That big truck is a sprinkler truck, which can prevent dust, moisturize the air, and also have a cooling effect. It can be seen in many cities in china.
The water they are spraying into the air is NOT safe to drink so what makes you think it's safe to inhale? The ignorance of people to believe that water being sprayed into the air is safe is shocking. That water is untreated and can make you ill but of course no one ever gets sick there.
It appears to me about 2 decades ago when I was in Beijing, I faintly remember a metro ticket was also just 2Y, prob lesser can't remember much, I think it was a flat fare then regardless of distance. FF to today, the ticket price hasn't changed much, min is still about 2-3Yuan. Where as in Singapore, MRT (metro) and bus fares have been increasing every year!!! This makes me livid. So in terms of PPP, China is still more liveable than US or in my case, Singapore, even in the 1st tier cities! So outsiders can say much about the authoritarian ways of the Govt, at least they made an effort for basic necessities to remain very affordable for the average citizen there. That was how I felt when I was in China again not too long ago.
Bro I couldn't agree more. Here in Auckland it's $2.60 to travel the minimum distance on the bus service. If I want to travel more than a few stops it's going to increase the further I go. That bus in Daye was ¥2 from the first to last stop - which is the same price as when I lived in China back in 2007!
@TwoCentsOnTour I live in Auckland too and public transport is awful and often dysfunctional. There seems to be no real desire for change from the powers that be either.
@@benrobinson375 yeah man sad but true. I know the scale is crazy different between China and NZ, but it's so expensive and unreliable here.... On this trip in China I think I took a taxi once? The bus/subway etc went everywhere and was cheap/reliable
Should the management of China's billion-billion-dollar population be decided by voting? China's system is more suitable for China than for the so-called democratic countries, and better for the people. Don't always associate dictatorship with China, isn't the United States, controlled by the financial oligarchy, dictatorial?
If you're into historic mines, I've been to Fushun, Liaoning province. There you'll find the largest open pit mine in Asia, possibly largest in the world. It's gigantic. People in Fushun told me, the mine, and others in the area, was the main reason why the Japanese invaded northeast China in 1931: they wanted its coal and minerals for themselves. What looks to me to be an enormous scar on the Earth is to the local people a source of pride (and income for many generations).
Yeah man the Japanese grab for Manchuria was definitely partly driven by the resources there. I hadn't heard of that bit pit though, I'll have to check it out if I ever head up that way! Thanks for the tip!
@@TwoCentsOnTour If you go, be sure to see the Lei Feng memorial. (He was a local hero who died young in an industrial accident and has since been elevated to model citizen. He's known throughout China. It's propaganda and omits important aspects of the story, but at the same time I'm unaware of any similar memorial to the common man, at least in the US.)
@@kidlatazul Ah yeah I still see posters of him all over the place. I've never been sure how much of what is said about him was true and how much was embellished. But if there's a memorial I'll definitely visit!
@@TwoCentsOnTour There's probably a fair amount of both truth and embellishment. And there are conspicuous omissions, like why common people were so desperate for food in the late 1950's. (But then, thematic museums in the US also tend to massage history to serve a purpose.) The day I visited, as I was leaving, a tour bus pulled up and a number of well dressed people got off on their way to the memorial. My friend told me that those are bankers, they are required to visit the Lei Feng Memorial every year. I thought to myself, not a bad idea, to make bankers think about average people and the challenges they face. We should do that! There's also a museum dedicated to amber in Fushun. Supposedly some of the finest in the world. Bring your wife, there's a gift shop!
Man getting bankers or other people in high ranking positions along is probably a great idea. I used to work in the High Court here in Auckland, and to say the judges there were out of touch with some of the poor people cases they were dealing with would be putting it mildly. A gift shop eh? That might tempt her, but whatever the local delicacy is will probably tempt her more!
Surprised that you didn't do much research before jumping on the train to go there. Oh well, you live and learn. Nice to know there is a 3000-year-old mine near Wuhan.
Man I was really looking forward to it! I checked the website before going to make sure of the opening hours and it said it was open 😔 I did speak to some of the workers there and they said it would be finished a few months later - and that was last year - so it'll be open now. Hopefully I'll get a chance to go back, at least now I know the way 😅
We had worse luck than you. During National Day last year, I accompanied a Canadian to Nanjing for a week. We went to the Nanjing Museum and tried to buy tickets to enter on the spot. As a result, we were told that anyone would need to book a ticket online, but a small number of tickets would be available on site, though visitors would have to go to the on-site ticket window early to buy their tickets. So I tried to make an appointment online first, but found that the earliest appointment date was already after the National Day. So we went back the next morning, hoping to get tickets on site. Unexpectedly, we were told at the ticket window that the tickets were already sold out. We had to go to other places. As a result, we stayed in Nanjing for a week without entering the Nanjing Museum.
Oh man that's terrible luck! National Day is CRAZY - I was in Beijing for National Day one year and I promised myself I would never travel in China at that time again. I hope you at least found some other interesting spots to go!
Dude, it's great to see that your Vlogs are attracting more and more people. And the comments are increasing as well - well done mate! But it's sad to see some idiots are also mingling in and talking shit that just don't make sense in the slightest. I could have sworn that there are some dim-witted goofballs out there on TH-cam keeping a watchful eye out on any video titles that appear to say shit about China. The minute they spot one, they put a “smearing China" stamp on you without even bothering checking the content first. What a bunch of pathetic losers.
Haha yeah man don't worry about it. I try not to engage - it's often pretty obvious if they've seen the video or not based on what they say. But yeah you never know which video will engage the most people - I thought this one would be less engaging because it's a bunch of fails 😂
Yeah I am equally suprised that it attracted more audience than those more interesting ones in the past. Perhaps you should be careful from now on when it comes to choosing the wording for your video title because you never know what it will attracts more, pretty butterflies or pesky flies, lol...@@TwoCentsOnTour
@@joysun2015 yeah man it's really hard to predict. Thankfully TH-cam has a bunch of stats which can show if a video is doing well or not. Thankfully the stats on this one are good - even if there are a few loud people who dislike it, they're in the minority 😅
The core issue is we are all racists and tend to adopt a superior complexe attitude towards other nationals. That's what I called prejudices, pride, arrogance and ignorance. We have to understand how important is the word "humility" towards mankind.
That's kind of topic might be a bit above my pay grade mate 😅 I'm just a guy who visited a town and had Plan A, Plan B and Plan C all fail - it was genuinely not a great day (although the people I bumped in to were very nice)
Hey Mark, Just checked your youtube, really great stuff. I was wondering are you looking for a short or long form video editor ? Or Whole TH-cam management ?
Watching it now . Nothing like a good disaster movie .😂😂 There's no such thing as a bronze mine Mark. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. There may have been deposits of both copper and tin in close proximity to each other which would make it very handy for exploitation !
Haha yeah man I thought about that watching the video back.... Copper mine is what it was 😅... But yeah apparently this site was important as it was what supplied the military and some religious aspects (as they used bronze pots and whatnot)
Yeah man I walked around that place for hours. I even asked some people what else was to see/do in that city, and they were like "not much to see really" 😂
Pasty Irishman here, I visited Wuhan in August and DAMN was it hot! Fair play for going out in the heat. It is no wonder it is one of the 3 ovens of China.
Other than the failed trip to the old copper mine, the rest of the vlog is very interesting especially the two yuans bus ride. In Canada we pay dollars!
WOW! Just found your channel and so far is AWESOME! How long does it take to speak chinese like you do? GREAT JOB! You are the first westner in China that is not a dick!
That was very interesting. The bullet train was pretty impressive. The people seem very friendly everywhere you go. Why do they want your ID when you are buying a train ticket and then again when you are boarding the train ? Was Orwell Chinese... The one thing that I don't really like is the number of high-rise buildings and there is a lot of concrete. Shame that Bronze mine was closed, you should have checked out the Brass mine next door, sorry, couldn't resist... Thanks for sharing. The locals all seem to love you ! it was cute to see you interacting with the kid on the train. Looking forward to the next installation.
I think the tickets are electronically linked to the ID cards, so instead of scanning tickets it's easier just to scan the ID. I've heard some other countries passports like US/UK can be scanned to board trains too in China, but I guess the NZ one hasn't been added to the system yet (they tried scanning it every time which implies some of them work!) But yeah the copper mine (silly me) was a bummer ... On the flip side yeah the locals were very nice 😁
Im surprised to see a foreigner exploring China's less-known places😂Some interesting places are known by Chinese but less known by foreign people.Hope you can search for those places and enjoy a trip there.Aslo,maybe you can explore the western places in China next time because the views are more beautiful and natural there.Anyway,good luck. You are really good at adventure😂
Yes mate! A lot of people go to Shanghai or Beijing, but I wanted to see some smaller places. I have never been to the west of China, one day I would love to go 😁
@@TwoCentsOnTouryeah Im from Shanghai We have tall buildings and taller buildings but only a little natural view😅so I envy you growing up in a place like New Zealand with great natural scenery😂.Also If you'd like to try in the future,you can have an attempt at Yunnan(云南)first.The views and special cuisine there will not disappoint you and the tourism service is comparatively developed~
@@kiki-t1z ah wow that's awesome mate, I've been to Shanghai but only for a couple of days. I just did the usual tourist thing of shopping, 东方明珠 etc 😅 I would love to go to Yunnan! I've seen a few travel videos and it looks amazing.... One day mate, one day 😁
Finally got a bit of time to catch up on this one. I was worried when I saw you mention that you got a lot of negative comments and then heartened to see that they are overwhelmingly positive. From the response of some of the Chinese commenters you might think that you ruled out a match-winning try for them and sent off their star player all in one go. Now I just need to go check out the latest video, Hope you're keeping well, we'll have to catch up sometime if you have the time.
Cheers Mark yeah it was unusual to get a bunch of negatives but you're right it was largely positive! Not sure why this one did so well compared to most of my vids here other than maybe negativity sells
This is really disappointing. I’ve travelled quite a bit, have seen a lot of stuff, but I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen a 3000yo mine yet. I’d kinda like to see that. Especially since they have preserved historical tools, implements, etc. I couldn’t care less about the surroundings not being top notch. A mine’s a hole in the ground. What’s around it hardly matters, does it? After seeing many videos, I’m starting to get the vibe, that there’s a lot of closed down time on museums and historical sites in China. Which is a massive bummer, if you’re a tourist. A tourist site doesn’t have to be perfect, but if it’s closed, it’s as if it didn’t exist. Worse than that, actually. Because it teases a promise and then doesn’t deliver.
@@JTM1809 yeah man I'm not sure why I've had such rotten luck with places being renovated/upgraded etc Happily I went back to this place this year and managed to have a look - I got it on film - but it's in the backlog of vids to come out. It was indeed pretty cool 😎
No, china is 5%gdp people there are happy also a tourist paradise stay there start your blog using webo with a content and comments positively income as well bye beware of restriction and censure
Yeah mate next time I will try it. I think they only allowed that from November last year? I filmed this in April so I don't think it was available at the time
I know the feeling and the barriers as done many times ...with less mandarin than you it is challenging especially finding the right que to buy a ticket
Yeah man I remember that feeling from when I first arrived in China in 2005 believe it or not... my Mandarin was rubbish, no smart phones.... I needed my hand held to get even basic stuff done
Well, mate what can I say, I'm not really a big fan of slogans 😅 I admit in NZ when it's election time, there are signs EVERYWHERE with party slogans like "In it for you" and "Get our country back on track" which I also need to... study 😅😅😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour 🤣🤣🤣 Just a joke! Anyway, hope you enjoy your stay in China! If you are a big fan of bronze age history, Baoji Bronze Museum is a good place to visit!
Bronze is not mined brother-! it is a mix off copper and tin-!! to "make" bronze 🤣 but great video... must watch more 👍Awesome to buy one cold beer at the corner shop aye bro. Aroha mai Aotearoa ♥
Haha yeah bro I mucked that line up, copper mine rather than bronze 🤣 Most of my other trips went smoother but to be fair I seem to have a knack for going to places which are closed
Bronze! You make Bronze !! (With the aid of a smelter) Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12-12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon. Learn something new every day.
not bad at all Australian guy haha. next time dude go back there again and show us the bronze mine heritage site thanks. not a bad trip. but i dont like new condo building yuck ... they everywhere now adays. ugh. how long you studying Mandarin in China? i'm Asian guy half Chinese and half native Iban from Borneo island, Malaysia and lives in UK now. good video btw thanks.
Haha cheers man yeah as far as a "worst" day goes it wasn't that bad ... Just a lot of travel time with no result.... In bloody hot weather.... I studied Mandarin for a few years at uni and the lived in China for about 7 years. I left China in 2014 so a bit rusty but enough to get by 😅
Thank you mate. To be honest, even if this was my worst trip, it wasn't TOO bad... nothing tragic happened... just a long trip for no real result. I still liked the place and the people, hopefully one day I can go back after the work is finished
How come you threw the plastic bottle in the green bin? Was there no recycle bin? ♻️. You guys are way too hard on China. We all have to share this planet, and it's just a real shame that the USA and its allies don't want China in the world. Even if China doesn't surpass the USA, remember that India will.
What a clickbait title. The video is way more positive as it is. China's HSR are shit: poor maintenance, overcrowding and very unsafe. You are not showing that.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate your feedback. The intention behind the title was to highlight the challenges and unexpected obstacles I faced during this particular trip, such as the closure of the destination and the unusually hot weather. While I did encounter difficulties, the experience doesn't focus on the Chinese transportation systems. I aim to provide an honest portrayal of my travels, both the positive and challenging aspects. Safe travels!
I went out almost every day for a month there, this was the worst trip 🤷♂️ It's weird that this one is getting more interest than normal, I guess people just love misery 😅
The locals were complaining about the temperature too mate 😅 If you take a few minutes to check out my content and the comments - especially from westerners who've never been to China - I think you'll find a lot of positivity. The fact that this video - which is about my worst trip - is the one that you, and many other people are choosing too watch is perhaps an insight into human nature, I'm not sure
Mark is nothing of the sort. This whole series about Wuhan has been really positive and really interesting with lots of people learning just how lovely China is and how friendly people are. You should actually watch these videos.
@@april-tui3524 cheers April-Tui yeah I have been really perplexed as to why this video has grabbed so much more attention than normal. I can only assume people are naturally drawn to negativity, the same way Twitter etc thrive on it. The intention wasn't to make a negative video, it was genuinely just a pretty crap day where I spent a fair bit of time and money for not much return. That's the story of the video, hence the title 😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour it’s sad people don’t watch first and leave anything negative on such a positive channel! I have really loved this whole series and have learnt a lot. I hope that the increase in views results in some new followers who do actually watch though. It really showcases Wuhan and the incredibly lovely people there.
@@april-tui3524 Yeah I hope so aye! Thankfully the stats in the back end (watch time, likes vs dislikes, new subs etc) are all overwhelming positive. So yeah I think a few people looking for something to be offended by are upset, but mostly it's positive
Socialist core values are similar to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan. It is also similar to white New Zealanders pretending to respect Maori. Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke's haka in parliament was like a clown in the eyes of the white man. Everyone in the world is fooled by politicians.
Yeah I'm personally not into slogans aye, anytime it's election season here in NZ the slogans each party comes up with to advertise with.... well... I find them pretty comical 😅 If others like them that's just personal taste I guess 😅😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour Well, stay damn politically correct. Sometimes slogans are necessary to reach a social consensus, its one of the reasons china keep growing. Otherwise, china are the next India, chaotic, dirty and even monkeys will reach for your money ....
Why you went to China 🇨🇳! ? You are not worst? China 🇨🇳 is worst ? Why you went to? To criticize China 🇨🇳 and proud of your motherland usa 🇺🇸 or the west?
That big truck is a sprinkler truck, which can prevent dust, moisturize the air, and also have a cooling effect. It can be seen in many cities in china.
Thanks for the tip! Yeah it cooled me down a bit when it covered me in water 😂 (only a light sprinkle to be honest). I saw one on Wuhan as well
The water they are spraying into the air is NOT safe to drink so what makes you think it's safe to inhale? The ignorance of people to believe that water being sprayed into the air is safe is shocking. That water is untreated and can make you ill but of course no one ever gets sick there.
Your mandarin accent is spot on. How did you manage that? Hats off to you!
Haha it took me a long time bro, still needs improvement 😅
@serriajohn you're spot on mate - part of my uni study here in NZ and then lived in China for a many years
It appears to me about 2 decades ago when I was in Beijing, I faintly remember a metro ticket was also just 2Y, prob lesser can't remember much, I think it was a flat fare then regardless of distance. FF to today, the ticket price hasn't changed much, min is still about 2-3Yuan. Where as in Singapore, MRT (metro) and bus fares have been increasing every year!!! This makes me livid. So in terms of PPP, China is still more liveable than US or in my case, Singapore, even in the 1st tier cities! So outsiders can say much about the authoritarian ways of the Govt, at least they made an effort for basic necessities to remain very affordable for the average citizen there. That was how I felt when I was in China again not too long ago.
Bro I couldn't agree more. Here in Auckland it's $2.60 to travel the minimum distance on the bus service. If I want to travel more than a few stops it's going to increase the further I go.
That bus in Daye was ¥2 from the first to last stop - which is the same price as when I lived in China back in 2007!
@TwoCentsOnTour I live in Auckland too and public transport is awful and often dysfunctional. There seems to be no real desire for change from the powers that be either.
@@benrobinson375 yeah man sad but true. I know the scale is crazy different between China and NZ, but it's so expensive and unreliable here.... On this trip in China I think I took a taxi once? The bus/subway etc went everywhere and was cheap/reliable
Should the management of China's billion-billion-dollar population be decided by voting? China's system is more suitable for China than for the so-called democratic countries, and better for the people. Don't always associate dictatorship with China, isn't the United States, controlled by the financial oligarchy, dictatorial?
If you're into historic mines, I've been to Fushun, Liaoning province. There you'll find the largest open pit mine in Asia, possibly largest in the world. It's gigantic. People in Fushun told me, the mine, and others in the area, was the main reason why the Japanese invaded northeast China in 1931: they wanted its coal and minerals for themselves. What looks to me to be an enormous scar on the Earth is to the local people a source of pride (and income for many generations).
Yeah man the Japanese grab for Manchuria was definitely partly driven by the resources there. I hadn't heard of that bit pit though, I'll have to check it out if I ever head up that way! Thanks for the tip!
@@TwoCentsOnTour If you go, be sure to see the Lei Feng memorial. (He was a local hero who died young in an industrial accident and has since been elevated to model citizen. He's known throughout China. It's propaganda and omits important aspects of the story, but at the same time I'm unaware of any similar memorial to the common man, at least in the US.)
@@kidlatazul Ah yeah I still see posters of him all over the place. I've never been sure how much of what is said about him was true and how much was embellished. But if there's a memorial I'll definitely visit!
@@TwoCentsOnTour There's probably a fair amount of both truth and embellishment. And there are conspicuous omissions, like why common people were so desperate for food in the late 1950's. (But then, thematic museums in the US also tend to massage history to serve a purpose.)
The day I visited, as I was leaving, a tour bus pulled up and a number of well dressed people got off on their way to the memorial. My friend told me that those are bankers, they are required to visit the Lei Feng Memorial every year. I thought to myself, not a bad idea, to make bankers think about average people and the challenges they face. We should do that!
There's also a museum dedicated to amber in Fushun. Supposedly some of the finest in the world. Bring your wife, there's a gift shop!
Man getting bankers or other people in high ranking positions along is probably a great idea. I used to work in the High Court here in Auckland, and to say the judges there were out of touch with some of the poor people cases they were dealing with would be putting it mildly.
A gift shop eh? That might tempt her, but whatever the local delicacy is will probably tempt her more!
Surprised that you didn't do much research before jumping on the train to go there. Oh well, you live and learn. Nice to know there is a 3000-year-old mine near Wuhan.
Man I was really looking forward to it! I checked the website before going to make sure of the opening hours and it said it was open 😔
I did speak to some of the workers there and they said it would be finished a few months later - and that was last year - so it'll be open now. Hopefully I'll get a chance to go back, at least now I know the way 😅
We had worse luck than you. During National Day last year, I accompanied a Canadian to Nanjing for a week. We went to the Nanjing Museum and tried to buy tickets to enter on the spot. As a result, we were told that anyone would need to book a ticket online, but a small number of tickets would be available on site, though visitors would have to go to the on-site ticket window early to buy their tickets. So I tried to make an appointment online first, but found that the earliest appointment date was already after the National Day. So we went back the next morning, hoping to get tickets on site. Unexpectedly, we were told at the ticket window that the tickets were already sold out. We had to go to other places. As a result, we stayed in Nanjing for a week without entering the Nanjing Museum.
Oh man that's terrible luck! National Day is CRAZY - I was in Beijing for National Day one year and I promised myself I would never travel in China at that time again. I hope you at least found some other interesting spots to go!
Entitlement... Always complaining about nothing.
@@mytime206 kinda like people who moan in YT comments eh?
Great vlog! I lived in Shanghai for 2 years and your mandarin is insanely good 🤣 I subscribed 👍
Bro I've seen some of your vids! Hope you head back to China at some point!
@@TwoCentsOnTour Thanks, man! Maybe one day. Keep up the vlogs!
This was very interesting, thanks for the upload.
No worries mate
Make the best of a bad job then sit down and have a beer. The right attitude to have.😀
Yeah man if life gives you lemons.... Go have a beer I guess 😅🍻
Great stuff Mark. Watching you walking around is makng me sweat!
Bro it was so freakin hot, I cut out so much of me walking around miserably trying to find stuff to see/do 😂
great video pls keep up the good work
Cheers mate!
Makes my day with every upload, cheers mate 🍻
Cheers mate! 🍻
Dude, it's great to see that your Vlogs are attracting more and more people. And the comments are increasing as well - well done mate! But it's sad to see some idiots are also mingling in and talking shit that just don't make sense in the slightest. I could have sworn that there are some dim-witted goofballs out there on TH-cam keeping a watchful eye out on any video titles that appear to say shit about China. The minute they spot one, they put a “smearing China" stamp on you without even bothering checking the content first. What a bunch of pathetic losers.
Haha yeah man don't worry about it. I try not to engage - it's often pretty obvious if they've seen the video or not based on what they say. But yeah you never know which video will engage the most people - I thought this one would be less engaging because it's a bunch of fails 😂
Yeah I am equally suprised that it attracted more audience than those more interesting ones in the past. Perhaps you should be careful from now on when it comes to choosing the wording for your video title because you never know what it will attracts more, pretty butterflies or pesky flies, lol...@@TwoCentsOnTour
@@joysun2015 yeah man it's really hard to predict. Thankfully TH-cam has a bunch of stats which can show if a video is doing well or not. Thankfully the stats on this one are good - even if there are a few loud people who dislike it, they're in the minority 😅
Travel lesson I learned years ago. Always call ahead
I checked the website.... 😅 Nothing about the work the were doing
I only just discovered your channel- love your vlogging style. Greetings from sunny Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦
Cheers mate! Go the Stormers!
Mark just discovered your channel, great video, keep them coming mate.
Thanks, will do!
Hey @TwoCents, can I ask what camera you’re using?
I was just using my GoPro mate! It's a Hero 9 so a few years old now
The train looks brilliant
It was very slick man and goes to loads of different cities
中國近年的崛起離不開人民的教育，所以很有意思的是到處有樹立精神標語，在我們看來多此一舉，但是中國是一個龐大國家，什麼人都有，光從環境整潔看就已超越多數先進國家，人民有禮貌熱情，整體的素質是提高的，除了課堂到處樹立的精神標語有一定的影響力，形成團聚的統一共識。中國崛起不是沒有原因的。😂
The core issue is we are all racists and tend to adopt a superior complexe attitude towards other nationals. That's what I called prejudices, pride, arrogance and ignorance. We have to understand how important is the word "humility" towards mankind.
That's kind of topic might be a bit above my pay grade mate 😅 I'm just a guy who visited a town and had Plan A, Plan B and Plan C all fail - it was genuinely not a great day (although the people I bumped in to were very nice)
Hey Mark, Just checked your youtube, really great stuff.
I was wondering are you looking for a short or long form video editor ? Or Whole TH-cam management ?
Watching it now . Nothing like a good disaster movie .😂😂 There's no such thing as a bronze mine Mark. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. There may have been deposits of both copper and tin in close proximity to each other which would make it very handy for exploitation !
Haha yeah man I thought about that watching the video back.... Copper mine is what it was 😅... But yeah apparently this site was important as it was what supplied the military and some religious aspects (as they used bronze pots and whatnot)
Exactly! Didn't you go to school. I bet you started in China as a teacher. White privilege. My 8 year daughter knows bronze is an alloy.
@littleowlbooks8514 hopefully you're teaching your 8 year old daughter to be a nice person
Love your rugby content but I think I love this even more.... Would love to have the opportunity and the linguistic dexterity to explore the orient!😮
Thanks mate, it's something a bit different from whiteboard rugby chat eh?
Bravo! That's the way to go, tell & show the world the truth... you speak Pǔtōnghuà will give you the advantage. Cheers!🍺🍺🍺
Thanks mate! I just want to show a bit of "normal" Chinese life. Even though this trip was a failure, I still met some nice people 😁
A nice cold beer always makes things good!
Made a much nicer end to the day mate!
Way to turn disaster upside down and still enjoy the trip! At least the fares are pretty fair!
Yeah man I walked around that place for hours. I even asked some people what else was to see/do in that city, and they were like "not much to see really" 😂
Pasty Irishman here, I visited Wuhan in August and DAMN was it hot! Fair play for going out in the heat. It is no wonder it is one of the 3 ovens of China.
Yeah mate I lived there for about 7 years and summers were insane! I don't think I ever really got used it to 😅
😆 big smelter had me very funny do some stand up.
Lol that's just me translating the name 😅
Thanks!
Cheers John mate! 🍻
😂It's so sad that you spent whole day but don't see the museum. I've been visit "the Hubei museum" which have too much bronze , a wonderful journey.
Yeah man it was unfortunate! I have also been to the Hubei museum, maybe in 2013? I will have to go back to see what has changed!
Other than the failed trip to the old copper mine, the rest of the vlog is very interesting especially the two yuans bus ride. In Canada we pay dollars!
Yeah man those bus rides are insanely cheap. In NZ even a short trip is gonna be more than $2
WOW! Just found your channel and so far is AWESOME! How long does it take to speak chinese like you do? GREAT JOB! You are the first westner in China that is not a dick!
Cheers man, it took a few years of study and living in China to get a decent level!
@@TwoCentsOnTour reasuring to know that a westner can laern chinese in a "FEW" years..kkk..very good.....I will follow your videos!
@@marcodelguerra good things take time I guess 😁 Thanks!
I just found his channel also, bloody impressive Chinese. 2nd westerner in China that isn't a dick. 😊
@@Mr-Tony-888 it is impressive..I am happy that I am not alone thinking like this
That was very interesting. The bullet train was pretty impressive. The people seem very friendly everywhere you go. Why do they want your ID when you are buying a train ticket and then again when you are boarding the train ? Was Orwell Chinese... The one thing that I don't really like is the number of high-rise buildings and there is a lot of concrete. Shame that Bronze mine was closed, you should have checked out the Brass mine next door, sorry, couldn't resist...
Thanks for sharing. The locals all seem to love you ! it was cute to see you interacting with the kid on the train. Looking forward to the next installation.
I think the tickets are electronically linked to the ID cards, so instead of scanning tickets it's easier just to scan the ID. I've heard some other countries passports like US/UK can be scanned to board trains too in China, but I guess the NZ one hasn't been added to the system yet (they tried scanning it every time which implies some of them work!)
But yeah the copper mine (silly me) was a bummer ... On the flip side yeah the locals were very nice 😁
Im surprised to see a foreigner exploring China's less-known places😂Some interesting places are known by Chinese but less known by foreign people.Hope you can search for those places and enjoy a trip there.Aslo,maybe you can explore the western places in China next time because the views are more beautiful and natural there.Anyway,good luck. You are really good at adventure😂
Yes mate! A lot of people go to Shanghai or Beijing, but I wanted to see some smaller places. I have never been to the west of China, one day I would love to go 😁
@@TwoCentsOnTouryeah Im from Shanghai We have tall buildings and taller buildings but only a little natural view😅so I envy you growing up in a place like New Zealand with great natural scenery😂.Also If you'd like to try in the future,you can have an attempt at Yunnan(云南)first.The views and special cuisine there will not disappoint you and the tourism service is comparatively developed~
@@kiki-t1z ah wow that's awesome mate, I've been to Shanghai but only for a couple of days. I just did the usual tourist thing of shopping, 东方明珠 etc 😅
I would love to go to Yunnan! I've seen a few travel videos and it looks amazing.... One day mate, one day 😁
Hats off to you for your mandrain. You speak like a local.
Cheers mate! My vocab still needs work though 😅
At 1:53
Two tickets that's ¥76 (US $17.40)
(US1.00 = ¥7.12)
¥76 = US $10.67
Ah yes bro you're right thanks! I must have converted to NZ dollars for that one by mistake!
Finally got a bit of time to catch up on this one. I was worried when I saw you mention that you got a lot of negative comments and then heartened to see that they are overwhelmingly positive. From the response of some of the Chinese commenters you might think that you ruled out a match-winning try for them and sent off their star player all in one go.
Now I just need to go check out the latest video, Hope you're keeping well, we'll have to catch up sometime if you have the time.
Cheers Mark yeah it was unusual to get a bunch of negatives but you're right it was largely positive! Not sure why this one did so well compared to most of my vids here other than maybe negativity sells
This is really disappointing. I’ve travelled quite a bit, have seen a lot of stuff, but I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen a 3000yo mine yet.
I’d kinda like to see that. Especially since they have preserved historical tools, implements, etc. I couldn’t care less about the surroundings not being top notch. A mine’s a hole in the ground. What’s around it hardly matters, does it?
After seeing many videos, I’m starting to get the vibe, that there’s a lot of closed down time on museums and historical sites in China. Which is a massive bummer, if you’re a tourist.
A tourist site doesn’t have to be perfect, but if it’s closed, it’s as if it didn’t exist. Worse than that, actually. Because it teases a promise and then doesn’t deliver.
@@JTM1809 yeah man I'm not sure why I've had such rotten luck with places being renovated/upgraded etc
Happily I went back to this place this year and managed to have a look - I got it on film - but it's in the backlog of vids to come out. It was indeed pretty cool 😎
it is just water spraying for keeping dust down from the road.
Good to know mate 😁 I was on a bridge at the time so I couldn't escape, got pretty sprinkled 😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour yes it can be pretty unfriendly to pedestrian
@@888YangJi Better than the 洒水车 I think though 😊 those got me before because I didn't move fast enough 😂
@@TwoCentsOnTour 😅😅
No, china is 5%gdp people there are happy also a tourist paradise stay there start your blog using webo with a content and comments positively income as well bye beware of restriction and censure
I'm actually already back in NZ bro 😅
why don't register your passport in the counter ? next time you can buy your ticket online and scan your passport like chinese do
Yeah mate next time I will try it. I think they only allowed that from November last year? I filmed this in April so I don't think it was available at the time
I know the feeling and the barriers as done many times ...with less mandarin than you it is challenging especially finding the right que to buy a ticket
Yeah man I remember that feeling from when I first arrived in China in 2005 believe it or not... my Mandarin was rubbish, no smart phones.... I needed my hand held to get even basic stuff done
"will study the core values of socialism just to make sure my head is in the right place" , hahahaha.. you are so funny! Great job!
Well, mate what can I say, I'm not really a big fan of slogans 😅 I admit in NZ when it's election time, there are signs EVERYWHERE with party slogans like "In it for you" and "Get our country back on track" which I also need to... study 😅😅😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour 🤣🤣🤣 Just a joke! Anyway, hope you enjoy your stay in China! If you are a big fan of bronze age history, Baoji Bronze Museum is a good place to visit!
@@zhichengzhao5907 exactly bro! 😁 Thanks for the tip! I will add it to my list
@@TwoCentsOnTour 🥰
Bronze is not mined brother-! it is a mix off copper and tin-!! to "make" bronze 🤣 but great video... must watch more 👍Awesome to buy one cold beer at the corner shop aye bro. Aroha mai Aotearoa ♥
Haha yeah bro I mucked that line up, copper mine rather than bronze 🤣 Most of my other trips went smoother but to be fair I seem to have a knack for going to places which are closed
Why it's hot there? It's winter now.
This was last year mate 😅
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. You don’t mine bronze.
Yeah copper mine not bronze mine 😅
Bronze! You make Bronze !! (With the aid of a smelter) Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12-12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon.
Learn something new every day.
Yeah that was a big old "duh" moment mate, I was back calling it a copper mine by the end 😅
Keep up the good work, and keep on showing the real China, and the Chinese's folk. Great people. @@TwoCentsOnTour
@@A-world-of-My-Own appreciate it mate!
An ill-conceived but successfully conducted trip to Daye, Hubei.
Yeah hopefully I can go back now that the renovation work is done ... And hopefully when the weather is a bit cooler 😅
Just subscribed. You sound like a New Zealander.😂
Haha yes you are. 😅
Haha good ear mate 😂
You master nearly excellent spoken Chinese!!!
Thanks mate! Still needs work, my vocabulary has a lot of gaps 😅
😂当时在体质改造升级，你现在可以来玩了，可以提前打电话咨询一下，这个景区规模小，可能网站更新比较慢。毕竟平时去参观游玩的人并不是很多😂
我还真的还想去看看，如果有这个机会我肯定会提前打电话的 😅
欢迎您来
not bad at all Australian guy haha. next time dude go back there again and show us the bronze mine heritage site thanks. not a bad trip. but i dont like new condo building yuck ... they everywhere now adays. ugh. how long you studying Mandarin in China? i'm Asian guy half Chinese and half native Iban from Borneo island, Malaysia and lives in UK now. good video btw thanks.
Haha cheers man yeah as far as a "worst" day goes it wasn't that bad ... Just a lot of travel time with no result.... In bloody hot weather.... I studied Mandarin for a few years at uni and the lived in China for about 7 years. I left China in 2014 so a bit rusty but enough to get by 😅
After watching the entire film, one can then understand the function of its title..
Thank you mate. To be honest, even if this was my worst trip, it wasn't TOO bad... nothing tragic happened... just a long trip for no real result. I still liked the place and the people, hopefully one day I can go back after the work is finished
@@TwoCentsOnTour No one intends to blame you. Your title makes us feel free-spirited
One way ticket costs $5+ and return tickets cost $17+? Won’t you be better off buying the tickets separately?
Nah man I buggered up the conversion sorry, the second one I mistakenly put NZ dollars 😅
If you say the words "Worst" and "China", all of a sudden TH-cam recommends the hell out of the video.
Yeah possibly man, all the other videos have been very quiet in comparison 😅
你太厉害了，居然一口地道的武汉普通话，跟当地人说普通话的口音一样！ 顺便说一句，我是在武汉长大的。😀
谢谢伙介！我下回克有么好玩的位置你阔以跟我讲
😂😂😂👍👍👍@@TwoCentsOnTour
Bronze? You mean copper and tin :-)
Yes that's it 😅
Just find your vidoe, subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate it mate
Bronze making 3000 years ago.. near to Wuhan ... great reporting
Gotta love a bit of bronze
LOL core values of Socialism, I hope the Chinese read up about the Core Values OF Capitalism before they come over LOL
Terrible !
They fed me with snakes and bugs and bats. Never have I gained so much weight during a vacation trip.
I tried centipede at the exotic food market/show back in 2008 or so - it was just like crunchy salt. Scorpion was pretty nice, like pork crackling
你这是哪里的腔调
@@亚洲陈 有些人说我的普通话带一点武汉的味道 😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour 好吧！第一次在油管看到有人去我家乡大冶的视频
@@亚洲陈 其实这个视频是23年拍的，我今年又去了，第二次那个博物馆都开了 😁
你中文说的太标准了，怎么学的？
在中国呆久了吧 😅
Rip you
you dont sound like a kiwi to me.
Yeah I get that a lot 😅
How come you threw the plastic bottle in the green bin? Was there no recycle bin? ♻️. You guys are way too hard on China. We all have to share this planet, and it's just a real shame that the USA and its allies don't want China in the world. Even if China doesn't surpass the USA, remember that India will.
In China people sort through the rubbish and pull out anything they can recycle - they can actually make a living that way.
街上那些垃圾桶实际上并没有执行严格的分类，会有回收的人员处理。
在纽约街头有许多低收入者捡瓶瓶罐罐去卖。。
是啊，中国也有很多。有什么大惊小怪的。@@tuckwengow2275
What a clickbait title. The video is way more positive as it is. China's HSR are shit: poor maintenance, overcrowding and very unsafe. You are not showing that.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate your feedback. The intention behind the title was to highlight the challenges and unexpected obstacles I faced during this particular trip, such as the closure of the destination and the unusually hot weather. While I did encounter difficulties, the experience doesn't focus on the Chinese transportation systems. I aim to provide an honest portrayal of my travels, both the positive and challenging aspects. Safe travels!
Bad blogger in china
Indeed 😁
Very stupid clickbait title 🤢🤮💩
I went out almost every day for a month there, this was the worst trip 🤷♂️ It's weird that this one is getting more interest than normal, I guess people just love misery 😅
This blogger is foul mouthed and very negative. This is how westerners get negative opinions. Comp,aining abiut temperature constantly. Deal with it !
The locals were complaining about the temperature too mate 😅
If you take a few minutes to check out my content and the comments - especially from westerners who've never been to China - I think you'll find a lot of positivity.
The fact that this video - which is about my worst trip - is the one that you, and many other people are choosing too watch is perhaps an insight into human nature, I'm not sure
Mark is nothing of the sort. This whole series about Wuhan has been really positive and really interesting with lots of people learning just how lovely China is and how friendly people are. You should actually watch these videos.
@@april-tui3524 cheers April-Tui yeah I have been really perplexed as to why this video has grabbed so much more attention than normal. I can only assume people are naturally drawn to negativity, the same way Twitter etc thrive on it.
The intention wasn't to make a negative video, it was genuinely just a pretty crap day where I spent a fair bit of time and money for not much return. That's the story of the video, hence the title 😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour it’s sad people don’t watch first and leave anything negative on such a positive channel! I have really loved this whole series and have learnt a lot. I hope that the increase in views results in some new followers who do actually watch though. It really showcases Wuhan and the incredibly lovely people there.
@@april-tui3524 Yeah I hope so aye! Thankfully the stats in the back end (watch time, likes vs dislikes, new subs etc) are all overwhelming positive.
So yeah I think a few people looking for something to be offended by are upset, but mostly it's positive
Socialist core values are similar to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
It is also similar to white New Zealanders pretending to respect Maori.
Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke's haka in parliament was like a clown in the eyes of the white man.
Everyone in the world is fooled by politicians.
Yeah I'm personally not into slogans aye, anytime it's election season here in NZ the slogans each party comes up with to advertise with.... well... I find them pretty comical 😅 If others like them that's just personal taste I guess 😅😅
@@TwoCentsOnTour Well, stay damn politically correct. Sometimes slogans are necessary to reach a social consensus, its one of the reasons china keep growing. Otherwise, china are the next India, chaotic, dirty and even monkeys will reach for your money ....
Hope NZ can reach a higher level of slogan in the next few years. Our last election was "Let's do this" vs "In it for you" 😅
Why you went to China 🇨🇳!
?
You are not worst?
China 🇨🇳 is worst ? Why you went to?
To criticize China 🇨🇳 and proud of your motherland usa 🇺🇸 or the west?
Tell me you didn't watch any of my videos without telling me you didn't watch any of my videos
看视频就知道他不是单纯的观光客，他是有目的的。。
人家就是把一些在中国的见闻发出来跟大家分享而已。之前那么多积极正面的，你看过吗？你要是看过，你怎么没提到呢？怎么有一点点负面的，你就玻璃心地跳出来了？你觉得他有什么目的？抹黑中国吗？抹黑什么了？他说什么了？古铜矿遗址因为施工暂不开放？还是博物馆周一不开门？这是客观事实，还是他为了抹黑中国故意编造的？@@tuckwengow2275
Just another white man complaining NO different than USA 😅
視頻沒看就評論。。。
感觉我的回复又被吞了，一刷新就看不到我的回复了，不清楚是个啥情况。通知发布时间是去年九月十一号，从十月八号起暂停运营，恢复时间另行通知，差不多提前了一个月通知，落款是大冶市铜绿山古铜矿遗址保护管理委员会。视频里我看一些人已经穿上外套了，按湖北的天气应该是十月份了，不知道你去的时候是什么时间，如果是十月八号之前去的，那我向你道歉。
我是23年4月份去的，虽然那次闭馆了，下次如果有机会一定会去看看
@@TwoCentsOnTour 其实他之前并未开放，2023年6月10号才开放试运营，几个月后，为了新馆更好的首尾，才暂停运营的，以后肯定有机会的，不会等太长时间的
中文说的非常好，已经毕业了🤣
我的词汇量还是有点差 😅
没看懂这个标题啥意思，也没看出到底哪里糟糕了，就十分的莫名其妙
他想去参观古铜矿遗址，在装修中没有开放，白走一趟。用双关语标题党，很正常。
他只有一个目的，选择性拍视频抹黑别的国家。。
@@tuckwengow2275 感觉没有这样，看了他几个视频，还算可以。
视频只有16分钟，其实我坐了4个多小时地铁+高铁+公交到那边发现关门了，觉得算是糟糕，感觉很失望 （走之前看了网站没写关门了）
他抹黑什么了？他加灰色滤镜了吗？视频里展示的是不是都是客观事实？他以前很多的视频都是正面积极的，你看了吗？@@tuckwengow2275