The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 93

Governor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: What's the saddest, most soulless big city you've been to in China?

For me it's a tie between Tianjin and Shenzhen.

12 years 19 weeks ago in  Transport & Travel - China

 
Answers (8)
Comments (2)
Posts: 747

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

agreed Tianjin is a sad sad place to be. Shenzhen though is quite good I thought mainly due to the HK factor.

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1932

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Shaoxing. I couldn't even describe that hellhole. Try spending a few months there sometime.

Mr_spoon:

I just remembered my school trip there last semester!

It was so boring and... sad and soulless...

12 years 19 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 10

Governor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

i think every city is soulless in china for foreigners.

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1989

Peasant

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

i will also go with WUHAN jus like pogger said 

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2409

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Another vote for Wuhan.  That is the armpit I live in now.

Xpat.John:

I have lived in multiple cities and Wuhan is at the bottom of my list.  As you said, there are almost no signs of life or personality there.  Even the expat community is one of the weakest I have known.  If I didn't have to live there, I most certainly wouldn't.

12 years 19 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1

General

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Currently trying to escape from Tianjin

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1008

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I have yet to experience a soulless city in China. But I would have to say Beijing is probably the worst place I've experienced

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2763

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Also currently escaping from Tianjin. Only seven weeks left!! 

Report Abuse
12 years 19 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answer of the DayMORE >>
A: No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa
A:No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa/RP sponsor can have an objections to your part-time job. I did the same at my English teaching in China and elsewhere, butT ... I casually mentioned at my prime job, some kindergarten or another school asked me to work with them part-time. Then, my Q: "Is that permitted?" ...  Answer from RP sponsor was always "Yes, but you can't be late or miss the classes at our school ..." with my reply: "No, our work schedule has a priority, and I'll arrange classes at kindergarten only in my free time." When I cleared that, I was undertaking any extra teaching hours at other schools and private students in my free time.Sometimes, teachers at my prime job asked me if I'm willing to have some extra classes elsewhere.I accepted after the talk with School's principal. I suggest, you test the felling at your Z/RP sponsor and once you see they don't object, you can work at 2nd job. Keeping your 2nd job as a secret from your employer won't work, 'cause you're laowai and Chinese know exactly what you do in your free time. However, despite your employer's agreement for extra work, you are still in violation of Chinese Labour law, and even if your sponsor agrees to your extra work, you can still get in trouble, because it's clearly written (somewhere ... ) that under Z/WP, one can work only at the Z-sponsor and nowhere else. Penalties ... I'd say, there won't be any warnings and you'll be required to exit China in short Exit time.It never happened to me, so I can't really advice how is when manure hits the fan ...  -- icnif77