First Impressions of SHANGHAI, CHINA! Travel Vlog

I'm in China! In this video, I'm exploring the modern megacity of Shanghai during Chinese New Year 2024. I'll share my experience as a solo American traveler in Shanghai, explore different neighborhoods in the city (People's Square, former French Concession, Yu Garden, The Bund), and eat lots of incredible food!
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[@doug_barnard]

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[@user-hl1mp6lq6d]

Hi Doug , we are missing you here in Iraq .I will say hello on Instagram wait for me 😂keep it going you are the best .❤

[@Marsbati]

At the noodle and fried pork, you poured the soup into the noodle, which I think is a wrong move. Cuz that noodle is called scallion and oil Lao main, you don’t need the soup to be in there, the noodle is supposed to served with the soy sauce and other ingredients underneath it, if you pour the soup into it, the soup will dilute the flavor of the noodle. Just a little heads up here.

[@yanwu9990]

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[@explorerStar]

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[@bonaudi]

Fantastic video! Just a quick observation, in China, everything is digitalized now. There are Chinese apps and miniprograms for everything! There are reviews available for virtually everything too (reliable and unreliable ones same as in Google). Unlike our Western countries, China has developed its own ecosystem of apps by displacing the American tech monopolies (nobody banned them, they refused to comply with the local laws and left for good). If you check the few countries that have their own alternatives to the major tech giants like META, Google, and Microsoft, they are all labeled as "the axis of evil" but the reality is that they just pushed for their own independence and refused to bow down to these American monopolies to build their own. You saw the facts about China in person now, I'm glad more people can see it by visiting this beautiful country. Cheers from Shanghai!

[@samyang5873]

I'm S'porean. Yes , China is high tech , peaceful , safe & 4ever developing like crazy. Cheers to this truly amazing land of the free 🍻🍻🇸🇬

[@sansu3992]

中国发展觉得也离不开新加坡，我看过我们以前一个纪录片，早起改革开放送很多公务员让新加坡培训。好像还有其他职务高的官员。

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美国人会问新加坡人，你是中国人吗？你加入过中国共产党吗😂

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[@xukevin5271]

你吃过中餐吗，吃过就算半个中国人了嗷

[@samyang5873]

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[@rider2731]

I just came back from China. What’s so great about China other than the infrastructure, safety, modernity, and efficiency is the small alleys where you can find mom and pop stores selling very delicious and inexpensive foods. Chinese alleys are very clean and safe. I love to stay in high end hotels but eat and walk around alleys. The people in the alleys are also very friendly.

[@chiyiu0815]

Thank you..Hope more American change their negative view about China. We are not enemy but US government trying to set China an opposite side.

[@mitchellfreedlund291]

Every country has its bad and good. If I’m traveling, hopefully it will be in the good. You would travel to a city in a safe area like New York, but stay away from bad cities like Chicago. Personally, I was a big fan of Korea, china nice, but Korea music is lit.

[@RicointoGensokyo]

@@chiyiu0815 bro....Regrettably Americans will never build the planet with China

[@user-bu8ih9dr1p]

@chiyiu0815 yes！！！！！！

[@DuChen-py7gl]

@@mitchellfreedlund291 Music isn't just pop music, Korea has only a handful of recent pop music that drives you crazy. But they don't have ethnic music. China has a lot of folk music, Korea doesn't. Pop music has no vitality, but folk music can be passed down for thousands of years. Listen to Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

[@zoranmrdjenovic8127]

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Viva our friend from Serbia 🇨🇳 ❤🇷🇸

[@explorerStar]

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[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

China's sky is blue, unlike what Anglosaxon medias told us

[@constantineding8700]

Hahaha, the famous BBS style filter, which makes everything so grey and misty.

[@charleneji6759]

To be fair, sometimes the sky is gray. But you are right, whenever China appears in Anglo-saxon media, its sky is always gray.

[@rocksiu]

BBC CNN filter only for not following Western orders what they call non democracy country

[@zuriyel5368]

Yeah, it's kinda like how they make everything orange whenever they show Mexico in Hollywood movies and shows.

[@constantineding8700]

Not just the sky. Everything in China through BBC lens is grey. They also place camera in a low position towards government building or police or even security guard in a uniform if there isn't a police nearby, so they can create a dystopia feel.@@charleneji6759

[@leminion3097]

You broke any propaganda by US regimes to undermine better government and society. Thank you Doug

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[@melancholymelon5316]

China has always fascinated me, such a vast and exciting country with so many people. I'd love to go someday

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[@PanLi-of7ru]

Welcome to China！🥰

[@joncordel5737]

China the GREATEST country in the world> so clean, so organized, so rich in culture/history, so many people, so respectable and so prosperous.

[@VerkaterterStiefel]

very humble and polite statement.

[@Invincibleintheseconddimension]

The peoples and countries of China and the United States are both great, but the Communist Party is not good. I am from Hunan.

[@VerkaterterStiefel]

@@Invincibleintheseconddimension Chinese people are great, Xi is not!

[@VerkaterterStiefel]

@@Invincibleintheseconddimension ach, Kindchen, könnt ihr mal meine Kommentare veröffentlichen. Scheiss YT

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[@ProwalkTour]

I can’t thank you enough for posting this video, it changed my perspective. Just shared this video with my friends and family. Thanks for your video. Everything about this video is simply perfect. Thank you. Greeting from IRAN 🇮🇷 ❤

[@xinzi4643]

Iran was bullied from western always....but always like USA...because be washed from USA

[@sarahye3529]

你好 伊朗和中国应该做朋友❤ 我们都有悠久的历史和灿烂的文化 最重要的是 我们面对强权的打压 都不屈服

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[@user-mk8dr1xh3d]

Welcome to China in the future, our Chinese are very friendly and hot, if you have any problems in the China, you can ask anyone in the street, I believe you must get the friendly help from our Chinese.😄

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[@angelbellhermano-gg2dk]

Very nice video! Thank you for showing what China is truly like. It feels as if im also with you touring it. This is very helpful for those planning to visit this beautiful, modern country. The locals are very friendly, and Chinese cuisine looks delicious, especially their variety of liquors, which you drink, and their high tech payment systems just using your mobile,alipay app and credit card or debit card. And the vibrant night life of the city.

[@doug_barnard]

thank you!

[@GooseGander]

@@doug_barnard two questions. 1. What shoulder bag do you have? 2. Is there a surcharge to your credit card in Alipay for exchange rates or does the charge reflect the exact charge. Thanks 🙏

[@yananneteoh9818]

Since you re both comparing S. Korea and Japan with China, all three countries regarded as NE Asia geo❤politically. Its my impression that wry er, sw Its 😢😅

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[@KochariAsgar]

China, the country of wonders. After going to china, Korea and Japan feels almost not worth it

[@GIN.356.A]

To be fair, Japan and Korea are both remixes of the original, Chinese culture. So there is something of truth there.

[@frontline324]

China has unique natural scenery and magnificent architecture.

[@johnnylee5229]

No, Japan is worth it. Although there are many anti-Japanese populists in China, in the hearts of most Chinese people, Japan is still full of charm.

[@GIN.356.A]

​@@johnnylee5229 Meh, there are weebs everywhere.

[@jlvv_1]

Japan's still so worth it..

[@Theunknownking1234]

As an indian I can say that our media show us only bad things about china. China is really ahead of us and people are really friendly out there. There are some issues between india and china but average people have nothing to do with it, So we should appreciate their hardword towards building the country. Long live china. Love from indian brother 🇮🇳. We both have really old history❤

[@user-qq3uw3qy8q]

我不会英语，在我出国旅行的途中，遇到很多印度人，他们见我会询问我是不是中国人，很和善，。我爱印度

[@user-kf9em2lv7f]

Welcome to China! Brother

[@yestorrow]

Welcome to China, wish the great friendship between the two peoples of India and China!

[@nsebast]

Indian media pretty much parrot what Western media says.

[@cabnbeeschurgr6440]

Old history of trying to kill the shit out of each other lmao

[@LW78321]

For your first visit China, your Mandarin is quite good! Thank you for showing the real China (not the distorted version shown in MSM)! I'm watching from Melbourne, Australia

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[@loremasteringwion9930]

How does the MSM distort China?

[@LW78321]

@@loremasteringwion9930 in Australia, they only report negative news about China, never any positive news. Even if it is positive, they twist it to make it seem negative (you'll often see the headlines "but at what cost?!". Of course there is no perfect country in the world, but I initially became suspicious when it was a very one sided reports on China. Consequently, most people in Australia fear or hate China, and there are racist attacks on Asians.

[@woman2007]

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[@doug_barnard]

thanks!

[@niro-py6mq]

I agree with you

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[@dextro7349]

FYI, China doesn’t ban foreign apps. As long as companies follow the rules and regulations, they are welcome.

[@gliu1431]

Yes. You are right. TikTok put the servers in US to comply with US data security and privacy rules and regulations otherwise TikTok is not allowed in US. Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc did not do the same for complaint with China rules and regulations so they withdrew from China market. However, western media and politicians, such as US ambassador in Beijing, will always purposely accuse (smear) China banned them which is not true. It’s very unprofessional for a person like ambassador to tell lies in front of media (Bloomberg) but then it’s US politician way to do it publicly and shamelessly .

[@jding1573]

Very good video told us the real China. Shanghai has both historical and modern architectures and the people there is more open to the world. Well done!

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[@jeanleveille5319]

I have been 6 times to the Yu Garden, by day, it's really superb but at night it's so beautiful, there's a powerful dignity that emanates from it, it takes your breath away.

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[@Baby86summer]

In China, we have our own"Google"map ,it's baidu map or gaode（高德） map.it's works even better than Google map, we don't worries America will turn it off .people on the street not because we don't have Google have to explore by themselves , it's because we like the enjoying the night market .

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[@lizz7805]

the chinese wine lady is so warm and generous 😍

[@tommybarnard9781]

Beautiful city!! Too many shots of wine!!😊

[@doug_barnard]

i think it was more like liquor honestly 😂

[@talkthetalk3798]

That's not wine, but liquor with alcohol ranging from 38 (76 proof) to 52% (104 proof) of.

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[@ivonhiero1676]

​@@anglohan5428I know independence sound great but if China treat the people good, like education easier for minority, heath care, etc. There no reason to free their land. You see Palestinians.

[@user-vh2ug4up1k]

China is for the people, instead of the 1% super riches. - Someone who was in the crowd "we ar the 99".

[@mrdblack313]

Always love Doug's videos!

[@geraldoyo1]

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN DOUG!

[@JT-dd1to]

The rice wine lady English is so good. great video

[@doug_barnard]

she was awesome!

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[@alexhu7939]

Free your narrow mind! I was in Tibet, I went to Xingjian, I was born in Taiwan and I have lived in Hong Kong! Your little brain has been poisoned by the propaganda of CNN and BBC! Wake up, go there to see for yourself!

[@Howx-gx8hn]

The way you eat noodles maybe wrong….soup shouldn’t mix the noodles ….this is dry noodles ….

[@CJ_666]

Every foreigners especially the guy came to that tourist spot can not escape from that wine lady which I saw several youtubers already she just smile at you and aggressively offering you free shots after shots..what a nice lady!

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[@jameschan486]

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[@kayapi5321]

If Doug stays there for another 5 minutes, he may be drunk on the street.

[@kksu6860]

One major misinformation at the end of this video to be corrected: In China, actually, people use 高德地图 GaoDe Map, a way better alternative to Google Map in China. It even show count down seconds of traffic light on the map in direction mode.

[@garyhooper2728]

Correct the main map used in China is GaoDe Google you need a VPN to use in China, most offer traffic light seconds - Bai Du, Tencent (Q,Q) even our Tesla (Baidu) now has traffic light count down

[@SilasmmondDru]

That's right, I was also shocked when I first used it!

[@alastairmaclean6320]

Great first vlog in China. I am here waiting for the rest of them.

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[@fabiorobertoferreira978]

Great video, thanks for sharing this amazing city with us.

[@Hoho-ww5yh]

let me explain: the soldiers at the new Garden were trying to control not to be too overcrowded. As some years ago there’s terrible accident when too many people went to the Bund to do sight viewing at new year.

[@monachung6217]

I have lived in the USA for 40 yrs and I plan to retire in Zhong Shan or Sanxiang. These two cities are among the nine cities in the Greater Bay Area in Southern China. I will not need to drive while living there and cost of living is so much lower while the standard of living is also high. I can find delicious and affordable foods, and can ride the local bus for free since I am over 60. Didi or Lyft/Uber are soooo cheap too. the cities are clean and safe. Above all, the local people in Zhong Shan are very nice, helpful and friendly.

[@wow1024wow]

国内有自动驾驶的 新能源汽车，也很适合老人，语音控制的。

[@kimmeelee9758]

💯👍

[@fancywind7255]

Absolutely true, most Chinese people are very friendly because they have very good etiquette from ancient times

[@jchuming2509]

Do you still have Chinese identity?

[@zheshipeng]

Good vibe and thanks for your sharing!

[@waihangwong6513]

I’m glad you enjoy your trip in China 🇨🇳👍

[@jerryfish09]

The alcohol lady was in many other KZbinr videos, she is actually an influencer as well.

[@carinasung654]

she got charisma

[@jp-ee3to]

Thanks to show us Real China.

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[@loremasteringwion9930]

You were always able to see the real China.

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[@Kk34813]

China is amazing...hope we will grow like them one day .🇮🇳❤️ 🇨🇳

[@United-ysku]

They can't catch up with Mumbai for 20 years.

[@hongyan7283]

也许你们可以再50年甚至更多之后才能实现

[@hongyan7283]

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[@United-ysku]

@@Kk34813 I don't understand what you're talking about. I'm from Mumbai, India. I think Mumbai and Tokyo, New York and Paris are the world's cities. China and Hong Kong are developing well. Mainland China will not be like Mumbai in 20 years.

[@United-ysku]

@@Kk34813 I'm from Nagpur and now I work in Mumbai. I've been to New York and Paris. I think they are world-class cities like Mumbai.

[@appleapple6053]

Thanks for sharing! Doug I wish you the good time in China. ♨♨♨♨♨

[@Joehero1107]

Absolutely amazing

[@lv9657]

I guessed you are not aware that apps such as Google, Facebook, KZbin etc are not banned in China but because these operators refused to adhere to Chinese laws and regulations, they can't or decided not to operate in China.

[@LW78321]

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[@sansu3992]

他们怕遵守中国法律，等下被说支持共产党监控等等莫须有名义来限制中国人。所以他们在中国发展不起来。

[@Pangcah88]

Hmm so you're saying the US should do the same for TikTok?

[@user-zr3zn5yi7o]

​@@Pangcah88谷歌自己走的，中国政府要求数据资料放在中国，谷歌不愿意，自己就撤走了。tiktok的数据资料在美国。

[@user-zr3zn5yi7o]

​@@Pangcah88还有，中国政府要求谷歌删除宣传恐袭的内容，他不删。谷歌敢在美国宣传恐袭？数据库放在美国之外？

[@user-cx4sr7gg8c]

8:47 这个面不是这么吃的，这叫葱油拌面，你应该搅拌它，然后直接吃，给你的汤是分开喝的。

[@user-rk4ik6gp4b]

醋是用来蘸小笼包的，猪排单独吃就好，结果博主把猪排蘸醋了，所以他两个吃起来可能都不那么好吃😂

[@SheraGoDRic]

哈哈哈哈，不敢相信那么美味的葱油拌面被这样糟蹋后的口感

[@yudu4275]

上海的炸猪排可以蘸辣酱油也可以蘸醋@@user-rk4ik6gp4b

[@ryanshen4115]

给我看呆了哈哈哈哈

[@user-jj1pe6qe3n]

笑死

[@never4ever386]

Since you learnt some Chinese, you’ve got my subscription

[@SaveSoilSaveSoil]

Yeah... quite a few tourists expect us to speak perfect English...

[@ComedyTalent2001]

Great video quality, excellent editing! Keep up the great work! Just subscribed 👍 Your efforts are appreciated for bringing USA and China closer together! Together, the world is a better place!

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[@doug_barnard]

thanks so much!!

[@heystck]

This is absolutely amazing

[@doug_barnard]

thanks henry!

[@anasevi9456]

lovely city, hope to visit one day. Thanks for the vid Doug!

[@charleneji6759]

The jianbing looks very appetizing. 😀

[@garyhooper2728]

They are great and cheap ~ 6 to 8 RMB depending on if meat is added my daily breakfast

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[@starkwayne3822]

有不同风格的 jianbing，各省的改良也不一样

[@amberjared7906]

Love this video so much, I never write comments but this made me generally homesick. Growing up in the french district of Shanghai, it is crazy to see what once to be a quite streets filled with folks - cause they're right, probably one of the prettiest places but it has changed so rapidly in the past few year. Thanks for this, generally warms my heart- loved your genuinity! LOVE THIS :)

[@LW78321]

Looking forward to seeing more videos from you exploring China! How long are you here for?

[@terracecar1]

What a wonderful trip, I envy you.

[@channinglee199]

you put the soup in the noodle!!! now my face is just like Italian see someone breaking spaghetti

[@FuRong-5]

I love your video. China is a beautiful country with friendly people❤❤❤Greetings from Zurich Switzerland

[@user-mm1iw3iz8y]

love and peace from China

[@THE_rated_F3]

Yoooo i dig your new directing style. It is so much filled with personality honestly.

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[@MsOceanstar]

@@anglohan5428Stupid!

[@yuehchen7308]

Boy you are very speedy to show a large part of a big city in a very nice way, good job.!!! 🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩

[@fanchhsu8293]

Love from Chongqing, China! Welcome!❤

[@EnglishShanghai]

Welcome to Shanghai

[@readwithemma8632]

Great that you introduced how to use Alipay. That’s something that confuses foreigners the most .😂

[@doug_barnard]

it was a little tricky to figure out and set up, but once i got it working, i loved using it! i personally preferred alipay over wechat, loved the built-in translation feature that could translate any page in the app!

[@loremasteringwion9930]

Alipay and Wechat pay is not easy to use. You need a Chinese bank card. Visa doesn't work. But it's pretty convenient once you link your Chinese bank card

[@user-kf8qr2gz9m]

Cash can still be used in China. I'm from Anhui Province, China. Young people are accustomed to paying electronically, but cash can still be used. It is not impossible to consume without Alipay

[@o0L1F0o]

You are very welcome to visit China. Good luck to you being one of the most popular KZbinrs in the world

[@rajindasounds_travels]

Great tour of Shanghai, Doug. I love the skyline of Shanghai, particularly that building that looks like a bottle opener.

[@Dashky]

China... Been there in 2006... 18 years... So much has changed... ❤❤❤

[@yyhy575]

06年 哈哈，那变化确实大

[@unclewangsgarden8302]

You were not supposed to pour the soup into the noodle bowl. This noodle is called "Cong You Ban Mian" which means "green onion oil blend noodles". You are supposed to eat the noodles dry and the soup is like a side dish for you to enjoy after eating the dry noodles.

[@doug_barnard]

Good to know!

[@bakerlyd]

great job， honest man!

[@GroomsmanBuilder]

Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@musafirrocknroll6591]

Niice Video, i like China... Hope one day i can go to Shanghai

[@MsOceanstar]

You are a savvy traveler! Brisk, smart and quick. Your Chinese tone for the few words uttered were good! I bet you can learn Chinese well if you want to.

[@doug_barnard]

thank you!!

[@WinterArtyoutube]

Beautiful view❤

[@WinterArtyoutube]

I subscribed immediately.😮love 💖

[@kartargrewal8638]

beautiful country with civilised and disciplined people❤

[@georgejesson1944]

The US government doesn't like what you vloggers are doing. You're ruining their propaganda machine.

[@DavidHolguln-vi2wj]

Ha, Ha,Yea Right... kzbin.info/www/bejne/g167goacm7ujnLsfeature=shared

[@ronvara2929]

China is listed as level 3 high risk travel destination by US government(level 4 is do not travel), LOL, they really don't want to you to be there.

[@sansu3992]

什么都是物极必反，就像中国人以前很多年轻人包括我喜欢民主自由人权宣传，出国几年后才知道中国不比你们差。就像你们觉得中国是独裁腐败，认识中国知道中国就会讨厌你们国家有些制度法条。中国有句出国就爱国我觉得很多人会有这样感受。你们是来中国就会反思你们国家，因为你们觉得自己被欺骗。😂😂

[@peterg0]

You meant US government only allow their propaganda?That's why they don't allow any competitive media,such as TikTok...

[@sakaijin7270]

@@sansu3992 绷不住了，我只看到大陆粉红在这个视频底下扎堆发表时政看法怒喷美利坚，太可笑了。另外别误会，我是从此君混迹埃及的时候就关注了

[@cn7225]

欢迎下次再来~

[@bronsonalex48]

That "Welcome to China" is the best intro of travelling vlog 👍

[@Alex_k_Q]

It’s called 象棋，Chinese chess, which is funny because the western chess is literally translated “international chess”(国际象棋） 6:43

[@ar-fd2ib]

Thanks for not putting music on the background! It made the video authentic and lively.

[@SweetSourTravel]

Incredible video, thank you for sharing! I visited Shanghai during my travels through China and the Philippines, and seeing the city featured so beautifully brings back such fond memories. The culinary diversity and the historic Bund area were definite highlights of my trip.

[@user-el1fu3db1v]

loveyou bro❤！welcome to more cities in China！

[@akirataka4838]

Actually China uses ‘Dianping’ or ‘Meituan’, akin to ‘Yelp in the US, ‘Tabelog’ in Japan where you can access ratings of various establishments in China. It also offers an English version for user convenience. everything. Happy trip there !

[@User-357dgjkitdvkkoohgj]

Except it’s not easy to register in meituan or jianping. I failed. Yelp doesn’t require that kind of registration, anyone can use

[@lVHVl]

@@User-357dgjkitdvkkoohgj你试试小红书

[@davidxu2013]

Nice video, we can’t wait for your next video ❤❤❤

[@wy5800]

it's cool for you to visit the area I used to live during my childhood.

[@brendatagadtad3791]

First Subscriber Here From Toronto 🥰🇨🇦 Thank You For Sharing Your Adventures in Shanghai, China 🇨🇳 I Love to visit someday ( is on my bucket lists 🤞🤞🤞 ) Be Safe and See You On Your Next Vlogs 👍👍👍

[@doug_barnard]

thank you!!

[@nihaochina0215]

Welcome to China, Doug. any plan to visit Shenzhen ?

[@doug_barnard]

thank you! unfortunately i didn't make it to shenzhen on this trip, would love to next time though!

[@greentea8852]

@@doug_barnardAnd Xinjiang??

[@player1GR]

Wow that quality of image tho. Amazing

[@SweetSourTravel]

I watched the travel video about Shanghai, and it instantly took me back to my own visit there during the same time. Shanghai is an incredible city, tks bro

[@nanzheng9005]

Oh,no! Just mix all the ingredients with the noodles in the bowl and then you can enjoy it. The soup you poured into is served as a side in this case 😅

[@claraoswinoswald3963]

my dear, that bowl of soup is for you to eat noodles to relieve oiliness, and that bowl of vinegar is for sticky baozi, because the flour skin of baozi can be neutralized with the vinegar to produce a new flavor. (by Microsoft Translator)😂

[@YiQian-yq3st]

this is your fans from Shanghai, so excited to see this vlog, and really recommand you to visit Da Xue Road😀

[@doug_barnard]

thank you!!

[@user-yz6ip7ft5r]

Man are you kidding… 😳😂 😱…. Now not feeling cold anymore with those 🔥…😂😂😂 thanks for sharing 🙏…

[@dorothy0125g]

Welcome to China 😊

[@conandrum7613]

Have to go and try the alcoholic brews. Thanks for the positive feedback on your trip in Shanghai.

[@aak2710]

Finally, a vlog in an interesting country and not the boring 6 countries ❤ Pakistani ,india ,iran ,iraq Baghdad,bangal

[@jasonqi1680]

As Shanghainese, you definitely shouldn't put that soup into the noodles🤣

[@doug_barnard]

oops 😅

[@user-wd2bk6xt6j]

HAHAHAHAH

[@user-go3gj1ws7h]

Yes, when I saw him put the soup into noodles, I trust the noodles lose its soul

[@jogana6909]

China is amazing

[@user-yl7ov5ew1l]

Cheers to shots of wine with the cutest vendor! ❤😅

[@doug_barnard]

cheers 🤪

[@Sunnygc520]

Thank you for showing us a beautiful and safety China

[@Iamdone1024]

o that rice wine place is nice, i need visit that place when i go next time. regarding your comment about the google reviews and stuff, I'm sure there are Chinese versions of it, just for foreigners u wont know about it. but like you said, more spontaneous visits to places. enjoy man

[@tasfayehomerchigma1822]

❤ from east

[@tugabull]

great city, we were there at the same time. Nice video thanks

[@stankormy5717]

Second! Wazzzz Uuuuupppp Doug

[@doug_barnard]

wazaaappp

[@yanwu9990]

Free Hawaii Free Texas Free California Free Alaska @@anglohan5428

[@yanwu9990]

@anglohan5428 It is just a travelling vdo, Please stop spreading the Separatism and extremism words@@anglohan5428

[@NeelDuriya]

I watching you from Bangladesh

[@baileyshirleen37]

@LiaoKatya

[@sejinvlogs8630]

Very Nice video..... Excellent presentation 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻loved it.... 👍🏻

[@nikewnx]

i was born in shanghai, live here for 40 years, it's so happy you guys have very positive view, shanghaiese is very open for foreigner, your are mostly welcome

[@OvenZheng]

面条是葱油拌面，那个汤是配汤，不是倒在面条里的😂😂😂

[@Khgffhk]

Even though is overpopulated it's full of culture and history. Recommend everyone to visit the museums

[@ahliong]

Artifacts in China musium are not Looted from other countries. Other wise, they are gifts from foreign countries.