Finding an ayi and developing a good relationship with her is critical for maintaining an easy life in Shanghai. Here we've listed our top tips for finding and managing your ayi, check it out below.

Finding an ayi

There are a number of ways to find your ayi. Here are some of the more popular:

1: Speak to your friends and coworkers

Do they like their ayi? They might be able to recommend their trusted ayis to work for you, too.

2: Speak to your real estate agent

Your real estate agent who helped you find your apartment may be able to help you find an ayi or a trusted ayi agency.

3: Ayi agencies

Ayi agencies for both locals and foreigners should be available around your living area, if you can't find it, you can log on dianping.com for the local ayi service or some ayi services for foreigners can be found here

4: Search online

Our classifieds also offer some different options if you don't want to go through an agency.