Hi , well after reading all the posts on bucklands id like to put my 2 cents worth in..My partner and i have worked for Bucklands for the past 6 months..Im Australian and shes filipino,who's been a qualified teacher for 13 years previously in the Philippines..We personally have never had a problem so far working for Bucklands, our salary has always been on time...sure its not the most highly paid position, but then again im only new to esl teaching and can't expect a huge salary to start with..Yes we are here on a business visa which some seem to feel is illegal..if this were so the chinese gov would be deporting on a daily basis,of course they know your teaching on a cultural exchange visa..their not completely dim witted..We originally got our initial visa's from the chinese embassy in the philippines who only issued us a 1 month business visa, we had no problems renewing it for a further 6 months, in fact bucklands flew us to Sanya from shanaaxi provence to get it renewed, it took less than 4 hours for fresh visa to be presented to us once there, free return flight, and 3 days free in a hotel, can't complain about that..Our apartment is on the school campus,well appointed, so its a 2 minute walk to classes, any problems we have the schools fao works it out..summer vacation we received half of our yearly bonus which was a godsend as most teachers dont get paid while on summer/winter breaks.If anyone would like me to elaborate further on our experiences at bucklands i'd be happy to..Brad_rehbein@yahoo.com