Hey! I’m a subscriber of your channel from China. I don’t know if you can see this but I really want to give you some my advice about your trip especially on eating. There are basically 4 things I want to talk about. 1. If you want to get a proper experience of the local cuisine, it’s probably not a good idea to look for them in the street food zone. I can see how much you love the street food, but it is acknowledged and agreed by all Chinese people that street food in every city across China are basically the SAME. It seems like they are all “copy&paste”, that means no matter which city you go you can always find those same food in those cities’ street food zones, so they cannot stand for any local cuisines but just something to fill the belly when you walk. I’m not saying they are not delicious, sometimes they are excellent. But they just can’t perform you the right and whole picture of what the local food should be like when you come to a new region. It’ll be way much better if you go to a local restaurant. 2. How to find a proper and nice restaurant? The best way is surely to have local friends to guide you to the right place, and maybe order food for you. If you don’t have such local friends, why not just ask a random local guy on the street or whatever, ask him(her) what restaurant that he recommends that can represent that region’s cuisine. You can ask multiple guys if you want. It’s interesting to ask different people and see if the answers are the same isn’t it! Once you get to the place and not so sure about what to order, just ask the waiter/waitress what’s their famous specialties. And all the communications above can be smoothly done by a translator APP. I don’t know what APP are you currently using but it seems that it has failed several times, so maybe you need a better one. You can try Apple’s translator from App Store on your iPhone. (All the 2 subjects above are like in general, there’re still 2 things next are more specific.) 3. When it comes to Chinese hot pot, it’s always hard to avoid talking about 海底捞. The logo of it is just “Hi” and the full name in English is Haidilao Hot Pot. It has branches in almost every city, so you can find it in any city you visit. About this Haidilao hot pot, I can say if you ask any random guy from anywhere in China about what’s the best hot pot restaurant, the answer may be various but Haidilao is always in the top 3 options. It may not be the best option for someone, but it is always a standard option for high quality hot pot and everything in it never goes wrong. Last thing about flavor, instead of the spicy Mala flavor, the tomato flavor is also widely loved in China. Maybe it could also be a nice option for you. 4. If you go to Beijing someday, you probably want to try the Beijing duck. The best and most decent option is always 大董Da-Dong, but it can be very expensive there for a meal. There are still some nice and less expensive options such as 全聚德Quan-Ju-De and 四季民福Si-Ji-Min-Fu, choose whichever you like. Have a nice trip in China！
The people of China are so FRIENDLY! I have been here going on 8 years now and they never disappoint. The guy was so helpful telling you about the Mountains to hike 🥰
Finally, my hometown! It has been changed a lot since I left 24 years ago. It was much quiet before and there were less tourists during my childhood time. Glad more and more people realize how beautify this city is !!!
I’m from shanghai, 24 years ago i spend some weekend every year in the west lake, just sitting there is good enough when you think about the history…from Tang, Song to RoC, each inch of length on the DuDi or BaiDi tells you thick stories of the Chinese history.
I was in Hangzhou 20 days ago. I'm so happy that you managed to visit this amazingly beautiful city as well. Marco Polo wrote in his book that Hangzhou is the most beautiful place on Earth and he was right. When I first arrived at the lake, it was around 8 in the evening, and the area around the lake was all lit with colorful lights. It was so beautiful that I broke down and cried. And the people are so kind and friendly. The modern part of the city is also stunningly beautiful, especially the "balcony" by the river. I felt so at peace there. Thank you for sharing this amazing video. Much love from Greece.
You made a right choice to visit Hangzhou. Most foreigner visitors visited Shanghai, but ignored Hangzhou which is only 150km distance to Shanghai. Hangzhou is called the garden behind Shanghai. It's the capital of South Song Dynasty, which is the Dynasty with most splendid colorful culture in ancient China.
Hey! I’m a subscriber of your channel from China. I don’t know if you can see this but I really want to give you some my advice about your trip especially on eating. There are basically 4 things I want to talk about. 1. If you want to get a proper experience of the local cuisine, it’s probably not a good idea to look for them in the street food zone. I can see how much you love the street food, but it is acknowledged and agreed by all Chinese people that street food in every city across China are basically the SAME. It seems like they are all “copy&paste”, that means no matter which city you go you can always find those same food in those cities’ street food zones, so they cannot stand for any local cuisines but just something to fill the belly when you walk. I’m not saying they are not delicious, sometimes they are excellent. But they just can’t perform you the right and whole picture of what the local food should be like when you come to a new region. It’ll be way much better if you go to a local restaurant. 2. How to find a proper and nice restaurant? The best way is surely to have local friends to guide you to the right place, and maybe order food for you. If you don’t have such local friends, why not just ask a random local guy on the street or whatever, ask him(her) what restaurant that he recommends that can represent that region’s cuisine. You can ask multiple guys if you want. It’s interesting to ask different people and see if the answers are the same isn’t it! Once you get to the place and not so sure about what to order, just ask the waiter/waitress what’s their famous specialties. And all the communications above can be smoothly done by a translator APP. I don’t know what APP are you currently using but it seems that it has failed several times, so maybe you need a better one. You can try Apple’s translator from App Store on your iPhone. (All the 2 subjects above are like in general, there’re still 2 things next are more specific.) 3. When it comes to Chinese hot pot, it’s always hard to avoid talking about 海底捞. The logo of it is just “Hi” and the full name in English is Haidilao Hot Pot. It has branches in almost every city, so you can find it in any city you visit. About this Haidilao hot pot, I can say if you ask any random guy from anywhere in China about what’s the best hot pot restaurant, the answer may be various but Haidilao is always in the top 3 options. It may not be the best option for someone, but it is always a standard option for high quality hot pot and everything in it never goes wrong. Last thing about flavor, instead of the spicy Mala flavor, the tomato flavor is also widely loved in China. Maybe it could also be a nice option for you. 4. If you go to Beijing someday, you probably want to try the Beijing duck. The best and most decent option is always 大董Da-Dong, but it can be very expensive there for a meal. There are still some nice and less expensive options such as 全聚德Quan-Ju-De and 四季民福Si-Ji-Min-Fu, choose whichever you like. Have a nice trip in China！
There is a proverb in China:up above there is paradise, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou; just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
The Hangzhou area is famous for green tea. Perhaps you can visit the tea fields and enjoy freshly roasted Long Jing Cha 龍井茶 Dragon Well Tea. Your visit to Hangzhou is off to a very good start.
early April, that's when Longjing tea grow their tiny buds for picking, around (or just before) the Qingming festival. but later in the month there should be more flowers. do bring an umbrella though, spring rain is very spontaneous.
Trust me!!! You absolutely must try Xinbailu（新白鹿） Restaurant in Hangzhou! The prices are affordable, and they have a lot of authentic Hangzhou dishes. Plus, the flavors have been slightly adjusted to suit most people's taste, making it a great place for everyone to enjoy!
Absolutely - your Chinese fans were right that tasty Chinese food doesn't need to be spicy. West Lake has always been a must-visit-place throughout Chinese history. Your videos never disappoint.👍
Hangzhou is not just one of the most beautiful cities in China, but in the world in my mind. West lake is the most beautiful urban park in the world, and I hope you were able to also explore the gardens, mountains, forests, tea plantations and monasteries surrounding West Lake, as those IMO are the real gems of Hangzhou as they boast the poetic and minimalist aesthetics of the Song dynasty, which is often considered the peak of China’s literary and artistic development. Welcome to Hangzhou!
Hangzhou and Suzhou have been the most beautiful cities in China since 500 or 600 years ago, and you might want to stop by Suzhou. The cities of Zhejiang Province have water and mountains, beautiful scenery and humanities。There are many historical stories. The story of China's most famous violin concerto, "Liang Zhu", took place here.
20:40 The character which wearing peking opera costumes in this painting is called "national trend" in China. For some reason, this image is free and copyright-free. It is often used as commerce, such as decorative paintings, advertising posters, most often in takeout boxes .
The West Lake is strongly associated with the beloved poet Su Dongpo of the Northern Song Dynasty, who was from Sichuan province, but Hangzhou was his stomping ground for several years. He built the Su Embankment at West Lake, which is still in use today. You can impress the locals by asking them about Su Dongpo.
Nowadays, citizen of Hangzhou are extremely proud of there ex-mayor Shi (Dongpo) SU, who was on that position ~1,000 years ago. He is, by far, also the most famous historical figure of Chinese history.
Hangzhou is so lush and vibrant, truly beautiful and filled with the healing energy of nature plants. West Lake, in particular, offers a top-tier, restorative view that helps you relax and rejuvenate.
As a Chinese living in Canada, I don’t even have the chance to visit so many Chinese cities as you guys did. Thanks for showing the real China to me and to the world! ❤
The city balcony, which located in Hangzhou CBD, is a good place to visit! You can take line 4 subway and get off at citizen center to get there. There is a light show everynight, and usually start at 8 30pm.
Welcome to Hangzhou! Just for your information, the hectic city described about Hangzhou is true, but mostly on the other side of the town. I live in Hangzhou and the beautiful West Lake and its cultural heritage can always nourish my soul. It's my spiritual hometown.
hi, happy that you two enjoying traveling in China again. someone created a lovely theme song for you two by AI, and your videos were transferred to a Chinese local website(hope you don't mind) and translated in Chinese to help more mainland Chinese ppl watch as it's inconvenient for them to watch here. ppl on that website love your videos a lot
I been traveling to china from the US over 60 time since 1995 mostly on business been to many city in china still only scratch the surface in this large country with so many thing to see been to Hangzhou 5 time change alot every trip building new roads and subway keep approving this city.
Hi, Luke and Naomi. Welcome to Hangzhou. Wondering how much days you guys will stay in Hangzhou, if you guys are interested in ZheJiang university, which could be regarded as one of the top3 university in China. I'm a student in here and I could show you guys around the Zijingang campus of Zhejiang university. Hope you enjoy your trip in China ~❤❤❤
Take a walk in the hills in the west of west lake,there is lots of tea garden,and lots of beautiful restaurants and homestays ,nice view and few people.
@@TwoMadExplorers The place you are in is the center of Hangzhou, and you need to drive for 4 hours on the highway to get out of Hangzhou. Hangzhou also has "Tiger Leaping Gorge," which requires a 2 to 3-hour drive, and it's called "Taizijian."
Lotus roots are good for hot pot. It’s one of the few only crispy vegetables. Actually I can’t think of another vegetable as crispy as lotus roots. Btw, I hope you have asked for a change to a room with windows.
@@sandw84 Steamed Lotus Root Stuffed with Sweet Sticky Rice Chinese name: 桂花糯米藕 (guì huā nuò mǐ ǒu) Style: Zhejiang Cuisine Characteristics: The Steamed Lotus Root Stuffed with Sweet Sticky Rice smells aromatic and tastes sweet. After being steamed for around an hour, the lotus root becomes sufficiently soft. With jujubes and Chinese wolfberries added, the dish enjoys better flavor, and the soup is especially delicious and nutritious.
While a group shares different Chinese dishes together, you may ask the waiter to give you a few pairs of "serving chopsticks". Put one pair on top of each dish. Everyone just use the "serving chopsticks" to pick the food from each dish.
Another great video and 'm glad you're getting some sponsorship to help more travelling costs. My Chinese sister in law, lives in Hangzhou and if you want to spend a couple of hours luxury in Hangzhou, she treated us to afternoon tea at the Shangri La hotel, where they had a couple playing piano and singing classic Western songs-from Sinatra and nat King Cole etc, plus cucumber snadwiches and 3 tier cake stands, scones and tea. Great that local people recognise you from your videos.
Hangzhou is a very unique city that it has such a nice way to combine the modern world and the nature. The West Lake and its surroundings (West Lake Scenic Area) have been transformed and constructed over generations since ancient times, becoming a model of the highest aesthetic standards in China. As a local, sincerely welcome you to Hangzhou!
Geng（羹）is a thick soup in Chinese food! Now that you have arrived in Hangzhou, it is highly recommended that you take the high-speed train to Huangshan（黄山）, the most beautiful mountain in eastern China, as well as the most beautiful villages of Hongcun （宏村）and Wuyuan（婺源）.
Their train stations are massive like airports. ❤❤❤ -杭州/Hangzhou is known as "heaven" on earth. -Both 杭州and 苏州/Suzhou from ancient time are famous of retirement places for officers and they loved investing in landscaping their living spaces into beautiful parks!
Welcome to Hangzhou. The young man told you about Baoshi Mountain, from the top of which you can see the entire West Lake, and it is incredibly beautiful. There is also a very unique trail at the top of that mountain, stretching for several kilometers, but with many side paths, making it easy to get lost. You might need a guide to accompany you.
I've dined at Grandma's kitchen several times. You should try a dish named beggars chicken. Was in Hangzhou for a month. Lovely place. There's a saying..Above is heaven and below that is Hangzhou.. enjoy
Naomi and Luke, I’m from Beijing but currently living in Azores Faial. It’s a group of 9 beautiful Portuguese islands in the middle of the North Atlantic. So if you are in Europe, please drop by ❤
Hangzhou is not only beautiful but it is also a romantic city , it has a famous legend stories of the Butterflies lover and the romance of Madam white snake
Can’t believe that you came to Hangzhou, that is my hometown. I will come back to Hangzhou this Saturday, I wonder if I can an opportunity to meet you guys!
With residence's help, you can find the best place to visit and best food to eat. China is such a big country, you will find that HangZhou shows you different type of beauty. HangZhou is full of history, there are a lot of cultural travel places in addition to the beautiful landscape. Enjoy!
Also，Hangzhou is known for food desert of China, it's very hard get good food for good price. Famous chain resturants open in Hangzhou always modified the taste in a plain way.
羹 (gaang) is a soup finished off with starch to thicken it, it's usually quite pretty where you can see the bits through the glassy clear soup. 粉絲(fen si) is what you'd call glass noodles overseas, made with legume starch and it's got a slight spring to it and it's characteristically clear and transparent. If it's slightly tinted grey or brown it's made from potato or sweet potato and they'll call it 粉條(fen tiau)
I have never been to Hangzhou before, China is soooo big and soooo many cities😂😂but I had meals with family at Grandma's Home restaurant before in Fuzhou City, a nice restaurant 👍👍
In fact, lotus root is categorized into crisp and sticky-soft; the crispy ones will taste harder but have a better texture and are usually used for deep-frying and smothering. The soft ones are more flavorful and are usually used in soups or for specific dishes (like the ones you had this time). By the way, lotus root is not sweet, the reason you guys taste like sweet potatoes is because of the sugar added during the cooking process
The subtistite showing Beef G. "G" is just a kind of soup, but the texture is more thick because added corn starch/potato starch, that's why not watery. We have a specific name for the texture called as "G" :)
I have to say that you and I are really destined to be together. Your first stop was Qingdao, the city where I live now. Today I saw you in Hangzhou, which is my hometown, where I was born and grew up. I love you and hope you have fun.
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Hey! I’m a subscriber of your channel from China. I don’t know if you can see this but I really want to give you some my advice about your trip especially on eating. There are basically 4 things I want to talk about.
1. If you want to get a proper experience of the local cuisine, it’s probably not a good idea to look for them in the street food zone. I can see how much you love the street food, but it is acknowledged and agreed by all Chinese people that street food in every city across China are basically the SAME. It seems like they are all “copy&paste”, that means no matter which city you go you can always find those same food in those cities’ street food zones, so they cannot stand for any local cuisines but just something to fill the belly when you walk. I’m not saying they are not delicious, sometimes they are excellent. But they just can’t perform you the right and whole picture of what the local food should be like when you come to a new region. It’ll be way much better if you go to a local restaurant.
2. How to find a proper and nice restaurant? The best way is surely to have local friends to guide you to the right place, and maybe order food for you. If you don’t have such local friends, why not just ask a random local guy on the street or whatever, ask him(her) what restaurant that he recommends that can represent that region’s cuisine. You can ask multiple guys if you want. It’s interesting to ask different people and see if the answers are the same isn’t it! Once you get to the place and not so sure about what to order, just ask the waiter/waitress what’s their famous specialties. And all the communications above can be smoothly done by a translator APP. I don’t know what APP are you currently using but it seems that it has failed several times, so maybe you need a better one. You can try Apple’s translator from App Store on your iPhone.
(All the 2 subjects above are like in general, there’re still 2 things next are more specific.)
3. When it comes to Chinese hot pot, it’s always hard to avoid talking about 海底捞. The logo of it is just “Hi” and the full name in English is Haidilao Hot Pot. It has branches in almost every city, so you can find it in any city you visit. About this Haidilao hot pot, I can say if you ask any random guy from anywhere in China about what’s the best hot pot restaurant, the answer may be various but Haidilao is always in the top 3 options. It may not be the best option for someone, but it is always a standard option for high quality hot pot and everything in it never goes wrong. Last thing about flavor, instead of the spicy Mala flavor, the tomato flavor is also widely loved in China. Maybe it could also be a nice option for you.
4. If you go to Beijing someday, you probably want to try the Beijing duck. The best and most decent option is always 大董Da-Dong, but it can be very expensive there for a meal. There are still some nice and less expensive options such as 全聚德Quan-Ju-De and 四季民福Si-Ji-Min-Fu, choose whichever you like.
Have a nice trip in China！
West Lake has 10 famous scenic spots. I recommend 1. QuYuan Garden 曲院荷風and 2. SuDi Causeway 蘇堤春𣇈！
那个粘稠的羹，其实是用淀粉的加入导致变稠的
beef congee.
The people of China are so FRIENDLY! I have been here going on 8 years now and they never disappoint. The guy was so helpful telling you about the Mountains to hike 🥰
Finally, my hometown! It has been changed a lot since I left 24 years ago. It was much quiet before and there were less tourists during my childhood time. Glad more and more people realize how beautify this city is !!!
Thank you so much for the support ❤️❤️ Hangzhou is beautiful!
@@TwoMadExplorers
Thank you for sharing the real China with us. We have had enough of Western lies.
I’m from shanghai, 24 years ago i spend some weekend every year in the west lake, just sitting there is good enough when you think about the history…from Tang, Song to RoC, each inch of length on the DuDi or BaiDi tells you thick stories of the Chinese history.
“上有天堂，下有苏杭”，是我国民间流传的谚语，出自宋代范大成《吴郡志》，意在赞叹江南美景，可与天堂相媲美。
❤
@@TwoMadExplorers杭州， 中国的美食荒漠 城市😂
@@tackle9ax327 说这话的人一定没去过杭州😀
杭帮菜远远比不上川菜。😂
浪胃仙公司在杭州，但经常飞到贵州重庆吃东西
I was in Hangzhou 20 days ago. I'm so happy that you managed to visit this amazingly beautiful city as well.
Marco Polo wrote in his book that Hangzhou is the most beautiful place on Earth and he was right. When I first arrived at the lake, it was around 8 in the evening, and the area around the lake was all lit with colorful lights. It was so beautiful that I broke down and cried. And the people are so kind and friendly. The modern part of the city is also stunningly beautiful, especially the "balcony" by the river. I felt so at peace there. Thank you for sharing this amazing video. Much love from Greece.
You made a right choice to visit Hangzhou. Most foreigner visitors visited Shanghai, but ignored Hangzhou which is only 150km distance to Shanghai. Hangzhou is called the garden behind Shanghai. It's the capital of South Song Dynasty, which is the Dynasty with most splendid colorful culture in ancient China.
Hangzhou welcomes you in the best season of the place.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hey! I’m a subscriber of your channel from China. I don’t know if you can see this but I really want to give you some my advice about your trip especially on eating. There are basically 4 things I want to talk about.
1. If you want to get a proper experience of the local cuisine, it’s probably not a good idea to look for them in the street food zone. I can see how much you love the street food, but it is acknowledged and agreed by all Chinese people that street food in every city across China are basically the SAME. It seems like they are all “copy&paste”, that means no matter which city you go you can always find those same food in those cities’ street food zones, so they cannot stand for any local cuisines but just something to fill the belly when you walk. I’m not saying they are not delicious, sometimes they are excellent. But they just can’t perform you the right and whole picture of what the local food should be like when you come to a new region. It’ll be way much better if you go to a local restaurant.
2. How to find a proper and nice restaurant? The best way is surely to have local friends to guide you to the right place, and maybe order food for you. If you don’t have such local friends, why not just ask a random local guy on the street or whatever, ask him(her) what restaurant that he recommends that can represent that region’s cuisine. You can ask multiple guys if you want. It’s interesting to ask different people and see if the answers are the same isn’t it! Once you get to the place and not so sure about what to order, just ask the waiter/waitress what’s their famous specialties. And all the communications above can be smoothly done by a translator APP. I don’t know what APP are you currently using but it seems that it has failed several times, so maybe you need a better one. You can try Apple’s translator from App Store on your iPhone.
(All the 2 subjects above are like in general, there’re still 2 things next are more specific.)
3. When it comes to Chinese hot pot, it’s always hard to avoid talking about 海底捞. The logo of it is just “Hi” and the full name in English is Haidilao Hot Pot. It has branches in almost every city, so you can find it in any city you visit. About this Haidilao hot pot, I can say if you ask any random guy from anywhere in China about what’s the best hot pot restaurant, the answer may be various but Haidilao is always in the top 3 options. It may not be the best option for someone, but it is always a standard option for high quality hot pot and everything in it never goes wrong. Last thing about flavor, instead of the spicy Mala flavor, the tomato flavor is also widely loved in China. Maybe it could also be a nice option for you.
4. If you go to Beijing someday, you probably want to try the Beijing duck. The best and most decent option is always 大董Da-Dong, but it can be very expensive there for a meal. There are still some nice and less expensive options such as 全聚德Quan-Ju-De and 四季民福Si-Ji-Min-Fu, choose whichever you like.
Have a nice trip in China！
打点款吧 看你累的
不要贬低小吃，人指的是旅游区的小吃吧，那确实雷同，但普通人每天吃的，每个城市都有它的特色，西安有肉夹膜 ，云南有米线，武汉有热干面，河南有葱油饼，每个地方都不太一样的
@@renwei-n7bAbsolutely agree.
@@Ziyege 地方小吃只有在地的人才知道地址
WOW hangzhou, I spent 4 years there for my University. Hangzhou is a very beautiful city, I think it is the best city in the world.
We really love Hangzhou ❤ it’s a surprising city
me2
cold and hot as fk
Ha, I’m arriving in Hangzhou tonight. Hope you enjoy the trip there.
没錯，人間天堂。
There is a proverb in China:up above there is paradise, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou; just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
很欢迎你们来到杭州，非常美丽的城市，祝你们玩的开心！
The Hangzhou area is famous for green tea. Perhaps you can visit the tea fields and enjoy freshly roasted Long Jing Cha 龍井茶 Dragon Well Tea. Your visit to Hangzhou is off to a very good start.
And if you come here in April/May, you may enjoy the roses and other flowers blossoming ALL ALONG THE HIGH WAYS!
early April, that's when Longjing tea grow their tiny buds for picking, around (or just before) the Qingming festival. but later in the month there should be more flowers. do bring an umbrella though, spring rain is very spontaneous.
Luke on the cover is very energetic.😂
Wish you two have a good time.
Trust me!!! You absolutely must try Xinbailu（新白鹿） Restaurant in Hangzhou! The prices are affordable, and they have a lot of authentic Hangzhou dishes. Plus, the flavors have been slightly adjusted to suit most people's taste, making it a great place for everyone to enjoy!
yup
hangzhou is Haven❤
OH I MISS 外婆家 (Grandma's Home)!!! ❤❤❤ hope you guys keep exploring, having fun, and showing the REAL China to the world!
My city. Welcome to Hangzhou.
Hi Luke & hi Naomi !!!!! thanks again !!!!! Your kindness will be rewarded one day, well done !!!!!❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely - your Chinese fans were right that tasty Chinese food doesn't need to be spicy.
West Lake has always been a must-visit-place throughout Chinese history.
Your videos never disappoint.👍
Hangzhou is not just one of the most beautiful cities in China, but in the world in my mind. West lake is the most beautiful urban park in the world, and I hope you were able to also explore the gardens, mountains, forests, tea plantations and monasteries surrounding West Lake, as those IMO are the real gems of Hangzhou as they boast the poetic and minimalist aesthetics of the Song dynasty, which is often considered the peak of China’s literary and artistic development. Welcome to Hangzhou!
👍👍👍
Such a nice guy. Really love those spontaneous interactions.
Hangzhou is so beautiful, I really must visit it one day ❤❤
You guys should also visit one thousand islands lake.
Hangzhou and Suzhou have been the most beautiful cities in China since 500 or 600 years ago, and you might want to stop by Suzhou. The cities of Zhejiang Province have water and mountains, beautiful scenery and humanities。There are many historical stories. The story of China's most famous violin concerto, "Liang Zhu", took place here.
Hangzhou and Suzhou are called paradise on earth
Ever since a long time ago，chinese people say ~There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below .
推荐苏州金鸡湖 太湖
Beautiful China🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
20:40 The character which wearing peking opera costumes in this painting is called "national trend" in China. For some reason, this image is free and copyright-free. It is often used as commerce, such as decorative paintings, advertising posters, most often in takeout boxes .
Hangzhou has a silk production market. you can buy many pure silk clothes with very reasonable prices.
Finally, you arrived. Enjoy your trip in Hangzhou!
The West Lake is strongly associated with the beloved poet Su Dongpo of the Northern Song Dynasty, who was from Sichuan province, but Hangzhou was his stomping ground for several years. He built the Su Embankment at West Lake, which is still in use today. You can impress the locals by asking them about Su Dongpo.
Nowadays, citizen of Hangzhou are extremely proud of there ex-mayor Shi (Dongpo) SU, who was on that position ~1,000 years ago. He is, by far, also the most famous historical figure of Chinese history.
外婆家的菜太好吃了🎉🎉
So delicious 🤤
@@TwoMadExplorers unfortunately,hangzhou is a famous food desert of China
@@TwoMadExplorers在杭州只是一家中等连锁饭店，建议你去延安路的天香楼大酒店，比较当地特色
You came to the right spot in China! Enjoy the trip!
Hangzhou is so lush and vibrant, truly beautiful and filled with the healing energy of nature plants. West Lake, in particular, offers a top-tier, restorative view that helps you relax and rejuvenate.
As a Chinese living in Canada, I don’t even have the chance to visit so many Chinese cities as you guys did. Thanks for showing the real China to me and to the world! ❤
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The city balcony, which located in Hangzhou CBD, is a good place to visit! You can take line 4 subway and get off at citizen center to get there. There is a light show everynight, and usually start at 8 30pm.
welcome to Hangzhou!
Thank you ❤
Welcome to Hangzhou! Just for your information, the hectic city described about Hangzhou is true, but mostly on the other side of the town. I live in Hangzhou and the beautiful West Lake and its cultural heritage can always nourish my soul. It's my spiritual hometown.
I absolutely love China and all the cities!! The food is amazing. Love your videos!! San ❤🎉
Heaven on earth =Hangzhou
喜欢你们的视频🫶帮助大家了解真实的中国❤并非西方媒体报道的那样
Thank you for the support 🙌❤️🙌❤️
@@TwoMadExplorers It is recommended to go to the Impression West Lake performance. The performance in the West Lake will definitely amaze you.
hi, happy that you two enjoying traveling in China again. someone created a lovely theme song for you two by AI, and your videos were transferred to a Chinese local website(hope you don't mind) and translated in Chinese to help more mainland Chinese ppl watch as it's inconvenient for them to watch here. ppl on that website love your videos a lot
Saily looks great. It's 4X cheaper then my Canadian plan .... inside Canada LOL
Oh, I just miss my home when watching your Hangzhou video.
I been traveling to china from the US over 60 time since 1995 mostly on business been to many city in china still only scratch the surface in this large country with so many thing to see been to Hangzhou 5 time change alot every trip building new roads and subway keep approving this city.
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Hi, Luke and Naomi. Welcome to Hangzhou. Wondering how much days you guys will stay in Hangzhou, if you guys are interested in ZheJiang university, which could be regarded as one of the top3 university in China. I'm a student in here and I could show you guys around the Zijingang campus of Zhejiang university. Hope you enjoy your trip in China ~❤❤❤
You’re absolutely right. West Lake is so mesmerizing that it’s excellent to meditate lakeside.
hangzhou，my hometown！上有天堂 下有苏杭！是真的！🫶
Awesome, guys; yummy cuisine you have there and a beautiful place as well..... Keep rocking !!
Finally,you came to Hangzhou,I am in Hangzhou.
It’s a beautiful place!
Take a walk in the hills in the west of west lake,there is lots of tea garden,and lots of beautiful restaurants and homestays ,nice view and few people.
@@TwoMadExplorers The place you are in is the center of Hangzhou, and you need to drive for 4 hours on the highway to get out of Hangzhou. Hangzhou also has "Tiger Leaping Gorge," which requires a 2 to 3-hour drive, and it's called "Taizijian."
The estuary of Qiantang River is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, and the influx of tide will create a spectacular scenery.
In this website you can find the best time and location for the Qiantang tide.
Lotus roots are good for hot pot. It’s one of the few only crispy vegetables. Actually I can’t think of another vegetable as crispy as lotus roots. Btw, I hope you have asked for a change to a room with windows.
Water chestnuts are crunchy, my Mom's favorite. Also the bamboo shoots can be a little crisp!
桂花糯米藕是江浙沪流行的传统甜点，口感是软糯的，不是脆的。
@@cosmoobserver3416 I don't see a translation, I can't read Chinese
@@sandw84 Steamed Lotus Root Stuffed with Sweet Sticky Rice
Chinese name: 桂花糯米藕 (guì huā nuò mǐ ǒu)
Style: Zhejiang Cuisine
Characteristics: The Steamed Lotus Root Stuffed with Sweet Sticky Rice smells aromatic and tastes sweet. After being steamed for around an hour, the lotus root becomes sufficiently soft. With jujubes and Chinese wolfberries added, the dish enjoys better flavor, and the soup is especially delicious and nutritious.
While a group shares different Chinese dishes together, you may ask the waiter to give you a few pairs of "serving chopsticks". Put one pair on top of each dish. Everyone just use the "serving chopsticks" to pick the food from each dish.
我覺得用公筷很重要
公筷就是“serving chopsticks”，“公勺”就是“serving spoon”
@@mingming7160 公筷让人觉得疏远，只有比较严肃的宴席和晚会才会用到，一般跟好朋友和家人不太用
@@JK_Anthony We use "“serving chopsticks” even we eat with family at home. This is about hygiene.
@@JK_Anthony 看情况吧 我们家就会用公筷的
Welcome to Hangzhou
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Hangzhou is probably the best city in China, hope you guys can stay longer.
Thank you for another wonderful video. Love you two~
Another great video and 'm glad you're getting some sponsorship to help more travelling costs. My Chinese sister in law, lives in Hangzhou and if you want to spend a couple of hours luxury in Hangzhou, she treated us to afternoon tea at the Shangri La hotel, where they had a couple playing piano and singing classic Western songs-from Sinatra and nat King Cole etc, plus cucumber snadwiches and 3 tier cake stands, scones and tea. Great that local people recognise you from your videos.
welcome to 杭州，it is so lucky to meet u.
Hangzhou is a very unique city that it has such a nice way to combine the modern world and the nature. The West Lake and its surroundings (West Lake Scenic Area) have been transformed and constructed over generations since ancient times, becoming a model of the highest aesthetic standards in China. As a local, sincerely welcome you to Hangzhou!
The translation is hilarious!!😂
Do not miss the show, titled symphony on west lake when you visit Hangzhou. Astonishing performance! Have a good time.
Geng（羹）is a thick soup in Chinese food!
Now that you have arrived in Hangzhou, it is highly recommended that you take the high-speed train to Huangshan（黄山）, the most beautiful mountain in eastern China, as well as the most beautiful villages of Hongcun （宏村）and Wuyuan（婺源）.
the food looks very delicous, glad to see you eat the local traditional food.
soup can be called geng or tang in manderin. geng is thicken soup while tang is more liquidy
Hangzhou is always beautiful
You are guys awesome!
Their train stations are massive like airports. ❤❤❤
-杭州/Hangzhou is known as "heaven" on earth.
-Both 杭州and 苏州/Suzhou from ancient time are famous of retirement places for officers and they loved investing in landscaping their living spaces into beautiful parks!
Welcome to Hangzhou. The young man told you about Baoshi Mountain, from the top of which you can see the entire West Lake, and it is incredibly beautiful. There is also a very unique trail at the top of that mountain, stretching for several kilometers, but with many side paths, making it easy to get lost. You might need a guide to accompany you.
Thanks for the tips!
@@TwoMadExplorers You are very welcome.
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welcome to my hometown! I wish you have a pleasant journey!
Wow……you guys are none-stop moving. ❤ you have been more places than I do now 👍
终于来杭州了，杭州是我最喜欢的城市之一，是我心目中一座完美的城市典范
I've dined at Grandma's kitchen several times. You should try a dish named beggars chicken. Was in Hangzhou for a month. Lovely place. There's a saying..Above is heaven and below that is Hangzhou.. enjoy
Thanks for these lovely videos , looking forward to more of Hangzhou , love Hangzhou so much ❤❤
Welcome to my home town. Have been living in the states for 15 years now. But still missing Hangzhou everyday!
杭州著名景点西湖因一个美丽传说而出名。
My hometown. I will go back to Hangzhou for vacation next month. I will ride a bicycle and stroll around the West Lake every day.
Naomi and Luke, I’m from Beijing but currently living in Azores Faial. It’s a group of 9 beautiful Portuguese islands in the middle of the North Atlantic. So if you are in Europe, please drop by ❤
Hangzhou is not only beautiful but it is also a romantic city , it has a famous legend stories of the Butterflies lover and the romance of Madam white snake
Can’t believe that you came to Hangzhou, that is my hometown. I will come back to Hangzhou this Saturday, I wonder if I can an opportunity to meet you guys!
love your video. Hope you have a good time in China. enjoy.
With residence's help, you can find the best place to visit and best food to eat.
China is such a big country, you will find that HangZhou shows you different type of beauty. HangZhou is full of history, there are a lot of cultural travel places in addition to the beautiful landscape. Enjoy!
welcome to my hometown🎉！
I had been west Lake in 1982 , beautiful place. big big change now 😊
Welcome to my hometown!
love hangzhou, stunning natural sceneries😊
Nice video, your accommodation place is quite familiar to me, I visited hangzhou many years ago and had a good time there, hope you enjoy.
For me, the west part of the West Lake is the best， basically, all the parks and lakes around Yanggong Causeway
Also，Hangzhou is known for food desert of China, it's very hard get good food for good price. Famous chain
resturants open in Hangzhou always modified the taste in a plain way.
@@CPONLY我們本地人喜歡，不適合你們重口味地區。
@@mingming7160 你来窝撒西，老底子窝里向都是杭州人
講啥花頭？搞七捻三。
外地人欣赏不了江南地区的清甜口味
Wow! You guys are famous in China!
Thanks for the lovely video , Love Hangzhou ❤
You can go to Leifeng Tower in Hangzhou, which has a beautiful legend and a beautiful love story.
Like a heaven to me. So amazing!
羹 (gaang) is a soup finished off with starch to thicken it, it's usually quite pretty where you can see the bits through the glassy clear soup. 粉絲(fen si) is what you'd call glass noodles overseas, made with legume starch and it's got a slight spring to it and it's characteristically clear and transparent. If it's slightly tinted grey or brown it's made from potato or sweet potato and they'll call it 粉條(fen tiau)
I have never been to Hangzhou before, China is soooo big and soooo many cities😂😂but I had meals with family at Grandma's Home restaurant before in Fuzhou City, a nice restaurant 👍👍
In fact, lotus root is categorized into crisp and sticky-soft; the crispy ones will taste harder but have a better texture and are usually used for deep-frying and smothering.
The soft ones are more flavorful and are usually used in soups or for specific dishes (like the ones you had this time).
By the way, lotus root is not sweet, the reason you guys taste like sweet potatoes is because of the sugar added during the cooking process
Have a good time.
Please please check out Wuzhen, it's a hidden gem too beautiful to miss and just a few subway stops away from Hangzhou.
Hang Zhou was Southern Song Dynasty's capital. In a Chinese idioms said " Su Zhou & Hang Zhou are Celestial Heaven of the Earth" 😊
haha,at the end, you two finally got my home town. welcome to hz. i subscribe the Chanel. thank you show the beautiful city to the world.
Finally, Hangzhou is really beautiful. There are many more beautiful places in Zhejiang Province. Welcome to Zhejiang.
我们打汉字老外🈶翻译吗
@@天晴-k2m 不知道
The subtistite showing Beef G. "G" is just a kind of soup, but the texture is more thick because added corn starch/potato starch, that's why not watery. We have a specific name for the texture called as "G" :)
I have to say that you and I are really destined to be together. Your first stop was Qingdao, the city where I live now. Today I saw you in Hangzhou, which is my hometown, where I was born and grew up. I love you and hope you have fun.
Actually,the lake side isn't the suburb of Hangzhou, it's downtown of Hangzhou. that's why Hangzhou is so unique