We travelled on Chinas High Speed Rail Network for the first time! For the price, comfort and time taken, it was well worth the money! #china #highspeedtrain
You two are so cute traveling together. You are also lucky to be able to trawl together and get along with each other. China is a big country and with its own unique culture and history background. And at the same time it has gone through tremendous development and modernization during last 49 years or so. You two are lucky in eyewitness all of these. It is so amazing to see the reactions from both of you in response to what you see in China. I wish more people get to know the real China by visiting China for themselves instead of get bias information from the mainstream media.
Agreed. Watching you two is adorable. You guys are awesome. Also, I just appreciate the info b/c im moving to Ningbo next month, which is quite close to Shang Hai so watching you two is preparing me for the move.
@@andyyang5234 the modern development of China that has been shown in this video will never be depicted in biased mainstream media. Some people even think that there is no electricity in small cities in China… a lot of nonsense and misunderstandings…
@@brsvang521 Not sure what you're talking about. "mainstrem media" is currently depicting China as _more_ devloped than it actually is, to fearmonger people into seeing China as the enemy. Perhaps rightly so, given how eager the Chinese people is eager to display their economic and military prowess, and their apparent disdain towards the west.
In China, a train with a G number is a train with a speed of 300 to 350 kilometers per hour, and a train with a D number is a train with a speed of 250 to 300 kilometers per hour. The train at the beginning of the number C is an inter-city train with a speed of only 200 kilometers per hour. Trains with numbers beginning with K have lower speeds, generally only 160 kilometers per hour.
Even as a Chinese I was shocked at the way this dude got you a taxi and the hotel at the end, even student travelers rarely book such a small hotel like that.😂
Some tips for foreign friends traveling to China: Not all Chinese hotels can accommodate foreigners. Hotels usually need to apply for a license to accommodate foreigners, but whether they can accommodate foreigners has nothing to do with the price of the hotel. Generally speaking, mid- to high-end hotels can accommodate foreigners, and entry-level hotels can also accommodate foreigners as long as they apply for a license. Many backpackers come to China to stay in such entry-level hotels. It is recommended to call the hotel to inquire whether it can accommodate foreigners before booking a hotel.
C-trip is an APP to book airbnb, and hotels for foreigners (price is much affortable), however, it is better to send message to confirm the license to accommodate foreigners.
I'm a Scottish Born Chinese and I've lived most of life in Glasgow and its really refreshing to know that there are fellow Scots that dare to travel around China to see it for themselves. The lies that the news & media about China being a backward Country and the Chinese ppl being oppressed by their government can easily be debunked. If anything we in the UK are more oppressed and backwards and the Tories/SNP are diverting our attention to China to distract us and make us feel blessed that we don't live in China!!
So why not move there to utopia and get away from hellish Scotland? I'm SBC living in HK for most of my adult life (there's quite a few of us here 😄)but will retire to Edinburgh shortly given the writing is very much on the wall for HK very sadly now, and has been for sometime now. The changes already only 2 years post NSL are really alarming and it's only going to get much worse now. I think it's safe to say we see things VERY differently. Which is absolutely fine of course. The difference is that I wouldn't even feel comfortable writing this now without a VPN, how about you? Do you need one to write what you just did? Pre NSL I'd have happily written this to the SCMP letters section using my real name of course. Now they wouldn't publish it and I'd be insane to do it even if they would.
Keep making China videos! A lot of people are interested in visiting China, and you are one of the few English channels that shows the real China. Keep on uploading and your channel will become huge!
Because of the large distance between cities and their huge populations, in China, railways mainly take the response for long distance traffic (of course now there are some new intercity lines), and the short distacne traffic is mostly done by metros. So many train stations in China are designed to have a capacity that seems to be excessive, but actually it's not, such massive stations in metropolises are still crowded in the Spring Festival transport rush every year for the workers backing to their hometowns .
Yep! Was in China during the Summer. A lot of parents were taking their kids to their first holiday since the lockdown. Some stations were the size of two soccer pitches and they were filled with people. It was incredible.
Feel free to talk to Chinese people, most people are friendly, l sincerely wish both of u have a good time in China. In fact high speed train is the most efficient and economical way to travel in Cnina
i admire your adventurous spirit, hotels in china are incredibly affordable, in wuhan, a $25/night hotel is comfortable enough for budget-minded travelers. i have always enjoyed going to wuhan since i was young.
@@morrisonwong1307 Even at ￡8 you can get some pretty nice hotels in China in the far northern remote regions, but in a major city like Wuhan then ￡8 is extremely cheap. $20 hotels in some regions of China are like 3 star hotels here in the Europe and North America.
160 yuan RMB is no longer cheap, and there are many 9: 00 points that are less than 100RMB. There are many, but you foreigners don't know where they are.
hi A&S, to be honest this hotel is generally more suitable for 'budget limited' people, but I still think it is a good idea for you guys to choose to experience it. Also Wuhan is a big city, yet it is indeed different from Shanghai or Beijing, and among the big cities in China, WH is by no means an internet-famous city in good ways. On the contrary, many Chinese on the internet even have many stereotypes, like they think WH people speak too loudly and always feel like they are quarreling/fighting, or WH drivers are also very tough/wild when driving. In fact, bcz Wuhan is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River, it has always been a transit place for trade/communion between the north and the south, so it has a relatively stronger wharf culture and not a typical tourist city. It is not as refined as Shanghai, nor as solemn as Beijing, but more of a city for ordinary people's daily work/study/life, and i personally feel that it is not necessary for every big city in China to be equally clean, orderly, and modern, and it should be more interesting to retain its own development imprint and personality. Anyway, glad you chose to visit Wuhan and there are definitely good and bad aspects. If you guys are still in Wuhan and have more free time, i would recommend to take the intercity railway (train numbers start with C) to visit the “smaller cities” around Wuhan, such as Huanggang City, guess that would be a totally 'new' experience lol. take care and enjoy!!
The train stations in China are larger than some of the airports I have seen in many other countries. I know there is a standard for hotels in China that the owner needs to meet in order to receive international guests. I am just so surprised that this one was approved. Other than the toilet, the room seems clean, and the rate is so low. Besides, you would most likely spend most part of your day out. Look forward to seeing your next video.☺
This hotel definitively doesn't meet the requirements to receive international guests. I would say even local middle class Chinese will not accept this hotel.
You guys are so smart as it is not easy to get around in this big coutry. I am also very impressed with how you two can learn so fast with all the new technologies in China.
Because China exempts my country from visas, I consulted many friends before departure and also contacted my friends in China. I stayed in China for 13 days. I went to Xinjiang and Tibet, which are publicized by Western media about human rights issues. The scenery is so beautiful and the people are so nice. To be honest, I don’t recommend that you stay in such a bad hotel. It’s not expensive to stay in a high-end hotel (about $40/day). My personal suggestion is that you should make some young Chinese friends. Those Chinese young people are very friendly, lol. When I saw you staying in a hotel with this environment, I actually covered my forehead and laughed (not laughing)
The "hotel" you are staying at seems to be tailored for those with extremely limited budgets, looking for a place to spend the night casually. Of course, it's a good option if you want to experience a more local way of life. In my own impression of Wuhan, the people there are very warm-hearted. Although they speak loudly, it doesn't mean they are rude. The drivers in Wuhan have a crazy driving style, similar to Chongqing. The hot dry noodles in Wuhan are delicious and highly recommended. Compared to Shanghai, Wuhan has a more grassroots atmosphere. by the way, Wuhan's breakfast is quite distinctive and worth trying.
Both chongqing and Wuhan people are famous for their hot temper probably because of the very hot weather and spicy food. But they are also famous for their loyalty and brotherhood spirit.
Also Shanghai is over 800 km from wuhan, HSR takes u across that distance within 4 hours for 40 euros… I have traveled extensively around the world and I can confidently say that is probably the most efficient and comfortable way to travel this distance anywhere
Hey Alan&Shannon! You guys are amazing and it is so good to hear your Scottish accent lol! I am Chinese studied in Scotland (St Andrews to be precise) for years and am now living in Beijing. Do let me know if you guys are planning to travel to Beijing Would love to hang out with you!
Glad to see you guys travelling in China and show firsthand info to others who did not, nowadays, China is so different from what western media has portraited. Some of my fellow local friends still do not believe how advanced China is now, like what i told them that you need to go there to see with your own eyes, I guess right now I can direct them to your channel. Thanks for sharing.
Because most Westerners live in a cocoon of information compiled by politicians and are blinded! For example: The United States has always said that China has committed genocide against the Uighurs in Xinjiang, but it cannot provide any evidence. It turns a blind eye to the reality of genocide in Gaza and refuses to urge Israel to stop massacring the people of Gaza~
If you like natural landscapes, you can go to East Lake Park and riverbanks in Wuhan. If you prefer cultural landscapes, you can visit museums (appointment required), Yellow Crane Tower, and Jianghan Road.
@@Pikatu all cities are banned to honk when driving inside a city, however, this is not strictly carried out in China, the drivers know the rule but some of them are not patient, it takes time for people to reach civilized society, traffic education is still neccessary.
The apartment buildings look the same because those blocks are built and designed by the same developers, It looks weird from a distance but those apartment complexes all have green spaces and childrens parks linking them so it's a lot friendlier on the eyes up close.
please dont confuse with china so many apartemen building, some of them are a land owned by chinese who flee to other country in war long times ago, the goverment create a house or apartemen based on how big the land are and waiting for them to comeback and give them,, my great grandmother was one of them who fleed to indonesia, after she died about 15 years my granmother inherited the land certified (writing in bambo and clothes), and one day with my father, they go to china for travel, and they stop by to see long distance familty there, and to their suprised the farmer land owned by great grandmother become a big apartemen with 10 floor....and nothing living there but been keep clean by goverment....and after metting with goverment official and showing those bambo and clothes letter my grandmother was giving all the key and any legal letter to own the aparment and the surrounding land....for free. my grandmother giving it to her sister there because she now fonds of living on indonesia,
You’ll be shocked how advanced and safe China is compared to the West when u actually visit there. The Western media lies about everything about China.
@@billykulim5202 stop NS, those apartment are all for chinese, they are not never for overseas chinese, they are not even chinese any more they holding foreign passport, also there are only very tiny number of those in another country, also none of them are rich, mostly those went overseas during 19th century were farmers, they went build raliway in US and go to mine in US and australia and NZ, those in southeast asia was even earlier, like 1000 years ago
Shannon and Alan, looks like you guys are really exploring places in China and sharing it with the world! I would like to make some suggestions for the rest of your trips in China, 1) English is not prevalent, but young people tend to speak more English as they learn in school as a requirement usually. So try to ask for help or direction from younger looking student whenever possible. 2) if you can leave your email and next destinations in your video, I am sure there might be some freindly and english speaking local Chinese who would organize some hosting and ttour guiding for you guys in advance. Just try it! Best of luck!
@@alanshannon3884also don’t worry about wifi. China’s infra of telecommunication is the best of the world. 5G everywhere and even in the middle of mountain or super remote villages there are still good signals and mobile data that is even better than what we have in Netherlands in the city center… here in Netherlands the mobile data is so slow and broken along the train ride….
So so cool! My last time in China was June 2018! Very helpful video as I plan on visiting the country sometime later this year, and more importantly, plan to take the bullet train from Shanghai to Wuhan to visit a friend! Thanks so much!
As far as I am concerned, they have hot water available on all train services in China, it's not a big deal. In fact, you can even order food via your smart phone apps while travelling by train and the food will be delivered to you at the next stop.
i rode the high speed train in 2019 going from beijing to shanghai, glad to see you guys enjoying it as much as I did! China is an incredible country, can't wait to go back in march!
Very impressed by your very positive attitude. I am from Singapore. I travelled to Yunnan, from Kunming to Shangri-la with my family. We had had a very good time there. Nice scenery, diverse culture and food. Should include that in your itinerary.
I am actually waiting for to you guys to keep traveling west. From Wuhan to Chongqing from Chongqing to Chengdu and then you can either follow a tour group to Tibet (because I heard it's no allowed to travel by yourself there) or you can also self-travel to Yunnan Province.
@@minli-tk1oo I just googled it to verify. So basically you need to book a tour with a travel agency, then you're to allow the travel permit. If you're local then the rule doesn't apply to you. The Tibet Permit is issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) and is required for all foreign travelers, regardless of whether they are traveling independently or with a group. The permit is intended to regulate and guide tourism in the region, and it's issued only to travelers who book a tour with a registered travel agency authorized by the Tibet Tourism Bureau.
@@rollingdownfalling Indeed, I am Chinese, so I have not heard of this policy.From you I learned that Tibet has limits on foreigners traveling alone.Hopefully this will change in the future.
@@rollingdownfalling Many Indians had travelled to Tibet and Xinjiang. The reasons for travel agency are mostly for the safeties: 1. High altitudes. Heard several stories ages ago about foreigners lost their lives in Tibet due to altitude diseases, and it is involved diplomatic communications. The travel agencies will have oxygen bottles in the buses/vans. 2. So many lands without residents or phone signals. Only 5 million people in such a large area, so if one had got lost, it would be difficult to find someone for help. If one had found someone for help, the language barrier will jump in.
1. You can actually move around on the train, and the dining car is usually in the middle of the train. 2. Hotel, if the price is doubled, you can stay in a Western standard hotel. Hotel chains are very common in China and very cheap.
Lovely couple in a lovely country. The video is so much fun to watch, even if it's mostly about a single train ride. You'd gain lots of fans if you posted your videos on Chinese platforms, with translations.
@@YangZhang-ww6dv if you lived in UK before, the Welsh , Scottish and Irish accent are very cute. Similar as China, people are bored with mandarin accent, if a moive is made with Chongqing accent, it could be much fun and intersting.
Love your Scottish accent. Remind me of an old friend Dr. Tallagh I met in Taiwan many years ago. He tutored me English. I was in Wuhan last month. It was my 3rd visit of it. There was zero subway(or metro) on my first visit 20 years ago, 2 subway lines on my 2nd visit. Now there are 11 lines. I found it most helpful is the one from the high speed rail station to downtown Wuhan.
You should have visited Shanghai Astronomy Museum while in Shanghai, because the museum is newly built, and has got the biggest planetarium in the world. It is new and advanced.
I visited Shanghai Astronomy back in August this year when it was recently opened. I must say it was simply one of the most high tech and memorizing museums in the world. However when visiting during the school breaks you have to book your visit online well ahead of the visit as the queue can be very long.
please remember to make a reservation ahead, it's such a popular spot now so i'm pretty sure there's no walk in for it. hope you make a happy trip to Shanghai! @@hannaarcilla1101
check the station right,(usually there are two to three stations in each city),and you can just arrive the station half hour earlier, everything would be just fine. Enjoy ur stay here
Welcome to Wuhan， a city with diverse urban landscape. The mega city is separated into 3 parts by 2 big rivers， Han & Yangtze. Where Hankou part looks farmilar to Shanghai with its old neighborhood and foreign concession，Wuchang part looks like to Nanjing，while Hanyang and it's attached Economy zone gives a Vancouver-style scenery as I once drove on its elevated road westenbound. I would like to say Wuhan and it's people might have the most wild folk customs I have ever seen in my life，the cars and bikes just go wild. It shows a top accident rate compared to whole China. So when it comes to the first offical reported COVID， hard to believe those dockman-style Wuhanese sacrificed to obey the government lockdown order and quickly vanish the spreading，damm Wuhan has a 13million population. Respect.
It feels so marvoulous that I am basicly on the same train right now whatching this video, but I’ll get off half way in Hefei. sincerely wishing you to have a great trip in my homeland.
Hey guys！The“hotel”you booked is not actually a legal hotel. 😅Even as a Chinese, I have never tried. If you are considering the budget, most of the legitimate hotels in Wuhan are actually very cheap, around £ 20 per night. However, no matter what, you don't need to worry about safety issues. Enjoy.
This hotel is legal, but not we would normally book. in the provincial capital city like Wuhan, the accommodation cost is more than 150 RMB, and you can book a normal standard hotel.
@@alanshannon3884 Generally speaking, when foreign guests come to China, they stay in star-rated hotels. This is mainly due to communication issues. Because we are not an English-speaking country, many people do not speak English and cannot solve many problems for you, so it is better to choose star-rated hotels. This The price/performance ratio of small hotels is also very low.
@@alanshannon3884 I used a Chinese app to check the hotel you're staying at, and it turns out it's a very budget-friendly option. A one-night stay in a room with a large bed is only 62 RMB, making it the cheapest hotel in the vicinity. Within a one-kilometer radius, there are over dozens of hotels, and with 20-30 pounds, you could easily book a very nice hotel.
For those who travel in china, yes you WILL find hot water tap pretty much everywhere. Restaurants will have them handy and feel free to bring ur favorite tea bags/instant coffee with you, because u can find hot water literally everywhere
8:45 things have changed so much since I went almost 20 years ago in China. It used to be hard to travel in the country, and everyone and everyting was so loud and noisy. Even in Confucius temples, groups of tourists were packing around thir tour guides who would SHOUT in their amplifiers. I remember not sleeping at all because the jackhammer would run all night. I want to go again.
I noticed that many travel bloggers overlook the element of the Yangtze River when they visit Wuhan. It's important to note that walking across the Yangtze River via the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge would make for fantastic video material
OMG, You guys are very brave living an accommodation like that. Actually it’s overpriced for place you stayed in. But safety in China you have nothing to worry about, mostly it’s about hygiene.
Not overpriced,they should budget living no complaints.Should not allowing to stay there, that for working from station. $20 to 30 is very good stay i love low budget clean, comfortable spaceous room with hygienic linen bed.
This hotel is legal, but not we would normally book. in the provincial capital city like Wuhan, the accommodation cost is more than 150 RMB, and you can book a normal standard hotel.
I also travel with this kind of train often. They are convenient and safe. China has got it right in public transportation 🎉 I love your videos, I am a new subscriber. I also make travel videos in China
Wow that random guy from the shop not only sorted out the hotel issue but walked you to your cab and packed in your bags! It's almost a blessing in disguise that something went 'wrong'--you got to see what the people are like in this country!
You guys are very brave to travel to China alone. I can speak Chinese and we always go on tour groups. The problem with exploring China is that it's too big, the natural landscapes are far from the city centers. Transportation wise would be hard to figure out. Unless you want only want to spend your time in the cities.
1.Big City, you have to go Shenzhen、Guangzhou、Chongqing、Beijing、Hangzhou、Chendu. 2.Cultural town, you have to go Wuzhen、Fenghuang、Lijiang、Pingyao. 3.Natural scenery, you have to go Yangshuo、Mount Huang、Zhangjiajie、Jiuzhaigou、Qinghai Lake、Hulunbeir Grassland.
I find it interesting that westerners tend to find Squat Toilets unhygienic and Sitting toilets hygienic, when many Asians or at least the people I know find it the other way round. I always had the impression that sitting toilets is more unhygienic cause you could be sharing bacteria/germs with other people through contact. But that being said, the squat toilet in this hotel doesn't look well maintained, there are better more modern squat toilets. But then again 7 pounds is ridiculously cheap so its kinda to be expected tbh.
Hi Alan & Sharon- UK Chinese here - you guys are brave to stay in a £7 a night hostel. I would never ever do that - these accommodations are for migrant workers looking for low paid jobs. Not they are dangerous but in terms of sanitation and comfort, please don’t.
In fact, there is no problem with hygiene in such cheap hotels. Their cleaning is outsourced to cleaning companies for cleaning and disinfection. From time to time, there will also be random inspections by the Market Supervision Bureau. Once found, they will be severely fined and even have their business license revoked. No business allowed~
Aslong as there is a comfy bed! We stay in hotels almost every night of the year so we try to keep the costs low, plus we are hardly ever in them apart from to sleep
Curious what app you guys used to book the room. Generally speaking, it's hard to get a license for foreign operations for a hotel like that, except for youth hostels.
I saw in your previous video that you used Alipay's ride code to pay for bus fares. In fact, buses and subways in Wuhan can also be paid with Alipay's ride code
@@alanshannon3884You did the right thing. Only by going to a place with a bad environment can we comprehensively evaluate the bottom line of the city. Only by knowing the bottom line of the city can we know about the life of ordinary people above the bottom line. Just like in Western countries, homeless people and ordinary people may become homeless due to certain reasons. The most terrifying thing is that in Western countries, homeless people can still be classified, such as ordinary homeless people, drug addicts, etc., without any bottom line
11:30 I think what you are saying is identity card(domestic travel doesn't need a passport), which, however, only has that feature in the rail system, idk why I will need a boarding pass(prob I need to check-in my bags?), but I can't even do an online check in China. But still, in the rail system, it is quite useful. I've been live Italy and Scotland, and Italy also have identity card similar to that where UK doesn't, which is quite weird... as it is really useful tbh.
There are two, even three train stations in most cities in China. Please make sure what's the stations you should go where are one hour apart from the other one. Don't mess up your schedule.
@@alanshannon3884 There are three railway stations in Wuhan, namely Wuchang Railway Station, Wuhan Railway Station, and Hankou Railway Station. Other large cities have similar situations~
You two are so cute traveling together. You are also lucky to be able to trawl together and get along with each other. China is a big country and with its own unique culture and history background. And at the same time it has gone through tremendous development and modernization during last 49 years or so. You two are lucky in eyewitness all of these. It is so amazing to see the reactions from both of you in response to what you see in China. I wish more people get to know the real China by visiting China for themselves instead of get bias information from the mainstream media.
Agreed. Watching you two is adorable. You guys are awesome. Also, I just appreciate the info b/c im moving to Ningbo next month, which is quite close to Shang Hai so watching you two is preparing me for the move.
Exactly what in this video is different from what's depicted in "biased mainstream media"?
那些不叫主流媒体，叫垄断性媒体
@@andyyang5234 the modern development of China that has been shown in this video will never be depicted in biased mainstream media. Some people even think that there is no electricity in small cities in China… a lot of nonsense and misunderstandings…
@@brsvang521 Not sure what you're talking about. "mainstrem media" is currently depicting China as _more_ devloped than it actually is, to fearmonger people into seeing China as the enemy.
Perhaps rightly so, given how eager the Chinese people is eager to display their economic and military prowess, and their apparent disdain towards the west.
In China, a train with a G number is a train with a speed of 300 to 350 kilometers per hour, and a train with a D number is a train with a speed of 250 to 300 kilometers per hour. The train at the beginning of the number C is an inter-city train with a speed of only 200 kilometers per hour. Trains with numbers beginning with K have lower speeds, generally only 160 kilometers per hour.
Only 200 kph🤣 good one.
@@chester1234ification不好，我在省内做高铁回家只有300多公里但是还要一个小时，在车上玩游戏太短，睡觉太长，但是票价还行，换算成美元差不多19美元
😂😂😂What is the speed of the Auckland to Hamilton train?@@chester1234ification
高 动 城 快
@@wayh7574bus will be a better choice.
Even as a Chinese I was shocked at the way this dude got you a taxi and the hotel at the end, even student travelers rarely book such a small hotel like that.😂
哈哈哈，不知道他们从哪找的这种酒店。
Those hotels doesn’t seem qualified for the permit. How do you booked and checked in?
这种酒店应该没有资格获得许可接待外国人，属于非法运营。
他们到处玩 应该要省钱吧 所以就订了便宜的
这种小旅馆应该不能接待外国人吧
Some tips for foreign friends traveling to China: Not all Chinese hotels can accommodate foreigners. Hotels usually need to apply for a license to accommodate foreigners, but whether they can accommodate foreigners has nothing to do with the price of the hotel. Generally speaking, mid- to high-end hotels can accommodate foreigners, and entry-level hotels can also accommodate foreigners as long as they apply for a license. Many backpackers come to China to stay in such entry-level hotels. It is recommended to call the hotel to inquire whether it can accommodate foreigners before booking a hotel.
7 euro only for two person😊
Yes, with such cheap price, don't expect too much. @@veritasfx
Don’t expect too much for that price. Many western backpackers are really damn cheap.
C-trip is an APP to book airbnb, and hotels for foreigners (price is much affortable), however, it is better to send message to confirm the license to accommodate foreigners.
你们可以做更细的准备工作，有更好的宾馆可以选择。If you prepare better details ealier, and you can find better hotel.
I'm a Scottish Born Chinese and I've lived most of life in Glasgow and its really refreshing to know that there are fellow Scots that dare to travel around China to see it for themselves. The lies that the news & media about China being a backward Country and the Chinese ppl being oppressed by their government can easily be debunked. If anything we in the UK are more oppressed and backwards and the Tories/SNP are diverting our attention to China to distract us and make us feel blessed that we don't live in China!!
I live in Edinburgh and I feel exactly the same.
So why not move there to utopia and get away from hellish Scotland?
I'm SBC living in HK for most of my adult life (there's quite a few of us here 😄)but will retire to Edinburgh shortly given the writing is very much on the wall for HK very sadly now, and has been for sometime now.
The changes already only 2 years post NSL are really alarming and it's only going to get much worse now.
I think it's safe to say we see things VERY differently.
Which is absolutely fine of course. The difference is that I wouldn't even feel comfortable writing this now without a VPN, how about you? Do you need one to write what you just did?
Pre NSL I'd have happily written this to the SCMP letters section using my real name of course. Now they wouldn't publish it and I'd be insane to do it even if they would.
@@willsmith39香港人没有全部离开！
@@willsmith39 brainwashed zombie.
As a Chinese, I'm really curious what your accent would be 😉
Keep making China videos! A lot of people are interested in visiting China, and you are one of the few English channels that shows the real China. Keep on uploading and your channel will become huge!
These sort of places make you realise what a scam public transport is in the UK.
It’s not a scam. Uk js a capitalist country. China a socialist. Chibese transport is losing money. It’s a service for the public and not a business
@@micholitzia5726 They're not loosing money since the money is not theirs to begin with.
@@wilmeramadoraguilar47 What do you mean?
Because of the large distance between cities and their huge populations, in China, railways mainly take the response for long distance traffic (of course now there are some new intercity lines), and the short distacne traffic is mostly done by metros. So many train stations in China are designed to have a capacity that seems to be excessive, but actually it's not, such massive stations in metropolises are still crowded in the Spring Festival transport rush every year for the workers backing to their hometowns .
It's packed on the weekends here. The routes between Guangzhou and HK, guanzhou to shenzhen are sold out all the time.
Yep! Was in China during the Summer. A lot of parents were taking their kids to their first holiday since the lockdown. Some stations were the size of two soccer pitches and they were filled with people. It was incredible.
@@BatCountryAdventures其实节假日，人都不少。
你要知道春节这种，全国旅客人次是几十亿次的。几十亿。。。
There's some incorrectness in your comments about the intercity rail lines
Feel free to talk to Chinese people, most people are friendly, l sincerely wish both of u have a good time in China. In fact high speed train is the most efficient and economical way to travel in Cnina
7pounds HOTEL in big city Wuhan is like crazy, even locals feel hard to find it.
We love a bargain🤣
i admire your adventurous spirit, hotels in china are incredibly affordable, in wuhan, a $25/night hotel is comfortable enough for budget-minded travelers. i have always enjoyed going to wuhan since i was young.
I am surprise this hotel was listed for foreigners, but it's only 7 pound/night less than the cost of a Big Mac in the UK or even a hostel.
it is 7£，only 8.8$,a night.
wow i am wrong, i guess ￡8 😂
@@morrisonwong1307 Even at ￡8 you can get some pretty nice hotels in China in the far northern remote regions, but in a major city like Wuhan then ￡8 is extremely cheap. $20 hotels in some regions of China are like 3 star hotels here in the Europe and North America.
160 yuan RMB is no longer cheap, and there are many 9: 00 points that are less than 100RMB. There are many, but you foreigners don't know where they are.
hi A&S, to be honest this hotel is generally more suitable for 'budget limited' people, but I still think it is a good idea for you guys to choose to experience it. Also Wuhan is a big city, yet it is indeed different from Shanghai or Beijing, and among the big cities in China, WH is by no means an internet-famous city in good ways. On the contrary, many Chinese on the internet even have many stereotypes, like they think WH people speak too loudly and always feel like they are quarreling/fighting, or WH drivers are also very tough/wild when driving. In fact, bcz Wuhan is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River, it has always been a transit place for trade/communion between the north and the south, so it has a relatively stronger wharf culture and not a typical tourist city. It is not as refined as Shanghai, nor as solemn as Beijing, but more of a city for ordinary people's daily work/study/life, and i personally feel that it is not necessary for every big city in China to be equally clean, orderly, and modern, and it should be more interesting to retain its own development imprint and personality. Anyway, glad you chose to visit Wuhan and there are definitely good and bad aspects. If you guys are still in Wuhan and have more free time, i would recommend to take the intercity railway (train numbers start with C) to visit the “smaller cities” around Wuhan, such as Huanggang City, guess that would be a totally 'new' experience lol. take care and enjoy!!
他们出地铁之后我第一感受就是乱，让我想到了广州的康乐村也是湖北村，去年疫情很多湖北人就在闹事，说一辈子不来广州了，结果过完年有拖家带口的来了
@@user-gf5jt3sj4c not sure what you really wanna say here
想说那并不是刻板印象，广州人深有体会@@daveccc
@@user-gf5jt3sj4c okay i see
我从小就对武汉印象不好,以前上大学,坐个公交车,开的飞快不说, 到站下车要用喊得,不喊司机不停,有一次坐过了让他停,司机一顿骂骂咧咧逼逼赖赖, 有些地方简直比城乡结合部还脏还混乱.武汉本地人明显会普通话,还要对外地人操着他们那方言,而且基本要带脏字,还觉得自己很帅.一到夏天街头就是各种赤膊的满身肥肉的大肚男. 仗着大学多,各种压榨大学生,把工资压低. 动不动就洪涝,一发洪水就把水往湖北其他地方排,所以我一毕业就离开了这个屎坑.
The train stations in China are larger than some of the airports I have seen in many other countries. I know there is a standard for hotels in China that the owner needs to meet in order to receive international guests. I am just so surprised that this one was approved. Other than the toilet, the room seems clean, and the rate is so low. Besides, you would most likely spend most part of your day out. Look forward to seeing your next video.☺
Sitting toilets are unheigenic and sqatting hygienic.
@@DK-ev9dg 别搞笑,全世界只有中国大陆人这么认为 lol
@@DK-ev9dgThat doesn't matter.
This hotel definitively doesn't meet the requirements to receive international guests. I would say even local middle class Chinese will not accept this hotel.
@@xucg Good value for money, this hotel is cheap and has such a big TV and window.
You guys are so smart as it is not easy to get around in this big coutry. I am also very impressed with how you two can learn so fast with all the new technologies in China.
Because China exempts my country from visas, I consulted many friends before departure and also contacted my friends in China. I stayed in China for 13 days. I went to Xinjiang and Tibet, which are publicized by Western media about human rights issues. The scenery is so beautiful and the people are so nice. To be honest, I don’t recommend that you stay in such a bad hotel. It’s not expensive to stay in a high-end hotel (about $40/day). My personal suggestion is that you should make some young Chinese friends. Those Chinese young people are very friendly, lol. When I saw you staying in a hotel with this environment, I actually covered my forehead and laughed (not laughing)
小城市的话，20美元就可以住到相当不错的酒店了
bad hotel? what's the fuss? a bed is just that, a bed to sleep on for the night.
Alan & Shannon，welcome to China！love your videos，thanks for sharing！
The "hotel" you are staying at seems to be tailored for those with extremely limited budgets, looking for a place to spend the night casually. Of course, it's a good option if you want to experience a more local way of life. In my own impression of Wuhan, the people there are very warm-hearted. Although they speak loudly, it doesn't mean they are rude. The drivers in Wuhan have a crazy driving style, similar to Chongqing. The hot dry noodles in Wuhan are delicious and highly recommended. Compared to Shanghai, Wuhan has a more grassroots atmosphere. by the way, Wuhan's breakfast is quite distinctive and worth trying.
Both chongqing and Wuhan people are famous for their hot temper probably because of the very hot weather and spicy food. But they are also famous for their loyalty and brotherhood spirit.
说实话，这种价格的酒店作为中国人的我从来没找到过，他们也太厉害了😂
@@user-wq6ov3bg6k 特么服了，前后反差好大🤣🤣🤣
@@truman7197 什么反差
Enjoyed your video! Welcome to China! 🙂
Amazing ....Look forward to seeing your next video
Also Shanghai is over 800 km from wuhan, HSR takes u across that distance within 4 hours for 40 euros… I have traveled extensively around the world and I can confidently say that is probably the most efficient and comfortable way to travel this distance anywhere
Yes, I was going to say that.
Hey Alan&Shannon! You guys are amazing and it is so good to hear your Scottish accent lol! I am Chinese studied in Scotland (St Andrews to be precise) for years and am now living in Beijing. Do let me know if you guys are planning to travel to Beijing Would love to hang out with you!
Omg no way!!! We are arriving in Beijing on the 16th, would be amazing if you could show us about😆
Glad to see you guys travelling in China and show firsthand info to others who did not, nowadays, China is so different from what western media has portraited. Some of my fellow local friends still do not believe how advanced China is now, like what i told them that you need to go there to see with your own eyes, I guess right now I can direct them to your channel. Thanks for sharing.
Because most Westerners live in a cocoon of information compiled by politicians and are blinded! For example: The United States has always said that China has committed genocide against the Uighurs in Xinjiang, but it cannot provide any evidence. It turns a blind eye to the reality of genocide in Gaza and refuses to urge Israel to stop massacring the people of Gaza~
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Every China vlog amazes me a lot. And the ones from ur cute couple are the most fantastic.
If you like natural landscapes, you can go to East Lake Park and riverbanks in Wuhan. If you prefer cultural landscapes, you can visit museums (appointment required), Yellow Crane Tower, and Jianghan Road.
A lot more honking in Wuhan is what I immediately notice.
The guy is so warm. It's very nice of him to go out of his way to help you.
Sure in Shanghai, they say the horn of the car is optional, while in other cities indicator is optional.😂
shanghai banned honking for decade. drivers dare not honk if not necessary otherwise they'll be fined.
Wuhan drivers are infamously short tempered😂 and the dialect there may sound aggressive and rude, but the people are generally nice.
@@mayo9030 this is so true
@@Pikatu all cities are banned to honk when driving inside a city, however, this is not strictly carried out in China, the drivers know the rule but some of them are not patient, it takes time for people to reach civilized society, traffic education is still neccessary.
Great video. Thanks
Glad you enjoy China! Great video!
China’s High Speed Rail ..........no1 of wr
The apartment buildings look the same because those blocks are built and designed by the same developers, It looks weird from a distance but those apartment complexes all have green spaces and childrens parks linking them so it's a lot friendlier on the eyes up close.
Well done. Hope to see more videos!
Welcome to China and we hope you enjoy your travels!
Wow, i didnt expect China to be this advance and developed. Looks awesome!
another ''AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD'' and everything else is 💩
欢迎你有机会来旅行
please dont confuse with china so many apartemen building, some of them are a land owned by chinese who flee to other country in war long times ago, the goverment create a house or apartemen based on how big the land are and waiting for them to comeback and give them,, my great grandmother was one of them who fleed to indonesia, after she died about 15 years my granmother inherited the land certified (writing in bambo and clothes), and one day with my father, they go to china for travel, and they stop by to see long distance familty there, and to their suprised the farmer land owned by great grandmother become a big apartemen with 10 floor....and nothing living there but been keep clean by goverment....and after metting with goverment official and showing those bambo and clothes letter my grandmother was giving all the key and any legal letter to own the aparment and the surrounding land....for free. my grandmother giving it to her sister there because she now fonds of living on indonesia,
You’ll be shocked how advanced and safe China is compared to the West when u actually visit there. The Western media lies about everything about China.
@@billykulim5202 stop NS, those apartment are all for chinese, they are not never for overseas chinese, they are not even chinese any more they holding foreign passport, also there are only very tiny number of those in another country, also none of them are rich, mostly those went overseas during 19th century were farmers, they went build raliway in US and go to mine in US and australia and NZ, those in southeast asia was even earlier, like 1000 years ago
Shannon and Alan, looks like you guys are really exploring places in China and sharing it with the world! I would like to make some suggestions for the rest of your trips in China, 1) English is not prevalent, but young people tend to speak more English as they learn in school as a requirement usually. So try to ask for help or direction from younger looking student whenever possible. 2) if you can leave your email and next destinations in your video, I am sure there might be some freindly and english speaking local Chinese who would organize some hosting and ttour guiding for you guys in advance. Just try it! Best of luck!
Great video! Love it!
cool video! keep them coming!
I just love your vlogs. You guys are the best. 👍👍👍
Thank you so much❤️
it's funny to see that you went for some of the worst hotels you can find in china :P
Love your energy! look forward to more videos！l
The worst hotels always end up being the best stories haha! Thank you for watching!
@@alanshannon3884also don’t worry about wifi. China’s infra of telecommunication is the best of the world. 5G everywhere and even in the middle of mountain or super remote villages there are still good signals and mobile data that is
even better than what we have in Netherlands in the city center… here in Netherlands the mobile data is so slow and broken along the train ride….
@@alanshannon3884this 7£ hotel is bettee than most thw youth hostel around the world
@@alanshannon3884 - and they are usually in the worst part of the city ( economically and socially ) . You dare to stay in the worst part of Scotland?
@@hearhere2165
这不是问题。虽然酒店环境不好，但是中国的治安还是没问题的。
Welcome to China! Hope you have a wonderful time there!
I enjoy your videos very much.
You guys are living it up....... Nice video. Those train tickets probably are expensive in a city like that.
看到他们最后的酒店，我实在是绷不住了😂
70RMB on night ... lol
🤣真的大无语
这些酒店 一般只有穷学生找工作的时候才会去住的 正常工作的一般不会住
看看外国人多友好 中国人好好学学
@@schris7430 看看外国人多友好 中国人好好学学
Quite a wonderful trip, have fun.
So so cool! My last time in China was June 2018! Very helpful video as I plan on visiting the country sometime later this year, and more importantly, plan to take the bullet train from Shanghai to Wuhan to visit a friend! Thanks so much!
As far as I am concerned, they have hot water available on all train services in China, it's not a big deal. In fact, you can even order food via your smart phone apps while travelling by train and the food will be delivered to you at the next stop.
u guys with so adorable and lovly accent !
Too hard for me😂😂
i rode the high speed train in 2019 going from beijing to shanghai, glad to see you guys enjoying it as much as I did! China is an incredible country, can't wait to go back in march!
great content ❤❤❤
Seems to be a miracle to find a hotel at £7 per night in 21 century.
lots of hotel only need 2 €😂
全国各地火车站旁边都有很多20块，30块的小旅馆的，只是你没有去了解过，只有一张床，这种就不能指望有什么好的环境设施了
15英镑在中国就可以住比较不错的酒店了。如果加到20英镑那么就可以住到很好的房间，甚至是双人间那种的。还提供一些基本的生活用品。
China's public transport and high speed rail is probably the best in the world :D Nice video!
Interesting video, looking forward to seeing more videos from you lovely two. By the way, love your Scottish accent a lot, it's like drug to me🙂
Very impressed by your very positive attitude. I am from Singapore. I travelled to Yunnan, from Kunming to Shangri-la with my family. We had had a very good time there. Nice scenery, diverse culture and food. Should include that in your itinerary.
Thank you, we will have a look at it now!
A £7 hotel!!! What do you expect? It’s an incredible bargain locations and cleanlinesswise.
Can’t complain for the money, was actually a really cosy room to come back too after exploring all day
This kid of hotel may cost 50 dollars in NY
I am actually waiting for to you guys to keep traveling west. From Wuhan to Chongqing from Chongqing to Chengdu and then you can either follow a tour group to Tibet (because I heard it's no allowed to travel by yourself there) or you can also self-travel to Yunnan Province.
I never heard that It's not allowed to travel to Tibet by yourself.It's not true.
@@minli-tk1oo I just googled it to verify.
So basically you need to book a tour with a travel agency, then you're to allow the travel permit. If you're local then the rule doesn't apply to you.
The Tibet Permit is issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) and is required for all foreign travelers, regardless of whether they are traveling independently or with a group. The permit is intended to regulate and guide tourism in the region, and it's issued only to travelers who book a tour with a registered travel agency authorized by the Tibet Tourism Bureau.
@@rollingdownfalling Indeed, I am Chinese, so I have not heard of this policy.From you I learned that Tibet has limits on foreigners traveling alone.Hopefully this will change in the future.
@@rollingdownfalling Many Indians had travelled to Tibet and Xinjiang. The reasons for travel agency are mostly for the safeties:
1. High altitudes. Heard several stories ages ago about foreigners lost their lives in Tibet due to altitude diseases, and it is involved diplomatic communications. The travel agencies will have oxygen bottles in the buses/vans.
2. So many lands without residents or phone signals. Only 5 million people in such a large area, so if one had got lost, it would be difficult to find someone for help. If one had found someone for help, the language barrier will jump in.
that guy is so helpful, what a nice guy!
Thanks & best wishes are sent from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire.
Was a good watch.
Regards
1. You can actually move around on the train, and the dining car is usually in the middle of the train.
2. Hotel, if the price is doubled, you can stay in a Western standard hotel. Hotel chains are very common in China and very cheap.
There is a street called Hubu Lane where you can eat the local food.You can visit the Hubei Museum ,there are many bronze artifacts there.
Not just any bronze artifacts, but the national treasure kind of artifacts!
No one in Hubu Lane will go.
Btw y'all should go cities near the long river and see all the crazy beautiful mountains😌
Enjoy your time there!
Lovely couple in a lovely country.
The video is so much fun to watch, even if it's mostly about a single train ride.
You'd gain lots of fans if you posted your videos on Chinese platforms, with translations.
Nice to see fellow Scotsman traveling throughout china! love your videos 😃. Also its quite funny hearing Scots complaining about cold weather 😜 haha
So they are from Scotland? No wonder their accents are so hard to understand😅😅
I do enjoy their accents.
@@wkuntjoro6130 Maybe you are nativespeaker
@@YangZhang-ww6dv if you lived in UK before, the Welsh , Scottish and Irish accent are very cute. Similar as China, people are bored with mandarin accent, if a moive is made with Chongqing accent, it could be much fun and intersting.
No I am not, but I did live in England for several years and have Scottish friends.@@YangZhang-ww6dv
there's contactless mobile charging seats in stations in the uk (and more trains per hour in london, manchester, glasgow) but i enjoyed this!
Love your Scottish accent. Remind me of an old friend Dr. Tallagh I met in Taiwan many years ago. He tutored me English. I was in Wuhan last month. It was my 3rd visit of it. There was zero subway(or metro) on my first visit 20 years ago, 2 subway lines on my 2nd visit. Now there are 11 lines. I found it most helpful is the one from the high speed rail station to downtown Wuhan.
You should have visited Shanghai Astronomy Museum while in Shanghai, because the museum is newly built, and has got the biggest planetarium in the world. It is new and advanced.
That's for kids.
Thank you! Will try to visit this on March! ❤
I visited Shanghai Astronomy back in August this year when it was recently opened. I must say it was simply one of the most high tech and memorizing museums in the world. However when visiting during the school breaks you have to book your visit online well ahead of the visit as the queue can be very long.
please remember to make a reservation ahead, it's such a popular spot now so i'm pretty sure there's no walk in for it. hope you make a happy trip to Shanghai! @@hannaarcilla1101
Thanks for showing the truth about China! 🎉🎉
I am Chinese Canadian in Toronto watching! 🎉
Enjoy your trip in China!
我也在多伦多😂😂
God would know that how I'm obsessed in the lovely accent of yours. Keep going guys.!
check the station right,(usually there are two to three stations in each city),and you can just arrive the station half hour earlier, everything would be just fine. Enjoy ur stay here
Welcome to Wuhan， a city with diverse urban landscape. The mega city is separated into 3 parts by 2 big rivers， Han & Yangtze. Where Hankou part looks farmilar to Shanghai with its old neighborhood and foreign concession，Wuchang part looks like to Nanjing，while Hanyang and it's attached Economy zone gives a Vancouver-style scenery as I once drove on its elevated road westenbound.
I would like to say Wuhan and it's people might have the most wild folk customs I have ever seen in my life，the cars and bikes just go wild. It shows a top accident rate compared to whole China. So when it comes to the first offical reported COVID， hard to believe those dockman-style Wuhanese sacrificed to obey the government lockdown order and quickly vanish the spreading，damm Wuhan has a 13million population. Respect.
The taxi driver is in a hurry, because you stop the car in the middle of the road.😂
对的，出租车司机被摄像头拍到会被罚款的
In fact, there are coffee chains everywhere in China, such as Luckin Coffee, Manner, and Starbucks, which are basically 100 meters away.
It feels so marvoulous that I am basicly on the same train right now whatching this video, but I’ll get off half way in Hefei. sincerely wishing you to have a great trip in my homeland.
About the coffee thing, the train I’m on is serving fresh Starbucks coffee
No way that’s so cool!!
Hey guys！The“hotel”you booked is not actually a legal hotel. 😅Even as a Chinese, I have never tried. If you are considering the budget, most of the legitimate hotels in Wuhan are actually very cheap, around £ 20 per night. However, no matter what, you don't need to worry about safety issues. Enjoy.
如果入住要检查护照，就是合法的。不合法的应该上不了平台
Oops…. It was on Trip.com so didn’t think it would have been any issues. The receptionist was very kind in the hotel
This hotel is legal, but not we would normally book. in the provincial capital city like Wuhan, the accommodation cost is more than 150 RMB, and you can book a normal standard hotel.
@@alanshannon3884 Generally speaking, when foreign guests come to China, they stay in star-rated hotels. This is mainly due to communication issues. Because we are not an English-speaking country, many people do not speak English and cannot solve many problems for you, so it is better to choose star-rated hotels. This The price/performance ratio of small hotels is also very low.
@@alanshannon3884 I used a Chinese app to check the hotel you're staying at, and it turns out it's a very budget-friendly option. A one-night stay in a room with a large bed is only 62 RMB, making it the cheapest hotel in the vicinity. Within a one-kilometer radius, there are over dozens of hotels, and with 20-30 pounds, you could easily book a very nice hotel.
China’s HSR is insanely awesome 👍🔥
For those who travel in china, yes you WILL find hot water tap pretty much everywhere. Restaurants will have them handy and feel free to bring ur favorite tea bags/instant coffee with you, because u can find hot water literally everywhere
8:45 things have changed so much since I went almost 20 years ago in China. It used to be hard to travel in the country, and everyone and everyting was so loud and noisy. Even in Confucius temples, groups of tourists were packing around thir tour guides who would SHOUT in their amplifiers. I remember not sleeping at all because the jackhammer would run all night.
I want to go again.
It’s hard to imagine it like this..
I noticed that many travel bloggers overlook the element of the Yangtze River when they visit Wuhan. It's important to note that walking across the Yangtze River via the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge would make for fantastic video material
你看的是过来寻找“病毒发源地”的几个三哥吧？
OMG, You guys are very brave living an accommodation like that. Actually it’s overpriced for place you stayed in. But safety in China you have nothing to worry about, mostly it’s about hygiene.
Not overpriced,they should budget living no complaints.Should not allowing to stay there, that for working from station. $20 to 30 is very good stay i love low budget clean, comfortable spaceous room with hygienic linen bed.
I love this video on Chinese high speed rail.
This hotel is legal, but not we would normally book. in the provincial capital city like Wuhan, the accommodation cost is more than 150 RMB, and you can book a normal standard hotel.
18:32 In China, can this kind of motel accommodate foreigners? In my impression, generally only larger hotels are qualified to accommodate foreigners.
Its £7, what do you expect dude? China offers choices for both rich and poor to be able to move about and see whats outside your bubble
很显然，携程上的套路，接单之后然后把你送到另外一个地方，只能说，这些套路无处不在，自己人还坑呢，别说外国人了。 另外，便宜也没好货。 7块钱还是别想太多了😂
@@echopinlee4646 7 英鎊。。。應該￥60吧，不過也不算多
哈哈，我也是第一次知道这么廉价的小旅馆竟然还能涉外😂😂😂
这携程也太TM坑了，，，说实话，这种旅馆，连狗看了都摇头，还用来接待欧洲人，真是无语
当然不是说欧洲人就高人一等，都是有钱人，毕竟如果按欧洲的收入标准来国内花的话，一夜30磅不算多吧，大把条件好的酒店可以入住~~~
感觉连中国稍微经济条件好点的人，出门最起码7天汉庭之类的，这种城中村的都不能称为hotel，最多属于出租屋
这玩意儿平时最多的顾客应该是农民工兄弟了吧，确实足够便宜@@echopinlee4646
I also travel with this kind of train often. They are convenient and safe. China has got it right in public transportation 🎉
I love your videos, I am a new subscriber. I also make travel videos in China
I can tell you two are from Scotland from your accent! I'm a Chinese who currently live in Edinburgh! Love your video!
I'm born and bred in Scotland but have moved to Hong Kong to work now. Been here for 10 years! I love Hong Kong and Scotland.🏴🇭🇰
Wow that random guy from the shop not only sorted out the hotel issue but walked you to your cab and packed in your bags! It's almost a blessing in disguise that something went 'wrong'--you got to see what the people are like in this country!
哈哈，不过要小心那些主动向你靠过来的的黑车司机，他们要价一般都很高的😂，正规的出租车司机可以让他们打表，网约车能够显示价格的是最好的
You guys are very brave to travel to China alone. I can speak Chinese and we always go on tour groups. The problem with exploring China is that it's too big, the natural landscapes are far from the city centers. Transportation wise would be hard to figure out. Unless you want only want to spend your time in the cities.
1.Big City, you have to go Shenzhen、Guangzhou、Chongqing、Beijing、Hangzhou、Chendu.
2.Cultural town, you have to go Wuzhen、Fenghuang、Lijiang、Pingyao.
3.Natural scenery, you have to go Yangshuo、Mount Huang、Zhangjiajie、Jiuzhaigou、Qinghai Lake、Hulunbeir Grassland.
The station in Shanghai (Hongqiao) is actually also an airport lol. They share a common departure curb.
love the honest observation
Thank you for watching!
I find it interesting that westerners tend to find Squat Toilets unhygienic and Sitting toilets hygienic, when many Asians or at least the people I know find it the other way round. I always had the impression that sitting toilets is more unhygienic cause you could be sharing bacteria/germs with other people through contact. But that being said, the squat toilet in this hotel doesn't look well maintained, there are better more modern squat toilets. But then again 7 pounds is ridiculously cheap so its kinda to be expected tbh.
Very well said.
Agree in general but squat toilets tend to smell, that's the down side. I am not a well off guy but I would spend a little more....
外面人蹲下来会很累，中国人自古以来都是蹲在地上吃饭聊天，现在可能很少了
西方人没办法亚洲蹲😂
@@user-swq623 雙腿會彎就可以蹲。。。你找個洋女友會不會進不了？
Hi Alan & Sharon- UK Chinese here - you guys are brave to stay in a £7 a night hostel. I would never ever do that - these accommodations are for migrant workers looking for low paid jobs. Not they are dangerous but in terms of sanitation and comfort, please don’t.
In fact, there is no problem with hygiene in such cheap hotels. Their cleaning is outsourced to cleaning companies for cleaning and disinfection. From time to time, there will also be random inspections by the Market Supervision Bureau. Once found, they will be severely fined and even have their business license revoked. No business allowed~
You can scan the bar code besides your chair order food such as McDonald’s which will be delivered at next station.
You save so much money, as a Chinese, I have never stayed in such a hotel before!!
It’s very interesting. A lot of people complain about the hotel, but you guys don’t think it is that bad.😂 Enjoy your trip in china.
Aslong as there is a comfy bed! We stay in hotels almost every night of the year so we try to keep the costs low, plus we are hardly ever in them apart from to sleep
@@alanshannon3884very cheap indeed. Hope you can get more and more subscribers.
Curious what app you guys used to book the room. Generally speaking, it's hard to get a license for foreign operations for a hotel like that, except for youth hostels.
We booked it on Trip.com
不是说了携程吗？只要酒店申请就可以呀，和酒店的等级没什么关系。
I saw in your previous video that you used Alipay's ride code to pay for bus fares. In fact, buses and subways in Wuhan can also be paid with Alipay's ride code
Adorable couple :)
7 pound Hotel😄 that’s worth it, less than one meal cost!
not sure why you choose an accommodation like that . for i am sure for slightly more you will get a much better one in town . strange choice😂
You need to stay in atleast one run down place per country, only fair! To be fair, apart from the toilet the place was decent enough!
Good point, fair enough!@@alanshannon3884
@@alanshannon3884You did the right thing. Only by going to a place with a bad environment can we comprehensively evaluate the bottom line of the city. Only by knowing the bottom line of the city can we know about the life of ordinary people above the bottom line. Just like in Western countries, homeless people and ordinary people may become homeless due to certain reasons. The most terrifying thing is that in Western countries, homeless people can still be classified, such as ordinary homeless people, drug addicts, etc., without any bottom line
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I think what you are saying is identity card(domestic travel doesn't need a passport),
which, however, only has that feature in the rail system, idk why I will need a boarding pass(prob I need to check-in my bags?), but I can't even do an online check in China.
But still, in the rail system, it is quite useful.
I've been live Italy and Scotland, and Italy also have identity card similar to that where UK doesn't, which is quite weird... as it is really useful tbh.
Very nice❤❤❤
There are two, even three train stations in most cities in China.
Please make sure what's the stations you should go where are one hour apart from the other one. Don't mess up your schedule.
I think we checked the ticket 10 times before leaving, we were so nervous we got it wrong
@@alanshannon3884 There are three railway stations in Wuhan, namely Wuchang Railway Station, Wuhan Railway Station, and Hankou Railway Station. Other large cities have similar situations~