Of course, there are "wonderful" surprises in China .People think that everything will be according to the contract and even if it is , the surprises come from the Chinese people .Difficult people indeed ! So , you pay for your airplane ticket before going to China and then , maybe , you cannot even save up money to go back to your country .I think the best contract in China is that one which sends you an airplane ticket to go to the school you are supposed to teach .Right ?