My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China
Visiting the Venice of Shanghai ➡️ https://youtu.be/JVGGsu8fWZI?si=U6c6Ch6cBLjckayE
After spending 6 days in Shanghai, China, here are my honest thoughts and opinions. In this video I will answer the questions that you sent me about my time and experiences in China and in Shanghai. If you plan to travel China, these answers might also be interesting for you. My China Playlist with all videos I made there➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiGXq1d3__KPrTHKP1Qeo12CyLX13iO8
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 China in western media vs reality
02:13 My thoughts about cashless society
03:53 Pollution and poverty in China
05:44 My favorite food
06:42 Challenges as a visitor
08:27 Air quality and could I see myself living there?
10:36 Did I feel under surveillance?
11:21 Negative comments about China and me
12:50 Impressions of people, food and transport
15:28 Why didn’t I visit China earlier?
16:38 Can you explore without a local friend?
17:54 English level of the locals
19:02 Was I followed my the Chinese KGB?
19:27 Alipay and wechatpay as a foreginer
20:19 Shanghai vs Hong Kong
21:34 Will I visit China again?
22:16 Biggest surprise in Shanghai
23:32 Costs in Shanghai
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41 Comments
I never got as many negative comments on my channel as during my China series. But I also got many many positive and warm welcoming ones and these are the ones I focus on. Thanks to everyone who is being positive in my comment section 🙏
Visiting the Venice of Shanghai ➡ https://youtu.be/JVGGsu8fWZI?si=O54ntTQycJ2MrEsR
You should go to Taiwan. Its relatively cheap and a wonderful country to visit
If you come to China next time, I suggest you visit the mainland of China, such as Chengdu, Chongqing, these places are not only beautiful environment, but also special food. Flights from Bangkok Airport in Thailand can fly directly to Chengdu.
Maybe check out Qingdao I recommend you can get a german Chinese feel!! Enjoy your new 15 day visa free 😉
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ShenZhen and ChengDu is a good chocie i recommend！
Just now i watch ur videos in Shanghai.0.f.w in hongkong frm Philippines.I love China.i visited way back july 2000.my employer brought me there for 1month vacation.I 'm so grateful coz i've seen greatwall in china.Beijing ,Chengdu,Chonqing.Shenzhen❤In beijing.lot of imitation stuff good quality.Thank you for your video in Shanghai its beautiful.❤
xiamn. chongqing. Shenzhen. Guangzhou. hanzhou
Welcome to come back again next year! If you come during Jan / Feb, Beijing is a bit cold, you can consider southern part such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Guangzhou is a nice city with rich historical heritage, and probably best food in China. Shenzhen is brand new, everything built in the past 30 years. If you have more time, can try one or two of the tier 2 cities such as Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha or Wuhan, may experience differently from the tier 1 cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Western media likes to report negative news about China or backward images, which is understandable from a Western perspective. Because the East and the West are essentially in a "competitive relationship", especially since China is a communist country, if China succeeds, it means that the West has failed. Therefore, a large number of negative images of China are reported, which is a helpless "only choice"
Hi Ken Im a Chinese living in Europe, i suggest zou can go to Hangzhou,chongqing these are my favorite city in china.
Alipay can link foreign credit card to pay in China
Talking about convenience for tourists to pay while visiting Shanghai, yet you took a lot of time saying something like ”It’s convenient to use credit card everywhere in Germany!” Why?
Those people accuse u been brainwashed by chinese government if you say something good about China, omg aren't those people brainwashed by the western media ? Only west is good, savvier of mankind, and the rest of the world is evil, savages, especially China, how ignorance they are.
Plot twist he is currently being detained by the Chinese government. He had to finish this video before they let him leave 😂
Xian and Chongqing pls, try Hanfu.
you were in shanghai, not china. Shanghai is never china, ok. ich bin eine chinesin und komme aus shanghai. so hoeren Sie auf mit dem qustsch vonwegen Sie waren in china. ich lache mich kapput
Vielleicht auch Chengdu, Urumqi, Harbin, Lijiang, Dali besuchen (ich könnte noch mehrere aufzählen) das sind die ganz verschiedensten Orte die du in China besuchen könntest. Die haben alle ganz konträre Stadt-Eigenschaften, könnte sehr spannend werden!
You can add Chengdu or Chongqing in your plan.
你应该去下重庆
next city: kunming or chengdu, more inner land
Come to Xi'an，the ancient Capital city
I like your video, thank you!
It is truly hilarious, critics who have not been to China telling you what China really looks like and asking you not to believe what you see with your own eyes in China! 🤣🤣🤣
西方媒体常用的一套模式：他们认为中国优于西方国家的事物都是中共的宣传，而中国不如西方国家的方面则被看作是真实的。随着中国各方面的进步，西方媒体开始创造大量虚假新闻，欺骗本国民众，以掩盖自己国家的滞后和不足。有些人对此并不自觉，还沾沾自喜，嘲笑他人被洗脑，实际上却未自知自己才是已经被洗脑的那一个。
The China you have seen is the modern Shanghai only. You haven't really seen much of it to say that there is no chaos, clean and most of all "friendly" people(?). Go to the deeper side of China and you'll understand what i'm talking about.
Ken, it depends on how you want to show China to your youtube viewers, if you want to show a modernized or futuristic China, then go to Shenzhen. If you want to show Chinese history and Chinese culture, go to Xi'an. You want to show China's landscape and magnificent mountains, go to Yunnan or Tibet or Xinjiang.
If you want to navigate in China, I recommend Petal Maps, which supports English and Chinese maps.
♥️世界和平富足，人民幸福安康♥️
我推荐你去杭州或者苏州，成都，重庆，另外可以再去一些小的旅游城市，桂林，张家界，另外可以真正的去一些落后的地方，农村，我是中国人，你可以展示不同的中国~如果你需要帮助可以联系我，我可以给你一些支持和帮助
The large number of negative comments & questions reflect the single most successful western war on China. The west, led by USA & Canada ruling/elite class of people, have been conducting the world's biggest demonization propaganda campaign on China for a long time. The result is millions of people around the world, particularly those live in the west, got totally brainwashed. Indoctrinated to believe all things China are bad or evil. Younger westerners are the least educated in a century, and they are easily brainwashed and misguided.
The west have failed in just about all aspects of war on China. But they have succeeded in their Hitler's style propaganda. Kan and other YTer posting truth and facts on China are turning around western propaganda, which continue today. But it will take a while.
So why is western ruling class so negative on China? Simple: They are afraid China will succeed beyond their own rule and ideologies. This has indeed happened. The west is crashing due to corruption of their rulers. China show there is another way, a better way. It proved the west has lied. For this western rulers, especially in N. America, are going berserk.
China civilization is for Chinese. That's all it matters. It does not matter for foreigners who have own cultures and countries. China has always gone own way, success or failure. Rest of the world can learn some of it, adopt some of it, or reject it. That's their prerogative, and their own problem. Only the west don't see it as their own problem, blame China. This is sign of an infantile mind, immature culture.
Come to Taiwan. You’ll enjoy it 🙂
If go to Beijing, consider the theme of History of China. Include Xian which is the ancient Capital. Home of Terra Cotta soldiers and ancient walls representing the longest living ancient civilization. you can bike on it.
I just came back from Shanghai and Hangzhou. It was an eye opening experience
Beijing in January might not be very pleasant to visit. Try April-early June, or late September-October.
Ill recommend Yunnan 云南, a province in western china and near with the borders of multiple cities
The people who constantly mention about the “surveillance” stuff could be those:
A. Victims of western media bombarded anti-China propagandas.
B. Narcissists who think that they are so important that they are being watched every single minute by the government.
C. Who want to do something illegal.
D. Who have mental health issues, paranoia, etc.
E. Haters will just hate anything that’s about China.
Hello Ken, maybe you could consider visiting the west side of China? Sichuan province, Chengdu (plain) and Chongqing (hilly), so you could have a glimpse of what the development and atmosphere is like in West China, since you visited the east and south coast of China already, welcome to China again and thank you for your appreciation.
Chengdu – Chongqing – Xi’an, the west side of China;
Changsha – Wuhan – Zhengzhou, central China.
You can go around these cities by high speed trains easily.
Ken, I lived in Shanghai for 20 years. I love the quality of life in China.
Ken, welcome to China again!
If you prefer a modern city, Shenzhen will definitely not disappoint you. If you want to eat more delicious Chinese food, go to Chengdu or Chongqing (it can be a bit spicy). There is also Hangzhou, which is very livable and comfortable. It only hosted the Asian Games in September. These cities are all worth visiting! ! ❤❤