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I live and work in China, as a teacher, but your expereince may nor be like mine as I am a certified teacher teaching at an international school.  You would probably be teaching Chinese students- which I do not- but all the same here's what I know.  if you teach in the public schools you will see large class, over 30 students at once, and probably 30 different groups each once a week- I know somweone in that situation.  There are many types of situations. 

As to life here- if you are in the really big cities Beijing, Shanghai, or near Hong Kong you'll find lots of expats, Western food, and more people who speak a bit of English.  The farther you get from those hubs the better you need to be a charades to find you want.  I actually love the charades.

The oost of living is much less than the states for necessities such as food or transportation or clothes- relative to where you're coming from- I'm from New York, so very much cheaper for me.  Western products- i.e. cheese is expensive and so are Western brand clothes.

It is a pleasant enough place to live if you have sense of adventure and are willing to compromise by having simple needs.

A few of the cities have smog problems.  I do not where I live.

My peers and I visit Beijing or Shanghai when we need a dose of the West.

I will say that long distance transportation is a bit more expensive than I expected, so plan your travel time inside the country with care.

I hope this helps.

Hey thanks! Your insight is very helpful to me! Seeing as how I do not have a degree in teaching, I do believe it will be a little harder for me finding work as an English teacher but I would like to say I have an advanced understanding of the language. Now the only problem is convincing somebody else I am. Do you have any tricks/tips for teaching English to Westerners besides being extremely patient?

Also, is the best area for a studio/apt/flat in between the city and the country? Around how much USD should I save up if I plan on staying for more than 4 months? Thanks again!

i have few experiences to be a student teached by a foreigners. most Chinese students don't like talk when haveing a lesson.so tell the topics in advance if you want to make every student have a good speech.
you'd better to live in city and go work by bus if you want to save your money.