Tax in China

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Income Tax for English Teachers in China   A question we're always asked here at Opportunity China is, "how does tax work in China?" It can seem daunting and even a little scary at first, thinking about having to do legal things in a foreign country like paying taxes and social insurance, but paying taxes [...]

Teacher Guest Post: Life After China – How Teaching in Hangzhou Formed my Future

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Zeena Starbuck graduated from Exeter University in 2017 before departing on her China journey in the city of Hangzhou. Here she reflects on her time teaching in China, and how it has informed her interests and career path. Departing Hangzhou   As I sat in Hangzhou’s airport in July 2018, leaving after teaching in a [...]

Covid-19: A Chinese Perspective

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Opportunity China's Program Coordinator, and Beijing local who spent time studying and working in the UK the US and Australia, gives us her perspective on the effects of Covid 19 in China, both during and after the outbreak. Hi, I’m Cami, a Programme Coordinator in Beijing. I’ve lived in the city for many years, but have [...]

Teacher Guest Post: My Coronavirus Diary 3

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My name is Tim and I am an English teacher in Southern China. I moved here in May of 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed my time so far. I have written a diary of these past month, as China and the rest of the world have deal with the COVID – 19, or Coronavirus, and […]

Teach Guest Post: My Coronavirus Diary 2

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My name is Tim and I am an English teacher in Southern China. I moved here in May of 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed my time so far. I have written a diary of the past month, as China and the rest of the world have deal with the COVID – 19, or Coronavirus, and […]

Teacher Guest Post: My Coronavirus Diary

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My name is Tim and I am an English teacher in Southern China. I moved here in May of 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed my time so far. I have written a diary of the past month, as China and the rest of the world have deal with the COVID – 19, or Coronavirus, and […]

Teacher Guest Post: My Coronavirus Experience

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Empty streets, closed malls, monitored apartment complexes, wary locals. These are just a few phrases I could use to describe the usually bustling city of Fuzhou in recent weeks…   Receiving News while on Holiday   As mentioned in my previous blog post, I was in the Philippines when official news of the novel coronavirus outbreak […]

Teacher Guest Post: Exploring the Philippines during Spring Festival

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Hi, my name is Megan. I'm a Film Production graduate from Solent University and am currently working as a Senior Teacher at a private language school in Fuzhou. As January rolled round, the time came once again to call in the Chinese New Year! And with the Chinese New Year comes the Spring Festival holiday, [...]

All You Need to Know about Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year, otherwise referred to as Lunar New Year, was on the 25th January this year. The celebration falls on different dates each year as it follows the Lunar calendar, which is based on the moon’s movements, so there is no set recurring date; last year it fell on the 9th of February. The […]

Guest Post: My Favourite Things to Do in Chengdu

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Located in Sichuan Province, Southwest of China, Chengdu is world famous for being the home of the Giant Panda and you won't be able to forget it as the city has a recurrent theme of pandas throughout, you’ll be able to spot a panda anywhere you go! Even though the pandas are very cute of [...]