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@Sam-ee9qt5ki2k

27 күн бұрын

รักนะครับ😊❤🎉

@tomtube1012

27 күн бұрын

Sad to see you didn't get a chance to visit Xinjiang. Beautiful scenery and amazing culture.

@joewong438

27 күн бұрын

Yep lots to see not enough time. Was there 5 days. The natives were happy and making a good living on the main streets.

@hwe4600

26 күн бұрын

India is also a very beautiful country. India is a country that respects women very much. At night, women can walk in the street with peace of mind.

@tomtube1012

26 күн бұрын

@@hwe4600 Don't put her in danger lol.

As a Chinese, I recommend that tourists who come to travel avoid public holidays in China as much as possible. You definitely don’t want to compete with half of the Chinese people for scenic spots, transportation and hotel resources, and bear prices that are three times more than usual. There are three public holidays of more than 3 days in China, namely 1. The first week of May (Labor Day) 2. The first week of October (National Creation Day) 3. (Chinese New Year) Between January and February each year, a different calendar is used. The specific time varies every year. During this time, many shops will be closed (including restaurants and shopping stores, but public transportation, scenic spots and hotels will be open as normal). , need to focus on Of course, many people will take leave before and after holidays to pursue longer rest time for traveling, so when planning a trip, try to avoid the four days before and after these times.😜

@user-ud6uv6xm6w

Күн бұрын

Avoid the holidays and avoid the weekends. lol

As a Chinese, I have to say that this is really the most practical and detailed explanation I have ever seen. I will save it and send it to my foreign friends who are about to travel to China.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Aw thank you so much 😊

@lanmei130

27 күн бұрын

I also did it😂，easy for me. Thank you，Alina😊

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

There are travel warnings to China 🇨🇳, and they are not jokes!

@lanmei130

26 күн бұрын

@@AhmetTekin101 See you everywhere，work so hard😂

Never before have I seen content from China that is as culturally uplifting and diverse as yours. And the fact you created it within a relatively short duration of your stay makes it truly remarkable. Bravo 👏

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Aw thank you so much, happy you enjoyed it 😊

A tip for vegetarians or vegans, you can eat near a Buddhist temple. There are Buddhist temples in every Chinese city, and there are vegetarian meals available around them. Vegetarians in China are essentially the same as in other countries, but because it has more to relationship with traditional religion, they don’t call themselves “vegan” or “vegetarians.”

@ronlu2952

27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!🙏🙏🙏

@BenjiSun

27 күн бұрын

do note that some of these places are melli-lacto-ovo, so you may need to inform them when you're ordering to skip honey, dairy, and eggs. if it's a restaurant run by the temple monks, then they're more than likely fully vegetarian, but ones run by practising civilians, are likely okay with using non-kill animal products.

@vicaya

27 күн бұрын

Yes. Buddhist vegetarian diet is essentially vegan diet sans the smelly garlics, leeks, unions etc. 净素is literally "clean vegan".

@partyhu

27 күн бұрын

把要吃素的需求写在一张图片上放在手机里，给餐馆看就行了，每个餐馆都可以素食

@taotao98103

27 күн бұрын

Ya they do call it vegetarian. Su 素菜。

Would like to add more: 1. Although tap water in China is soft and of better quality than in most areas of the US & UK, it is still not recommended for direct consumption. Bottled water is super cheap, costing less than 0.2€/$0.2 per 500ml bottle + good quality. 2. The number of vegetarian restaurants in China is beyond imagination. However, unlike vegetarian restaurants in other countries, they often have various custom names and may not clearly indicate "we are a vegetarian restaurant" in their names. Additionally, many dishes in Chinese vegetarian restaurants are made from soy products (such as tofu), and while they may look and taste like meat dishes, they are 100% vegetarian. 3. Regarding "Dress Modestly" , it's possible that you may not be visiting China during the hottest season. Additionally, women in China, Japan, and Korea often favor white skin for its association with beauty. Health and UV protection are common purposes of them. 4. Food allergies are a significant concern. Peanut allergies are relatively uncommon in China, so it is advisable for tourists to prepare in advance with a translation of "Does this contain peanuts? I am allergic to peanuts" on translation apps to show when dining in restaurants.

@JalomMatia

27 күн бұрын

tap water better quality than most areas in UK and US? not even close.

@AhCrutch

26 күн бұрын

@@JalomMatia Yeah, not even close in terms of lead content.

@ghost-crab

23 күн бұрын

【这食物里面含有花生吗？我对花生过敏，如果误食花生制品我会有很严重的过敏反应。】

@bcw6231

23 күн бұрын

I am afraid you had better stick to western restaurant when you visit China because peanut oil(not peanut butter) is quite a wide used oil for cooking in China and you can not even find a way of getting rid of peanut ingredients. ​@@ghost-crab

@jacobhoffman2553

15 күн бұрын

yall dumb, poisoned water is a planetary issue caused by agriculture, shit the state i live in has enough nitrates in the ground water to kill ya, they dont even want ya to bath in the shit.... there are very few untainted water sources left and most of those are springs in high altitudes and they are all owned by bottling companies... my water is cleaner that yours is just horse shit

You will definitely be back as China is so big that you can spend years travelling there

At 8:23 in the video, it needs to be corrected that it is not that Google’s applications are blocked in China, but that Google automatically withdraws from the Chinese market because it is unwilling to comply with China’s relevant Internet laws.

I am Chinese, and I want to provide you with some tips. First of all, thank you for respecting our local culture. In terms of dressing, there are not many restrictions in China. It may be a habit, or it may be because we feel that the weather is a bit cold. In the hot summer, more people will wear shorts and short sleeves. So this is not a offense. As long as you respect local laws, don't expose the privacy parts. Finding vegetarian food is a difficult problem, mainly because it will not be marked with whether it is a vegetarian on the menu. But in fact, many restaurants have meat and vegetarian food. You can ask them "我不能吃肉，请问你有素食吗？ (I can't eat meat, do you have vegetarian food?) " If you are worried about eating wrong, you can eat at a nearby halal restaurant(清真饭店) or a restaurant near the temple.

@yoke-mg5bm

26 күн бұрын

I use a translator, I hope the translation will not cause misunderstandings.

@danielzhou7278

19 күн бұрын

but halal means no pork. They serve beef and mutton...

An open mind and a compassionate heart is all you need. China has it all, and so glad that you have fully enjoyed it.

We in Serbia dont need visa so i already watched lot off travel blogs in my language ,and is always young people ,i think older from my country would be lost with no cash and everything on apps,young people don't have that problem,they actually like it

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Yeah older people would definitely struggle!

@willengel-vs8ht

27 күн бұрын

President Xi is visiting Serbia. his next stop is Hungary.

@xrodger.9428

27 күн бұрын

Welcome to China, dear Serbia friend.

@montakute1328

27 күн бұрын

Most significant countries in Europe, including the 3 biggest nations of Russia, France and Germany, enjoy visa-free travel to China. Plus many nations in the "Global South". The uploader was incorrect about that so "don't make this mistake"🤣

@user-bf7on5qx6l

27 күн бұрын

I love your image, I love Yugoslavia 🥰🥰🥰 I am Chinese.🇨🇳

Chinese government just announced 12 Europe countries can visit China 15 days without a visa until end of 2025❤

@alex_holding

27 күн бұрын

她是加拿大人，享受不到这个福利

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

Not many want to come to China.

@directxxxx71

26 күн бұрын

​@@AhmetTekin101 like to Rap*stan?

@alex_holding

26 күн бұрын

@@AhmetTekin101 so ridiculous,open your eyes

@ghostheaven

25 күн бұрын

🤡🤡🤡​@@AhmetTekin101

China is more difficult to travel to than most other countries in Asia, and I think if you are not a patient person, you will not have a good experience; but for those who are more easy-going, and willing to give it more time, it is one of the best places to visit in the world right now. and yes: extremely safe, people are awesome, amazing cities and rural areas. it just takes time to learn how to make the experience more enjoyable.

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

China is safer than North Korea. That's all.

WOW, this was simple, and to the point, with no frills, no unnecessary hype and just information that travellers need. EXCELLENT. 🤓

You're from Canada! You don't need to visit Jade Dragon Mountain! You should traverse the whole Tiger Leaping Gorge instead (by hiking or by car, it's at the back side of Jade Dragon Mountain), it got one of the most stunning scenery in China. It had the honor of National Geographic's Top Ten Hiking Trails. In Shangri-La, not far from Lijiang, there is the Meili Snow Mountain, which ranks third among the most beautiful mountains in China. This snow mountain is the prototype of the Karakal peak of Shangri-La in Lost horizon. The sunrise over the Meili Snow Mountain, known as the 'Golden Mountain' in the sun, is very famous, and it's exactly as described in 'Lost Horizon' (because it's the inspiration!). You can also find the prototype of the lamasery in Lost Horizon - Ganden Sumtseling Monastery there! You can also visit the former residence of Joseph Rock in the Stone Village of Lijiang, which is the inspiration for 'Lost Horizon' as the author referred to his travelogue, and he lived in Lijiang for 16 years! In the Lost Horizon book, traces of both Lijiang and Shangri-La can be found!

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Would definitely love to do the Leaping Tiger Gorge hike!

Fellow Canadian here. Glad to see that you had a great time and appreciate the guide, as always :)

Regarding visa free countries, if you are from those 5 eyes countries yes you will need to apply for Chinese visas. For those living in traditional Western European countries China provides temporary visa exemption for 15 days till end of 2025. (Only UK and Portugal are not on that visa free list but Hungary is on).

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Yeah just hearing about that now, very nice option for them!

@alanbgtan

27 күн бұрын

Well well I hold Australia passport. Why do we need visas to enter USA or Canada? If not welcome then I don’t go

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

There are travel warnings to China 🇨🇳, and they are not jokes!

Appreciate your guidance about China tour trip. Really helpful video.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

I'd say if you are not a tech savy person, you can still use your Chinese cash. If you're staying in a major international chained brand hotel, you should also be able to use your own Visa or Master card, but it's best to have cash to fall back to. If you have enough time, I'd say you should stop by Hong Kong because you can get a sim card for your phone easily and the sim card you get from Hong Kong does not confined by the "internet great-wall of China". A Hong Kong phone number is helpful in China. You may even be able to get a China mobile phone number in Hong Kong which is even more helpful. You don't have to worry about VPN, you can still use Google and Facebook. You can also set up your Alipay in Hong Kong before you go into China Mainland. Hong Kong Alipay has an English version.

Nearly half of those troubles are because of BIG population. Since there are more than enough domestic tourists for all the big attractions, the whole tourism industry had developed wildly. They don't need to improve their service for more incomes. Either don't they need to internationalize their service. The English friendly thing almost only happens in major cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, so make sure these cities are your first stop in China, which will help you blend in for awhile. These things not only are problem for foreigners but also for us local Chinese. So don‘t go to China in major holidays like labour's Day（5.1-5.4）, National Day（10.1-10.5），Spring Festival(Lunar 1st to 7th of Jan.). There is also too many people everywhere during summer vocation(July and August) and winter vocation(Jan and Feb.). So as a Chinese I highly recommend foreign friends travel to China during late Oct. to Jan, which has the least public holidays. Most problems triggered by too many people will not exists during this time.

@qyl8336

27 күн бұрын

As for me, your videos provide me with a new perspective to see those places I've been to. And also helped me to practice my English listening. Your vocabulary and pronunciation are very Chinese friendly.

@Namoari941

27 күн бұрын

100% true, China is a communist country with over 1,4 billion people, its tourism is already overcapacity, China welcomes foreigners but doesn’t need more tourists.

@user-jr9cv7tx2i

23 күн бұрын

暑假寒假不算旅行高峰期，拥有暑假寒假的毕竟是少数人

@qyl8336

22 күн бұрын

@@user-jr9cv7tx2i 人多着呢...不要小看人口基数，那为啥每年夏天318都堵车

Thank you for the tips, Alina. Welcome back anytime ! : ) In 2019, China had almost 100 million inbound tourists - no small number !

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Thank you! Will definitely be back 🙂

@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod You can't escape for long ; )

@LokeKS

27 күн бұрын

Looking forward ​@@AlinaMcleod

@robertgittings8662

27 күн бұрын

​@@AlinaMcleod*Second most Internationally touristy place on Earth almost tied with the first place, only France received more International Traveler in 2019 with 116 million International tourists - - so it is not just domestic tourists*

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

Here are the number of foreign visitors going through customs, as registered by the Chinese 🇨🇳 government: 2019: 14,000,000 2023: 500,000 *96.9% drop.*

So happy you enjoyed China Alina. It was a special experience to see it & you got to do it. A lifetime of memories for sure 😊.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

It sure was 🙂

Thank you so much for your wonderful and informative videos

Thanks for the advice. Very helpful

Thank you Alina for the lovely videos

A lot of great information Alina! Thanks so much!

Thank you for sharing your experience❤ I have learned something for my next trip.

Great episode with lots of information !

Thanks Alina for that piece of info have good week and weekend .

Thank you for sharing your beautiful journey. Lots of love from Montreal

Your shares is very useful for foreigners. thx.

Great tips and very helpful info👍

Looking forward to your next travel in china!Useful suggestions for people first coming to China ,also for chinese tourism administration to improve their service.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Thanks! And yes, would be fantastic if their tourism boards made getting online tickets easier for foreigners!

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

The Chinese regime never learns.

Great stuff

What a great channel. Thank you for the great work. Love it.

I always enjoy your content!❤

These are very helpful tips. Very true.

You should know the regulations and various knowledge of China, entry and exit very well. There will be no problems. and stay and travel happily

Glad to see you to travel to China and love it so much! And also thanks for provided so many useful ideas. Looking forward to having you here again!

beautiful videos. Thank you.

Excellent video! Its going to help so many video!

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and tips for more people to know. China is incredible.

Thank you for the thoughtful advice ❤

China is actually a very secular society and has no special requirements for clothing. Chinese girls also dress very avant-garde in summer, so just dress casually.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

For sure, but I just didn’t see anyone in skimpy clothing so if a foreigner wants to blend in, it would be better to be more covered.

@wlee3400

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod it's true, over exposed clothing for adults doesn't seem to be common in China.

@cloudwithwind574

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod 那是因为还没有到夏天，夏天很多女孩穿的很少！

@glw238

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod Dressing in public places in China is relatively conservative, which shows respect for others, but there are no rigid rules. All clothes in the world can be worn casually.

@stefenleung

27 күн бұрын

@@cloudwithwind574 translate for him: "That's because it's now not yet summer, in summer many girls show their bodies." and I can verify that at least for girls in the South like Guangzhou.

Well done !! You did so well in preparing these very useful information !! Thumbs up Alina !!

Great tips... really valuable information. Spasiva.

Very interesting. Thank you very much.

There are also vegetarian restaurants in China. China can be considered a paradise for vegetarians, because Chinese people are very good at cooking vegetables, mushrooms and various soy products.

@user-ec8ki7ou1f

26 күн бұрын

是的，但前提是你需要有比较不错的中文水平，如果你有足够的中文能力或者身边有个了解自己饮食习惯的翻译人员，那将获得无与伦比的极致体验，利用豆制品模仿肉类口感和味道也是中餐比较擅长的

@user-jr9cv7tx2i

23 күн бұрын

@@user-ec8ki7ou1f 豆类，菌类，蔬菜这些足够了

@HTeo-og1lg

17 күн бұрын

Only if you know Mandarin and able to communicate in Mandarin at the restaurants. Else eat at the Buddhist temples canteens.

@Shin.m.z

17 күн бұрын

@@HTeo-og1lg In some of the bigger cities in China, there are restaurants that specialize in vegetarian food,no meat and fish. And now everyone can use a translating app to communicate each other ,no worries🙂

Thanks Alina for all the valuable info!

@AlinaMcleod

23 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

Thx for the list. It's very helpful.

Thank you, these are very helpful tips. I want one day to visit China. Be safe traveling.

I really enjoy all your advice and adventure. Thank you for all your videos

@AlinaMcleod

26 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

Very helpful tips and great summary

Thanks so much for this video, very informative

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@vickyhuang1958

17 күн бұрын

Some are facts. Some are options. You should come to see 👀 yourself. Welcome to China.

Great vlog! I have been trying to get these kind of informations for a while! Thank you so so much and well done! Kind regards and I look forward to seeing you travel China 🇨🇳 in the near future! Sabrina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

That was very helpful thank you

一些大的景点必须网上提前订票，是为了控制访问的数量。有的地方不控制的话，有的时候人多的难以想象，这样比较危险，为了大家的安全，大的景点必须网上提前订票

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Yes that is fine, but it’s the booking platform that is not easy for foreigners to use.

@JosephU7

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod You're right, the booking interface should be more user-friendly and internationalized.

@JimmyJ-ne2uj

27 күн бұрын

That's a good point. 👍 Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of tourists would flock to the gate to queue up for a ticket simultaneously, which would be dangerous.

@robertgittings8662

27 күн бұрын

*Yes but it is unnecessary make it so much step they can just use sign in with a fingerprint or something takes half a second*

@robertgittings8662

27 күн бұрын

*Sign up to a touristy place with a fingerprint no not necessary to fill up the whole 5 page form go to hotel or go to a touristy place - of course for Chinese Nationals are much easier*

Agreed totally with you on the booking of the bigger main attractions and cable cars.

thank you for a video!

That's very kind of you, Alina. As always your videos are informative, beautiful in many ways just as you are. Looking forward next videos of your journey. May God Bless You

@AlinaMcleod

26 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

I traveled almost all around the Europe, North America, southeast Asia and East Asia, China is no doubt the safest nation

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

It is definitely safe!

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

1 million people disappeared in China 🇨🇳 every year.

@davidltm2048

26 күн бұрын

@@AhmetTekin101 some people says 1 trillion 😂

@ruruyouming

26 күн бұрын

​@@AhmetTekin101Shameful Taiwan 1450

@ChennieChen-kt2oe

25 күн бұрын

@@AhmetTekin101 oh you can say even a bigger number it still will hold true since obviously people are mortal and can die of all kinds of causes...

you are bright and considered universal english teacher take good care from the philippines

Knowledge is power! Thank u Alina.😃💙💛🗼⛩

@AlinaMcleod

25 күн бұрын

Aw thank you so much, Katzu! Glad you liked the video!

This is excellent. I sent this to my friend who is visiting China and they found it very helpful.

@AlinaMcleod

8 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very informative! 🎉🎉

Best video thus far

Great sharing.

感谢！这是一个非常好的体验、总结、教程！

Hi Alina, so glad to see you again ❤

Your China content was is outstanding! So many beautiful places. My wife and really enjoy your videos.

@AlinaMcleod

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Thanks Alina

总结的真好，真的是用心旅行，用心体会。

As a Chinese, I think the reason why booking tickets for most popular attractions is complicated, is because of high volume of tourists in China, particularly during public holidays. It helps to regulate the flow of people, just like booking train tickets. As far as I know, some attractions have already adopted a convenient method of booking through a simple QR code scanning process.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Nothing wrong with booking ahead of time but if they made the process more inclusive to foreigners that would be great!

@Namoari941

27 күн бұрын

yes totally agreed that most big attractions in China needed advanced booking, becuase of the over crowded tourists ,to prevent the long long line up that would take hours to get the tickets, and China is a communist country, safety for its citizens and society is very important, so cameras “everywhere” is good things, of course westerners do not like it ,becoz they have a mentality of being “watched”, they’re used to live with terrorists attack with bombs, machines guns, or trucks run over the crowded streets…

@yoke-mg5bm

26 күн бұрын

@AlinaMcleod This is mainly because the managers of the attractions are also ordinary Chinese, and they don't know too much English. WeChat applets are made by them, so there is no English.

@JJ-yg1sf

26 күн бұрын

中国就是应该减少英语的一些路名，英语服务，只放几个大城市就行了，中小城市，经典全部汉语话，谁想来就要跟团或者学习汉语

@bryanlee8295

25 күн бұрын

@@JJ-yg1sf 我只能说这不是大部分中国人的待客之道

Thank you Alina for the greatest, but yet not too comprehensive summary from your time in China from a practicality perspective! You earned my subscription after your first live stream from Guangzhou (in replay though), and I have watched your uploads and live streams since. Personally, my first time traveling China, which happened to be 1-2 weeks before you arrived, I had to learn everything the hard way due to my sparse research in forehand. Thanks to you, my next visit to China would hopefully become more relaxed. Cheers 🤗

@AlinaMcleod

26 күн бұрын

Aw thank you!

very good and useful

Important correction to your first point: the visa-free program has now included many European countries. I think there are 11 countries on the list and the program is valid through end of 25 (and could be further extended)

great video

just got back from China! It’s been since Covid that I visited. Had an amazing trip. Alternative, You can get a SIM card at the airport if you are visiting. But u need vpn if wanna use google

Our first experiences parallels yours. Your guide to China is so well done. We made a few mistakes but learned and prepared better for the next trips we took. Our biggest issue was translation Thank you so much for the info. It makes your trip much more pleasurable and less stressful. This series was outstanding from start to finish . Sending you much love❤️❤️❤️ from Harriet, Jim and Yuki

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Absolutely, thanks so much!

China is really beautiful and has a lot of beautiful scenery.👍

This is by far the most comprehensive and practical for those are interesting to visit China. I will book mark that and to whomever want that. Thank you for the exceptional work to put this together. Also if possible, get help from the local tour guide. It can cost some but avoid to blindly tumbling around and waste time.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Very true, glad you liked it 🙂

Hello from Vancouver BC Alina. Kudos to you for taking on China especially for one coming from a small town in rural Canada. 🇨🇦

@JalomMatia

27 күн бұрын

i think she has lived in Toronto for some years.

Welcome back anytime. Next time I'd highly recommend some more remote area like natural spots as you've already seen enough cities in China😁

Alina, thank you for sharing. The mountains and clouds behind you are beautiful

The wechat réservation system is for locals. When we ( from Canada too)needed to book for the forbidden place and great wall etc, we just googled a tour for foreigners. It turned out that every Chinese popular destination reserved spots for these foreign guided tour groups(a little more expensive, but guides are fluent in English or French, you learn so much about the history and culture) I hope this will help your future travel.

@AlinaMcleod

26 күн бұрын

That's great you were able to make it happen but I personally don't think tourists should be forced to hire a guide unless they want to. Also in Lijiang there's no English group tours. You can hire a private English speaking guide on your own, but it's very expensive.

@dot_zithmu

26 күн бұрын

​@@AlinaMcleod Around the year 2000, there were so many foreigners in Lijiang, more than anywhere else in China, you can see more than 50 foreigners in every street in Lijiang. Now there are none left, maybe it's because of Russia war, Covid-19 or the losing of its originality, hopefully one day it can become its best self again.

@alchemist_one

14 күн бұрын

That's worse to have guides fluent in English or French. It's better to take the normal guide locals do and get the tour in Chinese. If the goal was to just hear English or French, there's no reason to go to China.

@shuaihuang4198

14 күн бұрын

​@alchemist_one You are very wrong as going to China is not only about what you see . Without the french guide, my husband would not understand the history and culture of the each unique building in the forbidden palace. They go to same route as locals but it is so interesting to get to know more of the history , arts, and insights of these ancient architecture

I was studying aboard and recently came back to China after 4 years of COVID, and you are right, many things switched to "wechat public channel", it was not like this 4 years ago.

You got one thing wrong in your statement about dressing appropriately in China. The reason everyone was wearing long sleeves and pants during your visit was simply because the weather was cold at the time. China hadn't yet entered summer. Once summer arrives, come back and take a look. You'll see old men walking around without shirts, and the younger generation doesn't particularly care about dressing appropriately in public. They wear whatever they want-short sleeves, tank tops, tube tops, miniskirts-and it's all perfectly fine. No one pays attention to what you're wearing.

@vickyhuang1958

17 күн бұрын

Absolutely

Thank you very much for sharing your travel videos in China to the world and showing the most authentic China. If you will visit China in the future, I will welcome you very much to Qingdao, Shandong Province. This is a coastal city, very beautiful. Finally, I wish you a happy trip!🎉🎉

My first trip in China without a translator was just hell. Fortunately someone introduced Immersive Translate that could translate all webpages even Baidu could be translated without me screenshoting so I didn't have to struggle the entire trip. But I'm definitely learning Chinese now😅

@AlinaMcleod

26 күн бұрын

Ooo thank you for that tip!

All good stuff to know.

The way you ve captured the touristic sites of China is absolutely mindblowing... superb vlogging ❤❤❤

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

I think before mobile payment became omnipresent in China, it was very ok to just turn up at places like Forbidden City (those so called 5A destinations), Panda Research centre etc on the day itself or on the day before at the booth to purchase an entrance ticket. Same for high speed train though I usually do so on the first day I arrive for my next onward destination. The last time I was in China that was like 2015.

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Yes you can do that in some destinations but there’s very popular places that sell out days before so you can’t just turn up and get a ticket.

@stevenli8348

27 күн бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod It may be because of Labor Day that it is difficult to book tickets for tourist attractions, and you just happened to catch up with this time. During this festival, hundreds of millions of people in China will choose to travel across the country.When it’s not a holiday, not many people choose to travel, and tickets are easy to book.

@AhmetTekin101

26 күн бұрын

Vietnamese 🇻🇳 and Chinese cultures are very close. - Even the Forbidden City, a symbol of Chinese civilization in Beijing, was designed by a kidnapped Vietnamese and built by forced laborers from Vietnam.

@stevenli8348

23 күн бұрын

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@odongodong3414

22 күн бұрын

​@@AhmetTekin101Crazy boy (Anjing lu ).

It takes a couple of days to figure these things out. But once you setup those apps and learnt how to use them, the travel became very easy and enjoyable. I would say much easier and enjoyable than anywhere else on the earth since everything is on your fingertip, and you don't need to worry about your safety.

Hi Alina. Indeed I feel safe when visiting Kun Ming Dali Li Jiang last month. However to pee I prefer to be selective & try to find out suitable clean toilet 😊😅

Please come back to China, you look so good there!

确实说得多 很实用 感谢up主

Thanks!

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Aw thank you! 😊

Hi. Alina good to see you and have great day. Thanks for video and information for travel. You are very courageous woman. Bless your trip

@AlinaMcleod

27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Airalo could be a life saver

I'm glad you went through this, so I don't have to :)