Riding China's FASTEST Bullet Train from Shanghai to Beijing 🇨🇳

Riding the fastest bullet train from Shanghai to Beijing - we love trains - especially high speed ones! Join us in taking the bullet train where the worlds fastest train goes over 400km/h!
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[自然-cl]

According to the latest notice from the Chinese government, starting from May 2024, all hotels are not allowed to refuse foreign passengers on the grounds of not having foreign-related qualifications. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, and the National Immigration Administration have made it clear that the hotel industry must accommodate foreign personnel and cannot refuse them on any pretext.

[directxxxx]

Correction: Taiwan it isn't a country, Taiwan is Chinese territory under Republic of China (ROC) administration only.

[luckytiger]

Just to add one more point, you can even order food delivery on the train in advance from restaurants at the next stop, and at the next stop they will deliver to the attendant, and the attendant will deliver to your seat (of course for a little bit more money)..

[LLLLLLEON]

I’m so sorry to hear that the hotel refused to accommodate you two. Despite the stress, you kept your smile and optimism. I adore that. If you guys need help finding and booking hotels for your upcoming travels, I can surely help.

[yiluis]

The hotel problem is actually an old policy that recently the government changed it, so technically any hotel can acommodate foreigners now, not like in the past when the hotel had to meet some level of quality inspections and so on for being able to host foreigners.
But now they don't have excuses, they're just lazy to make the change, so If you find a problem like that nowadays, you can report it to the authorities.

[HiddenAgendas]

Not only is it clean, cheap but it's also jam packed. How can something be so busy and used yet remain so freaking clean? China is amazing.

[xixihua]

Yesterday, I read a feature article in The Economist titled "China has become a scientific superpower."In 2019 The Economist surveyed the research landscape in the country and asked whether China could one day become a scientific superpower. Today, that question has been unequivocally answered: “yes”. Chinese scientists recently gained the edge in two closely watched measures of high-quality science, and the country’s growth in top-notch research shows no sign of slowing. The old science world order, dominated by America, Europe and Japan, is coming to an end.

[wilsonliaw]

My family and I were travelling in China this April, and watching your video brings back so many good memories of this country. I would love to come back here again .. Thank you !!

[lovefromhuang]

Some hotels do not accept foreign guests because the location or qualifications of the hotel are not suitable for receiving foreign guests. Hotels that receive foreign guests need certain hardware requirements (such as opening international long-distance calls, international TV channels, Chinese and English menus, Chinese and English signboards, etc.) and software facilities. (Personnel must understand English, have relevant academic diplomas, and have the ability to receive foreigners), and must be registered and approved by relevant departments. There is another most important reason, that is, some hotels have not installed a public security registration system, and the guest information cannot be transmitted to the police. Then it is very likely that foreign criminals will stay overnight, which is quite dangerous. Therefore, some hotels do not accept foreign guests. The most important thing is for safety reasons!

[backbasics]

The connectivity is mind effing boggling. Filipino apps are notoriously unreliable. But the Chinese apps you've shown are so exact and dependable like the laws of physics. I am so proud of my ancestral home China and I've never even been to China in all my 65 years.

[东隅已逝]

Because some hotels did not have a business license to receive foreign tourists before, but in May 2024, all hotels were allowed to receive foreign tourists. However, the specific implementation still requires time, and most hotels have not received foreign tourists and do not understand the reception process very well.

[canalesjuan]

You can order proper food by scanning the qr code on the chair, kfc, McDonald, Starbucks, you name it. It will be delivered to your seat.

[kevinkuok]

Saw a YouTube video somewhile ago where some Western 'experts' said that China would never show a profit on the High Speed trains.
I guess they miss the point.
Chinese government heavily invests in infrastructure to improve the lives of its people. It's not about profit first.
Meanwhile, UK's high speed train project has hit the buffers - overdue with budget overruns, and still nowhere near completion. And, its not even going to terminate in Central London!

[VictorZhou]

Belive me, you guys would be shocked if you take the business class seat of the Chinese highspeed train.

[shem]

Indonesia train also can reach 350. They are built by China and using the same train.

[LLLLLLEON]

Thanks for sharing your travel experience! Hope your next day goes extra smooth!

[qiliu]

1:30 Come during Chinese New Year holiday season, you will find this station is not big enough.

[yy-tufo]

In fact, it is rare to see police officers in China. The uniformed personnel you generally see on the streets are usually security guards, traffic coordinators, and auxiliary police. They are not police officers. Most of the surveillance cameras on the streets are for monitoring traffic violations. These cameras are used to capture instances of speeding, illegal lane changes, honking, etc. Security checks in subways and high-speed trains are implemented to prevent bad actors from carrying knives, flammable, or explosive materials onto trains, ensuring the safety of passengers. In the end, I can only say that we are all ordinary people; no one is really paying attention to what we are doing. All these measures are in place to prevent bad things from happening, and I think that's a good thing.

[jeffriesadam]

The Chinese government issued a notice last month requesting that all hotels and B&Bs should not refuse bookings for foreign tourists to stay, but obviously your travel dates are before the notice was issued.

China categorized its hotels into several classes before it opened up to tourism at the end of the last century, and classified the three-star hotels and above can be used for foreign guests, in order to make a good impression on western tourists. Hotels such as Marriott and Hilton are included in this category. This old policy was completely abolished in 2017, but some hotels have not been able to update their equipment to recognize foreign passports and register your information in the system linked to the authorities, so according to some security regulations they can't let you check in.

In fact, Beijing abolished this policy back in 2003, so I highly doubt that your encounter was a result of the hotel's front desk didn't even knowing how to operate the check-in process for foreign tourists, which shouldn't have happened in the first place.

[zeray-Stulmy]

I will come to china for business next 2 months....i like chinese peoples' work ethics...from Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹