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naturegirl321
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 Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:36 am Post subject: Changchun |
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| I've just accepted a job in this city. Is anyone there now? Could you tell me a bit more about it? |
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fat_chris
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| Someone refresh my memory please. Is Changchun in Jilin province? |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:03 am Post subject: |
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fat_chris
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry that I can't tell you anything about Changchun as I was posted far from the Northeast in the Southwest (Chengdu). |
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MartinK
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cheekygal
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:11 am Post subject: |
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if it's the place next to harbin then I know about it.
If it's a place which sounds same way next to Chengdu, then I also know about it, cause I was teaching in Chengdu before.
I am confused with the spelling in pinyin 
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cheekygal
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if it's a place next to harbin then I know about it.
If it's a place which sounds same way next to Chengdu, then I also know about it, cause I was teaching in Chengdu before.
I am confused with the spelling in pinyin
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cheekygal
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uggghhhh it DID post two times  |
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struelle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Changchun |
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| I've just accepted a job in this city. Is anyone there now? Could you tell me a bit more about it? |
My previous colleague SMSed me just recently from there - he's doing teacher training work for a place called 'Kid Castle'. He says the place is quite laid-back and the people friendly. Very 'North China' feel to it, they like to drink lots of pijiu and baijiu. Now the weather there is nice and pleasant but in the winter it gets freezing cold.
Interestingly enough, Changchun is not too far from the secret state of the DPRK, so if you feel like visiting, point your browser to http://http://www.koryogroup.com/ and they can arrange a tour for you.
It would be the most fascinating trip to do, and time is ticking because of the latest developments on the peninsula. I would have done this myself in the near future if my money wasn't stolen earlier. Also, I missed a chance to see the DMZ when I was in South Korea last year, which I still regret.
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Roger
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Well, my take is that Changchun is nothing special to write home about although it is not bad either. COld, yes, at least in winter. Architecturally a desert.
But why make a point of visiting the hungry DPRKians when the CHinese are rounding up all North Korean II's on their side of the border?
I recommend Changbaishan - you can go ski there! Very soon - from November on! |
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cheekygal
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| ENLIGHTEN! is it THE one next to harbin? cause if so, skiiing is possible in near harbin. a REALLY great skiing! |
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MartinK
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cheekygal
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Thank you, Oh, thank you MartinK
Well, then if its near Harbin, then there IS skiiing, 4-5 hours away from that city-you-are-in. there is a marvellous ski resort next to Harbin and plus the Ice Festival. You can take a bus or a train to Harbin and stay on your weekends at the cheap hotel or if you hook up with nice foreigners [which will most probably happen!] you would be able to stay with them when you are in Harbin
In the city-you-are-in [i fail spelling it!] is not that bad. There are foreigners teaching and studying. So you want be completely alone
PM me, I will hook you up with my friends back in Harbin - you can call them and they will show you around when you come. And if you are a very nice person [:p], they will become your good friends too
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traveller
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:12 am Post subject: Changchun resident |
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I can agree that the people are great, but the city is dull and rather a backwater. There are a few English teachers here, some for more than a year.  I am a newcomer here, so I can attest that the summers are quite nice. As for winter....
After the national holiday is over, I will go shopping for some seriously thick clothes for the winter (think "layers", "-30 below zero celsius", "ridiculously thin insulation", etc.) Naturally, I'll have to get rid of it when I move out 
Come if you want, but it is best to regard it as a temporary stopover to better things, as most teachers do. If you love the people enough - quite possible, they have really good hearts - you might become a pernament resident here |
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MyTurnNow
Joined: 19 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Changchun resident |
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| I can agree that the people are great, but the city is dull and rather a backwater. |
No argument from me. If you're looking for nightlife, cameraderie, tourism, etc. this ain't the place.
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| After the national holiday is over, I will go shopping for some seriously thick clothes for the winter (think "layers", "-30 below zero celsius", "ridiculously thin insulation", etc.) Naturally, I'll have to get rid of it when I move out. |
Nooooo! Keep it all!
After leaving Changchun my next winter was spent in Suzhou, down in the "warm" part of China. I was stunned to encounter little or no heat, no insulation in buildings, etc. I had a cold for about my first 3 months there. In some ways it was much colder there than in Changchun....sure, it was warmer outside, but it was still pretty cold, and there was nowhere to go and get warm. My home, my office, my classrooms, restaurants and stores, etc. were all freezing cold. I wore my Changchun clothes in Suzhou a lot, and I expect to wear them a bit here in Shanghai this year.
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