Why nobody wanted us to visit China...🇨🇳 (FIRST TIME IN CHINA!)

Our first time in China!
We were anxious and nervous to arrive to Shanghai, China on a 144-HR visa free transit because we heard that if we have stamps from certain countries, we may get rejected and denied entry.
This exemption would allow us to stay in China within 144-hr or 6 days.
It had been our long-time dream to travel China, so we were hoping we could visit the country.
With the policy, we were only allowed to explore Shanghai.
Because of covid and western medias, many people told us not to visit China.
But China was not what we expected. China surprised us!
Is China dangerous? Is China safe? What's China really like? Check out our vlog!

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JetLagWarriors is a Canadian couple -- Steve and Ivana. After travelling here and there for a few years, mostly during Canadian winter, we fully caught the travel bug and decided to travel INDEFINITELY! Subscribe to keep up with our journey. Thanks!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - SIX DAYS IN SHANGAHI!! LET'S GOOOOOO
1:41 - Shanghai airport & China's fingerprint security technology
3:00 - First look at Shanghai Metro: Cash only, or 'China UnionPay'
5:09 - Many of the ticket machines in Shanghai are broken?
6:31 - Shanghai Metro map is IMPRESSIVE!
7:17 - Train station and train car tour: Very clean, very modern (but no wifi :()
8:32 - Quick facts about Shanghai Metro: 10 million passengers per day
9:36 - Brief shoutout to my city (Toronto) for having a pathetic metro
10:16 - Seems like the metro workers all speak English, very helpful
11:17 - FIRST EYES ON SHANGAHI: VERY EXCITED!!!!
13:13 - First impression of Shanghai: Very clean, and everyone is well-behaved
14:11 - McDonald's in China sells German sausages?
15:58 - What is naitie coffee? It's yummy, but what is it?
17:20 - Street food in China: Pork on a stick! (YUMMY!)
21:26 - Electric cars everywhere in Shanghai, and mostly Chinese brands (and Tesla)
22:48 - Google maps is failing us, as we look for our accommodation
23:43 - THE BEST STREET FOOD IN CHINA RIGHT NOW: HOWCHIT BREAD
27:33 - Shoutout to Canada! (we found 2 more Tim Hortons after this one)
27:45 - $60 per night accommodation tour
29:53 - 'Main Street' in Shanghai: Nanjing Road is massive and modern
31:09 - Famous skyline in Shanghai: The Bund does not disappoint (and somehow isn't crowded)
32:55 - There are cameras everywhere in Shanghai
36:01 - Chinese man orders dinner for us, best idea ever
37:13 - 6 star bowl of noodles - let us know what it's called please!
39:58 - Chinese food makes my face go numb? Can anyone explain?!?!
41:40 - FINAL REVIEW: Didn't know what to expect, but were very excited, and not disappointed!

[dunkierookie]

China has alot to offer as a travel destination. It is unfortunate many people are easily swayed by negative western media (due to political and economic reasons). Many have not even travelled out of their own state/province/country at all and thus have to depend on the biased nature of the media. Go see for yourselves if you are financially able to do so.

[lizz]

those are not police, they are security guards. unlike in the US, they are very nice, if you get into a problem, such as lost something or looking for a place, you can approach them.

[muye]

我相信任何人来了中国, 感受这片土地感受的文化底蕴都会被所吸引，充分感受了各地不同的风景后无法不喜欢上，而且中国美食很好吃！我在广州，旅游推荐些国外朋友少去的青海湖，新疆喀什，敦煌，海南岛，最近辞职自己一个去新疆塔克拉玛干沙漠自行车骑行700km，从巴州一直玩到喀什，兰州然回广州非常开心！
I believe that anyone who comes to China and feels the cultural heritage of this land will be attracted, and can not help but feel the different scenery of various places, and the Chinese food is very delicious! I am in Guangzhou, travel to recommend some foreign friends to go to Qinghai Lake, Xinjiang Kashgar, Dunhuang, Hainan Island, recently resigned to go to Xinjiang Taklamakan Desert bicycle ride 700km, from Bazhou to Kashgar, Lanzhou Ran back to Guangzhou is very happy!

[zhuo-we]

Pround of my country, ❤ from Hong Kong

[yiluis]

A little travel advice, If you're interested in seeing the chinese advancements and history:
If you want to explore the 3000 years of history, go to Xi'an.
If you want to explore the 1000 years of history, go to Beijing.
If you want to explore the last 100 years of China going from colonization to modernization, go to Shanghai.
If you want to see modern blade-runner-like infrastructure and seemingly impossible urban planning done in the last 40 years, go to Chongqin.
If you want to see the future, go to Shenzhen.

That's a very very rough and overall thing to say, and If we add the different landscapes and biomes that China offers, there would be no end to the list.
And what's the best thing of all of that? That the whole China has first class safety no matter where you go, so there's nothing like "being in the wrong place at the wrong time" kind of bs, and you are able to freely explore.

[fanfantsai]

As a Chinese/ Taiwanese, I’ve been to China and Shanghai for many times. In the past few years they’ve progressed too fast not only for their hardware- high rises / electric cars/ cell phone payments, but cultural wise- service quality/ food/ and their people.

I often tell my friends and relatives about it, they should all visit China when they have the chance to experience how China is like😊

Thank you Steve and Ivana for taking me to the streets I’ve never been in Shanghai! Very glad to see it and will share it to everyone I know!!😉

[yupingliang-hz]

🎉🎉🎉I'm a Chinese living in Shanghai. Very welcome to SH and hope you always be happy in your journey.

[StreetPhotographyChina]

Great video. I'm a British expat living in Shanghai since 2005, so it was interesting to see Shanghai through a fresh pair of eyes. McDonald's prices are the same ordering from the machines or the counter. If there's a price difference it is probably NOT the same coffee. "Natie" is simply the Chinese translation of Latte, but I think you may have ordered from the McCafe menu which is more expensive than the McDonald's menu (and slightly better quality). The noodle you chose was braised soy sauce beef soup noodles, but the restaurant itself is Chongqing style, which is a city in the south west of China where most of the dishes are spicy.

[lizz]

worked in downtown shanghai for 5.5 years, i used to walk along east nanjing road every day to take metro, enjoy your stay in china, one suggestion is to try restaurants in those back allies, which is far better than those touristy areas

[auslei]

In China, not all folks wearing uniform are police. A lot of them are private security guards for shops. The uniform is similar to police.

[gunsroses]

When traveling to Shanghai, please walk from Jing'an Temple to Wujiang Road. Unlike Nanjing East Road, this is where locals really go shopping. Nanjing East Road is full of tourists. Also recommended is Xintiandi.

[normajidyabdulmajid]

Visited China once in 2017, definitely, would very much to visit it again, near future. For those who has got any negative thoughts, put aside politics, do come and experience for yourself, before commenting further...

[adgurl]

As an American that has lived in China now for the last 6 years, I love watching these videos of the newbies traveling to Shanghai and elsewhere. The naivety is so cute.😂

[bama]

Thank you for sharing your visit to Shanghai China. Very informative and encouraging! Ppl should watch more like this positive and realistic experience.

[LW]

Your smiles and excitement is infectious! Looking forward to watching more of your time in China! 144hrs just won't be enough though

[carloslau]

Some Western media are vilifying China. In reality, Chinese people are very friendly, and only those who have been here can truly feel it. Thank you for your video, it was brilliant.

[henrygrant]

With the 144-hr visa free transit you're actually allowed to travel not just in Shanghai but also in 2 neighboring provinces - Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

[akirahashiba]

In fact, it's better to use translation apps when you go to other countries and you don't speak their languages. That will be really convenient to communicate with the locals.

[monacolita]

Littering is not the business of cameras. The main purpose of cameras is to protect the safety of passers-by, especially at popular attractions. Once anything happens, the suspect can be quickly tracked. So, security increases due to these cameras.

[Gino]

Great video! Well done. It's wonderful to hear you had a fantastic time in China. My wife and I explored Beijing in September this year, and we'd love to see you visit Beijing in your future videos.