To work at a langauge school in China which can offer a work visa you need to be a native speaker, have a degree, a TEFL-type qualification and some teaching experience. If you have all these, you can simply apply for a job. If not, then you won't be able to work in legitimate school and therefore no work visa.
...half price promotion, you say? Might just take the risk...
...except that it's a problem encountered daily.
Bad habits are not the same as cultural practices. There are surely some which should be discouraged. Those that are generally disliked by the very people who feel under pressure to participate would be one. If smoking is truly a Chinese cultural activity, why are the authorities actively trying to limit it (albeit lazily). This "cultural habit" kills millions every year. What about other "Chinese habits"? Is spitting a cultural activity we should respect? Or anti-Japanese rhetoric? Or kids pooing in the street? Or internet censorship? There is surely a line to be drawn between being culturally sensitive and pointing out universally unacceptable behaviour, whoever it is doing it. I would argue that smoking in public places (under No Smokng signs, no less!) is a fair example of crossing that line.
BTW my previous post here should have read "people I SPOKE to, not people I SMOKE to"!!
But most Chinese people I smoke to (especially the women) also hate smoking. They often just see it as a necessary evil to get on in social and work situations, as it was 50+ years ago in western culture.
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This place is now closed.
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Price is now 100RMB for adults, 70RMB for children.
Some of the animal areas are as far as 10+km from the entrance - you can buy a hop on/off bus ticket for 60RMB per person, but there are also clearly marked walkways for those who are full of energy.
Everything inside is pretty expensive - consider bringing a picnic.
Many of the animals are in large outdoor enclosures. Some are caged. The park calls itself a safari, but this is not a "drive your car amongst the animals" thing. It's more like a decent western zoo.
There are places to handle/be photographed with animals, for a fee. Also, some kids amusements.
The animal show is free, but a waste of time (unless you love watching goats, sheep, pigs, horses etc!!).
Good labelling i English thorughout.
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Still worth a visit, especially for the arhat statues. The 11am vegetarian lunch is basic, but still only 10RMB. Free entry.
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Prague cafe used to be my favourite cafe in Wenlin area but I went for lunch there today after a few months away and it's really gone downhill (new owners?). The menu was a photocopy, the food was lacklustre and much more expensive than before, the decor was dull and the service so-so. I won't be back there anytime soon.
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It's open! And it's free. And its terrific for kids.
The museum is surprisingly interactive (although only 2/3 of the attractions are working) and modern (VR, simulators, touchscreens, etc). Sadly, no English on any of the displays but the fun is in trying to work out how the exhibits work and what they are supposed to be showing. Well worth a visit.
Water treatment plants to be installed along Dianchi
发布者Wouldn't it be great if this worked. Anybody confident?
Coke accused of collecting classified information in China
发布者...not April 1st just yet, is it?
Getting Away: Songming's Crystal Palace
发布者Nice. Thank you.
Interview: Dr Anton Lustig
发布者If it's good enough for Google... Thanks @abcdabcd and others. Fascinating topic and interesting/compelling arguments.
Interview: Dr Anton Lustig
发布者Want to make it clear that I'm sorta playing Devil's Advocate here and have nothing but respect for Prop Roots goals and work.
But no, learning a lingua franca doesn't logically mean you should abandon your mother-tongue. My question really is whether encouraging the use of a language that almost nobody else speaks is worth the effort? I suspect it is, but I'm not sure I have a convincing argument why. I agree with it being a vital part of a culture - maybe that's a good enough reason in itself? But a similar effort to learn languages which are widely spoken seems to make more sense to me somehow.