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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,37101]Griz, urban north China has regular central heating from November ummmmm..... 15th, I think, until March 15th. Well, those are the official minimum dates (the heat must be on before November 15th and can't be turned on until after March 15th), but depending on where exactly you are living (different schools, universities, housing estates, sometimes turn the heat on earlier or leave it running later) you may get central heating for longer. Of course, if you need it, you can always buy an electric heater from the local supermarket or appliance store to supplement the central heating. And of course, newer buildings tend to be warmer than older ones.

Rural northern China, on the other hand, does not necessarily have much in the way of heat at all. But you're highly unlikely to get a job in the countryside, and if you do, you'll be well taken care of.

You should remember that nowhere in southern China has central heating, just the aircon that Siva mentioned, and that inland and especially at higher altitudes the weather can get very chilly indeed, even as cold as the north sometimes, so if you're worried about the cold, in some ways you're better off coming to north China. At least your house will be warm, even if outside it looks like Antarctica![/quote]

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