There are lots of foreigners who are very interested in working in China.  Fortunately, the country has opened its doors to outside help coming in, and it is much easier today for foreigners to find jobs than it was when I first got out of college and moved to this side of the world some XX years ago.

One resource that might help is the eChinaCities website.  The jobs classifieds there are broken down by city, so you can search the location you like and see what might be available.  There are always loads of listings for English teachers (of course), but you can find other things as well.  It’s worth having a look, if you are planning to live and work in China.

If you’d like to keep up with life in China by reading along with a fun blog, you’re sure to like the Silk Road International Blog.  While the site is full of all sorts of useful information for foreigners living in China, it also takes a lighthearted tone in each post, which makes it fun.

The SRI blog is maintained by the staff of a project management company in China.  You’ll find a lot of insight there from people who seem to know the country pretty well.  And they obviously enjoy entertaining readers with their blog.

Hope you enjoy visiting the SRI blog as much as I have!

This blog has recently gained acceptance to the China page at Alltop.

I mentioned Alltop in an earlier post here, but for those who haven’t seen that post, I’ll give a brief explanation.  Alltop is like a very high-class magazine rack.  It lists the RSS feeds of a wide variety of good blogs, and categorizes them in a way that makes it easy for you to find the information you want.  Tai Shan is listed in the China section.

Thanks, Alltop, for listing Tai Shan alongside the fine blogs that appear at your site!

That’s Shanghai is a magazine that every expat in Shanghai knows.  You can find copies of That’s Shanghai lying around at pubs and coffee houses frequented by expats.  I like to pick up my copy from the magazine rack at the language school where I study while I stay in Shanghai.  Everyone knows the magazine, and everyone refers to it when looking for places to go and things to do.  It is even available at a school for which I regularly do some writing in Singapore, just in case some of the students are planning to travel to Shanghai.  If you’re new to Shanghai, you’ll need to get to know this magazine.  (And of course, check their website often.)  

The publishers also put out That’s Beijing and That’s Guangzhou, if you are located in either of those cities.  In all three versions of the magazine, you will find listings of places to go, upcoming events, eateries, and so forth.  One thing that is different than other similar magazines is that That’s Shanghai also goes a bit further, providing interesting articles about Shanghai life, or other places in the region.  The quality of the articles is very good — in fact, yesterday’s post here was contributed by one of the editors at That’s Shanghai, so that will give you an idea of the sort of quality to expect from the publication.  

Many of my own outings in Shanghai have been planned over a copy of That’s Shanghai.  If you’d like to get to know the city well, this magazine is one place to start.  

(you might also like to pick up a copy of Urbanatomy, a Shanghai guide book put out by the same publishers)

This is not at all China-related, but my blogging friend has started a new blog called Prayer Corner. You can go there and request prayers, “no strings attached.”

Stop in if you are needed a prayer offered on your behalf, or if you would like to pray for some of the requests listed there.  I think the blog-master there, ff&f, is going to write out the prayers in his posts, and I am assuming readers can add to his prayers in the comments section.

One way or another, I have seen some online prayer sites before, and the output was very poetic.  Many who were not so much people of faith expressed a real appreciation for the words at those sites.  I suspect ff&f, a very well-liked figure in the blogosphere, will have some very appropriate words to offer on behalf of those who request it.  Do stop in and take a look, even if you don’t really feel like participating in the activities set up there.  It should, at the least, be good reading.