shanghai such a city of contrast....a big city yet so so so clean... amazing. incredible....

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Yeah we were amazed at how big and orderly it was! China is a very clean country from what we have seen so far

@chankaan888

5 ай бұрын

China’s rural areas are also very clean

@gunsroses1293

5 ай бұрын

All of the east asia countries are clean and safe .Confucian teachings teach people to abide by social rules. @@alanshannon3884

@landflame

5 ай бұрын

@@chankaan888 是的，不过这种变化也就是最近十年来才比较明显

@lieutsatan4257

5 ай бұрын

感谢公知这些年不断的督促

Many foreigners' impressions of China still remain in the last century, thinking that China is as closed and backward as North Korea. In fact, China's level of modernization has long surpassed that of most European and American countries. When I arrived in European and American countries, I felt like I was walking into a backward country.

@UnknownSend3r

5 ай бұрын

I think the tier one cities have no comparison anywhere in Europe or America (Tokyo, Taiwan, Singapore and Seoul would be the closes).

@PlaYer-sn5or

5 ай бұрын

谦虚，兄弟。

@davidwong325

5 ай бұрын

没有办法，狭隘的视野，极端的思想，早就那些人对整个世界的认识非常狭隘、浅薄。

@regophil

5 ай бұрын

@@UnknownSend3r Sorry to tell you that Taipei is not at in the same level of Shanghai, Tokyo or Seoul.

@azzamatic4190

5 ай бұрын

Taipei would be considered a Tier 3 city at best. Wasn't that impressed with the old crumbling infrastructure and the poor air quality from all the cars and scooters. Besides Hong Kong Taipei is another city in China that has a lot of homeless where in the mainland its like trying to find a needle in a haystack @@UnknownSend3r

Here some tips for you : 1- all chinese city more quiet because many bus , cars , and bicycle are electric not fuel engine , you can know electric cars( EV )from green plate . 2- as you staying 3 weeks in china try visit Chong Qing city . Chong qing has nearly 35 M population but it’s new city . More cheaper than Shanhai or beijing . Or also you can visit Shenzhen city . Weather in this two cities more warm than shanghai . ( many foreign visitor they like go to Chong qing ). 3- use your mobile to translate to local peoples anywhere anytime if you stuck in understanding position , they will help you always . 4- if you want see nature and beautiful mountains and rivers go to Guilin city . 5- you can go outside to see nightlife and night markets in every place you are in china . It’s safety at night also even to 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 o’clock after midnight . 6- china have best infrastructure so do not miss sub way ( metro ) in many cities , also you should try high speed train to go between cities . There also magnetic train called ( maglef ) . 7- have a good time in china enjoy your trip .

As a Chinese. I wanna say thank you to show others about truth of China. There are too much fake news and negative news in western media. And i want to tell u that almost each city has it's own culture like The food. The tradition. Even the people.(like my city is Mongolian Autonomous Region ）U will always have new things to explore. Hope to see more vlogs from u. Have fun❤

@theasianjaywalker4455

5 ай бұрын

You are watching this on Western Media. 😮

@patrickrain1914

5 ай бұрын

@@theasianjaywalker4455 Of course, many Chinese people will go to the Western media to see the things going on the rest of world. We cannot limit ourselves to our own media. Sadly, many Westerners are constrained by their own fake news and political biases, and they are unwilling to know the truth.

@dorom-fx9hu

Ай бұрын

​@@theasianjaywalker4455 当然可以

@theasianjaywalker4455

Ай бұрын

@@dorom-fx9hu It's called KZread. American media.

@dorom-fx9hu

Ай бұрын

@@theasianjaywalker4455 有什么问题吗

I love how you guys are traveling to China with an open mind and no preset prejudices. Of course there will be things you don't like and not used to, but trying out different things is what makes traveling amazing, right?! Hope to see more of your videos!

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

100%. Going to a new country with an open mind is the only way to do it that way you can make honest opinions for yourself. Plenty more to come don’t worry

@user-cr6yp7vx9r

5 ай бұрын

I live in US, with most of American's cities are packed with homeless people's camping tents, rampant drug needles, daily gun violence, racial hatred... I wonder what Americans "preset prejudices" towards China could possibily be? LOL. I know this couple are not Americans, but believe me, many EU countries are not too far behind in self-destruction contest.

@blue.mountains

5 ай бұрын

​@@alanshannon3884 Regarding why you feel so few people in the street, I have not been to Shanghai for more than 15 years, but it's really not the Shanghai in my memory when it was really crowded. I guess the reason is, at around 2010, there were a lot of cities and companies starting to build Shopping malls. Before that time, when people need to do shopping, there were 2 or 3 gigantic shopping centres in each city's CBD where people normally go when they need to enjoy shopping. But after that year, a lot of mega shopping centres were opened here and there across each city. So people do no have to go to the shopping centre to enjoy commercial activities. Another possible reason is, it's winter, and online shopping and logistic, and food delivery in China is extremely advanced. So there is no need for people to go out to the city in cold days. Everything can be ordered online and delivered to your door. Finally, all personal thought :) Hope you enjoy your journey in China!

@kerohowgee9797

5 ай бұрын

​@@blue.mountainsnah, around that time of day probably most people at work thats why. but u maybe right about not as much people going out since its cold outside.

@tau5571

5 ай бұрын

@@blue.mountains True dude, online shopping in China is extremely convenient. I hardly go to the malls when I was in China. Because of the super developed express industry, basically everything is free to ship no matter the price is. Meanwhile in United States, I have to pay for Amazon Prime so I can have free to ship.

上海城市安静的很重要原因有两点。第一是上海禁止汽车鸣放喇叭，第二是中国有很多电动车，引擎声小。所以城市就安静了。

As a Chinese, I recommend you to travel to Xinjiang. The level of modernization in Xinjiang is definitely far beyond your imagination. Xinjiang is not what the Western media spread rumors and smear stories about. Every time I see Western media spreading rumors and writing lies, I become extremely angry.

@joeshmooo5327

5 ай бұрын

Yeah great place lets ask the Uyghurs how they like what is happening to them in the prison camps.

@Yk-pc2do

5 ай бұрын

@@joeshmooo5327 yeah, please do so if you could find any of them. Don't forget to vlog it and share to us.😏

@joeshmooo5327

5 ай бұрын

Good point the authorities would never let me film. WAKE UP Governments are not good they are made up of flawed people. @@Yk-pc2do

@babypoet7083

5 ай бұрын

​@@joeshmooo5327Do not be fooled by the anti-China propaganda.

@dude42nd

5 ай бұрын

​​@@joeshmooo5327foolish , European is over ,double standard and devide et impera

If your guys haven’t returned to Scotland yet, I strongly recommend you to go to Hangzhou and visit the West Lake. West Lake is worth visiting just like Isle of Skye. You can reach Hangzhou in about an hour from Shanghai Hongqiao Station, and you can also experience China's high-speed rail.😸

@emilyzheng7559

5 ай бұрын

Nah… Hangzhou is different but still similar to Shanghai…

@starlights006

5 ай бұрын

I went to 杭州this summer it’s near to my hometown and that’s was gorgeous WEST LAKE, the pagoda , the center of the city ,(a lot but a lot of crowds)I even visited the Zoo but the panda wasn’t working these day 😂😂😂 I only see monkey , white tiger, elephant and 🦙

@geli978

5 ай бұрын

Suzhou is better

@shenzhenzhong

3 ай бұрын

Isle of Skye, beautiful but really different landscape

Haven't seen Scottish people visit China on KZread yet, pretty cool! And glad you guys had a fun time in this often misrepresented country😀 So many regions to explore😎 If you guys are planning to stay in China for longer, I would really recommend visiting Harbin for the ice and snow festival. It's one of the prettiest places I've ever been to.

@luohao2321

5 ай бұрын

Check out for all life's adventure, he's a Scottish KZreadr who lives in Beijing

@davidwong325

5 ай бұрын

有一位苏格兰美女，和她的新疆男朋友，在中国逗留了一个月，留下了非常美好的旅行回忆。

@user-oz1gt8sf5e

5 ай бұрын

冬天没啥看的

@nitaseely6830

5 ай бұрын

哈爾濱零下二十四了都

Local Shanghainese here. To answer some of your questions: 1. The reason you don't see many people is you went in a quiet season as well as during the day (a weekday I assume). If you are unfortunate enough to go to the exact same road during October or May golden week, you will feel like a sardine. Also Shanghai is very decentralized - If I live in the SW corner of Shanghai I would never go to the NE corner of Shanghai. 2. Shannon was right, the mystery ball is made of shrimp and flour. 3. The places you went to are very touristy - hence the expensive but mediocre food. If you go back to Shanghai on your way back then I'd suggest go to WuKang Road or Huaihai Road, that area is in the old French/British concession and has the proper Shanghai feel to it. Also you can get a cruise on the Huangpu River near the bund for about 50 RMB, very worth it.

You hit the nail on the head with the bikes with no padlocks...I've left my bike put lock on its back wheel outside a Day to day shop in glasgow to nip in for literally a minute and it got pinched. Some may say this is cos of the presence of cctv but we have more cctv per head in the UK.

Nice video！

GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO 👍

Fantastic video guys, just stumbled across it randomly. Great to see you enjoying shanghai a city i've called home for 8 years now. The area you're in is one of the many centres of shanghai and surprisingly not the busiest one considering how developed it is. East Nanjing and most of that part of Huangpu area is very touristy and not a lot going on unless its during a holiday when a lot of people from other parts of the country visit. Shanghai is a huge city area wise and very very spread out. Other parts of the city at certain times you would definitely start to see how busy the city can be. If you do make a return to Shanghai i highly recommend venturing to other areas like Jing'an and the French Concession. it's an awesome city to explore and great to see you guys enjoying yourselves

❤❤❤❤ Nice i injoy it your video thnx

Wow, the city looks absolutely breathtaking at night with all those lights reflecting off the water. Explore the old streets, try new foods, and experience the city's unique atmosphere-what an incredible adventure! Can't wait to see more of your journey in China. Safe travels!

Have fun, my friend

Shanghai is so Beautiful . . .

I just saw your video with backpacker ben, thought i would come and check you guys out. Excellent work.

You are so charismatic and seen be having a lot of fun, keep it up! You should come to Yangshuo, Guilin, here we have the most beautiful mountains ;)

Its super crowded on national holidays in any city in China.

Love your channel

Really amazed to see Scottish KZreadrs’ videos of exploring China. I personally spent 3 years in Stirling for university, I feel so good hearing you talking about China in the accent 😊 have a nice trip !

@Marshall_Siu

5 ай бұрын

Because Shanghai is so huge and has so many different commercial areas, so people don’t really gather to one place I guess

Nice to find this channel! Very interesting to watch. Planning to visit China too someday. Now studying the language. Greetings from Finland.

My hometown Harbin city highly recommended, known as the ice city and oriental Paris, the snow and ice world( one of the biggest winter festivals in the world)will open on December 17th I think, hope you guys enjoy your trip in China❤

I love your guys' videos so much!!!Can't wait to see more❤❤❤

@HZF-de5bh

5 ай бұрын

First is the time.If it's holidays like National Holiday,there would be more people. Second is the online shopping.You could buy almost everything online in China,so people don't need to get out of their houses to buy things. Third is maybe the locals just get used to the scenery😂

It's really cool to see you guys having fun in China! I'm a stan. You should visit Hong Kong and make the most out of this travel. It has a lot to offer in the city. You would definitely love it there.

17:42 The bowl you ordered is 虾滑, which means shrimp paste (shrimp meats chopped into paste) mixed with flour and cooked into balls. He did ask whether you want one after raising his fingers, and took it from your expression that you indeed want one.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Yeah it was lost in translation 😂

@ymhktravel

5 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 Us your translation app more often, that will help. There are trans apps that could scan a menu or photo and tell you what it is.

Hi you gorgeous people❣️ Graham here again. You need to take the ferry over the Huangpou river and go up Oriental Pearl. Go to the glass floor level. When you finish, go to the bottom, and there is a brilliant museum there of Shanghai past. You need to head down to Nanning and Beihai. Then over to Hainan island, and go to Sanya . Graham and Peng.

I'd like your guys doing shopping there, so nice.

Just back from a trip to Edinburgh, love it! Wish you a great time in China!

Thank you very much for your adventurous spirit. It's great to discover this mysterious Eastern kingdom. Please continue to work hard

Thank you 😊😊😊

nice vlog!

Thanks for sharing.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@rebalistkrishna2662

Ай бұрын

55 was way Long expensive..it should be 15 yuan@@alanshannon3884

Nice video guys... just got back from Shanghai on the 6 Dec 2023 and those are exactly the places we visited .. haha..

Gloves and hats were bought at a high price.Shanghai is within the free shipping zone, so when you shop online, it may arrive on the same day.

Wonderful! 🎉🎉🎉

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Welcome and hope you can visit some other China cities🎉

You are really a lovely couple. This video is really amazing. After watching so many Chinese travel vlogs, I can't wait to see it. It's really a beautiful country.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😆 we still have two weeks left in China and already cant wait to come back, its one amazing country!

@hengongchua6250

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately too many westerners are too brain washed by western paid anti-china MSM to only report negative about China. I have met an American couple in Thailand after they have visited Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and going to Vietnam after Thailand. I've asked them why not visit China too since they are in Asia. The answer to me was according to American media reports they have been reading, China is dirty, people are very anti-foreigners and the most unsafe country for western travelers.

wonderful

开幕就是浦三路哈哈哈哈好熟悉的地方

nice video, thx

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

First time viewer.... great content!!

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome😁

Goodjob👍

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁

Great city❤

26:16 The bells and the clock on top of the Shanghai Custom House is built with the same design of the Big Ben by the British administration back in the time.

尽量去大的超市购物，东西更便宜。质量也会好。

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Great tip, thank you!

25:40 in your back is the huawei‘s new ev car S7

I guess more than half of the people in Shanghai have headed back home getting ready for Chinese New Year. We landed in Shanghai 3 weeks before the New Year, and we also found it quiet, not like the Shanghai I used to know. But on our way back around 20/02, it was crowded.

20:9 that’s mashed shrimp ball you guys were eating. Just shrimp meat made to a ball. Goes absolutely well with hot pot.❤

@sashakarasawa5794

5 ай бұрын

It’s written on the paper bowl. Xiahua 虾滑

口音有点魔性，哈哈 Very cute accent!

There are so many people are looking downward to see their phone while walking, so they added the tiles that change color, hoping people can see it and stop while it's red.

Being respectful, friendly to the local culture and people will do the same to all visitors, Chinese people are the one of most nice people in the world, nice Video and good job

你们可以试试“小杨生煎”，我觉得好吃，英文名好像叫做Yang's Dumplings

Excellent viewing guys something about yous on the tele seems to give me a little bit of comfort for some reason lol. Safe travels guys👌

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Love that🥰 thank you for watching

@johnramsay161

6 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 thank you for the uploads hope you guys smash it. The world is yours 🌎

如果你们需要帮助，比如说想知道哪有好吃且便宜的食物，你只需要问问当地人，在上海会英语的还是很多的，中国人也很热情，他们会像朋友一样帮助你，如果你会中文他们会觉得更亲切。

Welcome to my hometown. Hope you have a great time. Don’t forget to try the Xiaolongbao and Fried Buns.

Amazing, I can't believe that you guys can actually ordered a robot-make coffee by yourself without any English. Great job!

If you pay attention to car number plates, green plate is for EV, i would say 40-50% of the cars running on Shanghai streets are EVs, plus all taxes, buses and scooters are run on batteries rather than petrol engines now. And no seas of three-wheelers ( as you saw in India) in China either, people either use buses, metro, taxi or shared bicycles, and honking is banned in Shanghai.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

We actually noticed the different coloured plates on cars, pretty cool! Yeah we definitely appreciate the quietness of the city, much more relaxing to wander around

@risg4me

6 ай бұрын

they should ban honking all over the world, such a nuisance.

@hengongchua6250

6 ай бұрын

Honking is not banned in China. But the civilized and well mannered Chinese only honk when it is emergency and necessary to provide accident. Very different from the uncivilized country "I" you have mentioned. I was told in that country "I" if the car have got no brake, no light, no door they still can drive. But if without honk, they have to park the car aside and people won't drive a car that the honk is not working. To them it's too dangerous to drive a car without honk.

@weizhang2834

6 ай бұрын

他说的静应该是相比印度和东南亚，按喇叭的少。电动车很多，但是绝对不会超过30%，全国最多10%，上海因为电动车不限号，最近几年飞跃增长。中国大街上尤其是小城市，连5%都没有，这是好事，大城市优先发展新能源汽车

@stevenhua1265

5 ай бұрын

@@weizhang2834我没有数据，但我平时在街上看到的上海电动车应该超过50%了

20:02 it’s shrimp balls, shrimp smashed into mushes, then rolled into a ball, then cooked

It's cold out. People take shelter inside. Some have holidays / vacation and would rather go South, e.g. Sanya (Hawaii of China).

It's a mixture of the cold, the season, the population density, and great urban planification that makes you feel that there isn't much people at that time. The scale of the city is just different. They build buildings and roads thinking about thousands of people in mind. Everytime when I go back to Spain, the first thing I will notice is just the pure difference in scale of the infrastructure.

@user-ms9nh2gw4w

6 ай бұрын

This is about one of the best channel showing Shanghai for foreigners.

@pauldilley8974

6 ай бұрын

Why does the Chinese government care so much for their citizens? In Canada the government is so corrupt. We spent $188 Million Canadian dollars to build just 1 KM of subway train track, in total $12.6 BILLION! 😭 Corruption masked as “democracy”… I wish we were more like China!

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you😁

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

It really shows that a lot of effort and thought has went into the infrastructure of these cities, makes life so much easier for everyone

@johnsmith-cw3wo

5 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 or maybe is because Communism is just crashing into the ground and the socialist economy is going to hell.

It's quiet in China because most cars and motorbikes are EV. Also less people on the street because the amazing infrastructure, if you want to see more people during the day go to the subway.

20:45 yes that is shrimp

love your Scottish accent!

@BlossomSmileing

5 ай бұрын

没想到在这里看到我关注的up😂

I’d sincerely welcome u to Chongqing and Changsha, they both are my hometowns, big cities with 10+ million ppl with amazing food

@alanshannon3884

5 ай бұрын

We are in Chongqing right now, we are going to make a video tomorrow if you are about to join us?

@annaliu908

5 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 cool, cant wait.

@crock_sto9217

5 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 Are you guys still in Chongqing right now?

Welcome to Shanghai. 欢迎来到魔都

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you🥰

@EnglishShanghai

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome.@@alanshannon3884

As a student studying in Uni of Glasgow, im really happy to see you guys visitting China and i lived in Scotland for over 2 yrs. I met so many warm and friendly scottish people and i hope you can have great time in ur China journey.

Shanghai is just big. The land area used by Shanghai is 10x of Mumbai. The people are just spread out. (6300km2)

Nanjing East road is a tourism area, so everything will be more expensive. Try to go to some local residential areas, and you will find many local canteens that offer cheaper foods.

Try Harbin, they have ice sculpture festival in winter

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Where is that?

@rollinmc5427

6 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 it’s the capital of Heilongjiang province, bordering Russia. Sculpture exhibition starts Dec. 17th

0:28 the manga reading guy in the background is awesome lol!

go to the french concession area, you might get the food you like

@yilivalley

5 ай бұрын

大清已经亡了

welcome to my home city!

go Mr & Mrs bund in bund 8 building, the chef also owns the ultraviolet, and the bar in Hyatt by the bund, and the Ritz

Go and explore Chengdu, another amazing city in China.

You guys need to use the Google translate camera function, it'll translate anything in Chinese instantly on your screen.

@Aapig

6 ай бұрын

Google shuts down servers in China, citing too few users

@partyhu

5 ай бұрын

微信就可以

@hongruzhou6889

5 ай бұрын

@@Aapiguse VPN…they most got vpn already.. or otherwise how do you think they uploaded the video to KZread

God u guys have one of the best travel videos. You actually go to the areas that are not touristy :D:D Keep it up

go to Columbia Circle, you will like the resturants there, Lenbach bistro, or Casa Baja, sit by the pool where it once was US navy club. you will like it there.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations😃

Go to Harbin!

The spicy dough thing may be those type u find in dim sum restaurant. Call har gow. Like dumpling with prawn mixture substance. Can Google it.

@kind03cn

5 ай бұрын

har gow is the pronuciation of cantonese. should be Xia Jiao 虾饺 in Manderin. It just means Shrimp Dumplings.

Hi, we are watching you from Shanghai. Awesome content! Come to Minhang :)

@alanshannon3884

5 ай бұрын

Where is Minhang?

Thanks so much for showing the true China.

@19:04, it is meat ball of mashed shrimp mixed with corn starch.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Ahhhh we were pretty close with guessing what it was then

welcome to China❤

as a new Chinese fan of yours, Actually I don't know your travel plan, But I highly recommend Suzhou for you if possible, a city right near Shanghai, It's the only city in China that has preserved a huge historical districts, and it also has a modern CBD. I'm sure it won't let you down!

Cars, bikes, and buses are all-electric in Shanghai; that's why Shanghai is quiet.

Best city to visit, Chongqing! 😀

欢迎远道而来的朋友👫❤❤❤

you can vist yang shuo ,chong qing and cheng du.

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Could be on our list….

Wow! I got a glimpse of the show of the Kun Qu opera -The Peony Pavilion 昆曲 - 牡丹亭 at 15:08 . Kun Qu is a UNESCO intangible World Heritage item.

enjoy your trip in CHINA!

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Yuyuan garden is much better looking at night though, should visit at night time

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Really? Will defos need to go back

@TheLinama

6 ай бұрын

@@alanshannon3884 also visit the likes of fumin road, where it used to be French concession area, the true middle of Shanghai.

I like that cute accent. Subscribed

@alanshannon3884

6 ай бұрын

Thank you🥰

Winter honestly isn't a good season for traveling in China, maybe Shenzhen GuangZhou, zhuhai and Dali, Xishuangbanna these places in southern China are much warmer places for visiting.

@glw238

6 ай бұрын

In winter, go swimming in Hainan Island or see ice sculptures in Harbin.

@weizhang2834

6 ай бұрын

Summer also not a good season, autumn is best

@user-cw5rs4bs1s

6 ай бұрын

The wind in Dali is too strong and cold, so it is not recommended to come.

Thanks for sharing your experience in SH 😊🎉🎉🎉

19:14 What you have is actually kind of boiled dough made of shrimps and 18:33 that crepe is called “jucaihozi “ which is fulfilled with Chinese leek and it’s famous in mainland of China. Hope you have an awesome time in China!❤from Hong Kong❤

好好好

I love how happy both of you look. What map application are you using for public transport directions? I'm flying there soon and still haven't figured out what map app I should be bringing.

@geli978

5 ай бұрын

I only know apple maps

@user-yv7mv9lh2r

5 ай бұрын

baidu map or gaode map，both are very good