Things don't operate the same as the rest of China there, and the pollution is horrific...
You may also get robbed by some of the locals!

Having taught in Baotou, I wouldn't single that city out as being particularly badly polluted, or any more dangerous for foreign teachers than many other Chinese cities.
What I will say is that winters there are extremely cold while summers are extremely hot, and it's a windy city. Msybe it should be twinned with Chicago, if it isn't already!

It is at a local high school in Baotou. The contract states that a teaching hour is 40 minutes and I will have 3 classes per day, so I suppose I
will need 3 lesson plans a day.
I had a look on the internet at the local cost of living and a few sites said it's about 2000rmb a month, but I just wanted to check with
someone who is currently living in China or has recently lived there.
I'm not really sure what the office hours are all about, I would guess for grading and planning etc. But I could be wrong.
When it comes to the world of ESL I find I'm constantly suprised