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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Shaoxing is extremely difficult.
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Quality of life: Shaoxing performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Shaoxing that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
- Safety: According to the criterion of calmness, safety and peacefulness of the inhabitants, the situation is perfect.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, Shaoxing does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, Shaoxing does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1400.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Shaoxing is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Shaoxing can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Nightlife: The nightlife is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Shaoxing are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Workspaces: Shaoxing provides many places to work from such as coworkings or cafes.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Shaoxing directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Shaoxing has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.
- Air quality: In some places, the level of air cleanliness in Shaoxing is assessed as poor or mediocre.
