There is a Chinese proverb that goes, "Seeing is believing". It is better to experience it yourself than to read other people's reports. China has a vast territory, and the culture, diet, living habits, and customs of the east, west, south, and north are very different. There are eight major cuisines in China: Lu cuisine (Shandong), Cantonese cuisine (Guangdong), Chuan cuisine (Sichuan), Xiang cuisine (Hunan), Ming cuisine (Fujian), Su cuisine (Jiangsu), Zhe cuisine (Zhejiang), and Hui cuisine (Anhui). In fact, the beef and mutton of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia are also unique. I believe that most Westerners know nothing about Chinese geography except Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. For example, there are many different cooking methods for dumplings in China, including steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, and fried dumplings. In addition, there are also great differences in the habits of eating dumplings. Some like to eat with vinegar, some like to add soup, and some don't need any condiments. Many foreigners cannot distinguish between wontons and dumplings. Wontons must have soup, but they are usually made of fresh meat and a small amount of vegetables. There are many kinds of fillings for dumplings. Common fillings in northern China include pork and green onion, pork and cabbage, pork and celery, beef and green onion, beef and celery, etc.; common fillings in southern China include pork and corn, pork and shepherd's purse, three fresh dumplings, etc. This is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to understand Chinese food, you have to understand China's geography and history. You will know why Sichuan people like spicy food while Guangdong people prefer lighter food, why northerners prefer salty food while eastern people prefer sweet food. Northwestern people like beef and mutton. This is because the north is colder and needs higher energy food, the northwest climate is dry and beef and mutton are easy to dry and store for a long time, Sichuan is relatively humid and eating spicy food can remove moisture, Guangdong is relatively humid and hot and spicy food is easy to cause ulcers, so the taste is lighter. This is what Chinese culture says: local water and soil nurture local people. So each region has its own eating habits, and these habits have been passed down for thousands of years. From my observation, the Chinese food that Westerners prefer includes: Roujiamo, beef noodles, hot pot, lamb skewers, dumplings, buns, sesame cakes, roast duck or sweet and sour pork. But these are just the surface of Chinese cuisine. Many delicious foods may only be experienced by locals. Many Westerners cannot accept animal offal, chicken feet, pig's trotters and other foods. That's because Westerners always have a prejudice and lack respect for food and advanced cooking methods. They don't know how to appreciate the true food culture and essence. They always think that Chinese people eat these things because of the shortage of physical goods! In fact, Chinese people eat these foods for entertainment and to kill time. For example, the best appetizers for drinking in China are fried peanuts, pig heads, pig ears, pig tails, pig livers and cold vegetables. If Westerners don't have a deep understanding of Chinese culture and history and have tasted them in person, they will not be able to accept these things in a short time. This may be the most direct cultural conflict. So whether you like China or not, he is there. The Chinese people are warm, friendly and tolerant. When friends come, there is good wine. As long as you understand this country objectively with an exploratory mindset, you will find the cultural characteristics of this country. We have our own advantages and disadvantages, which is the so-called yin and yang, which is the Chinese philosophy of life. If you want to understand China, you are welcome to come to China to walk, see, listen and eat. There are not only high-rise buildings in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but also ethnic minorities in the west, deserts in the northwest, snow-capped mountains in Qinghai-Tibet, prairie in Inner Mongolia, ice and snow in the northeast, wonderful hills in the central region, and islands in Hainan. I think China has most of the world's geographical features. From snow-capped mountains to islands, from grasslands to deserts, from hills to plains, everything is waiting for you to explore. What are you waiting for?
Thanks for telling the truth about China even though I'm not even a Chinese citizen. Even as a third generation Chinese Myanmar who knows Chinese characters and language, we had misconception about China, cause we were taught with Republic of China curriculum in Chinese language school which taught bad about communist China and said we needed to invade Mainland China and reclaim the land ( 反攻大陸）stuffs. All our media consumption were from Western Media or translation of BBC Routers CNN into Burmese news. Until I try to read Chinese news on Chinese apps about Chinese business, technologies, general news and their comments on the events, I started to understand their ways of thinking or temporary culture and trends.And I did business in Chinese bordering city and went there, and realized how far China has come compared with India or my country Myanmar. We were all influenced by Western Media anti-China and China bashing news about view of China.
Thank you mate! Love to hear from friends in the UK! We’re back doing a bit of travelling - couldn’t resist seeing more of China. The people are just absolutely top notch, it’s like travelling for the first time again 💯
Interesting story: China is 30 times the size of Italy, 38 times the size of the UK, and even 26 times the size of Japan. Why is there so many interesting places in China? Because China has a large territory, from north to south, with longitude and latitude span, which results in different regions and climates, and different dietary differences among different ethnic groups. Western tourists who are exempted from the 144 visa in China cannot experience many attractions in China. If you go to China next time, be sure to apply for a longer-term visa so that you can visit many places. If you like to see traditional culture, you can go to Xi'an and Luoyang. If you like food, you can go to Guangzhou. If you like to see beautiful scenery, you can go to Zhangjiajie (the filming location of the Avatar movie) and Guilin. If you like to see ethnic minorities, you can go to Dali and Lijiang Ancient Town. If you like to see Central Asian Muslim culture, you can go to Xinjiang. Xinjiang has many beautiful scenery, as well as snow-capped mountains and lakes, and beautiful women who look like white people.No matter which remote place you go, you don’t have to worry about being cheated or stolen.There is no tipping culture in China, so you can save a lot of money.This the true.True you can not see it in Western media when they speak about china.
Cities/sites maybe of interest: xiamen, dalian, qingdao, weihai, Tianjin, jiuzhaigou, altai mountain in Xinjiang, yulong snow mountain in yunnan. If you come at winter go to Harbin.
my recommendation is: 1. Xian, tier 2 city with very rich culture, the heaven of noodle and dumpling in China. you will find the llots of halal food. 2. Luoyan, Kaifeng, tier 4 city with rich culture, very affordable, liveable and laid back city. also has different types of noodle and dumpling. 3. Yunan, Lijiang, Dali, Shangri-La, Lugu lake, the west of China with incredible scenery and very famous ancient town, snow mountain, amazing clean lake, is famous for mushroom hot pot and rice noodle. 4. Guangxi, Yangshuo, very famous for the karst landscape and amazing lake just like Chinese traditional landscape painting art. very famous with rice noodle. 5. Hunan, Zhangjiajie(very famous for Avatar mountain and floating moutain), Furong ancient town, super super spicy Hunan food, another level of spicy than Sichuan food. lol
Hello blogger, there is no Taiwanese food in the world. Taiwanese food also belongs to the local cuisine of a province in China. The food you eat is from a restaurant named Din Tai Fung. This restaurant was actually brought to Taiwan from Beijing, China in 1948 by officers and soldiers from northern China who retreated to Taiwan Island, China, and was gradually popularized. By the way, Taiwan is currently a local self-governing island of China.
They are trying to paint a positive picture of the Chinese people (not the government). Yet here some of you guys posting such unnecessary political narratives, congratulations on reverting to stereotypes about the Chinese.
Nice, many many places in China, I've never been...... like mountains, sea of clouds, lakes, ancient towns, Tibet, Xian, Sanya, Xinjiang ...... etc....
Guys,I watched every video in China,and it seems you are really enjoyed the time!Welcome back to China again,and I recommend several cities for you: Xi'an:Terricotta warriors,1500years old ancient wall Xinjiang:very big area,very good landscape,snow mountain Yunnan:ancient town,very good weather,20~26degree C during the whole year,good scenery,very peaceful Guilin:very unique mountains,very good rivers with a lot tress and bamboos there,quiet and peaceful,exploring with e-scooters
You guys have a good observation. Beijing is a political/cultural/education/financial/technology city but not a very livable one. The city was designed for a lot of special purposes. Living is at the bottom of priority list. It's a great city though. I've lived here for three decades.
Haven’t watched the video yet, but I saw the cover and decided to leave a comment first. Chinese people like to speak directly and do not like to beat around the bush. When we see old friends, we may say, "Oh, you're fat! You should lose weight.". You see a friend's artwork, and you might say, "This looks bad actually, it might be difficult for you to be a designer." This is how we communicate, simple and efficient, pointing out problems directly. This is especially evident in business. As a designer, every time I have a meeting with Westerners, no matter how bad my work is, they will say: "Great! It looks great!" Then it is difficult to get real advice from them. If a Chinese person comments on your body, appearance, or work and makes you feel sad, don't consider them rude. That's what they are. 当然，这是相对的，很多中国人婉转起来、恭维起来，甩老外10条街。
That is being "blunt". These blunt honest observations they make about people's appearance isn't usually said with malice, but rather showing care or concern for one another. But usually they don't tend to say if you are not familiar to them.
Hospitality is a core value of their Chinese culture. If you invite them to your home, they WILL bring you a gift, etc. If you visit Their home, they WILL serve you tea, or a drink. Therefore when they see foreigners confused in their country, they will try their hardest to help you and welcome you.
I hope you guys will go to Dalian City on your next trip. Dalian is my hometown, a beautiful coastal city, and the nearby Lushunkou District has a lot of history.
In China, only takeaways have a tipping function, and offline stores do not have a tipping culture.Wool comes from sheep, which seems to increase the income of ordinary people. In fact, everyone is a consumer as well as a service provider. When you receive a tip, you must also tip. This makes no sense.The boss will also lower the base salary due to the tipping culture.
If you want somewhere less busy than Chongqing or Shanghai， and more relaxed, go to Yunnan-- It has tons of wild mushrooms for vegetarians. Dali and Lijiang are must-visit places.
Chinese tourists (in Cambodia?) did not tip the tour guides? Shame on these greedy tour guides!! In China, tips are NOT expected, they are not required ... and often, the service providers would refuse the tips. (One foreign tourist in Xinjiang said the restaurant server ran after him to return his tip!!) So Chinese tourists on overseas trips would not know about this tipping business. My personal experience was when I gave a small tip to my taxi driver who drove me to and back from the outskirt of Datong to see the Hanging Temple. He was so helpful and cheerful. The next day when he took me to the HSR station for my return to Beijing, he refused to take my money for the taxi fare (which would be about 30+ yuan)! This is how they are, simple and helpful!
Just watching your video now! You just visited some famous cities! Actually they are lots of wonderful places waiting for you to explore! For Example Shichuan province, besides Chengdu, Chongqing, you can go Dujiangyan, le Shan, Er mei Shan, (Jiu Zhai Guo, Huang Long are Tibet area) all these places are super beautiful too! Each province has there own beauty and different! Welcome you back to China 🎉😊
I love you, but I love your wife more since following your adventures in Malaysia. Your wife carries the genes of Marco Polo in her DNA to China. She is so positive and open-minded and curious like Marco Polo as well as being pretty. Will follow your adventures everywhere. Thanks.
Watched quite a few videos of your China tour，comparing to this one, I can tell the big difference is the back ground noise. The sound of traffic could be lould in Italy.
In terms of the "mysterious" white peas in Chongqing noodles. You may think it's chick pea, however, chickpea is a very middle east specialty which is hardly used in Chinese cuisine. The peas are just one subtype of peas with whtle colour. More importantly, the white pea does not have a pointed radicle and a slightly concave hilum as chickpea has.
I would recommend you to gi to Hainan Island. It is similar to Malaysia but has the name of Hawaii of China. Then you can go to Xian the ancient capital of China and go along the silk road to Duhang( the desert Oasis) and to Kashgar.
I recently bought Xiaomi shaver S100 model and I was shocked and surprised how well it shaved compared to other brands for the price of £12. Im someone who hardly shave because my facial hair is very coarse or hard and often have problem with normal shaving blade too. I highly recommend it if you use shaving blade.😇
I found the stain remover you bought on Taobao, the price of 150ml one is ¥9.8 with towels and other giveaways. People may just think you're wronged when they look at you. 😅
I think you guys should go to Dongbei in the winter times, every other V-loggers been Chongqin, chengdu, yunnan, ETC, but no one is covering Dongbei, which is truly amazing in the winter times
I do recommend you guys go to more lay back places in China, like Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, in the southwest part of China. Those are known for the minority nations and scenic and each small town/village have their own nation, history and even language. Hope you enjoy the trips. But do avoid any public holidays if you go, it will be flooded with tourists, more than you can imagine. 😂
You all really should visit Shenzhen; it's the Silicon Valley of Asia and the most promising city in China. All the high-tech facilities, products, and the trendiest, most fashionable places are there
Sooooo happy to hear you saying those nice words to China. And as the salesman who sold you the stain remover, actually I've met myself several times, but most of the time parents would said they were kind of liars. In my case, they would say they are undergraduates, and I do help them out of kindness. But, to be honest, the prices they offered aren't fair enough. But, luckily, they not only cheated you foreigners, but cheated people who are easy to be deceived. But you are very nice guys all in all.
Next time go to Northeast(xinjiang, qinghai,gansu)，mountains and lakes and desert，sweet fruit and beef lamp skewers Northwest ,（harbin,shenyang,changchun) ，forest and Ice Sculpture and skiing and Bath Massage，cheap food and barbecue Southwest（Yunnan，Guangxi），mount and lake and waterfall，coffee and tea and Tropical Fruits and rice flour
I have traveled to many countries, and according to my observation, people in economically poorer countries are usually more kind-hearted and simple, while people in developed countries are more cold.
Do you know why? The reason is because developed countries are more intelligent and thus more aware of what's going on, more sensitive to what happened...and thus lack the genuine compassion since they're aware of their love and sensitive to others as well. Where as the less developed countries are less intelligent and thus less aware and pay less attention to noises and thus more compassion since they don't need to think and be sensitive about things before they love.
China is a huge country and borders with many countries. Has many ethnic groups. Food varies by region too. In the winter you can visit Harbin, has ice festival and city used to be occupied by Russians. Xishuangbanna borders to Myanmar and Laos. It's occupied by ethnic group Dai. Try Xinjiang, Tibet, Xian, Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains), Hainan (Sanya), Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dali ancient village, Lijiang Old Town, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Shaxi Ancient Town (ancient tea horse road) and many more
When you are walking on the street with only very light traffic, but I noticed the noise is quite loud, in China it much quite even with more traffic 😂
Is not China that needs to charge more for its metro systems. We are being ripped here in the West, so it's our prices that need to go down! How can you have a functional and dynamic economy if people are having trouble to navigate around?? Only Luxembourg seems to have understood this
That's a great question! This is precisely one of the biggest differences between the Chinese system and the Western system: we do not always prioritize short-term economic returns. For example, in infrastructure construction, we consider whether the finances can support it and whether the project is beneficial, but not every time we put whether it can make money in a very high position. Infrastructure construction does require significant investment in the short term and has a long return period, but it has a huge potential economic impact and greatly enhances people's convenience and sense of happiness. As population mobility increases, it will naturally generate economic returns in other areas. In a market dominated by private enterprises, even if everyone understands this principle, it is difficult to achieve because companies demand precise and sufficient returns.
I suggest you go to Zhangjiajie, Jiuzhaigou, Xinjiang, or go to the ancient city of Xi 'an, your girlfriend is very beautiful, if she wears Chinese ancient clothes, she is definitely the most dazzling star, and my hometown Qingdao is also very beautiful. If you want to experience Hawaii, go to Hainan
Chinese are a bit loud. I think a lot of people outside are not used to it. Plus some Chinese who have not travelled much before, they may jump the queue line... Lol. But it has improved a lot compared to about 10 years ago
The following article is written by Ismail Bashmori, he is an Egyptian China watcher. The truth is that China is the greatest country on the face of the earth. It makes all other countries look insignificant and contemptible. It is the most brilliant, most industrious, most ambitious, most educated, meritocratic and technocratic, most modern, sophisticated, and civilised, and best-governed by far. It is the first non-white, non-Western country to reach this status since the 1600s. The determination of this country is indescribable. Supernatural. There is no force that can stop it from accomplishing anything it wants to do. 。 It doesn’t matter who we are. Egyptians, Syrians, Pakistanis, Indians, Africans, even Americans. Next to the Chinese, we are pathetic. We can’t do what they do. We would have a mountain, an Everest of changes to make, and we would whine and bicker and fail at every one of them. China’s story since the 1980s has been one of an almost divine metamorphosis. 。 Next to China the entire Western world from Alaska to New Zealand has stagnated. Next to China the entire developing world from Brazil to Madagascar has progressed only at a crawl. China is the mother of all gargantuan bullet trains. Every day it manages to create something new and astonishing. And unlike the United States, unlike the British Empire, unlike the French, Dutch, Germans, Spanish, Portuguese or any other Western nation that had its turn at being a superpower in the past four centuries, China doesn’t need to run anybody over or take something from somebody else, to rise majestically. China is also standing up to the West all by herself. The West can’t believe their four-hundred-year-old global supremacy is being challenged. They hoped that the more China developed, the more it would submit to their influence, interests, and leadership. That didn’t happen. So now they will do anything possible, short of a nuclear war, to make China end. Their goal is to destroy this country. That’s why, although the United States has killed several million people and turned several regions of the earth into hellscapes. China is the worst fear of our planet’s Western masters. They want you to despise and dread a country that’s done nothing to you, that hasn’t invaded anyone, bombed or sanctioned anyone, that hasn’t overthrown any foreign government, or used its military on anything since 1979. China is the only major country in the nonwhite developing world, to stand up to the West. To look it in the eye when challenged or threatened. The Global South are simply Western puppets who submitted long ago. Even the most powerful ones. Saudi Arabia, Brazil, India. Above only part of the article, you can read the full article under the following link. www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/4459/west-can-t-believe-nor-accept-china-s-progress/?fbclid=IwAR3aJYSZC3rbUgM1NwHCO73XxnNzNkJPa9wrSsFp-4KMxTozuJiHBwLJDXU
@klchai7884 Because of our arrogance, we Chinese have paid more than 100 years to sink, and now Chinese are just trying to live and restore the prosperity of the past.
@@霄震 , from what you said, i am very sure that you know nothing about Chinese culture and history although you are Chinese, you also know nothing about the history and culture of western countries.
Talking about the price comparison between China and Southeast Asia, many SA countries actually have two prices, cheaper for the local and much expensive for foreigner. But China does have that and the price is the same for everyone. You heard the price is cheaper in SA because of their local price, but you didn't feel that because you are foreign traveller
The main difference between China and the West is the political system. China has one party that takes care of it's citizens, so basically stuff gets done ie infrastructure, good cheap public transport system, good healthcare etc. In the west where there are two parties fighting for favouritism and their own political and financial agendas, nothing ever gets done. Not to mention their politicians are trying to line up their own pockets whether it be trying to start a war in a foreign country or taking bribes from big pharma and tech companies to push their own agendas. In China, politicians work for the people and those few that are found out to be crooked are severely punished, whereas in the West the citizens are the ones that work for the crooked politicians.
I know you guys are trying more to be veg food vloggers, but even if you think people don't want to see the same touristy stuff like the great wall, panda, etc... you're wrong. a main reason why many watch, especially locals, is not to see the sites and attractions, but to see your impressions. you can just simply be walking around the attractions and saying anything that comes to your mind and people will enjoy watching it 😂. maybe it's different in other countries but local chinese are very curious about anything that is 'foreign' to them so even your simple opinions of things will be interesting. I'm sure you know now that you kind of rushed your trip. the proper way is just to visit one region at a time so you spend less time traveling and more time in the more local and less touristy parts of a city. like chongqing, personally I would not want to spend more than a day in that city but you can spend several days outside the city exploring smaller neighboring towns and scenic areas. china has a lot of amazing natural landscape to check out. you could easily spend the entire two weeks wandering around yunnan province and check out all the different minorities, foods, ancient towns, natural landscape, etc etc. another example is shanghai, another city where I rather not spend more than a couple days, but you can take a 30-60 minute bullet train to nearby hangzhou, suzhou, and nanjing and spend 2 weeks exploring those cities and outskirts.
Please exercise caution when traveling to China, especially avoid going to Shenzhen, where there are ongoing hate crimes against foreigners. A Japanese boy has just been murdered in Shenzhen.
Sadly, most americans dont know that chinese have an amazing thousand of year civilization and culture ,the imperial empires and their amazing achievements like the great wall of china ,cities and much moe.
Hi VOT couple, thank you for sharing these, now tourists will start to flock to China, soon overcrowding the already crowded places of interests, foods & accommodation going up & up etc 😆 (not being selfish?)😆
No matter which country you visit, respect the local culture. Never use your own habit and cultural criteria to evaluate the local things. You are right about tipping in China. We Chinese never tip coz people earn enough to live on in the industries in which people need to be tipped in western countries. Therefore, it is nothing rude for Chinese people not to tip. LMAO... if you want, you can tip... Chinese people may return the tips to you.... LOL
looking forward to see more of your trips and lifestyle
im too old to see the world
thanks youtube
thanks to you two bringing my eyes to the world
适当外出旅游，可以放松心情，人生在世，出去走走也行
David - hope you're keeping well!
There is a Chinese proverb that goes, "Seeing is believing". It is better to experience it yourself than to read other people's reports. China has a vast territory, and the culture, diet, living habits, and customs of the east, west, south, and north are very different. There are eight major cuisines in China: Lu cuisine (Shandong), Cantonese cuisine (Guangdong), Chuan cuisine (Sichuan), Xiang cuisine (Hunan), Ming cuisine (Fujian), Su cuisine (Jiangsu), Zhe cuisine (Zhejiang), and Hui cuisine (Anhui). In fact, the beef and mutton of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia are also unique. I believe that most Westerners know nothing about Chinese geography except Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. For example, there are many different cooking methods for dumplings in China, including steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, and fried dumplings. In addition, there are also great differences in the habits of eating dumplings. Some like to eat with vinegar, some like to add soup, and some don't need any condiments. Many foreigners cannot distinguish between wontons and dumplings. Wontons must have soup, but they are usually made of fresh meat and a small amount of vegetables. There are many kinds of fillings for dumplings. Common fillings in northern China include pork and green onion, pork and cabbage, pork and celery, beef and green onion, beef and celery, etc.; common fillings in southern China include pork and corn, pork and shepherd's purse, three fresh dumplings, etc. This is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to understand Chinese food, you have to understand China's geography and history. You will know why Sichuan people like spicy food while Guangdong people prefer lighter food, why northerners prefer salty food while eastern people prefer sweet food. Northwestern people like beef and mutton. This is because the north is colder and needs higher energy food, the northwest climate is dry and beef and mutton are easy to dry and store for a long time, Sichuan is relatively humid and eating spicy food can remove moisture, Guangdong is relatively humid and hot and spicy food is easy to cause ulcers, so the taste is lighter. This is what Chinese culture says: local water and soil nurture local people. So each region has its own eating habits, and these habits have been passed down for thousands of years. From my observation, the Chinese food that Westerners prefer includes: Roujiamo, beef noodles, hot pot, lamb skewers, dumplings, buns, sesame cakes, roast duck or sweet and sour pork. But these are just the surface of Chinese cuisine. Many delicious foods may only be experienced by locals. Many Westerners cannot accept animal offal, chicken feet, pig's trotters and other foods. That's because Westerners always have a prejudice and lack respect for food and advanced cooking methods. They don't know how to appreciate the true food culture and essence. They always think that Chinese people eat these things because of the shortage of physical goods! In fact, Chinese people eat these foods for entertainment and to kill time. For example, the best appetizers for drinking in China are fried peanuts, pig heads, pig ears, pig tails, pig livers and cold vegetables. If Westerners don't have a deep understanding of Chinese culture and history and have tasted them in person, they will not be able to accept these things in a short time. This may be the most direct cultural conflict. So whether you like China or not, he is there. The Chinese people are warm, friendly and tolerant. When friends come, there is good wine. As long as you understand this country objectively with an exploratory mindset, you will find the cultural characteristics of this country. We have our own advantages and disadvantages, which is the so-called yin and yang, which is the Chinese philosophy of life. If you want to understand China, you are welcome to come to China to walk, see, listen and eat. There are not only high-rise buildings in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but also ethnic minorities in the west, deserts in the northwest, snow-capped mountains in Qinghai-Tibet, prairie in Inner Mongolia, ice and snow in the northeast, wonderful hills in the central region, and islands in Hainan. I think China has most of the world's geographical features. From snow-capped mountains to islands, from grasslands to deserts, from hills to plains, everything is waiting for you to explore. What are you waiting for?
Thanks for telling the truth about China even though I'm not even a Chinese citizen. Even as a third generation Chinese Myanmar who knows Chinese characters and language, we had misconception about China, cause we were taught with Republic of China curriculum in Chinese language school which taught bad about communist China and said we needed to invade Mainland China and reclaim the land ( 反攻大陸）stuffs. All our media consumption were from Western Media or translation of BBC Routers CNN into Burmese news.
Until I try to read Chinese news on Chinese apps about Chinese business, technologies, general news and their comments on the events, I started to understand their ways of thinking or temporary culture and trends.And I did business in Chinese bordering city and went there, and realized how far China has come compared with India or my country Myanmar. We were all influenced by Western Media anti-China and China bashing news about view of China.
Search a photo of Tian'anmen. Look at those words what we want.
缅甸现在好像在打仗是吧，不知道要打到什么时候。
缅甸是中国一带一路战略重要的合作伙伴，缅甸的和平对中国也很重要，但是美国肯定不希望缅甸和平。
自古以来，中国的经济和文化对周边国家影响都很大，尤其是中国强盛时期。所以，虽然东南亚在政府官方立场上需要表现得亲中国，以获得中国的经济投资和地缘政治和平。但是，在舆论和宣传上却要保持反华的态势，因为不反华就会彻底被中国化😂。这是古往今来东南亚国家面临的困境。中国人可以理解为什么东南亚国家是两面派，这是一种东南亚的生存策略
I am really shocked to know Myanmar is so anti- China! So what has the West done for Myanmar that it loves the West so much????? Wake up people!
Well said! Western colonialsim is barbaric uncvilized. They've still creating tension and instability around the world. It's very sad.
You two are my favourite Vloggers on China : fair, receptive, kind, respectful, or to summarise in one word - CLASSY.
Greetings from the UK!
Thank you mate! Love to hear from friends in the UK! We’re back doing a bit of travelling - couldn’t resist seeing more of China. The people are just absolutely top notch, it’s like travelling for the first time again 💯
cool, hope you come back to China soon.
Interesting story: China is 30 times the size of Italy, 38 times the size of the UK, and even 26 times the size of Japan. Why is there so many interesting places in China? Because China has a large territory, from north to south, with longitude and latitude span, which results in different regions and climates, and different dietary differences among different ethnic groups. Western tourists who are exempted from the 144 visa in China cannot experience many attractions in China. If you go to China next time, be sure to apply for a longer-term visa so that you can visit many places. If you like to see traditional culture, you can go to Xi'an and Luoyang. If you like food, you can go to Guangzhou. If you like to see beautiful scenery, you can go to Zhangjiajie (the filming location of the Avatar movie) and Guilin. If you like to see ethnic minorities, you can go to Dali and Lijiang Ancient Town. If you like to see Central Asian Muslim culture, you can go to Xinjiang. Xinjiang has many beautiful scenery, as well as snow-capped mountains and lakes, and beautiful women who look like white people.No matter which remote place you go, you don’t have to worry about being cheated or stolen.There is no tipping culture in China, so you can save a lot of money.This the true.True you can not see it in Western media when they speak about china.
True - great shout!
很高兴你能享受这一趟旅行，中国欢迎外国友人
glad you enjoy the trip，China welcome every friends all around the world
Thank you!
Cities/sites maybe of interest: xiamen, dalian, qingdao, weihai, Tianjin, jiuzhaigou, altai mountain in Xinjiang, yulong snow mountain in yunnan. If you come at winter go to Harbin.
my recommendation is:
1. Xian, tier 2 city with very rich culture, the heaven of noodle and dumpling in China. you will find the llots of halal food.
2. Luoyan, Kaifeng, tier 4 city with rich culture, very affordable, liveable and laid back city. also has different types of noodle and dumpling.
3. Yunan, Lijiang, Dali, Shangri-La, Lugu lake, the west of China with incredible scenery and very famous ancient town, snow mountain, amazing clean lake, is famous for mushroom hot pot and rice noodle.
4. Guangxi, Yangshuo, very famous for the karst landscape and amazing lake just like Chinese traditional landscape painting art. very famous with rice noodle.
5. Hunan, Zhangjiajie(very famous for Avatar mountain and floating moutain), Furong ancient town, super super spicy Hunan food, another level of spicy than Sichuan food. lol
Great suggestions, you'll be glad to know we followed some of your suggestions!
Hello blogger, there is no Taiwanese food in the world. Taiwanese food also belongs to the local cuisine of a province in China. The food you eat is from a restaurant named Din Tai Fung. This restaurant was actually brought to Taiwan from Beijing, China in 1948 by officers and soldiers from northern China who retreated to Taiwan Island, China, and was gradually popularized. By the way, Taiwan is currently a local self-governing island of China.
Yes, you are right.
They are trying to paint a positive picture of the Chinese people (not the government). Yet here some of you guys posting such unnecessary political narratives, congratulations on reverting to stereotypes about the Chinese.
Don't talk politics here. Well taiwan today is fairly independent as a country depend on how you define it.
@@dellas1986 我是台灣人...鼎泰豐本來就是從中國大陸來台灣的老兵創建的...把事情說清楚就叫做"恢復了中國人的刻板印象"???? 包子(不管是小籠包還是菜包肉包湯包)...餃子...鍋貼...皮蛋...臭豆腐...都是中國食物...你可以說鼎泰豐這個品牌是台灣的...但這個品牌賣的東西就是中國來的食物...台灣有自己的小吃...但論菜系...還真沒法自成一格....因為特色不明顯...
@@張小可-b8l 我不是在說那個。就說小籠包源自於哪裡就行了，原本的留言有必要說最後一行嗎？你說的 China 是 ROC 還是 PRC？如果是後者可以隨隨便一個人代表全台灣嗎？現在全民公投了嗎？我所說的刻板印象正是到處都留言說台灣是誰的那種人
Travel broadens your perspective and helps you see the world in a new light.
Love your honest opinion of China and the people,I hope you travel there again soon 👍😊
We're back!!
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哇，你们的中文歌曲唱的非常好！欢迎继续来中国慢慢玩。
Appreciate your honest reflections about your China's trip.
It was amazing! We're back!
do you guys heard about tianmen shan moutain？or九寨沟，this is the most beautiful place in planet
Nice, many many places in China, I've never been...... like mountains, sea of clouds, lakes, ancient towns, Tibet, Xian, Sanya, Xinjiang ...... etc....
chengdu food very nice ,chongting hot pot nice ,china transportation very good.
Its very good! Youre right - can't beat Chongqing hotpot!
Guys,I watched every video in China,and it seems you are really enjoyed the time!Welcome back to China again,and I recommend several cities for you:
Xi'an:Terricotta warriors,1500years old ancient wall
Xinjiang:very big area,very good landscape,snow mountain
Yunnan:ancient town,very good weather,20~26degree C during the whole year,good scenery,very peaceful
Guilin:very unique mountains,very good rivers with a lot tress and bamboos there,quiet and peaceful,exploring with e-scooters
Great suggestions! 🙏🏻
We are back!!
Love you two. From China.Looking forward to you traveling in China again。
We're back in China!!
16:38 views are insane :D, lol that karaoke was cute.
I guess the song you sang is "the invisible wings",which is ‘’隐形的翅膀‘’ in Chinese.
Haha it was Jin Sheng Yuan!
What I love about china is the tight security on the metro with metal detector and X-ray scan for bags. 😁
So true - it's good though!
You guys have a good observation. Beijing is a political/cultural/education/financial/technology city but not a very livable one. The city was designed for a lot of special purposes. Living is at the bottom of priority list.
It's a great city though. I've lived here for three decades.
I recommend Lijiang ,culture and natural landscape
Haven’t watched the video yet, but I saw the cover and decided to leave a comment first.
Chinese people like to speak directly and do not like to beat around the bush. When we see old friends, we may say, "Oh, you're fat! You should lose weight.". You see a friend's artwork, and you might say, "This looks bad actually, it might be difficult for you to be a designer."
This is how we communicate, simple and efficient, pointing out problems directly. This is especially evident in business. As a designer, every time I have a meeting with Westerners, no matter how bad my work is, they will say: "Great! It looks great!" Then it is difficult to get real advice from them.
If a Chinese person comments on your body, appearance, or work and makes you feel sad, don't consider them rude. That's what they are.
当然，这是相对的，很多中国人婉转起来、恭维起来，甩老外10条街。
你說的是真的，有一名台灣老演員正在化粧，他的老粉絲直接告訴他：不要撲粉了，不好看了（意指作新的人生規劃吧）
That is being "blunt". These blunt honest observations they make about people's appearance isn't usually said with malice, but rather showing care or concern for one another. But usually they don't tend to say if you are not familiar to them.
Hospitality is a core value of their Chinese culture. If you invite them to your home, they WILL bring you a gift, etc. If you visit Their home, they WILL serve you tea, or a drink. Therefore when they see foreigners confused in their country, they will try their hardest to help you and welcome you.
Go to the crescent moon lake in the middle of the desert next time you are in China.
I hope you guys will go to Dalian City on your next trip. Dalian is my hometown, a beautiful coastal city, and the nearby Lushunkou District has a lot of history.
你喊人家去干啥 挨冻😀
Nice travel video in China. I enjoyed watching!
In China, only takeaways have a tipping function, and offline stores do not have a tipping culture.Wool comes from sheep, which seems to increase the income of ordinary people. In fact, everyone is a consumer as well as a service provider. When you receive a tip, you must also tip. This makes no sense.The boss will also lower the base salary due to the tipping culture.
If you want somewhere less busy than Chongqing or Shanghai， and more relaxed, go to Yunnan-- It has tons of wild mushrooms for vegetarians. Dali and Lijiang are must-visit places.
We'll go to Yunnan for sure!!
Really want to see your opinions about Chinese luxurious vegetarian restaurants as veggies next time!😂
We'll try and do some on this trip!
@@VeggiesOnTour Welcome back🥰
Good Job
Chinese tourists (in Cambodia?) did not tip the tour guides? Shame on these greedy tour guides!! In China, tips are NOT expected, they are not required ... and often, the service providers would refuse the tips. (One foreign tourist in Xinjiang said the restaurant server ran after him to return his tip!!) So Chinese tourists on overseas trips would not know about this tipping business.
My personal experience was when I gave a small tip to my taxi driver who drove me to and back from the outskirt of Datong to see the Hanging Temple. He was so helpful and cheerful. The next day when he took me to the HSR station for my return to Beijing, he refused to take my money for the taxi fare (which would be about 30+ yuan)! This is how they are, simple and helpful!
We don't expect tip in Malaysia or Singapore either. It is a fixed service charge which is included in the bill for restaurants.
Welcome back
Just watching your video now! You just visited some famous cities! Actually they are lots of wonderful places waiting for you to explore! For Example Shichuan province, besides Chengdu, Chongqing, you can go Dujiangyan, le Shan, Er mei Shan, (Jiu Zhai Guo, Huang Long are Tibet area) all these places are super beautiful too! Each province has there own beauty and different! Welcome you back to China 🎉😊
What was the most shocking for you? I have both good and not so good things that shocked me haha!
I love you, but I love your wife more since following your adventures in Malaysia. Your wife carries the genes of Marco Polo in her DNA to China. She is so positive and open-minded and curious like Marco Polo as well as being pretty. Will follow your adventures everywhere. Thanks.
Hahaha love this comment, the marco polo dna!!
you should go to Sanya in Hainan island of China in winter . It’s called oriental Hawaii.
Watched quite a few videos of your China tour，comparing to this one, I can tell the big difference is the back ground noise. The sound of traffic could be lould in Italy.
In terms of the "mysterious" white peas in Chongqing noodles. You may think it's chick pea, however, chickpea is a very middle east specialty which is hardly used in Chinese cuisine. The peas are just one subtype of peas with whtle colour. More importantly, the white pea does not have a pointed radicle and a slightly concave hilum as chickpea has.
I would recommend you to gi to Hainan Island. It is similar to Malaysia but has the name of Hawaii of China. Then you can go to Xian the ancient capital of China and go along the silk road to Duhang( the desert Oasis) and to Kashgar.
I recently bought Xiaomi shaver S100 model and I was shocked and surprised how well it shaved compared to other brands for the price of £12. Im someone who hardly shave because my facial hair is very coarse or hard and often have problem with normal shaving blade too. I highly recommend it if you use shaving blade.😇
Very informative and interesting video.
I found the stain remover you bought on Taobao, the price of 150ml one is ¥9.8 with towels and other giveaways. People may just think you're wronged when they look at you. 😅
Hahaha crikey! Damn!
Hey,nice video. Would be extremely helpful if you can name the veg food location and restaurants name
I think you guys should go to Dongbei in the winter times, every other V-loggers been Chongqin, chengdu, yunnan, ETC, but no one is covering Dongbei, which is truly amazing in the winter times
Thank you for sharing the truth about China ❤
I do recommend you guys go to more lay back places in China, like Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, in the southwest part of China. Those are known for the minority nations and scenic and each small town/village have their own nation, history and even language. Hope you enjoy the trips. But do avoid any public holidays if you go, it will be flooded with tourists, more than you can imagine. 😂
You’ll be pleased to know we took your advice! 💯🙏🏻
You all really should visit Shenzhen; it's the Silicon Valley of Asia and the most promising city in China. All the high-tech facilities, products, and the trendiest, most fashionable places are there
Video coming soon on that
Please check out Anhui province, Gui Zhou province
Sooooo happy to hear you saying those nice words to China. And as the salesman who sold you the stain remover, actually I've met myself several times, but most of the time parents would said they were kind of liars. In my case, they would say they are undergraduates, and I do help them out of kindness. But, to be honest, the prices they offered aren't fair enough. But, luckily, they not only cheated you foreigners, but cheated people who are easy to be deceived. But you are very nice guys all in all.
tell you something interesting，the food in KTV is really good！
Haha really? We need to try it next time!
Next time go to Northeast(xinjiang, qinghai,gansu)，mountains and lakes and desert，sweet fruit and beef lamp skewers
Northwest ,（harbin,shenyang,changchun) ，forest and Ice Sculpture and skiing and Bath Massage，cheap food and barbecue
Southwest（Yunnan，Guangxi），mount and lake and waterfall，coffee and tea and Tropical Fruits and rice flour
We'll need to go when its warm for the ones up north!
I have traveled to many countries, and according to my observation,
people in economically poorer countries are usually more kind-hearted and simple,
while people in developed countries are more cold.
@@nothingbutokok6491 from my anecdote experience don't travel to Italy if you're Asian looking, you get hate and discrimination.
Do you know why? The reason is because developed countries are more intelligent and thus more aware of what's going on, more sensitive to what happened...and thus lack the genuine compassion since they're aware of their love and sensitive to others as well. Where as the less developed countries are less intelligent and thus less aware and pay less attention to noises and thus more compassion since they don't need to think and be sensitive about things before they love.
Chinese are not rude. Traditionally, they are not brought up to be rude. In fact, they will do unto you what you do unto them.
Go to Yunnan province LIjiang
Most of yoububers just tried the street food, next time you should try the big meals in China 😁😁😁
The streets and buildings in Italy are really beautiful, which I can only see in CSGO.😂
Wlc anicent modern freedoms great china 🇨🇳 ❤️🩹💐
China is a huge country and borders with many countries. Has many ethnic groups. Food varies by region too. In the winter you can visit Harbin, has ice festival and city used to be occupied by Russians. Xishuangbanna borders to Myanmar and Laos. It's occupied by ethnic group Dai. Try Xinjiang, Tibet, Xian, Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains), Hainan (Sanya), Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dali ancient village, Lijiang Old Town, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Shaxi Ancient Town (ancient tea horse road) and many more
I will stay in China from September to November. Go visiting Nanjing and I show you around this super beautiful city.
We're in China but in the South!
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I love Chongqing too.
When you are walking on the street with only very light traffic, but I noticed the noise is quite loud, in China it much quite even with more traffic 😂
Is not China that needs to charge more for its metro systems. We are being ripped here in the West, so it's our prices that need to go down! How can you have a functional and dynamic economy if people are having trouble to navigate around??
Only Luxembourg seems to have understood this
That's a great question! This is precisely one of the biggest differences between the Chinese system and the Western system: we do not always prioritize short-term economic returns. For example, in infrastructure construction, we consider whether the finances can support it and whether the project is beneficial, but not every time we put whether it can make money in a very high position. Infrastructure construction does require significant investment in the short term and has a long return period, but it has a huge potential economic impact and greatly enhances people's convenience and sense of happiness. As population mobility increases, it will naturally generate economic returns in other areas. In a market dominated by private enterprises, even if everyone understands this principle, it is difficult to achieve because companies demand precise and sufficient returns.
I suggest you go to Zhangjiajie, Jiuzhaigou, Xinjiang, or go to the ancient city of Xi 'an, your girlfriend is very beautiful, if she wears Chinese ancient clothes, she is definitely the most dazzling star, and my hometown Qingdao is also very beautiful. If you want to experience Hawaii, go to Hainan
Chinese are a bit loud. I think a lot of people outside are not used to it. Plus some Chinese who have not travelled much before, they may jump the queue line... Lol. But it has improved a lot compared to about 10 years ago
What the Taiwanese eat also what the Chinese eat on the mainland. Both have shared culture and cuisine that influence each other.
I hope your next destination is Bangladesh🥰🇧🇩
17:30 what the ...? u r legitimately singing a chinese song! let out the full version plz!
Hahahaha we'll share it on our shorts for sure it was Jin Sheng Yuan 😅
Hahaha the viral song! Please do show it on your shorts.
The Grizzly bear and Polar bear is the offspring from the Panda.
I like white panda. 😊
Love you every video
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❤ China! 😊
The following article is written by Ismail Bashmori, he is an Egyptian China watcher.
The truth is that China is the greatest country on the face of the earth. It makes all other countries look insignificant and contemptible. It is the most brilliant, most industrious, most ambitious, most educated, meritocratic and technocratic, most modern, sophisticated, and civilised, and best-governed by far.
It is the first non-white, non-Western country to reach this status since the 1600s. The determination of this country is indescribable. Supernatural. There is no force that can stop it from accomplishing anything it wants to do. 。
It doesn’t matter who we are. Egyptians, Syrians, Pakistanis, Indians, Africans, even Americans. Next to the Chinese, we are pathetic. We can’t do what they do. We would have a mountain, an Everest of changes to make, and we would whine and bicker and fail at every one of them. China’s story since the 1980s has been one of an almost divine metamorphosis. 。
Next to China the entire Western world from Alaska to New Zealand has stagnated. Next to China the entire developing world from Brazil to Madagascar has progressed only at a crawl.
China is the mother of all gargantuan bullet trains. Every day it manages to create something new and astonishing. And unlike the United States, unlike the British Empire, unlike the French, Dutch, Germans, Spanish, Portuguese or any other Western nation that had its turn at being a superpower in the past four centuries, China doesn’t need to run anybody over or take something from somebody else, to rise majestically.
China is also standing up to the West all by herself. The West can’t believe their four-hundred-year-old global supremacy is being challenged. They hoped that the more China developed, the more it would submit to their influence, interests, and leadership. That didn’t happen. So now they will do anything possible, short of a nuclear war, to make China end.
Their goal is to destroy this country. That’s why, although the United States has killed several million people and turned several regions of the earth into hellscapes.
China is the worst fear of our planet’s Western masters. They want you to despise and dread a country that’s done nothing to you, that hasn’t invaded anyone, bombed or sanctioned anyone, that hasn’t overthrown any foreign government, or used its military on anything since 1979.
China is the only major country in the nonwhite developing world, to stand up to the West. To look it in the eye when challenged or threatened.
The Global South are simply Western puppets who submitted long ago. Even the most powerful ones. Saudi Arabia, Brazil, India.
Above only part of the article, you can read the full article under the following link.
www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/4459/west-can-t-believe-nor-accept-china-s-progress/?fbclid=IwAR3aJYSZC3rbUgM1NwHCO73XxnNzNkJPa9wrSsFp-4KMxTozuJiHBwLJDXU
@klchai7884 Because of our arrogance, we Chinese have paid more than 100 years to sink, and now Chinese are just trying to live and restore the prosperity of the past.
@@霄震 , from what you said, i am very sure that you know nothing about Chinese culture and history although you are Chinese, you also know nothing about the history and culture of western countries.
Patrick and giulia today happy birthday abang at tuaran soto meatball sama yang berkedel sayur
Talking about the price comparison between China and Southeast Asia, many SA countries actually have two prices, cheaper for the local and much expensive for foreigner. But China does have that and the price is the same for everyone. You heard the price is cheaper in SA because of their local price, but you didn't feel that because you are foreign traveller
Very true!
Nice content veggies..i just remind you all that end of time is near prepared with do charity to your goodness in eternal life..
The main difference between China and the West is the political system. China has one party that takes care of it's citizens, so basically stuff gets done ie infrastructure, good cheap public transport system, good healthcare etc. In the west where there are two parties fighting for favouritism and their own political and financial agendas, nothing ever gets done. Not to mention their politicians are trying to line up their own pockets whether it be trying to start a war in a foreign country or taking bribes from big pharma and tech companies to push their own agendas. In China, politicians work for the people and those few that are found out to be crooked are severely punished, whereas in the West the citizens are the ones that work for the crooked politicians.
I know you guys are trying more to be veg food vloggers, but even if you think people don't want to see the same touristy stuff like the great wall, panda, etc... you're wrong. a main reason why many watch, especially locals, is not to see the sites and attractions, but to see your impressions. you can just simply be walking around the attractions and saying anything that comes to your mind and people will enjoy watching it 😂. maybe it's different in other countries but local chinese are very curious about anything that is 'foreign' to them so even your simple opinions of things will be interesting.
I'm sure you know now that you kind of rushed your trip. the proper way is just to visit one region at a time so you spend less time traveling and more time in the more local and less touristy parts of a city. like chongqing, personally I would not want to spend more than a day in that city but you can spend several days outside the city exploring smaller neighboring towns and scenic areas. china has a lot of amazing natural landscape to check out. you could easily spend the entire two weeks wandering around yunnan province and check out all the different minorities, foods, ancient towns, natural landscape, etc etc. another example is shanghai, another city where I rather not spend more than a couple days, but you can take a 30-60 minute bullet train to nearby hangzhou, suzhou, and nanjing and spend 2 weeks exploring those cities and outskirts.
Good to know!
If you go to Guangzhou China, you will find that the dim sum in Guangzhou is much better than Din Tai Fung 😄
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Please exercise caution when traveling to China, especially avoid going to Shenzhen, where there are ongoing hate crimes against foreigners. A Japanese boy has just been murdered in Shenzhen.
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你们才回去多久啊 又想中国了 就是离得太远 不然我也去意大利玩玩 如果是这个时间过来 去新疆 那里有全世界的风景 好吃的食物 有一个省 无论你什么时间来 都是最好玩的 那就是云南 天气也舒服 四川也有很多好玩的 只是你们喜欢玩都市 好玩的太多了
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parallel universe😂😂what a precise statement.
Sadly, most americans dont know that chinese have an amazing thousand of year civilization and culture ,the imperial empires and their amazing achievements like the great wall of china ,cities and much moe.
下次来中国一定要去杭州除了美食其他都很顶级
你在搞笑吗 杭州有什么好玩的
Would love to go to Hangzhou!
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Patrick and giulia dear abang kesian abang
Hi VOT couple, thank you for sharing these, now tourists will start to flock to China, soon overcrowding the already crowded places of interests, foods & accommodation going up & up etc 😆 (not being selfish?)😆
😂😂😅😅 love to hear that, but sad to hear that too!
Next time u better prepared more , get your translation software ready and food destinations are well researched
Admit my partner is right or sing in Chinese :D, Do you remember that on tiktok, lol
No matter which country you visit, respect the local culture. Never use your own habit and cultural criteria to evaluate the local things. You are right about tipping in China. We Chinese never tip coz people earn enough to live on in the industries in which people need to be tipped in western countries. Therefore, it is nothing rude for Chinese people not to tip. LMAO... if you want, you can tip... Chinese people may return the tips to you.... LOL
😂😂😂 the tip may be retuned! Haha it’s true! It happened once to us in Malaysia - there is many Chinese there
还有很多城市不成都更好呢，中国很大有机会欢迎在来中国玩，个人推荐你去深圳，不输上海的城市
That’s next on our list!! 💯🙏🏻