beijing vlog | days in my life in beijing (& feeling like a tourist at home...)

[@rocioiribe5841]

there's something magical about the snaps of life you share from across the world, the last quote about home got me.

[@tapiocapress]

I love KZbin for letting people who cannot be further apart in this world relate to each other's lives. There's something so beautiful in common humanity

[@DaylightHarmony]

I like this approach to reading a book, taking yourself to the places they've been must really change how you understand things. Thanks so much for this different outlook :)

[@tapiocapress]

The best experience I had in that regard, was when I was reading a book called Exciting Times in Hong Kong, and read about the main characters eating salad from M&S, and realized I had just had salad from M&S at HK botanical garden the day before...I smiled all day because of that:)

[@chocojoie]

I have consistently anticipated the release of your videos and sincerely hope that you consider uploading on a weekly basis. :(

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you🫶it’s always been my goal to upload once a week, and I have consistently failed at it for the past 4 years. I realized there must be something wrong with my approach. This year I’m giving up on ruling myself with an iron fist, and treating myself with compassion, so that I only post videos from the bottom of my heart. I think that will lead to more videos over all - and hopefully I’ll get to one video a week soon:)

[@rhosymedra6628]

great vlog! The "feeling like a tourist in my hometown" is one of my favourite genres of vlog to watch because it's so relatable.

[@tapiocapress]

it's such an ineffable feeling...and yet so many of us share it. I love KZbin for bringing us together in this way!

[@j-trandell9274]

What a vibe - relaxed, nostalgic, accepting. Good stuff...!

[@tapiocapress]

[@rushalijadon550]

this was such a well made vlog!! It was a relaxing and comforting watch. Thanks for bringing us to Beijing. Sending lots of love 💌

[@WilliamWGG88]

I stumbled across your vlog randomly today and so glad I did. I live in BJ (but originally from overseas). It's so odd to see so many places I go to frequently make an appearance in your video. You really captured it well. You said something about all your friends who previously lived here have all left now, which is so on point. Beijing is such a transient city, and as beautiful as it is, it can feel lonely too. Keep well and hope you come back for a visit some time soon.

[@lemurunc]

I love the relaxed feeling of this diary - things are what they are, take a few moments to enjoy the way life is, no pressure. Also snow! I miss winter. 😊Beautiful editing and narration!

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you for saying this🫶 lately I’ve been trying to make peace with the idea that things are what they are, and allowing myself to enjoy the journey. It’s very liberating. Hope you take care:)

[@asiahaltheaa]

this is the first video i watched from you and it's just so refreshing to watch you go around and live in the moment. so relaxing, so inspiring. you inspire me to work on my mandarin so I can enjoy China when I come to visit.

[@yenlinhle3852]

Your editing skill just gets better every time. Nice work!

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you!! I experimented with a few things in this one. So glad you liked it🥰

[@graziribeiros]

I love the "reading in chinese" moments and the video is relaxing omg

[@QueenXKnit]

The lines from the book were so beautiful!

[@ilaria9849]

Your vlogs always give me comfort! Also, I love the parts where you read bits of the book ❤ always such a pleasure consuming the content you create!

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you💕 it’s such a pleasure sharing moments from my life with you too…thank you for being here

[@MAjaLeahHB]

the last passage from the book you read us is very true. i have crippling anxiety and leaving the house was always a big deal for me but one day i found myself leaving the house casually just the way i would walk to my living room and i noticed i can find this comfort of home anywhere within myself

[@tapiocapress]

That's so beautiful

[@jessiejessie3430]

Thank you for the precious and sparkling moments! :)

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you for savoring them with me🫶✨

[@chloeisokay]

Yay! So happy to finally see a new vlog from you. ❤ This is so chill and it was fun watching and listening to you. 😊

[@tapiocapress]

This one is from the heart

[@poppycalliope]

Your videos are getting better and better. You're doing an amazing job ❤

[@tapiocapress]

thank you so much

[@joanthechin]

hi evelyn!! i’ve always loved watching your videos. back when you were still living in beijing, i would watch your videos to see what life in beijing looked like as i always loved visiting it. i ended up moving to beijing around the same time that you left for guangzhou, and it really feels like a second home to me. now, seeing your video revisiting beijing feels crazy to me because i can recognise the different places you visited, as i have been there myself before since moving here ☺️ i’m happy that you got some closure during this trip, and i wish you all the best in this beautiful year ahead❤

[@nadjae.327]

I lived in Beijing for 5 years and used to go to most of the places you visited in this video. Zarah was one of my fav spots, went twice a week usually. Thank you so much for this video, what a walk down memory lane 💕

[@tapiocapress]

🥺people come and go, but zarah will always be there (hopefully!)

[@danabujo]

just how do you do it??? this video makes me miss Beijing so much, even though I've never been there before!! i totally understand the nostalgia of revisiting an old home, and the feeling that you're no longer a part of the scene, but a tourist, an onlooker. thanks for sharing 💗

[@CielMan-sc6xr]

I really, really enjoy your videos so so much!! Your videos always give me this calm, nostalgic vibes and I can't get enough of it! Cannot wait to come to China (Shanghai) this month for my exchange semester! Thank you for creating these amazing videos. 🥰

[@tapiocapress]

tysm🫶Shanghai is so fun! Hope you have a fantastic exchange semester

[@summer-gu3lj]

amazing video! very heart warming, loved the reading parts ❤️

[@tapiocapress]

thank you

[@sadcowgirl___]

I love your vlogs!!! thank you for your hard work! also my favourite band is playing in the background at one point in the video which was a nice surprise haha

[@tapiocapress]

Oh wow! At the bar? That's insane haha...what a small world!

[@sadcowgirl___]

@@tapiocapress yes!!

[@AmethystBlossom]

ahh evelyn!! i've had a really rough week, and this video really helped to lift my spirits

[@tapiocapress]

that makes my heart so happy!! Sending lots of love

[@warmandtoasty]

that 煎饼 and saxophone player in 地坛公园 made me feel a surge of emotion...your beijing vlogs are so precious. beijing also looks so good on you💛

[@tapiocapress]

life is about the small moments...and the ones in beijing just hit so different😭

[@danielaguerrero4354]

Your videos are always so inspiring

[@tapiocapress]

So happy to be back! Thank you for waiting

[@squiddyowlbairn1028]

I'm getting so many good book recommendations from watching your videos :) Immaculate vibes, as always. ❤

[@tapiocapress]

yay!! I'm such a slow reader and getting to share the books with you guys is a huge motivations for me to read more🥰

[@helentsokana]

Love your vlogs 😊 So happy for this new video! I also love your book recommendations. I got the book "Before the coffee gets cold" after hearing you talk about it in one of your vlogs and I fell in love with the stories. So human and emotional.

[@tapiocapress]

ahhh so glad you liked the book (&the video hehe)! I want to read more Japanese authors this year, and hopefully go visit again🏮

[@candylove1234]

Yay so happy you are back!! :)

[@ZoeW-h3p]

have been looking forward to your next video for weeks!! so glad it's finally here :)

[@tapiocapress]

ahhh thank you for being patient with me which I take a break to recharge

[@slowlife6563]

I went to Beijing a month ago and this is the video I dreamt of having before going

[@tapiocapress]

Hope you had a lovely time!

[@Mark.Offtopic]

Beautiful vlog, you've made me miss Beijing! It's been 5 years since my last visit and Beijing would have to be one of my favourite cities I've ever visited.

[@respergu13]

These vlogs are so peaceful! 😊😊

[@tapiocapress]

thank you for spending some chill time with me

[@nambot]

There's something really nice about the editing style in this video. I really like the music transitions and story telling. I'm gonna study this video and take notes for my own video editing projects 😊

[@tapiocapress]

Aww I’m so honored haha! All the best with your editing!

[@susiestateofmind]

loved this vlog! my visits to Beijing were always in the winter so I'm definitely feeling the nostalgic vibes :')

[@tapiocapress]

beijing winter hits different❄️

[@VânNguyễnHoàiKhánh]

actually I rarely leave comments on KZbin, but this time I do. Since I watched and followed your vlogs, I've always wanted to take myself on a date, love traveling and experiencing alone. your videos make me feel better and relaxed in some ways naturally. I am learning Chinese and I also like to visit Beijing one day. Hope you release new videos more regularly.

[@tapiocapress]

I'm so glad you feel better after watching my videos! Strangely I feel better after making them too...Good luck with learning Chinese! Hope you get to visit beijing soon

[@sacredheartsx]

İm so glad to see you posting again :) i hope you are doing well evelyn!!

[@tapiocapress]

happy to have you back!! I've been taking lots of time to think about life lately because there will be lots of big changes in my life this year...Thank you for being patient:)

[@Prankzterstarr]

Such a beautiful and reflective piece!!❤

[@tapiocapress]

thank you

[@hilario4724]

this kinda healed me! ty

[@sunflowerrath4754]

I have been waiting for your new video! Love this editing so much.

[@tapiocapress]

thank you🥰 I took a bit of a break and came back with new editing ideas to try. So happy you liked it!! And thanks for your patience:)

[@YeLiu-w7b]

Evelyn, glad to see you in KZbin again! this video just reminded me of my previous life in Beijing. Though I have always said that I don't like it cuz it is too vast comparatively I am so little and alone, I missed it so much by following your trip. Now I am about to start my new journey in Shanghai on my own. Wish both of us good luck! btw, I also like the book 我与地坛. It is my favorite book last year!

[@tapiocapress]

All the best in Shanghai!! Beijing feels like a past life to me too…for whatever reason I’m still not ready to say goodbye even though I’ve already left🥲 hope you feel at home in SH:)

[@joyfullencounters]

Evelyn is back ❤

[@tapiocapress]

❤️❤️❤️

[@quintonquaye3551]

Yeah Beijing has always seemed like my second home, every time I return, it's like i'm coming home to another version.

[@blackberryjam2]

Loved it! Very cozy and lots of good eats.

[@tapiocapress]

That's the vibe of Beijing

[@phoebe2288]

Please do more what I eat in a day or what I spend in a week ! Those are very interesting ❤

[@tapiocapress]

🫡

[@wistfulberry]

😊 Thank you for coming to Fiction Night, I was happy to see you there too! (A very pleasant surprise!) Also I finally remembered to subscribe and have now binge watched allllll your videos!!! 🎉❤ keep it up, Evelyn!

[@tapiocapress]

awwwwwww

[@QueenXKnit]

Missed you so so so much Evelyn! You better not abandon us for such a long time again TT_TT!

[@tapiocapress]

😭 thanks for your patience

[@RongRoseLiu]

Beautifully evocative, as always :)

[@tapiocapress]

[@loganhallucinates]

As a beijing native who now lives in the US, and as a fellow youtube creator, I’m really glad i found your channel ❤

[@annashealingjourney]

thank you so so much for sticking with your videomaking it helps me to keep making mine

[@moonyuelune]

favourite of all time ❤❤❤❤❤

[@tapiocapress]

ahhh that makes me so happy!! yes to making better videos each time🥰

[@liligotts1]

my fav youtuber

[@tapiocapress]

🥺🥺🥺😭💕✨(there are so many amazing KZbinrs out there I feel like I don't deserve this but thank you so so much!!)

[@citruscaro]

Yay a new video! Loved it, as always :)

[@tapiocapress]

thank youuu🥰

[@scy2734]

ur video is such a vibe！

[@tapiocapress]

thank you🥰

[@bm_snow]

Ohhh I miss Beijing so much ✨

[@tapiocapress]

same...I'll keep finding excuses to go back!

[@ZoeW-h3p]

i feel the exact same as you with the tree branches in winter, i find them very depressing here in europe as well!!

[@tapiocapress]

I'll be seeing a lot of that in Berlin this winter...I hope when the time comes for me to move there the tree branches will start to feel less depressing and more like a vibe

[@cloudhaver]

your week looks so fun. I want to visit this area- the food and life look amazing. I am happy you are showing this part of china. :)

[@tapiocapress]

You should totally visit🥰 China is so stereotyped on the news that it almost doesn’t seem like the real life I’m living here…so happy to get to share my favorite city through my lens!

[@cvk2761]

Hej, I will be staying a couple days in Beijing which area would you recommend to just have a calm stay and visit restaurant and cafes like you show?:) greetings from Copenhagen

[@donganhacquyen]

Beautiful and ancient but gives a sad feeling, i will be depressed if too much ice and little sunshine🥶

[@lorenagonzalessaar6488]

We were missing you so much!! Glad everything is ok with you! ❤

[@tapiocapress]

[@freeda_taiyaki]

So happy to see ur video again:) this one almost feels like you are taking us onto a private tour in Beijing, many good food spots ☺️☺️ Beijing is one of the places my bf want to visit the most after reading Three Body lol thank you ❤ take care in 2024 (try some warm honey tea if you are sick, I’ve been sick last week thanks to the cold German winter and the tea def helped 😂

[@tapiocapress]

That's basically the tour I wish someone would have taken me on when I want to avoid all the tourists in a new city haha...Beijing's such a special place...you should totally come visit:)

[@gunsroses1293]

I live here, Fensiting Hutong. But I have never been to this coffee shop. Thanks for sharing. Beijing is a beautiful city, welcome everyone to visit.

[@tapiocapress]

@@gunsroses1293 fenzi just closed:(💔

[@Cait311]

What is the quality of life like in bejing? There's another KZbin creator she lives in bejing and speaks English.. you both have an American vibe and personality..

[@lloydmeng]

Omg a 冰糖葫芦 without the seeds removed sounds horrible. Loved the video as always!

[@tapiocapress]

I know...an atrocity! I had high hopes😂

[@kantatiangwan6640]

I love your vlog :) is it winter when you were filming this vlog??

[@QueenXKnit]

Ice Cream in Winter?!! You're so brave! I would probably end with a sore throat before I got to the end of it XD

[@tapiocapress]

good thing I had a sore throat already before getting that idea cream hahaha

[@jenl072]

Thanks for the book rec. I bought it on Amazon.

[@tapiocapress]

Hope you enjoy

[@bee7501]

I've always wanted to visit mainland china bc I have Chinese family, ty 4 making it possible!

[@jjdwolfe]

I miss living in BeiJing

[@bobacabuja]

This video has one flaw, i want to eat all the food now 😂 lovely vlog!

[@tapiocapress]

hahahaha now that you mentioned the word food I'm hungry too (it's 2am...)

[@stanleyferdinand5979]

Lovely video and channel.I'll be visiting China for the first time next month.Your videos have been inspiring. Wish you would make them all in Chinese with English subtitles!(or at least a parallel video).

[@tapiocapress]

hope you have a lovely time in China! I have made a video in Chinese, once, and would love to make more in the future. The challenge is translating + subtitling takes way too much time...😭 Hope I'll be able to find/afford someone to help in the future, so I can make more of those!

[@QueenXKnit]

The Chinese Tourism Ministry should sponsor your videos!!! You're making me want to travel all over China T_T

[@tapiocapress]

omg they really should hahaha

[@RoadDestination]

Long time no see.... started to think you had given up on YT. Happy you didn't!

[@tapiocapress]

what?!! no way I'd give up on KZbin...I have been taking lots of time to think about what to do with my life because there will be a lot of big changes this year...but I'm nothing if not persistent:)

[@orgiil]

I watch all your videos and I love them. and recently really being in love with the Chinese book philosophy and calmness, would you mind if you recommend me a Chinese book that doesn’t have much advanced words(I’m in intermediate level in Chinese)

[@tapiocapress]

So glad to hear you are interested in Chinese books!! tbh I haven’t read lots of Chinese books lately, and because I’m a native speaker of Chinese, I don’t really notice if a book is “advanced” or not:( a general rule of thumb when I read English books - I find YA books tend to be easier to read. hope this helps!

[@amuishere]

miss you Evelyn… ❤

[@tapiocapress]

thank you for hanging around while I took my time

[@panashemureyi2584]

I have been living in Beijing or 3 months now, I don't know any interesting locations, hope to see more suggestions from you

[@tapiocapress]

Here's a playlist of my older Beijing vlogs from when I used to live there - lots of suggestions: kzbin.info/aero/PLW5TY5Ak5jfnqHCUWlkXFvMRXTiYddhIU&si=yVLvi3s9SbcAK2bh Hope you enjoy your time in Beijing!

[@swarupade3390]

I now live in shanghai and I’m constantly going out for whisky sours by myself. So happy to see someone else do the same! ❤

[@tapiocapress]

YES to whiskey sour dates w/ self💖

[@yourefinebabe5118]

How to get your shoots done while not feeling bothering others in the bar or a restaurant? Or ppl just don’t care about filming in public?😮

[@_bmee]

guess home is where your heart is wherever it is

[@tapiocapress]

In that sense Beijing is definitely my home...

[@stonelam5099]

god i miss beijing

[@tapiocapress]

come back soon:)

[@bresoccercards6461]

Ain't noway you read a book on that bench in that weather.😅

[@tapiocapress]

you are absolutely right that was 100% for the vlog🥹

[@bresoccercards6461]

@@tapiocapress 😅

[@rheemk1980]

what are chinese's opinion on tourist/foreigners?

[@tapiocapress]

hmmm I'm not sure how to answer that...people are very friendly in general, and the government is doing a big push to attract more foreign tourists. Personally I feel like if you haven't been to China it's one of those place that can be very different from what's portrayed in the media - in a good way!

[@chenduoduochen]

拉皮和粉条的区别是啥

[@SlowlifeofPaula]

wondering if everything it’s ok? You have been a bit off, so just wondering I hope you are doing ok👍🏻

[@tapiocapress]

Thank you for noticing🥺 I’ve just been thinking A LOT about life. With major life changes (e.g. I’m moving to Germany this year), we tend to want to look inwards, and that’s what I’ve been doing. It’s not been easy, but was well worth it!

[@QueenXKnit]

Evelyn did you though about setting a patreon? Ko-fi is good, but patreon allows people who wish to support you on a longer time frame and will probably help with the steadiness of your income!

[@tapiocapress]

I have been thinking lots about this...mainly stuck on how I can offer value to my patrons...but I have some ideas! Stay tuned:)

[@dmireena5142]

小红书上面那个是本人吗

[@tapiocapress]

是哦😆

[@dmireena5142]

好喜欢你，快点更新

[@Devinzhr]

你是中国人嘛，很喜欢你的视频