I worked for a different private English school in Daqing. It's a tight community of foreign teachers. Joy school isn't the best choice. Two friends from Joy left before their contract was up. What I've heard from two personal friends in the ranghulu branch aren't good things. Coercion and intimidation tactics are used on unsuspecting teachers. I've heard about the Canadian and I really wouldn't put it past them. My friends told me about the insurance and all schools are required to purchase insurance for foreign teachers. Odd about the death on train coverage.

Daqing is a great city. It's growing all the time and there's always something to do. I had a great time and made lasting relationships. If one's considering this place there are a number of schools to choose from. Compared to other cities,this is one of the cleanest places relative to neighboring cities. Musing over it was good times.