Hangzhou is my favorite city in China. Capital of six dynasties, southern terminus of the Grand Canal, numerous Buddha & Taoist temples, unique tea culture, Hangzhou has got so much to offer. Enjoy your time exploring this great city.
It was so peaceful everywhere we went. Ill definitely be back in summer so explore more temples and the tea fields and lakes in warmer weather! Thank you for watching ❤
It was wonderful! It would be a great place to go when the weather is a little bit warmer, you could spend a whole day walking around there (same with West Lake)! Maybe we could do a day trip together in summer? 🤔❤️
I was born and raised in Hangzhou. I completed all my education in Hangzhou, including my undergraduate studies. I moved to the US in 1990 and have been back to visit Hangzhou throughout the years. West lake still looks the same. However, the city has completely changed.
The boat trip looked so romantic- hopefully there weren't many/any mosquitoes there! Also, both the Korean BBQ and the steakhouse food looked so good. I would forget the steak and just devour the chips and the sliders lol
It was very romantic but far too cold for mosquitos (thankfully??😂) The Korean bbq was amazing, it’s our favorite food, but since we went on New Year’s Eve we had to wait almost 2.5 hours to get a seat! It was crazy! The chili fries were also the nicest ones I’ve had in China. I was very happy with the food.
Living in Hangzhou for almost 5 years now(浙大）. Those landmarks :Xihu, Yangong di, Sudi, Wulin, Hefeng street….Kerry center i walk and run almost every day. I can attest that Hangzhou is the most beautiful city I have ever seen so far. It is like my second home…..
There's a quite popular TH-cam couple, Luca and Rachelle who reside in that city and make quite interesting content about Hangzhou and traveling in China
Sometimes limited time is the push you need! I didn’t see much of Shanghai for the first 6 months I was here (although there was a long lockdown that didn’t help 😂) ❤️
This is the best West Lake footage I have seen recently. I have noticed several times in your videos when the timing was well chosen-You either chose early morning or late afternoon when the color saturation is the best. Nice composition, too! Other people probably had to film whenever they could-either rainy (Yikes) or midday when the sun washed out all the colors. It looks like you had a nice trip! Haven't been there for ages and miss the city.🙁
Thank you! We were very lucky with the timing and were able to get a boat just at the right time as the sun was setting. The weather was pretty overcast the whole time we were there so I had to try as best I could to fit that into the mood of the videos (hence why the tea fields seem a little bit more dreary!). Thanks for watching❤️
@@ExpatNatt You did great, given the time constraint! I know how hard this is, as I have taught photography. It's not easy to combine a trip and filming because you also need time for yourself. I hope everyone appreciates your hard work. If I am not wrong, I think southern China gets more rain than the north, but not as cold.:)
@@Thomas-Chin10 thank you for the compliments! I had heard that it often rains in Hangzhou but we were quite lucky. Although we are heading south in a couple of weeks so hoping any rain holds off whilst we are there hahah 😂
@@ExpatNatt Fingers crossed for good weather for your upcoming trip! I just saw another video from Sanya-sunshine! Look forward to seeing your next video. Bon voyage!
I remember growing up seeing a documentary series on the West lake Chinese restaurant which purported to be the biggest Chinese restaurant in the world. It was a decade ago so wondering if the restaurant is still there
Oh I didn’t know this! I didn’t see it but the west lake is so big you can barely see the other side of it so there was much that I didn’t explore. Maybe I’ll go back in warmer weather and see if I can find it! ❤
Thank you! I’ll have a new video out tomorrow at 5pm Beijing Time, so make sure you subscribe and turn the notification bell on so you don’t miss a new upload! ❤️❤️
Hangzhou is a very beautiful city, so many things to do there so one weekend was not enough for us. We plan to go there one more time to complete our video series about the city. Some other places I can recommend: Silk Museum, Hangzhou Songchen, Hangzhou city god temple. Great video, keep it up!
Finally China is beginning to open up again. Hope my chinese stocks (Ali Baba, Tencent)and China related stocks (AAPL and BHP) also begin to recover this year 😔🫤
I’m sure they will! I’m surprised your Tencent stocks didn’t go through the roof with lockdowns, as all online teaching was done through Tencent and they made lots of profit these past couple of years! Things are definitely looking up now, if you can get the visa you no longer need fo quarantine to enter China🎉🎉
Hi Natt, we saw you quite a few times in Melissa's VLOG..., so thought you were an American like us:), but surprise surprise .... so lets put the kettle on and long live the King!
@@ExpatNatt Hey actually we are English too…, the dudes and gals from New England that is. … somehow we have the impression you Brits just zipping on your fancy high eat with the pinky thing going (extended out,), munching on your cucumber sandwich and yelling “ Long live the king! “ all day….
I hope to live in Hangzhou someday. The pagoda I think underwent repairs and reconstruction in modern times but it was initially constructed ages ago .
The remains of the old original pagoda can be found within the new pagoda, as well as a small museum about the history which is very interesting. I didn’t have much time to stay and read this time.
They all charge different amounts, some was a donation, some try to scam you. I think this one was 80rmb per person? They don’t like to tell you the price until you get on the boat 😅
@@TravelEndleslie they have a metro system which is pretty good, but mostly we just used Didi (like Uber) since when we visited it was so cold and taxis are so cheap in China. For the further out places like the tea plantation the best way to get there is to drive or take a didi. Public transport is good if you’re staying in the city centre. Hope this helps! ❤️
If you only have 3 days in Shanghai you’d need to sacrifice an entire day get the train to Hangzhou and then get a didi from there to the plantations. Hangzhou West Lake is also definitely worth the visit but it’s whether you’d be happy to lose a day of Shanghai for it. Personally I’d say you need 3-4 days for Shanghai to get the most of it (especially if you planned on visiting Disney) but if you want to squeeze everything into 2 days it would be possible, although possibly quite stressful! Hope this helps!
There really aren’t many mountains or tea plantations near Shanghai. This might be the closest. For more dramatic landscapes and tea plantations I recommend Anji. We will have an Anji video coming out soon which will show you how to make the most of a 2-3 day trip from Shanghai ❤️
Thanks for the tip! I can’t even sleep in our apartment with all windows closed without getting bitten, let alone outside or in temples! Luckily I have some mosquito bracelets that really do the trick (although they are for kids and are very tight on my wrists 😂😂)
@@ExpatNatt I visited Hangzhou last end of Sept to early Oct during Asian Games, not yet autumn tho. I would love to go back. I love Hangzhou than Shanghai.
Hangzhou is my favorite city in China. Capital of six dynasties, southern terminus of the Grand Canal, numerous Buddha & Taoist temples, unique tea culture, Hangzhou has got so much to offer. Enjoy your time exploring this great city.
It was so peaceful everywhere we went. Ill definitely be back in summer so explore more temples and the tea fields and lakes in warmer weather! Thank you for watching ❤
@88 21 yes, it’s so close to home I’ll definitely be back in spring (and summer, and autumn!)
capital of 6 dynasties, you are thinking of Nanjing, Hangzhou was capital of Southern Song, arguably the most unsuccessful dynasty in CN history.
@@ExpatNatt haha, don't go to hangzhou in summer! too hot !
I live in Hangzhou and I love it here.
Such a beautiful city to live in ❤️
杭州 is such a pretty city
It definitely is! Would be nice to go back in summer ❤
Great video Natt! And that tea plantation omg. I have to go there!! So gorgeous.
It was wonderful! It would be a great place to go when the weather is a little bit warmer, you could spend a whole day walking around there (same with West Lake)! Maybe we could do a day trip together in summer? 🤔❤️
I was born and raised in Hangzhou. I completed all my education in Hangzhou, including my undergraduate studies. I moved to the US in 1990 and have been back to visit Hangzhou throughout the years. West lake still looks the same. However, the city has completely changed.
We loved Hangzhou, bro.
Greeting from Indonesia🇮🇩
相比你离开的时候，变化确实巨大。 1990年钱塘江两岸还是荒地，现在是CBD了。
Amazing video. I feel like I am there when I watch full screen. I actually looked for Hangzhou because I wanted to see where Aliexpress came from.
Thank you for your nice videos ! China is such a beautiful country and I hope to visit one day 😍
Thank you for watching! Hopefully China will be open to international tourists soon so you’ll have to come and visit! It’s so beautiful! ❤️
Absolutely..
Old Chinese saying: Paradise above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below
This is beautiful ❤️
I heard the saying from my father before, 上有天堂下有蘇杭
Great country in the world
It is certainly very beautiful ❤️
The boat trip looked so romantic- hopefully there weren't many/any mosquitoes there! Also, both the Korean BBQ and the steakhouse food looked so good. I would forget the steak and just devour the chips and the sliders lol
It was very romantic but far too cold for mosquitos (thankfully??😂) The Korean bbq was amazing, it’s our favorite food, but since we went on New Year’s Eve we had to wait almost 2.5 hours to get a seat! It was crazy! The chili fries were also the nicest ones I’ve had in China. I was very happy with the food.
The scenery on the boat is more beautiful than many Chinese paintings, very good picture capture, so beautiful and intoxicating.
It was breathtaking! I think it looks like a jigsaw puzzle or a postcard! So much natural beauty in China ❤️
Living in Hangzhou for almost 5 years now(浙大）. Those landmarks :Xihu, Yangong di, Sudi, Wulin, Hefeng street….Kerry center i walk and run almost every day. I can attest that Hangzhou is the most beautiful city I have ever seen so far. It is like my second home…..
can you recommend some good gyms in hangzhou to me? thanks
There's a quite popular TH-cam couple, Luca and Rachelle who reside in that city and make quite interesting content about Hangzhou and traveling in China
Yes, I have seen some of their videos! There are quite a few youtubers based in Hangzhou that share some great content!
You saw as mich or more in your short visit than I have in my 3 months living here. Hangzhou is beautiful.
Sometimes limited time is the push you need! I didn’t see much of Shanghai for the first 6 months I was here (although there was a long lockdown that didn’t help 😂) ❤️
我很喜欢杭州，这是一座非常现代化同时又环境优美的城市！
我同意！我很高兴住得足够近，可以经常去参观。☺️☺️
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This is the best West Lake footage I have seen recently. I have noticed several times in your videos when the timing was well chosen-You either chose early morning or late afternoon when the color saturation is the best. Nice composition, too! Other people probably had to film whenever they could-either rainy (Yikes) or midday when the sun washed out all the colors. It looks like you had a nice trip! Haven't been there for ages and miss the city.🙁
Thank you! We were very lucky with the timing and were able to get a boat just at the right time as the sun was setting. The weather was pretty overcast the whole time we were there so I had to try as best I could to fit that into the mood of the videos (hence why the tea fields seem a little bit more dreary!). Thanks for watching❤️
@@ExpatNatt You did great, given the time constraint! I know how hard this is, as I have taught photography. It's not easy to combine a trip and filming because you also need time for yourself. I hope everyone appreciates your hard work. If I am not wrong, I think southern China gets more rain than the north, but not as cold.:)
@@Thomas-Chin10 thank you for the compliments! I had heard that it often rains in Hangzhou but we were quite lucky. Although we are heading south in a couple of weeks so hoping any rain holds off whilst we are there hahah 😂
@@ExpatNatt Fingers crossed for good weather for your upcoming trip! I just saw another video from Sanya-sunshine! Look forward to seeing your next video. Bon voyage!
Thank you! ❤
the food are so tempting.🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩😘😘😘
Always love the b roll and the narration is great!
Thanks so much! I’m still getting used to having my face on camera so b-roll and narration is my favourite bit 😂😂
Wish I was there! Xx
We can go for a day trip one day when you are better and can visit me! ❤️❤️ It was pigging cold though!
I remember growing up seeing a documentary series on the West lake Chinese restaurant which purported to be the biggest Chinese restaurant in the world. It was a decade ago so wondering if the restaurant is still there
Oh I didn’t know this! I didn’t see it but the west lake is so big you can barely see the other side of it so there was much that I didn’t explore. Maybe I’ll go back in warmer weather and see if I can find it! ❤
That west lake restaurant is not in Hangzhou but in Hunan, which is almost 900km away from Hangzhou’s west lake…
Good shot. Sunset view under the bridge. Hangzhou is so beautiful 😍
It’s very beautiful! Thank you ❤️
Oh WOW this place is absolutely stunning!! And the food 😍 a wonderful video Nat, definitely a place to add to my long list 😅 xx
Thank you! It’s not the beautiful Norway but it’s still gorgeous and rich in Chinese culture! ❤️
should go there again when cherry blossoms are out in late march..
Ooh I’ll definitely try to!
Beautiful Hangzhou😍😍 glad you guys had blue skies when you went, and missed the rain and fog that I had🤣🤣
Oh dear, we will just have to go back in summer ;)
@@ExpatNatt gosh darn what a problem😏
@@rachelle9489 Have a safe trip to Taizhou! ❤️❤️
Gorgeous scenery
Hangzhou city so peaceful!
It is so beautiful 🥰
Amazing! Please upload more clips!
Thank you! I’ll have a new video out tomorrow at 5pm Beijing Time, so make sure you subscribe and turn the notification bell on so you don’t miss a new upload! ❤️❤️
Hangzhou is a very beautiful city, so many things to do there so one weekend was not enough for us. We plan to go there one more time to complete our video series about the city.
Some other places I can recommend: Silk Museum, Hangzhou Songchen, Hangzhou city god temple.
Great video, keep it up!
Thank you for watching! ❤️
God I miss Hangzhou..... Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching! I hope you can come back soon ❤️
Finally China is beginning to open up again. Hope my chinese stocks (Ali Baba, Tencent)and China related stocks (AAPL and BHP) also begin to recover this year 😔🫤
I’m sure they will! I’m surprised your Tencent stocks didn’t go through the roof with lockdowns, as all online teaching was done through Tencent and they made lots of profit these past couple of years! Things are definitely looking up now, if you can get the visa you no longer need fo quarantine to enter China🎉🎉
there is a saying in Chinese, "There is heaven above, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
I will go there. Either Hangzhou or Ningbo in Zhejiang or if I go to Jiangsu then I will go Suzhou
It really is beautiful! I haven’t been to Ningbo yet but I have heard good things about it ❤️
@@ExpatNatt I have been to Ningbo but for some work only, I was in Ningbo for a few hours only.
温馨的两人杭州游。
谢谢你把我们美丽的杭州分享给大家，也祝你在中国幸福快乐
感谢您的收看！这是一个美丽的城市，我希望在春天或夏天回去参观。❤️
Hi Natt, we saw you quite a few times in Melissa's VLOG..., so thought you were an American like us:), but surprise surprise .... so lets put the kettle on and long live the King!
😂😂 As English as they come! Stay tuned if you’re a fan of Melissa’s, she will be in my video coming out this Sunday! ❤️
@@ExpatNatt Hey actually we are English too…, the dudes and gals from New England that is. … somehow we have the impression you Brits just zipping on your fancy high eat with the pinky thing going (extended out,), munching on your cucumber sandwich and yelling “ Long live the king! “ all day….
@@ExpatNatt sorry typo
Fancy high tea ….. rather
@@000-o4h 😅😅😅
@@000-o4h cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches are top tier and you don’t want the cream cheese to go on your pinky!
I hope to live in Hangzhou someday. The pagoda I think underwent repairs and reconstruction in modern times but it was initially constructed ages ago .
It’s very beautiful, I could imagine myself living there too 😂❤️
The remains of the old original pagoda can be found within the new pagoda, as well as a small museum about the history which is very interesting. I didn’t have much time to stay and read this time.
Japanese tea table?
Thank you for showing us how beautiful China is❤️❤️
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Thank you for watching! ❤️❤️
you sold me the sunset boat trip, where do you take it from and how much is it?
They all charge different amounts, some was a donation, some try to scam you. I think this one was 80rmb per person? They don’t like to tell you the price until you get on the boat 😅
@@ExpatNatt interesting! I won't get it until i know! 80 rmb is reasonable, xie xie ni
I have never been to Hangzhou Zhejiang China I want to visit one day. I am hoping I can meet my favourite idol actor Hu Yi Tian. 🤵🏻👰🏻💍🇨🇳
Hahah ;) It’s definitely worth a visit!❤️
The famous Wuxi pork ribs?
I haven’t tried these yet! Hopefully soon 😍
我個人認為中國浙江省的省會杭州比中國上海更喜愛了。除了城市的位置，上海沿著大海和杭州位於浙江省的內陸地域，我沒有任何不喜歡的部分。兩座的城市天氣或氣候是彼此彼此的，都是屬於有高溫多濕潤的氣候的夏季天氣。
It's not often to see your bf's smile..😅 Have a nice trip.
He smiles/laughs a lot, like a cheeky little boy, but often those parts aren’t filmed or get edited out 😂
Ur voice is cute.
Thank you! 🥰
How do you go around Hanzhou? Do they have their own metro/subway? Thanks!
@@TravelEndleslie they have a metro system which is pretty good, but mostly we just used Didi (like Uber) since when we visited it was so cold and taxis are so cheap in China. For the further out places like the tea plantation the best way to get there is to drive or take a didi. Public transport is good if you’re staying in the city centre. Hope this helps! ❤️
@@ExpatNatt Thanks!
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I have only 3 days in Shanghai do u think I can fit in the mejiawu tea plantations?
If you only have 3 days in Shanghai you’d need to sacrifice an entire day get the train to Hangzhou and then get a didi from there to the plantations. Hangzhou West Lake is also definitely worth the visit but it’s whether you’d be happy to lose a day of Shanghai for it. Personally I’d say you need 3-4 days for Shanghai to get the most of it (especially if you planned on visiting Disney) but if you want to squeeze everything into 2 days it would be possible, although possibly quite stressful! Hope this helps!
@@ExpatNatt ok thanks! If u know anything like meijiawu tea plantations which is closer please let me know :)
There really aren’t many mountains or tea plantations near Shanghai. This might be the closest. For more dramatic landscapes and tea plantations I recommend Anji. We will have an Anji video coming out soon which will show you how to make the most of a 2-3 day trip from Shanghai ❤️
@@ExpatNatt ok thanks so much :)
乘坐高铁从上海到杭州需要一个小时，每20分钟一班。下火车打车到梅家坞、龙井等地大约需要40分钟，所以可以在一天内返回。但尽量避开假期，因为这些地方有很多人，道路可能会拥堵。
Please be reminded if you’re gonna visit a temple in summer time, make sure you use lots of mosquito repellent. Mozzies in temples are heavenly nasty.
Thanks for the tip! I can’t even sleep in our apartment with all windows closed without getting bitten, let alone outside or in temples! Luckily I have some mosquito bracelets that really do the trick (although they are for kids and are very tight on my wrists 😂😂)
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when dont pour pork ....笑死了....欢迎两位来杭州嗨~
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What month is this?
This was end of December, early January. It’s much warmer in spring, and quite hot in summer.
@@ExpatNatt I visited Hangzhou last end of Sept to early Oct during Asian Games, not yet autumn tho. I would love to go back. I love Hangzhou than Shanghai.
@@MishaJacobs I’m hoping to go back in late spring, it’s such a beautiful city.
TH-cam! I should be a le to get through a 13 minute video without an ad interruption. Screw you greedy bastards.
I would really like to live and work there. Anyone have any connections for a knowledgeable fitness guy like myself?? 😁
do you have a degree?
杭州，被浙江人称为美食沙漠。 就像英国被称为西方的美食沙漠。
这是酒店还是民宿啊
这是一家酒店。
有你们结婚的视频吗？
我们还没结婚，所以没有婚礼视频
继续观看下周的剧集，我们一起分享我们的故事，并分享一些关于我们未来的令人兴奋的消息。❤️
@@ExpatNatt awww hurry up
@@GiorniVenibato hhh wedding is booked for next year but there will be updates throughout the process 🥰
@@ExpatNatt congratulation!