Happy New Year!! 🎉 Thank you so much for your support this year, hope you have an incredible evening wherever you are celebrating! See you in 2024! ✈️❤️
@6:00, The short person asking for a photo, is possibly the most valuable moment in your entire vlogs. In my entire 56 years in USA, I’ve never seen a short person livingly and comfortably amongst the crowd. And confidently asking a foreigner for a photo…. And this happened in China….
I'm British, living in China for 15 years....absolutely fantastic country, but don't tell anyone, especially the western media. China is an amazing country and the people are beautiful.
Yes, I noticed the blue sky as well. But that doesn't mean people aren't hocking up loogies everyday still. When I visited the PRC many years ago, my tour guide told us we were lucky to get Beijing on a day with clear skies. Take that for what you will @LindemanRichard.
@@brennencox516 you are right on that they still have heavily polluted days. But it's improved significantly since the last 3~4 years, especially after lots and lots of EVs have become commonly driven. So all true: they had bad positions, they are still experiencing some heavy pollution, they are working hard to solve the issue and improvements are apparent.
@@mrchildrenen "especially after lots and lots of EVs have become commonly driven." Doesn't matter when most power comes from coal power plants. Plenty of western cities have smog too, I don't deny reality. "But it's improved significantly since the last 3~4 years" If true, for whatever reason why, good.
I lived in China for years and been all over ( including Beijing) and its so refreshing to see you guys explore this wonderful place. Cant wait to see more!
If you read western and Japanese medias every day, you will certainly think China as a bloody hell. That's why you guys have that kind of refreshing feeling. As a Chinese, honestly, I think those freak medias as the joke, which always make us laugh and happy,
@@straightlead8my guess this was probably shot in October based on the clothing, usually no smog around the time. Winter days like now it all depends on the winds, recently I believe it’s all been clear blue sky days in Beijing , but quite a different story in some other cities, although the overall air quality is much much improved 🎉
But the Chinese gov't sensors all foreign citizens, including its own 24/7/365 . An incredible country?~ so then why are Chinese people fleeing China? *Mass Chinese migrants head towards US border to seek asylum--1/14/2024 *Growing Numbers of Chinese Migrants Are Crossing More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico in the past year.
Culture of the PRC, really? Are you aware of what the Cultural Revolution did? How about the culture of not helping people? Because PRC law makes it so if you help someone in need, they can blame you for their predicament? How about the culture of bribery, or littering? Also, there are 2 Chinas, even if both of them say there is only one.
Being to Beijing one time, the impression is “grand”, everything is symmetrical and oversized with extreme luxury yet understated style. China is so beautiful and vast. Good people, amazing food, and safer than my country. I've been there numerous times, but still feel like there is so much more to see and do.All cities are modern.clean and very safety.This the true.True you can not see it in Western media when they speak about china.
Your post reads like it was written by a Chinese bot. But if you are human, you do realize that you are literally watching this video on WESTERN MEDIA!?!
The real China is nearly 1 billion people earn less than RMB 2000 per month ! To find real China, to go to gansu province, go to to jiangxi province, qinghai province, guizhou province.
I noticed that, this is especially true for China, Japan, Korea and Singapore from my travel experience, I just dont know if it is sort of cultural thing for them that they are just cleaner even though China is comparable lower average income.
@@jimmyhaotran123 People who are proud of their own cities and country want to preserve their cleanliness just as one would their own homes. People who are not proud of what their cities have and are distasteful of their own country will not care about dirtying it and rubbishing it as they like - and even burning it down whenever they have a demonstration.
Its only clean near those places that the government deems important. All through Beijing there is dirt and trash everywhere. Im was in Beijing for 5 days until I traveled to Huhhot in Inner Mongolia and I was surprised on how dirty it is comparing to Shanghai..
i have visited Beijing in 2013 and had same reactions to you guys.. we were impressed and surprised by every little thing as everything seems new ad interesting.. love your videos and hope you visit Oman one day
Any country could have tall buildings, wide street or subway, if the government could have almost unlimited loans from banks, this is how China did it. But the consequence now is, China is in DEEP debt trap, more than US$100 trillion.
The railway network connecting the east and west continents during the founding of the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries was also a credit to Chinese workers at that time, but it was not recognized by the U.S. government. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese laborers died in order to build these railway networks. There are also a large number of mining plants.
What the United States has returned to these Chinese is the only act issued by the United States government in the history of systematic racial discrimination, that is, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which is one of the most tragic things in the world.
All true... But the Chinese were the ones hung over the cliffs to set dynamite or sent into the tunnels with nitro Thevwestbis where they ran into the real mountains I saw a Canadian Government video that said there was 1 dead Chinese person for every kilometer of track that was laid
Chinese British here, welcome to China! I’m really glad you guys went to China with such positive vibes and outlooks, China is incredibly vast and definitely needs more than than 144 hours to explore! The food, the culture, the ppl, architectures, technologies etc, hope you all have a fabulous time in China!
Wow, previously I've seen 'SUPERPOWERINDIA', now there's a SUPERPOWERCHINA doing copy & paste all around in comment sections. I guess both are trolls.@@SUPERPOWERCHINA_
@@SUPERPOWERCHINA_ Many of your Indian compatriots live in China. There are about 50 times more Indians living in China than there are Chinese living in India. Give it a rest.
What a fascinating insight into a City and culture I know so little about. We only hear the negatives about China in the UK, it seems our insular view, as usual, is totally misleading. Best wishes and happy new year.
Western capitalism hate CCP so they vilify China, vilify CCP. Think about it. If it is as western media say that China is filled up with negative info, how could it become second largest economic party in the world today.
Love your video's, was in China in 2019 for 5 weeks, backpacker from Beijing to Hong Kong and absolutely loved it. Stay safe and keep your adventures going xxx
It’s so touching I can watch the video about my city, especially it’s nearby my home when I was a child. Everything is so similar to my memory. I don’t know why but I can feel tears in my eyes.
Can't believe how far Beijing and China has come in reducing air pollution. I've been there twice, once in 1989 and again in 1996 and both times the yellow smog was obvious. Now it's just BLUE SKY!!!! Plan on visiting next year, hopefully!!!
In fact, more than 20 years ago, after joining the international environmental agreement, China voluntarily closed down polluting enterprises, began large-scale tree planting, and shifted its industry towards new energy
Beijing pollution was probably worst around 2013-2015. But as with anything in China, a year is an eternity. By 2017 it was already pretty decent and COVID just gave more impetus to clear things up. Keep in mind yellow smog is more than likely the Gobi desert rolling in. That is more of a consequence of the "great green wall" they've been planting.
Have been there, twice during the 5 years, and according to the locals, the pollution isnt really pollution but mostly the smog blowing from inland especially from the desert on the west of Beijing. Therefore you will certaintly see the sky super dark and grayish months periodically during the year in Beijing. Pollution is a thing, but not as dramatic as what the western news would say.
I wanna say thanks to the vloggers, thank you for subscribing China to others. As a Chinese student currently studying in the UK, I have to say I love your videos so much, I am super looking forward to see the next video!
3 Minutes to 2024 in France... so interesting to watch your clip on China. See you in Uzbekistan soon! Great video as always. Happy New Year to you and all the viewers! Hugs.
Public security and people's livelihood management are also among the best large countries in the world. With a population of 1.5 billion, the crime rate is only 4%, which is even far lower than that of small countries like Japan and South Korea.
I lived in China for almost 8 years! It was amazing experience! I miss it so much, the different types of cuisine, landscapes, the people are super friendly and most important is sooo safe! ❤💛
Glad to see you guys enjoyed yourselves, and great weather too. I know the feeling when you have heard/learned about a place so many times from the news and finally being there, which is very different. There is a lot to see in Beijing-The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Sanlitun (modern shops), among many other places.😊
We went last year, after China opened its border again. First visit to China too. We did our research before hand. We downloaded the pay apps, arrange our internet access with our local network providers, change some cash first, arrange debit card facilities with our banks . Lines at the airport were very orderly (but the officers sure were strict, tho' courteous). Everything later was quite a breeze, shopping, shows, tourist sites etc..Whatsapp etc. all work well. And yes, we knew to keep our passports with us all the time. I already knew everything in China will be huge, literally. I have seen enough travel videos. But what I really did not expect and really surprised me was the quietness. The sheer number of cars, motorcycles, cyclists and people on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai and yet, it just felt like a background hum. I think cutting all those noises really reduces the stress of city living. I lived in a moderate size city and I am used to the noise produced by cars and trucks, honkings and tootings, motorcycles revving when out on the streets. There were many other things that amazed me - the size of each meals, the efficiency (my goodness, you could order take-outs from your phones while in the train and the food will be at the next train station for collection), the cleanliness, even in the back lanes of the city, the number of bicycles for rent parked on every curb. I am already thinking of my next trip and I want to explore.
China is very, very diverse. Beijing is great. Shanghai is great. Shanghai is nothing like Beijing. Similarly for many other cities such as Chongqing, Xi'an, Guangzhou, Harbin, Kashgar, etc. You could spend years exploring all of China and *never get bored!*
Welcome to China guys! Hopefully, this trip will help you guys see China in a whole different light! Maybe, even in a brighter one! Happy New Year, have fun and stay safe.
Welcome to travel to China! Western countries and anti-China media have false reports on China. You can experience it in person when you go to China. The Chinese people are kind and friendly, and the society is stable without any insecurity... You will know everything through your own experience!
I have traveled to alot of Countries and I have always wanted to travel to China. I do not listen to the media because it is bias and it is looking to paint the wrong image of people's cultures. I always ask people from those countries what it is like to travel there because I know that I will get an educated answer. I hope to one day visit China!
I have watched several videos of UA-camrs traveling around the world and no other city in any other country surpasses this city in comparison to the following cities in China. These cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Tianjin. These cities are characterized by their wealthy people, sophisticated cityscapes and futuristic architecture, and societies that have embraced the latest technologies. These cities are some of the most attractive cities in this world today.
Thank you so much for sharing your journeys as always ❤ I certainly Love your vibes and how warm and authentic you are. And now Thank you so much for this online visit to Beijing 👌 Woww! Happy New Year to you 3 and all the Best wishes ❤️❤️🤗 from Sweden
The smile on Matt's face all the way through, obviously just blown away. Nice to see somewhere that's not on most travel lists. Happy New year guys, here's to lots more in 2024. ❤
You can never get enough of China in such short stay. If you want to see more and indept of China you have to be there for years, your curiosity never end and certainly yield for more and more.
The best about traveling in China is foreigner regardless of which country you are from, color of your skin, male or female, in a group or alone and language you are speaking. You can travel to anywhere freely, safely and happily without much worry of anyone coming to bother you. There won't be any touting people following you, pestering you and want to be your sightseeing guide, pestering you to bring you go shopping with them, taxi or those trishaw riders want to show you around and they are all trying to scam you. I has experienced in China west neighbor country "I". You can't even walk freely in their city. Many touting people keep following you pestering you to be your sightseeing guide, pestering you to bring you go shopping with them, taxi or those trishaw rider want to show you around and all trying to scam you. You hardly can have the freedom of enjoying yourself. I have been to many China cities and never a time I have met touting people. You are free to enjoys your holiday without anyone bothering you.
How desperate China wants foreign visitors!😂 but the reality is: there are much more foreign visitors in India than China. NO one wants to go to China, except those who do not know the truth just yet, or invited by CCP affiliates as a useful propaganda.
I = India. Don't be shy . I am from India originally (US citizen now). There is no comparison between the 2 neighboring nations. One is dirty, poor, crime ridden, horrible infrastructure, chaotic, dangerous for women and the other is a leading global power rising to the top with impressive security law & order. My kids go clubbing in Shanghai till 4 am and walk to our apartment in safety and peace. Even in US I would not let them do that. In India, my daughter cannot wear shorts or low skirts comfortably in public - people stare at her and her western friends. India will never catch up to China, sad but true.
I love you guys. I am from Australia and have been following your travels. I'm learning a lot from you. You are so honest and non judgemental with your observations. You quickly in a few hours already recognised that the Chinese people are not faceless and that they are not looking the same as alleged by some ignorant red hair devils 😅😅😅 You correctly observed they are from all from different regions of China with different cultures and foods. Please visit China next time to spread the truths, good and bad,about China.
Because foreigners have become extremely rare there now even though the government offered visa free to some countries, the guy must be too surprised seeing foreigners to focus on walking.
@@user-tx1zo7bn5i The main media are controlled by the United States, and many opinions are consistent: going to China is very dangerous~! (I really don't understand why some countries, such as the US, claim to be the most dangerous country in the world while others are very dangerous.)
Have lived in China over 20 years - My Son from Australia was able to get (90 day ) VISA without any difficulty and visit to celebrate his birthday here in China ( November 2023 ) with me and my Chinese Wife.
Seeing videos of countries I know so little about is always so rewarding, especially when it you guys making them. Happy New Year’s to you both, may 2024 be a huge new adventure for you guys. Thank you for all the videos you mad3 in 2023, they were not only educational and so well made but enriching my life.
It is nice to see Julia taking along her sister on the voyages and giving her the opportunity to explore and experience so many new places and cultures. Hard to call her your little sister though, see appears to be 1 to 2 feet taller then you are now Julia. Best of my wishes for you to have a happy, safe, and rewarding 2024.
Just got myself a Chinese visa in London, British citizens automatically get a two year multiple entry visa for up for 90 days for each stay. It was a bit paperwork intensive but not as challenging as Russia (no tourist voucher needed)
@@qinminwan5835 Because of some annoying political issues, the public opinion in the Western media has become more and more aggressive and mixed with a lot of lies. The Chinese government has to relax its visa policy to allow more people to see it with their own eyes.
Are you for real?!??????!???? OMG, that’s….. just so unfair… I only got one entry visa, and not even for one day more than on my flight tickets reservation, and at first they didn’t even want to get me that for even that long (35 days)… I just, I just can’t….
The guy in the beginning said "We are brother, we are sisters", summarized Chinese philosophy. There is an ancient Chinese phrase, "四海之内皆兄弟“ means all men are brothers. It explains why Chinese never fought religious war, surrounding cultures assimilated into Chinese cultures no problem; why 14 billion people with NO ethnic tensions(please don't bring up Xinjiang genocide nonsense, it's a cia cook up story).
Well, you brought up Xingjiang, Will google it for details. Also, why migrant workers were evacuated by force several years ago? Are they not welcome? Are they not Chinese?
All the Muslim countries recognized the Chinese government handle the Xinjiang separitist in the correct way.. Only the Western propaganda medias and China haters pretend they care about Muslims, what a hyprocrit peoples..
I didn't skip any ads and believe me here in our country we get a lot of it . I truly want to support your channel in every way I can. Keep traveling. 👍
I can tell from your vidoes that you guys are amazing people with very positive vibe and energy and always read to be tolerate and enjoy different cultures and customs. That's the most important characteristics. Thanks again for showing us a real China and a real world which is so different from traditional western mainstream media. Absolutely love it.
Yes, indeed China is huge. I had been to China well over 40 times over 10 years period and there is no way I can claim to have cover even 10% of the country! Nor even 10% of all the big cities in China.
I have lived in England for 53 years. My family and I visited Beijing in the 1990's during our travel. We momentarily forgot which country we were in, and wondered why there were so many Chinese restaurants there. |t was quite funny after we realised that we were now in China.
Welcome to Beijing that part was amazing, every time I saw a video for people who visited China I fall in love with the country, you guys are motivating us to visit China It wasn't in my list b4,but now I change my mind.
Harriet and I have been all over China, It's a big country , the size of the United States. Must see cities for a return trip Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuhan , Chengdu , Guangzhou and Tibet So much to see, The Forbidden City , The Great Wall, The Terracotta Mausoleum etc. Hope you get to go back again. Your trip brings back fond memories. Great Video guys💕 Have a Happy , Healthy and Safe New Year 2024 ! ❤️❤️❤️ Guys. from Jim , Harriet and Yuki P.S. When eating chicken stir fry, beware of bits of chicken bone in your bowl in China. By the way, the Duck Soup is delicious in China.
One common "trick" to know whether the foods will taste good whenever you are in a foreign place, is to judge by how crowded the place is. The more crowded it is, the better the chances of how good the foods will be.
Chng, you are not completely. This is what I have thought. When we had travelled tour in eastern China provinces with visit to interest resort spots we came across long queue for the Chinese dumplings. It must be delicious but was not after waited for hours. We did not finish all. It is same as in my countries. Not all long queues for food must be good. It is more dependence on your taste
@@hockheekwek8431 , Of cos NOT every crowded restaurants will be serving good foods. Note my last sentence in the earlier post...."the more crowded it is, the BETTER THE CHANCES of how good the foods will be". Btw note the English saying which goes...."One man's meat is another man's poison".
I need to go back soon! I miss the people, the food, and the sound.. especially the hammering sound everywhere.. that was my "alarm clock" at my airbnb in Shanghai. :) . Thanks for the video.
Wow you guys never cease to amaze. It looks incredible. You’re going to have to go back and do a longer stint. You’re going to have to do a longer tour, and check out and show us more of China. Thank you so much for showcasing your mini tour. Can’t wait to see more. 👍🩷🩷💙👍🇬🇧
You two are so culturally experienced now that you can enter a totally new country and feel comfortable and even find familiarities immediately. What would it take to give you culture shock now?
Thanks for the good video showing how China actually is. I was also there. Unsually China is represented in a very uncorrect way in western Media but you guys did a good job
@@davidgmaloofUTude is not mainstream media.. this is sharing ...they can't stop tbe truth from thousands of posting ..sharing...although I do experience blanking out of content..too..on utude...
@@ganboonmeng5370 Sorry, I disagree. According to Statista, the UA-cam brand is currently worth nearly $30B US. That is more than CNN, MSNBC, ABC and Fox News COMBINED. There are even UA-camrs, obviously not Chinese shills, whose own channels are worth billion$ each. The site also gets billions of views per month. I dare you to identify another long-form media company in the Western Hemisphere that compares. So, UA-cam is VERY mainstream and influential. It's also banned in China, which is another topic. And I'd love to see people post pro-American content on Chinese social media sites. Is that even allowed in China?
@@davidgmaloof He said it may be the mainstream propaganda media. Does the government not want to ban TikTok because there are many real China on TikTok?
Shanghai doesn’t have as much culture as the rest of China, more than ny or Tokyo of course, but still probably one of the least to see in terms of culture.
Never spent anytime in Beijing but loved visiting Chengdu and Guangzhou both amazing places. Found plenty of English speakers and made do with translater aps. For the most part everywhere we went seemed to have at least a few English speakers.
Love it guys another great video, China is definitely on my list Watching you guys for the past month has definitely inspired me to travel especially to russia/Asia thanks for that 😎 Also that meat bun looks class, I've dubbed it the Chinese Steak Bake 😂 Love from Scotland 🏴
But don’t go China in Chinese holiday season which is around May 1st, October 1st, spring festival. It is too crowded and flight tickets and hotel more expensive. Best time is April, middle of May, June, middle of October, November.
Hello, i just discovered this channel and i want to say it was one of the best travel videos i've ever watched before. I especially liked your comments between places giving cool information etc.... i instantly subscribed!
Happy New Year to you guys ! Wish you good health and many more explorations of this beautiful planet ! Thank you for sharing your adventures. Those of us who cannot travel anymore love to follow you ! Much love from California ! 🙏💕🌷🇳🇱
Thanks for giving me a flash-back from a few trips there in 2008+9. I was also struck by the "airport-sized" roads across the very centre around Tian'an'Men and also then, their security approach. Forbidden City just behind Mao's picture is a very interesting visit.
@@MattandJulia You can go to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuhan, Tianjin, Dalian, in any order, they are all much more fun than going to Beijing。Of course, Hangzhou and Suzhou are also good
The yellow steamed cake that you had was osmanthus cake. There are many different types of osmanthus cake in China but this particular one was the Xian style. It’s made with glutinous rice flour, osmanthus fragrans, sugar, topped with candied Chinese dates. The sour taste is from fermentation.
Welcome to China. China is a very safe place to live. I immigrated to Canada from China about 10 years ago. I never go outside after 9pm in Canada. But when I lived in Guangzhou, I could walk the streets almost anywhere late at night alone.
@@Ktranphotohahaha are you canadian? aren't you ashamed of your country and government? your taxes go to subsidize add!cts, just mind your own homeless issue. I've been to Canada and China, and @zoemai4255 is right, in fact, anyone who has been to China can tell that... but haters gonna hate 🤷♀️
The language barrier is everywhere. I travelled to Bangkok and had to carry our hotel business card in Thai , driver cannot understand where we want to go. The same is in Japan, Korea, small European towns too.
I have been to China app 60 times, traveling - almost - all over the country. It is nice to see Beijing via your camera. Hope to see more of your videos from "The Country in the middle" Regards from Denmark /Adam
My how amazing. It was about 30 or more years ago we were in Canton (Guangzhou) and there were virtually NO cars, only bikes and taxis. Wish we'd gone to Beijing then. Super filming. My oh my.
I am a Chinese. I am from Hong Kong (which is the only city that you can use UA-cam). I highly recommend you all to travel to ShenZhen (1 - tier city ‘stick to Hong Kong’ next time after spending your holiday in Hong Kong.
Beijing is huge it's built in blocks of street and quite a distance for each block. my brother and i used to walk at night strolling around enjoying people and street food. People were friendly and felt so safe in comparison to Canada where we're from. Will visit again
today I have found your channel and have binged through the whole day watching your vids, cheers, you are so natural authentic and sincere, You literally made my day
Hearing from Matt about all the snags i.e signing up for new apps etc makes me realize how strong ,in so many ways ,it takes to travel these days and that includes being young!!!Which is why at 70yo and not well I experience travel via you two.❤
Quanjude has become notorious for high price and decline of their duck quality, only their flagship restaurant near Hepingmen is worth visiting. Other great duck places are Sijiminfu, Huajiayiyuan, and Dadong. Besides must-visits like the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Great Wall, some great alternatives are Yonghegong/Lama Temple, Guozijian, National Museum, Zhihua Temple, Xiannongtan, Drum Tower, Gongwangfu, Tianning Temple Pagoda, Beihai Park, Olympic Forest Park. Have fun~❤
Happy New Year!! 🎉
Thank you so much for your support this year, hope you have an incredible evening wherever you are celebrating! See you in 2024! ✈️❤️
Happy New Year to you! I really hope to see you in 2024! Lot of love to everybody there, from my summer home in Uruguay !!
I wish you both a very Happy and Peaceful New Year.
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@6:00,
The short person asking for a photo, is possibly the most valuable moment in your entire vlogs.
In my entire 56 years in USA, I’ve never seen a short person livingly and comfortably amongst the crowd. And confidently asking a foreigner for a photo….
And this happened in China….
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I'm British, living in China for 15 years....absolutely fantastic country, but don't tell anyone, especially the western media. China is an amazing country and the people are beautiful.
bbc will call you. ha....................
Don't tell BBC
the people are beautiful except the PLA amd its leader.
@@ReynaldoMadolaria PLA protects Chinese
@@ReynaldoMadolaria Chinese love PLA
i think bbc will hate your video because the blue sky of beijing
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Yes, I noticed the blue sky as well. But that doesn't mean people aren't hocking up loogies everyday still.
When I visited the PRC many years ago, my tour guide told us we were lucky to get Beijing on a day with clear skies. Take that for what you will @LindemanRichard.
Ten years ago it was, but time has passed.@@brennencox516
@@brennencox516 you are right on that they still have heavily polluted days. But it's improved significantly since the last 3~4 years, especially after lots and lots of EVs have become commonly driven. So all true: they had bad positions, they are still experiencing some heavy pollution, they are working hard to solve the issue and improvements are apparent.
@@mrchildrenen "especially after lots and lots of EVs have become commonly driven."
Doesn't matter when most power comes from coal power plants.
Plenty of western cities have smog too, I don't deny reality.
"But it's improved significantly since the last 3~4 years"
If true, for whatever reason why, good.
I'm a Swede who travelled to China for the first time in 2015. We fell in love with the country and have been back several times.
欢迎所有外国朋友来我的中国游玩 6:36
Sweden has the most severe discrimination against China
I lived in China for years and been all over ( including Beijing) and its so refreshing to see you guys explore this wonderful place. Cant wait to see more!
Wow, how amazing, where else did you live if you don’t mind us asking? ❤️
If you read western and Japanese medias every day, you will certainly think China as a bloody hell. That's why you guys have that kind of refreshing feeling.
As a Chinese, honestly, I think those freak medias as the joke, which always make us laugh and happy,
@@MattandJulia How was the air quality in Beijing? Was it smoggy?
@@straightlead8my guess this was probably shot in October based on the clothing, usually no smog around the time. Winter days like now it all depends on the winds, recently I believe it’s all been clear blue sky days in Beijing , but quite a different story in some other cities, although the overall air quality is much much improved 🎉
@@NeoStart20 ok great just asking because i will be living there end of this year
I absolutely loved China. Such an incredible country and the people, food and culture is stunning.
But the Chinese gov't sensors all foreign citizens, including its own 24/7/365 .
An incredible country?~ so then why are Chinese people fleeing China?
*Mass Chinese migrants head towards US border to seek asylum--1/14/2024
*Growing Numbers of Chinese Migrants Are Crossing
More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico in the past year.
If only you knew how Asian people are amazed by Europe’s history and culture as well…
Culture of the PRC, really?
Are you aware of what the Cultural Revolution did?
How about the culture of not helping people? Because PRC law makes it so if you help someone in need, they can blame you for their predicament?
How about the culture of bribery, or littering?
Also, there are 2 Chinas, even if both of them say there is only one.
@ncox516 why does this white guy know so much about china? u been there? or u been in moms basement watching bbc? :)
@@Seanw-ij7yx Who? Me? I've been.
Being to Beijing one time, the impression is “grand”, everything is symmetrical and oversized with extreme luxury yet understated style. China is so beautiful and vast. Good people, amazing food, and safer than my country. I've been there numerous times, but still feel like there is so much more to see and do.All cities are modern.clean and very safety.This the true.True you can not see it in Western media when they speak about china.
Your post reads like it was written by a Chinese bot. But if you are human, you do realize that you are literally watching this video on WESTERN MEDIA!?!
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@@financialfreedom1764 反智
@@financialfreedom1764殖子这就破防了😅
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"We are all brothers." I love it. Thank you for sharing!
People in the world are all brothers, by Confucius. It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar, by Confucius.
the west dont think like thats lol...
So spotlessly clean except leaves. Enjoy your stay in China. You guys are genuinely happy people to visit China.
The real China is nearly 1 billion people earn less than RMB 2000 per month ! To find real China, to go to gansu province, go to to jiangxi province, qinghai province, guizhou province.
I noticed that, this is especially true for China, Japan, Korea and Singapore from my travel experience, I just dont know if it is sort of cultural thing for them that they are just cleaner even though China is comparable lower average income.
Like Russia. An amazing feeling!
@@jimmyhaotran123 People who are proud of their own cities and country want to preserve their cleanliness just as one would their own homes. People who are not proud of what their cities have and are distasteful of their own country will not care about dirtying it and rubbishing it as they like - and even burning it down whenever they have a demonstration.
Its only clean near those places that the government deems important.
All through Beijing there is dirt and trash everywhere.
Im was in Beijing for 5 days until I traveled to Huhhot in Inner Mongolia and I was surprised on how dirty it is comparing to Shanghai..
the sky is so blue & clear 😍
Has become very much better nowadays. Great job !
Because all the factories shut downed after the foreign business left.
The Exodus Of Chinese Manufacturing: Shutting Down.
@@speakupyt4900 sour grape + ignorance are shutting your own eyes 😂
They forgot to put the BBC filter on...
The BBC is already angry😂
As a China person, we very much welcome you to China.😁
作为一个中国人，我们非常欢迎你们来到中国
i have visited Beijing in 2013 and had same reactions to you guys.. we were impressed and surprised by every little thing as everything seems new ad interesting.. love your videos and hope you visit Oman one day
Any country could have tall buildings, wide street or subway, if the government could have almost unlimited loans from banks, this is how China did it. But the consequence now is, China is in DEEP debt trap, more than US$100 trillion.
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The railway network connecting the east and west continents during the founding of the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries was also a credit to Chinese workers at that time, but it was not recognized by the U.S. government. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese laborers died in order to build these railway networks. There are also a large number of mining plants.
This is a tourist video, not about American rail expansion in the 19th century @user-ks3ol3lw3b
What the United States has returned to these Chinese is the only act issued by the United States government in the history of systematic racial discrimination, that is, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which is one of the most tragic things in the world.
Same in Canada.
It wasn't 100s of thousands but thousands that died
All true... But the Chinese were the ones hung over the cliffs to set dynamite or sent into the tunnels with nitro
Thevwestbis where they ran into the real mountains
I saw a Canadian Government video that said there was 1 dead Chinese person for every kilometer of track that was laid
Chinese British here, welcome to China! I’m really glad you guys went to China with such positive vibes and outlooks, China is incredibly vast and definitely needs more than than 144 hours to explore! The food, the culture, the ppl, architectures, technologies etc, hope you all have a fabulous time in China!
Do you have great time in UK? You even change your citizenship, you china lover? 😅
Wow, previously I've seen 'SUPERPOWERINDIA', now there's a SUPERPOWERCHINA doing copy & paste all around in comment sections. I guess both are trolls.@@SUPERPOWERCHINA_
@@SUPERPOWERCHINA_ Many of your Indian compatriots live in China. There are about 50 times more Indians living in China than there are Chinese living in India. Give it a rest.
@@user-tx1zo7bn5iso what? I'm Chinese Canadian but I go back every year.
@@AmelieZhjust ignore it, it’s a bot, propaganda machine, tries to frame China, but clearly failed 😂
What a fascinating insight into a City and culture I know so little about. We only hear the negatives about China in the UK, it seems our insular view, as usual, is totally misleading.
Best wishes and happy new year.
Yes, negative and often disinformation from the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, Telegraph and Sun, no doubt.
Misleading? Read this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Michael_Spavor_and_Michael_Kovrig#:~:text=In%20December%202018%2C%20Canadian%20nationals,in%20Canada%20on%20December%201.
Western capitalism hate CCP so they vilify China, vilify CCP. Think about it. If it is as western media say that China is filled up with negative info, how could it become second largest economic party in the world today.
ur media lies everyday😂
UK media have integrity issues.
Love your video's, was in China in 2019 for 5 weeks, backpacker from Beijing to Hong Kong and absolutely loved it. Stay safe and keep your adventures going xxx
It’s so touching I can watch the video about my city, especially it’s nearby my home when I was a child. Everything is so similar to my memory. I don’t know why but I can feel tears in my eyes.
Can't believe how far Beijing and China has come in reducing air pollution. I've been there twice, once in 1989 and again in 1996 and both times the yellow smog was obvious. Now it's just BLUE SKY!!!! Plan on visiting next year, hopefully!!!
We actually didn’t feel any air quality issues at all, especially after SE Asia!
In fact, more than 20 years ago, after joining the international environmental agreement, China voluntarily closed down polluting enterprises, began large-scale tree planting, and shifted its industry towards new energy
Beijing pollution was probably worst around 2013-2015. But as with anything in China, a year is an eternity. By 2017 it was already pretty decent and COVID just gave more impetus to clear things up.
Keep in mind yellow smog is more than likely the Gobi desert rolling in. That is more of a consequence of the "great green wall" they've been planting.
@@user-tx1zo7bn5i that is a fog, you animal.
Have been there, twice during the 5 years, and according to the locals, the pollution isnt really pollution but mostly the smog blowing from inland especially from the desert on the west of Beijing. Therefore you will certaintly see the sky super dark and grayish months periodically during the year in Beijing. Pollution is a thing, but not as dramatic as what the western news would say.
I wanna say thanks to the vloggers, thank you for subscribing China to others. As a Chinese student currently studying in the UK, I have to say I love your videos so much, I am super looking forward to see the next video!
3 Minutes to 2024 in France... so interesting to watch your clip on China. See you in Uzbekistan soon! Great video as always. Happy New Year to you and all the viewers! Hugs.
Public security and people's livelihood management are also among the best large countries in the world. With a population of 1.5 billion, the crime rate is only 4%, which is even far lower than that of small countries like Japan and South Korea.
So, why American government warned it's citizens China is a dangerous place to travel?
Don't believe what American politicians say, because their promises always fail.@@What.7777
现在不是14亿人口吗???@@theasianjaywalker4455
Lmao “crime rate” they literally have concentration camps there, sweatshops and censorship everywhere
@@theasianjaywalker4455 You're a forced believer of Western anti-China bs😂😂
Welcome to Beijing. It is so nice to see how excited and happy you are. You'll find Chinese ppl are so friendly to foreigners. Enjoy your trip!
I lived in China for almost 8 years! It was amazing experience! I miss it so much, the different types of cuisine, landscapes, the people are super friendly and most important is sooo safe! ❤💛
Glad to see you guys enjoyed yourselves, and great weather too. I know the feeling when you have heard/learned about a place so many times from the news and finally being there, which is very different. There is a lot to see in Beijing-The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Sanlitun (modern shops), among many other places.😊
You guys' enthusiasm is so contagious - makes me want to go to Beijing,too!
We went last year, after China opened its border again. First visit to China too. We did our research before hand. We downloaded the pay apps, arrange our internet access with our local network providers, change some cash first, arrange debit card facilities with our banks . Lines at the airport were very orderly (but the officers sure were strict, tho' courteous). Everything later was quite a breeze, shopping, shows, tourist sites etc..Whatsapp etc. all work well. And yes, we knew to keep our passports with us all the time.
I already knew everything in China will be huge, literally. I have seen enough travel videos. But what I really did not expect and really surprised me was the quietness. The sheer number of cars, motorcycles, cyclists and people on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai and yet, it just felt like a background hum. I think cutting all those noises really reduces the stress of city living. I lived in a moderate size city and I am used to the noise produced by cars and trucks, honkings and tootings, motorcycles revving when out on the streets. There were many other things that amazed me - the size of each meals, the efficiency (my goodness, you could order take-outs from your phones while in the train and the food will be at the next train station for collection), the cleanliness, even in the back lanes of the city, the number of bicycles for rent parked on every curb.
I am already thinking of my next trip and I want to explore.
China is very, very diverse. Beijing is great. Shanghai is great. Shanghai is nothing like Beijing.
Similarly for many other cities such as Chongqing, Xi'an, Guangzhou, Harbin, Kashgar, etc. You could spend years exploring all of China and *never get bored!*
Welcome to China guys! Hopefully, this trip will help you guys see China in a whole different light! Maybe, even in a brighter one! Happy New Year, have fun and stay safe.
Welcome to travel to China! Western countries and anti-China media have false reports on China. You can experience it in person when you go to China. The Chinese people are kind and friendly, and the society is stable without any insecurity... You will know everything through your own experience!
I have traveled to alot of Countries and I have always wanted to travel to China. I do not listen to the media because it is bias and it is looking to paint the wrong image of people's cultures. I always ask people from those countries what it is like to travel there because I know that I will get an educated answer. I hope to one day visit China!
@@Hilary945 能周游世界，但对 “cultures” 的说法让人难以理解。能否提供点例子，有什么媒体在针对 Chinese culture?
最好别误导！ 中国人善良友好，媒体不会有异议。过去几十年来，来华旅游者说的几乎都是：善良的人们， 美丽的地方。
如果没有注意到汉字，也没有注意到周围善良友好的中国人，站在广场上，以为在莫斯科 。。。
I have watched several videos of UA-camrs traveling around the world and no other city in any other country surpasses this city in comparison to the following cities in China. These cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Tianjin. These cities are characterized by their wealthy people, sophisticated cityscapes and futuristic architecture, and societies that have embraced the latest technologies. These cities are some of the most attractive cities in this world today.
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Wuhan is characterized by Wuhan Bio Lab responsible for the 2020 Pandemic. So attractive!
哈尔滨 西安😂
Living in China for the last 5 years, visited a lot of cities but my favourite city is Xiamen, if you ever get the chance visit
论现代化，西安真的排不上榜😂
Thank you again for your videos!!! I have never seen pictures like this of China, and I love it!
Thank you so much for sharing your journeys as always ❤ I certainly Love your vibes and how warm and authentic you are.
And now Thank you so much for this online visit to Beijing 👌 Woww!
Happy New Year to you 3 and all the Best wishes ❤️❤️🤗 from Sweden
The smile on Matt's face all the way through, obviously just blown away. Nice to see somewhere that's not on most travel lists. Happy New year guys, here's to lots more in 2024. ❤
I was going to say that! They look so happy!❤❤❤
China is the most traveled place (2nd)
You can never get enough of China in such short stay. If you want to see more and indept of China you have to be there for years, your curiosity never end and certainly yield for more and more.
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Not often you see a good video from China but this was so interesting and enjoyable. Take care keep safe, and many thanks 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️
It looks amazingly clean, the streets and all! Gosh, so different from decades ago when I visited there. I hope to visit there in the future
welcome
The best about traveling in China is foreigner regardless of which country you are from, color of your skin, male or female, in a group or alone and language you are speaking. You can travel to anywhere freely, safely and happily without much worry of anyone coming to bother you.
There won't be any touting people following you, pestering you and want to be your sightseeing guide, pestering you to bring you go shopping with them, taxi or those trishaw riders want to show you around and they are all trying to scam you.
I has experienced in China west neighbor country "I". You can't even walk freely in their city. Many touting people keep following you pestering you to be your sightseeing guide, pestering you to bring you go shopping with them, taxi or those trishaw rider want to show you around and all trying to scam you. You hardly can have the freedom of enjoying yourself. I have been to many China cities and never a time I have met touting people. You are free to enjoys your holiday without anyone bothering you.
How desperate China wants foreign visitors!😂 but the reality is: there are much more foreign visitors in India than China. NO one wants to go to China, except those who do not know the truth just yet, or invited by CCP affiliates as a useful propaganda.
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I = India. Don't be shy . I am from India originally (US citizen now). There is no comparison between the 2 neighboring nations. One is dirty, poor, crime ridden, horrible infrastructure, chaotic, dangerous for women and the other is a leading global power rising to the top with impressive security law & order. My kids go clubbing in Shanghai till 4 am and walk to our apartment in safety and peace. Even in US I would not let them do that. In India, my daughter cannot wear shorts or low skirts comfortably in public - people stare at her and her western friends. India will never catch up to China, sad but true.
Wish you both (all 3!) a very nice 2024! It's been a joy to follow your travels, and I'm very much looking forward to continue as your "passenger".
Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you too! Lots of love ❤️🙌🏼
I love you guys. I am from Australia and have been following your travels. I'm learning a lot from you. You are so honest and non judgemental with your observations. You quickly in a few hours already recognised that the Chinese people are not faceless and that they are not looking the same as alleged by some ignorant red hair devils 😅😅😅 You correctly observed they are from all from different regions of China with different cultures and foods. Please visit China next time to spread the truths, good and bad,about China.
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The BBC is already angry😂
Awesome guys, and happy new year. Oh and at 04.35 the guys was looking at you and tripped over a bike 😀
Happy New Year Paul! ❤️🙌🏼
Because foreigners have become extremely rare there now even though the government offered visa free to some countries, the guy must be too surprised seeing foreigners to focus on walking.
@@user-tx1zo7bn5i The main media are controlled by the United States, and many opinions are consistent: going to China is very dangerous~! (I really don't understand why some countries, such as the US, claim to be the most dangerous country in the world while others are very dangerous.)
Have lived in China over 20 years - My Son from Australia was able to get (90 day ) VISA without any difficulty and visit to celebrate his birthday here in China ( November 2023 ) with me and my Chinese Wife.
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IF YOU HAVE CHINESE WIFE CHINA IS PARADISE TO YOU EVEN WITH COMMUNIST MENTALITY.
Seeing videos of countries I know so little about is always so rewarding, especially when it you guys making them.
Happy New Year’s to you both, may 2024 be a huge new adventure for you guys.
Thank you for all the videos you mad3 in 2023, they were not only educational and so well made but enriching my life.
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Peking duck, yum yum! 😋
Me, my late husband and my daughter were in Beijing in 2004; China has changed so much in 20 years! Amazing!
Thanks for the upload and HNY :)
Happy New Year!! ❤️🙏🏼
It is nice to see Julia taking along her sister on the voyages and giving her the opportunity to explore and experience so many new places and cultures. Hard to call her your little sister though, see appears to be 1 to 2 feet taller then you are now Julia.
Best of my wishes for you to have a happy, safe, and rewarding 2024.
Just got myself a Chinese visa in London, British citizens automatically get a two year multiple entry visa for up for 90 days for each stay. It was a bit paperwork intensive but not as challenging as Russia (no tourist voucher needed)
I got mine only 30 days. Yes , much paper work some years ago.
I see now, China has made it easier .👍
@@qinminwan5835 Because of some annoying political issues, the public opinion in the Western media has become more and more aggressive and mixed with a lot of lies. The Chinese government has to relax its visa policy to allow more people to see it with their own eyes.
Are you for real?!??????!???? OMG, that’s….. just so unfair… I only got one entry visa, and not even for one day more than on my flight tickets reservation, and at first they didn’t even want to get me that for even that long (35 days)… I just, I just can’t….
The guy in the beginning said "We are brother, we are sisters", summarized Chinese philosophy. There is an ancient Chinese phrase, "四海之内皆兄弟“ means all men are brothers. It explains why Chinese never fought religious war, surrounding cultures assimilated into Chinese cultures no problem; why 14 billion people with NO ethnic tensions(please don't bring up Xinjiang genocide nonsense, it's a cia cook up story).
Well, you brought up Xingjiang, Will google it for details. Also, why migrant workers were evacuated by force several years ago? Are they not welcome? Are they not Chinese?
@@user-tx1zo7bn5i关于新疆，只有亲自去那里看一看就会知道谁在说谎。至于农民工，一直都是存在的，任何城市的建设，工厂的生产，生活的服务都离不开他们，何来解散一说😂😂
@@user-tx1zo7bn5i關於中國的問題，谷歌你都能相信，要被懷疑智力。
Migrant workers have been evacuated by forced from Beijing. Many videos on UA-cam. ua-cam.com/video/0ndAWgL08TI/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
All the Muslim countries recognized the Chinese government handle the Xinjiang separitist in the correct way.. Only the Western propaganda medias and China haters pretend they care about Muslims, what a hyprocrit peoples..
I didn't skip any ads and believe me here in our country we get a lot of it . I truly want to support your channel in every way I can. Keep traveling. 👍
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your support! ❤️
Great video! I enjoy your style, enthusiasm and learning more about China 😊
Thanks for another great adventure. Happy New Year! ❤
I can tell from your vidoes that you guys are amazing people with very positive vibe and energy and always read to be tolerate and enjoy different cultures and customs. That's the most important characteristics. Thanks again for showing us a real China and a real world which is so different from traditional western mainstream media. Absolutely love it.
I would love to visit China. Happy New Year to you.
欢迎您
welcome to my hometown Shanghai🎉
Nice to see more of China! -Great video.
Man im so envious of you, I haven't been to china in 35 yrs... I guess ill just enjoy your video and travel through youe eyes...
China is a gigantic country, not just population, but also geography. If you really want to explore China, it's going to take awhile. 😅
@@SUPERPOWERCHINA_ The illness is not mild, you need to see a doctor
Yes, indeed China is huge. I had been to China well over 40 times over 10 years period and there is no way I can claim to have cover even 10% of the country! Nor even 10% of all the big cities in China.
China is as big as a content
@@avonzhang4635He just copied and pasted to every video that mentioned about China😂
@@jmchng9662lol born in China and I still have blank space on my travel map of China 😂😂
I have lived in England for 53 years. My family and I visited Beijing in the 1990's during our travel. We momentarily forgot which country we were in, and wondered why there were so many Chinese restaurants there. |t was quite funny after we realised that we were now in China.
China is very different from 90s now，welcome to visit again
The landscape in China is completely different from that in the 1990s. I look forward to your trip to China again.
Wow i had expected it to be much more crowded in the streets cool thanks for sharing your adventures🤗👍
Welcome to Beijing that part was amazing, every time I saw a video for people who visited China I fall in love with the country, you guys are motivating us to visit China It wasn't in my list b4,but now I change my mind.
Great video, would love to visit Beijing one day, looks amazing and so many historic sites to see!
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Harriet and I have been all over China, It's a big country , the size of the United States. Must see cities for a return trip Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuhan , Chengdu , Guangzhou and Tibet
So much to see, The Forbidden City , The Great Wall, The Terracotta Mausoleum etc. Hope you get to go back again. Your trip brings back fond memories. Great Video guys💕
Have a Happy , Healthy and Safe New Year 2024 ! ❤️❤️❤️ Guys. from Jim , Harriet and Yuki P.S. When eating chicken stir fry, beware of bits of chicken bone in your bowl in China.
By the way, the Duck Soup is delicious in China.
One common "trick" to know whether the foods will taste good whenever you are in a foreign place, is to judge by how crowded the place is. The more crowded it is, the better the chances of how good the foods will be.
Chng, you are not completely. This is what I have thought. When we had travelled tour in eastern China provinces with visit to interest resort spots we came across long queue for the Chinese dumplings. It must be delicious but was not after waited for hours. We did not finish all. It is same as in my countries. Not all long queues for food must be good. It is more dependence on your taste
@@hockheekwek8431 ,
Of cos NOT every crowded restaurants will be serving good foods. Note my last sentence in the earlier post...."the more crowded it is, the BETTER THE CHANCES of how good the foods will be".
Btw note the English saying which goes...."One man's meat is another man's poison".
我去過很多國家旅遊, 但去我國的北京旅遊是我最難忘的, 沒有之一 (ps我來自香港特區）
欢迎再来北京玩！
有空也欢迎来南京玩！
Sameee. I’ve been to many international big cities. Beijing is still top of my list!
前面的人都那么说了.我只有说,重庆欢迎你了.😂
我第一次出是97年 , 好鐘意 .
最近係2017 年 前後一共4次 .
超正
I need to go back soon! I miss the people, the food, and the sound.. especially the hammering sound everywhere.. that was my "alarm clock" at my airbnb in Shanghai. :) . Thanks for the video.
Wow you guys never cease to amaze. It looks incredible. You’re going to have to go back and do a longer stint. You’re going to have to do a longer tour, and check out and show us more of China. Thank you so much for showcasing your mini tour. Can’t wait to see more. 👍🩷🩷💙👍🇬🇧
What a adventure! Thanks for taking us along! 🎉
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You two are so culturally experienced now that you can enter a totally new country and feel comfortable and even find familiarities immediately. What would it take to give you culture shock now?
Thanks for the good video showing how China actually is. I was also there. Unsually China is represented in a very uncorrect way in western Media but you guys did a good job
You do realize that you are literally watching this video on WESTERN MEDIA!?!
@@davidgmaloof thats what surprises me
@@davidgmaloofUTude is not mainstream media.. this is sharing ...they can't stop tbe truth from thousands of posting ..sharing...although I do experience blanking out of content..too..on utude...
@@ganboonmeng5370 Sorry, I disagree. According to Statista, the UA-cam brand is currently worth nearly $30B US. That is more than CNN, MSNBC, ABC and Fox News COMBINED. There are even UA-camrs, obviously not Chinese shills, whose own channels are worth billion$ each. The site also gets billions of views per month. I dare you to identify another long-form media company in the Western Hemisphere that compares. So, UA-cam is VERY mainstream and influential. It's also banned in China, which is another topic. And I'd love to see people post pro-American content on Chinese social media sites. Is that even allowed in China?
@@davidgmaloof He said it may be the mainstream propaganda media. Does the government not want to ban TikTok because there are many real China on TikTok?
You guys should visit Shanghai, too, totally different vibe than Beijing, more cosmopolitan and futuristic
Shanghai doesn’t have as much culture as the rest of China, more than ny or Tokyo of course, but still probably one of the least to see in terms of culture.
上海其实不好玩。而且，144只能在一个区域，不能到处跑。
感觉上海不好玩，虽然我只去办过签证
yeah，Beijing is traditional China and Shanghai is future China
@@andiy2521no，shenzhen
Never spent anytime in Beijing but loved visiting Chengdu and Guangzhou both amazing places. Found plenty of English speakers and made do with translater aps. For the most part everywhere we went seemed to have at least a few English speakers.
Happy New Year you guys, may you continue to have itchy feet and curious minds in 2024.
Love it guys another great video, China is definitely on my list
Watching you guys for the past month has definitely inspired me to travel especially to russia/Asia thanks for that 😎
Also that meat bun looks class, I've dubbed it the Chinese Steak Bake 😂
Love from Scotland 🏴
It worths to go China one time in a life 😊
也欢迎你来中国旅游，作为一个苏格兰人，你不可以错过中国白酒，建议你从北京红星二锅头开始😊
But don’t go China in Chinese holiday season which is around May 1st, October 1st, spring festival. It is too crowded and flight tickets and hotel more expensive. Best time is April, middle of May, June, middle of October, November.
I lived in Beijing for 6 years. Looks like you picked the perfect day to go out. Nice weather, blue sky, and no pollution.
Really interesting video (as usual) ! Happy New Year to you and your familes Matt and Julia and Julia`s sister here`s to an exciting 2024 !!! Xx
Hello, i just discovered this channel and i want to say it was one of the best travel videos i've ever watched before. I especially liked your comments between places giving cool information etc.... i instantly subscribed!
Happy New Year to you guys ! Wish you good health and many more explorations of this beautiful planet ! Thank you for sharing your adventures. Those of us who cannot travel anymore love to follow you ! Much love from California ! 🙏💕🌷🇳🇱
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Wishing you guys and all your family a very happy new year!
🇨🇳 Never been there yet. And I’d like to visit there someday. 😃👍
I’m so happy for Julia’s sister traveling and enjoying with them..
Thanks for giving me a flash-back from a few trips there in 2008+9. I was also struck by the "airport-sized" roads across the very centre around Tian'an'Men and also then, their security approach. Forbidden City just behind Mao's picture is a very interesting visit.
I love the production quality. Thank you so much. I lived in Beijing for 2 years. Dongzhimen street. Love China 💗
Just finished watching the British Baking Show. What!!! Where do I know her from? Oh it’s Julia. Fun to see your baking skills.
welcome to Beijing! I am living in Guang Zhou for 10years long, I am happy to you can try the Chinese culture.so,Beijing welcome you
Looks lovely!! Take out the politics of this world and we are left with a beautiful planet to explore!!
Positive people like you guys will be happy wherever you go.... Have fun 🥂🥂🥂
I greatly appreciate your tour of Beijing. it gives me a real view of the city. my first impression - huge and very clean !
Great video! I am looking forward to your next one. In the meantime, enjoy your experience in China.
I go to Shanghai a lot, but you've convinced me to go to Beijing 😁
Ah cool! We would love to visit Shanghai too 😍
@@MattandJulia You'll love it!
Happy New Year! ❤️❤️
@@MattandJulia You can go to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuhan, Tianjin, Dalian, in any order, they are all much more fun than going to Beijing。Of course, Hangzhou and Suzhou are also good
@@jrwkd6114古都西安呢？
Fantastic camera work! Fun to see our city from the eyes of a first time visitor.
Thank you so much, really appreciate it 🤗❤️
The yellow steamed cake that you had was osmanthus cake. There are many different types of osmanthus cake in China but this particular one was the Xian style. It’s made with glutinous rice flour, osmanthus fragrans, sugar, topped with candied Chinese dates. The sour taste is from fermentation.
Welcome to China. China is a very safe place to live. I immigrated to Canada from China about 10 years ago. I never go outside after 9pm in Canada. But when I lived in Guangzhou, I could walk the streets almost anywhere late at night alone.
Why would you immigrate to Canada if China is a very safe place to live?
@@Ktranphotohahaha are you canadian? aren't you ashamed of your country and government? your taxes go to subsidize add!cts, just mind your own homeless issue. I've been to Canada and China, and @zoemai4255 is right, in fact, anyone who has been to China can tell that... but haters gonna hate 🤷♀️
The language barrier is everywhere. I travelled to Bangkok and had to carry our hotel business card in Thai , driver cannot understand where we want to go.
The same is in Japan, Korea, small European towns too.
I have been to China app 60 times, traveling - almost - all over the country. It is nice to see Beijing via your camera. Hope to see more of your videos from "The Country in the middle"
Regards from Denmark
/Adam
My how amazing. It was about 30 or more years ago we were in Canton (Guangzhou) and there were virtually NO cars, only bikes and taxis. Wish we'd gone to Beijing then. Super filming. My oh my.
30年前太久远了。10年前中国都不这个样子。这个国家被建设的速度很快5年一个样子。欢迎再来玩丫
I am a Chinese. I am from Hong Kong (which is the only city that you can use UA-cam). I highly recommend you all to travel to ShenZhen (1 - tier city ‘stick to Hong Kong’ next time after spending your holiday in Hong Kong.
hahahah at 4:33 somebody in the background tripped over the bike for looking too much at you guys hahahahah hilarious!
So good to see you both again. Glad that you are having a wonderful time. Hope that you have a wonderful evening. Take care ❤❤❤
Beijing is huge it's built in blocks of street and quite a distance for each block. my brother and i used to walk at night strolling around enjoying people and street food. People were friendly and felt so safe in comparison to Canada where we're from. Will visit again
today I have found your channel and have binged through the whole day watching your vids, cheers, you are so natural authentic and sincere, You literally made my day
Hearing from Matt about all the snags i.e signing up for new apps etc makes me realize how strong ,in so many ways ,it takes to travel these days and that includes being young!!!Which is why at 70yo and not well I experience travel via you two.❤
Nice video! Giving a distinct favour of a new comer to China.
Quanjude has become notorious for high price and decline of their duck quality, only their flagship restaurant near Hepingmen is worth visiting. Other great duck places are Sijiminfu, Huajiayiyuan, and Dadong.
Besides must-visits like the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Great Wall, some great alternatives are Yonghegong/Lama Temple, Guozijian, National Museum, Zhihua Temple, Xiannongtan, Drum Tower, Gongwangfu, Tianning Temple Pagoda, Beihai Park, Olympic Forest Park.
Have fun~❤