I’ve travelled to China many times and not once have I encountered any bad experience. Instead, every time when I returned to China, there are something new and constant improvements. Thank you for your objective and unbiased evaluation of China and I’m so tired and upset with the constant bashing , negative and false news by the western media…they are so divisive and discriminatory ! 😤
Thank you for being so truthful ---- I live in China since 20 years ago .... there is no countr like China.. China is No.1 without a doubt mind you I been Living and working in many countries Thank you for your enlightening video nice work
Hi guys, China's high speed trains are generally cheaper because of subsidy from the government, the purpose is for the people to travel easier, affordable and faster. That makes it easier for the people to travel more and the more they travel, their opportunities of creating more income increase and the country progress faster. Profits were not their main goal unlike some western countries where being profitable is their main goal, also shows how China were able to lift 800 million people out of extreme poverty, they re-invest their countries' revenues to build more infrastructures for the people also to improve their people's livelihoods. When the people are happy and have good living conditions, they will support their leader(s) again, unlike what's happening in EU and US. We, the citizens on this planet typically want peace, do business, work, enjoy our lives with our families and not wars. From this perspective, China has done incredibly well for the last few decades improving their country overall and its people's lives.
It's very funny because I watched some western media talking about China investment on their trains, and the first thing that pointed out was that the Chinese gov is losing money for their public transport investments. That is true, the Chinese gov. is willingly to lose money and built underutilized train tracks even to regions that are not occupied and developed yet. But the thing is, everything is not just about profit. The western couldn't comprehend why the Chinese would do such things that don't yield profit to them. The Chinese gov said that what they are looking is to stimulate growth. If people can move around freely easily and cheaply, they would. They are not looking for a quick profit for their transportation industry, they are looking for long-term growth of the whole country. This is something that's hard to be understand by capitalistic mind of the west.
Even US EU INDIA JAPAN SoutheifKorea keep spread hate about CHINA, Chinese government never did the same thing As a Chinese, I am super proud about our culture and central government. Chinese government like mature and logic adult, while those anti-CHINA government like stupid and ridiculous baby. Even there is blood feud between CHINA and JAPAN, even west the invader defame CHINA, we still keep learn everything good from them with humble attitude.
Yes, the incorrigible n eevil invader jepun, not repentant n shameful of their out of this world cruelty in the past, still demonise n hate china, is beyond me. Cruel to the core.
Propaganda Barat, terutama oleh media barat dan "pemerintah" yang dikuasai yahudi...karena mereka tidak ingin "kalah" dalam hal apapun...pengalaman anda di Tiongkok bukan satu2nya yang bisa membuat mata dan hati nurani anda terbuka, cobalah jalan2 ke negara2 timur tengah dengan atmosfir yang berbeda pasti anda menemukan betapa dahsyatnya propaganda barat terhadap asia, afrika dan muslim.
I know people who have been to Iran and they all say how friendly the locals are over there. The US would insist that they are the most evil people on earth/
Good to see more and more western countries tourists visiting China. There are a few reasons why western countries the governments don't want their citizens to visit China. 1st, to see all the Chinese super infrastructures. 2nd, how China is able to keep the public areas so clean, green and organized. 3rd, why China is so safe even for foreigners. 4th, to see Chinese are super friendly to foreigners. 5th, to know China public transportation is so good, so convenient and cheap compared to their. If those western countries people visit China and see all these, they will realize how useless and incompetent their governments are compared to the Chinese government. With so much taxes they're paying, yet their useless and incompetent governments are not able to provide them the same infrastructures, cleanliness and safety to the people like in China whereby Chinese pay very little taxes or not paying at all. That is why their governments keep lying to them about how bad China is. How undeveloped China is. The governments do not want the people to see the real China and compare.
The US spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
It's crazy you guys still do TV licenses. Imagine BBC UA-cam saying you need to pay for internet license because they 'broadcast' there. From UK former colony, Singapore, we scrap this relic in 2011 after many switch to online content on TV rather than watching broadcast
Street food is not necessarily cheap, especially at those touristy places. If you dine in at those local places it's typically more authentic, tasty and cheap.
We are people, we value about life of people worldwide. Thank you guys showing how people live in China, without misleading by politicians in western countries! We people need to learn each other and make our own lives better!❤
You are very honest people. I have been living in China, Germany and UK my whole life. I like BBC documentary a lot, especially nature docs by Sir Attenborough. I am very surprised and confused that most times when BBC said something about China, it spreaded a lot of lies. How can a broadcaster like BBC be so biased against China? This almost destroyed my good perception of free speech in UK and moral level of these so called journalists. Thank you for being honest about your experience in China!
Don’t understand the biased media narrative but it’s got to be refreshing to have a lot of western UA-camrs spreading their opinions it can only be a positive thing moving forward
@@leonzhu9444 agree with you about Guangzhou is great. it is where my wife's family live, their ancestors came from Foshan. but i like Zhuhai mainly the older part of the city
Morden city, metro high speed trains, technology, ancient culture, food, natural sceneries and landscapes ......it's a complete massive wonder to explore :)
China’s infrastructures are so above and beyond what other countries in the world had at the time, about 6 years ago, that Newt Gingrich (An anti-China American politician) couldn’t help himself but praised China for doing a great job at when he visited China several years ago!
You two are hands down my favourite travelling youtubers. I binge watch your videos, and I can't wait till you go to China again and I've been to China 3 times, and it's a hundred times better than here in uk in every way 😊
We know how hard UA-cam can be at times but also how fun and rewarding!! You must be so proud at how you have grown your channel but always kept real to who you both are. Good luck with the TV appearance you’ll both smash it I’m sure. Keep shining guys ❤
Hey guys yes you’re absolutely right it can be so tough and we’ve definitely gone through times when we feel like it’s not moving but we’ve kept going and kept plugging away. Thank you guys ❤️
Love the Dridgers ! They have a typical ‘married couple’ dynamic between them, quite hilarious to listen in to their side banter with each other. I would rather see your experiences with street food, but yeah hot pot, Peking duck and yum cha are a must-try in restaurants. Looking forward to following their travels in China again. Love from South Africa.
restaurant food is not expensive and street food really isn't that cheap. as long as you don't go to fancy restaurants you can get really good freshly cooked meals for around $3-4 per dish and you know they give big portions so one dish of anything will fill you up. just pick a couple dishes and some rice on the side. that way you can try lots of dishes on your next trip. as you can tell, most street food isn't prepared to order, it's reheated or assembled to order. yes of course some street food can still be good, but it really can't compared to even a local hole in the wall family restaurant. braised pork(belly), some vegetable dish, some white rice = heaven.
oooh ... 16:37 how lovely - a long time ago i´ve had a dog just like him who is sitting on your lap - a brown "Münsterländer" we call them over here in germany - he was sooooo kind and cute and looked exact like him - completely brown ❤ - i will never forget him.
Surprisingly but happily found out that you guys are friends with Two Mad Travelers and the Sunkissed Bucket List. I follow their channels too and they're as fantastic as you guys...
@@OTWD_yt If you show your video to the Chinese embassy staff, you may get a longer visa, after all, your video is objective, very sincere, belongs to positive propaganda, every country likes such bloggers, this is normal
I hope you will come to Suzhou next time. It is 20 minutes away from Shanghai by high-speed rail. It is a modern and classical city and one of the richest cities in China. I will take you around.
Every region has more than a dozen local specialties, and you could never finish trying them all even if you spent a hundred years exploring China.😆😆😆😆😆😆 Your good friends, the Mixue couple, have already started the 4.0 version of their China exploration.💖💖💖💖 Two Mad Explorers Couple。Now also exploring in China, so I look forward to your return.❤❤❤❤❤
As I just got out of the bed and seeing your video. First thing is click on and want it to say good morning to you two lovely couple. I loves your travel videos so much hope you two have a lovely time back home. Love you guy from London!
I am so glad you are traveling full time as a career. As a fellow vlogger, I know just how dam hard it up is to even get noticed. My UA-cam career wouldn’t even keep me in coffee for a week.
Go to Dongbei, the northeast 3 provinces, to enjoy the best price of foods especially for meat lovers, best price of transport, accomodation, sona and everything.
You'll be fine, Reanne, on Chinese TV, or any other platforms. You and Ben are very good and interesting vloggers, which will be great for the Chinese audience to get to know more about you.👍
I am glad Ben's better from his depression due to travelling. Also loved how you rent out a house to fund your travels. I also do that, although I am just travelling for fun and not to make any YT videos. I find I research about places I want to go to half the time from travel vloggers like yourself and the other half from websites like tripadvisor.
@2:47 Yes, I have to agree. London/UK transport is expensive and most UNreliable!! I used to live in London in the 70's. When taking the Underground, do NOT be surprised if the Underground station is suddenly closed and you have to walk to the next nearest station ! Do not be surprised if your train travelling to London suddenly stops half way for half an hour or more ! Do not be surprised if you have to wait 45 min in the dark and cold in winter for a 10 min bus ride to work! I am sure this type of Stress fastens your aging process ! @23:15 Oh No!! You are going to get a lot of name-calling from the China haters! They will call you Wu-mao, China Shill, Paid by the "CCP", etc. So be prepared! 😂😂😂
China’s infrastructures are so above and beyond what other countries in the world had at the time, about 6 years ago, that Newt Gingrich (An anti-China American politician) couldn’t help himself but praised China for doing a great job at when he visited China several years ago!
Very good observation! You guys got 10 out of 10. From a fellow UK resident originally from China. On the first point Confucius teaching mandates Chinese to treat non-Chinese as "guests". This is an ancestorial teaching. It is up to the individual to observe. Nevertheless it is in the culture that Chinese people extend kindness to foreigners as a second nature.
I highly recommend traveling to Xi'an! A few years ago, I visited and was deeply impressed by the Terracotta Warriors, the ancient city in the downtown area, and the food. The Terracotta Warriors are a must-see at least once in a lifetime, and the nearby theater is also a must-watch, offering a spectacular experience.
Hi there!❤from China .You are affectionately known in China as the "Multiple Interpretation Couple"（多解释夫妇）which means you two are very patient explaining on what you saw or what you did, you are very sincere and have your own unique opinions. Many Chinese friends have come to know you.😊Although many of us can hardly get on youtube to watch your original video, but your video has been spread by all the major video platforms in China. I hope this will not bother you.😅Anyway, welcome to China again❤
@@OTWD_yt 🥰🥰🥰I hope you know more about China! Luke and Naomi are on a trip to Yunnan! Yunnan is really a good place you will like there, but the visa issue is really a bit difficult, but please rest assured, I believe that in the near future these are no problem!😃Best wishes ！
Do avoid summer heat except high altitude places such as Yunnan Lijiang, Shangri-la, Tibet, West Sichuan, Qinghai, and the cooler north east and north west China.
Just got back from Hanghzhou and Shanghai for 2 weeks. OMG it's like here in Dallas 20 yrs in the future. That's it! At nights, just stroll around and out of nowhere a group of young people yelled at us... told us where the entrence is to go to get on the overpass walkway to pass the the street... unbelieve friendliness everywhere. I want to go back now!
BTW spotless because robots on the street and malls, cleaning robots solar and battery powered. Unbelievable. Toilets that raises lids, lights up and flushes and closes the lid as you walk out...WTF.
Perhaps it is the only country in the world that can write the vision of "Long live the great unity of the people of the world" on its landmark buildings. And this has been adhered to for more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China ~ Tian'anmen ~ China
Great video summarising China! You guys are spot on! I’m a Kiwi and I found pretty much same things as you! The people, the safety, the infrastructure, technology and the food are outstanding for sure! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍
Beijing roast duck was introduced from Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty of China. Nanjing is the most famous place for duck food in China. They have three kinds of duck food there, and the duck food in Wuhu city next door is also very delicious.
Recommendations when you go to Shanghai - you will easily find great things to do in Shanghai. After you’ve spent some days there I highly recommend leaving the city for a day or two and visiting Suzhou and Hangzhou. They are both only an hour or less on the bullet trains from Shanghai and both have beautiful cultural things to see. A recommendation for each: Suzhou - the Jing Hang canals. Hangzhou - Xi Lake and Leifeng Pagoda
Price wise the street food < restaurants along the roads < restaurants in malls & office buildings. But even in the restaurants of malls, the food price is still reasonable.
Agree. Dog meat is not an everyday food like pork or beef. Actually it’s illegal in many Chinese cities to eat dog meat. If get caught, you’ll be in jail with a big fine. Many Chinese don’t eat it and there are lots of animal lovers too. I just can’t understand why people think only Chinese eat dog meat. In fact there are lots of South East Asian countries and African countries that eat it too.
cos the electricity gas water public transportation these supply are owned by chinese government, not private company. the government gives huge supplement to these companies to keep the price remain low. so people living in china won't feel too much inflation. for example 2rmb for a bus ride , the price was set 30 years ago. still 2rmb these days.
Hi Guys, my name is Denis and I lived in Guangzhau China for over 10 years now, first thing, Great work on your vid! Second thing is , if you guys do visit Guangdong area one day, don't hesitate to contact me cuse I can help you guys around the Guangdong area ! So, good luck and hope to get intouch with you soon!
Great videos and honest comments about China. I am from Hong Kong and it was a terrible experience back to 30-40 years ago in China but for the last 15-20 years China has been evolving to be one of the fastest growing countries, and most important of all, the safest country to travel. Tons of HK people travel to China in the South region to shop, to do leisure things and to spend money as well day in day out, and particularly during the weekends. Thanks to you both, because you deserved a lot of praises in exposing the Western politicians' lies. Great work !
Congratulations on getting invited to speak on CCTV. 've been going to China every year since 2002 and still have to get a 2 year visa, which involves leaving the country and going back in after 3 months. But I usually manage to extend it in China, without doing this, by going to a visa office.Maybe next time, go and visit Southern China, so you can pop in to Hong Kong and then go back in. Places worth visiting, are Changsha, Fuzhou,Xiamen, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Macau, Guiyang, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Sanya (for warm winter)
First of all, thank you for speaking the truth about China. We welcome you to visit again with open arms!😊❤ Second of all, you guys are such a cute couple. Ben, you remind me of Bradley Cooper.
Sorry for my poor English, I would like to recommend 3 restaurants with the most Shanghai characteristics. 大时代美食面馆-老沧浪亭何师傅（葱油面） 157食坊.凯旋路（鳝鱼饭、糖醋排骨、干煎带鱼、熏鱼） 成隆行蟹王府.九江路店（六月黄炒年糕、清蒸六月黄、蟹粉银皮、秃黄油拌饭）
Thank you very much for speaking the truths about China. Of course no country is perfect, but for the same low prices, I don't think you can find another country that offer the same amount of safety, cleanliness, entertainment, foods, transportation, and various conveniences.
Next time when you folks visit China, you can rent fashions from different dynasties. Go to Kun-Ming and try out their teas. I don't remember if you have seen the Pandas. Finally, glad you like China!
Tq So Much...🏞️💚💯. I would try to visit China one-day........O ya all my bro n sis studies in England back then,40 yrs ago. ....they said ...the British have very good manners n hygiene we should learn from🖐️🤓🤠
I’ve travelled to China many times and not once have I encountered any bad experience. Instead, every time when I returned to China, there are something new and constant improvements. Thank you for your objective and unbiased evaluation of China and I’m so tired and upset with the constant bashing , negative and false news by the western media…they are so divisive and discriminatory ! 😤
And even pundits on GB News just keep repeating the uninformed stories.
I'm Chinese, this year I took my family to China 8 years after Covid, I was totally surprised how good China was.
Very well said, and "the truth". Come back soon :)
Ist ja gut, ihr seid toll
事實上中國從沒侵略過其他國家，但卻一直被很多國家當成假想敵來打壓和抹黑。這究竟為什麼？想不明白。和平不好嗎？
Thank you for exposing the bbc's lies.
China is not perfect but beautiful. China people are kind, hardworking and brave.
@@Antinonsens Filtrred lens debunked
The BBC is notorious for demonizing others
B. Brainwashing Corporation ?😅
Well said, and agree - nowhere is perfect
為什麽不拍新疆和西藏，BBC說那邊在上演種族滅絕慘劇
This couple are real British people, kind, honest and courageous, the opposite of their politicians. ❤
The real Britain is it people not it politicians
@@OTWD_yt这句话太酷了👏
Thank you for being so truthful ---- I live in China since 20 years ago .... there is no countr like China.. China is No.1 without a doubt mind you I been Living and working in many countries
Thank you for your enlightening video nice work
Hi guys, China's high speed trains are generally cheaper because of subsidy from the government, the purpose is for the people to travel easier, affordable and faster. That makes it easier for the people to travel more and the more they travel, their opportunities of creating more income increase and the country progress faster. Profits were not their main goal unlike some western countries where being profitable is their main goal, also shows how China were able to lift 800 million people out of extreme poverty, they re-invest their countries' revenues to build more infrastructures for the people also to improve their people's livelihoods. When the people are happy and have good living conditions, they will support their leader(s) again, unlike what's happening in EU and US. We, the citizens on this planet typically want peace, do business, work, enjoy our lives with our families and not wars. From this perspective, China has done incredibly well for the last few decades improving their country overall and its people's lives.
What you said is absolutely correct~
It's very funny because I watched some western media talking about China investment on their trains, and the first thing that pointed out was that the Chinese gov is losing money for their public transport investments. That is true, the Chinese gov. is willingly to lose money and built underutilized train tracks even to regions that are not occupied and developed yet. But the thing is, everything is not just about profit. The western couldn't comprehend why the Chinese would do such things that don't yield profit to them. The Chinese gov said that what they are looking is to stimulate growth. If people can move around freely easily and cheaply, they would. They are not looking for a quick profit for their transportation industry, they are looking for long-term growth of the whole country. This is something that's hard to be understand by capitalistic mind of the west.
Apa yang kamu katakan sangat rasional dan sangat masuk akal.
China invests in the regular average people while the US invests only on the richest 1% of its population and it shows - big time!
@@stuartfit Hugely in debt. Someone has to pay
My friends and I travelled several times a year to China. It is everything you said….love China very much! Very safe, wonderful food, etc…
Even US EU INDIA JAPAN SoutheifKorea keep spread hate about CHINA, Chinese government never did the same thing
As a Chinese, I am super proud about our culture and central government. Chinese government like mature and logic adult, while those anti-CHINA government like stupid and ridiculous baby. Even there is blood feud between CHINA and JAPAN, even west the invader defame CHINA, we still keep learn everything good from them with humble attitude.
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YOU didn't include the anti china propaganda machine Falungong cyber brigades and chn/hk born rightw separatist
Yes, the incorrigible n eevil invader jepun, not repentant n shameful of their out of this world cruelty in the past, still demonise n hate china, is beyond me. Cruel to the core.
Propaganda Barat, terutama oleh media barat dan "pemerintah" yang dikuasai yahudi...karena mereka tidak ingin "kalah" dalam hal apapun...pengalaman anda di Tiongkok bukan satu2nya yang bisa membuat mata dan hati nurani anda terbuka, cobalah jalan2 ke negara2 timur tengah dengan atmosfir yang berbeda pasti anda menemukan betapa dahsyatnya propaganda barat terhadap asia, afrika dan muslim.
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I know people who have been to Iran and they all say how friendly the locals are over there. The US would insist that they are the most evil people on earth/
Good to see more and more western countries tourists visiting China.
There are a few reasons why western countries the governments don't want their citizens to visit China.
1st, to see all the Chinese super infrastructures.
2nd, how China is able to keep the public areas so clean, green and organized.
3rd, why China is so safe even for foreigners.
4th, to see Chinese are super friendly to foreigners.
5th, to know China public transportation is so good, so convenient and cheap compared to their.
If those western countries people visit China and see all these, they will realize how useless and incompetent their governments are compared to the Chinese government. With so much taxes they're paying, yet their useless and incompetent governments are not able to provide them the same infrastructures, cleanliness and safety to the people like in China whereby Chinese pay very little taxes or not paying at all.
That is why their governments keep lying to them about how bad China is. How undeveloped China is. The governments do not want the people to see the real China and compare.
The US spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
in murica radio apparatus is called jewbox
Kind-hearted couple, may God bless you and may your life get better and better. The Chinese people welcome you to visit again.
Thank you so much ❤️
This 24 minutes video totally destroyed and wasted British Tax Payer money to 'BBC'.
Why need to pay T.V license if we are not hearing the true ! Sad
It's crazy you guys still do TV licenses. Imagine BBC UA-cam saying you need to pay for internet license because they 'broadcast' there. From UK former colony, Singapore, we scrap this relic in 2011 after many switch to online content on TV rather than watching broadcast
It’s so out dated now. It’s absolutely awful too.
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all those western 3 letter media get huge budget from the 3 letter agencies to smear their adversaries
你好朋友。我們中國沒有侵略過任何國家，但卻一直被當成假想敵一樣被抹黑和打壓。我們中國人也不懂究竟他們為什麼要這樣做😮
Shanghai and Beijing are the most expensive cities. Get out of those two areas you'll find your money worth 1.5 or 2 times more sometimes lol.
只有房价贵 生活成本比我们江苏18线便宜多了
100% Agreed. ❤😊
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Pointing the obvious, it is the same case for EVERY other countries.
北京的交通和饮食很便宜
Ye, it's just rent or buying a home. Food, clothing, transport, will be marginal. 10% maybe.
Street food is not necessarily cheap, especially at those touristy places. If you dine in at those local places it's typically more authentic, tasty and cheap.
We are people, we value about life of people worldwide. Thank you guys showing how people live in China, without misleading by politicians in western countries! We people need to learn each other and make our own lives better!❤
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You two are one of my favorite China content / series traveling couple. I can't wait to watch more of your China content videos in the near future.
You are very honest people. I have been living in China, Germany and UK my whole life. I like BBC documentary a lot, especially nature docs by Sir Attenborough. I am very surprised and confused that most times when BBC said something about China, it spreaded a lot of lies. How can a broadcaster like BBC be so biased against China? This almost destroyed my good perception of free speech in UK and moral level of these so called journalists. Thank you for being honest about your experience in China!
Don’t understand the biased media narrative but it’s got to be refreshing to have a lot of western UA-camrs spreading their opinions it can only be a positive thing moving forward
try the 2nd and 3rd tier cites rather than the first tier cities they are cheaper but just as good than the tier 1 cites
But I think Guangzhou is good, hah
@@leonzhu9444 agree with you about Guangzhou is great. it is where my wife's family live, their ancestors came from Foshan. but i like Zhuhai mainly the older part of the city
@@trevornorman7563 广州是中国最好的城市，什么北京上海深圳都一边去
Thank you for share the real China with us.👍🙂
Wow, nice to see you two again, interesting stories about you, love from Shanghai.
Morden city, metro high speed trains, technology, ancient culture, food, natural sceneries and landscapes ......it's a complete massive wonder to explore :)
China’s infrastructures are so above and beyond what other countries in the world had at the time, about 6 years ago, that Newt Gingrich (An anti-China American politician) couldn’t help himself but praised China for doing a great job at when he visited China several years ago!
You guys are the best ambassadors for Brits in Asia. Always supporting Asia. Thank you. 🙏
Appreciate you we love asia so much! Can only see our future being there.
two of the things i love about China are my step daughters and my in-laws who are Chinese
The kindness these two bloggers maintain
You two are hands down my favourite travelling youtubers. I binge watch your videos, and I can't wait till you go to China again and I've been to China 3 times, and it's a hundred times better than here in uk in every way 😊
Wow, thank you! ❤️
可是英國媒體卻一直抹黑中國。從我出生到現在40歲，我所看到的都是這樣的惡意，但我們中國對別的國家從沒做過什麼壞事。我也不明白為什麼40多年來為什麼要一直欺負中國，中國人難道不和平友善嗎？非常不明白。
@@Reina-vov 中國動了西謊的奶酪。
Best of luck to both of you ...your personal story was candid and inspiring.
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You guys are natural travelers. Sky is the limit. Looking forward to witness your unlimited success.
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We know how hard UA-cam can be at times but also how fun and rewarding!! You must be so proud at how you have grown your channel but always kept real to who you both are. Good luck with the TV appearance you’ll both smash it I’m sure. Keep shining guys ❤
Hey guys yes you’re absolutely right it can be so tough and we’ve definitely gone through times when we feel like it’s not moving but we’ve kept going and kept plugging away. Thank you guys ❤️
Love the Dridgers ! They have a typical ‘married couple’ dynamic between them, quite hilarious to listen in to their side banter with each other. I would rather see your experiences with street food, but yeah hot pot, Peking duck and yum cha are a must-try in restaurants. Looking forward to following their travels in China again. Love from South Africa.
Haha thank you we’re just us. ❤️
restaurant food is not expensive and street food really isn't that cheap. as long as you don't go to fancy restaurants you can get really good freshly cooked meals for around $3-4 per dish and you know they give big portions so one dish of anything will fill you up. just pick a couple dishes and some rice on the side. that way you can try lots of dishes on your next trip. as you can tell, most street food isn't prepared to order, it's reheated or assembled to order. yes of course some street food can still be good, but it really can't compared to even a local hole in the wall family restaurant. braised pork(belly), some vegetable dish, some white rice = heaven.
I love China. There are many thing to see. People are lovely and discipline.🇨🇳🇨🇳👍🤗❤️
oooh ... 16:37 how lovely - a long time ago i´ve had a dog just like him who is sitting on your lap - a brown "Münsterländer" we call them over here in germany - he was sooooo kind and cute and looked exact like him - completely brown ❤ - i will never forget him.
你们二位是诚实正直的人。❤❤❤
Surprisingly but happily found out that you guys are friends with Two Mad Travelers and the Sunkissed Bucket List. I follow their channels too and they're as fantastic as you guys...
Yes we are good friends talk of maybe coming back together in October
@@OTWD_yt really hope you can meet in China~~ Then make a video~ Fans really like you three couples 😛
@@OTWD_yt If you show your video to the Chinese embassy staff, you may get a longer visa, after all, your video is objective, very sincere, belongs to positive propaganda, every country likes such bloggers, this is normal
Great comments, very outspoken and love your channel!❤❤❤
Spot on analysis! Super safe, very clean, etc! China is amazing.
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I hope you will come to Suzhou next time. It is 20 minutes away from Shanghai by high-speed rail. It is a modern and classical city and one of the richest cities in China. I will take you around.
@yufeiwu-g1p 我今天正从苏州过来，在无锡南长街玩呢
Wowsers... thanks for your views. I love the fact that you had a different perspective before getting there.
You guys are amazing..great positive vibe and friendly which gives you great positive experiences! Thanks.
Our pleasure! ❤️❤️
I plan to visit Shanghai in September. Can't wait. Thank you for sharing your experience.
朋友。如果打算去上海，建議順便再去旁邊的烏鎮。因為上海是個很現代的城市，而烏鎮又能讓你立刻穿越回中國古代。如果還有時間就再去杭州，蘇州看看，在中國有句古話：上有天堂，下有蘇杭。這樣你的旅費也能節省很多，不必走那麼多彎路。
Every region has more than a dozen local specialties, and you could never finish trying them all even if you spent a hundred years exploring China.😆😆😆😆😆😆
Your good friends, the Mixue couple, have already started the 4.0 version of their China exploration.💖💖💖💖
Two Mad Explorers Couple。Now also exploring in China, so I look forward to your return.❤❤❤❤❤
Can’t wait to return ❤️💯
@@OTWD_ytkeep posting thing about China to gain more view, no one care about Turkey ❤
As I just got out of the bed and seeing your video. First thing is click on and want it to say good morning to you two lovely couple. I loves your travel videos so much hope you two have a lovely time back home. Love you guy from London!
I am so glad you are traveling full time as a career. As a fellow vlogger, I know just how dam hard it up is to even get noticed. My UA-cam career wouldn’t even keep me in coffee for a week.
Go to Dongbei, the northeast 3 provinces, to enjoy the best price of foods especially for meat lovers, best price of transport, accomodation, sona and everything.
Thanks
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OMG, just saw your guys on CGTN channel. You guys did great.
Aww thank you Sarah we were super nervous 😬 😂
Nice video, very casual and spontaneous! I shall look forward to you one-year sojourn in China then!
Thank you!
You'll be fine, Reanne, on Chinese TV, or any other platforms. You and Ben are very good and interesting vloggers, which will be great for the Chinese audience to get to know more about you.👍
Thanks for that!
I am glad Ben's better from his depression due to travelling. Also loved how you rent out a house to fund your travels. I also do that, although I am just travelling for fun and not to make any YT videos. I find I research about places I want to go to half the time from travel vloggers like yourself and the other half from websites like tripadvisor.
Thank you man ❤️
中国政府和人民一直认为良好的卫生，文明和安全的环境与良好的投资氛围有密切关系，而且中国人很热情好客，儒家思想告诉我们“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”，所以我们欢迎一切远方来的朋友，但是我们也很憎恨不了解实情的谎言抹杀我们的努力！
@2:47 Yes, I have to agree. London/UK transport is expensive and most UNreliable!! I used to live in London in the 70's. When taking the Underground, do NOT be surprised if the Underground station is suddenly closed and you have to walk to the next nearest station ! Do not be surprised if your train travelling to London suddenly stops half way for half an hour or more ! Do not be surprised if you have to wait 45 min in the dark and cold in winter for a 10 min bus ride to work! I am sure this type of Stress fastens your aging process !
@23:15 Oh No!! You are going to get a lot of name-calling from the China haters! They will call you Wu-mao, China Shill, Paid by the "CCP", etc. So be prepared! 😂😂😂
China’s infrastructures are so above and beyond what other countries in the world had at the time, about 6 years ago, that Newt Gingrich (An anti-China American politician) couldn’t help himself but praised China for doing a great job at when he visited China several years ago!
如果外国人夸奖自己的国家，外省人夸奖自己的省，邻居夸奖自己的家，总是一件令我愉快的事，谢谢！
不客气 ❤️
Well done people
Thanks!
😊 Thank you
Very good observation! You guys got 10 out of 10. From a fellow UK resident originally from China.
On the first point Confucius teaching mandates Chinese to treat non-Chinese as "guests". This is an ancestorial teaching. It is up to the individual to observe. Nevertheless it is in the culture that Chinese people extend kindness to foreigners as a second nature.
文化差異
Thank you for sharing this, very informative and helpful
I'm Chinese born in Cambodia, never been to China yet but this is great summary. Thank you.
Thank you where abouts in Cambodia ?
等退休了就回祖國看看，玩一玩。
I highly recommend traveling to Xi'an!
A few years ago, I visited and was deeply impressed by the Terracotta Warriors, the ancient city in the downtown area, and the food. The Terracotta Warriors are a must-see at least once in a lifetime, and the nearby theater is also a must-watch, offering a spectacular experience.
It’s on our growing list of Chinese cities to visit
thank you! support u!
So true. I felt the same when I traveled to several cities in China last October/November.
很多第一次来中国的旅行者，只知道北京，上海，广州这种大城市。实际上在江苏，浙江也有非常多可玩的城市。中国有句话叫上有天堂，下有苏杭。像苏州，无锡离上海非常近，动车几十分钟就能到达。可以一路玩过去。
我们保证我们一定会去参观一些不同的城市
@@OTWD_ytwelcome😃
@@OTWD_yt我有去过杭州，可以说是美食荒漠😂但是西湖很美，对于外国人探索中国来说，缺少了美食的旅行可能没那么完美😂
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@@xing8294有没有可能，杭州的美食荒漠对外国人来说已经很好了，只要他们不要点 西湖醋鱼！😂
Hello Reanne and Ben,
Love your honesty and down to earth videos.
Subscribed.
Thank you 😊
When you come back in October, there are some beautiful places in the South, and the weather will be warm.
You guys are great…l going to China as well…thank you I know a lot now…keep making more videos like this❤
@@liangpinchiu2989 we’re back in China next week ❤️
Hi there!❤from China .You are affectionately known in China as the "Multiple Interpretation Couple"（多解释夫妇）which means you two are very patient explaining on what you saw or what you did, you are very sincere and have your own unique opinions. Many Chinese friends have come to know you.😊Although many of us can hardly get on youtube to watch your original video, but your video has been spread by all the major video platforms in China. I hope this will not bother you.😅Anyway, welcome to China again❤
Love that ❤️ it doesn’t bother us how people see our videos as long as we’re being watched 😃
@@OTWD_yt 🥰🥰🥰I hope you know more about China! Luke and Naomi are on a trip to Yunnan! Yunnan is really a good place you will like there, but the visa issue is really a bit difficult, but please rest assured, I believe that in the near future these are no problem!😃Best wishes ！
@@OTWD_yt as a Chinese, I think we all love you because you are so sincerely and honest. Hope you can happy everyday
I'm a Brit and My wife and i are looking forward to going home to China very soon. Great to see people like you giving a truthful account of China
Where are you from in Britain?
@@OTWD_yt Wales. love your non biased videos. ❤
Do avoid summer heat except high altitude places such as Yunnan Lijiang, Shangri-la, Tibet, West Sichuan, Qinghai, and the cooler north east and north west China.
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You guys are gorgeous. Keep it on with Love your fans John from HK❤
Thank you! Will do! ❤️
A video debunking western lies on China usually exceeds 10 hours long!!!🤣🤣🤣
😂😂 to be honest this is quite along video for us
Just got back from Hanghzhou and Shanghai for 2 weeks. OMG it's like here in Dallas 20 yrs in the future. That's it! At nights, just stroll around and out of nowhere a group of young people yelled at us... told us where the entrence is to go to get on the overpass walkway to pass the the street... unbelieve friendliness everywhere. I want to go back now!
BTW spotless because robots on the street and malls, cleaning robots solar and battery powered. Unbelievable. Toilets that raises lids, lights up and flushes and closes the lid as you walk out...WTF.
欢迎您再次来到中国，中国的每一个城市都有不同的美食文化，欢迎您前来体验！如果您想吃到正宗的火锅，那么一定要来重庆！！这是一个魔幻之都
I just got back from Yunnan in June 24. Its different from Shanghai. You should check it out. It's beautiful
哇，那里是天堂，自然风光太美了！
哈哈哈。中国不同的城市有不同的风景 ，你已经到达旅游中国的level 2等级了。😊
云南物价更低、天气更舒适、自然风景更多、避开旅游季云南旅游不要太爽😂我头像就在云南拍的
Oh wow, congrats! I'll keep a look out for CCTV/CGTN's The Dialogue. Can't wait to see your talks there.
Replay is now available 😊
www.cgtn.com/tv/replay?id=BeFaGcA
Perhaps it is the only country in the world that can write the vision of "Long live the great unity of the people of the world" on its landmark buildings. And this has been adhered to for more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China ~ Tian'anmen ~ China
Great video summarising China! You guys are spot on! I’m a Kiwi and I found pretty much same things as you! The people, the safety, the infrastructure, technology and the food are outstanding for sure! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍
Yes what a place can’t wait to go back in 6 weeks time.
You’re lucky! Have a great trip! 👍I’m hoping to get back there next year. We’re off to UK, Spain, France, Switerland & Portugal next month.
@darrellwong4097 enjoy! Where are you heading to in the uk?
@@OTWD_yt Only London for a few days. Which part of China are you heading to?
@@darrellwong4097 Xiamen for 6 days then Bangkok get a visa and come back for a month explore abit more
Beijing roast duck was introduced from Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty of China. Nanjing is the most famous place for duck food in China. They have three kinds of duck food there, and the duck food in Wuhu city next door is also very delicious.
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ENjoy your next trip !
Thank you 😊
1st from New York City!
correct！Newyork is perfect too
Recommendations when you go to Shanghai - you will easily find great things to do in Shanghai. After you’ve spent some days there I highly recommend leaving the city for a day or two and visiting Suzhou and Hangzhou. They are both only an hour or less on the bullet trains from Shanghai and both have beautiful cultural things to see. A recommendation for each: Suzhou - the Jing Hang canals. Hangzhou - Xi Lake and Leifeng Pagoda
That’s definitely the plan ❤️
Price wise the street food < restaurants along the roads < restaurants in malls & office buildings. But even in the restaurants of malls, the food price is still reasonable.
Most Chinese people do not eat dog meat. Only a few small towns in Guangxi near Vietnam have the custom of eating dog meat on some special days.
Vietnam is the only country I’ve seen dog being sold for food
@@OTWD_yt South Korea even have canned dog meat. But I heard their government banned it now.
@@molapril4706 我是广西人，你无需解释，我们没有做错什么
Agree. Dog meat is not an everyday food like pork or beef. Actually it’s illegal in many Chinese cities to eat dog meat. If get caught, you’ll be in jail with a big fine. Many Chinese don’t eat it and there are lots of animal lovers too. I just can’t understand why people think only Chinese eat dog meat. In fact there are lots of South East Asian countries and African countries that eat it too.
eating dog meat is a human right
cos the electricity gas water public transportation these supply are owned by chinese government, not private company. the government gives huge supplement to these companies to keep the price remain low. so people living in china won't feel too much inflation. for example 2rmb for a bus ride , the price was set 30 years ago. still 2rmb these days.
It's so refreshing to hear about your experiences
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Nice vlog chavvs....watch you still all the time....loving the hair Ben....content is always good...
Visit the surrounding cities like Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing.
Thank you for sharing your real experience in China
You are always welcome. We are back in China right now.
Hi Guys, my name is Denis and I lived in Guangzhau China for over 10 years now, first thing, Great work on your vid! Second thing is , if you guys do visit Guangdong area one day, don't hesitate to contact me cuse I can help you guys around the Guangdong area ! So, good luck and hope to get intouch with you soon!
@@denisjdelgado9657 contact us on Instagram otwd_yt we can keep in touch
China is a beautiful, modern, safe and friendly country. Blessings from Hong Kong ❤❤
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上海周邊其實還有很多地方玩，蘇州、揚州、無錫、杭州、寧波、嘉興、合肥.....自然風光也很多，還有很多有特色的古鎮和村落。一次來在一個省或者片區，多住幾個城市體驗是最好的。祝願你們獲得更長時間的簽證（畢竟都被CCTV採訪過了，😀）
Great videos and honest comments about China. I am from Hong Kong and it was a terrible experience back to 30-40 years ago in China but for the last 15-20 years China has been evolving to be one of the fastest growing countries, and most important of all, the safest country to travel. Tons of HK people travel to China in the South region to shop, to do leisure things and to spend money as well day in day out, and particularly during the weekends. Thanks to you both, because you deserved a lot of praises in exposing the Western politicians' lies. Great work !
The south part you mean shenzhen right haha 😂
Thank you 😊
Congratulations on getting invited to speak on CCTV. 've been going to China every year since 2002 and still have to get a 2 year visa, which involves leaving the country and going back in after 3 months. But I usually manage to extend it in China, without doing this, by going to a visa office.Maybe next time, go and visit Southern China, so you can pop in to Hong Kong and then go back in. Places worth visiting, are Changsha, Fuzhou,Xiamen, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Macau, Guiyang, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Sanya (for warm winter)
@@MrDavidc 哇 第一次见到有人推荐福州了 FuZhou，我的家乡！不过现在夏天有些热，过两个月就是非常好的时间
@@juanlin6713 We were there in April 2019, to visit my wife's auntie and visited the old town, plus playing Mah Zhong on her automatic Mah Zhong table
Love your honesty about China,looking forward your next adventure to China!
Us too!
I love visiting China! It’s like a different world than the U.S. 😊
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@@kelseyb3952 欢迎您再次来到中国，这里的一切都欢迎您！！现在的中国已经又有了翻天覆地的变化！欢迎您亲自来体验！
First of all, thank you for speaking the truth about China. We welcome you to visit again with open arms!😊❤
Second of all, you guys are such a cute couple. Ben, you remind me of Bradley Cooper.
Aw thank you so much 😊
真情实意的分享，不带偏见评论就很棒！
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Sorry for my poor English, I would like to recommend 3 restaurants with the most Shanghai characteristics.
大时代美食面馆-老沧浪亭何师傅（葱油面）
157食坊.凯旋路（鳝鱼饭、糖醋排骨、干煎带鱼、熏鱼）
成隆行蟹王府.九江路店（六月黄炒年糕、清蒸六月黄、蟹粉银皮、秃黄油拌饭）
Thank you very much for speaking the truths about China. Of course no country is perfect, but for the same low prices, I don't think you can find another country that offer the same amount of safety, cleanliness, entertainment, foods, transportation, and various conveniences.
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Next time when you folks visit China, you can rent fashions from different dynasties. Go to Kun-Ming and try out their teas. I don't remember if you have seen the Pandas. Finally, glad you like China!
Love the honest observations, great vid guys!
You are welcome 🤗
Chine: if you don’t bother other people you can do whatever you want to do.
if someone is mad enough to fabricate lies to convince people to hate you then you are doing something right.
@@ftu2021他們為什麼這麼對中國和中國人？不理解。
@@Reina-vov 其实大家都知道最根源的原因就是政治制度
@@xiejr6109 不觉得是政治制度，好像是90年代的时候，美国也非常抵制日本，那个时候日本不是世界老二吗？ 也是一通说日本偷美国的技术抢美国的工人工作。所以只能说这是历史的重复，不过中国在军事上和经济上比当时的日本强太多了。而且中国人的整体素质和日本人还是没法比的，当然这不是主要原因。我们素质比印度人总好多了吧，我们人权，经济政治哪个不比印度好？ 你看看他们到底恨印度人还是恨中国人？ 所以主要原因在美国和英国。
Great deliberation! Enjoyed your experience of touring China. Thank you for sharing and look forward to more from you 😀👍🎉
Tq So Much...🏞️💚💯. I would try to visit China one-day........O ya all my bro n sis studies in England back then,40 yrs ago. ....they said
...the British have very good manners n hygiene we should learn from🖐️🤓🤠
我們中國人的教育中，一直稱呼英國人為紳士。但英國政府卻對中國一直惡意抹黑和打壓。我很難理解為什麼。