China Ready™
Your First 30 Days in China Start Before You Arrive
A private relocation preparation program for executives, professionals, and families moving to China.
Order food. Take a DiDi. Pay with your phone. Hold your first business dinner conversation. All before you land.
Moving to China is exciting. But the first month can be challenging.
A new country. A new working environment. A new language. A completely different digital and social system.
"How will I manage daily life when I don't speak Chinese?""How do I communicate with my colleagues?""Where should my family live?""How do I avoid feeling lost during my first weeks?"
The answer is preparation.
Don't Learn Chinese. Learn How to Live in China.
China Ready™ is not a traditional Mandarin course. It's a personalized preparation experience designed around your real life in China — how to communicate, how to navigate Chinese digital life, how to read workplace culture.
By your last session, you'll have practiced the exact conversations your first month will require — ordering, paying, introducing yourself at work, asking for help — so they're familiar before you ever need them for real.
Because the biggest challenge is not language. It is understanding how things work.
Your Personal China Preparation Journey
10 Private Sessions · 90 Minutes Each · Fully Customized to You
Built around your destination city, industry, role, and family situation. Four areas of focus:
Survive Your First Week Introductions, taxis & DiDi, ordering food, payments, everyday situations.
Understand Digital China WeChat, Alipay, online communication, ordering, local services — no more guessing how to pay.
Work Successfully in China Meetings, introductions, small talk, networking, business dinners, workplace culture.
Build Your Life in China Choosing where to live, working with your ayi, restaurants, transportation, healthcare, weekend travel.
Bonus - China Insider Webinars, included free with your program: live sessions on setting up Alipay, renting an apartment, finding schools for your kids, planning travel routes across China, and getting connected once you land. You don't have to figure it out alone.
Your Investment
China Ready™ Executive
USD 1180
✓ 10 × 90-minute private sessions
✓ Personalized learning plan
✓ Weekly China Insider webinars
✓ China relocation handbook
✓ Practical vocabulary materials
✓ AI-supported practice
✓ Personal recommendations
✓ Ongoing questions during the program
This isn't 10 generic Mandarin lessons - every session is built around your actual city, industry, and household, so what you practice is what you'll use in your first month, not a textbook chapter.
Moving with someone? China Ready™ Duo is available for couples, colleagues, or friends relocating together -customized private pricing.
Meet NanNan
Mandarin educator. Shanghai explorer. Cultural experience designer.
For more than 13 years, I've helped international professionals, families, universities, and global companies understand China through language and real experiences — through conversations, food, people, and everyday moments, not just books.
When you arrive in China, it should already feel familiar.
Already in China? Continue your journey with Family Mentoring Immersion, China Experience, or a Delegation & Business Tour - see Experiences.
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