CHINA is NOT what we expected - FIRST 24 HOURS in Beiing

中国不是我们预期的样子——在北京的第一天

We fly to Beiing, China for the first time sharing our first experiences and impressions of the city, this is the 1st Day of our 4 week trip through China, as we explore this undiscovered country, from Beiing in the North to Guilin in the South.

我们第一次飞往中国北京，分享我们对这座城市的第一次体验和印象，这是我们为期四周的中国之旅的第一天。我们从北方的北京到南方的桂林，一路探索这个国家。

以下是外国网友的评论：

Earthman99999

I've been to China four times already and knew this. Yet, most of my co-workers, neighbors, and friends (in the USA) don't believe me that China is a great place to visit. They think my photos and videos are only of "what the Chinese want me to see". Does not matter that I keep telling them I was free to walk around these areas, unescorted.

They further refuse to believe me when I say China overall has cleaner looking streets and public parks than what we currently have in America. All of a sudden... I find myself surrounded by "China experts" who make ignorant statements like "the Chinese are all starving and live in old run down deteriorating dirty looking cities". The other ignorant thing I often hear is "The poorest Americans live better than the average Chinese". They say this and yet has never visited China once.

Thanks to folks like you who post these videos to try and balance out all of the lop sided negative propaganda fed to people in the West by the news media on a daily basis.

我已经去过中国四次了。我说中国是一个旅游的好地方，然而我在美国的大多数同事、邻居和朋友不相信。他们认为我的照片和视频只是“中国人想让我看到的”。虽然我一直告诉他们，我可以自由地在中国走动，不用人保护。

当我说中国的街道和公园比美国的更干净时，他们还是不相信我。突然之间……我发现自己被“中国专家”包围着，他们发表无知的言论，比如“中国人都在挨饿，生活在破旧、肮脏的城市里”。我经常听到的另一个无知的说法是“最贫穷的美国人都比中国人生活得更好”。他们这么说，但从未去过中国一次。

西方新闻媒体每天向西方人民报道片面的负面新闻，感谢你这样的人，发布正能量的内容，以正视听。

zimuli3549

Welcome all such friendly foreign friends to visit China.

欢迎所有友好的外国朋友来中国玩。

isaiahmcclure8894

Nice! I'm an American thats been living in China since 2018. I try to tell everyone on the internet, the China is not at all the way we were taught it was. It's honestly a great place. Within my first 3 years in China I was able to buy a new home, and a new car. My wife is Chinese and I honestly can't see us ever moving back to the US

我是一个美国人，自2018年以来一直住在中国。我在网上告诉每个人，中国完全不是我们被告知的那样。这真的是一个很棒的地方。在中国的头三年里，我买了一套新房和一辆新车。我妻子是中国人，老实说，我认为我们不会搬回美国

DavidDONG-ib8xl

Be forewarned, every blogger who travels to China is frequently asked one question: how much money do you receive from the Chinese government?

事先提醒一下，每个去中国旅游的博主都经常被问到一个问题：你收了中国人多少钱？

jameslyddall

I’m british and I went to Being for work 9 years ago and met a Chinese girl who I married and have a son with. Her dad works for the government in China (local mid level) which got me some amazing perks such as touring some government buildings which not many foreigners see. Met my wife on the metro she worked in one of the offices near me and she walked into me by accident. Spilt coffee all over my suit and she insisted she dry cleaned it for me. Picked it up at her apartment and went from there. Had no intention of meeting a Chinese woman so it’s amazing how life can take you one direction. Currently live near Basingstoke UK.

我是英国人，9年前我去北京工作，遇到了一个中国女孩，我娶了她，并有了一个儿子。她爸爸在政府部门工作(地方中层)，我享受到了一些惊人的特殊待遇，比如参观一些外国人看不到的政府大楼。我是在地铁上认识我的妻子的，她在我附近的一个办公室工作，她不小心撞到了我，把咖啡洒在我的西装上，她坚持要帮我干洗了，我们的故事就这么开始了。我从没想过会遇到一个中国女人，所以生活可以把你引向一个方向，这很神奇。目前我们住在英国贝辛斯托克附近。

赵尚君

I have been to Beiing, and there are many historical sites and palaces from the last century in Beiing. Unlike the prosperity of Shanghai, Beiing is more of a political and cultural center. I also want to visit Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Chengdu. There are many scenery in China that are really great.

我去过北京，北京有许多上个世纪的历史遗迹和宫殿。与繁荣的上海不同，北京更像是一个政治和文化中心。我还想去深圳、重庆和成都。中国有很多很棒的风景。

ser-nt9vh1em7h

I have a rental house in China, 10$/day with 120 square meters, well transportation, communication, and public security.

I have lived in China for 10 years. It's a really suitable place to live.

I help my friends who are interested in China to quickly adapt to the local lifestyle.

我在中国租了一套房子，10美元/天，120平方米，交通、通讯、治安都很好。

我在中国已经住了10年了。这是一个非常适合居住的地方。

我帮助对中国感兴趣的朋友快速适应当地的生活方式。

WhatLastForEver

Be prepared for the trolls, there will be questions coming to you like "how much china pays you ?", "is the color of the sky under lens ", "are you under surveillance all the time".

Just ignore those trolls, hope you have a very good time in China.

准备好面对喷子，你会被问到“中国人给了你多少钱?”，“镜头下的天空是什么颜色?”，“你是否一直处于监视之下?”

不要理会那些喷子，希望你在中国玩得愉快。

stevel2435

seeing is believing.

眼见为实。

宁宇尘

China doesn’t only have Beiing and Shanghai, there are cities not advanced developed like them.

You can travel to these small cities, but I believe the experience there will also attract you!

中国不仅有北京和上海，还有不发达的城市。

你可以去这些小城市旅行，但我相信那里的经历也会给你留下好印象的

user-zq5nn5yj5g

Usually for that duck restaurant, people can queue online and get a number for a table 2 hours in advnace, so you don';t really have to go there and wait... everything is done on line, very few people really go there and wait for 2 hours, usually they arriave 30 min in advance and just wait for 20-30 mins

有名的北京烤鸭餐厅，可以在网上排队，提前2小时预约座位，所以你真的不用去那里等……一切都可以在网上完成，很少有人真的去那里等2个小时，通常他们提前30分钟到达，然后等个20-30分钟

yoyohighness

You guys, the cameras some are for road monitor and some are AI cameras for road management.

各位，摄像头有些是用于道路监控的，有些是用于道路管理的人工智能摄像头。

michaelnaluz8536

Cities in China are so huge and spacious and sooooo beautiful.  They have famous food to crave for.  

中国的城市非常大、宽敞、美丽，还有各种吃不完的美食。

RicknMorty85

The safety metro officers are helpful because it stops stampedes from occurring when there are a lot of people. Allows everyone to move freely in and out. We all saw the stampedes that happened on Korea a few years back that killed alot of students.

地铁安保人员很有帮助，客流大的时候，他们会进行引导，杜绝踩踏事件的发生。

允许每个人自由进出。我们看到了几年前在韩国发生的踩踏事件，造成很多学生死亡。

DUDIDUAN

For the noodle, that is ZhaJiangMian. The sauce is fried pork and bean sauce. You need to mix the sauce with the noodle. It is my favourite noodle dish.

炸酱料是猪肉和豆瓣酱炒的。你要把酱和面条拌匀。这是我最喜欢的面食。

TheEricolala

China is really big and there are so many places worth exploring. Even as a Chinese, I didn't complete 1/10.  enjoy!

中国真的很大，有很多值得探索的地方。即使作为一个中国人，我也没有看完中国的十分之一。好好享受吧

jap5205

If you’re visiting Shenzhen, I would be happy to be your guide

如果你来深圳旅游，我很乐意做你的导游

ChinaRising

Been travelling to China for 20 years as my wife is Chinese. It’s an amazing country. Just got back from a 3 week trip. Very safe and changes every single visit.

我妻子是中国人，20年来我都有去中国旅行。这是一个神奇的国家。我刚结束了为期三周的旅行。非常安全，每次来都不一样的体验。

ocr208

China is a very suitable country for retirement  

This country is bigger than you think. You can spend decades traveling there.

Each region has completely different scenery, food and culture. The country offers views of deserts, oceans, forests, plateaus and canyons. So amazing.

The only disadvantage of China is that the work pressure is very high

中国是一个非常适合退休养老的国家

这个国家比你想象的要大，你可以在那里旅行几十年。

每个地区都有完全不同的风景、食物和文化。这个国家可以看到沙漠、海洋、森林、高原和峡谷，如此神奇。

中国唯一的缺点是工作压力很大。

weiwang4067

Do not mind the staff in uniform in the subway; they are there to help passengers. If you notice someone next to you playing music or videos loudly on their phone, and you feel uncomfortable directly reminding them, you can signal the staff. They will politely but firmly stop the person's inconsiderate behavior. If there is a quarrel or even a fight in the subway (though this is very rare), the staff will promptly intervene. In the past, it was common to see people begging in the subway (who might also take the opportunity to watch your pockets). This was a difficult phenomenon to control, but now you won't see beggars in the subway at all. Believe me, during the era when begging was prevalent, many beggars could afford to buy 2-3 apartments through their begging.

不要介意地铁里穿制服的工作人员，他们是为乘客提供帮助的。

如果旁边有人大声播放音乐或视频，你觉得直接提醒他们会不舒服，你可以示意工作人员。工作人员会礼貌而坚决地制止乘客这些不顾他人感受的行为。

如果在地铁里发生争吵甚至打架(虽然这种情况很少见)，工作人员会及时介入。

在过去，有人在地铁里乞讨是很常见的，他们也可能趁机看你的口袋。这是一个很难控制的现象，但现在你在地铁里根本看不到乞丐。

相信我，在乞讨盛行的年代，很多乞丐靠乞讨可以买得起2-3套房子。

李树-r4q

It's great that more and more ppl knowing the real China.

越来越多的人了解真实的中国，这真是太好了。

realllllm15

I am Chinese,but I ‘m from the south of China. And I haven’t even go to Beiing, cause China is so big. I think your video is very objective and real.Hope u have a nice trip!

我是中国人，来自中国的南方。我还没去过北京，中国太大了。我认为你分享的非常客观和真实。祝你旅途愉快

jamestang3508

China is no longer what others perceived to be any more.  I went there with similar mentality and found that Chinese cities are very modern, people well behaved (in big cities; in contrary to tourists we met outside of China; and I do speak Chinese so may help a bit), helpful and friendly. To me, it is more modern than American cities as a matter of fact. Everywhere you got to pay digitally, although cash is still acceptable (due to the government's requirement/directive). For the nay sayers, forget politics, visit there and see for yourself.

中国不再是别人所认为的中国了。我以前也是抱着类似的心态去了中国，发现中国的城市非常现代化，人们举止得体，乐于助人，友好。

我觉得比美国的城市更现代化。在任何地方你都可以用数字支付，现金也仍然被接受(由于政府的要求/指令)。

那些持反对意见的人，摒弃政治，亲自去中国看看吧。

user-ll7kc2sc4b

For the famous Beiing duck restaurant, you can take a waiting number online and take a city walk nearby. You can check the waiting time online

著名的北京烤鸭店，你可以在网上取号，然后在附近散步。你可以在网上查询等候时间。

clumsytriangle2436

It's called IoT - the Internet of Things that uses big data to connect the whole infrastructure in a city to mobile devices. I've been living in China for 11 years and China's tech and engineering is way ahead of the rest of the world.

物联网（IoT），这是一种利用大数据将城市基础设施与移动设备连接起来的技术。我在中国生活了11年，中国的科技和工程技术远远领先于世界其他国家。

yonight6871

Fun fact: The most surveilled country in the world is Singapore, and the most surveiled city is London. You can search it yourself using GOOGLE and there will be data to prove it. But the Western media only criticizes China and says that Chinese people have no freedom. But Chinese women can still eat barbecue outside at 2 o'clock in the morning. This is impossible in London. The most important aspects of monitoring are traffic monitoring and safety monitoring. The main thing on the roads is traffic monitoring to deter drivers from driving fast.

有趣的事实：世界上监控最多的国家是新加坡，而监控最多的城市是伦敦。你可以自己上网搜索，会有数据来证明这一点。

这么说吧，中国女性在凌晨两点仍然可以在外面吃烧烤。这在伦敦是不可能的。

监控最重要的方面是交通监控和安全监控。道路上最主要的是交通监控，为的是杜绝司机开快车。

danielvickeysmall1314

I've visited China a few times. And the people are very friendly. Very safe and technologically advanced country with amazing infrastructure.

我去过中国几次。人们都很友好。非常安全，技术先进，拥有惊人的基础设施。