Yes this is my seventh time in China. Iam attached to a Chinese women but we are based in Sydney. My impression are mostly positive anything is efficient and the people always friendly
No one on the other end of the camera is watching you, and the information is recorded on a large capacity hard drive.Only after the crime has occurred there will it be watched by the police, and the hard disk will be cleared after a while.No one except the criminal feels offended.Eliminate your tension and wish you a happy time in China.
Yeah, then when you mess with one of the officials or some officials' relatives don't like you, then you will learn its the hard way. Just like every China's dynasties, as long as you are not unlucky enough to witness something or stay on the way of some children of officials, then you are fine. POWER CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPT ABSOLUTELY. This statement talks about nature of humans as we gain more power. It stays TRUE for the past thousands of years and to this date.
@@louiswu6300 yes only criminals will be part of the social credit system right. Or would you say that one is a criminal if not behaving the way CCP wants? Yes, I'm sure Jinping will have a social credit score and will be judged same as everybody else lol.
I am so sacred to walk in street after 8:00 pm in USA; I never had same feeling in China even at 12:00am or even later. I always feel so safe. And all students walk to their school and home at evening.
Yes ,people like me, we have much higher sense on that. I felt bad when visiting beijing there was a time we were queuing for toilet, and that lady just sticked on my back in the queue. Why?! But we can see the differences in behaviours between people from the same nation
As a non-Chinese. An African actually 🇳🇬. I appreciate you making this video in an objective and impartial way. So many UA-camrs, when they make videos about China or Africa, like to say the worst things possible, and the truth is, we are a lot more than what rumourmongers love to spread. We are strong, need love too and only wish to keep getting better and better everyday💕. Lastly, happy pride month.
@@shawn7105 if you need personal tandem,just let me know. nothing business or money. Confucious said" be welcome and helpful to others". just message, feel free
Welcome！laern more phrases about food！ to make sure you can fully enjoy the authentic Chinese cuisine from street to restaurant, and of course to avoid something you don't like LOL
About spitting, I completely agree with you. Yes, some people, (especially older, uneducated) have this bad habit, not much from young generation. A lot of Chinese are also deeply bothered by this too, especially in clean subway, bus, public space. One of the reasons is the poor air quality. With improved air quality, and educated young generation, things will become much better. Every year I return to China, glad to see things are getting better and better.
I'm Vietnamese. Honestly, public camera is BEST!!! No one have time to watching you or anyone. It only records to see if anything happen or trouble then it cause the criminal only. And i don't mind if Government out public camera to watching us on train, bus, street as long as it PUBLIC to protect us. Each day have thousands & millions people walking around, past & past. NO ONE to watching you or anyone. They only watching if there are criminal acts or something, they're rewatching again. Unless, it public camera it okay, i feel safe. But i argee sometimes if they using too much camera in same places, it a bit uncomfortable. Like if we did something's private or playing with friend,guys,etc.l.kiss or hugging and things get record even it far ways not zoom in to your face but it kinda...uhm 😂 ONLY problems is if there is hidden camera from asshole creepy guys if they want to spy you and watching you in toilet or dress zoom or hotels. it criminal & suck a shit
My first impressions of China I love Chinese dumplings. So food is what comes to mind immediately. I have also bought many Chinese outfits from China. I just received two tang suits for a formal event next month. I have Christmas shopped for family online for certain family members. I like their clothing line and prices, along with food. I have never visited though
I've never been to China but I think it's a very good country to live in, I am also very fascinated with oriental cultures and countries like Japan, Thailand etc. not just China, generally speaking they are all so interesting.
Ohh I feel ya, I just keep researching and reading things about China, South Korea and Japan, and I always get more interested and curious about these countries, I hope someday I can go to them all, or even have the possibility to live in one of them :')
I am Chinese, I totally agree with you, Chinese need to learn not to smoke at public indoor space and not to spitting anywhere anytime. Also need to learn to queue, although queuing is improving in some major cities.
In London, the cameras would make me feel safe. In China, not so much. If you use UA-cam in China, or Google, or pretty much any other website that you've actually heard of, you are ipso facto not a law-abiding citizen in China. This is not strictly enforced at all, but if you end up on the wrong government official's radar, it's enough to put you in jail, without trial, and keep you there indefinitely. And it's possible to end up on government radar in China through circumstances unrelated to your own behavior, e.g., by being from a particular country when some international politics happens. (Right now, it is particularly dangerous to be in China if you happen to be from Canada. Another time, it might be another country, depending on the politics of the moment.) You do NOT want to end up in legal trouble in China. Being innocent of any wrong doing is NOT a valid defense. Chinese jurisprudence is like a weird hybrid of Cardassia and Jackson's Whole. If the Guanxi isn't with you, no amount of being in the right will help, and evidence, including having everything on camera, is irrelevant. Evidence can be confiscated, and you have no legal rights.
Jonadab the Unsightly One As you can see, the three of us Chinese are responding to your comments. Is the surveillance system as scary as you think? I think it is very safe and effective to control crimes. Of course, criminals will be very worried about them.
@@jonadabtheunsightly Using Google services is not illegal, and, nobody cares if one uses those or not. At individual level, if you make public statement to attack/overthrow CCP, then it is illegal. At corporate level, setting up business without complying to the local laws (as censorship to Google) is illegal. And in many higher educations, students do access oversea internet alot, like a ton...
As a Chinese, I'd say your impressions are quite honest, objective and unbiased. Especially on that monitor issue, I appreciate that you see both advantages and disadvantages of it, unlike many westerners, who cannot think out of the box of "1984" and exaggerate the downsides. There are a whole lot of wonderful stuff for you to explore: views, food, cultures, etc. There are perhaps also quite some "strange" things that will challenge you. Anyway, I sincerely hope you have joyful and safe journey in China.
Kelvin BAo the concern is that government can also monitor people who don’t agree with government’s policy, different voices would be suppressed. the intention is not protecting people but put civilian under control. If authorities commit crimes, they always say cameras are broken
Bangchuan Liu That‘s not true.China has so many just in case an accident happens.Also what you’ve said doesn’t make any sense,cuz police won’t be watching and spying on ordinary people 24/7.Your beliefs are just stereotypes from western media.
@@lingao1958 Would you know if they are jailed if government can CENSOR information? You haven't heard many things, and if you heard, what's then? Do you dare to go out to protest? Power CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPT ABSOLUTELY. This statement talk about the nature of humans just like China's dynasties with good officials, but when they were filled with corrupted officials, you learn yours own history, so you should know from 15th century, China was prey with one of the worst CORRUPTION that lead to the downfall of China in the next 400 years and only recently get back up.
I am proud that I am a Chinese. Chinese are friendly, hardworking and positive. I wish all people in the world can understand and trust China and make a better world.
Haha, really love your video! Very authentic! Anyway, about the camera part, just a bit points I'd like to share: these cameras are all set in public places, where I dont think you would have much privacy room. I mean if you go to public, it doesn't make much sense that you can still enjoy your privacy as you may think.
I've just been in China for the last few weeks and can completely relate to these! Another thing that surprised me is all the security, even in places like metro stations! Also how much desert there is (I'm travelling out west towards the Kazakh border) and China has such a huge variety of beautiful landscapes. I was also surprised at how huge and developed the train network is here (and by the whole Chinese train station experience!), and how good the high-speed trains are, even to the more rural/less developed regions. Something I really don't like though in China is the extortionate entrance fees for most of the tourist sights, especially compared to other Asian countries.
I suspect setting entrance fees high is to limit the number of visitors, ensuring better comfort for both local and foreign visitors who can pay the high fees. However I believe this will change within the next decade as China is developing her domestic tour industry, expanding existing tourist sites and creating many new ones.
@@PatMaxAdventures Gansu and Xinjiang are really beautiful. Lots of unique and strange desert landscapes! You always feel like you are on Mars or the moon. Zhangye Danxia rainbow mountains are especially cool. Xinjiang is an interesting experience - sometimes had random police stop me and take me to a police station for questioning but they were always polite (except one officer on the way to the Kazakh border was a bit intimidating). Security at the train stations is crazy, like 10x more intense than in the west of China, they really check thoroughly, your bags, pockets and everything. :P But Xinjiang is a really unique experience and very different to the rest of China, with the Uyghur/almost middle eastern influences, and the Uyghur people are very different (and friendly!).
20 years ago. The western world said: Singapore, no freedom , no domocracy 😂, now , they don’t finger point Singapore any more. Than began to painting China:)
actually u can bind ur chase debit or credit card to ur alipay account and buy railway tickets with them. Places like starbucks and Hilton are also usable but Im a chinese myself and I created my alipay account with my chinese ID so Im not really sure whether its a thing for u guys but I think they should be the same. Try to get an account with ur passport and give it a shot tho
That is why I became more confident about China after having life aboard, because I found that most foreigners expectation to China is super low while China itself is not that bad
Thank you for bringing the objective and real image of China to the world. Your iteration comes without ideology and political biases. Much appreciated!! Please keep make these videos, and I am sure things will get better such as spitting and smoking!
Regarding the cameras. Imagine this scenario where you are traveling with kids and for whatever reason got lost. How are you going to find them? That’s when you will appreciate the cameras.
Or government can keep track of you for whatever reasons, like your blood types or organ is almost match to some officials who need emergency transplant right away. You never know, with government CONTROL and CENSOR everything. China is what US's politicians Wet Dream come true. I love how Chinese often mention US's politicians are corrupted, but then China's officials are not corrupted? Despite wielding power several times more than any officials in any countries in the world.
@@CuongNguyen-le5ic You think that Chinese officials force people to sell their organs and blood, and then I know it is a waste of time to debate with you guys.
@@CuongNguyen-le5ic You being so brainwashed is making American politicians' wet dreams come true, anyone who's been to China will just laugh at your stupidity+ignorance. Corruption is illegal in China and LEGAL in the US.
China is safe in some ways but unsafe in others. Violent crimes are extremely rare, walking around in obscure areas in the middle of the night is completely safe. On the other hand, the chance of being injured in traffic is extremely high, there is a lot of room for improvement in food safety and often a lack of proper quality control among consumer products can lead to disastrous consequences. On the whole, I love living here and would recommend to anyone to pay a visit.
In Sweden we have the same system. It's called Swish. All banks cooperate. Works great. Swish is a mobile application for money transfer, launched in December 2012 by Getswish AB. The application enables quick payments between private bank's bank accounts by filling in the recipient's mobile number instead of account numbers.
hanchun su im a Chinese. And i need to say that the shit is u, but not India. Let the government do their business, our normal people should calm down and be friendly to each other.
Is true what you said. I am a Malaysian traveling to China twice or more a year for business trip and going around china without alipay n wechatpay is incovenient. Hence opening a bank account is a must.
I am from Singapore. And I have been to Qingdao a few times. Qingdao is a great coastal city, and I don't remember seeing people spitting publicly over there. Have u been to Qingdao?
You made a serious mistake by equating CCTV with public order Even without cctv, China is still safe. CCTV makes public order better. You don't understand the root cause of good public order in China.
Thanks for your vedios which help more people know about China, and I have to say that your vedios are good materials for me to train my English listening.
Is china is best country to travel in Asia? I've heard Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines, India also getting better for travelling. What's your opinion!?
Just back from China and my biggest tip for anyone is be prepared for the toilets. They are pretty grim on the whole which is totally different from the streets which are very clean. Top tip is to carry your own toilet paper as there is no toilet paper in toilets. Also people smoke a lot in the toilets so they can be quite smoky. In addition folk have no qualms about spitting or snorting into the sinks which can be a bit off putting coming from the West.
The cameras secure you to walk in the mid-night safely even you're a single girl,go out to eat some food or go to a party with your friends.In big cities,walk alone 2 or 3 am is safe too.Image that in western contries~~~~~~
well, people do talk about policis. in one of my wechat circles, a guy from my middle school years is known for anti- ... everything chinese government done. he would complain everything. he would repost every article claims the west is better than that of china, false or not. most of us just ignore him....
yeah some of them obvious don't work. i went back china last year. one camera hanging next to a traffic light was visibly broken. for the two weeks i waked by (everyday), the status stayed the same. i think those cameras in big cities are more properly maintained.
Honestly, my favourite part of China is the cameras on the street! Who will stare at you all day? The most important role of these cameras is to quickly gather evidence and lock up suspects when something happens. I lived in Australia and was stolen twice. There is no use to report to the police because there is no witness, no camera, and no police are willing to care about you. But in China, if someone steals your belongings or enters your house, the police can immediately lock the suspect. Your lost property is very likely to be found. I really love these cameras very much, and it is very necessary to manage a city with a dense population!
The camera is everywhere indeed. However, some of them is not as some people said "being watch by the government" For over half of the cameras in the stores, shops, restaurants, ect. are installed willingly by the shopkeepers, because Chinese people are very concerned about there private properties, sometimes even much more than the privacy. This is a tradition, it's not easy for people to change their opinions of value, so do in Roma as Rome does. By the way, those cameras which controlled by Chinese government are build up a system that is actually call "天网"（which directly mean 'skynet') It has become a memo in china when people mention the camera, others warn you that a terminator is coming.
well not sure about the other western cities (or maybe villages) but there are a lot of cameras here in Vancouver. Sky train stations, buses, universities, malls, pretty much anywhere you go. Just name it.
Westerns feel offended by the camera but to be honest I feel not safe without cameras in the UK, I saw a really crime case by my own eyes in a public park in London( west London not rough area at all) a 15 years old boy got robbed and beaten by a group of gangster ( he didn’t know them) they took his phone and forced him took his socks and trainers off, left him after beat him, his eyes were bruise, we helped him called his mum and police, police who were on duty from 14:00 till 18:00 came in 15 mins, said it was third case happened during their duty time,I was shocked and worried my own kids’ safety and if there are some cameras the bad guys should be caught easily but sadly not practical in the west world and even the bad guys were caught the laws are too soft the punishments are nothing towards the so called not serious cases!
Can you please talk about public toilets in China? I haven't been there but I am worry about this n I heard they're very dirty n even opened toilets? Thanks for your help. You're doing great honest everyday things happening in China. Keeps up!
I used to live in Netherlands. People smoke not cigarette but weeds everywhere...... and many German&Belgians travelled to Netherlands in the weekend just to smoke weeds....
thanks for Being open minded. You even tried to look at both the positive and negative sides of our cultural differences. Whenever other people make videos on china they always focus on the negative and not enough about our bomb ass food 😂
Mugging and pocket picking was still very common in China 10 years ago. You notice people still put their backpack in the front. I hope the new surveillance system would solve that. PS. Stay in Tier 1 cities if you don't speak Chinese. It's literally New York vs Detroit.
I have read 1984 when I was in the high school of Canada, def not as exaggerated as that. I honestly appreciate our government doing such a great job on public security, at least being watched by camera is better than being robbed on the street or being annoyed by those who went high by drug.
Welcome to china and get along with my people, we are friendly. Some people are not in good manner at public cause education level is various from people come from all over the big country. They still need time to learn and change.
i dont mind the cameras, because first of all the cameras are only in public places, it's public, so privacy? Second, it doesnt have influence for us normal people but the bad guys.
What are your impressions of China? Have you visited China before?
Yes this is my seventh time in China.
Iam attached to a Chinese women but we are based in Sydney.
My impression are mostly positive anything is efficient and the people always friendly
China is a very poor country and lots of homeless people
comant x wow what a special perspective lol
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No one on the other end of the camera is watching you, and the information is recorded on a large capacity hard drive.Only after the crime has occurred there will it be watched by the police, and the hard disk will be cleared after a while.No one except the criminal feels offended.Eliminate your tension and wish you a happy time in China.
I know some cities enforce 31-day of rolling recording on a hard drive array.
Yeah those cameras will not be used for regular people when the social score system is up and running right..............
@@okisdr only criminals in China hate cams. It will also limits the top power. Because where they go will be recorded too.
Yeah, then when you mess with one of the officials or some officials' relatives don't like you, then you will learn its the hard way.
Just like every China's dynasties, as long as you are not unlucky enough to witness something or stay on the way of some children of officials, then you are fine.
POWER CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPT ABSOLUTELY.
This statement talks about nature of humans as we gain more power. It stays TRUE for the past thousands of years and to this date.
@@louiswu6300 yes only criminals will be part of the social credit system right. Or would you say that one is a criminal if not behaving the way CCP wants?
Yes, I'm sure Jinping will have a social credit score and will be judged same as everybody else lol.
I am so sacred to walk in street after 8:00 pm in USA; I never had same feeling in China even at 12:00am or even later. I always feel so safe. And all students walk to their school and home at evening.
Yup it's very safe! But I feel super comfortable here in San Diego as well.
Really where do you live where you dont feel safe at 8pm in the U.S
Cameras is ok for Chinese. They always protect good people from the dangerous situations.
I got robbed in Belgium and the cops did nothing, my friends lost something in China and got back the stuff in a day.....
Z Jorat why?
china is still a developing country. there are still many aspects need be improved.
Yes ,people like me, we have much higher sense on that. I felt bad when visiting beijing there was a time we were queuing for toilet, and that lady just sticked on my back in the queue. Why?!
But we can see the differences in behaviours between people from the same nation
As a non-Chinese. An African actually 🇳🇬. I appreciate you making this video in an objective and impartial way.
So many UA-camrs, when they make videos about China or Africa, like to say the worst things possible, and the truth is, we are a lot more than what rumourmongers love to spread. We are strong, need love too and only wish to keep getting better and better everyday💕.
Lastly, happy pride month.
I'm learning Mandarin now and can't wait to go to China!!
Welcome to China and know about Chinese culture. I'm learning English to get a full-time remote job.
@@shawn7105 if you need personal tandem,just let me know. nothing business or money. Confucious said" be welcome and helpful to others". just message, feel free
加油，大兄弟
Welcome！laern more phrases about food！ to make sure you can fully enjoy the authentic Chinese cuisine from street to restaurant, and of course to avoid something you don't like LOL
祝你早日学成来华，能看懂就差不多了
About spitting, I completely agree with you. Yes, some people, (especially older, uneducated) have this bad habit, not much from young generation. A lot of Chinese are also deeply bothered by this too, especially in clean subway, bus, public space. One of the reasons is the poor air quality. With improved air quality, and educated young generation, things will become much better. Every year I return to China, glad to see things are getting better and better.
@Bruce Li 派人巡逻，开正规罚单，贵的那种
When last have you walked around London? There are more cameras per capita in London.
I'm Vietnamese. Honestly, public camera is BEST!!!
No one have time to watching you or anyone. It only records to see if anything happen or trouble then it cause the criminal only.
And i don't mind if Government out public camera to watching us on train, bus, street as long as it PUBLIC to protect us.
Each day have thousands & millions people walking around, past & past. NO ONE to watching you or anyone. They only watching if there are criminal acts or something, they're rewatching again.
Unless, it public camera it okay, i feel safe. But i argee sometimes if they using too much camera in same places, it a bit uncomfortable. Like if we did something's private or playing with friend,guys,etc.l.kiss or hugging and things get record even it far ways not zoom in to your face but it kinda...uhm 😂
ONLY problems is if there is hidden camera from asshole creepy guys if they want to spy you and watching you in toilet or dress zoom or hotels. it criminal & suck a shit
I hate the spitting sound it's disgusting but give it another 10 yrs i'm sure those old habit will die out.
give it 60 years
FoodforThought 60年后台湾连青海都不如了😂😂😂
The sound of you spitting is so right, lol
The older generations up to 70s are the spitters.
It takes two generations to die out and more.
My first impressions of China I love Chinese dumplings. So food is what comes to mind immediately. I have also bought many Chinese outfits from China. I just received two tang suits for a formal event next month. I have Christmas shopped for family online for certain family members. I like their clothing line and prices, along with food. I have never visited though
I love Chinese outfits too.
get there if possible it's very different than what you expect
Food is a great impression of China, and one that will only get deeper if you go visit.
try Hanfu next time. It is the real Chinese outfit. Tang suits is Manchu outfit
I give you 100 percent for this video.
Iam touring around Southern China at the moment.
Keep up with your videos
Me too ^^ Thank you!
I've never been to China but I think it's a very good country to live in, I am also very fascinated with oriental cultures and countries like Japan, Thailand etc. not just China, generally speaking they are all so interesting.
Thailand is not oriental.
Only china japan korea.
Welcome to China ❤️
Ohh I feel ya, I just keep researching and reading things about China, South Korea and Japan, and I always get more interested and curious about these countries, I hope someday I can go to them all, or even have the possibility to live in one of them :')
I am Chinese, I totally agree with you, Chinese need to learn not to smoke at public indoor space and not to spitting anywhere anytime. Also need to learn to queue, although queuing is improving in some major cities.
Yep many cameras but being a law abiding citizen I feel soooo safe. Yea I agree with you about the smoking it’s horrible!
In London, the cameras would make me feel safe. In China, not so much. If you use UA-cam in China, or Google, or pretty much any other website that you've actually heard of, you are ipso facto not a law-abiding citizen in China. This is not strictly enforced at all, but if you end up on the wrong government official's radar, it's enough to put you in jail, without trial, and keep you there indefinitely. And it's possible to end up on government radar in China through circumstances unrelated to your own behavior, e.g., by being from a particular country when some international politics happens. (Right now, it is particularly dangerous to be in China if you happen to be from Canada. Another time, it might be another country, depending on the politics of the moment.)
You do NOT want to end up in legal trouble in China. Being innocent of any wrong doing is NOT a valid defense. Chinese jurisprudence is like a weird hybrid of Cardassia and Jackson's Whole. If the Guanxi isn't with you, no amount of being in the right will help, and evidence, including having everything on camera, is irrelevant. Evidence can be confiscated, and you have no legal rights.
@@jonadabtheunsightly Very insightful comments. By the way have you ever been to China?
I wanna say that most of smoking guys everywhere are middle-aged. And I'm also hate that.
Jonadab the Unsightly One As you can see, the three of us Chinese are responding to your comments. Is the surveillance system as scary as you think? I think it is very safe and effective to control crimes. Of course, criminals will be very worried about them.
@@jonadabtheunsightly Using Google services is not illegal, and, nobody cares if one uses those or not. At individual level, if you make public statement to attack/overthrow CCP, then it is illegal. At corporate level, setting up business without complying to the local laws (as censorship to Google) is illegal. And in many higher educations, students do access oversea internet alot, like a ton...
I like your genuine and honest observation. hope to hear more about China from your channel.
Than you!
As a Chinese, I'd say your impressions are quite honest, objective and unbiased. Especially on that monitor issue, I appreciate that you see both advantages and disadvantages of it, unlike many westerners, who cannot think out of the box of "1984" and exaggerate the downsides. There are a whole lot of wonderful stuff for you to explore: views, food, cultures, etc. There are perhaps also quite some "strange" things that will challenge you. Anyway, I sincerely hope you have joyful and safe journey in China.
No one is watching you or following you, just in case crime happened they can bring out old tapes and investigate. Common sense.
Kelvin BAo the concern is that government can also monitor people who don’t agree with government’s policy, different voices would be suppressed. the intention is not protecting people but put civilian under control. If authorities commit crimes, they always say cameras are broken
Bangchuan Liu That‘s not true.China has so many just in case an accident happens.Also what you’ve said doesn’t make any sense,cuz police won’t be watching and spying on ordinary people 24/7.Your beliefs are just stereotypes from western media.
@@lingao1958 Would you know if they are jailed if government can CENSOR information?
You haven't heard many things, and if you heard, what's then? Do you dare to go out to protest?
Power CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPT ABSOLUTELY.
This statement talk about the nature of humans just like China's dynasties with good officials, but when they were filled with corrupted officials, you learn yours own history, so you should know from 15th century, China was prey with one of the worst CORRUPTION that lead to the downfall of China in the next 400 years and only recently get back up.
Lin Gao referring to 中国709维权律师
Lin Gao and 千亿矿权案卷宗丢失，camera Is not working. LOL
I am proud that I am a Chinese.
Chinese are friendly, hardworking and positive.
I wish all people in the world can understand and trust China and make a better world.
my love for dragon jade mountain wiill continue in the coming future..ya china feel very clean and pretty..love it!!
Haha, really love your video! Very authentic! Anyway, about the camera part, just a bit points I'd like to share: these cameras are all set in public places, where I dont think you would have much privacy room. I mean if you go to public, it doesn't make much sense that you can still enjoy your privacy as you may think.
the cameras do help reducing the crime rate. So I actually feel safe with them.
Everything has its double sides, you are the man with critical thinking, keep it up!
Thank you!
I've just been in China for the last few weeks and can completely relate to these! Another thing that surprised me is all the security, even in places like metro stations! Also how much desert there is (I'm travelling out west towards the Kazakh border) and China has such a huge variety of beautiful landscapes. I was also surprised at how huge and developed the train network is here (and by the whole Chinese train station experience!), and how good the high-speed trains are, even to the more rural/less developed regions. Something I really don't like though in China is the extortionate entrance fees for most of the tourist sights, especially compared to other Asian countries.
I was thinking of heading out that way some time. How has it been so far?
I suspect setting entrance fees high is to limit the number of visitors, ensuring better comfort for both local and foreign visitors who can pay the high fees. However I believe this will change within the next decade as China is developing her domestic tour industry, expanding existing tourist sites and creating many new ones.
Stephen Jones they have to control the population size through the ticket because it’s been too crowded . It’s good for making sure safety
a lot of those tourists areas are privatized..
@@PatMaxAdventures Gansu and Xinjiang are really beautiful. Lots of unique and strange desert landscapes! You always feel like you are on Mars or the moon. Zhangye Danxia rainbow mountains are especially cool. Xinjiang is an interesting experience - sometimes had random police stop me and take me to a police station for questioning but they were always polite (except one officer on the way to the Kazakh border was a bit intimidating). Security at the train stations is crazy, like 10x more intense than in the west of China, they really check thoroughly, your bags, pockets and everything. :P But Xinjiang is a really unique experience and very different to the rest of China, with the Uyghur/almost middle eastern influences, and the Uyghur people are very different (and friendly!).
A very good video ! Thank you so much for informations ! I will go to visit China. I watch your video from Canada 😁👍
20 years ago. The western world said: Singapore, no freedom , no domocracy 😂, now , they don’t finger point Singapore any more. Than began to painting China:)
Oh, believe me, they started pointing fingers at China way earlier than at Singapore.
Singapore doesn’t have the mass to be a treat to the west.
actually u can bind ur chase debit or credit card to ur alipay account and buy railway tickets with them. Places like starbucks and Hilton are also usable but Im a chinese myself and I created my alipay account with my chinese ID so Im not really sure whether its a thing for u guys but I think they should be the same. Try to get an account with ur passport and give it a shot tho
That is why I became more confident about China after having life aboard, because I found that most foreigners expectation to China is super low while China itself is not that bad
Thank you for bringing the objective and real image of China to the world. Your iteration comes without ideology and political biases. Much appreciated!! Please keep make these videos, and I am sure things will get better such as spitting and smoking!
Great job. Very fair and factual assessment of China. I have been to China over 10 times. Your description of China very much matches mine.
Regarding the cameras. Imagine this scenario where you are traveling with kids and for whatever reason got lost. How are you going to find them? That’s when you will appreciate the cameras.
Or government can keep track of you for whatever reasons, like your blood types or organ is almost match to some officials who need emergency transplant right away.
You never know, with government CONTROL and CENSOR everything. China is what US's politicians Wet Dream come true.
I love how Chinese often mention US's politicians are corrupted, but then China's officials are not corrupted? Despite wielding power several times more than any officials in any countries in the world.
@@CuongNguyen-le5ic You think that Chinese officials force people to sell their organs and blood, and then I know it is a waste of time to debate with you guys.
@@不好意思我真的不会取 lol,that guy really makes me laugh by saying that bs comment😂😂😂
@@CuongNguyen-le5ic You being so brainwashed is making American politicians' wet dreams come true, anyone who's been to China will just laugh at your stupidity+ignorance. Corruption is illegal in China and LEGAL in the US.
i am chinese, the spitting sound really annoys me all the time.
Kevin meng wow. So true 🤣
That depends. In Fujian, I've never seem it before.
I visit Mainland China sometimes, and didn’t realise that it is getting much cleaner gradually until you point it out . Good spot
China is safe in some ways but unsafe in others. Violent crimes are extremely rare, walking around in obscure areas in the middle of the night is completely safe. On the other hand, the chance of being injured in traffic is extremely high, there is a lot of room for improvement in food safety and often a lack of proper quality control among consumer products can lead to disastrous consequences. On the whole, I love living here and would recommend to anyone to pay a visit.
In Sweden we have the same system. It's called Swish. All banks cooperate. Works great.
Swish is a mobile application for money transfer, launched in December 2012 by Getswish AB. The application enables quick payments between private bank's bank accounts by filling in the recipient's mobile number instead of account numbers.
can u also scan the Qrcode to pay stuff there?
go to india, what images u expect about china will come true there.
Xi Jinping hahhhhaha
没必要踩一脚印度抬高自己，否则跟那些窄脑袋黑中国的人有什么区别。
印度种姓枷锁根深蒂固导致数千年来大部分低种姓人口无法得到足够的教育，无法得到生活水平的提升，所以造成这种种现象。他们需要解决这些问题，不破不立，大破才能大立
India is a fucking shit country,dirty, ugly,shit.
hanchun su im a Chinese. And i need to say that the shit is u, but not India. Let the government do their business, our normal people should calm down and be friendly to each other.
China first impression
At the title, I can't resist watching
I love the scene of so many kids playing kites in the park. It is spectacular!
Is true what you said. I am a Malaysian traveling to China twice or more a year for business trip and going around china without alipay n wechatpay is incovenient. Hence opening a bank account is a must.
Welcome to China，and wish you a happy time in China.
I am from Singapore. And I have been to Qingdao a few times. Qingdao is a great coastal city, and I don't remember seeing people spitting publicly over there. Have u been to Qingdao?
Patmax, I agree with your saying in this video. I think I understand what you feel because I'm a Hongkonger.
Oh nice, I'm a Shanghainese
You made a serious mistake by equating CCTV with public order Even without cctv, China is still safe. CCTV makes public order better. You don't understand the root cause of good public order in China.
You are right.This is my motherland China.And she will be better and better.Welcome to China, thanx for your objective and kind.
I love your tech report. So glad to know you are at China now, have a good trip!
Thanks for your vedios which help more people know about China, and I have to say that your vedios are good materials for me to train my English listening.
Is china is best country to travel in Asia? I've heard Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines, India also getting better for travelling. What's your opinion!?
Peterthespidey 🤣🤣🤣you should do it by yourself....welcome come to China
I have heard Britain and France are the number one in terms of surveillance cameras but people just don’t talk about them being 1984🤷🏻♀️
They do actually.
That reminds me of the British TV drama Yes!Prime Minister
London is the most watched city as of a few years ago but China has quickly over taken that.
Just back from China and my biggest tip for anyone is be prepared for the toilets. They are pretty grim on the whole which is totally different from the streets which are very clean. Top tip is to carry your own toilet paper as there is no toilet paper in toilets. Also people smoke a lot in the toilets so they can be quite smoky. In addition folk have no qualms about spitting or snorting into the sinks which can be a bit off putting coming from the West.
yes. we need to improve manners. some old people are hard to change. sorry
Actually there are more cameras per km^2 in the UK rather than China
Not true, i've been to uk
@@夏天润 London is the most surveilled city in the world.
but nobody bitch about it because democracy must be for good.
Lol no
The cameras secure you to walk in the mid-night safely even you're a single girl,go out to eat some food or go to a party with your friends.In big cities,walk alone 2 or 3 am is safe too.Image that in western contries~~~~~~
Love this guy, simple yet in the very cute way.
Looks so clean everywhere.
Love China from Canada
Compare china subway to NYC subway please,then you will see how clean china is,thank you
Thx for making this video.
You're welcome.
Great Video 👍🏿 What makes you travel?
China is the safest and most free speech country in the world，You can talk about anything you want except politics
well, people do talk about policis. in one of my wechat circles, a guy from my middle school years is known for anti- ... everything chinese government done. he would complain everything. he would repost every article claims the west is better than that of china, false or not. most of us just ignore him....
ip desperado those are “special” people If you know what I mean. There’s some of them in every country.
Few year ago, when I go Shanghai actually that people are not spliting, and looks more civilize. But it's still happen for those smaller city in china
Nice job! Keep up your good work to make ppl understand China better!
I have never been there but it looks beautiful
THANK YOU，朋友
as a person from the uk we have the most cctv in the world so this isnt a china problem
The UK is also not a communist country. There’s a BIG difference. That’s why it makes me feel different compared to an open and free western society
@@PatMaxAdventures i see no difference but ok
first time in 2007, also surprised by how clean it was and be how happy all the people were, also by their sense of humour
cameras are everywhere but i always feel as if some of them don’t work? also if you aren’t doing bad stuff then its fine
yeah some of them obvious don't work. i went back china last year. one camera hanging next to a traffic light was visibly broken. for the two weeks i waked by (everyday), the status stayed the same. i think those cameras in big cities are more properly maintained.
What kinda privacy do you need on the street?
Next time, would you like to visit a smaller city?
The NSA is surveiling you but you feel very comfortable
It’s true Spitting is quite common in China but most are senior and middle aged. Young generation they don’t spit as their parents.
Honestly, my favourite part of China is the cameras on the street! Who will stare at you all day? The most important role of these cameras is to quickly gather evidence and lock up suspects when something happens. I lived in Australia and was stolen twice. There is no use to report to the police because there is no witness, no camera, and no police are willing to care about you. But in China, if someone steals your belongings or enters your house, the police can immediately lock the suspect. Your lost property is very likely to be found. I really love these cameras very much, and it is very necessary to manage a city with a dense population!
The camera is everywhere indeed. However, some of them is not as some people said "being watch by the government" For over half of the cameras in the stores, shops, restaurants, ect. are installed willingly by the shopkeepers, because Chinese people are very concerned about there private properties, sometimes even much more than the privacy. This is a tradition, it's not easy for people to change their opinions of value, so do in Roma as Rome does.
By the way, those cameras which controlled by Chinese government are build up a system that is actually call "天网"（which directly mean 'skynet') It has become a memo in china when people mention the camera, others warn you that a terminator is coming.
You don't have to be scared of the cameras and face recognition if you are following the rules.
I'm a simple man, everytime I see my hometown I like. Wish you have a wonderful trip in Shenzhen
Thank you!
Thank you gus 😘
I love watching your videos about China.Welcome back dude. And sorry for some of the impolite behaviors in public.
Thank you so much! I have a lot planned for the next three months in China ^^
tell us how clean is new york?
The country has a number of camer around with very commercial vibe.
Intriguing
well not sure about the other western cities (or maybe villages) but there are a lot of cameras here in Vancouver. Sky train stations, buses, universities, malls, pretty much anywhere you go. Just name it.
welcome to China❤️
China is on another level ..!!
thax for your honest
Westerns feel offended by the camera but to be honest I feel not safe without cameras in the UK, I saw a really crime case by my own eyes in a public park in London( west London not rough area at all) a 15 years old boy got robbed and beaten by a group of gangster ( he didn’t know them) they took his phone and forced him took his socks and trainers off, left him after beat him, his eyes were bruise, we helped him called his mum and police, police who were on duty from 14:00 till 18:00 came in 15 mins, said it was third case happened during their duty time,I was shocked and worried my own kids’ safety and if there are some cameras the bad guys should be caught easily but sadly not practical in the west world and even the bad guys were caught the laws are too soft the punishments are nothing towards the so called not serious cases!
A friendly reminder that the Discover card would be very useful in China and could be linked to WeChat pay :)
Can you please talk about public toilets in China? I haven't been there but I am worry about this n I heard they're very dirty n even opened toilets? Thanks for your help. You're doing great honest everyday things happening in China. Keeps up!
love you . welcome to China
Install camera in the dark and quiet places is really make people feel safer when you walk into these areas.
I live in Cologne Germany. People here smoke everywhere in the street, cigarette buds everywhere on the floor, disgusting.
I used to live in Netherlands. People smoke not cigarette but weeds everywhere...... and many German&Belgians travelled to Netherlands in the weekend just to smoke weeds....
Yeah, big brother is watching you~
thanks for Being open minded. You even tried to look at both the positive and negative sides of our cultural differences. Whenever other people make videos on china they always focus on the negative and not enough about our bomb ass food 😂
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Mugging and pocket picking was still very common in China 10 years ago.
You notice people still put their backpack in the front.
I hope the new surveillance system would solve that.
PS. Stay in Tier 1 cities if you don't speak Chinese. It's literally New York vs Detroit.
Older generations and people who have migrated from rural parts spit a lot.. younger people won’t do that because they understand
You actually don't need a bank account to use Wechat pay or Alipay. You just need a verified WeChat/Alipay account.
Welcome to China again.
Thank you!
Foreigners can now use Alipay and Wechat pay.
The biggest city in terms of land size should be Chongqing, have you been there?
Yes, I will be going there.
I have read 1984 when I was in the high school of Canada, def not as exaggerated as that. I honestly appreciate our government doing such a great job on public security, at least being watched by camera is better than being robbed on the street or being annoyed by those who went high by drug.
Welcome to china and get along with my people, we are friendly. Some people are not in good manner at public cause education level is various from people come from all over the big country. They still need time to learn and change.
China is getting better every day
i dont mind the cameras, because first of all the cameras are only in public places, it's public, so privacy? Second, it doesnt have influence for us normal people but the bad guys.