I'm no expert on China visas, but as far as I know, for tourism, you either need to travel with a tour group, or be invited by a Chinese resident, or apply for visa-on-arrival at one of the SEZ ports. In which cases 6, 30, or 3 day visas are the options. Visas for study are also available, but you'd need to be sponsored by the institution where you intend to study.
So the tourist visa option doesn't give you much time to learn the language.
Another thing to contemplate, in China foreigners are taxed on their income at about 45%. So if you see a salary mentioned anywhere, that number is not even close to what lands in your bank account.
China is very welcoming of foreigners. But make sure all your paperwork is in order first, because the Chinese authorities just love paperwork. I've worked in many less favourable places than China, and not wishing to dampen anyones enthusiasm for coming to China, but there really isn't much opportunity if you want to be employed flying helicopters in China, especially if you don't speak the national language. And I don't see that changing anytime soon.
I just don't see any possibility for employment success by rocking up in a sail boat at a coastal marina armed with a tourist visa, no matter how much ambition drives anyone to try.
Last edited by gulliBell; 24th September 2016 at 23:18.