Section I: Teaching English in China continued—Teaching
Employment China's land mass is slightly smaller than that of
the continental United States with climatic conditions ranging
from subarctic in the north (e.g., Heilongjiang province) to
subtropical in the south (i.e., Hainan Island and province).
Which region you choose should depend heavily on your tolerance
(or preference) for either very hot or frigidly cold climates.
Paradoxically (and counterintuitively), the northern regions,
with the most frigidly cold and arid winters, tend to have the
most oppressively hot and humid summers as well. As stated
earlier in the preface, China comprises 23 provinces (including
Taiwan), five autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia, Tibet and Xinjiang), four central administrative
municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin) and
two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). Each
province and region has something of a different feel and a
history of its own, with varying local custo