Jiaxing Profile

Location: Situated in northeastern Zhejiang Province, central part of the Yangtze Delta, Jiaxing holds an advantaged geographic location, adjacent to the Taihu Lake in the north. It lies across the Hangzhou Bay from Shaoxing and Ningbo and connects to Huzhou in the west. Located on the route between Suzhou and Hangzhou, Jiaxing is no more than one hundred kilometers (62 miles) from Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

History: Jiaxing was a place of fish and rice. More than 7,000 years ago, there were inhabitants living on fishery and animal husbandry. It made a great progress in economy during the Sui Dynasty (581-618) due to the construction of the Jiang Nan He, Hangzhou to Zhenjiang section of the Grand Canal. The canal helped Jiaxing to be a bread basket in southeast of China, and a place wealthy in cotton fabric and silk.

Climate: Belonging to the subtropical monsoon climate, Jiaxing is abundant in rainfall and sunshine with wet spring, torrid summer, dry autumn and cold winter. It has an annual average temperature of nearly 16 C (61F), and rainy muggy days in summer are much fewer than dry chilly days in winter.

Local Highlights:

Jiaxing South Yangtze River Culture Festival (in South Lake during October to November)

China International Qiantang Tidal Bore Festival (in Haining City in the sixth day of the eighth lunar month)

Nanbei Lake Tour Festival (in Haiyan County during April to May) 

Full time English teachers wanted

Job duties: teach middle school students or primary school students oral English

Contract term:  2 semesters, from September 2011 to June 2012.

Job location: Jiaxing,zhejiang province

Salary: RMB8000/ month

International airfare subsidy: R RMB8000/one school year.

Accommodation: single room with bath room, hot water, air condition, etc. 

Apply now (please quote the position No.)