Changchun is the capital of Jilin Province and is also known as the ¡°Spring City of Northern China¡±.   Located in the center of the Dongbei Grasslands, Changchun is one of the few cities in China with a sizeable minority population, consisting primarily of Manchurian, Hui, Mongolian, Xibao, Korean, and Xinjiang peoples.   Here is the center of mainland China¡¯s film industry and awesome collections of Japanese and European architecture.

It is a new city by Chinese standards with a history of just over 200 years.  In the year of 1800, Emperor Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty selected a small village on the east bank of the Yitong River and christened it Changchun Ting.  In 1889 the named was changed slightly to Changchun.  It quickly became a major granary in the north due to its exceptionally fertile soil.       

Changchun is located near the 45th parallel and enjoys mild summers with long hours of sunshine.  Winter is long and brutally cold, dipping down to ¨C20 degrees, with occasional snows.  Spring and autumn are very short and the transition in and out of winter can be surprisingly abrupt.  This is a very dry region of China and sunshine and bright blue skies dominate year round regardless of temperature.  

                               

School:
Changchun Aston is in the downtown commercial district of the city.  We opened our doors to the community in 2000 and have grown to become the undisputed leader of ESL in Changchun.  Our family has grown to well over 1000 students, upwards of 20 office staff and a dedicated team of half a dozen foreign teachers.  Changchun has a well-established (but small) foreign community and a number of these people have been with us for many years, giving us a continuity that our students and new teaching staff greatly appreciate.   Our school has become famous for it¡¯s relaxed educational environment and teaching quality.  We offer teachers comfortable surroundings, professional atmosphere, extensive resources, and experience to assist with lesson planning, teaching, grading, etc.   

Apartments:
Changchun Aston has several apartments for our foreign teachers¡¯ accommodation.  All are within a 15-minute walk from the school and have high-speed internet access.  These apartments are either on the 4th floor of residential buildings or in high story towers with elevator.  Changchun teachers have the option to have shared or single accommodation.
All of our apartments are convenient and comfortable, and have been with us since our opening.  We have had the privilege of having several long term teachers in our history and therefore can provide much more ¡°homey¡± environments for living because of this history.