It seems nothing changes. Yang en is not perfect by any means, but during my time there from 2005 the main problem was the passing parade of very poor quality foreign teachers. Many of these people were itinerants without any real teaching background or qualifications, who were seemingly intent only: on escaping from problems at home, selling Christianity to the 'heathen' Chinese, or just having a holiday. Invariably they were lazy, very rude and completely ethnocentric and complained bitterly at the slightest alleged problem. Sadly, they missed experiencing the wonderful and deep experience that living in China can bring. Of course it can be very different and difficult and at times confronting in China. But it is also a wonderful and exotic place and living there is a great privilege not a right. For goodness sake why dont all you whingers -who constantly criticise and complain on web sites such as this one - just get a life. Go home if you dont like it !!! After all nobody is teaching in China as a career - they are there for an experience - unless they are some of the useless freeloaders that I met during my time at Yang en who dont have anywhere else to go.

By the way Madam Wu who now runs Yang en came from Canada to after the death of her father. She had been living there for many years and has a highly successful intellectual and business background in Canada.