great place - Anonymous employee Lishui University Employee Review

Time is free, but life is boring

Too little salary, life is unsatisfactory

*Nice little city that boasts beautiful nature and which has modernised a lot. *The majority of students are lovely, they really appreciate having a foreign teacher. *Fantastic foreign affairs staff- kind, friendly , supportive and professional *No pollution plus a nice apartment inside the school * No control over teachers' time and activities outside ordinary teaching hours * A much lower cost of living than in some bigger cities nearby

*Chinese co-teachers are usually unhelpful and unfriendly * Very small salary and no increase if you stay longer term * Non-English major students ofen don't turn up to classes and don't care about learning anything *Poor or no communication with the departments *Language barrier issues, e.g. being asked to deal with Chinese paperwork without any assistance * Although the locals are very welcoming, life in Lishui can get dull and the foreign teachers can be cliquey.