This is a great starting point to begin your Taobao journey. You can finish shopping in minutes and could receive your treasure in as fast as one day. That’s the miracle of Taobao!

If you live in China, you owe it to yourself to get started with Taobao. Even if your don’t know much Chinese, you’ll be ready to buy in three easy steps.

If you like to shop Taobao with no extra hassle, this is for you. This is the quick and dirty guide – the streamlined purchase process with no extra buttons.

When you’re ready to start exploring more of Taobao’s features, you can step up to these advanced steps.

You will want to check out our guide to Buying on Taobao from Overseas.

The Field Guides are Always Evolving

Taobao is always expanding and improving. And so are we. We try to keep up to date with all the changes, but if you see anything different from how it’s presented in our guides, let us know.