About Our City
Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture City, about 50 and 100km far from the metropolises of Suzhou and Shanghai. In Chinese, Chang means “frequent and always” and Shu expresses “harvest”. The city was named as an independent jurisdiction in 540AD, and later was subordinated to Suzhou’ jurisdiction. Traditionally, the city was a market town popular for trades of agricultural products and was enriched with its agricultural civilization.
The city became even more popular in 1960s to 70s when a traditional Peking Opera, Sha Jia Bang, which is a town under the jurisdiction of Changshu, was played on stage. The opera had since then became so popular that people watched it again and again when there was actually nothing also to watch. The story vividly depicted a scene, happened in China’s Anti-Japanese war, in which local residents helped a group of wounded anti-Japanese guerrilla in this lake-surrounded town full with reed marshes.

Geography, Resources and Climate
Changshu City is located in the southeastern part of Jiangsu Province, the most rich and fertile land on the Yangtze River Delta. Facing the Yangtze River on its northeast, the city borders Taicang, Suzhou and Zhangjiagang on south, southwest and northwest, respectively.
The city has a low elevation in a range of 3 to 7 meters above sea level and the highest hill, Yu Hill Peak, is only 261 meters. It is a water abundance city and is crisscrossed by numerous rivers, reservoirs and lakes. The most critical bodies of water include three lakes: Yancheng, Shang, Kuncheng, and rivers: Wangyu, Changhu, Yuanhetang, and Yantie.

The city is under the influence of East Asia Monsoon, like its neighbor cities of Suzhou and Wuxi. It has a mild and humid climate and seasons are distinct. The average annual temperature is close to 20ºC and the normal precipitation is around 1,000 mm annually.

Administration and Jurisdiction
Under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Changshu is comprised of 21 towns and townships and two provincial economy and technology development districts. The municipal government is stationed in the Town of Yushan.

Economy, Industry and Environment
Traditionally, Changshu was considered as a farming land and its fertile soil and moderate rainfall make the city one of Jiangsu’s richest agricultural areas. The agricultural income occupied a major portion of the city’s economy in the past but was remarkably declined over years while the city has been forwarding to its industrialization. Now it fill up only 2% or less of the total revenue of the city.
The agricultural products mainly include rice, cocoon, vegetables, fruits and medical herbs. With its abundant water resource, the aquatic production is the second major agricultural revenue of Changshu, consisting of fish, shrimp, crabs and diversity of aquatic vegetable. A mitten crab, Dazhaxia, is loved by locals urban residents as a delicacy. In the harvest season, hundreds of thousands of residents from nearby major metropolises, like Shanghai, drive out of towns to get a taste of the crab.
The heavy investment in the Yangtze River Delta has also enhanced Changshu’s rapid economic expansion and urbanization. In 2006, the city’ industrial income reaches $30 billions, 24% increase than 2005. In recent 3 years, there are near 2,000 of new investment projects pouring into the city from Europe, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. The city has became one of the most well developed county-leveled cities in China, with its GDP frequently ranked among the top 10 counties in China. Since 2001, seven years in a row, Changshu has been ranked on the list of China’a Top 100 Counties (county-level cities) with its comprehensive economic strength.
Changshu Port is a prestigious river port relying on Yangtze River and serves the near development zones and Suzhou Industrial Park.
Economic growth and environmental conservation have seemed like two diverse approaches. Many investment projects along Yangtze River have became substantial in environment pollution. Farmers and residents have frequently complained the contaminated river water by chemicals penetrated from nearby chemical factories. The local government has been putting stiff environmental policies into practice and has spent massibe funds over years to protect its environment. By doing those, the city has been awarded with numerous titles in environment protection, including National Hygienic City, National Garden City, etc. But more need to do in the future.

Transportation and Tourism
Changshu is connected to its nearby neighbors and remote cities by its waterway network and highway system including Yangtze Riverine Expressway and Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou Expressway.
In the inner city, the public transportation, including bus, taxi and cargo transport, shuttle buses to near cities or towns, provides convenience to the city’s commuters.
Changshu Port is a prestigious river port relying on Yangtze River. Facing commercial rivals from Zhejiang Province, the port merged with three other ports including Zhangjiagang, Taicang and Suzhou under the united administration of Suzhou City.
Tourist destinations include many parks, gardens and historical relics, like Square Tower Park, Yushan Hill, Shanghu Lake, The Zeng Garden, Zhao Garden, Yushan Hill Xizhan Hill, Xingfu Temple, Shongyong Tomb, and more.

Culture and Folklore
A well known produce of the city is its aquatic product, the Chinese mitten crab – a hairy animal. The crab is produced in the Yangcheng Lake, which is situated in Changshu.

About our center
As a leading language training group in China, it now has over 60 branch schools all around the country, with the headquarters located in Shanghai. More than 1,000,000 students have studied or are studying with us and more than 500 ESL foreign teachers are working with us now. With the rapid expansion of our business, our center is looking for 2-3 professional ESL teachers to start in this month.

Applicants requirements:

-Native English speaker (from U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
- Bachelor degree or above
- Prior teaching experience preferred

Interested individuals, please e-mail us:
- Detailed resume
- Certificate copies
- Bachelor / Master degree copy
- Passport (and Visa) copies
- Recent photo

Job Description:
Target Students: Adults from Beginner to Advanced, including business English
Class Size: 4-10 students/class
Skills: Spoken English

Age: 22-55
Contract duration: One year
Students age: Adults
Working place: On campus
Workload: 25 teaching hours and 15 office hours each week
Salary: Range from 7000-8000rmb.
Accomodation: housing allowance/school provide apartment
Airfare:6000 Rmb for one year contract
Starting Date: ASAP

If you are interested in this position, please feel free to contact me at alexzhang0109@gmail.com

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