Brief Introduction of the school

The school was founded in 1910 and was once called Yichang Prefecture Middle school. Later the name was changed several times. It gained its present name in 1954. The school covers about 52,800 square meters. There are teaching buildings, a modern science building, a library, a gymnasium, a standard sports field, a computer lab, and a sound lab with multi-media facility,  a typing room, a audio-visual system, a monitor system and over 50,000 books, which altogether provide a wide field for quality education.

Accommodation For Foreign Teachers

The apartment in Yichang has 4 large rooms plus a kitchen and a bathroom. The apartment is a very generous size and is very comfortable. Please refer to the pictures attached.

1.    Here is the front entrance, dining room. It has a small table with chairs. There is also a water cooler in this room.

2.    This is the living room. It has one chair, a small sofa, a television and a coffee table. In this room there is a door leading to the balcony, where the bike is stored and you can hang your clothes for drying.

3.    This is one of the bedrooms with a queen size bed, a storage closet and a clothes closet. The on-going welding shop is just one floor down and right outside the window.

4.    Here are two photos of the kitchen.

Great place to experience the real China.

Introduction of Yichang

Location: located in the east mouth of the Three Gorges

Neighboring Areas: Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces

Physical Features: higher in the west and lower in the east

Population: 3.92 million

Urban Population: 2.63 million

Area: 21,084 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu, Miao, Tujia and Mongolian

History: with more than 7,000 or 8,000 years of history; called as "the throat of Chuan (namely Sichuan province) and E (namely Hubei province)"; in the Xia and Shang dynasties, used to be the ancient "lands of Jingzhou"; in Spring and Autumn Period, as well as Warring States, cortrolled by the Chu State, being called "the west frontier fortress of Chu" in history; one of the cradles of Chu Culture; called "Xiling" in remote antiquity; also known as "Yiling" for the Yishan Mountain in the northwest, "Xiazhou" for guarding the Three Gorges

Climatic Features: in subtropical humid monsoonal climate zone, four seasons clearly demarcated; cloudy and sunny not certain in springs; with humid and hot summers; fine autumns; dry cold winters; with frost free period of 220- 300 days

Average Temperature: annual average temperature of 16 C

Rainfall: annual even precipitation 1,100 mm; concentrated on June, July and August, as well as in spring

Mountains: Mt. Dashengnongjia (with the highest peak of 3053 m), Mt. Wushan (with average height of 700-800m), Mt. Mingfeng, Mt. Guanmiao, Mt. Qingshan, Mt. Xiling

Rivers: Huangbaihe River, Qingjiang River, Juzhanghe River, Yuyanghe River, Jingjiang River and Xiangxi River

Local Highlights: red tea

Introduction of Hubei Province

Brief Introduction: Hubei, which lies in the middle Yangtze River valley, derived its name from its location north of the Dongting Lake. It is also known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces": with the Yangtze River flowing from west to east and the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway running from north to south, Hubei is located right in the middle of the country's main water and land transport artery. It has an area of 185,900 sq km and a population of 56,540,000. The provincial capital is Wuhan.

Climate: Hubei has a sub-tropical monsoonal climate, with distinct contrast between the eastern plain and the western mountainous area. It has a mean annual temperature of 15¡ã£­17¡ãC. and sticky weather in the height of summer. With its absolute maximum temperature exceeding 40¡ãC, Wuhan is one of the hottest places in China. The mean annual precipitation increases from 800 mm in the northwest to 1,500 mm or more in the southeast.

Topography: With mountains in the west, north and east and low, humid plains in the central south, Hubei is like a basin with a slightly irregular shape and can be divided into four topographical zones: 1) The Jianghan Plain in the central south forms part of the Lianghu Plain together with the Dongting Lake Plain of Hunan Province. Low and flat and crisscrossed by rivers and lakes, it is the major farming area of the province. 2). The western Hubei mountainous area includes the Wudang, Jingshan, Daba and Wushan Mountains. Its main peak, the 3,053-meter Dashennongjia, is the highest peak in central China. A primeval forest area known as the "green Treasure-house", it teems with animals and plants. 3). The northeastern Hubei hilly area on the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border consists mainly of the Tongbai and Dabei ranges and is the watershed of the Huaihe and Yangtze rivers. 4). The southeastern Hubei hilly area includes the northern sloping foothills of the Mufu Mountains.

Hubei has more than 1,000 rivers, with the Yangtze River serving as the backbone into which its tributaries flow from two directions to form the single Yangtze River System. Hubei has more lakes than any other province in China, with most of them in the Jianghan Plain. The best-known lakes are Hong, Liangzi and Changhu lakes.