Had a lot of fun running through Building 63’s Wax Museum. It was the first time I had visited one of the wax houses, so I was kind of fascinated to see what they looked like. A lot of the statues were surprisingly realistic! I was also startled to find that it had a lot of artifacts attached, like signed guitars and CDs from famous musicians and bands; John Wayne’s hat; etc.
The building also offers a Horror Chamber with creepy and spooky sights! 🙂 Oh, and there is a stand that let’s you make a WAX copy of your own hand! Then you can color it after it is done! It was a really fun place to wander through, I’d definitely recommend it to parents with kids or to couples. You can take pictures with the famous people!!
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This page from AbroadChina.org offers a really great list of average salaries in the different areas of China. The list of local resident and teach salaries tells you at what level you can expect to live, while the list of foreign teacher’s salaries lets you know if your pay is the equivalent to the Chinese Standard in the area. Admittedly, it was based on 2003-2005. Still, Great Resource!
| Base Monthly Pay Only |
| Location | Foreign Teacher① | Chinese Teacher② | Urban Resident③ | Rural Resident④ |
| National Level | 1,942.00 (College) 1,108.00 (High School or Elementary School) |
897.56 | 234.39 | |
| Anhui | 3,150-4,050 | 880.83 | 727.11 | 199.15 |
| Beijing | 3,850-4,950 | 2,214.00 | 1445.41 | 627.97 |
| Chongqing | 3,014-3,875 | 994.33 | 907.12 | 188.11 |
| Fujian | 4,030-5,182 | 1,211.08 | 1032.18 | 338.39 |
| Gansu | 3,241-4,167 | 1,038.83 | 737.93 | 123.20 |
| Guangdong | 4,150-5,336 | 1,533.67 | 1283.76 | 362.74 |
| Guangxi | 2,722-3,500 | 900.50 | 790.30 | 192.93 |
| Guizhou | 4,283-5,250 | 813.42 | 704.67 | 126.39 |
| Hainan | 2,917-3,750 | 1,054.08 | 746.62 | 242.44 |
| Hebei | 2,970-3,819 | 873.83 | 603.26 | 251.31 |
| Heilongjiang | 3,617-4,650 | 1,091.00 | 657.90 | 251.59 |
| Henan | 2,902-3,731 | 888.83 | 842.91 | 178.13 |
| Hubei | 3,098-3,983 | 949.58 | 756.32 | 200.78 |
| Hunan | 3,138-4,034 | 1,014.83 | 639.52 | 245.46 |
| Inner Mongolia | 2,917-3,750 | 971.75 | 799.01 | 227.67 |
| Jiangsu | 3,150-4,050 | 1,258.92 | 976.84 | 395.22 |
| Jiangxi | 3,684-4,737 | 834.42 | 731.57 | 207.06 |
| Jilin | 3,135-4,031 | 994.25 | 726.55 | 251.22 |
| Liaoning | 3,650-4,694 | 1,070.33 | 776.34 | 318.12 |
| Ningxia | 2,800-3,600 | 1,130.17 | 672.12 | 224.36 |
| Qinghai | 2,667-3,429 | 1,055.67 | 790.96 | 148.41 |
| Shaanxi | 3,354-4,312 | 931.50 | 746.83 | 168.47 |
| Shandong | 2,975-3,825 | 1,046.83 | 906.98 | 320.90 |
| Shanghai | 4,529-5,823 | 2,057.17 | 1661.96 | 704.08 |
| Shanxi | 2,882-3,705 | 883.42 | 821.54 | 157.15 |
| Sichuan | 3,182-4,091 | 980.75 | 712.92 | 207.92 |
| Tianjin | 2,333-3,000 | 1,421.92 | 1118.86 | 458.34 |
| Tibet | 2,342.50 | 723.59 | 115.83 | |
| Xinjiang | 2,800-3,600 | 1,186.92 | 732.96 | 165.11 |
| Yunnan | 2,333-3,000 | 1,065.50 | 725.84 | 141.43 |
| Zhejiang | 3,911-5,029 | 1,852.58 | 1454.08 | 610.16 |
In August, I will be officially changing my residence address to one in Xinzheng, China, selling my possessions here in the States and starting a new life over there. I have been really blessed in that my University has established a Facebook Group for all the foreign teachers there. All of us newbies are asking tons of questions of those who went before, and I thought I’d share some of the important ones as they come up. If you are moving to teach or changing jobs for one overseas, you might want to ask your organization or contacts the same questions!
1. What’s for Sale?
I never really thought about, but sometimes the people leaving have things for sale. Leaving teachers at my school are offering things like medicine, water purifiers, American towels, potted plants, shelving, curtains, etc. The kind of things I don’t want to take, they don’t want to bring back, and no one wants to buy. See what your place has to offer!
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