Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

     

Introduction of Daqing
Situated in the west region of Heilongjiang Province, Daqing City neighbors Suihua in the east and Qiqihar in the northwest. It is bordered to the south by Jilin Province and is about 159 kilometers (99 miles) northeast of Harbin.
Daqing region was the hunting land of the Mongolian Dorbod tribe during the early years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).Soviet Russia established Saertu Station during the construction of the Middle East Railway. Land reclamation in this region began in 1904 and villages were gradually developed. It was in 1959, with the discovery of the Daqing Oilfield, that Daqing City - formerly Anda City - was established.

The city's terrain is flat and slopes gently downward from the northeast to the southwest. The city has vast areas of meadow and water.

 

When to Go: Summer and autumn

 

Special Local Products: Sunflowers, mung beans, carrots, monkey head mushrooms and black fungi.

Petroleum may be Daqing's most famous export, but the full-bodied Mongolian flavor of Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County is also worth tourists' consideration. The fertile grassland, far-reaching reed marshes and lakes, natural forest and unsophisticated Mongolian flavor shape the unique atmosphere to be enjoyed in Daqing.

 

Attractions:

Lotus Lake Scenic Area: the only international waterfowl hunting ground in China and wonderful summer resort of Daqing located 21 kilometers west of Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County.

Lianhua (Lotus) Lake: a South Chinese-style water town which is unusual because it is situated in a typical North Chinese industrial city.

Recommended Scenic Spots: Museum of Petroleum Technology in Daqing, Dumeng Grassland, Lindian Hot Springs.

 

Travel Tips

 

1. Daqing Saertu Airport is under construction. Tourists should catch their fights from the airports in Harbin and Qiqihar. The railway connecting Harbin City and Manzhouli City in Inner Mongolia passes through Daqing. The city is also connected by railway to Inner Mongolia and Liaoning. It is more convenient for visitors to change trains at Daqing from Harbin, Qiqihar, Manzhouli, Tongliao and Chifeng.

2. Daqing Central passenger Bus Station in No.14, Huizhan Jie of Saertu District is one of the eight largest passenger transport stations in Heilongjiang Province. It is located to the right of Daqing Railway Station and offers buses to Beijing, as well as many cities and counties in Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces.

3. Zhaoyuan Town, of Zhaoyuan County in Daqing, is the fourth largest port in Heilongjiang. It has tourist yachts which offer trips to the docks at the Sino-Russian border.

Introduction Daqing Normal University 

The Daqing Normal University is a regular full-time university with arts and science as its main disciplines and other disciplines such as education, engineering, law, and management science developing coordinately. It has established 12 departments (faculties), and opened 24 undergraduate professionals such as Chinese Language and Literature, English, Pre-school Education, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Chinese as a Foreign Language, Law, Electronics and Information Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Biotechnology, Computer Science and Technology, Marketing, Art Design, Russian, etc., which have covered 6 disciplines. At present, the university has 844 teaching and administrative staff, of which there are 498 teachers, 196 associate professors and professors and 281 masters and doctors. There are more than 10, 000 full-time students and more than 2, 000 adult education students in the university. 

 

English Teachers Number required: 2 Posts

 

Contract Period:  1st Mar, 2025 - 31st Jan, 2026
                          1st Sep, 2025 - 15th Jul, 2026 

 

Requirements: Bachelor Degree and TESOL /TEFL. Some teaching experience preferred

 

Monthly Salary: 8000 RMB or above depending on qualification

 

Teaching hours: 18-20 teaching hours per week

 

Age of students: 18-22

 

Accommodation: a free private furnished apartment on the campus;two bedrooms/ one sitting room/ european toilet/ shower / kitchen(basic cooking utilities are provided)/ colour TV /basic bedding provided(bedding,blanket,pillow etc)/ refrigerator/ furniture/ washing machine/ microwave/ telephone/ DVD/ internet/ all kinds of cooking utilities(plates,pots,pans)/ 24-hour supply of electricity/water/gas etc.

 

Internet access : internet access (broadband) in the apartment

 

Medical Insurance: Teachers will be covered with an accident to a maximum compensation of RMB50,000. Therefore, teachers are advised to take adequate insurance cover before leaving their own country.

 

Paid Holiday : 2 days off per week; public holidays in China; 50 days for winter holiday; summer holiday pay

 

Work permit : The school will provide work permit for China at no cost to the teacher.

 

Air-ticket Reimbursement: On completion of a school year contract, a round way air-ticket reimbursement will be made; On completion of one semester contract, a single way air-ticket reimbursement will be made

 

Airport: Harbin Taiping International Airport