Be Like Shui

Land a teaching job.
Set up your life.
Skip the guesswork and get moving.

I had three teaching job offers in China this year — and turned two of them down.

One came with a free one-bedroom apartment. The other was a solid university position. If you’re serious about teaching in China, you need to understand why I turned them down, because the offer that looks best on paper isn’t always the right one.

China Before You Land: The Complete Setup Playbook
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China Before You Land: The Complete Setup Playbook

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Most teachers waste weeks stuck on questions nobody answers clearly. What paperwork should I have ready? How do I find recruiters I can actually trust? What do I need set up before I land? And how do you compare offers that all look “good” on paper?

This year, I went through the entire process myself — searched for teaching jobs in China, worked with recruiters, and evaluated three very different offers before choosing one. Perhaps even more mystifying: how do I set up my life after I land? This guide is everything I did, in order, based on what actually happened — not theory, not something I read somewhere. Current, first-hand, and built to remove as much guesswork and wasted time as possible.

One of the things I cover in detail: how to actually get the best internet access over China’s Great Firewall — and the answer isn’t a VPN. It’s something I haven’t seen a single other channel explain.

Inside You’ll Learn

  • ✓How to best get and evaluate real job offers
  • ✓The visa and residence permit process, exactly how I experienced it
  • ✓What to set up before you leave regarding banking and money
  • ✓How to set up your Chinese phone and data plans
  • ✓How to best access the internet in China — and the answer isn’t a VPN
  • ✓The best apps and ways to handle daily life inside China
  • ✓How to best find your own apartment in China, and what to avoid

Exclusive Bonuses

The 25 Recruiter Rolodex

25 real, current, working recruiter contacts on WeChat. Skip months of searching blindly and go straight to people who can actually place you.

The Recruiter Prep Kit

The exact documents and information to have ready before you reach out, so you look prepared and serious from message one.

Who This Guide Is For

  • ✓Teachers seriously considering China
  • ✓Anyone who wants a current, first-hand account instead of a recycled, generic guide
  • ✓Teachers who want direct recruiter access instead of searching from scratch

Who This Guide Is NOT For

  • ✗People who do not already hold a bachelor’s degree in any subject
  • ✗People unwilling to be flexible during their move abroad
  • ✗People wanting legal or immigration advice

Format: PDF Download — Instant Access After Purchase

Guarantee

If this doesn’t save you more time or money than it cost within 30 days of landing in China, tell me and I’ll refund you — no questions asked.

About the Author

I’m Tony. This year, my wife and I moved from the United States to China. I was offered teaching positions in several cities but ultimately chose Nanjing. Here I’ve organized my entire process into a simple guide for those also looking to move to China. I’ve done the work and taken the risks, so you can reduce your own by simply using this playbook.

I now document life in China on my YouTube channel, Be Like Shui.

This guide is exactly what I did to land a job and get fully set up, written down so you can skip the weeks I spent figuring it out.

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