When I contacted the PSB about the problems with QU, they recommended Sanya College, and said they would help me to transfer over there. We're opting not to do that at this time, because of family issues that will probably keep us in the States for awhile. I don't personally know anyone who's taught there, but a friend of a friend is there, and fairly satisfied, I understand. He said the caliber of the students isn't that great, but the admin is ok. That's really the only school I can recommend in Sanya.

As far as Haikou goes, there's lots of good options. I've had friends who've stayed long-term at Hainan Normal University, Hainan Medical College, College of Economics & Technology, College of Tropical Agriculture, etc. The only thing is that the better schools don't usually have as many openings because their teachers tend to stay there for years on end. If a school (such as Qiongzhou U) has a turnover of ALL their teachers, that should be a huge red flag. Each of the schools I mentioned above do have a few little quirks and I could fill you in on specifics, but if teachers are there for a long time, it's a good sign. The best advice I can give for ANY FT looking for work in China is to get the email addresses or phone numbers of the current FTs and get the scoop from them. If the school has a decent admin, they won't have any qualms with giving you that information. This is advice that I've given for years, and was idiot enough not to follow myself (mainly because I'd known the Dean at QU for years -- he's a decent enough guy, but he doesn't have control over the FAO).

The school where I taught for 7 years was the foreign languages college in Wenchang. The admin and teachers there were great. Our experience there was wonderful. Unfortunately, they've had a bit of a turnover in top admin, and it's changed the nature of the school, and the situation for FTs. It's also a bit out-of-the way -- the only foreigners in town are the teachers at the college.