CHINA is NOT what we expected - FIRST 24 HOURS in Beijing 🇨🇳

Joel Friend
23 Jun 202416:29

Summary

TLDR本视频记录了两位旅行者从伦敦飞往北京的旅程,他们对中国的未知充满好奇。他们经历了漫长的签证过程,抵达北京后,尝试了北京地铁、ATM取款、支付宝支付等生活体验。他们参观了天坛、天安门广场,并在繁忙的北京街头品尝了当地的美食,如烤鸭和冰棍。视频展示了他们对中国的初步印象和适应过程。

Takeaways

  • ✈️ 今天我们飞往中国,尽管中西方之间的紧张关系、冗长的签证流程和最近的疫情使中国对外界变得陌生。
  • 😰 我们对飞往中国既紧张又兴奋,签证通过后,激动之情逐渐增多。
  • 📱 在中国旅行中,我们发现许多地方无法使用现金,需要使用线上支付应用,如支付宝和微信支付。
  • 🏨 我们入住了一家每晚50英镑的酒店,房间里有我们从未见过的火灾逃生头盔。
  • 🚇 北京地铁系统十分复杂,我们使用现金购买地铁票并成功找到前往酒店的路线。
  • 🍜 在餐馆用餐时,我们发现菜单全是中文,只能通过图片点餐,还体验了用微信支付结账。
  • ⛩️ 我们参观了北京的天坛,看到许多游客拍照,感受到浓厚的文化氛围。
  • 🍦 我们买了天坛造型的冰淇淋,不仅外形独特,味道也非常好。
  • 🚶 在北京街头,我们发现许多地方有摄像头和警察,安全措施十分严密。
  • 🌳 在景山公园的观景点,我们欣赏了北京的全景,感受到这座城市的广阔与历史感。

Q & A

  • 视频中提到了哪些因素使得中国对外界来说变得陌生?

    -视频中提到了中国和西方的紧张关系、漫长的签证过程以及最近的疫情,这些因素使得中国对外界变得陌生。

  • 旅行者们在希思罗机场准备飞往中国的哪个城市?

    -旅行者们在希思罗机场准备飞往中国的北京。

  • 旅行者们在飞往中国的飞机上有什么感受?

    -旅行者们感到有些紧张但非常兴奋,他们已经通过了安检,签证也顺利,现在对即将开始的10小时飞行充满期待。

  • 旅行者们在北京地铁系统中遇到了哪些挑战?

    -旅行者们在北京地铁系统中遇到的挑战包括语言障碍和不熟悉支付方式,他们需要尝试使用现金或支付宝来支付。

  • 旅行者们在北京机场如何取现?

    -旅行者们在北京机场通过ATM机取现,他们需要找到ATM并使用它来取出现金。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一晚住的酒店每晚的费用是多少?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一晚住的酒店每晚的费用大约是50英镑。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一顿晚餐中遇到了哪些问题?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一顿晚餐中遇到了支付问题,他们尝试使用微信支付但遇到了银行验证的问题,最终通过其他方式成功支付。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一天去了哪些地方?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一天去了天坛、天安门广场附近的区域以及景山公园。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一天晚上尝试了哪种北京特色美食?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一天晚上尝试了北京烤鸭,这是一种著名的北京特色美食。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一天晚上等待用餐的时间有多长?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一天晚上等待用餐的时间大约是2小时20分钟。

  • 旅行者们在北京的第一天使用的主要交通方式是什么?

    -旅行者们在北京的第一天使用的主要交通方式是地铁,他们还尝试了使用滴滴打车服务。

Outlines

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😀 初探中国之旅

视频脚本描述了两位旅行者前往中国的经历,他们对未知的中国充满好奇和兴奋。他们从希思罗机场出发,经过10小时的飞行抵达北京。在中国,他们面临语言障碍和文化差异的挑战,尝试使用北京地铁、ATM取款和支付宝等当地服务。他们对北京的第一印象是现代化和未来感,尤其是看到许多电动车和监控摄像头。晚餐时,他们尝试了当地的美食,虽然遇到了支付的小困难,但最终成功使用微信支付。

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🏰 探索北京的古迹与现代

第二天,旅行者们深入北京城市中心,体验了地铁的便利和安全措施。他们参观了天坛,感受到了中国的历史和文化。在北京街头,他们尝试了当地小吃,体验了与中国不同的餐饮文化。他们还尝试使用中国的网约车服务'滴滴',并在景山公园欣赏了北京的全景。这段经历让他们对北京的历史和现代有了更深的认识。

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🚦 北京的交通与城市生活

旅行者们在北京的街头体验了与中国不同的交通信号灯和繁忙的街道。他们尝试了通过滴滴打车服务出行,并在繁忙的商业区尝试了各种小吃。他们还尝试进入天安门广场,但由于需要预约而未能进入。在尝试了多种当地食物后,他们对北京的食物文化有了更深的了解,尤其是在北京特色的烤鸭店的长时间等待和用餐体验。

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🍽 北京烤鸭体验

在视频的最后,旅行者们分享了他们在北京一家著名烤鸭店的用餐体验。他们等待了2小时20分钟,尝试了北京烤鸭,并对其味道和服务给予了高度评价。尽管有人认为烤鸭过于肥腻,但整体上他们对这次用餐体验感到满意,并推荐观众如果来到北京一定要尝试这道地方特色美食。

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Keywords

💡中国

中国是本视频中旅行的目的地,旅行者从西方国家出发,体验与中国和西方紧张关系背景下的中国。视频中提到了中国与西方的紧张关系,这影响了外界对中国的认知。旅行者通过亲身体验,试图揭示中国的真实面貌。

💡签证

签证是进入中国的必要条件之一。视频中提到了签证过程的漫长和复杂,这增加了旅行的难度。旅行者在通过安检和签证后,感到既紧张又兴奋,这体现了签证在国际旅行中的重要性。

💡疫情

疫情是影响旅行计划和体验的重要因素。视频中提到了疫情对旅行的影响,使得中国对外界变得陌生。旅行者在疫情背景下的旅行,展示了他们如何在特殊时期探索和体验中国。

💡北京

北京是中国的首都,也是视频中旅行的第一站。旅行者在这里体验了北京的地铁系统、文化和美食。北京的地标性建筑和景点,如天坛和天安门广场,是视频中的重要内容。

💡地铁

地铁是北京的主要公共交通工具之一。视频中旅行者尝试使用北京地铁系统,体验了购票、导航和使用现金或支付宝支付的过程。地铁系统是他们探索北京城市的重要方式。

💡支付宝

支付宝是中国广泛使用的移动支付平台。视频中旅行者尝试使用支付宝进行支付,但遇到了一些困难。支付宝的使用体验是他们了解中国现代生活方式的一个窗口。

💡天坛

天坛是北京的著名历史建筑,也是视频中的一个重要景点。旅行者在这里感受到了中国的历史和文化。天坛的冰淇淋和游客的互动,展示了旅行者对中国文化的好奇和欣赏。

💡天安门广场

天安门广场是中国的重要政治和文化中心。视频中旅行者尝试进入广场,但遇到了警察的检查和限制。天安门广场的访问体验,反映了中国在某些方面的严格管理和控制。

💡北京烤鸭

北京烤鸭是中国著名的美食,视频中旅行者特别提到了尝试这道菜。他们在北京的一家著名餐厅等待了很长时间,体验了北京烤鸭的制作过程和风味。北京烤鸭不仅是美食,也是中国文化的一部分。

💡滴滴

滴滴是中国的网约车服务,类似于国外的Uber。视频中旅行者尝试使用滴滴打车,体验了在中国使用网约车的便利。滴滴的使用体验展示了中国科技在日常生活中的应用。

💡雾霾

雾霾是中国一些城市常见的环境问题。视频中旅行者在参观景点时提到了雾霾的存在,这影响了他们对城市景观的观赏。雾霾的存在反映了中国在快速发展中面临的环境挑战。

Highlights

今天我们将飞往中国,尽管中西关系紧张,签证过程漫长,最近的疫情使得中国变得神秘。

在接下来的四周内,我们将穿越整个国家,真实地了解中国的样貌。

我们现在在希思罗机场,准备飞往北京,有点紧张但非常兴奋。

抵达北京后,我们将尝试导航北京地铁系统,希望我们能顺利找到自动取款机。

中国的一个难点是不能总是使用现金,必须使用在线应用。

我们设法在机场取出了现金,顺利支付费用。

我们在地铁站看到了一些熊猫睡眠舱,非常有趣。

在酒店办理入住手续后,发现房间里有一个防火逃生罩,这是我们之前从未见过的。

北京街头几乎所有的汽车和自行车都是电动的,感觉像进入了未来。

尝试在一家餐馆点餐时,遇到了语言障碍,只能看图片点菜。

首次使用微信支付成功,让我们在中国的生活变得更容易。

在北京地铁上几乎每节车厢都有安全官,非常特别。

参观天坛时,看到很多人在拍照,感受到浓厚的文化氛围。

尝试了天坛形状的冰淇淋,味道很好,非常有趣。

晚上我们尝试了北京烤鸭,这是在中国非常有名的美食。

虽然等了两个多小时,但品尝到了美味的烤鸭,尽管觉得有点油腻。

第一天学会了使用微信支付和地铁系统,感觉有点挑战但也很有成就感。

Transcripts

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today we are flying to China with  tensions between China and the West,  

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the lengthy Visa process and the recent  pandemic China has become unknown to the  

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outside world and over the next 4 weeks  we will be travelling through the country  

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and seeing what it's really like we currently  in Heath airport and about to fly to Beijing  

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China how are you feeling about flying to  China a little bit nervous but very excited  

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I think now we've got through security our  visas have worked now the excitement comes

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we boarded the plane ready for the 10-hour  flight ahead of us we know China is going  

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to be different from anywhere else we've traveled  with no understanding of the language and no tour  

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guide this will be one of our craziest travel  Adventures yet to the outside temperature is

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31° we've got our backpacks and now it's  time to try and navigate The Beijing Metro  

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System oh good luck to us oh luckily it's in  English right let's find an ATM so one of the  

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difficulties about China is you can't always  use cat you've got to use these online apps  

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we're going to try and get some cash out  here at the airport so that we don't mess  

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up anything I can't see ATM anywhere we might  need to ask someone do you know if there's an  

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ATM here ATM ATM a go oh yeah we got cash oh  wow look at that that's a lot of cash we can  

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pay for stuff yay one of of the first things  we've seen is these Panda sleeping pots how  

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cool is this I kind of just want to stay in the  airport but we should probably go to our hotel  

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what's the direction we're heading B1 down all  right let's go we have no idea how this Metro  

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system is going to work hopefully we can pay by  cash or maybe use Ali pay because that's one of  

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the methods you can use to pay and we have that  sorted oh here we go signed to the subway follow  

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this blue thing we have our tickets to the subway  station where we can get off and go straight to  

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hotel we haven't been able to use alip pay yet  I don't know why it's not really working but  

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because we got cash out we've just been using that  and it has been working pretty well right line

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10 we have just arrived at the station where our  hotel is and I can smell rain in the air this  

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is the first time we are going outside in China  escaped the transport system and we are out in the  

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open these are our first sites of Beijing this is  crazy it feels so different to anywhere else I've  

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been even when we're in Shanghai because if you  don't know last year we actually went to Shanghai  

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but just for 4 days we did like a transit Visa but  this is our first proper time in China where we're  

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going to be exploring the whole country so we have  just checked into our hotel our first hotel here  

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in China and it is a really nice room it's costing  us about £50 a night look what I just found I was  

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just exploring the room and I have never seen  this before but this is a fire escape Hood in  

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all our travels I've never seen this maybe this is  a common thing in China hopefully we don't have to  

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use it but it looks cool we're going to look for  some dinner we've only been walking 5 minutes and  

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the only cars we've seen the only bikes we've  seen have all been electric it's like we're in  

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the future look this is an electric car that's  an electric car I don't know if you can see but  

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there is like 10 different cameras up there on  the road there is cameras everywhere here it's  

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quite intimidating cuz we can't look up anything  online about restaurants because everything's in  

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Chinese menus all the prices so we just got to  be confident and just walk into somewhere and  

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order something random I think that's our best  bet yeah we just got to wing it right we've seen  

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this restaurant in here and we're just going  to go through it we're just going to try and  

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eat in there we have no idea what they serve  or how much anything is but we're sat down  

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we're trying to read the menu and we're just  looking at the pictures because everything's in

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Chinese we've ordered our meal and they've just  B us some water but it's actually like boiling  

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hot water like it's out the pet I almost can't  hold it it's very hot W look at that got some  

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chicken rice I'm not sure what the sauce is but  it's so good right now we have have no idea if  

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we're eating this meal properly because they gave  us a spoon but then we also have chopck Chopsticks  

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Chopsticks is the right thing for this but tell  me if I'm wrong yeah they might have just given  

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us a spoon cuz we look very very foreign the  chicken tastes so good doesn't it really good  

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and a massive size portion as well also ordered  these like little lamb kebab thingies I don't  

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know they were offering them so we thought why  not let's grab some oh they all good really good  

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actually are they trome now we have to pay using  WeChat using this QR code here so I'm going to  

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give that a go I'm on the wichat and I'm going  to scan this thing and let's see what happens  

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so this is our order order has come to 84 here we  go I'm going to type in my password and hopefully  

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it pays do that work the operation requires  visiting the bank's page for verifications  

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okay well that hasn't worked that's probably my  bank you paid yeah it was only check that's a  

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first that's going to make life in China so  much easier oh yeah that was a great first  

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meal in China it was a little bit stressful  cuz we weren't sure if we're going to pay  

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but obviously it worked out in the end very  excited for the next couple of days here in

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Beijing good morning guys it is our first full  day here in Beijing and we're going to to jump  

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straight on the Metro and head right into the  deep Heart of the City just got our Metro tickets  

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one of the issues we've had with the Metro is we  always have to go to the person because when we  

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use the machines it asks for ID and we don't have  Chinese ID obviously so if you are a foreigner you  

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have to go to the person most of the [Music]  time one of the crazy things about the Metro  

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here is that the safety Metro officers in almost  every Carriage here in Beijing and there was some  

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guy sitting on the floor and he click record  on his little camera thing and then recorded  

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him and said something to him I don't know  if it was get up but really was quite a weird  

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circumstance I don't know why but yeah there's  a lots of safety officers everywhere we've just  

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arrived at our first spot and there is a lot of  people around it is a Saturday but it seems so

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busy we don't really know where we're  going just following all these crowds  

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in this direction and hopefully it'll  take us somewhere cool this sign post  

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is not really helpful for us it's something  left and something right which way uh left

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okay W this is so cool it's so big this is what we  always see when you think of Beijing this is the  

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thing which always pops up this is the Temple of  Heaven everyone in China loves all the photos look  

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at them there's just a line of everyone's having  photos taken for their Instagrams or whatever the  

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Chinese equivalent is I guess okay this is quite  overwhelming right now there is just there's just  

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people everywhere wow and we are probably there  must be some other foreigners here but we haven't  

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seen any that was quite nice we were just talking  to you guys and then this lady comes up and offers  

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to take a photo for us completely in Chinese  obviously so we didn't understand anything but  

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really friendly I have just seen some so cool  these kids have like ice lollies but they are  

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in the shape of the temple and I want to get one  of those I'm going to find one hello mango chocol  

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uh chocolate mango so look at this it's a Temple  of Heaven ice cream a chocolate one and what have  

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you got I've got a mango look how cool this  is the detail on this ice cream is absolutely  

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incredible not only is it a really cool ice  cream it actually tastes so good doesn't it yeah  

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those are good temples we're getting a  photo with this guy he wants a little  

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tripod shot with us China thank you we  probably should have expected it but  

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there was so many people inside that Temple  kind of part of the atmosphere here isn't

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it let's jump on the tube and head to  our next spot no idea what this means  

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warm tips does that mean Hot Tips like travel tips

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ah sh noodles look so good I don't know  what we're going to mix in maybe some  

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of this into there what is this give it a little

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go no idea doesn't look that good but I  think we got to be brave and just mix it  

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into the bowl of noodles yeah we got to  go for it I have no idea what this is no  

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we just saw a guy with these noodles and  we're like yeah that looks good let's get  

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them I'm so bad with chopsticks at the moment  because it's been a while since we've used

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them so right now we're in the grounds very close  to tinman square which is a very important part  

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of Beijing and China and right here you can see  this massive building in front of us looks crazy  

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I think through these Gates into here is how you  get into the square but this area is very highly  

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guarded with loads of police so there we just got  asked for our passports and I think that means we  

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can actually go in the Square now I'm not sure it  seems really odd cuz it looks like this is the old  

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way to get into this area but right now it seems  closed like you can't go inside so we read online  

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since 2021 you actually have to make a reservation  to go into tenan square but it is completely quiet  

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around there so we don't think uh that it's open  today we're not really sure maybe someone on here  

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can actually tell us why the amount of police  checkpoints and police in this area is crazy  

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and they have these big police buses I don't know  what they are but they're pretty cool after that  

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attempt trying to get into tinman square we are  now on this busy touristy walking street so I  

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think in this area we can try some little bits  and yeah see what we see what is going on in  

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here this shop Just Feels So Random look at all  these ducks just wobbling on the wall and then  

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all sorts of random little treats milk bottles I  don't even know what it is but it's just a random  

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stuff little gun here it is madam two swords  but in Beijing so there's probably a load of  

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people we have no idea what they are or who they  are it's Audrey hebburn Audrey hebburn all right  

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we know her so we're going to try and Order aidi  and adidi is basically like an Uber in China so  

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I'm just trying to order it now I'm not sure  if it's going to work it's literally the first  

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time we've used it okay someone we've we've got  someone we're being taken photos and he should be

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here people on a bus like a tour bus were  just taking photos outside the coach or  

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bus you got to love it in China there's a  traffic light which is counting down from  

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10 and and 10 9 8 7 you see that and that  I'm guessing is when the traffic light is  

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going to be green that is mental that's crazy  so the traffic lights must be attached to the  

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app or maybe like the government or something  I don't know everything is connected in China  

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I have never seen anything like that that is  pretty crazy this might be him yeah yeah we're  

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in the DD that was pretty easy to be honest  wasn't it how much was it I think it was only

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131 byebye so we have just arrived at Jing Shang  Park which is one of the Viewpoint areas in the

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city wow this is cool look up there it's  pretty it looks like a yeah just like an  

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oriental Chinese Garden except it's probably just  a garden because we're in China yeah look up there  

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Jo oh wow that's what I'm saying how Co that is  W we've got to try and get out there that looks  

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quite High almost yeah it does I think that's  where the Viewpoint of the city will be not  

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bad this is only 22p each we have not reached the  top yet but we've got our first little Viewpoint  

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and I think in the distance is the 10th tallest  building in the world and it is so much higher  

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than anything else now we're a bit later in the  day I've actually realized it looks like there's  

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a little bit more smog around if you watch our  video a year ago of Shanghai it's such a high-rise  

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City there but Beijing has such a different  feel feels a lot more historical a lot more  

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gardens a lot more like lower buildings apart  from that one which is obviously ridiculously

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tall ah very [Music] good byebye

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we have reached the top of Jing Shang Park  the Viewpoint here whoa that looks so cool  

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oh my [Music] God it's so nice all throughout  this park they've got this music playing in the  

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background and it's so calming and the views over  the city are just so sounds like I'm in Disney The  

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Views over the city are so beautiful definitely  worth coming up to just to get a perspective  

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of this huge City cuz it just seems to go on  forever we spent quite a bit of time outside  

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today so I think we're going to head back to  the hotel before we go and have dinner tonight  

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which I'm very much looking forward [Music] to so  this evening we are going to a restaurant to have  

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something which is a specialty here in Beijing  but the funny thing is when you think of Chinese  

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food it's very different here in China compared  to back home the British Chinese food which is  

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very different but this speciality is actually  quite famous wow it looks busy here one of the  

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things we didn't mention is we've just arrived  in one of the most popular restaurants in bing  

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so we have what looks like an hour or so wait  but we don't really know we can't read it what  

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she's written and it's the rest of it in Chinese  so we're just going to wait and see how long it

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is so after 2 and 1/2 hours of waiting we have  finally set and honestly it feels very fancy  

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more fancier than I think we've done in quite  a while we have ordered half aing duck which is  

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famous here in Beijing and you've probably had  it at the takeaway before like the crispy duck  

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wrap Spa I think this is going to be next level  because this is also supposed to be meelin style  

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hopefully we don't actually know that but but  we've also got these beautiful noodles as a side

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is

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actually right let's taste this thing  W that's a really flavor isn't it and  

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there's like a nice level of spice in there  but it's not too much but it's like flavorful  

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well that was quite an eventful meal wasn't  it it very really was well we are back from  

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dinner now and I'm a little bit shocked  that we waited 2 hours and 20 minutes  

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just for some duck I don't think I've ever  done that in my life yes it was very good

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but worth that long way I'm not too sure but  if you are in Beijing obviously you got to try  

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and the pecking duck because it is very tasty  personally it was a little bit too fatty for  

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my taste there wasn't enough duck meat there  but it was still tasted pretty good it was a  

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little bit of a shock first day learning how  to use WeChat the subway all that kind of stuff  

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anyway guys thank you so much for watching  this video we will see you in the next one

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