Too much work puts Guangdong teachers under stress

GUANGZHOU: Every weekday, Zhao Guanmen wakes up at 6:30 am to catch a shuttle bus bound for the Guangzhou University Town, situated in the southern suburb district of Panyu.

After finishing four long lectures, the 35-year-old professor at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, does not call it a day. He cannot even if he wants to.

"Usually, I have no classes in the afternoons and I would like to return home for lunch and a short nap. But I have to stay in the university to prepare for scientific research and study," Zhao said.