$5 Street Massage in Kunming China 🇨🇳

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As we travel, we collect bank notes from each country as a souvenirs. This has gotten us a little obessed with bank notes from around the world, ad lead us to a farmers market in Kunming, where we found a bank note seller who had Chinese notes from over the past 9 decades.
Which bank notes should we be collecting next? Let us know in the comments!
Chinese subtitles are now available.
#travel #food #china #currency #chinatravel

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Is there any other special bank notes we should be adding to our collection? 🇨🇳

[@laoueibei]

You can ask at bank branches whether they have commemorative coins for sale. Or you can ask at the postal system about commemorative coins, which are formal and have transparent prices.

[@PomegranateChocolate]

Yes. I hope you can find the bank notes from the Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank era. These are the bank notes issued between 1932 to 1937 in Communist controlled area when the Chinese Communist still existed as a rebel group before it seized power in 1949. You may ask why it is called the Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank. This is because present day China started out as a Soviet puppet state called the Chinese Soviet Republic (中华苏维埃共和国) and was directly funded by the Soviet Union. The Chinese Communist Party was sometime referred to as the Ruble Party at that time because the party members received money from the Soviet Union. You can look up 'Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank' in Wikipedia for more information.

[@pawpawthebeagle9442]

For clarification, are you asking about notes from China, or another country?

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

@@pawpawthebeagle9442 china!

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

@@laoueibei we have been searching for the 2024 year of the dragon 20RMB note, have not seen one yet

[@Cremenium]

That market lady keeps asking you if you want some sugar with it…😂😂

[@daisietrains9981]

She called Shannon “mei mei” which means “little sis” but can be used to address younger girls endearingly. So cute lol

[@10521206]

lmao. The massage was so funny !

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Was quite the experience😅

[@etow8034]

That 500 note from 1930 is pre-civil war and is the currency of the Republic of China. The image of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is like the George Washington of China. Sun is the originator of the Zhongshan suit as an equivalent to the western business suit which westerners always mistaken as the Mao suit. He is the only figure that both the ROC and PRC Governments still hold to high esteem and his portrait is still displayed every ten years at the huge National Day Parades in Tienanmen Square.

[@axe3425]

说实话，我怀疑是假的

[@chenglonghe2395]

不值钱的法币。

[@waihangwong6513]

Love watching your videos in China! I’m from Scotland ❤

[@loooongtimeago]

You are officially the couple with the cutest accent among all the KZbinrs I watched , I found I don’t even need to read the subtitles to understand you 😊 Glasgow is on my bucket list now🎉

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Woooo, we would be happy to show you around Glasgow🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kenyup7936]

Thanks!

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Legend, thank you💙

[@rockhydralks]

“你的屁股好大呀”LMAO😂😂😂😂

[@MacrosFTW]

That special event and the vertical bank notes were stunning. Honestly, i think its because its in very new condition and crispy.

[@lynnemc1014]

So good you are sooo HONEST! So many people dont talk about their mental health!!!love the notes and how you check the validity brilliant collection

[@pawpawthebeagle9442]

13:38 Since it wasn’t spoken in the video I had to search…is that Chinese cured pork belly? If so, can you add a comment about the outside seasonings like the sesame seeds that I can see. Would LOVE to try this!! 😍

[@MacrosFTW]

Crispy roast pork belly. Its called 脆皮燒肉 in chinese. Also, if u check their community post, there is a close up picture of the pork and it does look like it has sesame and some other seasonings.

[@pawpawthebeagle9442]

@@MacrosFTW thank you for answering! ✌🏼

[@lizz7805]

9:35 is pink guava

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Ahhh thank you!

[@linoox-uz7ez]

highly recommend Dali, Lijiang, Guilin, Zhangjiajie and Furong ancient town.

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Amazing thank you!

[@ctourmaline]

don't forget shaxi

[@Luming-di9rf]

@@Alan_and_Shannon I recommend the whole of China!😁

[@hammer8828]

Wow! a note with the face of Dr Sun

[@TAL142]

I think the pink fruit is guava. You can smell the aroma mile away when they are ripe.

[@deyuliu7616]

Actually it’s not. Wax apple or Java apple has a very light flavor

[@TAL142]

@@deyuliu7616 Wax Apple was the second fruit, red outside white inside. I think the first fruit was Guava. The inside color usually is pink. But there are other species that have different color.

[@linoox-uz7ez]

你买那两个水果花22元人民币，我认为贵了，正常的价格应该在十元以内。

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

That sounds more reasonable

[@laofan2528]

摊位上标价就贵啊 😄 绿色的那个是什么牛油果。。。

[@canalesjuan356]

The fruit you ate like an apple is wax Apple, in Chinese we call it like "lotus mist". Nothing related tbh. It's watery but flavourless, Some people really like those fruit watery but non-sweet, with special fragrance.

[@preciousjewels5921]

I love wax apples

[@weijiaCAI]

莲雾很贵，一个差不多要7，8 块，红心番石榴一个要十几？

[@BaekKing]

you should go to a bank to authenticate it.

[@osoojing]

actually the massage hadn’t finished when u left 😂😂😂😂that aunt just wanted u change the way u sitting

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

We were worried she was going to get into trouble, I could have stayed there all day 😇

[@beautifulworld4455]

Love you two and your lovely videos from China , watching from Edinburgh ❤ 😊 Scotland

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Thank you so much🫶🏼

[@towallmark202]

They don't have legal business procedures and they avoid taxes, so they get evicted and penalized

[@user-pd7rk8jz7f]

in indonesia also many

[@AAAAAAAA67890]

The translation from your phone was off. That sentence translated to "Do you have any instructions on those special edition notes?" To make it more cleear, you should just type "Do you have any special edition currency?"

[@jenme4796]

I have the green one and the red one from our visit over twenty years ago, the only ethnicity in China to be allowed with a street vendor license are the Uyghur.

[@user-pd7rk8jz7f]

yea Minorities hv several Priviledges Benefits

[@wubinyang8318]

The fruit only worthy of 5 yuan ，that sneaky boss😂

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

How cheeky

[@mhchai1710]

wax apple is very common and very cheap in Malaysia, come to Malaysia and I'll buy you some very sweet wax apple !

[@JinghuaN2G]

10:03 yeah. That fruit is ultra expensive I would say. Normally it cost only 4-5 Yuan or so.

[@hangtuah888]

Glory to Scotland. I have been to Stirling Castle and Sauciehall Street.

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

No way!! That is so close to where we grew up

[@jplin888]

The Chinese health and hygiene authorities do take hygiene very seriously in the market. Sometimes unexpectedly you can see the health and hygiene inspectors walking around and checking on them. If they find out that your stall is not to the standard you can get a fine and your business shut down down for several days until you get your stall to the hygienic standard. Worst case scenario your business license getting revoke.

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

I think many other places should follow their example!

[@user-pd7rk8jz7f]

in india n philiphines I saw many flies in butchery

[@alex100yi]

现在跑到云南旅游不错哦！不是很热，舒服！

[@alessiii58]

云南昆明旅游最好是下半年跨年度（旱季），现在是雨季

[@KimLee-n4c]

the other fruit is a wax apple. In Malaysia we call the guava, Jambu Batu (stone jambu) and the wax apple, j Jambu Ayer or Air (watery jambu).

[@alessiii58]

那些钞票价格还可以，话说我家还有一套蓝精灵

[@曾林-k7q]

遇到价格不合理或者不公平的事情，可以联系警察帮助，拨打110就行

[@user-pd7rk8jz7f]

True Polices always there to help

[@mielli9730]

Kunming again! Are you going to Lijiang, Shangri-La and Linzhi, Lasah?

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Stick around to find out🫡

[@user-pd7rk8jz7f]

@@Alan_and_Shannon up

[@josechong8207]

Yellow dragon fruit is absolutely delicious. The inside is white.

[@rwl1625]

2个水果22，绝对被坑了！

[@WalkAction]

很会玩，这是做了攻略的，我也喜欢昆明那个篆新农贸市场。

[@AlwaysHavingFaith]

11:36 😂😂😂

[@CycOp]

The one from 1930 is from the Nationalist government or Kuomingtang, the one that was defeated by the communists and moved to Taiwan. This note is definitely a collector’s item. The “European looking”building that printed on the note is probably one of the old buildings you can still see at the Bund in Shanghai.

[@kaijunjiang9763]

Went to the amazing Isle of Skye about 8 years ago. The trip was unforgettable till now. Wish you a good trip and many good memories!

[@hastingz9948]

10:13 有昆明的朋友能出来说句公道话，你们的物价有这么高吗？

[@mikmik233]

you guys should go to massage shop and take a try foot & leg , that will really help to relax.

[@mrfriendlyguy]

The massage lady is asking how old are you, and you replied with very good. The fruit that looks like a baby is pear, and they usually grow it in molds to give that appearance. The appearance is from the classic novel journey to the West where one of the chapters deals with a magic fruit which increases lifespan, and the fruit looks like a child. You might be more familiar with the show "Monkey magic," which was a Japanese adaptation of Journey to the West (apparently parts of it was filmed in China) with hilarious dubbing in English making it a cult classic.

[@赖皇驾到给朕跪下]

这些都是真的，在中国卖假钞票违法的，很严重，很多都是以前发型货币，现在都是收藏用了。

[@MCLEO983]

The light is for making the meat look pink and fresh

[@rwl1625]

都已经禁止使用有颜色的灯光用作照明肉食商品了，没想到云南还在使用这种灯光！🥲

[@user-xv5cj1c666]

The guy at the back rubbing his foot.

[@arindamsaha735]

That lady so cute.🤗

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

I know she was so kind, put a big smile on our face 😊

[@SalvadorjrDumalaon]

Be careful with a Chinese there

[@weihuang6014]

This 500 custom unit worth about usd 5-10 at most. Very common note.

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Really??

[@zhaoyangjing8418]

another crispy pork feast after around half a year? Great

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Can’t beat it

[@纵有千古]

good nice

[@jonesyeung3362]

It seems you want to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival or even the Chinese New Year in China(The Year of the Snake🐍)

[@qyangli6591]

2元的纸币的确是稀有。

[@lalalalalalala127]

3:44 the translation here is wrong. The Chinese translation means do you have any special descriptions? The owner may though you want more detailed information about this banknote.

[@KimLee-n4c]

that fruit with the red inside is a guava (common in SE Asia).

[@janechen3905]

the second fruit is called Lianwu ，Guangdong also eat that😊

[@deyuliu7616]

你们吃的水果是莲雾，java apple。莲雾是jambu air的音译。东南亚分布挺广泛，没什么味道

[@爱就一个字]

你们坐火车去那里 大理还是丽江 或者其他 我一直以为你们去湖南了 还在担心呢 那边在发洪水

[@做梦-z2h]

Thks for information, 晚上好 曼谷泰国， 7 月 8日 星期 一

[@tracywang9065]

The first fruit was Guava!!! oh I miss it soooo much

[@minchen5187]

I guess digital currency just didn’t give a f about counterfeit.😢

[@lichen997]

good video

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Thank you💙

[@youtubetebie7799]

✌

[@jonesyeung3362]

How long have you been in China? Aren't you going home yet?😂😂

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

We havn’t been home in 9 months 😂

[@minchen5187]

Rangers or Celtics 😢

[@arindamsaha735]

Sis u r look so gorgeous.👌👌👌

[@alessiii58]

这2个水果22元，这妇女真狠，杀猪价😂

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

We thought it seemed expensive🤣

[@MacrosFTW]

Ive heard from other vloggers that the price of fruits in China are expensive.

[@MinInLA]

@@Alan_and_Shannon One is guava, around 5 yuan/kg, the other one is java apple, around 40 yuan/kg

[@lynchlee7207]

@@Alan_and_Shannon it is normal price,the first one is expensive in china.

[@lynchlee7207]

@@MinInLA In shanghai, red guava is 50yuan/kg,wax apple 85yuan/kg

[@gwto7448]

9:36..That's guava😊

[@jarrylbolanos-hn9gm]

... Hello Godbless

[@gilberttello08]

✋✋ Philippines

[@HUAXIA-e9c]

第二种水果应该是南岛猴子种的莲雾吧😅

[@johnyyffeng-fs9xm]

一个莲雾，一个石榴，我认为都不好吃。莲雾价格贵

[@bibianachen4940]

welcome to kunming

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

we ♥️ Kunming

[@曾林-k7q]

❤❤❤

[@0760-so9ln]

🤗

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Very relaxing😇

[@lizz7805]

11:17 is wax apple

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

Thank you, I’ve never heard of this

[@Tom67Slick]

Please try the dog meat you're near the guangxi region

[@tennisguru6739]

Guys, you need to bargain. Cut the price in half, at least.

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

It's hard when we are not sure of the price

[@spikermike2843]

Whowoudathunk - blowing into pipes to make sound is a universal idea :)

[@maniron-em4xi]

You guys buy the paper RMB ,they are not expensive. worth it .

[@whokiss2035]

when you buy in china ,it's sold by weight not by number.

[@kaihua5683]

Your money will always be spent in unexpected places

[@loonganimation]

16:54 I really enjoyed the massage part. The masseuse was very friendly and it was very interesting to watch.😄😄😄

[@阿棗]

[@cai8805]

这水果贵了点要20元人民币。

[@cai8805]

这水果贵了点要20元人民币。

[@cai8805]

这水果贵了点要20元人民币。

[@gogo-goboy]

雲南商人不誠實，特別是景區，專門坑人錢

[@whokiss2035]

坑谁啊，这是市场，又不是景区。他买的就是贵的啊

[@johnyyffeng-fs9xm]

应该没有坑，篆新农贸市场我去过多次，物价有监督

[@leonlili5312]

造谣者会遭天谴的

[@LTBOA]

❤❤❤

[@johnyyffeng-fs9xm]

篆新农贸市场😂😂😂😂

[@leonlili5312]

后面有位抠脚大汉😂

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

How lovely😂