FIRST TIME in SHANGHAI CHINA - NOT what we Expected - Yu Gardens, Shanghai Tower, the Bund

[@travelshorts]

Shanghai is such a great city, it is the perfect balance of the old and modern, I would love to return and spend more time in this fascinating city. I have written a FREE China Guide Book PDF with all our tips, tricks, best hotels, places to visit and more, you can download it here: bit.ly/4d8D23t

[@啥哈哈-o1r]

I'm telling you, the maglev train in Shanghai is very fast🎉

[@travelshorts]

Yes, we will be going on it in a future video 😀

[@啥哈哈-o1r]

As a Chinese, I have never been seated😂

[@啥哈哈-o1r]

By the way, Beijing, in fact, you forgot a scenic spot. This scenic spot is called Hutong, which is a symbol of old Beijing. It is said that a rural house in it is worth 400 million yuan😢

[@啥哈哈-o1r]

Of course, houses in Shanghai are also very expensive, with a square meter costing 300,000 yuan. About the past 30 to 40 years ago, Shanghai was just a backward countryside. Shanghai has only developed in recent decades, and the speed of development is particularly fast😢

[@wingshingho8230]

小家伙们都很漂亮可爱🎉。

[@alphaomega1969]

Mathew is always so serious lol how cute!

[@yanwuxie6874]

加油，喜欢你们一家人

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

this is another high quality video. your kids are so cute. Can't wait for another video.

[@ChrisHereToday]

Agree, was great

[@travelshorts]

Thank you so much!

[@38nacy]

I love China ❤❤❤

[@georwoogle]

Well planned tour for every step 👍Two kids are genuinely adorable. Thank you for sharing, and expect the Shanghai Disney trip.

[@travelshorts]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@JC-kl1sw]

I have the impression that Yu Garden is ALWAYS busy. So I never visited there despite lived in Shanghai for 5 years. For a traditional Chinese garden experience, its better to visit the gardens in Suzhou, 30 mins train ride away from Shanghai.

[@KennyHello]

很喜歡你們中國之行，你的一對孩子很可愛❤旅途愉快！

[@Joseph.W]

As Shanghainese, I can't recall there's anytime Yu Garden is not not crowded

[@YuMa-i8n]

Holy becomes more outgoing and happier than before!!!:)

[@tuobaliuyun011]

完了又是新手村视频。不过为了霍莉等待。After that, it's the novice village video again. But wait for Holly.😂

[@LW78321]

Yu Gardens is honestly so beautiful and relaxing to see

[@JXSu-qp6kc]

Yes, the Disneyland is the inspiration to the kids.

[@olivialiu7866]

期待！！！！❤❤❤❤

[@songraul5815]

太羡慕这种父亲了。

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@tiangong-p7k]

这酒店房间太棒了👍

[@travelshorts]

It was, we loved the view.

[@hollygod783]

Oh, poor you! you are right, weekends are really not a good day to travel, so I always hide at home during holidays to be quiet. Hope you still have a good experience

[@julianchen7042]

Wow, thank you for sharing this amazing trip in Shanghai. Look forward to seeing the trip to Disney.

[@travelshorts]

Our pleasure!

[@Goodguyhknow]

Great video , thanks

[@travelshorts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johndenzilevans7307]

Spent 3 days in Shanghai in 2016.As a small town lad I was enjoying myself for 2 days but the crowded streets got to me in the end. Went on the underground train and remember when the train stopped you slid along the seats and when it started again you slid back .SO FAST, lol

[@Antinonsens]

A lovely family.Thank you for sharing. Have a good trip.

[@travelshorts]

Thank you too

[@Ying6961]

What a great video, fan kids, lovely family. I am looking forward for your next trip video. I am so admired that you guys never look tired. What a brave positive attitude towards life. Love your family and your videos. Wish you all the best in China.

[@travelshorts]

Thank you so much!

[@你那你-b5r]

I can’t wait to see the next video about Shanghai❤

[@grantchen2324]

Amazing content once again! Channel is popping off too

[@travelshorts]

Glad you think so!

[@HaozheXing-q4i]

enjoy

[@爱就一个字]

视频拍得挺好 2个小孩也可爱

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@platocai8874]

so cute child, welcome to china, have a good time

[@crazygambler920]

You guys are still in China?! I’m so envious.. lol

[@旭-z7y]

可以试着坐一下黄浦江游轮

[@AhmedTelleserDehyer]

Shanghai is a prosperous city in China. I once travelled to Shanghai with the help of English version of Baidu map in Immersive Translate. I have to say that food in Shanghai is very delicious.

[@龚术]

伟大的父亲🎉

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@Lionwith]

Another great sharing.❤

[@seewithheart]

，开心每一天，加油！

[@jamesqu4209]

Thanks

[@darkstarkenster]

have a nice trip in China👏

[@travelshorts]

Thanks! 😃

[@hantonohalim-fs4hl]

Ein lieber Vater ❤

[@Hoo88846]

The night cruise on the Huangpu River is another you can try next time. It’s amazing. We’ve been on night cruise on the Huangpu River three times for the three times we joined guided tour there.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Shanghai’s mix of old and new must have been amazing to experience! What surprised you the most about your visit?

[@sammy-uh5eu]

你和你家人真的很有礼貌。👍

[@huiyyanyang6338]

晚上的上海外灘真的漂亮🎉

[@travelshorts]

Yes it is

[@acupoffanta1374]

Welcome to my city Shanghai 🎉

[@ChrisHereToday]

Love Shanghai. Great City

[@Tasya_letoile]

Thank for an amazing video. I am going in winter and your violent is very informative.

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@leahlee8291]

Fantastic view from your hotel 👍

[@travelshorts]

Yes it was!

[@Jian-pg8tv]

Like your travel vlog.

[@ChrisHereToday]

Same here, good vids

[@travelshorts]

Thank you 😊

[@youtubesurfer1533]

wow Shanghai is even more busy than before Covid!

[@liyuqing]

旅途愉快🥰

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@forestsenlin]

谢谢你们的分享👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@许景泓]

room so good❤

[@语芽Lily]

旅途愉快！加油，

[@harpaulfell6139]

so nice

[@kirbyhuang5609]

加油💪

[@dylan_jiang]

thanks for you passive expression for china very much, you are a very nice one from my heart

[@travelshorts]

Thank you! 😃

[@mccoywang6671]

非常棒的视频，愉快的旅游🎉

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@koalachen5277]

Welcome to Shenzhen, the future city of China.

[@panpeter7128]

good video, thank u sir .

[@travelshorts]

Most welcome

[@charmingst9850]

you look never tire, impressed!😄

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@风清扬-y8o]

As a Chinese person, I can tell you for sure. The kinds of food in China are extremely numerous. I've been a Chinese for around 23 years and I still often eat delicacies that I've never seen before

[@风清扬-y8o]

There are eight major food series in China, each with its own unique characteristics. And each province also has unique cuisine that can only be enjoyed within that province. It is not an exaggeration to say that there may be millions of types of food or vegetables throughout China. There are always some dishes that taste very delicious to you.

[@cuimarco6160]

wow，Waldorf

[@NicolaSmith-fi7oi]

Another great video! Can I ask what part of China 🇨🇳 you enjoyed the most?

[@travelshorts]

All of it 😀

[@SamLoveSharing]

十年后，对你们是美好的回忆！ ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LoveShanghai521]

你好，欢迎来到上海❤Shanghai🌆🏙️🌉

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@ziwang624]

终于有人富游新手村了

[@MarkMa1979]

Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are novice villages. Don't stop exploring. China is very large. Too many cities and villages are worth exploring. It is recommended that you start exploring from Zhejiang

[@travelshorts]

When we finish in Shanghai we go to Chengdu, Leshan, Guilin, Yangshou and Hong Kong.

[@Katherine-ob7jy]

I'm a Hong Kong girl. Last Christmas I went to Yu Garden. There weren't many people there.

[@PinkR_Tulip]

Thank you for sharing.

[@travelshorts]

My pleasure!

[@campi1915]

How do you travel from one point to another? Walk? Subway? Uber?

[@travelshorts]

A mixture of all those, Shanghai is easy to get around. There is no Uber in China, there version is called DiDi and is simple to use in the Alipay app.

[@巍巍大中华]

终于看到你们来上海旅游的视频了，你们到达的上海火车站是原来的老火车站改造以后的车站。上海最大的火车站是和虹桥飞机场连在一起的虹桥火车站。还好这两天上海的气温下降了。祝你们在上海旅行愉快。

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the information

[@KCA-kf5ue]

Based on my experience, if you're interested in modern architecture, you should visit Shenzhen. It's more modern and has many parks that are peaceful. If you want to explore ancient towns, you can go to Yunnan, which also has beautiful scenery. As for Shanghai, I find it very crowded and noisy, so I don't like it there.

[@olivialiu7866]

Yu garden is the best at night 😊

[@leemark1523]

Welcome❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@杜子腾-w8l]

加油

[@richardjames3446]

I would say Shanghai Tower is still the 2nd tallest. It is superior to the Merdeka Tower and the viewing platform is the tallest in the world

[@鞏潇薇]

很好的视频 ！可爱的一家人 ！ 加油

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@发吹]

My mom and I have been enjoying your Chinese journey videos. However, she finds the music between your instructions a bit too loud. 😢 It would be great if you could lower the volume.

[@啥哈哈-o1r]

Do you want to go to China? If you want to go, you can come later😊我就是中国人

[@lan-520]

​@@啥哈哈-o1r有没有一种可能，他本来就是

[@LDCR-CN]

@@lan-520头像就是😂

[@yanzhu7526]

🎉

[@tiangong-p7k]

期待你们全家的下一个视频😁

[@ssomms2361]

wow, a really nice hotel. do you know if one can get a better price booking online or when one arrived in the hotel on the day of arrival? Thanks

[@travelshorts]

It all depends what dates you want to go there, the room type, the view, do you want breakfast, etc. After checking a number of websites I found that Trip.com and Booking.com had the lowest rates (even lower than booking direct with the hotel) Here are some direct links to the Waldorf Astoria pages on Trip.com: bit.ly/WaldorfShang and Booking.com: bit.ly/WaldorfShanghai I would never just turn up at a Hotel Like the Waldorf Astoria without a booking, even if there was any availability you would be paying rack rates which are usually a lot higher than can ge found online in advance. It was a great hotel and I would highly recommend it.

[@ssomms2361]

@@travelshorts Thank you so much for your detailed answer 🤗🤗

[@wingshingho8230]

呵呵🎉，去玩点小孩子喜欢的，水族馆，动物园，游乐场，一般景点都是大人喜欢的😂。

[@程山-h1w]

这些在自己国家就能玩了。😂

[@Tartarus1980]

Avoid festival, avoid holidays, avoid weekends

[@三斤石]

and avoid super hot summer

[@無心-j3f]

Great daddy😂 perfect plan for you kids 🎉

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@38nacy]

👍👍👍

[@tsiyikwong2104]

👍❤️

[@weiye8830]

If only your family lived in Yu Garden, it would be very quiet.

[@ziyeliu2411]

holly is cute

[@ivyshy98]

hitting all the tourist traps in shanghai 😅, but I feel you. how you felt leaving yu gardens is generally how I felt about shanghai, one of my least favorite cities I've visited in china. that's just me because I'm not a fan of big commercialized metropolitan cities aka shanghai, hong kong, new york, etc etc. if you are ever back around that area, skip shanghai and head to hangzhou, suzhou, or nanjing which are all about an hour away from each other by train. much more of a cultural experience in those cities.

[@tvl6347]

And Chengdu. Hangzhou and Chengdu are my favourite cities in China. I was kinda surprised when I have visited Chengdu I didn´t expect, that would be my favourite city in China.

[@osuan9]

wwwoow..

[@joeymelbourne]

Taxi with meter is not too bad, but still much more expensive than Didi 😉 Great plan to see Shanghai, and Second tallest building in the world, come on, you cant count the long spike on Malaysia tower to the height 😂

[@杰哥哥-g6y]

朕不会英语但是还是欢迎大家来华夏玩

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@hermesliteratus882]

Perhaps I’m missing something here, but I’m wondering why you chose not to travel directly from Xi'an to Chengdu before coming to Shanghai.

[@travelshorts]

It was just the way my timetable worked at for the attractions I wanted to visit. Ideally I wanted to travel from Beijing to Shanghai to Xi’an to Chengdu. But that would have meant I would have needed to go to Shanghai Disneyland on a weekend which would not be ideal due to the crowds.

[@王王鑫-q3z]

Chinese scenic spots are always crowded during holidays. If you want a good travel experience, you really need to make time arrangements in advance.

[@elsachuang2600]

我覺得你只想用一天的時間去了解上海，那你就大錯特錯了，至於豫園，你什麼時間去都是那麼多人的，我去了無數次，從沒有遇到過沒人的時候。

[@skywire5595]

Don't expect Yu Garden to be quiet .

[@anuochang9708]

欢迎来到中国新手村！可爱的孩子们

[@leahlee8291]

什麼是「新手村」？

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@scofieldmichael459]

这应该不是今年夏天 因为目前上海非常闷热

[@jesical-p4q]

做得挺好的，流量不够可惜了

[@tsiyikwong2104]

❤🎉👍

[@柯德莉]

Omg I think is not a good time to visit Shanghai tower. It looks like can see nothing 😢Hope you can wait sometime so you can see the night view from it.But i really want to say you family are really emotional stable ❤❤❤

[@tangtang8452]

非常同意周末时候别去,就是人挤人.

[@beckyw6141]

Can you use Google maps in China?

[@beckyw6141]

I was thinking of using baidu maps

[@travelshorts]

Only if you have a VPN (I used Astrill) or an eSim (I used Airalo). The map information may not be 100% up to date though. You can use Apple maps without any issues.

[@travelshorts]

I have heard good things about Baidu, by I personally did not use it.

[@jennywong1221]

@@travelshortsdon’t use Baidu , so much AD on it 😂