downs of Teaching in China Posted By: Tony thetransient@hotmail.com> Date: 12 June 2004 I read with interest the message from Paul Hodge and can understand his frustrations. I have been ...

I was born in China, but had seen very little about it. That's why I wanted to pay her a visit after my retirement. In the last 5 years, I taught in different schools in a different province for a ...

When I first arrived in China I was excited to be in this strange and mysterious country. In the last couple of years the frustration level has near to driven me insane. But it is never boring. The ...

Alec Ng a23ng@mail.com> -- 21 July 2004 Hi, My name is Alec. I've been teaching English in Taiwan for almost a year now. Even though I'm Chinese, I was raised in Canada. My first language is English. ...

In Response To: China (Ellen) Ellen, *Usually* state schools have the proper paperwork go to employ foreigners, wheras private schools may not. Also private schools have a tendency to let greed ...

Mike B -- 30 June 2004 One for teachers everywhere, can you live reasonably well on your earnings as a teacher? I'm making about US$900 a month (net) which is a fairly good salary for Mexico. If I ...

Eddie Mills ieeachina@yahoo.com> -- 5 August 2004 My name is Eddie Mills and I'm the Director of the International Education Exchange Association, Inc. (IEEA). My family and I really enjoy our life ...

Summer can seem like slavery OurManInHubei -- 6 August 2004 Would you willingly sign a contract that may say that you have to work an extra day per week during the peak summer season and/or teach a ...

Shao Lin -- 18 August 2004 First off, Canadian teacher. Don't take offence with my post. No offence was intended... Plenty of political stuff written here about China. Visitors meddling in our ...

Songbird -- 25 October 2004 Hi all, Okay, I'm exaggerating, I don't really need help with anything in particular. But I'm off to China for my very first ESL teaching experience and am a little ...

Beatrix -- 17 November 2004 HI, I'm very interested in getting your feedback regarding the professional treatement of Qualified teachers in China, with a degree of any kind or a Bachelor of ...

Gerald -- 2 December 2004 What do you think about recruiters in China? I noiced that sometimes one and the same person has many names. Who is good? Who is bad? Gerald Why use recruiters? Bill Burrell ...

James -- 5 December 2004 If my company refuses to pay me my salary for the month I worked, what can I do? Can I stay in my apartment until they pay me my salary (they rent the apartment)? What can I ...

Paul Sorensen paulherethere@yahoo.com> -- 15 December 2004 Hello again, quick question to anyone who might know: what potential problems might there be joining a school (university) in China that ...

Lostman -- 17 December 2004 Can anyone tell me? I've been working in China for the past four years. I have my foreign expert certificate and resident permit renewed at the PSB yearly, but not so with ...

Gerald -- 20 December 2004 Can anyone tell me if a foreign teacher can get paid in $ ,officially,you know what I mean. Gerald ______________ money matters The Voice of Experience -- 20 December 2004 ...

Alex -- 23 December 2004 Hi there, New to this board. I've just got my CELTA and was ready to head off to Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc. However, it seems that lots of countries want a degree before ...

LG -- 27 December 2004 If a foreigner decides to live in China for a long time and buy some property like an apartment,how does he bring the money with him from his own coutry?And also if a foreign ...

Teacher in china -- 21 January 2005 Please,is there anyone who has worked for a recruiter in China called Fronk Zhang! I 'd like to get some advice, before I sign a contract he's just offered me. ...

just a normal guy -- 21 January 2005 The Recruiters? Miss Angelina's cafe or Mr. Fronk Zhang? You'd better answer and write here as you have always done it. I do! ___________________ I do Mr. ...

An Inquiring Mind -- 22 January 2005 Why did you come to China? To teach? No, the real reason is obvious; to sightsee and to complain. Most of you (White English Teachers) are merely whiners. First, ...

Joe joy_odessa@yahoo.co.uk> -- 23 January 2005 I am an English teacher in Ukraine embarking on a new business venture. I’ve been here for three years studying the EFL market and getting to know the ...

Mark -- 25 January 2005 How can I know which one is legal or illegal? Can anyone tell me? Can an illegal school hire a foreign teacher? _______________ Watch! Avoid private schools! Chunping Alex Wu ...

James Martin travelingwilbury@talk21.com> -- 26 January 2005 A recent post on this board made me angry. It suggested that most white English teachers only go to China to sightsee and complain. I ...

Susan -- 27 January 2005 What is the most easy way to get a visa for working in China ? I want to start next month but I'm confused about the medical checks from the embassy. Is that really ...

Magic Lamp? Chinaman -- 10 February 2005 Li Rui, Xiao Ming, and Mr. Gao - their school owner - are walking through a city park and they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a genie comes out in ...

As a retired Chinese-Canadian teacher, I have very good pension for a comfortable life, but while facing the numerous un-employed oriental immigrants in Canada, I thought I could do something by ...

Dave geriatric_hobo@hotmail.com> -- 13 February 2005 Imagine a Chinese senior middle school classroom containing around ninety senior grade three students (age around nineteen years). They're packed ...

The "Laowai", Racism and Personal Space in China An Inquiring Mind -- 15 February 2005 http://beyondwellbeing.com/al/laowai.shtml TCM Training in China > The "Laowai", Racism and Personal Space in ...

Chinaman -- 17 February 2005 China to Lift Ban on Marriage, Childbearing for University Students 2005-01-24 Lin: http://www.edu.cn/20050124/3127470.shtml> An official from Chinese Ministry of ...

Roy -- 18 March 2005 I've been looking at teaching in China for a few months now. I have been contacted by several universities about possible positions. Can anyone give me honest and true ...

betcha -- 10 April 2005 I just wanna inform those non- native speakers that it's very difficult or it's impossible for you to get a job as an English teachers here in China esp. in the big cities ...

christine christinefrench05@yahoo.com.au> -- 27 April 2005 Hi, Would anyone know how to send an RMB salary (paid in cash) to an bank account in Australia? I have been told that I could do an on-line ...

Alexandra Jade Worsham jadanalexander@msn.com> -- 12 May 2005 if this is your first job in china 4500 RMB is pretty good considering alot people start with 2000 RMB. I started with 2000 and worked ...

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Hi everyone... I am currently teaching English in South Korea and interested in teaching in China. Does basic medical insurance provided by schools in China cover psychiatric conditions such as ...

I have just came back from a year teaching in China. It was both good and bad, and I would just like to share my "bad" experience with those who are interested in teaching in China. I thought it was ...

I have been exploring the possibilities of teaching in China. 1.I would want to come with my husband, as a dependent. Is this feasible? (Understanding that I would have to pay his airfare, of course, ...

Okay,here's the deal. Anyone who has been teaching in China for any length of time realizes that the wages are too low - not just in terms of comfortable life style, but also in terms of working ...

I'm wondering if there are any Chengdu internet users who have any advice on fast internet connections. Right now, I have experience with two ADSL internet services (China Netcom and China Telecom) ...

I am a USA citizen and newly TESOL certified after raising children that are on their own now. I want to make sure I take the right position to begin my new career and cultual experience. I have ...

I've been offered a job in Beijing for Sept. Any information welcome: rent, night life, food. Dan

In Response To: How can you expect to live with 7000RMB? - ESL discussion *Link* (Fayaz & Monica) http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/forum/index.pl?noframes;read=7926 Hi Fayaz and Monica How far ...

I just went to Chinese embassy get a tourist visa so once in China I could get a job as a teacher. (I don't have a certificate though). The lady told me that I could not get a work visa once in ...

Hello, We are planning on moving to Xiamen. has anyone ever been there? If you have any information on living expenceses, standard of living what to take from home (Canada), any information would be ...

Salaries in china have gone down in the last couple of years. probably due to the large number of people that are now comming here to teach. I say that as teachers we should stand together and refuse ...

If I just leave my school without notice, will this prohibit me from getting another work visa?

Hey guys. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out. I have a residence permit in my passport and a red book, but no green book. My company said the permit in my passport is the replacement ...

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A Shanghai Expats Guide - Includes city guide, bulletin board and advice from foreign residents. Enter Shanghai - Guide for expatriates moving, living and working in Shanghai with property search, ...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had some good advice about the locations of esl schools in Hong Kong. Is there a good central area to be in if you wanted to travel to several different schools????

In Response To: PLEASE HELP!!! Gifts to Bring to China? - ESL discussion (Monica & Fayaz GREAT Experienced Teachers! www.conkaba.piczo.com) On my first trip to China in 1989 I was facing the same ...

My company refuses to give me a letter of conclusion and the new company I want to work for requires it. What can I possibly do?!?!

I've been in contact with several schools and agencies in China and it is looking likely that I'll be going to Ladder English Training School in Fuzhou, headmaster William Wu (if anyone has any ...

It’s spring in China. I know because the miserable trees outside have three blossoms each. More than this – I can feel it in my bones. Well, bones might be a stretch. Skin is more likely. Yes, I can ...

Dear Pals, I really appreciate your responses and glad to hear that. Recently, I was informed that they are working to extend our visa. I'm just wondering how long it would take and wish this would ...

greetings! i have accepted a teaching position with jiaxing uni. i would like to hear from the experienced readers their thoughts on what it will be like there for me. i am contracted to teach oral ...

Visa and some other advice for ‘Laowai’ looking to teach in China. I post under the name ‘Dos’ on the eslteachersboard site. I have been in China for more than three years in a variety of schools as ...

The second in a short series for “Laowai’ thinking of coming to work as an ESL teacher in China. I post under the name ‘Dos’ on the eslteachersboard site. I have been in China for more than three ...

Is it standard practice for the employee to pay credit bail? I've noticed that some contracts (for China) require that the employed party pay up to $1000 to show their "good faith" for employment. ...

Is it standard practice for the employee to pay credit bail? I've noticed that some contracts (for China) require that the employed party pay up to $1000 to show their "good faith" for employment. ...

Has anyone out there worked in Qingdao. If so, can you recommend an honest school there? I am seeking my first ESL Teaching Assignment. I am a Canadian with a BA from the US.

As the practice of public relations in China continues to mature, it seems appropriate to ask whether Chinese business managers – tutored as they have been by European, North American and other PR ...

Chinese people have their own culture when it comes to giving friends or relatives presents. When it is a new-born baby, usually jade or silver bracelet or necklace would be good, particularly ones ...

In ancient China, a man could have as many concubines as possible after the first wife. It was possible that the youngest concubine would be a teenager while the husband could be an ancient old man. ...

Recently I had a chance to spend four days in Shanghai. It was a wonderful experience and I was not at all surprised to see that Shanghai is really a city which is developing itself prosperously and ...

At Chinese meal times, Chinese people use a round or square table. Person of the most importance would usually take the seat the farthest away from the door whilst the youngest or the person of the ...

If you have visited Hong Kong in the past, you should have tried the typical HK street food stalls and had a taste of the famous curry fish balls there. If you haven't, then you must make sure you ...

Traditionally in China, when once people got married, they would immediately get ready for having a baby. That is why symbolic things such as dolls or lotus seeds would be put on the beds of the ...

Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year (January/February) It is usually in the winter of a year. The exact date would follow the one in Lunar Calendar. Entering the New Year month, every family would clean ...

Chinese Tea Chinese tea - water quality The quality of tea is controlled by the quality of the water. It was said in ancient China that water is the mother of tea. There are three categories of ...

All people in the world know the importance of eating breakfast and every country has their traditional breakfast for its people. English people have their fried eggs, beans, bacon and mushrooms. ...

Chinese people value trees and flowers as much as westerners do. Plum flowers are fragrant and beautiful. They were once the national flower. On the RMB50 cents coins you can see plum flowers on the ...

One day, Tian Di (The God Above) wanted to manage all animals on earth. He took out 12 chairs and told the cat to tell 11 other animals to go to the sky palace. When the cat told the ox about it, the ...

The Great Wall of China as some believed originated as a military fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders during the earlier Zhou Dynasty. In 770-BC-476BC, the ducal states extended ...

I'm American with all the qualifications to teach in China (BA in English/Speech; 6-12 teacher certification; MA in Communication Studies; 13 years teaching experience at US community college) but in ...

Survival China Travel Tips and Tricks These China Travel Tips, Survival Techniques, will help you get around and make your trip to China easier, so you will be able to experience the real China with ...

By zoe liang Base on our experience, most of our travel expense is on the hotel, the food and tour service are really cheap in China.what do we come here for?-sightseeing and cultural experiences on ...

Travel Tips for China China is a large country at a size of 9,596,960 sq km. China was only partially open to the world from 1979 onwards and has been a communist country for many decades. Although ...

With China covering the immense land within its boundaries, it is no surprise that there are many regional variations in Chinese cuisine. Traditionally, Chinese cooking is divided into five styles of ...

Each Chinese New Year begins on the day of first new moon. In the western year 2005, the new moon began on February 9. It was the Chinese year 4702. In actuality, most Chinese began using the ...

Let's trace the number of Chinese characters from Han Dynasty ºº³¯ (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) ˵ÎĽâ×Ö (Shuwenjiezhi) - The first complete dictionary that listed all Chinese character was published in ...

There's no doubt learning any foreign language requires effort, time and commitment. This holds true even more, especially when there's a big difference between one's native tongue and learning a new ...

Note: You may freely reprint this article as long as the author bio and active links are intact. A email notification of how you use it would be greatly appreciated. The "Liang Xiang" chestnuts are ...

As an athlete (or at least having been an athlete in the past) and a sports fan, one of the difficult things about finding myself on an extended stay in Shanghai, China (setting up sporting goods ...

China is the world's third-largest nation by area and the largest by population. China is bordered by the Mongolian Republic and Russia on the north, by Russia and North Korea on the north-east , by ...

HONG KONG is very much 'abroad'. Now that the near continent is easily accessible, countries such as France, Spain, Italy seem to merge styles and culture to become one generic Euro-Country. In ...

•It is the proper etiquette for gifts to be exchanged for celebrations, as thanks for assistance and even as a sweetener for future favours. •It is however important not to give gifts in the absence ...

Chinese Pinyin is the romanization of the Chinese "written sound". Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify the pitch of a word. ...

I've spoken to some people while travelling in China who teach non-english subjects in China and get paid really well for it. Does anyone have any useful contacts for doing this? Cheers Craig

To read Chinese Online is becoming easire these days. If you use the latest Internet Explorer (V4.0 or later) or Netscape Navigator (Version 4 or later), you don't have to install any special program ...

There are so many people on the Internet looking for Chinese Alphabet; we received a lot of inquiries asking about the Chinese alphabet, questions like "Can you publish the Chinese alphabet online?" ...

Enabling Chinese input is quick and easy, there are only a few steps you need go through to install the Chinese Language support and input method before you can type Chinese in your word processor or ...

Reason 1 - Over 1.2 billion people speak the Chinese Language. It is spoken by one out of every five people on earth, more than any other language in the world. Reason 2 - The Chinese civilization is ...

Over the years, Chinese were evolved and developed in the following different ways: Pictographs The original written format were found on the markings scratched onto tortoise shells and animal bones, ...

Xingtai is quite a small city. It is great place to save money as it's extremely cheap. It's very easy to get around. Taxis start 5 yuan (we never payed more than and a case of beer cost 12.5. The ...

Watch international (foreign language) TV programs in Shanghai? Believe it or not, China has thousands of TV stations, national / provincial and local. While Shanghai local cable TV network offers ...

New start -- Was that a dream? No, it was reality. Today it’s been almost one and half years since I am in the soil of China and sharing my experience, livelihood with many nations such as: Chinese, ...

Well, here I am in China, in Gansu Province at Longdong University. I'm very surprised at how well I've adapted to such a different situation than in Australia. The road trip from Xian airport was ...

In Response To: Who goes to China without a signed contract? - ESL discussion (Eric) Please don't sign a contract for a job in China until you see your apartment, the school you'll be teaching at, ...

The fragrance of fish, lobsters…, the sturdy Great Wall, the broken hush of winds by the Martial Arts, the grand museums and unpretentious down to earth people…welcome you to the third largest ...

Business negotiation in China can be very a frustrating exercise for western business executives. The Chinese business culture and deliberate style of negotiation is vastly different from the more ...

Just two decades ago the people of China had barely enough to eat. Today China has the fastest growing economy in the world--something that has to be seen to be believed. On a recent trip to ...

Shanghai China's Xiang Yang market is one of the favorite tourist shopping stops in Shanghai. The Xiang Yang market offers both tourists and locals the opportunity to shop for many types of famous ...

Shanghai China has a new and modern subway system which is very handy for Shanghai tourists and other visitors to Shanghai. As in many growing metrpolitan areas the traffic situation in urban ...

Travel Shanghai China, An amazing city. I live, work, play in Shanghai, China’s largest city, largest port; a city of 16 million people, (many millions more during holidays and festivals), a city ...

HONG KONG is very much 'abroad'. Now that the near continent is easily accessible, countries such as France, Spain, Italy seem to merge styles and culture to become one generic Euro-Country. In ...

Szechuan: the western cuisine Szechuan, the largest province in China, lies in a vast, densely populated, and fertile basin surrounded by mountains. Its principal connection eastwards is through the ...

Shanghai: The Eastern Cuisine As you follow the Yangtse River eastward out of the Szechuan region, you will arrive into eastern China, which lies on a great plain formed by the Yangtze River and ends ...

The sky in spring is kites' paradise. When the brilliant multi- colored kites embellish in the deep blue sky, you can immerse in the contented mood, enjoy the rare leisure and carefree, perhaps this ...

Man who run in front of car get tired. Man who run behind car get exhausted. Man with one chopstick go hungry. Man who drive like hell, bound to get there. Man who live in glass house should change ...

I'm not good at writing, really. But it takes a lot of practice as my foreign teachers told us. He told us not to only memorize vocabularies but to make use of them. He made us listened to songs and ...

Hello, I am leaving for Hunan China very soon but before I go I would like some comments and advice on the province, I would also like to know how much I should ask for in my contract.

In the last two centuries, new cultural discoveries have nearly rewritten history. It’s been an exciting time, full of adventure and surprises. Around every corner there are new responses to ...

I've been in China since January, and I'm on my fourth cold now-which is very unusual. This happen to anyone else? And does anyone have any helpful hints on how to keep these colds at bay? I'm tired ...

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me out here. This coming september, i am teaching english in China. The only problem is that im not sure what kind of insurance to buy. Can anyone else recommend me? ...

Well decorated and funished apartment with all furnitures and appliance in high quality housing area:Hua-Qing-Jia-Yuan(Leisure Garden).2 minutes walk to Beijing Language University,5 minutes walk to ...

In Response To: Re: Is Yakup International legit? (yakup) While anyone can write anything about anybody and it may or may not be true, I still want to give advice to anyone looking for work teaching. ...

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I shall be presently teaching International Business (it is indeed my working background) and Business English at the Zhejiang Business Technology Institute in Ningbo. I wonder if any of you could ...

Hi peeps (again), Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for the school to get an invitation letter? Do the UK embassy take a copy of the invitation letter. Im afraid im running out of time and ...

Hi again! Im unsure as to what type to flight ticket i should get when i go to China (from UK). I have signed for a one year teaching contract commencing on 1st sept 05 - 31st August 06. However, I ...

Hello, Does anyone have any informantion on the Sinoculture program for teaching English in Shandong Province. Particularly, information on if the program is worth doing. thanks

Any hints for my son who will be going to language studies in Beijing for a year? Nancy

Hi Is ther anybody out there who has taught at West Anhui University who could tell me some stories. Or dealt with go2ESL.com or MR Lee Joe Emplyment Consultation Agency. How much faith should I put ...

Hi. Does anyone know or have heard of Haimen Experimental School, Haimen, Jiangsu province. I have been offered a teaching job here but don't know if it is licensed to hire foreign experts and I ...

Rules From Fresh Air? Can they do this? I have recently arrived at a new school with a very good set of terms and conditions all thrashed out after much negotiation by e-mail and telephone. The ...

Brand new apartment with brand new furniture, east oriented, wood floor, well-equipped (TV, Telephone, Kitchenware and etc.), two bedrooms, large sitting room. Supermarket, various restaurants and ...

Capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city. For this and more pictures, please visit the photo gallery: ...

Well decorated and funished apartment with all furnitures and appliance in high quality housing area:Hua-Qing-Jia-Yuan(Leisure Garden).2 minutes walk to Beijing Language University,5 minutes walk to ...

I have been informed that some provinces (Hebei for example) prefer a BA degree over a BSc degree. I have also heard that people have been refused invitation letters (for Z visa) on these grounds. ...

There are quite a few traditional utensils that have been used in cooking for thousands of years in China. Some of them are still seen in most of families, some can only be seen in rural areas, or ...

Sauces and spices are the key in any cooking. No dishes would taste good without them. The only exception is that some sea animals can be simply steamed or boiled before serve. Well, that is because ...

Electric fan once was an essential heatstroke prevention item in summer for many families. Though the number of families that use electric fans has somewhat decreased due to the popularity of the air ...

Due to the fact that cucumber is rich in all kinds of vitamins as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other sorts of minerals, it is one of the essential vegetables that we cannot live without at ...

Sweet & Sour Pork is the most well known Chinese food abroad. According to a Cantonese chef, the primitive or the authentic cooking method of the dish is to add Cantonese pickled vegetables. When ...

Sweet and sour fish is one of the most popular traditional Chinese dish, normally cooked with carp. The method to cook an authentic Chinese sweet and sour fish (Tang Tsu Yu) is to use what we call ...

Braised fish in soy sauce is the basic craft of Chinese dish. The distinguishing characteristics are it looks red and glossy, rich in smell and thick in gravy. Both sides of the fish slice must be ...

The first mechanical clocks were made in china. The origin of the mechanical clock is not precisely known. It has always been held that escapement, the process where regulation of motion allows for ...

People born under the Chinese sign of the Monkey are great fun to be around. Monkeys are bouncy people, always young at heart, born entertainers, loving pranks and riddles. Happiest when they have an ...

Goats are gentle people, kind hearted and caring about the well-being of others. They are possibly the nicest personalities in the Chinese zodiac. If they accidentally cause others unhappiness they ...

If the dragon is your Chinese year sign or the chinese sign of your child, you'll be glad to know that dragons are often good humoured and excellent company. They tend to see the larger picture and ...

People born under the Chinese sign of the Rat are lucky! Rats are intelligent and great with people, surrounding themselves with many friends. The Rat's natural charisma ensures they are the centre ...

If you are born under the Chinese sign of the Rabbit, you will make a great diplomat! Rabbits are clean and neat, quiet and often softly spoken. They dislike conflict and will go to great lengths to ...

If you were born during the Chinese sign of the Pig, you will make a great pal. Pigs are everything you would want in a friend: kind hearted and easy going, they forgive easily and don't bear ...

If you or your child was born under the Chinese year sign for the Dog your friends will be glad you were! Meeting people for the first time can be difficult for Dogs who tend to be cautious about ...

If you were born under the Chinese year sign of the Horse, you're great fun! Horses are usually strong, handsome people with bags of energy, natural athletes often drawn to outdoor sporty activities. ...

If you were born under the Chinese sign of the Ox, you would make a great friend! Ox people are as honest as the day is long. They are instinctively trusted by others and rightly so. Straight forward ...

If you were born under the Chinese sign of the Snake, you are a classy one! Snakes are wise and subtle, achieving through wit, cunning and stealth. Usually slow moving, they can strike with ...

If you were born under the Chinese sign of the Tiger, it doesn't pay to argue with you! Tigers are usually larger than life, warm-hearted extroverts. They can't help being noticed and are often very ...

The Chinese Year of the Rooster starts on February 9 and lasts until January 28 2006. There's a table below telling you the dates of other Chinese astrology signs. There are twelve Chinese year signs ...

Chinese Tattoos have always been hugely popular. At one stage they were the realm of criminals and the mafia. Now it seems even Hollywood celebrities seem to have caught on to the mystery and allure ...

The Chinese Language and dialects Each province, each city and even each village speaks their own dialect. There are hundreds of Chinese dialects in China so much so that each dialect speaker is not ...

Chinese business culture and etiquette The Chinese business practice is vastly different from the Western method that most of us may be used to. Of course, with the Chinese economy opening up, ...

When we travel many of us may have some preconceived (or stereotypical) ideas of what certain countries and their people will be like. I admit that when I first came to China I subconsciously ...

To apply for any type of Chinese visa, the followings are required: One completed visa application form, one recent passport sized photograph, a valid original passport with blank pages. More ...

With a history of over 5, 000 years, China has a tradition of respecting teachers and honoring the teaching profession since ancient times, Ancient Chinese education not only played a significant ...

China's media is booming creating opportunities for marketing-savvy businesses. But many companies have little understanding of how to harness the power of the media in the world's most populous ...

It looks like all roads leads to China these days. If you are into business, attending one training course,or taking a vacation , your most likely destination could be one Chinese city or the other. ...

So you’ve decided on Hong Kong? You’ve got your airline tickets booked but now where to stay? As with any major city the possibilities are endless, one thing that Hong Kong is not short of is a ...

I have had a job offer to teach in a British international Kindergarten. The curriculum is going to be british but as of yet no children other than Korean in class. Affiliated to British ...

I was wondering if a foreigner (Australian) receives any visa privileges if he gets married to a Chinese woman?

Acupuncture Weight Loss Treatments I remember the first time I took Chinese herbs. One of my patients told me “You look really tired – Here take these herbs” and handed me a bagful of different ...

I am planning on teaching in china for a few months. Since this is all new to me, I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions for locations to request and salary to request. With that said, I am ...

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The following Essential Classroom Commands/Words for ESL Teachers in China are modified according to the previous article called "Survival Chinese". Some of the Chinese words may be spelled the same, ...

Hi peeps! I have been offered a teaching position in the Hebei province. However, the school is having problems obtaining the z visa invitation letter from the education department. I have given them ...

I just accepted a job for 10,000 RMB/ month in shanghai. It does not include an apartment, so does anybody have any advice on good places to live on this salary in Shanghai? I am going over with a ...

I just accepted a job for 10,000 RMB/ month in shanghai. It does not include an apartment, so does anybody have any advice on good places to live on this salary in Shanghai? I am going over with a ...

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University TEFL Teacher Certificate Course offers a comprehensive approach to teaching EFL at every level. All courses are taught by Western instructors holding a minimum of a ...

Australian International School Hong Kong - Provides primary and secondary education. The website offers an introduction to the school, curriculum information, a students' area, and an event ...

Hi, Any experience with the Chinese recruiter Huali Education, web site http://newedu.net ? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am in contact with them regarding a teaching position. Thank ...

Hi I hope as many people as possible read this and spread the word. Whatever you do, do not deal with this man. His name is James Zhang and he is a "con-man". I was duped by him and now find myself ...

Greetings. I have something of value to anyone wanting to teach English in China and maybe other Asian countries. I have posted on my website (URL below) an example of a fradulent esl ad and ...

Greetings. I have two items that should be of interest and value to anyone wanting to teach in China particularly and maybe other Asian countries. One is a warning to avoid a man named James Zhang ...

These are scam websites run by con-artist recruiters. Avoid them: www.tefl.cc www.chinatefl.com www.teach-in-chinha.net (or teach-in-china.net) hr@huapu.org (Huapu Education Group) walterz@ienedu.com ...

Dear friend, If you are looking for an apartment in Chengdu, maybe this one can meet your requirement. ******************************** Singapore Garden Apartment 1-6-7C 82 square meter, two ...

I am compiling an ESL Black-List for China, of all the schools, recruiters and websites that are known to be dishonest or fraudulent. The list will contain schools that renege on contracts, change ...

I understand that a Z visa is the ideal. But, would going to teach in Beijing with an F visa be acceptable? thanks for your thoughts on this matter. Johnny

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It looks like all roads leads to China these days. If you are into business, attending one training course,or taking a vacation , your most likely destination could be one Chinese city or the other. ...

Working in China: Working in China is very common now. Either you are sent to China by your company or you apply for a job to be stationed in China. Applying for a job in China is very common today ...

I compiled the list of Q &A's for those who are seriously looking for a teaching job in China. Many of them are common sense. But common sense can help us avoid many unnecessary troubles. We have ...

Good'day, my name is chris and I have been working in China in the north in a city called Shenyang, and it's time for a change. Something more coastal, and warmer and different ah the beauties of ...

Good'day, my name is chris and I have been working in China in the north in a city called Shenyang, and it's time for a change. Something more coastal, and warmer and different ah the beauties of ...

Hi! anyone in the zhejiang province? I am in Jiaxing. Anyone fancy meeting up and painting the town red? Sarah

I got a phone call from a college in Changsha, Hunan this morning. Again, it's about this gentleman who landed a job at the school through us. He contacted us in late August for possible teaching ...

You may already know this. Getting a work visa or have a L or F visa converted to a Z, or work, visa has been very difficult this year. It's rumored that in Hebei in north China the foreign affairs ...

Black or white, that's a question The topic was as a result of a message this morning. Here is the message. "I just keep reading the same advertisements every day from the same people using different ...

There’s more to Chinese cuisine than meets the taste buds. There is also what meets the eye, the ear and the imagination. Chinese culture demands attention to the entire presentation of a meal, and ...

Get the feel of a culture that’s amongst the oldest civilizations in the world. China boasts of a repertoire of rich cultural heritage of which the Great Wall, Karez irrigation system and Grand Canal ...

Ever since the birth of the Internet, a new channel was born for people to unleash their anger and disappointment. And oftentimes the anger and disappointment is magnified out of proportion due to ...

There have been many bad stories about FAO ever since people began to talk in different tongues and have to communicate through intermediaries. For those who have never taught in China, FAO stands ...

STAY AWAY from Taishan International School located in Taian, Shandong, China. This school hired two foreign teachers on the 3rd of September 2005. They began work on the 5th of September, after ...

I want to thank all those who have posted warnings about fraudulent teacher recruiters. My only question is, how can I tell when a school is legitimate? I don't want to spend a lot of time ...

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This recruiter uses names such as: ELLEN YU, CHEN MAC, CHEN MAO, TAO, MARK JOHN AKPAN.This recruiter will send you an email saying that the teaching job in beijing will only be secured upon the ...

China is a large country at a size of 9,596,960 sq km. China was only partially open to the world from 1980 onwards and has been a communist country for many decades. Although there is much progress ...

It's 11pm in Yangshuo and Mister Buckland tries to focus on the telephone by his side. It's time to make a few calls. In another city, in a cold apartment, one of his 'placements' looks down at the ...

It's 11pm in Yangshuo and Mister Buckland tries to focus on the telephone by his side. It's time to make a few calls. In another city, in a cold apartment, one of his 'placements' looks down at the ...

Help you find rent-free room in Beijing ! Hey we provide a rent free homestay service in Beijing . You just have to pay a placement fee and will get an unlimited length homestay. Our Homestay program ...

The Szechuan style of cuisine arose from a culturally distinct area in the central western of part of China, a province known as Sichuan. This area of China came into its own culturally towards the ...

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There are no English TV channels in most of the apartments in China. However, you could get them via 0.55m in diamenter personal dish. Dream Satellite Television is the most advanced digital ...

A country with the biggest population on the Earth, a country closed for a several decades; nowadays China is becoming one of the most interesting tourist destinations in Asia. China is one of the ...

Hello, I have to ask, everyone usually does, especially if they are in my situation, Do you need a BA degree to teach in China or not? One tells me no, then I read you need one, a school says not a ...

I am talking to this school in Harbin, in which I plan to be teaching at sometime in January, if all goes well (knock on wood). The school had asked for a medical report, I asked if a doctors written ...

Does anybody know anything about the English school in Jinan, Shandong, named Zhu Shijiang. The master of the school is William (e-mail: sarah_better@yahoo.com.cn">sarah_better@yahoo.com.cn). I would ...

[img]http://www.chinese-culture.net/pix/work_in_china.jpg[/img] Posted to China Find out what corporate HR did not tell you Author: Ken Zhong Y.X ISBN: 981-05-1317-8 Whatever your reasons for being ...

Hey there, I am trying to gain as much info on Harbin as possible. Yes, I have read much on the Ice and Snow Festival, the Russian style buildings, and european feel throughout the city. Is there ...

Hello all, thanks Richard for the advice, its always nice to hear good feedback once and awhile. I have this question, I know that each city, province and town, in China are different, but once a ...

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Hi, I understand that many foreign teachers have had bad experiences in China, and I'm sorry for those teachers. However, there are things I'd like to remind those who would want to come to China to ...

Entering the modernized Beijing, what interest people the most often are not those row upon row of sky rises, nor are the wide streets extending in all directions. What really attract travelers are ...

Today's Beijing is truly a "capital city of exhibitions and folk custom festivals", and a metropolis that is full of characteristics and styles of its ancient customs and modern vigor. In addition to ...

The Shi Du (Ten Ferry) scenic spot is the most typical canyon full of karst, ridges and peaks and is the closest to the capital city, unique in the northern part, and the biggest in Huabei region. ...

Who can clarify me on the diference between the Z visa and residence permit?I have the recent seal on my passport just labelled "residence permit" there is no specify time for entry.So i want to know ...

Hello everyone, I have go my L visa expired, anybody got any idea how to fix this problem. I can pay 5000 Yuan to whoever can renew any type of visa, I just wanna leave

How about part time job ? any web sites ?

Can anybody tell me something about life there ?I've read some horrible things about this place .

Hello, Is there anyone out there who is or has taught in the city of Tianjin? I have been given an offer to teach at a Kid Castle franchise school in Tianjin, does anyone have info on how well these ...

Can anyone tell ANY good school in Jinan (Shandong) or in Hainan? All the schools I have found on the internet turned out to be bad recruiters Anyone, who has successfully worked (or is working)in ...

Well this has been asked many time, I have seen thoughout many on line sites, but still no clear answer can be found, laws change and what was the deal 6 months ago, is no longer in effect. My ...