Chinese food: recipes at home. Business with China on resale from scratch

How to start a business with China, starting from scratch and without investments? How to make money on the resale of Chinese goods and what is better to sell? How to find suppliers and intermediaries?

Hello dear friends! Welcome to the founder of the HeatherBober magazine, Alexander Berezhnov!

It's no secret that many people made their first million by reselling goods from China.

In this article, I will reveal all the chips about doing business with China from "A" to "Z", we will analyze the advice of experts and consider the most effective and profitable business models.

So far, this niche is relatively free: if you decide to start your own business and don’t know what to choose, it’s time to turn your attention towards the East.

Let's get it right, friends!

1. Business on goods from China - is it possible to start a business from scratch

Chinese-made products make up a significant share of the entire global market. In Russia about 60-80% goods light industry represented by Chinese consumer goods. Modern Chinese products are no longer as handicraft and low-quality as they were 20 years ago: goods have become more functional and durable, they look much better.

Even if you have never been in sales and are familiar with Chinese goods only from a consumer point of view, no one and nothing can stop you from starting a business with China and acquiring a new (and very profitable) source of income.

In this area, without making extra efforts (and without even leaving home) you can earn from 50 000 rubles every month and at the same time have time for life and rest.

Today, only the lazy does not do business with China. Business with China for resale without investments (well, or almost without them) is relatively simple and accessible to everyone with basic knowledge and skills entrepreneurial activity. You don't have to be a trade school or business school graduate to understand how the market works.

In fact, the scheme of work with China comes down to three points:

• find goods in China as cheaply as possible;
• deliver it to the Russian Federation;
• sell at a premium.

Do not rush to object "but what about customs, certificates, document flow, taxes?". Below we will consider this scheme and all related issues in more detail and in detail. Exactly narrow-minded skepticism - the main obstacle to any successful entrepreneurial activity.

The second hurdle is lack of necessary knowledge . With the advent of the Internet, information has become more accessible and practically free: an example of this is the article you are reading.

Trade is the most attractive field of activity for beginner businessmen. It is much easier than manufacturing: you just need to purchase goods from wholesale suppliers and sell them at retail prices. Learning to do business with China does not take much time, especially if a person has a desire and a goal.

So, if you have this same goal and a great desire, then you can build a business on goods from China in just 6 weeks.

And the expert in training in this area, verified by me, will help you get started.

I myself am already implementing this guy's chips in my business and they really work.

2. Chinese manufacturers are more profitable than any other

Interest Russian business to Chinese goods is growing steadily. China produces everything without which it is difficult to imagine life modern man: clothes, cosmetics, accessories, household appliances, gadgets. Surely your apartment is full of things marked "Made in China".

Even 15-20 years ago, plastic Chinese products crumbled in the hands of the buyer, now the quality of goods from China is quite satisfactory, and sometimes excellent. The stereotype “Chinese means short-lived and miserable” has almost lost its relevance. Even iPhones and other expensive brands are now made in Chinese factories, as it is inexpensive due to cheaper labor.

This graph reflects the growth of China's trade relations with Russia in 2015-2016:

As you can see, the turnover is not small and it increases over time.

The quality of Chinese products is constantly growing, but prices (at least wholesale prices) are still low.

What conclusion can be drawn from these facts? Right: you can make good money on buying and reselling goods from the “Celestial Empire”.

Wholesale deliveries from China can become a reliable and constant source of profit.

Initial costs will be minimal if modern information technologies (meaning the Internet) are involved in the business. There are already hundreds of companies on the market that act as intermediaries in the delivery of goods from the manufacturer to the consumer: why not join the ranks of successful businessmen who receive stable incomes using a simple and understandable commercial scheme.

Benefits of doing business with China

We list the main advantages of working with China:

1. Low prices. When working with local (domestic) suppliers, the margin is usually 10-20% (in the most successful cases - 50%). Buying goods in China and selling them will bring you from 50% to 1000% markup. Cheap labor reduces the cost of production to a minimum.
2. Huge selection of goods. The range of Chinese goods is almost endless and limited only by your imagination. You can find absolutely everything in China, so you can fill your market niche with any kind of goods - say, an exclusive that has no analogues in the local market.
3. The focus of Chinese sellers is exclusively on sale. Due to competition and dumping, the Chinese value every client. They are in touch 24/7, you can start working with them with minimal lots, bargain, request free samples and models, photos and descriptions, and set favorable delivery terms. An experienced buyer knows how to reduce the purchase price to a minimum and conclude the most profitable contract.
4. Opportunity to purchase exclusive goods. As your business progresses, you can move on to bigger and more profitable deals. It is not necessary to work with intermediaries: you can establish direct contacts with the manufacturer and purchase goods of a specific brand that is poorly represented on the market.

Why is business with China profitable?

• Firstly due to the modern pace of life. The buyer today values ​​his time: he will not spend it on ordering and delivering goods from China, it is easier for him to place an order with you.
• Secondly, not everyone will understand the variety of sites offering goods from China.

To understand the functionality, check the integrity of the seller, calculate the cost of the goods, taking into account the delivery, you need skills and knowledge. Most people will prefer to turn to domestic intermediaries operating through sites with simple and understandable terms of cooperation.

It is much easier for an ordinary buyer to choose a product on a Russian-language site: they always have the opportunity to call the seller or discuss the terms of interaction and delivery.

3. How to start a business with China - 10 easy steps from A to Z

Let's move on to practice and learn how to start a business with China from the first step.

Step 1. We study business models on goods from China

There are several proven and effective business models that you can use in the early stages of your entrepreneurial career:

• dropshipping;
• Joint purchases;
• offline wholesale;
• retail sales;
• work through the online store.

Now more about each business model.

1) Dropshipping

Dropshipping- a method that allows you to start a business with virtually no investment. The essence of this model is extremely simple: you receive money from buyers, and then transfer the request for this product to a third-party supplier, who sends it to the buyer.

You get a percentage for mediation. At the same time, the client does not even realize that he is purchasing goods from someone else.

Your goal is to attract buyers, to convince them to buy goods from you. Intermediary commissions with this business model range from 30 to 500%. Agree, not the lowest profit in the absence of initial costs. At the same time, you do not need to worry that the goods you bought will lie in the warehouse for months - you redeem it only when you receive a specific order from the client, paying with his own money.

2) Joint purchases

Joint purchases- this is when several people join a group and buy goods from an official supplier.

The commercial idea of ​​this event is to save money through bulk purchases. Another advantage of this option is the reduction in shipping costs. Usually the cost of transporting goods from China is much higher than the price of the product itself.

Example

A company of our friends of 3 people pooled their financial resources to purchase wholesale sportswear from a well-known brand with a production site in China.

The purchase allowed them to start a business selling goods first through social networks, then through one-page sites, and then through their online store.

3) Wholesale

Approximately similar model, only the goods are sold not at retail, but in large quantities. You again act as intermediaries and receive a certain percentage for your services. Business offers from China are numerous and diverse: finding a profitable partner is quite a feasible task.

The scheme of work is as follows:

1. You find a reliable wholesale supplier.
2. You are looking for a client with a ready-made trading business or an aspiring entrepreneur. You tell him that you already have your own supply chain for Chinese products at a bargain price. The cost should, of course, be lower than the one at which the businessman buys the goods at the moment.
3. The client makes an advance payment, you buy the goods. You get commissions for your actions.

How to find local partners? At first, it is enough to use the sites free ads and social networks. Be sure to mark "wholesale" in your ads. When the business starts to make a profit, move on to more effective paid advertising tools, such as . You can start with Yandex.Direct.

4) Online store

Option for the "advanced" entrepreneur. we have written before.

Typically, an Internet site for commercial activities requires initial costs, but in the end it brings more solid income. On initial stage a store landing page (target or “landing” page) or a promoted group in social networks will be enough.

We are setting up the work of the online store step by step:

1. Forming an offer– We offer customers a low price for a sought-after and attractive product.
2. We run an advertising campaign: here the scope for creativity is unlimited - you can generate business ideas yourself or use ready-made solutions taken from the Internet (on business forums with China and other resources).
3. Store promotion (marketing). Discounts, great offers, promotions for new and regular customers. Use any options to attract buyers. For effective promotion, our article about will help you.

In online stores, the most important are 3 constituent elements: Prices, Service, Assortment. Before sales become consistent and the store gains stable popularity, you will have to try many ways to increase sales until you find the most effective ones.

An example of an effective sale

You offer the buyer an ultra-modern knife sharpener for 100 rubles. The buyer orders a call, you confirm your offer, but at the same time specify that the delivery costs 200 rubles.

But you can make the purchase more cost-effective and profitable if you order the "Housewife's Dream" kit, which, in addition to the aforementioned sharpener, includes ultra-precise electronic scales for the kitchen and an ax for chopping meat from "bulletproof" steel.

The set costs 650 rubles, but the entrepreneur takes care of the delivery. Some buyers will definitely accept such an attractive offer.

In this example, we see an effective option to increase the amount of the sale (average check) when conducting telephone conversations.

Step 2. Define your resources

The amount of money you have available directly affects the choice of business model. If this stock is close to zero, then you should start with dropshipping: intermediary eliminates monetary risk and minimizes your own costs for the purchase of goods.

If the resources allow you to open an online store and promote it, then you immediately get to a higher level of business: in this case profits will be higher, but the volume of work will also increase.

Step 3. We find our niche in business - we evaluate the prospects of the product

The most important question for anyone starting a business with China is what to sell?

Friends, my business acquaintances who are already engaged in this business say that anything can be successfully sold. But if you are just starting out, it is better to work with products that are in stable consumer demand.

If you are not at all guided by market trends, I will give you the following tips:

• to determine the demand for product categories will help the statistics of the service from Yandex Wordstat (wordstat.yandex.ru);
• the goods sold should not be excessively competitive;
• the product must be of high quality. If you trade a product with a low functionality indicator, the first purchases on your resource will be the only ones;
• It is desirable to understand the products with which you work. If you are aware of the latest fashion trends in the field of mobile devices, you should pay attention to this particular market niche;
• what are your hobbies? Maybe you love football. And you are well aware of what quality balls and sports uniforms are. In this you are already an expert and will be able to choose the right product and successfully sell it.

Example

One unique gadgets for "iPhone" or "iPad" can be found in the Chinese wholesale markets hundreds of varieties - take care of them (the question should be studied in as much detail as possible) and sell to everyone with almost zero competition.

Do not purchase goods you do not know in large wholesale quantities. It's always best to start with the smallest amount. Many vendors offer to purchase small trial lots. If the goods do not go, the monetary losses will be minimal.

Step 4. Search for goods in China - we find suppliers and intermediaries

Where to start looking for suppliers and intermediaries? First you need to decide who you are going to work with. If your goal is wholesale, you should contact direct suppliers: manufacturers or their distributors. If you are into dropshipping, then intermediary sites fall into the scope of your interests.

Today, to do business with China, it is not at all necessary to go on business trips to the "Celestial Empire" and negotiate directly with sellers. All products can be found and ordered online. If you are afraid to work on your own, turn to the services of companies that will help you promote your business and save you from typical mistakes of beginners.

For small and medium wholesale, the following Internet sites Aliexpress, Alibaba, Taobao, Dinodirect, Tmart, Focalprice are suitable. There are others, but these will suffice for a start.

Comparison table of the most popular sites selling Chinese goods:

№	Name	Peculiarities	Pros (+)	Minuses (-)
1		Retail	Financial protection of the client	Price rise
2		Medium and large wholesale	Prices are 2-3 times lower than on other resources	No retail
3		One of the most visited sites in the world.	More than 750 million items of goods	Prices and information in Chinese
4		Wide range of products	There is a Russian version. Payments via Qiwi.	High price
5		Wide range of products	Dropshipping possible	No Russian version

To work and make transactions, you must register on the selected web resource. You should not abandon the site just because of the lack of a Russian-language version: use an Internet translator - including for communicating with suppliers.

By the way, the ability to communicate online is the main condition for successful and profitable work. With the help of dialogue, you can evaluate the professionalism and adequacy of the partner.

Step 5. Checking a partner in China so as not to run into scammers

When choosing a specific intermediary, be sure to study its documents and try to find real reviews and recommendations from customers who have already worked with this supplier. Never work with an unverified or the first partner you come across: in China they know how to deceive.

When communicating, it is imperative to stipulate sanctions in case of unreliable information or a sudden change in the terms of the contract. If you are in the mood for a serious and long-term relationship, the option of checking the reliability of the company is possible. Insist on delivering product samples before making a deal.

Let's list the series possible problems that new entrepreneurs may face:

1. Fake shell companies. A non-existent company registers a domain and conducts an active advertising campaign on the Web. The buyer is told about favorable conditions and low prices. After the payment is made, the company disappears without a trace.
2. Selling low-quality goods. Sometimes even the conclusion of a contract with a real manufacturer does not guarantee the supply of the products you were counting on. In China, clandestine mini-factories still continue to operate, supplying the market with low-quality conveyor products.
3. Hacking your computer: scammers get your mail data, bank details and payment systems.

To avoid meeting with scammers, check and double-check your business partner. A pragmatic approach and caution will save your finances and peace of mind.

Below we will consider the main nuances when choosing a reliable supplier:

1. Set the domain lifetime(if it exists only a couple of days or weeks, refuse to cooperate).
2. Check contacts, which will help you get the real coordinates of the company. If only the city is indicated on the site, but there is no specific address, this is a reason to doubt the status of the company. Contacting a supplier who leaves incomplete or fake details is an unjustified risk.
3. Check the supplier's website carefully. If, along with jewelry, cars and household appliances are traded on the resource, it is unlikely that you are dealing with a real resource of the manufacturer.
4. Check the binding of electronic coordinates supplier to free postal services. The absence of your own postal service is a sign of a dubious company.
5. Examine the conditions of prepayment and details of the supplier. It is necessary that these be company accounts, and not personal accounts of employees.
6. Pay attention to the language of the site: if present only English version, this is cause for concern. Fraudsters usually don't bother translating the resource into Chinese.
7. Check the company in the list of scammers. This is easy to do through search engines.
8. Examine all references about the company on the web.
9. Communicating with suppliers require the provision of statutory and registration documents companies.
10. Ask the company for an official invitation for a study tour to the manufacturer's factory. By the reaction of a partner, you can tell a lot about his status.

Ideally, you should find an expert Chinese and find out information about the company on the resource of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Step 6. We study the conditions of ordering and delivery of goods

The terms of delivery of the order are usually detailed on the website, but in practice, each buyer may have the right to choose more favorable options for himself. For small wholesale parties, customs clearance, certification, tax reporting and other manipulations with documents are not required.

Spend quality time on this issue, this will save you a significant part of your money.

Difficulties arise if you move to the next stage of the business and start working with large deliveries from the manufacturer.

Step 7. How and where to sell - we find a buyer

We have already talked about ways of doing business above. If you are a novice businessman without start-up capital, you will have to work as an intermediary and show imagination in attracting customers. You can create landing pages on the Internet - landing pages (their cost is minimal compared to the cost of creating a site), you can sell through social networks.

Step 8. Calculate profitability

Acting at random, even if you are not investing finances in your project, but only your own time, is unjustified and inappropriate. Be sure to pre-calculate the profitability of your enterprise.

If you receive without upfront costs 100-300% from the initial cost of the product, acting only as an intermediary, which means that the business is profitable and promises good profit in the future. If your income is calculated in units of percent, you should think about optimizing your activities.

Such a simple calculation will give you an understanding of the effectiveness of your business.

Step 9. We buy goods and conduct a quick test of the product

I have already mentioned the need to purchase samples and trial batches. The received product must be tested. If you start to “drive” customers with a low-quality product, your business will wither before it has time to flourish.

Conclusion

The product must certainly be tested for functionality, aesthetics, strength and other qualities declared by the manufacturer.

If for some reason the characteristics of the product do not satisfy you, it is better to refuse the transaction than to ruin your reputation. In business, an honest name is more valuable than momentary profit.

Your business will be successful to the extent that customers are satisfied with the quality of the product.

Step 10. Starting Your Successful Business

Now everything is ready and the final touches are left before the start - this is to get answers to 3 main questions that Evgeny Guryev, an expert on business with China, analyzes in his video:

You can find out even more valuable and unique information on FREE, where he gives a step-by-step technology for starting a business with examples and numbers.

4. What goods can you earn money on - TOP-10 goods from China

Here I have described popular products, selling which many entrepreneurs have already earned good money.

Here is a list of the most popular and profitable products:

• shoes and clothes. Low cost, widest range, aesthetic appearance goods of this category allows you to work with any age categories and social groups;
• accessories - umbrellas, watches, belts, bags, wallets, etc.;
• video recorders, navigators, other car gadgets;
• cases for mobile devices;
• actually mobile devices - smartphones, iPhones;
• tablets, e-books;
• small disposable goods - hygiene products, plastic dishes, kitchen utensils;
• long-term storage foods - dried fruits, teas, nuts, dried seafood;
• household and computer equipment;
• toys and children's designers.

This is not a complete list of popular and sought-after products, but you can start with them.

5. How to start a business with China "in an adult way" - wholesale deliveries from China

For legitimate business activities big firms You must follow a certain pattern:

1. Purchase of goods from the supplier with all necessary invoices and certificates.
2. Official customs clearance of a consignment of goods, payment of duty.
3. Registration of declarations and certificates of conformity for imported products.

Several channels are used to transport Chinese goods to the Russian Federation. But the most reliable is delivery. trucks. In some situations, it is more profitable to use combined options.

When choosing a product on the supplier's website, pay attention to the abbreviations in the "Price" column. The following notation is usually used there: FOB And EXW.

• FOB– the cost of the product is indicated with the cost of transportation to Shanghai and processing of export / import documents. In this case, you simply pay only shipping to the final destination.
• EXW- this is the provision of goods to the buyer directly from the enterprise. In such a situation, all shipping costs are borne by the buyer (wherever he is). You will have to choose which option is more profitable.

Be sure to check with your partner for an export license. This document allows the export of consumer goods outside the PRC. Otherwise, even if you have already purchased the product and paid for it, you will not be able to export the product outside the country.

If doing business with China is so profitable, why is everyone still not working in this direction?

It's not about competition, it's not about government oversight, it's not about spoilage, it's not about bad market conditions. The problem is in the specifics. this business: there are a lot of nuances here that either do not allow the entrepreneur to develop, or deprive him of profit.

Success in doing business with China is influenced by:

• the ability to find a promising product and assess the profitability of a business;
• the ability to calculate the final cost of the product, taking into account overhead costs;
• the ability to find profitable and reliable suppliers and the skills of negotiating prices, delivery and business organization;
• having the skills to build marketing and sales in the sales market.

Ideally, the process of doing business should be automated as much as possible: it is necessary to develop the most effective scheme of work and act according to it, without being distracted by extraneous circumstances.

Common Newbie Mistakes in Business with China

Below we consider the main mistakes of novice entrepreneurs in organizing their business on goods from China:

1. Lack of a clear business idea(decide: do you want to just make money for entertainment or make entrepreneurship your life's work?). We already wrote about which business idea to choose to start.
2. Fear of failure and failure: indecision does not allow to start, even if internal resources are present.
3. Focus on start-up capital.
4. Lack of basic skills entrepreneurial activity.
5. Unwillingness to learn new things.

There are several reliable and smart companies on the Internet that help newcomers start their business with suppliers from the PRC. In particular, Evgeny Guryev, an entrepreneur who organizes specialized trainings and courses on this topic, teaches business in China.

During the classes, he introduces everyone to various business models, tells how to start working with Chinese suppliers from scratch or make an existing business more efficient.

On special portals, you can read the lectures of this entrepreneur, where he explains the nuances and details of working with partners from the PRC and teaches how to bypass the pitfalls that deprive businessmen of profits.

10 golden rules for working with Chinese suppliers

Friends, in conclusion, I suggest you familiarize yourself with ten rules that help reduce risks when working with Chinese suppliers:

1. Always check and double check suppliers.
2. Conclude official contracts for the supply of goods.
3. Test the provided samples.
4. Choose the most optimal delivery scheme.
5. Insist on honest and objective product specifications.
6. Communicate personally with suppliers.
7. Specify in advance the actions and sanctions in the event of the delivery of marriage.
8. Conduct constant monitoring of the market situation, looking for better deals.
9. Comprehensively examine the purchased product. Minimum prices are good, but never forget about the functionality and quality of products.
10. Evaluate the service level of the supplier. Convenient customer service works for the future.

7. Learning to do business with China

I spent about 3 months of my life looking for really high-quality training courses on Business with China for results.

I watched a bunch of videos on YouTube on this topic, studied dozens of sites, even met with some of the "gurus" in person. And to be honest, 90% of them turned out to be amateurs or scammers.

After conducting my “investigation” and interviewing 28 friends and acquaintances who started a business on Chinese goods and are now successfully running it, I concluded that without “water” and only working techniques in the entire Runet, only one guy teaches, who himself has been teaching for many years " digs” this niche and has already earned not one million rubles. This .

His achievements just helped my 28 friends to start successfully.

Finally, on the subject of training... Watch a video in which a student of Zhenya Guryev shares his impressions and, most importantly, monetary results:

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I fell in love with China at first sight. After two years of a passionate romance, when in the object of adoration you see only positive traits Our relationship has become more like a marriage. We got used to each other, put up with the shortcomings and very comfortably exist together. I will tell you about some features of my beloved country.

• The concept of "one's own" for the Chinese is defining in relation to a person. If you are a countryman, a friend of a friend, a friend, and even more so a relative - no matter how far away - you can expect special treatment. If you are “their own”, then they trust you, they give you the best price, they will always help you, but, of course, they expect the same from you in return. China is a society based on mutual favors. Here it works better than money.
• In a conversation with the Chinese, context is very important. “Yes” is rare here, and “no” is even rarer. If you are told “maybe”, then depending on the situation, this can mean “yes”, that is, “I will try very hard, but only heaven knows if it will work out.” “No” - “I definitely can’t, I just don’t want to offend you with a refusal” or “maybe”, “I would like to do it, but I’m not sure if it will work.” Such a multiplicity of meanings leads Western Europeans into a state of constant stress, but for people who grew up in Russia, which, whatever one may say, is still Asia, it becomes easier after a while. Well, at least for me personally. (Although overlays still happen).
• According to my observations, all Chinese have a rare ability to sleep anytime and anywhere, completely oblivious to the noise or light around them. It looks like they have an off button. By the way, almost everyone practices daytime afternoon naps, with the exception of residents of large cities. For example, in small town where I lived, almost all shops are closed from 12:00 to 14:00, and certainly all public institutions where the lunch break lasts from 11:30 to 14:30: an hour to eat and two hours to sleep.

• There is no such thing as "Chinese cuisine" in China. There are very specific regional traditions. Depending on where you are in China, there will be different foods, different spices and different ways cooking. The Sichuan province is famous for its spicy dishes, the north for dumplings, the city of Wuhan for noodles with peanut sauce and spicy duck necks, etc. Culinary tourism is one of the most common leisure activities among the Chinese. The regional cuisine is as much an attraction as the mountains, temples and museums. When I asked what we would do in Chengdu - a city famous for its huge nature reserve and panda breeding center - my Chinese friends looked at me in amazement and said: “What? Eat!"

• The most common traditional Chinese medicine is hot water. It doesn't matter if you have a cold, if your stomach or head hurts, you will definitely be advised to drink plenty of hot water. Everyone here drinks hot water, regardless of whether they are sick or healthy. Large titans with boiling water can be found in all in public places- from airports and railway. stations to parks. Therefore, public free toilets are at every step, including in the subway.
• In Chinese trains, linen is not changed with each new passenger. If, say, you sat down at an intermediate, and not at the final station, then the best you can count on is a bed that has been slightly tidied up by the conductor. But it is completely unknown how many people on this very bed slept before you.
• In Chinese restaurants, dishes are often served wrapped in plastic wrap - it all looks very hygienic. But Chinese friends always rinse these “clean dishes” with boiled water (which is served to you immediately) before starting to eat.

• Baby diapers are a sign of a very big city. In all other places, Chinese babies wear panties with a slit at the bottom (in any weather) and, if necessary, send their natural needs to the side on the sidewalk, naturally, under the strict supervision of their parents.
• Describing the appearance, the Chinese parse the face into its component parts. They say: "You are beautiful because you have big eyes / high nose (bridge) / small mouth / white skin." An old Chinese proverb says: "White skin erases the three ugliness." Local young ladies (and often young people) make incredible efforts to whiten their skin, and in every possible way avoid exposure to the sun. To do this, they wear umbrellas on a sunny day, wear caps with a dark glass mask in the manner of a welder, and constantly use bleaching creams. The idea that there are people out there who purposely spend time and money to make their skin darker seems absurd to the Chinese. As you understand, there are no solariums in China.

• Relationships are always started with the thought of marriage. For the vast majority of Chinese, family and children are the main objective in life. Chinese men are incredibly caring and love children very much. A crowd of twenty-year-olds squeezing babies is a completely ordinary sight here. As my Chinese friend says, a Chinese boyfriend is expected to clean your room, cook your food, and peel your grapes. And it's not a joke.

• IN traditional China it is not customary to publicly show their feelings and touch each other. Couples holding hands big cities- rather the influence of the West. Public hugs and especially kisses are considered indecent. Moreover, if a man touches a woman, then everyone will assume that they are in a relationship. Chinese friends (even of the same sex) do not hug each other: the Chinese do not like being touched at all, crushing on the subway does not count. The words "I love you" are very rare even between husband and wife and between parents and children. Feelings are expressed in care and in increased feeding of the object of feelings.
• The skirt and shorts of Chinese women can be arbitrarily short, there is nothing reprehensible in this, while the chest and shoulders are always covered. Necklines are not worn here, but during the heat, Chinese men wrap T-shirts in the manner of short tops, exposing their bellies. This is the folk saying: "If Chinese men bare their bellies, summer has come."
• Learning Chinese from a phrase book is the most useless thing you can think of. Not to mention that the sounds of Chinese are very different from Russian, the main problem is that Chinese is a tonal language. This means that the same word, pronounced with different intonation, can mean completely different things. Trying to explain what you want using books like this is like trying to sing an unfamiliar song with the words in front of your eyes. The sounds may be similar, but you don’t know the melody, and without the melody what you sing there is impossible to understand. With the same success, you can speak Russian. In big cities there is a good chance to meet those who know some English, but step left, step right - and no one understands you. Better calm down. The speech will be useless. The good news is that they really want to understand you, so they will try their best.
• Russians in China are loved. Russia is a friend and neighbor. Everything that the Chinese know about Russia, they explain with one phrase: "Because it's very cold there." People in Russia drink a lot. This is because it is very cold. After girls get married, they always gain weight (there is such a stereotype about Russians in China). Because it's very cold. But Russian girls are very beautiful. Big eyes, high nose and white skin.
• The Chinese explain all their problems with the number of people. Is the environment bad? Because there are a lot of people. Rules not followed traffic? Because there are many people. And so on ad infinitum.

Many have heard that you can make money on the resale of goods from China. However, not everyone knows how to start acting and find your niche. Selling goods from China as a business has been popular in Russia for several years and brings income to many citizens. You can start working in the field without starting capital.

Business with China for resale without investment

Beginners can start from scratch to make money even if they don't have start-up capital. Business on Chinese goods is profitable due to the low price of clothing, equipment, etc. in China. If you resell even with a small margin, you can make a profit without leaving your home. Business with China for resale without investments is an order from a supplier of goods already paid for by customers (on prepayment).

In this case, the dropshipping scheme is used:

1. Choose what they want to sell.
2. They find a supplier with whom they agree on cooperation on the principle of dropshipping.
3. They start earning.

It is important to keep in mind that they do not require customs clearance for parcels from China worth up to 1,000 euros. Thanks to this, it is possible to work with significant deliveries. If the price of a parcel is more than 1,000 euros (about 65,000 rubles), then you can negotiate with the supplier so that he underestimates the cost when sending, then the goods will cross the border without problems. You can sell things from China through your own one-page sites, social networks, and outlets.

Business with China for resale with investments

To start working big, initial capital is required. Money is needed for promotion, payment for the first delivery, advertising, and so on. For delivery, you can use different options, but the most reliable is transportation by road. It is important to choose the right supplier that has an export license. Only if this document is available, it will be possible to transport the purchased products to Russia.

To start a business with China on resale with investments legally, you need to follow the following rules:

1. Buy from the supplier only goods with certificates and warranty cards.
2. Pass customs clearance at the border officially and pay the state duty.
3. Prepare documents for imported products from China.

How to start a business with China

There are a huge number of paid and free videos on how to turn cooperation with China into profit (for example, the Chinese Compote portal, a video tutorial from Chinaberry). To pass or not to study, everyone decides for himself. However, it is worth focusing on a few mandatory stages of a startup. To start a business with China, you need the following:

1. Choose an idea: what to sell, to whom, how much money you can earn. For example, copies of iPhones, clothes for children, dishes and more.
2. Niche testing: create a website, advertising, analyze the number of applications from buyers.
3. Sales method: your online store, Avito, outlet, Instagram, Vkontakte and more.
4. Find a platform for the purchase of products: Aliexpress, Taobao, Alibaba and others.
5. Order the first batch of goods and start selling.

How to build a business with China

If you believe the reviews and video courses about this area of ​​work, it becomes clear that it is better to choose a supplier on your own, checking the reliability of the company and production. To do this, entrepreneurs who are ready to invest in business are advised to go to China. If this is not possible, then you can read the reviews about the seller and choose only stores with a high rating. With the supplier, you need to decide which postal service will deliver the products in order to reduce the time for shipment. Many work through an intermediary, but this increases costs.

To build a business with China, you need to remember a few conditions, what you need to do to start cooperation:

1. Ask the owner of the company for all the necessary licenses, certificates, certificates.
2. Compare the legal address of the company with the real one.
3. Find out on the Internet what is next to this company.
4. Be sure to request copies or scans of the company's bank documents in Chinese.

How to work directly with China

To significantly reduce average costs, it is recommended to do without intermediaries, and personally cooperate with manufacturing factories in China. However, this option provides for the expansion of the scope of work. You will have to trade goods of a diverse range, depending on the chosen specifics. Working directly with China is much more profitable, especially for businessmen involved in household appliances, furniture, branded items, and fur coats. Manufacturers are more willing to make discounts and make concessions.

Trade with China for beginners

In order not to be disappointed in this line of business at the initial stage of work, it is worth adopting a few rules. Trading with China for beginners will start to make a profit if:

1. Choose a specific product group without trying to cover the entire market.
2. Parcels from China should be delivered by paid postal services in order to speed up the process of receiving products.
3. To attract customers, you should constantly launch promotions and make discounts.
4. If an entrepreneur is limited in finances, it is worth choosing inexpensive goods: toys, accessories, and so on.
5. It is worth taking care of sales receipts and guarantees for purchased goods. This will improve the reputation of the entrepreneur and Chinese products in general.

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The capital of China is Beijing

The most ancient civilization of China was closed from prying eyes for many centuries, and only in the second half of the 20th century international tourism began to actively develop here. Among the holiday destinations in China, there are mandatory programs covering historical and architectural heritage countries, as well as interesting and unique natural places. After reviewing the list of things to do in China, you can safely hit the road.

Enter the Forbidden City

Most of excursions in Beijing begins just with a visit Forbidden City. A unique complex of palaces, turned into a huge museum, receives several million people a year, half of which - Foreign tourists. Since the area of ​​the Forbidden City is quite large, it is better to allocate a whole day for visiting it, from morning to evening with a short break in a cafe next door. And even better, if tourist groups will explore the Forbidden City in two days - there is also such an opportunity.

Forbidden City

Walk the Great Wall of China

Immediately from the Chinese capital, you can go to see the greatest building in the country - Great Chinese Wall . Before deciding on this journey, you need to remember that of all the surviving 4 thousand kilometers of the wall, only 400 kilometers are accessible to tourists. different regions China. There are three directions from Beijing to the surviving sections: Badaling, Jinshanling-Simatai-Gubeikou And Mutianyu. The first stretch is the most famous, which has led to huge crowds of tourists at any time of the year. The third section is the best restored - it is served by funiculars for ascent and skids for descent.

See "red" Beijing

Patriotic Chinese often suggest starting acquaintance with the country not from ancient buildings, but from historical sites of recent history. Mausoleum leader Mao Zedong, located on the iconic tiananmen square, in this format of tours of the Chinese capital is the main object of visit. Monument People's Heroes , located here, is one of the obligatory objects for commemorative photographs. If a trip to China is planned for the May holidays, then traditional demonstrations cannot be ignored.

Tiananmen Square

Visit the tailor

Talent Chinese tailors it is foolish to argue - in every city you can see ateliers where entire sets of costumes are created almost by hand. You can behave like a typical tourist and order a costume in the national Chinese style with patterns depicting dragons, pandas and other symbols of the country. Or you can do what the Chinese do - bring a photo from the latest collection of a major fashion house to the tailor, draw an approximate pattern and in a couple of days get a finished thing that does not differ from the original. Only now the cost of such a thing will be ten times cheaper.

Photograph the Terracotta Army

Promoted by Hollywood films Terracotta Army located in the average city by Chinese standards Xi'an. There are clay statues at Tomb of Qin Shi Huang the first emperor of a unified China. To date, the Terracotta Army is the object of full-fledged excursions, all 8 thousand statues are covered with a huge roof of the pavilion, which saves them from bad weather. Tourists have the opportunity to view the Army from the balconies along the perimeter of the exhibition pavilion.

Terracotta Army

Look at Guanshan

Unique natural object - guanshan mountains- best to visit in summer. Rocky spurs formed 100 million years ago are now included in a single nature reserve, which is a UNESCO site. The tops of the rocky formations are covered with dense forests, and some heights are climbed. Picturesque landscapes from here, in last years are actively used by filmmakers for location shooting, including Hollywood films.

Book a massage session

If massage in Thailand has long been an integral attribute of relaxation, then about Chinese massage Until now, many tourists have vague ideas. In fact, this service can be offered even in the cheapest hotel, but the question will already arise about medical effectiveness. If there is a desire to give the body the right tone, then it is best to order such a massage in medical centers or SPA-salons at large hotels. There are two types of this service - foot massage, which can be ordered everywhere, and general massage, which, nevertheless, is better to order in clinics.

Drive to the rice plantations

Several thousand varieties of rice have been developed, making China the leading exporter of this product. For tourism food industry countries has done a good deed - now foreign tourists can also see how the main product of the Chinese nation is grown. Most often they come to Yuanyang County where the famous rice terraces. Climbing up enough great height, tourists can choose one of the observation decks, which offer a view of the stepped terraces with cultivated rice. The best time to visit this area is from November to April.

Rice plantations

Buy real Chinese tea

Many people have tried real Chinese tea, but few know about the laws of the tea ceremony. If dosed tea drinking is not to your taste, then you can go to any tea shop and buy one of several hundreds, or even thousands of varieties. A number of varieties green tea you need to buy with the knowledge that the duty at the border crossing can be quite high, so it is better not to purchase large quantities of tea.

Go to Pingyao

official status ancient city China makes Pingyao popular place among tourists. According to historical documents and archaeological evidence, the first settlements on the site of the modern city were already 12 thousand years ago. locals are widely supportive of heritage tourism, often wearing traditional costumes for daily work and arranging for tourists a variety of performances.

Walk the Path of Faith

So-called Path of Faith is a unique place in the Zhangjiajie urban area. On a sheer cliff at a height of more than a kilometer, a serpentine path was created from reinforced glass and metal structures. A person walking along this path is walking along an abyss and if he looks down, he will see everything that is under this cliff.

Path of Faith

visit the pandas

The largest nature reserve in China, where giant pandas live in conditions as close as possible to the natural environment, located in the city Chengdu, Sichuan Province. 1000 pandas live here permanently different ages. It is better for people to come in the morning, when overweight bears have not gone to sleep during the day.

It has long ceased to be exotic, and is popular with gourmets around the world. It is not necessary to visit a restaurant to eat Chinese food, the recipes with photos offered in this article will help you easily cook it at home. Dishes prepared according to traditional recipes can be served both for family gatherings and guests on holidays.

Chinese Food: Noodle Recipe

The inhabitants of the Celestial Empire are very fond of rice flour or a flour mixture of soybeans and green beans. The preparation of such noodles is a long and laborious process.

It will take only 2 ingredients: half a glass of water and 250 grams of any flour - rice or soy. You need to knead a cool dough, which then cool well. Next, the dough is rolled out very thinly, it must be pulled, tossed, folded in half when it reaches its maximum length. You need to continue such manipulations until you get a lot of thin, long threads from the dough, folded in half over and over again - this is noodles.

This is such an easy Chinese meal! The recipe is simple, but takes a lot of time and effort. Today it’s easier to buy noodles in a store than to bother like that, but it’s so inexpensive.

Chinese Rice with Egg and Onion

There are a lot of rice recipes in Chinese food! If you are a rice lover, then try cooking it in a new way. The Chinese know a lot about cooking this cereal, because it is the basis of Chinese cuisine. Let's take the simplest ingredients that every housewife has in stock. This side dish goes well with both meat and fish.

To cook rice you will need:

• half a glass of rice;
• 250 ml of water;
• onion head;
• a small bunch (about 50 grams) of green onions;
• one egg;
• a tablespoon of sunflower oil and soy sauce;
• a third of a teaspoon of salt.

This small food set makes 2 servings of delicious traditional Chinese food. Recipe step by step cooking see below.

How to cook Chinese rice

1. Pre-boil water in the amount indicated above.
2. Put the rice in boiling water, add salt, cover with a lid.
3. From the moment of boiling, you need to cook rice for 15 minutes. During this time, you can not interfere with the cereal and open the lid.
4. If after 15 minutes the water has not boiled away completely, then you need to evaporate it: open the lid and turn on the gas at maximum power, stir the cereal, otherwise it will burn.
5. Transfer the rice to a wide dish, it needs to cool slightly.
6. The onion must be peeled, cut into small cubes, fry in sunflower oil for three minutes.
7. Put the rice to the onion in the pan, fry everything together for a couple of minutes.
8. Break the egg into a bowl, beat a little, then pour it into the rice with onions, mix, fry everything together until the egg is ready.
9. Next, you need to turn off the fire, put the rice in a deep dish. Then pour in soy sauce, put chopped green onions, mix.

Everything, the dish can be laid out on plates. Chinese food, the recipes that we offer, is universal. It can be served as a separate dish, or you can add meat ingredients. The same applies to all meat dishes described below. They can be served with or without any side dish.

Sweet and sour meat

We propose to consider the preparation delicious meat according to this recipe. Chinese food is notable for the fact that the taste is difficult to guess, it is both sour, and sweet, and salty, and spicy - real gourmets will appreciate it!

To cook meat in Chinese you will need:

• 400 grams of any meat, but it is better to take beef or boneless chicken;
• two chicken eggs;
• half a glass of flour;
• half a glass of sunflower oil;
• three tablespoons of soy sauce;
• some salt;
• a teaspoon of sugar and the same amount of dried paprika or Korean carrot seasoning.

The dish will appeal to everyone who does not like onions in any form!

How to cook sweet and sour meat

Such a dish should be prepared "yesterday". That is, in order to serve it on the table tomorrow, we begin to prepare today, since the meat must be marinated for a day, so that in the end it turns out tender and soft.

1. The meat must be cut into thin, long pieces, rinsed, then put on a paper towel so that the moisture is gone.
2. Mix the meat with seasonings, sugar and salt, soy sauce, a spoonful of sunflower oil. Cover the dish with a lid or wrap with cling film, put in the refrigerator to marinate for a day.

The next day, you can start cooking the dish itself.

1. Prepare a batter of two eggs and half a glass of flour. If it turns out too thick, then you can dilute it with milk, water or mayonnaise.
2. Heat in a frying pan or deep fryer sunflower oil, the amount of which should be such that the pieces of meat are completely immersed in it.
3. Mix meat with batter, or dip each separately, fry until red.

Such meat - The recipe at home can be modified, for example, to remove sugar from the ingredients, because not everyone likes the sweet taste in meat dishes. As a result, the meat will be fragrant, with a slight sourness, tender and very tasty. The main thing is to marinate for at least a day in soy sauce.

Pork with sweet and sour sauce

Is it possible to cook real restaurant Chinese food at home? The recipe offered here is peeped from the chefs of Chinese restaurants, it is a traditional dish, which is very fond of the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom.

To cook meat you will need:

• 0.6 kg pork tenderloin without fat;
• a third of a glass of soy sauce;
• big carrot;
• 4 tablespoons of starch;
• a teaspoon of sesame;
• two teaspoons of chopped parsley (you can take both fresh and dried);
• a glass of vegetable oil.

Ingredients for sweet and sour sauce:

• half a glass of water;
• two tablespoons of sunflower oil;
• three tablespoons of 9% vinegar;
• 4 tablespoons of sugar, two - tomato paste (not ketchup, but thick paste);
• half a teaspoon of sesame oil.

There are no supernatural products on the list, everything is simple and affordable. The preparation itself is also easy, everyone can handle it, even those who have never cooked Chinese food. We will describe the recipe step by step, so you will not get confused.

Chinese cooking pork

1. The meat needs to be frozen so that it can be easily cut into thin layers. Cut, pour soy sauce and marinate for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
2. Next, add starch, mix well to wrap each piece.
3. In a deep fryer or in a deep frying pan, you need to heat the sunflower oil, fry the pieces in it on both sides for about three minutes to form a golden crust.
4. Using a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the oil, place it at a distance from each other on a paper towel so that all excess fat.
5. Carrots need to be grated for Korean carrots, or cut into thin, long strips, mixed with parsley.

1. Put sugar and tomato paste in a saucepan, turn on low heat, stirring, fry until the sugar dissolves.
2. Then add water and vinegar, simmer for a couple of minutes.
3. Next, you need to add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil, you can take what is left in the deep fryer after frying the meat.
4. Put the meat in the sauce, then the carrots and parsley, mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Sprinkle the meat with sesame seeds when serving.

Rice prepared according to the recipe in this article is suitable as a side dish. You can simply boil the rice, cook mashed potatoes, noodles (at least Chinese, at least ordinary), or any other side dish.

Chinese sweet and sour meat

There are many recipes for making sweet and sour meat sauces in China, and this allows every lover of exotic food to choose the one that is more preferable. We offer to consider a very tasty option for cooking meat of traditional Chinese cuisine.

For 4 servings you will need:

• a pound of pork with a small layer of lard (if you don’t like lard, then take it without it);
• 200 grams of pineapples;
• onion head;
• carrot;
• bell pepper;
• a tablespoon of starch, the same amount of flour;
• half a glass of soy sauce;
• some salt.

For sauce:

• 4 tablespoons of tomato paste;
• two tablespoons of sugar and table vinegar (9%).

Cooking sweet and sour meat

1. We wash the meat, cut into wide, thin slices;
2. Soy sauce should be mixed with starch and flour, salt, pour meat over it, put in the refrigerator to marinate for half an hour.
3. Carrots, onion cut, fry until golden brown, then add pineapple and bell pepper, diced.
4. Fry the meat in a small amount of oil on both sides. When the second side is browned, pour in the mixture of tomato paste with vinegar and sugar, simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Next, pour in the sauce in which the meat was marinated, spread the fried vegetables, salt, if thick, add a little water. Cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.

by the most the best side dish for such meat will be a simple boiled rice. You can also serve meat without a side dish, because it has a lot of vegetables.

Chicken in Chinese sauce

This is also a dish from the menu of a Chinese restaurant. The chicken is easy to prepare, all the ingredients are available. As a result, the dish turns out to be very tasty and fragrant, it will not leave anyone indifferent!

Products for cooking:

• 400 grams of chicken breasts;
• two bell peppers;
• two cloves of garlic;
• two tablespoons of soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and sunflower oil;
• three tablespoons of water;
• a teaspoon of starch, half - salt;
• a tablespoon of sugar;
• parsley and sesame - to taste.

How to cook Chinese chicken

1. The first step is to properly cut the breasts - into thin strips and only along the fibers;
2. Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan, fry the pieces on both sides until white color.
3. In the same pan, fry the bell peppers, cut into strips. Ideally, if the top of the pepper is soft, but remains elastic inside - check with a fork.
4. Now prepare the sauce by mixing sugar, salt, starch, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and water.
5. We transfer the meat to a pan with pepper, pour over the sauce and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes, until the liquid thickens.
6. When serving, sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds and parsley.

Rice or Chinese noodles are ideal as a side dish.

In this article, we have suggested popular ways to cook Chinese food at home. Recipes with photos will help you cook these wonderful dishes correctly and very tasty. Bon appetit!