| Welsh man needs help! | |
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| Feb 15, 2007 10:18 |   |
 | Hello, I am leaving for China in 2 weeks to teach english for five months in the hebei province.....in a place called Shijiazhuang. I realise it is not far from Beijing and that I will prob spend many a weekend in China's capital, but I was wondering if anyone has any information on things to do, see, nightlife, sport etc. for the Shiijiazhuang area. Any help would be appreciated. Owen |
| Feb 15, 2007 18:56 | #1 |
| Hi,Owen, Welcome to China,and teach english in here!Yes,you are right,Shijiazhuang is near Beijing,about 2.5 hours by train.I think ,ocan come to visit Beijing a few times,haha:-) For Shijiazhuang,I'm not very familiar,only went to there once.There are some bars in Qingyuan Street,and also you can visit a famous bridge---Zhao Zhou Qiao. Have fun!!! |
| Feb 15, 2007 19:10 | #2 |
| Hi Owen, Beijing is a place of fun. I suggust some tourist atractions here: the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Fragant Hill, Temple of Heaven,etc.. For nightlife, you can choose to enjoy Peking Opera performance, Chinese Kungfu performance~~~~ You can enjoy so many snacks as well, too many to list~~~ As to Shijiazhuang City, It may not be so interesting. |
| Feb 16, 2007 11:20 | #3 |
| Thanks for the information. I appreciate it, can't wait to get there now. All the best. Owen |
| Feb 18, 2007 09:09 | #4 |
| I lived and taught in Sjz for a year. If you care to email me at gmail.com|apault... and especially give me a Skype or Yahoo id if you have one then we can chat real time...or give me a fixed phone no so I can call you. Where will you be teaching? |
| Feb 18, 2007 23:18 | #5 |
| Sorry, but I just could not pass up this commentary...LOL I ran across this bit of information a while back and had filed it away……..I find some humor in it now, after reading your post; as we have had some recent discussions in some other threads, respective of the term ‘Chinglish’. “John Edwards has written and spoken entertainingly about a specific form of Welsh English — "Wenglish" which refers to the dialects of English spoken in Wales, by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly modified by Welsh grammar and nouns, and contain a number of unique words. In addition to the distinctive words and grammar, there is a variety of accents found across Wales.” Therefore, what do we call the form of English language spoken my Chinese, who who have been taught by a teacher who speaks Wenglish ?? LOL :) Moreover, this subject would make for a whole new interesting thread: The differences [perceived] by native Chinese speakers, with respect to the English language spoken by those native English speakers, from: England, Australia/New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America ?? I was listening to a young female broadcaster on CCTV-9 or 10, here at home awhile back, and I was amazed that I could barely understand what she was saying in English, due to her very thick regional British accent. ( I think it was British) ? I had to listen with my full attention; and then I only could discern about 50 to 60 % of the language. It was English, but it could have been a foreign language as far as I was concerned !! :) In this regard, I wonder how I would sound to her, if I engaged this woman in conversation ?? So very interesting; to coin an old term. Best wishes to you !!!! |
| Feb 21, 2007 21:46 | #6 |
| Have you hear, How Chinese people reading A B C --- X Y Z ? If not, next time try for it. It’s different from British or US English? |
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