Teaching materials and documents
    The schools will supply you textbooks and the curriculum for the grades you will teach. You are expected to do lesson plans to meet the needs of the students. Picture dictionaries, simple word games, flash cards and magazines with lots of food, clothing and houses will be useful when creating teaching materials.  
    You should also bring the hard copies of all your documents (Diploma, certificate, reference letters), the original Physical Examination form and 8 passport size pictures.

Clothes
    Clothes are very cheap to buy in China. Our teachers are required to dress in a professional manner. This does not mean that you need to bring your best suit; a T-shirt and Jeans are acceptable as long as they are neat and not ripped. Shorts and muscle (tank tops) are not acceptable in the classroom.
Modest sun dresses are allowed but be conscious about wearing any dresses, sweaters or tops that are low cut and tight. Please bear in mind that China is a more conservative country than the country you are coming from. Teachers are held in high regard, dress like a professional.
    Daily toiletries and cosmetics are also very inexpensive and available everywhere.
The weather in Guangzhou in February is a little cool and rainy, about 6-15degrees centigrade on average; After May the temperature will stay at 25-35 degrees centigrade until November.
    We also recommend that you bring a good supply of pain killers such as Ibuprofen, a multi vitamin and anti-diarrhea and/or travel sickness pills. Most other medicines such as cold and flu tablets etc. are available at all Chemist's shops in China.

Gifts for students and Chinese friends
     Chinese people love receiving gifts from other countries. Small flags, pins, post cards, coins, and inexpensive stamps make excellent gifts and also good rewards for students with outstanding work. Try contacting your national heritage office or government representative; they will usually supply you with many of these items free of charge, such as flags, pins, stickers. A map of your country is also a good thing to bring.

Money
     You should bring enough money with you for the first month, we suggest between 300 and 500 USD. This will get you through the first month as you may not get paid until the end of your first teaching month.

Electrical goods
     One thing you need to know is that Power Voltage in China is 220 V and Power Frequency is 50 H. This is the same as Europe, so if you are from America or Canada then you may want to consider bringing a travel plug. The Video operating system in China is as same as the European System (PAL System).