Pictures of the teachers' accommodation at Huanghe Science & Technology College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Hi there, I've created a new site called Go! Zhengzhou. It's a forums for foreigners, expats, teachers and the like to share advice and and post questions about fair ol' Zhengzhou. The members' discussion boards have everything you need to know about Zhengzhou, and are written by the people who live and work here. They're completely free too! Join here. Are you moving to Zhengzhou soon and want to know what it's like to live here? Post your questions and get answers here. Do you want to make new friends, meet other expats or find language-exchange partners? Check out the social scene here. Have you got any job opportunities, or are you looking for work? Check our free listings here. Do you want to promoteyour band, business or event for FREE? Put a message on our discussion boards here. Ok, so I didn't see Shakespeare's ghost in the ghost town, but I did see a performance of Much Ado About Nothing.
This is from 2008 but just turned up through Google while I was researching a lesson plan on advertising. An ad billboard has caused outrage and panic in a Chinese city by featuring what appears to be a man hanging from a rope. The advertisement, on top of the Yinji Shopping Mall in Zhengzhou, features a mannequin hanging from the top of the billboard. In a reference to the global financial crisis, it reads: “It’s better to invest money here than put it into the stock market.” But residents thought it was a real suicide and say children as young as eight were terrified, reports Oriental Today. After receiving complaints, the local industry and trade bureau has now stepped in and taken down the mannequin. “Without the hanging man, it’s really not that shocking,” said the deputy director of the bureau. Jiang Chengpu, the creative director behind the ad, says the aim was to catch people’s attention, not to terrify them. “We are making fun of the depressing stock market here. And the place the mannequin is hanging is right next to the stock index line,” he said. From WeirdNewsFiles
The South Campus Library Huanghe Science & Technology College, or "HuangKeDa" as it is usually known, is a large, private university in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. There are 12 schools: Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Journalism & Media, Music, Industrial Arts, Medicine, Physical Education (Sports Sciences), Foreign Languages (English, Korean, Japanese), Chinese for Foreigners, Nationalities and International Studies. Students take either three- or four-year courses. There are approximately 1'500 members of staff, 40'000 students and an annual enrolment of some 17'000 new students. There are two campuses, north and south. There are currently (2011) approximately 25 foreign teachers at HuangKeDa including: Americans, Canadians, English, Ghanaian, Irish, Japanese, Kiwi and Scottish. Most teachers, if not all, live in university-provided accommodation oat the south campus. Most teachers, if not all, teach all their classes at either the School of Foreign Languages or the School of International Studies. Both Schools are situated on the south campus, not five minutes walk from the foreign teachers' residence. The typical contract (2011) is 20 hours of teaching per week - although this may be subject to change. Foreign teachers are almost always required for classes in Oral English as the College looks to increase its foreign staff, and it's also worth checking to see what other classes may need teachers. If you have any questions about working at HuangKeDa, please feel free to send me a message through the Contact Me page. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit the official (Chinese) website www.hhstu.edu.cn
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I thought the couple of empty apartment buildings near campus were a waste of money, but this is unreal. It turns out that there are several 'ghost cities' across China. Fully completed, but entirely vacant cities. These satellite photos show apartments, government offices, even art museums, but only a handful of cars. And what's more, the largest 'ghost city' is... drumroll please... Zhengzhou New District. A $19 BILLION project that's full of... nothing. Zhengzhou's photo 4 onwards. Surreal! Hi,
We're in Zhengzhou, after a pleasant five-hour train ride from Beijing. Dad was raving about how good the train was, comparing it favourably to Air France and British trains. He did concede that he hasn't been on a British train for some 20 years, but liked the train ride nonetheless. I think the apartment met with general approval, Mubai wasted no time in analyzing the curtains (they're not interlined). I've got them three apartments - My Darling Sister and Mubai are sharing - on the same floor as me. Very shortly, we'll be doing the guided tour of the snack shops, the fruit market and the butchers that doesn't have refrigerators. I think we'll eat in the Western place tonight... :) Hope you're all well, X Call me crazy, but I'm enjoying the food on campus so much more this semester than last, and Scary Alley's stalls trump the lot. Here are some photos from Scary Alley to whet your appetites.
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