China's Ancient Watertown's | Shanghai's BEST Day Trip

[@philipemery5503]

Went there before Covid and I have been fascinated with Chinese historical buildings and history.

[@EoinandAisling]

The buildings are sooo detailed, the architecture is brilliant

[@wanghaley417]

对 那些建筑 只有在中国能看到 古典建筑

[@nevermind24425]

现在又是不同的中国了😊😊

[@PopdjksFoijsk]

especially Hui-style architecture

[@lizz7805]

that comb is made of sandalwood that oozes an intense aroma and has a calming effect.

[@albertcadgame8314]

Thank you for showing the REAL CHINA, unlike some fake youtuber video showing China in a bad light ! Hope you enjoy your visit and thanks for showing the tips on how to travel in China better.

[@EoinandAisling]

Thank you for watching! We are just showing our experience and lucky us, it’s a positive one ☺️

[@xmayx2507]

Really cool place!! Thanks so much for sharing. Really awesome that there’s so many options for subtitles too.😊 Thank you for adding!

[@EoinandAisling]

My pleasure 😊 it takes a little bit more time but makes our videos more accessible

[@starlights006]

also the Venice of china is 1000 older than the Italian one

[@EoinandAisling]

Fun fact! That’s very cool

[@kevinaa114]

no

[@jzvr5842]

@@kevinaa114 Yes

[@nuo.not1033]

​@@kevinaa114 This is true, but these towns were built mainly of wood, and over the years they were destroyed by war and rebuilt. You can't preserve an old, beautiful building like Venice. But if you talk about the history of these towns dating back to 100 BC, the historical environment of China determined that the north produced warriors to defend against and invade the nomads, and the south produced grain to feed these warriors. At that time, we did not have more technology to transport food, mainly through land transport and river transport to ensure the delivery of food to the north, so the town you see today was only to protect the river transport of small forts and posts for troops to rest, people around these buildings slowly developed into towns, forming today's towns.

[@tengsteel8560]

@@kevinaa114 The Venice of the East Suzhou has a history of 2,500 years， Suzhou was founded in 514 BC

[@alfredgao4435]

3:30 the clerk says:12 元 1 斤. it means 12yuan per jin。1jin is 500g~。

[@timeking-roger]

I'm glad to see you come to China. If you encounter problems in China, you can always consult the young people you meet around you. They will give you the most enthusiastic help because they are exposed to the forefront of science and technology. Regarding Chinese food, you can consult the merchants on how to eat it, and they will be happy to teach you. I hope you have a happy journey in China.

[@gregchen4023]

As a Chinese man I have seen many westerners don't like sticky rice. Your are exceptional.

[@EoinandAisling]

Oh really! We love it

[@MacrosFTW]

I cant believe you didnt buy a painting. I would have loved to get one, its beautiful. 😍

[@frapstar]

im surprise that i havent seen you try Jian bing in any of the videos yet ?! highly recommend its a Chinese savoury crepe very common for breakfast (crepe itself + egg + soybean paste + coriander + fried bean curd for crunchy texture some places might put process meat similar to spam and optional chilli paste as well) had to describe it incase you might not like the ingredient lol. another common breakfast they have is the fried chinese donut (long stick of fried dough) and fresh un sweeten soybean milk.

[@cinnamomumcamphora8943]

Wow! This ancient water town is just amazing and beautiful! ❤️👍

[@EoinandAisling]

It really is! Thanks for watching

[@carey-z3t]

Amazing! It’s like Venice in Italy, with residents still living there. It’s beautiful and full of life, the Venice of the East.

[@kokoon2530]

For the other food item, seller said RMB 12 for 500 gram. In China 1 Jin means 1 catty but their 1 Jin is 500gram

[@EoinandAisling]

We got better over time with ordering bread by weight but it took a while

[@yonight6871]

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.Salamander diversity is highest in eastern North America, especially in the Appalachian Mountains; most species are found in the Holarctic realm, with some species present in the Neotropical realm.The Chinese call it: "Baby Fish"Chinese pronunciation is: "WA WA YU".

[@唐果-w4d]

❤❤❤👍👍

[@dellas1986]

those are pet axolotls imported from Mexico, not the Chinese salamanders

[@at612]

@@dellas1986 Axolotl are native to China as well

[@dellas1986]

@@at612 Nope. Google yourself.

[@唐鹏-t3n]

9:30 The fish in the glass bowl is a salamander

[@EoinandAisling]

We had never seen one before!

[@camellia791]

@@EoinandAisling In China,We call"baby fish",because it looks like little baby!

[@tomi1455]

it's axolotl.

[@DuChen-py7gl]

@@camellia791 No, because its cry sounds like a baby crying, so it's called "baby fish"

[@hf3741]

@@camellia791 这不是娃娃鱼

[@SiensKitchen]

My grandma is from that town Zhu Jia Jiao. I spent my childhood summer there before it became a tourist attraction. I love to get away from the modern city and hang out with my cousins there. My aunt's house is still there and is being rented out. Last time (this summer) I was there it was under construction, because that house was more than 100 years old. When I stood there the house was so much smaller than I thought. You chose the right time to go there, off season time. The sticky rice with pork belly is the authentic local food. The bugs and the fried dough are actually not. I am glad you had a good experience there!

[@SiensKitchen]

The fish makes sounds like a baby crying, so it's called "little child fish"

[@MarinaYuan-ye5qt]

you should go to WUZHEN, near Shanghai, it's so beautiful

[@DavoodIB]

Love from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@EoinandAisling]

Heyy!!

[@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2]

Awesome citywalk tour 👍

[@georwoogle]

went to the same town in Shanghai and ate in a local restaurant which has many western oil paintings on the walls. the food in this restaurant is fantastic. 😃

[@seikiratakahashi767]

15:31 This kid speaks so good English

[@EoinandAisling]

Doesn’t he!! We couldn’t believe how amazing his English was and his accent

[@lizz7805]

@@EoinandAisling the younger generations start learning English in 3rd grade, many middle class families send their kids to private schools to get a head start, they typically start taking English glass at age 5 or 6, many of them will be fluent by the age of 10-12.

[@shuangleng5479]

小朋友虽然英文说很少几句，但听得出发音很不错，胆子也很大很自信

[@joeyp1927]

Coffee with cute cats on the canal...maybe couple with the canoe, next time!

[@DVLA3344]

I am so glad you visited my hometown❤

[@MatthewStyles-tl9gj]

If you have time, I highly recommend visiting Chengdu, a city in the west of China, where you can see giant pandas and enjoy many delicious foods, such as hot pot.😊

[@Hing.Dickson]

I think you guys should buy one or two from that shop hand-craft with tiny fine needle , bit by bit became a beautiful art👍👍

[@jackleung7254]

It's interesting food you had.

[@EoinandAisling]

It was very good!

[@jason34007]

if you like this type of china， wuzhen （乌镇） not far away from shanghai， is a same type ， much bigger and cheaper

[@EoinandAisling]

Ohh I like the sound of that!

[@eddieliu88hk]

Your video make me so hungry for food😅, nice place to hangout

[@yunfengc6269]

amazing. thanks!

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks for watching

[@jerryni2022]

Love your story

[@EoinandAisling]

Aw thanks ☺️

[@michaeltse321]

Zhujiajiao is older than Venice. So Venice has the Zhujiajiao vibe - lol

[@kevinaa114]

no

[@EoinandAisling]

I like this haha correction needed

[@jzvr5842]

@@kevinaa114 Yes

[@amandagrant4331]

A very good place for tourism

[@EoinandAisling]

It was such a good day for us

[@katsumidaido1134]

Your choice of background music is always great

[@lizz7805]

the rice dumpling with pork filling is called zong zi in mandarin, the dessert version is more popular, but i prefer this savory one. 😍

[@mrchow489]

Tom cruise ran along that canal in mission impossible 3

[@TAL142]

salamanders are amphibians. They are closer related to frogs. But this species is a consider living fossil that remain same as 165 million years ago. Never seen these colors though.

[@LoRGamePlay]

Hi, nice video… Are you from Ireland as you have a Northern Irish accent 😅 Them swimming things I actually thought they are newts as they can live in and out of water, remember seeing them back in yestayears in school trip exotic pets That braised pork looks 👌

[@znba8823]

8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝😍🥰

[@散仙-v9s]

谢谢你们提供了中文字幕，祝你们旅行愉快。

[@凌xing-v6u]

9:00 “娃娃鱼wawayu” The translation is Baby fish. 。 because it's cute like a baby.

[@唐果-w4d]

11:45 那是用来刮痧的板

[@kokoon2530]

The fish in China is called "wawa yu" translated wawa (baby) yi (fish). It make noise call sound like crying baby. In English is a Salamander. Adh mor agus oiche mhaith

[@EoinandAisling]

That’s so interesting, now I want to hear it haha go raibh míle maith agat

[@jzvr5842]

It's Wa Wa Yu, not Yi.

[@kokoon2530]

@@jzvr5842 thanks for correcting

[@PopdjksFoijsk]

the fish with long legs is a giant salamander, scientifically known as the giant salamander. The comb and horn scraper I bought later are made of buffalo horns. Using them to wipe your body or face can help you calm down and sleep. It's a good thing.

[@yansiangang7650]

#洪叔书法，感谢分享视频🤗

[@znba8823]

8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝🀄🐉🐲😍🥰😅

[@scottadkins1]

8:19 this is axolotle larvae.not a fish.it is a salamander(lizard like amphibians)

[@EoinandAisling]

It was sooo cool, are they popular in China?

[@whokiss2035]

@@EoinandAisling in china it's called wawayu which is meaning kid fish but not kiss fish.wawa=kid,yu=fish.

[@joe0619]

@@EoinandAisling yeah cause it looks like mini chinese dragon.

[@ymhktravel]

Is kind of strange to me to call an ancient water town (and other even more ancient ones) the Venice of Shanghai when they are actually older than Venice itself.

[@EoinandAisling]

I understand the history however, I am more familiar with Venice a western tourists. And many others would also see this comparison

[@ivyshy98]

if you went during the winter which it seems like from the way you said it was cold 😂, it's off season for tourists. if you are about during a work day, you might also notice that a lot of these tourists are older. one thing older chinese don't like is the cold so it's going to be a lot emptier at tourist places during these months. probably better for you because you probably would not like the sea of people you get during peak season lol.

[@YongLi-np3wg]

2:51 Obviously you guys are in love with fried pancakes.😅

[@EoinandAisling]

Haha yes we are 😂

[@YINGZHANG-zh4zj]

感觉中国商人童叟无欺，价格合理❤

[@EoinandAisling]

I like that

[@jinliu1198]

Zhujiajiao is literally filled with people in national holidays. You can hardly walk in the main street. Almost like Metro in rush hours.

[@osuan9]

nice..

[@joyceadson5420]

I recommend you to travel to Changsha. Changsha is a city that never sleeps, and there are many young people who don't sleep and spend the whole night partying.

[@EoinandAisling]

Oh goodness, I feel tired thinking about it haha

[@sang-suangam9772]

at around 18:00, it could be 粽子，rice dumplings made from glutinous rice with fillings, usually marinated pork bellies ... wrapped in bamboo leaves and tied with straw strings ... during 300 to 200 bc， a court official 屈原 was so sadden that his country was in decline, and his policies were not adopted ... he threw himself into the river ... the common people, made these dumplings and threw them into the river, hoping that the fishes will not eat his corpse ... on the lunar calendar, fifth day of the fifth month, chinese around the world will make these at homes and remember him ...

[@sunnynic4945]

nice🎉❤

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks 🤗

[@tangxying]

玻璃盆中的， 叫 墨西哥钝口螈， 或叫 六角恐龙

[@EoinandAisling]

That’s sooo interesting, going to have to read up about them

[@adelehaenel6515]

葱油饼Cōng yóu bǐng 16:38

[@RajuBoro-mk9xx]

Nice

[@Alex-c7l]

19:51 Hahaha, when will you challenge the Chinese cuisine "Boneless Chicken Feet and Century egg"

[@EoinandAisling]

Did someone say this?! Haha

[@生于乱世]

Axolotl...It is called Wawayu in Mandarin, literally means baby fish. cause in ancient time people said the sounds they make it is like baby crying..

[@EoinandAisling]

Oh wow that’s so strange and interesting, I’d love to hear one

[@uuuuuu3053]

@@EoinandAisling actually it might be a interesting rumor, cause no one has confirmed that baby fish makes screams

[@leewong8628]

❤❤❤

[@缘儿-t9e]

"baby fish"😂

[@Alex-c7l]

3:07 The second type of food you want, the boss said "12CNY per kilogram"

[@EoinandAisling]

Ohhh, that makes more sense. Thanks for translating

[@xuzelin]

Have a good time in China❤

[@EEVChannel4686]

the old man said it's a live fish........

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks for translating haah

[@manlao7110]

老人說牠是娃魚................娃娃魚...

[@OureyeayHdqy]

Let me tell you what kind of fish it is, translated by the merchants, it is called a baby fish or a hexagonal dinosaur fish, in fact, it is a salamander, which can be purchased on Chinese shopping platforms, and it is sold by size, about 1.3~2.5 pounds, and there are many colors now, which are completely the result of artificial breeding.

[@jeffreyINAus]

The pancake is ￥12（1.5 pounds） / 500 grams

[@Charlotte-t7b]

Guasha, for beauty and health

[@arindamsaha735]

bb where r u from?❤❤❤

[@lizz7805]

that fish is called salamander

[@Gemini73883]

The watertowns in china have only 1 thing in common with Venice. Water! Nothing else is alike.

[@elaineleung502]

9:15 It’s actually kid fish cause it looks like little baby😂

[@TingxuanZhao-v4t]

that lady who is trying to sell the Mahua snack to you is really using a bad sales tactics hahaha. She did say something not that nice but I guess it's her way of selling things.

[@junlifang2896]

🎉🎉🎉

[@impressionfirst8577]

🎉🎉🎉

[@Userof-d4b]

Woooowww

[@jackboa]

蝾螈很漂亮，也好养

[@GenAIntl]

318, he said 12, not 20 😂

[@EoinandAisling]

Aw need to work on my numbers haha

[@tengsteel8560]

@@EoinandAisling 12Yuan/500g

[@Billoushukla]

Ashley need to get little tan 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️

[@EoinandAisling]

Hah I’m working on it 😂😂

[@lonml]

娃娃鱼（giant salamander）？

[@EoinandAisling]

I think so!

[@Alex-wx4jl]

16:05 Those are axolotls

[@ql5572]

hi.welcome to china. Do you want to visit phoenix Ancient city in HuNan Province? I can be you free tour guide. I want to make foreign friends😊

[@EoinandAisling]

Aw thank you so much, it’s not on our route this time but hopefully in the future

[@nevermind24425]

上海是一个国际化的都市，有中国的一面，更多是世界的一面，如果你想深入了解中国的文化和历史，一定要去山东、山西、河南、湖南、广东、四川、陕西、西藏、新疆和哈尔滨。各地的文化代表😊😊

[@EoinandAisling]

We would love to see all of these places some day

[@ShaneC1123]

祖国盛世年华，愿世界和平😄🙏🙏🙏阿弥陀佛

[@EoinandAisling]

☺️

[@walhdamaskus2408]

Its not a fish, its a salamander.

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙂🙏👍👍🙏🙂

[@paperkittycat8091]

西方国家人来中国一般不知道吃什么,看那么多vlog最会吃的是韩国小姐姐

[@enzhus]

那是当然了，毕竟都是东亚的，而且她们可能也认识一些中文字呢！

[@guoyixin]

来自中国西安的爱

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks ☺️ can’t wait to visit there

[@我覺得8太行]

下次来中国 你应该去苏州看看 很漂亮

[@nevermind24425]

在中国送女友或妻子一把梳子是表达爱的意思，一梳到白头，表示对伴侣的爱从年轻到老去是长时间的忠贞😊😊

[@EoinandAisling]

This is adorable 🥰

[@porcelaincrown]

Noweadays, I feel like its been replaced with hot water bottles 😂 When my monthly you know was working up, my Chinese boyfriend always somehow has a hot water bottle at the ready to place on my stomach. My friend has had that experience too 😂

[@frankli3281]

Not “kiss fish”, but kids fish 😅

[@zhuangcorp]

You accidentally discovered evolution. or Pokemon

[@ChineseKiddo]

You both are so cute

[@奇奇蒂蒂貓貓]

其實這是一個上海國

[@EoinandAisling]

A country in Shanghai?!?

[@Caannitezoe]

8:44 they’re giant salamanders.

[@znba8823]

baby chinese dragon

[@jacobchen2638]

实际上，西方游客的消费能力偏低，很少购物。

[@米尔克milk]

那个有点想要强迫你们买东西的店员，真的让人很不舒服，非常令人讨厌😢

[@vincentnie6936]

According to what you bought for eat, you guys really like carbohydrate 🤭

[@philipemery5503]

Am English cannot read chinese

[@EoinandAisling]

Is your title in Chinese? If it is just change it to English in the settings in the bottom right hand corner