To celebrate the return of our fantastic Teaching Internships in China (http://www.onlinetefl.com/teaching-internships/china/), which will see 150 people get TEFL qualified, rack up 300 hours of teaching practice in China and earn up to £2,000, we’ve put together a list of our favourite things about living in China:

1. Friendly people
As a teacher you’ll find yourself inundated with offers of meals and tours of the local area. In fact, people will probably see it as a matter of national pride to make sure you get settled in and have a good time!
2. Food, glorious food!
The normal morning greeting in China isn’t ‘hello’, or ‘good morning’, it’s ‘have you eaten yet’. This is a nation that takes its food seriously and it shows – visit any city, town or village in China and you’ll easily be able to find gorgeous, cheap, freshly made grub.
3. Tea
Tea is the lifeblood of China. Forget PG Tips – this is the real deal! You’ll probably be dished up delicious cups of fragrant jasmine tea with almost every meal, and even if you’re not a fan of it now, we guarantee you’ll be a convert after a few months!
4. The Great Wall of China
Any man-made structure you can see from space is worth a visit in our book: see the crumbling ruins of Simatai or the restored sections at Badaling for a taste of what it was like in the middle ages.
5. Karaoke
Can’t sing? Not a problem – get some friends together and you can get your own private booth where you can all warble away to your hearts’ content.
6. TsingTao beer
It’s pretty tasty, and the bottle (which you return after you’ve drunk it) usually costs more than the actual beer. A winner if there ever was one.
7. Guilin
A city that boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of China, with spectacular rock formations emerging from the serene waters of the Li Jiang River.

If you’d like to learn more about what living and working in China’s all about, download our free guide to teaching in China (http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-china-guide.html) or give us a ring on 0800 093 2552. Plus, book onto the China teaching internship before 28th August and get a massive 10% off! Call us on 0800 093 2552 to book your spot today!

Have you ever been to China? What are your favourite things about it?

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