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Sorry to hear about your traumatic experience in Zhangjiajie with the recent chaotic influx of Korean tourists, but I’m glad to see you enjoyed your bullet train trip. Wishing you a great rest of your journey in China!
When you see something good, say it is good; when you see something bad, say it is bad. This is the real China. Chinese people like and need this kind of frankness. Thank you!❤
When you take hard sleeper train over night Instead of flight, you save on both ticket and accomdations. You also get a good sleep if you get use to it. Highly recommended for budget travellers in China.
the train ticket in China is really affordable. if you take the slow train, the lowest hard seat is only 0.12 Yuan per kilometer （0.02$ per kilometer）, if you take the hard sleeper seat, it's only 0.23 Yuan per kilometer （0.03$ per kilometer）, if you take high-speed train, the 2nd class ticket is only 0.4 Yuan per kilometer （0.06$ per kilometer）. 😃😃😃
The hard seat train is not a wooden seat train, but the ordinary seats are not as comfortable as the high-speed train seats. Soft sleeper is an enclosed room with four beds.😊
What's worth noting is that, all railways in China are state-owned, and the government is losing money in it for the sake of people could travel affordably, so do not find it weird if you don't find soap in the toilets or anything like that, it is understandable they would cut off some low priority needs that are not dead essential, it is a developing and socialist country after all, pricing for the people always comes first. Also, I don't think there would be any wooden chair or bed in Chinese trains, all are made of steel with at least a thin cushion on them, so no worries.
I can't believe you eat the noodles without draining the water. It is supposed to be drained before you mix in the spicy sauce, so you can imagine how hot the noodles supposed to be. On the other side, please try business class next time. 1 hour train journey will be ¥200. Very expensive but luxury. Regarding the food delivery service, you can even order McDonald's on the train. They will deliver to you at your seat when you arrive at the next station. I was in Zhangjiejia a few months ago, but the gem is actually a town between JiangJieJia and Cheung Sha called Feng Wang Old Town. Very pretty especially during the night.
The first instant noodles lmao, I laughed the second I saw the brand….if you translate the words directly, it is called ‘fire chicken noodles’, that’s a dangerous one for most of the people when it comes to 🌶️
Some small tips for you about the slow trains: 1.The plate in hard sleeper, it is the rubbish plate. Just throw your small rubbish on it the crew will throw them. 2.Usually a canteen carrige located in the middle of the train,we called it "餐车". Some of slow trains have stir-fry food, you may try it! 3.The hard seat level is not bench inside it, you may take it in short journey.(Maybe less than 1h?) 4.If you can find an accessible toilet in the slow train, there's a western toliet inside it. I'm chinese, really hope you have a nice jounery in China!😄
Now try the business class experience on the HS trains another step up in travel. Premium class an intermediate upgrade from 1st class on some trains. I've settled on First class as my standard. as a balance between luxury and affordability. Love Chinese High Speen rail, better than flying for less than 1500km. Dont forget you can order ahead by phone for a seat delivery takeaway from an intermediate stop.
I am truly happy to know that both of you are having a great experience in China....And I can imagine that it is a rather different feeling being there
Both train classes look great and seem well worth the money! We definitely prefer land travel over flying. You get to see so much more, and it’s a more eco-friendly way to explore, which is a big win for us. Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊
Just watched your Zhangjiajie vlog and can't believe how many people there were for such a big place! I'm here now and it's practically empty! Got lucky with some sunny and clear days too which is rare in winter I believe. I'm curious to know if the longer hiking trails were just as busy because it seems like the local tours don't tend to walk them?
It's crazy right? We have never seen so many people in any of the other videos or guides we watched. Super unlucky on our part but glad to hear you're having a better experience. To be honest, we were told we HAD to take a bus between the major areas... if we had known you could hike we would have tried haha
I’m from Changsha. Your original expectations are actually right that you only have to change the platforms at Changsha station instead of taking the metro for one stop. In the passageway leading out from the station you can see a small side gate written “change to regular-service trains” and you can go across the platforms if you have a valid ticket. The reason behind this separation is that the new part of CS station is built on the other side of the original station and tracks.
The instant noodles Yaz has are called "fire noodles," originating from Korea, known for their extremely high spiciness, and not a local Chinese flavor. Moreover, the way to eat these noodles is to drain all the water after softening them and then mix in the sauce. In China, apart from a few spicy-loving provinces, most people only buy a pack out of curiosity or to challenge their own tolerance for spiciness. When I saw Yaz take out that pack of instant noodles, I was startled at first, thinking, "Could it be that flavor of instant noodles?" Then, I couldn’t help but curl up the corners of my mouth because I knew exactly what was going to happen next.🤣🤣🤣
@@adamandyaz perhaps that was the wooden-looking covers like this shown in Wikipedia. They are upholstered since 1980s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_seat
Coincidentally, you have arrived in the city with the most developed railway system in China.in additiont,there is a Western style toilet on the other end of the hard seat carriage.Have a good time,love from Wuhan.
the naming of train/plane seating class in China can be confusing to westerners. First class is actually what's usually called business class, while business class is the 1st class in China. To make it more clear, it goes, from highest class to lowest: In the US/UK it's First class --> Business --> economy in China it's Business --> First class --> Second class
Let me explain a little bit about why there is no B or E seat in the first class carriage, because A and F are window seats and C and D are aisle seats. (as they are in an aircraft)😂
Travellers have to know China on paper is always described as a superpower with great innovation on all fronts , eg technology, economy , military… u name it. But have to understand that this phenomenon only happens less than a decade… u cannot compare the style of living in smaller matured and developed countries like Japan , Germany etc in which they have century or more to change their personal habits .China is pretty much still a country with 3 so called tier standard of living. The most prosperous one is in Shanghai, Guangdong, Beijing while the less developed cities would be in Guangxi , Yunnan eg. So some poor hygiene habits of Chinese can still be observed but give them 2 or 3 decades, these poor hygiene habits would be eradicated as ppl are generally more conscious of their behaviour.
@@adamandyaz Both soft and hard seats are steel frame structures, but the material of the cushions is different. Maybe you're using a booking system that misplaces the photo or describes it incorrectly. As you can imagine, if it's wooden, with such a large number of people, the seats can easily break, and maybe the seats need to be replaced or repaired every few months.
For those budget hard bunker trains, dun as much as possible to avoid the top bunker beds. Becoz they are too low even for an average height passenger to sit upright on the bed. You need to bend over to sit properly. Thus very uncomfortable. I experienced it once many years ago when I took the night train ride from GZ to Wuhan. Worse ride I ever took.
What I am saying were from my past experiences travelling in China many years ago. Regardless whether they were good or bad, I am just pointing out the truth.
@@mdzia131 , And yet haters like China Observer, China Truth, etc love to keep spinning lies about companies, banks, shops are closing in Shanghai forcing many jobless workers to sleep on public roads. One idiot even recently claimed about 5 million people have left Shanghai!
The high speed trains in China are indeed very comfortable. That is for sure. But you know what? The whole high speed rail system in China is an economic black hole. It runs under huge government subsidy, and has created an enormous debt of 6000 billion Yuan, which is roughly equal to 800 billion US dollars which is impossible to be paid back in any time. And that’s not the end of the story: this debt is still going up rapidly day by day. To reduce the cost, the government has started to close more and more stations. Remember, there is a good reason why most developed countries, which are far more richer than China, choose not to construct high speed rail, or, at least limit its size, because economically it is much cheaper to use aviation than high speed rail.
when a high speed train can transport the youngs in the mountains the poorest place to the big city to get education, to work, with a low price, that's already a win for a country.
What an incredible way to see the country! Which train experience would YOU choose? 🇨🇳
We have so many more videos coming from China so SUBSCRIBE and hit that bell icon 🔔
Sorry to hear about your traumatic experience in Zhangjiajie with the recent chaotic influx of Korean tourists, but I’m glad to see you enjoyed your bullet train trip. Wishing you a great rest of your journey in China!
When you see something good, say it is good; when you see something bad, say it is bad. This is the real China. Chinese people like and need this kind of frankness. Thank you!❤
6:40 In ancient times, when cooking rice, the bottom layer would become rice crust, which was very crispy. This is how this snack originated.
Wow thanks for the info!
Beautiful country thanks
In China HSR,the first class is not the first class by the US definition. The commercial class is the first class.
When you take hard sleeper train over night Instead of flight, you save on both ticket and accomdations. You also get a good sleep if you get use to it. Highly recommended for budget travellers in China.
It's great! 🚄
A great chance to follow Adam&Yaz to discover China!
the train ticket in China is really affordable. if you take the slow train, the lowest hard seat is only 0.12 Yuan per kilometer （0.02$ per kilometer）, if you take the hard sleeper seat, it's only 0.23 Yuan per kilometer （0.03$ per kilometer）, if you take high-speed train, the 2nd class ticket is only 0.4 Yuan per kilometer （0.06$ per kilometer）. 😃😃😃
The hard seat train is not a wooden seat train, but the ordinary seats are not as comfortable as the high-speed train seats. Soft sleeper is an enclosed room with four beds.😊
gosh this is amazing! thanks for sharing this
Glad you like it!
What's worth noting is that, all railways in China are state-owned, and the government is losing money in it for the sake of people could travel affordably, so do not find it weird if you don't find soap in the toilets or anything like that, it is understandable they would cut off some low priority needs that are not dead essential, it is a developing and socialist country after all, pricing for the people always comes first. Also, I don't think there would be any wooden chair or bed in Chinese trains, all are made of steel with at least a thin cushion on them, so no worries.
Nice video, keep going! ❤
Thanks! 😊
I can't believe you eat the noodles without draining the water. It is supposed to be drained before you mix in the spicy sauce, so you can imagine how hot the noodles supposed to be.
On the other side, please try business class next time. 1 hour train journey will be ¥200. Very expensive but luxury.
Regarding the food delivery service, you can even order McDonald's on the train. They will deliver to you at your seat when you arrive at the next station. I was in Zhangjiejia a few months ago, but the gem is actually a town between JiangJieJia and Cheung Sha called Feng Wang Old Town. Very pretty especially during the night.
We knew about the food delivery but there wasn't really enough time on that first leg. We will do it next time for sure! 😃
The first instant noodles lmao, I laughed the second I saw the brand….if you translate the words directly, it is called ‘fire chicken noodles’, that’s a dangerous one for most of the people when it comes to 🌶️
That explains a lot 😂
Some small tips for you about the slow trains:
1.The plate in hard sleeper, it is the rubbish plate. Just throw your small rubbish on it the crew will throw them.
2.Usually a canteen carrige located in the middle of the train,we called it "餐车". Some of slow trains have stir-fry food, you may try it!
3.The hard seat level is not bench inside it, you may take it in short journey.(Maybe less than 1h?)
4.If you can find an accessible toilet in the slow train, there's a western toliet inside it.
I'm chinese, really hope you have a nice jounery in China!😄
You guys wasting US 1.5 billion dollars, now western media will say UA-camr vlog is the new national threat 🤣🤣🤣
im pretty sure it was $1.6 billion.
1.6 Billion
China counter-attacked by doing Visa-free for many countries , thats all, Costs nothing and more revenue. Content-Rich places for vloggers too.
When you fold the seat back, you should remind the people behind you. Have a nice trip
yaz’s lips after the noodles 😂
😂😂😂
should've got a milky drink though 😂😂😂
Welcome to China!
Now try the business class experience on the HS trains another step up in travel. Premium class an intermediate upgrade from 1st class on some trains. I've settled on First class as my standard. as a balance between luxury and affordability. Love Chinese High Speen rail, better than flying for less than 1500km. Dont forget you can order ahead by phone for a seat delivery takeaway from an intermediate stop.
Thank you for sharing! 😃
I am truly happy to know that both of you are having a great experience in China....And I can imagine that it is a rather different feeling being there
祝你们在中国的旅行开心快乐！❤️🇨🇳👍
谢谢!
Always glad to see a good old-fashioned green Chinese train. They're not very nice but they sure are nostalgic.
Both train classes look great and seem well worth the money! We definitely prefer land travel over flying. You get to see so much more, and it’s a more eco-friendly way to explore, which is a big win for us. Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊
As a Chinese working in the UK, hope you could enjoy your China trip and have a nice time there.
Just watched your Zhangjiajie vlog and can't believe how many people there were for such a big place! I'm here now and it's practically empty! Got lucky with some sunny and clear days too which is rare in winter I believe. I'm curious to know if the longer hiking trails were just as busy because it seems like the local tours don't tend to walk them?
It's crazy right? We have never seen so many people in any of the other videos or guides we watched. Super unlucky on our part but glad to hear you're having a better experience. To be honest, we were told we HAD to take a bus between the major areas... if we had known you could hike we would have tried haha
welcome to wuhan its my hometown，avery beautiful place
Our next video is from Wuhan 😃
Wow I like this video😊
I’m from Changsha. Your original expectations are actually right that you only have to change the platforms at Changsha station instead of taking the metro for one stop. In the passageway leading out from the station you can see a small side gate written “change to regular-service trains” and you can go across the platforms if you have a valid ticket. The reason behind this separation is that the new part of CS station is built on the other side of the original station and tracks.
lolll you guys' faces after trying the cucumber flavour crisps!!! It's def a lot of ppl's fav, including me xd
They’re so wrong but so good! 😆
I feel like a superstar driving 80 Miles on the 405. What does it feel like to go 300 + on the train?
This is so true! 😆 exactly what we thought, it's crazy fast
interesting experience. I would like to experience it someday. Good job!
hard seat is not wooden btw, it's just not as soft as premium seat
Yeah, after all it'd probably cost more to have wooden chairs these days😅
When we were booking tickets it showed photos of the "hard seats" and they were literally wooden benches... 🤷♂️
Changsha is my hometown!!!! Yeeeah! Wish u guys have fun there!
The instant noodles Yaz has are called "fire noodles," originating from Korea, known for their extremely high spiciness, and not a local Chinese flavor.
Moreover, the way to eat these noodles is to drain all the water after softening them and then mix in the sauce.
In China, apart from a few spicy-loving provinces, most people only buy a pack out of curiosity or to challenge their own tolerance for spiciness.
When I saw Yaz take out that pack of instant noodles, I was startled at first, thinking, "Could it be that flavor of instant noodles?" Then, I couldn’t help but curl up the corners of my mouth because I knew exactly what was going to happen next.🤣🤣🤣
Nice journey! traveling in China on the trains
🚆 😀
As a Chinese man ,the tickets are still very expensive ,Enjoyed your time
9:30 I think you are pointing at the soap dispenser here
Yes but it was empty...
Nice video,lovely couple!
Thank you!! 😊
我很震惊。。。
那是“拌面”。不是“泡面”。。。哈哈。我要被你们笑死了😅
🤣
这种面条需要泡5分钟。然后把水倒掉。然后放酱料。
Strongly recommand some hot fast food delivered to your seat at a random train stop.
Burger and fries never taste so great!
the views from the train ride 👀
The only entertainment needed 😍
Hard seats are not wooden, they are basically as soft as hard sleepers.
When we were booking tickets it showed photos of the "hard seats" and they were literally wooden benches... 🤷♂️
@@adamandyaz perhaps that was the wooden-looking covers like this shown in Wikipedia. They are upholstered since 1980s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_seat
Coincidentally, you have arrived in the city with the most developed railway system in China.in additiont,there is a Western style toilet on the other end of the hard seat carriage.Have a good time,love from Wuhan.
the naming of train/plane seating class in China can be confusing to westerners. First class is actually what's usually called business class, while business class is the 1st class in China.
To make it more clear, it goes, from highest class to lowest:
In the US/UK it's First class --> Business --> economy
in China it's Business --> First class --> Second class
Next time, try the business class of the high-speed train.
Can't believe there is no soap in the restroom on the bullet train. Probably you did not find it.
Absolutely none
Let me explain a little bit about why there is no B or E seat in the first class carriage, because A and F are window seats and C and D are aisle seats. (as they are in an aircraft)😂
Welcome to China🎉🎉🎉
居然不在我们长沙玩个一两天，直接去武汉了-_-||
wait till you try business class! That’s a very unique experience.
Recently I came across stupid (read as twisted) comments about "empty trains & planes" in China. Now did the train & station look empty to you? 😂😂
They didn't say those things. Why are u asking them about it.
On this post or thread but on other thread as posted by those haters. Here, the video clearly proved those haters were lying.
That's crazy, couldn't be further from the truth haha
Lovely 🎉
Thanks 🤗
The first snack you tried is like a rice crispy chip
Sounds have good experience in China.
In China, you ride on theHigh-Speed Rail Trains, never Bullet Trains! Those are in Japan.
It's just a name, relax.
推荐你们到广东旅游，深圳 广州 珠海都很不错，因为天气比较温和
Can’t believe the chips and matcha biscuit are vegan 😂 from my experience I’ve never found a biscuit like that to be vegan.
Checked all with translate app and seemed okay. We're not super super strict anyway haha
@ ok I will be looking for those when I go in June!
自从吃过了黄瓜味的薯片，其它薯片就再也不想吃了。我必须说黄瓜味的薯片是最好的。
Travellers have to know China on paper is always described as a superpower with great innovation on all fronts , eg technology, economy , military… u name it. But have to understand that this phenomenon only happens less than a decade… u cannot compare the style of living in smaller matured and developed countries like Japan , Germany etc in which they have century or more to change their personal habits .China is pretty much still a country with 3 so called tier standard of living. The most prosperous one is in Shanghai, Guangdong, Beijing while the less developed cities would be in Guangxi , Yunnan eg. So some poor hygiene habits of Chinese can still be observed but give them 2 or 3 decades, these poor hygiene habits would be eradicated as ppl are generally more conscious of their behaviour.
Hard seat means not very comfortable compared to big sofa, not necessarily mean hard wood chair. Come on😂
When we were booking tickets it showed photos of the "hard seats" and they were literally wooden benches... 🤷♂️
@@adamandyaz Both soft and hard seats are steel frame structures, but the material of the cushions is different. Maybe you're using a booking system that misplaces the photo or describes it incorrectly. As you can imagine, if it's wooden, with such a large number of people, the seats can easily break, and maybe the seats need to be replaced or repaired every few months.
She lovely.❤❤❤
For those budget hard bunker trains, dun as much as possible to avoid the top bunker beds. Becoz they are too low even for an average height passenger to sit upright on the bed. You need to bend over to sit properly. Thus very uncomfortable. I experienced it once many years ago when I took the night train ride from GZ to Wuhan. Worse ride I ever took.
不要在雞蛋裡挑骨頭！世界中、沒有十全十美的國家！懂了嗎？希望是見議！不是批評！要有包容心！
What I am saying were from my past experiences travelling in China many years ago. Regardless whether they were good or bad, I am just pointing out the truth.
Sounds less than ideal, thank you for sharing 👍
如果你在火车站无法看懂进站信息里的中文可以问问在等车的年轻人。很多人都会愿意帮助你们
欢迎访问我们的国家🎉
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🤙🤙🤙
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Shanghai is Richest city in china ,i think you should not miss it
@@mdzia131 ,
And yet haters like China Observer, China Truth, etc love to keep spinning lies about companies, banks, shops are closing in Shanghai forcing many jobless workers to sleep on public roads. One idiot even recently claimed about 5 million people have left Shanghai!
Stay tuned 😉
300 km/h coastal sleeper from Shanghai to Hong Kong ... ua-cam.com/video/8C2mLzWa4Gs/v-deo.html&si=ktf8p4QMJJTbGPSJ
러시아 사람들이네
사실 우리는 영국인이에요
Is this Blake Lively and her boyfriend in China ?
🤣🤣🤣❤️
@@adamandyaz 😂 Welcome!
hard sleeper berth without doors, but soft sleeper berth have, the price is much higher
We actually prefer the hard sleeper to soft sleeper haha
厉害👍
哇塞
有中文字幕就好了🎉谢谢！
你可以设定自动翻译中文字幕。
这都听不懂，爱国主义教育还是要门槛😂
The high speed trains in China are indeed very comfortable. That is for sure. But you know what? The whole high speed rail system in China is an economic black hole. It runs under huge government subsidy, and has created an enormous debt of 6000 billion Yuan, which is roughly equal to 800 billion US dollars which is impossible to be paid back in any time. And that’s not the end of the story: this debt is still going up rapidly day by day. To reduce the cost, the government has started to close more and more stations. Remember, there is a good reason why most developed countries, which are far more richer than China, choose not to construct high speed rail, or, at least limit its size, because economically it is much cheaper to use aviation than high speed rail.
？？？中国几乎没有外债，所以是欠自己钱而已。中国铁路运输主要受益者是大众和货物贸易运输，这些都是最广大普通百姓享受到了。
Funny guy, full of s in m.
when a high speed train can transport the youngs in the mountains the poorest place to the big city to get education, to work, with a low price, that's already a win for a country.
As a Chinese working in the UK, hope you could enjoy your China trip and have a nice time there.