Stressful Arrival In Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

Stressful Arrival In Shanghai, China - My 1st time in China
What's Shanghai and China going to be like? Let's find out!

Today, we are going to travel to Shanghai, China. It's going to be my first time in China, so I am very excited. Not many western tourists are traveling to China, so I am not really sure what to expect. I will take a flight from Bangkok directly to Shanghai, where I then hopefully be able to get a visa on arrival. Join me on this traveling day to the very interesting country of China.

#china #shanghai #kenabroad
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[jamescheung]

As a Chinese native, I wanna give a shout out to the SIM card vendor at 20:00 for going above and beyond and help you through the SIM card registration. Even as a local it’s usually a long and tedious process. The gentleman did the whole check in for you at the kiosk and waited until you are through with the SIM card registration. Truly marvelous service.

[vaska]

I did the same, getting a 144 hr visa on arrival a few years ago, and was also blown away by how clean, safe, and beautiful Shanghai is!

[jyyue]

You are so positive and open minded! I really liked the vibe you have! ❤

[abinavd]

I stayed in china for 6 years and enjoyed every moment of it ❤

[pipcopur]

Thank you so much for uploading this. i have a 17hr layover on the way back from Japan and this has helped immensely, a lot of apprehension has been removed and fell much more confident leaving the airport.

[ssvemuri]

Completely blown away by how much modern Shanghai city looks.

[EricLehner]

Hello from Canada. You are terrific in editing. Amazing how you keep up the flow of experiences. Congratulations and much respect to the people of Shanghai and China for having created such a sophisticated set of systems to let you arrive so successfully without preparation. Imagine how proud and impressed the people of Shanghai from 100 years ago would be to see their wonderous city of today! All the best. Cheers.

[KHallesy]

Absolutely amazing! You handle the new situations much better than most people. I love the way you are able to go with the flow without getting stressed. The people all seem super nice. I just loved how relaxing and non crowded everything seemed for such a big city.

[OlsenOfficial]

So far the best experience I've seen of someone arriving in China. you went with no alipay, no sim card, no vpn, and got around pretty well only by being nice when talking to people. Congrats!

[annasutton]

Thank you, that was great. I like how you expressed your excitement and anxiety. Your style was very natural which I appreciated.

[ChristopherRevon]

I am an American living in China. You'll have fun in Shanghai. Lots of foreigners. I live in Hangzhou but am about to leave in three weeks and travel all over Asia.

[Monica]

Thank you for your video! It provides a great help for me to prepare my trip to China !

[here-and-there]

One of the reasons for the quiet traffic is because many vehicles in Shanghai are electric and don't make as much noise

[mattp]

I just came back from China -amazing. Ken’s videos were very helpful for my preparation. China was very different from my expectations, in a very positive way. People mostly warm, friendly and helpful, like Ken says! And no I am not paid by the CCP!!!! 😂

[jinghaowang]

As a Shanghainese who has been living abroad for 5 years, I smiled and teared watching this video. I miss my hometown so much. And your video reminds me of how nice my hometown is.

[stuartfit]

I've been to China 4 times, (90s, 2002, 2006 and 2018) and I'm not proficient in Chinese language. The 2018 China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou) trip blew my mind and just months ago I was in Texas Austin which is the place where many Americans are migrating to. The developments, the advancements, while maintaining their thousands of years cultural sites. The people are living their lives much better than my own country, no need to keep your eyes opened scanning surroundings wherever you go unlike America or UK wherever you go especially after dark, guns are not allowed if that makes you feel better.
Ken if I were you, go back to China (next trip) to those mountainous landscapes like Zhangjiajie, Jiuzhaigou, Guilin you'll spend more time exploring in China than other Asian countries, coming from someone who have visited Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, Japan.

[jillleong]

Another new series coming from a mega city Shanghai.I'm so looking forward to coming along with you through your eyes once again.Enjoy Ken!💕🇲🇾

[Sayitlikeitis-jnxe]

Being hungry and not knowing your way around in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language is very stressful. I am absolutely amazed how you (Ken) maintained your calmness and coolness and still being able to smile and being courteous. I’m one of those who has to have every detail planned out and organized. I would’ve completely freaked out if I have to go back to buy a subway ticket, carrying my bags and luggages and looking for a place to exchange to smaller denomination bill, before being able to get on the subway. You are amazing. !! Enjoy.

[michaelchow]

The Shanghai maglev train is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line. The line uses the German Transrapid technology.The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 431 km/h, making it the fastest train service in commercial operation.

The train line connects Shanghai Pudong airport to Line 2 and Langyang Road Station train station where passengers can interchange to the Shanghai Metro to continue their trip to the city center.

The journey takes 7 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the distance of 30 km.The train was inaugurated in December 2002 by the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and the Chinese premier, Zhu Rongii.