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КОМЕНТАРІ • 533

  • @youme1414
    @youme1414 Рік тому +179

    I am jealous of China right now. I wish my country has all this. People should stop being envious of China. This country is on the move. I like it.
    Thank you, sir.

    • @louiswu6300
      @louiswu6300 Рік тому +1

      you know what, when i played game the punk 2077. i feel like times back, not in future. because in China everything already been paid by facial recognition. and drones robots are already quit often to meet.

    • @wangyuning285
      @wangyuning285 Рік тому +1

      @@louiswu6300 very true... speaking of robots i had a bad(or rather a funny one) experience in China tho. So i was staying in a hotel where u can order food to ur room, and robots do the delivery. But the robots has a slight problem, they will tell u to open their "head" and take ur food out and close back, they can't close themselves, and when u forget to close it'll warn u by shouting "XiaoAi(the robot's name)'s head is open, XiaoAi's head is open". And yet idk which idiot still didnt close it, so it was running back in the hotel corridor shouting "XiaoAi's head is open!" really scared me at night🤣like imagine i just wanted to go back to my room from my friend's one at night, and i opened the door somthing white walked pass me and shouted the head is open... creepy af man🤣

    • @louiswu6300
      @louiswu6300 Рік тому

      @@wangyuning285 😂 that's because it is just a robot. not AI. with a head from chatGPT will sovle that stupidity. few years in future, i guess we will finally have a nice talking with robots.

  • @zohanrock
    @zohanrock Рік тому +34

    i took a highspeed train from shanghai to jinan and left my backpack on the train which made it's way onwards to beijing. i informed the information counter and left my phone number, that evening i got a call to come pick it up at the station. All my stuff was intact.

    • @alexshawcn
      @alexshawcn Рік тому +1

      lucky you..... sometime other people will pick it up and keep it, it happened to me before.

    • @davidwong325
      @davidwong325 9 місяців тому

      中国?@@alexshawcn

    • @user-pd7rk8jz7f
      @user-pd7rk8jz7f 4 місяці тому

      same me too I never lost my stuff in China, always found, n no pickpocket or homeless

  • @dude42nd
    @dude42nd Рік тому +122

    Indonesia and China both have the highest operating speed passenger train: 350km/h ! Indonesia is the only country in the entire southern hemisphere with a true 350km/h high-speed rail.
    No 2: ICE 3, Germany: (330 km/h)
    No 3: TGV, France: (320 km/h)
    No 4: Shinkansen, Japan: (320 km/h) (ua-cam.com/video/P5jREnAZF1c/v-deo.html)

    • @onionlondon
      @onionlondon Рік тому +4

      You forgot to mention that China financed and built it for you.

    • @weizhang2834
      @weizhang2834 Рік тому +35

      Congratulations Indonesia,it was good coordinated with china

    • @junyin5950
      @junyin5950 Рік тому +8

      Everything will get better. Progress is good. Perhaps the railway can not be profitable, but the derivative value of the railway is often huge

    • @allance9760
      @allance9760 Рік тому +29

      yeah, and the Indonesia one is completely constructed by China. There's nothing to be surprised it can reach 350km/h.

    • @Bigbang嘿嘿崴嘟崴嘟嘟
      @Bigbang嘿嘿崴嘟崴嘟嘟 Рік тому +11

      @@allance9760 Nop, not all people are able to choose a success route,Vietnamese chose Japan for example.

  • @jayzee316
    @jayzee316 Рік тому +49

    we have traveled half the country in china via HSR, it's cheap and amazingly convenient vs a plane. We started in Hangzhou and went north, then west all the way to xinjiang, and now in chengdu...still going!

    • @hyan8657
      @hyan8657 Рік тому +2

      Great. Have a nice trip bro❤

    • @jayzee316
      @jayzee316 Рік тому

      @@hyan8657 Thank you!

    • @jiahaochu643
      @jiahaochu643 Рік тому +1

      祝你在中国玩得开心

    • @jayzee316
      @jayzee316 Рік тому +2

      @@jiahaochu643 谢谢,我出生于杭州,我太太是台湾人,我们已经回来了,打算在国内常住了。

    • @vi6141
      @vi6141 9 місяців тому

      where do you book the ticket as a foreigner? the website or place please? :)

  • @geopoliticshaiphong
    @geopoliticshaiphong Рік тому +67

    I took that exact train to Xi'an in 2019 but economy and it was probably the best travel experience I've had. China's high-speed rail deserves more attention for being top rate and one of a kind at this point.

    • @BiffyGeorges-xz6rg
      @BiffyGeorges-xz6rg Рік тому

      Are you half Chinese and Pakistan?

    • @topsuperseven7910
      @topsuperseven7910 Рік тому

      I don't understand 'one of a kind' though? China's bullet trains come from 1997 Japan and 1994 France. Korea, Russia, there are so many European High-speed trains that you can nearly say "all of them", the USA has their high speed trains.
      I realize there are different kinds and for example 'Maglev' is specific kind but those are found around the world too.

    • @topsuperseven7910
      @topsuperseven7910 Рік тому

      @@GeoMeridium The US has high-speed rail, Europes are small sections and Japan is a smaller land mass. Yep.
      So, now all you have for "one-of-a-kind is that Mainland China has THE MOST KMS.
      (which was a terrible mistake as we'll find out) but you've now been reduced to:
      Ya but China has 30,000 kms of network!
      Then realizing "oh, I better overcompensate now" you scream its the greatest modern engineering accomplishment but its not. Nothing is new. I mean sure, credit German, French and Japanese engineers who helped transfer this copy of a 30 year old technology but its not some new engineering anything.
      but yes its 30,000 kms long

    • @Sabundy
      @Sabundy Рік тому

      @@topsuperseven7910 geez.....it's really important for you to deny China's achievemets isn't it? So how many kms of high speed rail does the US have exactly? And where is it? The very fact that you don't understand that a 30,000 Km network is in itself an engineering feat......especially when a lot of it is at high elevation in a country as massive as China......is hilarious and speaks volumes to how clueless you are. Of course what's even funnier is how you try to just entirely skip over the mag lev as if it's nothing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. So tell me .....where is America's Mag lev train?
      And you are peddling such BS. Building a nationwide high speed network is not a mistake. It is never a mistake to have it. China has a world class infrastructure and transport system. The US does not. Next you are going to tell me that China's universal health care system is a bad idea as compared to America's rapacious for profit health care system.....

    • @weizhang2834
      @weizhang2834 Рік тому

      Most of Americans prefer everything of Japan because of all those anti China propaganda

  • @manimalworks7424
    @manimalworks7424 Рік тому +243

    Yes, they have better trains, yes ,they have better roads, yes, they have better managed cities, yes they have better 5G networks, yes, they have better mobile payment system, yes, they have better EVs, yes, we're trying to slow them down!

    • @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453
      @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 Рік тому +40

      But no democracy there , no Friendly LGBT environmentally , I cannot breath without my rainbow .

    • @manimalworks7424
      @manimalworks7424 Рік тому +52

      @@somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 lol. Welcome to San Francisco. It will be perfect here. But just be warned, DO NOT BEND down to pick up something on the floor, you will be screwed if you do!

    • @wyz9815
      @wyz9815 Рік тому +40

      You neil it bro! How dare Chinese have anything better than US, we make sure that won't happen! 👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @X-H-Wu
      @X-H-Wu Рік тому +59

      @@somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 Also no guns, no mass shootings, no heroin, no tranq, no Narcan, no homelessness, no beggars, no graffiti, . . . .

    • @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453
      @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 Рік тому +1

      @@X-H-WuBut if you were LGBT, how do you survive, nuts.

  • @jdc3636
    @jdc3636 Рік тому +154

    I rode the high speed trains in Europe, Japan and China, there is no comparison, China’s high speed rail is the best.

    • @proshare99
      @proshare99 Рік тому

      Funny things those countries speak loudest to fight climate change don’t even have high speed rails and infrastructure

    • @jmlepunk
      @jmlepunk Рік тому +4

      It looks tacky as hell though

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

    • @taytk8005
      @taytk8005 Рік тому +5

      ​@@jmlepunk
      Define Tacky. Sour Grape

    • @youngL-t8z
      @youngL-t8z Рік тому

      ​@@jmlepunk🍋

  • @puzhao1639
    @puzhao1639 Рік тому +52

    You should come to Hangzhou, it's a beautiful city which only take less than an hour by train.

  • @daniellxia
    @daniellxia Рік тому +71

    I was a heavy user of both hi-speed trains in China as well as Eurostar and TGV in Europe, I would say they are pretty similar in terms of comfortableness and convenience. China train got one advantage though, is that you could pre-order food from local train station shops on the way.

    • @leanlifer
      @leanlifer Рік тому +4

      The difference being Chinese train tickets usually have a fixed rate, they very rarely discounted. Long distance HSR tickets usually are more expensive than flying economy if booked early.
      European train tickets seems to fluctuate a lot based on demand and the lowest seat class is 2-2 configuration.
      2-3 config of Chinese HSR is not that comfy though more affordable.

    • @daviano_R.T.
      @daviano_R.T. Рік тому +5

      Wait, I thought it was a common thing, here in Indonesia you can also pre-order food from our train app to local restaurant near train station and the Train staff will bring it to your seat's.

    • @daniellxia
      @daniellxia Рік тому +2

      @@daviano_R.T. Oh really? I am in Indonesia now and I'm not aware of it. Maybe I could try it next time. I never tried the long distance train in Indonesia, most of time is eithet car or flight.

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Рік тому +1

      @@daviano_R.T. wow that's nice !

  • @iai2354
    @iai2354 Рік тому +12

    America only wish they had all this level of transportation and big ass buildings, no wonder they always hating

  • @xelkim9666
    @xelkim9666 Рік тому +74

    Being in Canada, this video really opened my eyes on China😮👏

    • @hyan8657
      @hyan8657 Рік тому +6

      Come visit here in China you will find more many things inspiring and surprising you

    • @YvesChan6
      @YvesChan6 Рік тому +3

      Welcome

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому +1

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Рік тому +3

      Today's China is a completely different country from even 15 years ago in pretty much every respect.

    • @奥奥利给-w6o
      @奥奥利给-w6o Рік тому +2

      @@edmondomlau Every country has a debt. US has 32 trillion dollars and it's still growing. And have you ever been to China?? Stop distorting a country that you've never been to.

  • @carlhsin4020
    @carlhsin4020 Рік тому +65

    Sly seems to settle in pretty well. Compared to the earlier videos, he seems to complain a lot less.😊

    • @alvinnnliu
      @alvinnnliu Рік тому +19

      Yes, I mean Alipay's set up, what else are you gonna need? You're invincible!🤣

    • @alexnguyen1284
      @alexnguyen1284 Рік тому

      can't complain in an authoritarian country or else u get thrown in prison.

  • @minge9
    @minge9 Рік тому +17

    don't worry about your QR code, it changes automatically so often for security purpose

    • @alexshawcn
      @alexshawcn Рік тому

      i was about to comment haha. It flashes all the time.

  • @8964美籍回族人谈耶稣
    @8964美籍回族人谈耶稣 Рік тому +23

    I am a fan of Sly’S China travel series!

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

  • @bunnyfreakz
    @bunnyfreakz Рік тому +82

    Trivia: Spain and France have longer HSR than Japan. But it is rarely mentioned, we only know Japan as some kinda pinnacle of high speed train. But ofc nothing will beat HSR in China. It is so insanely massive and cost efficient.

    • @yohannessulistyo4025
      @yohannessulistyo4025 Рік тому +5

      Spain and France also has much faster trains, Italy has the cheapest and best competing services. China is simply the biggest, the longest, and the highest capacity. But nothing beats Japan in terms of convenience, efficiency, and service - things that actual travelers, not train enthusiasts and number crunchers actually cares about. Since 1964, it has zero accidents, zero deaths, despite numerous natural disasters like earthquake and tsunami. Its Tokkaido line is also the most profitable HSR service in the world.
      All in all, Japan still wins, because they run on dedicated tracks, stops at the "right stations" with plenty of railway connections, and the process to board one is the simplest among all HSR systems in the world. But it is also quite expensive, can't easily be replicated outside Japan.
      The Spanish, French, Italian, and Chinese services are all air travel killers with their very competitive pricing with a lot of export potential.

    • @thunderdragon888
      @thunderdragon888 Рік тому +9

      ​@yohannessulistyo4025 everybody is praising chinese high-speed train not the japanese.....Chinese trains and infrastructures are just superiorly convenient and superb

    • @wadexyz
      @wadexyz Рік тому

      Apparently though, the cost to build many of the lines was probably too much (in China, that is), and now they have an issue maintaining them going forward, and paying off the debt for the build. Check back in 20 years to see how it's doing....

    • @daz9101
      @daz9101 Рік тому +2

      ​@@yohannessulistyo4025 Japan HSR have not accident since 1964, is misinformation, check the information online. Pls.
      Suggest check "coin stand on HSR" in different countries, befor made your comment.

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

  • @northenpeace1111
    @northenpeace1111 Рік тому +33

    SLY, did you know that you can order food from certain restaurants along the bullet train route and it will be delivered to you onboard the train.
    Food for thought, next time.
    Bon Voyage

    • @edwinhuang803
      @edwinhuang803 Рік тому

      I am not sure they offer such services in English.

    • @northenpeace1111
      @northenpeace1111 Рік тому

      @@edwinhuang803 If not there are pictures on the menu to select from or ask someone for assistance. You can even food from McDonalds etc

  • @constantineding8700
    @constantineding8700 Рік тому +22

    So sad you didn't retrieve the lost footage of the trip from Beijing to Shanghai. Most of the vloggers only take a short trip to film the business class. Sly is the only one I saw on youtube who bought a business class ticket on a trip more than 1000km. What a shame for those footages!
    Not many passenger here travel bussiness class because more often than not it's as expensive as or even more expensive than travelling by air. I prefer first class because it has more than enough space for me and as a young man I don't really need the extra lumbar support. Its way way cheaper than the business class.

    • @albback8176
      @albback8176 Рік тому +3

      ​@eddiehughes2888trains are more scenic though

  • @bohu4020
    @bohu4020 Рік тому +6

    On the train, you can also order food delivery, and they will deliver it to the train at the next train stop.

  • @martinhorng
    @martinhorng Рік тому +14

    Nice footages record on all the small things…just like real travel experiences.👍

  • @ahkoy973
    @ahkoy973 Рік тому +10

    Great... keep on doing those China videos to open people's eyes ❤

  • @charliely1833
    @charliely1833 Рік тому +2

    “This is stuff and this is more stuff” 🤣🤣 food description is top notch 👍🏼

  • @nelson2020
    @nelson2020 Рік тому +19

    I rode the high speed train in the first 3 weeks it opened in shanghai. Top speed was 399kph (still have the video recording), they slow down the speed due to safety, otherwise it will be at another level 😮
    The internet service is unbelievable fast everywhere 😅

    • @tstcikhthys
      @tstcikhthys Рік тому

      * km/h, not "kph" (kilopicohours).

    • @zzy9903
      @zzy9903 Рік тому +1

      The original high-speed train operated at 400 km/h, but there was a serious accident, after which the speed limit was enforced at 350 km/h

  • @SnapshotTechTips
    @SnapshotTechTips 11 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for sharing your journey, brother. The train was so clean

  • @foodparadise5792
    @foodparadise5792 Рік тому +7

    The white blue trains uses import technology where the red ones are using Chinese local technology. I think the red G line are the fastest at 350kph.

  • @jjjxxx7360
    @jjjxxx7360 Рік тому +21

    Good job Sly! China is huge so you should stay longer. Go to different parts.

  • @朱正-k4v
    @朱正-k4v Рік тому +21

    在中国,你可以真切的感受到科技改变了生活.

    • @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453
      @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 Рік тому

      But your guys not friendly to LGBT.

    • @junyin5950
      @junyin5950 Рік тому

      @@somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 In the thousands of years of Chinese cultural history, moral ethics have been taught to teach children that they should have a correct value. For Chinese people, LGBT is contrary to moral ethics and biological reproduction

    • @courtneyvegan9448
      @courtneyvegan9448 Рік тому +1

      ​@@somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453You think USA is?

    • @IntensePeppers
      @IntensePeppers Рік тому

      ​@@courtneyvegan9448don't feed the trolls

    • @courtneyvegan9448
      @courtneyvegan9448 Рік тому

      @@IntensePeppers Ok

  • @shijiwangde
    @shijiwangde Рік тому +8

    Hi bro~
    The latest model of High-speed train is called Fuxing intelligent EMU.
    The business seat above is the same as the aircraft.
    Hope you have a chance to experience it~😁

  • @easymi9964
    @easymi9964 Рік тому +29

    NYC-DC, 220 miles, one-third of Beijing-Shanghai, trains 4 hours, self-driving 3.5 hours, flights 1.5 hours + one security checking time + two local driving times

    • @PL22-JudgeDredd
      @PL22-JudgeDredd Рік тому +11

      Dude, Beijing to Shanghai is 750 miles, more than 3x the distance, not one-third.

    • @neilchan7361
      @neilchan7361 Рік тому +2

      @@PL22-JudgeDredd that is one third….

    • @settdetokamak5059
      @settdetokamak5059 Рік тому +5

      @@neilchan7361 220 times 3 is 660, which is def less than one-third of Beijing-Shanghai by train distance (819 miles)

    • @PL22-JudgeDredd
      @PL22-JudgeDredd Рік тому

      @@neilchan7361 220 one third is 660 miles

    • @jdc3636
      @jdc3636 Рік тому +2

      I rode the Amtrak between NYC and DC few times,it was pathetically slow, two hundred miles, and it could take six hours, insane.

  • @tullicui928
    @tullicui928 Рік тому +3

    Nice that the train ride video filed could be saved. Thanks.

  • @hhydar883
    @hhydar883 Рік тому +2

    OMG, everything looks so luxurious and fancy

  • @ALWH1314
    @ALWH1314 Рік тому +3

    Think this is the old version business class, the new version is fish bone arrangement one seat each side with privacy panels, big screen entertainment system, similar to airplane business class seat.

  • @Pgeorgiex
    @Pgeorgiex Рік тому +8

    Never thought I'd say this.. but even though I travel as much as you do, I still get to live vicariously through you just from watching your vids!

  • @etow8034
    @etow8034 Рік тому +7

    Beijing to Shanghai is a 1,214km trip !

  • @eclipselu
    @eclipselu Рік тому +23

    I'm so glad you are visiting Xi'an, Xi'an is kind of where I grew up. I hope that you'll enjoy the food here, be prepared for the carbohydrate bomb : ) I want to thank you for let me revisit my teenage + college days (in Xi'an) and work days in Beijing through UA-cam, given that I'm over 10,000 km away in Canada and haven't been back home for over 4 years.

    • @glowiedetector
      @glowiedetector Рік тому

      hi! i personally have considered moving to china. what would you say are the pros and cons there?

    • @eclipselu
      @eclipselu Рік тому +4

      @@glowiedetector Sure, China is huge, I'm assuming that you plan to stay in the big cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Suzhou, Nanjing). You should be able to survive given that lots of people speak English, IMO Shanghai is probably the best in these cities in terms of communication if you have little knowledge of Chinese.
      Pros: 1) Safety, I felt pretty safe to walk on the street at mid night, just overall it's pretty safe. 2) Infrastructure: convenient public transit system, and high speed trains to travel across China 3) Food, it really depends on your preference, but luckily there's plenty to choose from 4) Culture: China influenced a lot of the countries in east Asia like Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, although the cultural revolution took away a lot, Chinese culture is still interesting to explore 5) Sceneries: China is huge, meaning there's many sceneries you can pay visits too, some have a very long history. It's also close to Japan/Korea/Taiwan and SEA countries, it's convenient to take a 3~4 hour flight to visit these places as well.
      Cons: 1) Surveillance: there's lots of these security cameras in these big cities, if you're growing up in the west probably you will not feel comfortable with it, they do keep the city safe, but at a cost. 2) Some rules made by government are vague and not very friendly, you can read the news about COVID-19 restrictions in China, some are ridiculous, COVID is over now in China, but be prepared for the inconvenience these ambiguities may cause, I certainly hope you don't get any of these :) 3) Language (probably not a Con): Chinese language is HARD to learn, but once you learn it, it helps you to really get to know local people and understand them, also the culture, people here would be really happy if you try to speak the language, you may survive by using English but that will limit you and sort of making living in China a bit pointless. 4) You don't have access UA-cam/Twitter/FB/Google by default, but you'll find a workaround soon :)
      Overall I think Chinese people are pretty welcoming, It's definitely worth a visit. Many foreigners landed in China in the big cities I mentioned above and explore the rest of China from there. I know I'm missing many good/bad things about China, but feel free to ask if you want to know more.

    • @annannz9047
      @annannz9047 Рік тому +1

      @@eclipselu Nice. As a Taiwanese, I totally agree with you. I've been to Shanghai for two weeks in high school. China is neither heaven nor hell as often depicted by two sides. Living in a big city is great(quality of life, cultural diversity, convenience to travel, great food) as long as you have a stable economy.

    • @賴志偉-d7h
      @賴志偉-d7h Рік тому

      @@annannz9047 I'm from Taiwan too. Compared to Taiwan, China is heaven.

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

  • @ismaelferreira1055
    @ismaelferreira1055 Рік тому +3

    Great Vídeo!

  • @MrVeteranVlogs
    @MrVeteranVlogs Рік тому +3

    Great video Brother

  • @rockerjim8045
    @rockerjim8045 Рік тому +3

    Don't you hate it when 3rd World countries struggle with their state-of-the-art modern high-speed railways whilst the Land of the Free has world-class Auto jams.

    • @classics39
      @classics39 23 дні тому

      Don't you love it when the Land of the Free has by far ! the highest number of incarcerated persons worldwide? Prison-industrial complex. They have a vested interest to fill these prisons.

  • @YMGMagon
    @YMGMagon 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for showing this! Here in the US, we have to build High-speed, at least in the most dense areas, if we want to compete with China in the future. Otherwise, we will miss the train. Creating competition with short flights will be very important by now. All the northeast should have a true, effective high-speed service. We need to catch up.

  • @blardymunggas6884
    @blardymunggas6884 Рік тому +6

    Don’t worry about your QR code. It changes constantly for security reason

  • @loooongtimeago
    @loooongtimeago Рік тому +3

    Sly's daily "Blown Away in China" series.

  • @akltom
    @akltom Рік тому +1

    The ticket price for chinese HSR first class is 0.72rmb/km, thats about $0.1/km. 0.46rmb/km for second class. that price is for G train, D train even cheaper.

    • @leanlifer
      @leanlifer Рік тому

      Though trains in Guangdong are more expensive per km and slower
      thanks to 抢铁

  • @stevencarroll4250
    @stevencarroll4250 Рік тому

    Very useful and practical thanks

  • @bog6106
    @bog6106 Рік тому +4

    Seems relaxing, I wanna go on the train too😭

    • @edmondomlau
      @edmondomlau Рік тому

      Many people were anstonished the China HST construction, but they dont know how much money that the Government owed to the bank now? It is talkingRMB 60 Trillion debts !!! RMB60Trillion debts! The dialy operation income cannot cover the Interest anymore, it is a disaster to the people, whee is the money come from? Dont you know? It is the PEOPLE!! There is hundred of routes that are not worth to build but just for Decloration & corruption, it is running in deficit evryday. You just see the big citiees routes busy but others are collapsing now. Many of them are BIG ELEPHANT construction, waste of money due to inefficiency, the result is People suffered, no money to invest to other more humanity construction or works or helping the poverty FOR the people. Many Government officers/ project stake holders got a lot of overpaid moeny. An excuse to corrupt! SO a dictatorship country is hurting people's right. You as a tourist does not understand & just becomes a propoganda for China...... think about it.

  • @OhShunz
    @OhShunz Рік тому +8

    😂 4:01 I mean it probably taste like chicken but that definitely made me do a double/triple take!!! did you try it?!?!?! Man have been loving your China videos! As a single dude, I'd definitely like to check out Chongqing after watching your day and night vids. Thanks for the time making and sharing these man!!

  • @luohao2321
    @luohao2321 Рік тому +5

    should have gone to chengdu first imo since its nearer chongqing

  • @MsOpineminded
    @MsOpineminded Рік тому +5

    Oh man this is the way to travel. better than any US domestic airline and CLEAN.
    Curious what is wrong with shaving cream for subway?

  • @刘宇飞-y9o
    @刘宇飞-y9o Рік тому +3

    9:00 Sly: food arrived. this is some stuff, this is the other stuff, and some other stuff. lmao

    • @wyz9815
      @wyz9815 Рік тому +2

      A lot of stuff,😉😁 he can order anything, including McDonald's or Kentucky chicken alone the way before the next stop, the staff will pick them up on the platform and then deliver to him, this is amazing service.

    • @刘宇飞-y9o
      @刘宇飞-y9o Рік тому +1

      @@wyz9815 that’s crazy

    • @classics39
      @classics39 23 дні тому

      ​@@wyz9815Who eats that crap?

  • @三脚猫部队
    @三脚猫部队 Рік тому +1

    You can even order a Mcdonalds in your phone,they will deliver at next station.

    • @daweilaotou1269
      @daweilaotou1269 Рік тому

      Why on earth would you go to China & order US style junk food???

  • @waltertian4167
    @waltertian4167 Рік тому +6

    Welcome to Xi'an, the city full of Chinese history, culture, and food.

  • @Rtong98
    @Rtong98 Рік тому

    Thanks a tonne man

  • @evereachyu
    @evereachyu Рік тому +4

    Surprised me, the Brother knows how to use chopsticks!

  • @HouseOod
    @HouseOod Рік тому

    Good job! Thank you.

  • @wichorast
    @wichorast Рік тому +12

    Does the US have trains?

    • @John_259
      @John_259 Рік тому +5

      There's the Acela on the Northest Corridor (Boston to Richmond VA), Brightline in Florida, and a few long distance Amtrak trains which are often subject to delays of six hours or more. Compared to trains in mainland Europe, Japan and China, the USA is in the Stone Age.

    • @criztaliz3413
      @criztaliz3413 Рік тому +4

      It will hurt campaign contributor.
      Mainly oil and automotive interest, private highway.
      They wont change it until they can't steal oil from weak country or just pay with paper dollar.
      I even not mention individualism society and risk or gun violence.

    • @John_259
      @John_259 Рік тому +1

      @passportvisionz Correct. The USA has no high speed train services.

    • @junyin5950
      @junyin5950 Рік тому

      Railroads are not a money-making business, so those capitalists are not going to upgrade it, so the railroads in the United States are still very, very old

    • @Go4Broke247
      @Go4Broke247 Рік тому +1

      Nope, only the old Train tracks still used today and built by the Chinese Railroad Workers built from 1850's in USA.

  • @suzeel
    @suzeel Рік тому

    Gooooorgeous! Thank you for sharing! ^^°^^

  • @MrGanbat84
    @MrGanbat84 Рік тому +1

    Wooo🎉

  • @Glat64
    @Glat64 Рік тому +4

    They are planning a Maglev train that will be able to do the same journey in two and a half hours !

    • @Maximixa
      @Maximixa Рік тому

      Not gonna happen. Do you have any idea how much that would cost?

    • @蔡日文-w5n
      @蔡日文-w5n Рік тому

      @@Maximixa it will happen ,the government will built it by 2035,
      It will take you 1.1 hours from Beijing to Shanghai

    • @Maximixa
      @Maximixa Рік тому

      @@蔡日文-w5n It will not happen. There already is high speed rail between Beijing and Shanghai which cost tens of billions of dollars. Just too expensive and unnecessary

    • @蔡日文-w5n
      @蔡日文-w5n Рік тому

      @@Maximixa
      Government planning documents have been issued 《2035 plan》

  • @raycomeau6866
    @raycomeau6866 Рік тому +1

    Prices for business class are stupidly expensive compared to 2nd class and makes no sense (IMO) if your travel time is less than half a day. Most people who use it in China, write it off as a business expense.

  • @FredericaCrawford
    @FredericaCrawford Рік тому +1

    The great thing about China is that it can surprise everyone with its infrastructure progress and economic growth.

  • @nasolin
    @nasolin Рік тому +2

    I'm fc from Thailand 🇹🇭
    We love you ❤

  • @zohanrock
    @zohanrock Рік тому +8

    More than 10 years ago before they started to build their own highspeed trains, it was not uncommon to see the japanese shinkansen and german ICE trains in their stations.

    • @BukuiZhao
      @BukuiZhao Рік тому +3

      Yes, they did make technology transfer agreements. But most if not all Chinese HSR trains nowadays are domestically developed from China itself.

  • @mariabuschor2263
    @mariabuschor2263 Рік тому +3

    What’s the app called you showed in the. Beginning?? Going next week 😊

  • @etow8034
    @etow8034 Рік тому +8

    The difference between the older C and newer G trains is the speed 200km/hr vs 350km/hr !

    • @Bigbang嘿嘿崴嘟崴嘟嘟
      @Bigbang嘿嘿崴嘟崴嘟嘟 Рік тому

      车型也完全不同的,虽然外表类似。

    • @etow8034
      @etow8034 Рік тому +2

      @@Bigbang嘿嘿崴嘟崴嘟嘟 Yes, the reason they put the slower trains for the overnight runs is that if the trip start at midnight they will arrive around 7:30-8:00am in the morning. If they used the faster trains it would not make any sense because they would arrive 3:30-4:00am in the morning and nothing will be opened for the passengers once they arrive at their destination.

  • @hongruicui2806
    @hongruicui2806 Рік тому +4

    bro were you in Beijing the same time Bliken visited there?

  • @onionlondon
    @onionlondon Рік тому +1

    don't miss Tang Paradise or Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan at night in Xi'an, it is simply amazing!

  • @KhoosengKuang-bb3yz
    @KhoosengKuang-bb3yz Рік тому

    I always want to ride hsr never has the chance but thank you shared

  • @koogakushin2291
    @koogakushin2291 Рік тому

    when i was in grammarschool, my niece coming from Shanghai to Beijing for summer vacation had to take a train for a whole week to arrive.

    • @miker3298
      @miker3298 Рік тому

      Wrong the trains were 125Km/H then - do your math

    • @koogakushin2291
      @koogakushin2291 Рік тому

      @@miker3298 nope. train between Shanghai Beijing took a week to arrive.

    • @陈永俊-k7i
      @陈永俊-k7i 10 місяців тому

      我们五十年前的火车也只需要一天不到,不知道您侄女是不是在另一个平行宇宙,哈哈

  • @RoRoRoWoo
    @RoRoRoWoo Рік тому +1

    i laughed when that guy kept staring on the train, hahahahhahaha

  • @jojimasake
    @jojimasake Рік тому +2

    In Japan's Shinkansen or any trains, buses, boats, there are no lugguage inspections as I had to goes through tedious inspections/Xray machines everywhere in China. An inspector even broke my gift I bought to take back home. She didn't even apologize for it. Also some HSR stations are too far away from city centers, too big or have to wait fro the gate to open to go on the platform like an airport in China. The food on the triain doesn't look appitizing. HSR are over built without ROI analysis and most lines are running empty and in red. It suits for the Red China.

  • @PL22-JudgeDredd
    @PL22-JudgeDredd Рік тому +3

    Of course its cheaper from Chong Qing to Xi'an compared to Beijing/Shanghai due to the distance. The travelling time says its all.

  • @InXLsisDeo
    @InXLsisDeo Рік тому +4

    Unbelievable how clean China has become. It used to be dirty everywhere, no longer. People have learned to be clean and not throw stuff everywhere. That's a huge progress compared to even 15 years ago.
    And of course, this level of comfort in trains and train stations was unthinkable at the time (You won't find the equivalent of this level of comfort in most trains in Europe.). The trains were still very much in the 1980 era, and everyone was smoking in them, making the ride rather unpleasant.

    • @gainner5982
      @gainner5982 Рік тому

      It's about the economy, not about learning, when the economy is bad, everything has to be compromised.

    • @gainner5982
      @gainner5982 Рік тому

      @@user-pi9le5db6y 这个要真纠的话 除了经济因素 其实跟文化没多大关系 而是跟智力水平相关 个人也是如此 有钱人比穷人更干净整洁 智力高的比智力低的干净整洁 当然 这玩意儿不能极端去看 把爱因斯坦陈景润那种极个别的超常神人拉出来说 就只是在平均线上下的整体而言

    • @weizhang2834
      @weizhang2834 Рік тому

      It used to be dirty in your dream and your image of anti China propaganda

  • @tonymcdonnly6492
    @tonymcdonnly6492 Рік тому

    Interesting video

  • @joppe191
    @joppe191 Рік тому

    Anyone else noticed the sheer amount of security cameras in that subway station

  • @sdarkao9297
    @sdarkao9297 Рік тому

    9:38 Very good taste!!👏😋👍

  • @Kwanpo88
    @Kwanpo88 10 місяців тому +1

    The ticket price shown in the video is in USD?

  • @Bobbysworld22
    @Bobbysworld22 Рік тому +3

    Sheesh America has a long way to go and to think at one point America was ahead of the transportation game in the early 20th century. But we picked cars over transit.

  • @wilsonkitlingyuenmui1325
    @wilsonkitlingyuenmui1325 Рік тому +9

    I rather pick high speed trains over flying much safer. Too bad the US don’t offer high speed trains.

    • @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453
      @somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453 Рік тому +2

      We don't need high speed trains here , we have democracy , we have full rainbow package. I love USA , USA.

    • @junyin5950
      @junyin5950 Рік тому +2

      As someone with a fear of heights, planes terrify me. I prefer high-speed trains

    • @jackoneill28
      @jackoneill28 Рік тому

      ​@@junyin5950I hate heights, too. But I don't hate flying. That is interesting.

  • @12chachachannel
    @12chachachannel Рік тому

    "garlic-flavored peas" is the the best food for the train for sure

  • @dianad150
    @dianad150 Рік тому +7

    Sly, can you think of some better headline? Keep using the same sentence over and over again on every single video of yours

  • @ZLL668
    @ZLL668 Рік тому

    Wow nice

  • @DavidCanet
    @DavidCanet 10 місяців тому +1

    por favor subtitulos. muchas gracias amigo

  • @uwishiwasu
    @uwishiwasu Рік тому

    You learn something everyday

  • @gabriel.hongkong
    @gabriel.hongkong 3 місяці тому

    Were the prices in RMB or USD? $275RMB for Beijing to Shanghai is actually quite cheap

  • @梁平生
    @梁平生 Рік тому +1

    Travelling out of holidays is a good choice, so you won't meet those people crowds like that in Chongqing. Each province has its characteristics. Have a nice travel.

  • @wangxun1991
    @wangxun1991 Рік тому +5

    Welcome 2 xi'an, my hometown!

  • @mabelaero
    @mabelaero Рік тому +2

    Ah, so you left Chongqing already?
    Should've made a slight detour to Chengdu to check out the Panda Reservation while you were down in the South West haha

  • @wheein_notwheeout8925
    @wheein_notwheeout8925 Рік тому +5

    You're going to Xi'an I'm guessing, enjoy Sly! I'm jealous, seriously can't wait for my trip to China next year

    • @wyz9815
      @wyz9815 Рік тому +2

      Me too, I want to try all delicious food in muslim street!

    • @rayhuang6155
      @rayhuang6155 Рік тому

      why next year?go just now~😂

  • @J20666
    @J20666 Рік тому +12

    It seems that the newest high speed trains were servicing the most lucrative route between Shanghai and Beijing. Less developed region adopted old HSTs.

    • @gipsyking2011
      @gipsyking2011 Рік тому +5

      actually not,This is COMI GOV,everywhere every peoples can take Highspeed train,if where they can build。you can see how many highspeed way in China now。

    • @yanamy7464
      @yanamy7464 Рік тому +5

      not really…just today it extends to Tibet already……

    • @Dihorse371
      @Dihorse371 Рік тому +4

      Better go and check on the ground instead of "seems".

    • @phil6445
      @phil6445 Рік тому +1

      Totally wrong. The newest train is FuXin trains which operated with the G series lines and spread to all over China.

    • @jackoneill28
      @jackoneill28 Рік тому

      Technically, you are not entirely wrong. Because less developed regions often do get slower routes, unnecessarily trains. And that's because less developed regions often come with rough terrains, and that's the reason why they are less developed in the first place.

  • @kitephonegod7801
    @kitephonegod7801 Рік тому

    the fast train from beijing to shanghai is 4.5 hours

  • @davidsivyer2457
    @davidsivyer2457 Рік тому

    my only bad comment is why show prices in US dollar when China is Yuan?

  • @leedargon2701
    @leedargon2701 Рік тому

    我从没买过1st class的票,因为我觉着不值那个票价,二等座也不差,票价便宜很多

  • @dragonhoang2988
    @dragonhoang2988 7 місяців тому

    I love High Speed Train

  • @willengel2458
    @willengel2458 Рік тому +5

    Sly, betcha you never had Lu Shang Chu Donkey meat for RMB 56. LOL

  • @anth0o0
    @anth0o0 Рік тому

    Thank you for the video! Could you tell me which VPN do you use in China?

  • @seanthompson1980
    @seanthompson1980 9 місяців тому

    What was the survival app in China called, I wants it!!

  • @iamhupahupa
    @iamhupahupa Рік тому +2

    9:32, this is new China in 2023 ladies and gentlemen , you have American using chopsticks in one side and Asian eating barehanded in another

  • @unreliablenarrator6649
    @unreliablenarrator6649 Рік тому +1

    It is not like TSA.

  • @urbandiscipline8858
    @urbandiscipline8858 Рік тому

    9:33 bro's chapstick skills are not bad at all 😅

  • @hand587
    @hand587 Рік тому

    4:00 Bromance Pineapple Pastry 😂 Is that a mistranslation or is it really called that?

  • @nik1800
    @nik1800 Рік тому +1

    Is price you quoted in Yuan or US Dollars?

  • @jamesmu2404
    @jamesmu2404 Рік тому

    My only question is how much luggage can you can carry on to such high-speed trains. Most such videos don't show luggage storage on the train. Unfortunately that's what I care the most as compared to air travel

    • @Ruihengmi
      @Ruihengmi Рік тому

      10 kg for children, 20kg for adult. anything more than that, you can check it in.

    • @yuminghu
      @yuminghu Рік тому +3

      No limits for luggage you can carry on the train, as far as you can carry them.

    • @classics39
      @classics39 23 дні тому

      Officially 20 kg. But if it doesn't appear oversized, nobody cares about the weight.