Expats seek jobs, like panda feeder, for TV show

Some 500 expats from around the world, including those working and studying in China, have applied to participate in a reality TV show to experience for one day unique jobs with Chinese characteristics.

The jobs include being a caretaker of pandas in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province; a kung fu apprentice at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province; a high-speed train maintenance worker in Wuhan, Hubei province; a truck driver on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway; and a chef of hand-pulled noodles in Lanzhou, Gansu province.

Recruitment information was released on professional networking website LinkedIn on June 20 and so far the "experiencing China campaign" page has been browsed roughly 600,000 times.