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China

Meet the new China - young, outward looking, interesting, varied and, of course, the new economic superpower on the block. The rebuilt China, with miles of motorway, crisp and clean new towns built for the modern age.

Meet a part of China not seen by most Western visitors and certainly off the current circuit, but in a stunning setting of mists and mountains around Mount Emeishan, the most sacred of the 4 Buddhist mountains in China, and close to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province and the gateway to Tibet.

Meet young China in the university and schools around Emei.

The AV Experience offers the following:

Teaching Project

Teach English to university students and in schools in and around Emei. Provide English practical conversation classes to support university lecturers and school English staff.

• Ideal for anyone wanting to learn or improve their Mandarin.
• The Chinese are very keen to learn English and you will be made so welcome - they love to get English speakers to sit in cafes or gardens and talk with them!
• You will live in a flat or a room on the university campus and travel to your university faculty or middle school (up to 16 years old) each day.

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Travel and Adventure

After the teaching phase, you will be free for 3 weeks to travel independently, in groups of your choice, to investigate anywhere you want.

• How about the Terracotta Warriors at Xiang?
• Or the new railway to Lhasa, where oxygen is available when you cross the higher passes!
• Or perhaps Shanghai or Beijing, or the fabled cormorant fishers on the River li at ?
• We guarantee there will be more places than you have time to see, so you will have to plan carefully.
• Alternatively, you can make your way to Thailand and enjoy the beaches or mountains there before........

The AV safari which will be in Thailand on the coral-ringed island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Siam. Here you will do the PADI Open Water Basic course and a days fun diving which you can, for a small fee, exchange for the Advanced course.

And, of course, you can always extend your ticket, delaying your return from Bangkok, and enjoy the beaches as well as China.

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