{"id":3647,"date":"2021-09-29T16:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T08:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/Teaching-English-Abroad-in-Guangzhou"},"modified":"2024-07-31T23:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:10:40","slug":"teaching-english-abroad-in-guangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/teaching-english-abroad-in-guangzhou\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English Abroad in Guangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guangzhou, China&#8217;s third-biggest city, is a popular choice for ESL instructors looking to work and live overseas. Businesses, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs from\u00a0 all over the globe flock to the city&#8217;s busy trade port. It&#8217;s also jam-packed with historic landmarks. Because Guangzhou is the home of Cantonese cuisine, be ready to indulge in a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?nationId=36\">delectable Chinese specialties<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13859\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-440x294.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Teaching English Abroad in Guangzhou\" width=\"723\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134148405-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teaching-english-abroad-in-guangzhou\/\" title=\"View all posts in Teaching English Abroad in Guangzhou\" >Teaching English Abroad in Guangzhou<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The greatest part is that there&#8217;s a high demand for foreign ESL instructors, and salaries and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/benefits\/\" title=\"View all posts in benefits\" >benefits<\/a> are competitive with those in other major Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, making it an excellent place to live.<\/p>\n<p>Factual information about Guangzhou<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou, China&#8217;s third-largest city, is home to a diverse population of people. It has a population of about 13 million (2018). This is incorrect to say that <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/shenzhen\/\" title=\"View all posts in Shenzhen\" >Shenzhen<\/a>, Foshan, and Dongguan alone have a population of 44 million people inside the Guangzhou municipality. Guangzhou has been named China&#8217;s capital city three times. As a result, it has grown to be an important port city, as well as a trade and industrial center for the whole country.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s near to the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and Macau, therefore it&#8217;s a great location for business. Year-round humidity characterizes the area&#8217;s subtropical climate. Guangzhou is a year-round destination because of the abundance of rainfall. Beginning in April and lasting until early August, it rains. Typhoons are common in July, August, and September because of the region&#8217;s extreme heat and dryness. From December through February, it&#8217;s very cold. October, November, and March are the warmest months of the year in New York.<\/p>\n<p>What you should know about Guangzhou, China&#8217;s second largest city:<\/p>\n<p>The city is known as &#8220;the City of Flowers&#8221; because of its year-round blooming flowers and its evergreen environment.<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou&#8217;s Canton Tower, at 600 meters, used to be the world&#8217;s tallest structure.<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou is China&#8217;s restaurant capital, with more than any other city.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,300-year-old Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, China, is China&#8217;s oldest mosque and one of the world&#8217;s oldest.<\/p>\n<p>Two times a year, Guangzhou hosts the Canton Fair, the world&#8217;s oldest and largest trade exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou has a population of 40 percent immigrants from other parts of China or other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching English as a Second Language in Guangzhou, China: A Personal Account<\/p>\n<p>One of the most sought-after locations in Asia for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/international\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">international<\/a> ESL instructors is Guangzhou. Early learners including pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, and K-12 pupils are in high demand. Many young professionals, however, must now study English for employment in order to trade globally since it is a commercial center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13860\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Teaching English Abroad in Guangzhou\" width=\"726\" height=\"484\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2021\/09\/20240731134448221-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Living costs in Guangzhou are cheaper than in Hong Kong or Shenzhen, though. Here are some examples of typical Guangzhou expenses:<\/p>\n<p>A 30- to 40-cent bus or metro ticket<\/p>\n<p>utilities: around $40 per month for each person (electricity\/water\/gas\/heating).<\/p>\n<p>A shared apartment room costs between $260 and $450 per month.<\/p>\n<p>A studio costs between $250 and $650.<\/p>\n<p>A five-dollar lunch at a nearby restaurant<\/p>\n<p>Teachers in Guangzhou make between $1,600 and $2,500 a month, with benefits like as health insurance and paid holidays. Some teachers also get free Chinese lessons and performance incentives.<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou is not only a great place to go <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/shopping\/\" title=\"View all posts in shopping\">shopping<\/a>, but it also boasts a fascinating history, a plethora of historic sites, and delicious Cantonese cuisine. The city&#8217;s low <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/cost-of-living\/\" title=\"View all posts in cost of living\">cost of living<\/a> and convenience make it an appealing place to live and work as an ESL teacher overseas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guangzhou, China&#8217;s third-biggest city, is a popular choice for ESL instructors looking to work and live overseas. 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