1.What will I do in my free time?
2.What are the holidays?
3.What is near Guangzhou?Any intersting day trips?

ACT's primary location is chosen to best fit the needs of our trainees. We operate primarily out of Tian He district across from the city's mahor stadium and sport center(recently renovated for the 2010 Asian Games). Tian He is situated in Guangzhou so as to provide easy access to mountains for hiking,historical sites and shopping locations(street,underground or market style). It's very nrar to two megamalls and an array of restaurants specializing in different western cuisines. Ex-pats and locals can find ample opportunity for entertainment-traitional and extreme sports,clubs and bars,authentic karaoke. Almost anything you might do at home is available in Guangzhou and a whole lot you might never have tried. Everyday can be a new experience.

Spring Festival (Chinese New Years) 7-14 days depending
Summer Holidays: 4 days
Christmas: 3days
National Day holiday: 2-5 days
May Day holiday: 1 day
Mid-Autumn Holiday 1 day
Christmas:1 day
CIEO abides by all the national holidays of China: Subject to chengel.These sound shorter than the actual time we normally get off, as there is no accounting for accrued time. Also,some of the contractual holidays are left off(ie - 1 day for Christmas)

Guangzhou is a great place to live because it is so close to many other enjoyable cities and countries in Southeast Asia. Shenzhen, Macau and Hong Kong all can be reached by express trains(1-3 hours). If you like hiking and mountainous areas, Guilin's and Yang Shuo are hot tourist spots. Yang Shuo can be reached in 50 minutes by plane. Hainan (the Hawaii of China) is also a great place to go and relax at the beach. Zhu Hai is also another well-know coastal city that can be reached in an hour and a half by bus. Many teachers living in Guangzhou like to travel to other smaller villages and towns in the Guangdong Province to really experience different local cultures and customs within Chinese.