Home of Emperor Kangxi's Mountain Resort, near broken pieces of the Great Wall, a "small" city of half a million people, plus the other half million in surrounding hills. $500/month teaching 16 hours of English to first and second year college students. Apartment on campus included. Priceless experience. 

Robert, the Aussie teacher, and I did "Nobody knows you when you're down and out" and "While my guitar gently weeps" at the college students' talent show. He played guitar and I sang. Later that evening, I laughed so hard at a male student's stand-up comedy bit, but I didn't understand a single word he said. He was hilarious. Maybe if I were very good at CGI or cartooning, I could better explain what I learned there that year.

Upon my exit, some female students gifted me a double happiness infinity knot wall hanging and a calligraphy scroll, and they wished me a "speedy marriage". I met my wife less than a month thereafter.