Live with Dora China, in real time

Based between Yiwu and Hangzhou, China

You're going to China. Or you're buying from it. Either way, you need someone on the ground.

I plan China as it is travelled here — not the version written for tour groups — and I source small-batch goods from verified Chinese suppliers. Fixed prices. Straight answers.

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The Yiwu wholesale market in the early morning, before the buyers arrive
Yiwu. The market, before the buyers arrive.

What I do

Two ways I can help

01

Trip planning

China as it is travelled here: what is worth the queue, what photographs this season, and what exists only for the camera. Day by day, with working booking links and a route for the rain. No guide travels with you; everything is arranged the evening before, and you are free throughout.

Every plan is built around who is travelling — family & group, solo, couples & honeymoons, or something else.

How trip planning works →

02

Sourcing from China

Send the product, the target price and the quantity. Three verified suppliers, shortlisted and evidenced. Samples to your door. I remain with the order until it ships. One fixed fee, agreed before work begins.

How sourcing works →

Why me

Why people work with me instead of an agency

  1. I am here.

    I live between Yiwu and Hangzhou. Yiwu is the largest small-commodity market in the world, and I walk it myself. You receive photographs and video, not reassurance.

  2. You speak with me, not a sales team.

    One person, from first enquiry to delivery. Nothing is lost in a handover.

  3. The price is on the page.

    No "contact us for pricing". The cost is published before you write.

  4. No commission.

    I accept no commission from suppliers, hotels or clinics. My recommendation stays on your side of the table.

  5. You keep your freedom.

    No guide travels with you, and no group sets the pace. Each day is arranged before it begins; I am on WeChat throughout.

  6. I decline.

    Where a project or a journey is not something I can do well, you hear it in the first reply — not after payment.

How it works

From first message to delivery

  1. You send the briefProduct or dates. Budget, quantity, deadline.
  2. I reply within twenty-four hoursScope, and a fixed price.
  3. Payment, then work.No work begins before the fee is agreed.
  4. Delivery, and two revisions.Written feedback, returned quickly.

Before you write

Questions people ask before they email

Do you speak English?

Yes. All communication, documents and itineraries are in English. [如有] Chinese is my first language.

Can you sign an NDA?

Yes. Send yours, or use mine. It is signed before product details are shared.

How do I pay you?

[PayPal / bank transfer]. You pay the fee to me directly — never to a supplier on my behalf.

What if my request is outside your scope?

You will hear it in the first reply, and be pointed somewhere better. I would rather lose the work than take on what I cannot finish.

Tell me what you need.

One email is enough. Where I cannot help, you will know in the first reply.

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