Foreigners FIRST time in OLD China 🇨🇳 | Guangxi, China Travel Vlog 2024

We've spent a while experiencing the modern side of China, we finally get a chance to see some of the untouched and old parts of China.
Welcome to Daxu outside of Guilin, a city that was once a prosperous trade hub, now it's a relic of the past. Many people still live there and live the old CHinese life.
We also take a walk around Guilin and experience it's AMAZING hotels and food streetrs.
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We are Pat & Giulia, a couple from 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇹 living in London.
We decided to go travelling and ended up living getting stuck in Malaysia during 2020 which spurred the creation of this channel, we're now back on the road after a lengthy hiatus!
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[@VeggiesOnTour]

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[@zimuli3549]

Julia is not only beautiful, but more importantly, she possesses the temperament of traditional Chinese aesthetics. So she looked so charming in Miao costumes!😍

[@VeggiesOnTour]

The Miao costume was amazing!

[@zhangjin7179]

Guilia looks so amazing!!! Pat is literally the Emperor!!! the emperor empress photo is literally the killer!

[@yonight6871]

😘🤩JULIA looks beautiful in Miao costume! The most famous scenery in Guilin is Guilin rice noodles, so you must go shopping and eat different types of noodles in Guilin. There are many types of rice noodles that can be paired with it. You can explain to the restaurant owner that you require vegetarian food without meat. If you know how to ride a bicycle, you can rent an electric bicycle in Guilin Yangshuo to go outdoors and see many beautiful scenery.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Oooh we go to Rural China actually and into Yangshuo, which we're sharing today!

[@DannyChean]

This is one of those authentic 'antient villages' that have only been recently developed into tourist attractions. They still keep most of the old buildings and most shops are run the the residents that offer much much more local selections of foods and merchandise. They are more lay back than the shopkeepers from those modern 'ancient villages' too. Quite interesting to visit.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

So many locals still living their life there, interesting to know that Danny

[@luoderrick6912]

Wow.. you really look stunning in miao costume. 😊

[@ranochung]

All hail empress julia... Simply gorgeous both of u..

[@arindamsaha735]

Both looking beautiful in chinese traditional.❤❤❤

[@张良-m8m]

And the story must be astonish, an emporor meet a ethnic minority girl from border. A bit like, Napoleon fall in love with a egypt girl.🤩

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha! That is a very interesting story

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

I think the ancient town you visited is not too commercial, that's why your friend recommend you to be there. China has lots of ancient towns. the most famous ancient town is in Lijiang (Yunnan province) and Phoenix(Hunan province). but they are too tourism, some people do like but some people don't like. for the ancient town in your video, I believe when you re-visit 2~3 years later, it will be total different. it seems the ancient town will be retrofitted very soon cause I saw the paper on the door for some buildings in Chinese "don't close, it's dangerous". 20:38, the two pagodas at night are very beautiful, you can take a boat on the river, there is a light show along the river, you even can reach the elephant hill through boat.

[@helorenzo293]

Wow，So Beautiful！

[@siubokan3540]

You guys looked gorgeous❤

[@azharidris7092]

those old abandon alley house.. looks so intriguing.. knowing the Chinese.. I would have thought they would have restored it and turn it into a homestay.. there's plenty of dilapidated building in Penang Malaysia just like that.. which is left to rot.. so sad..

[@beautifulworld4455]

More and more villages in China has less people lives in , people move to cities nowadays.

[@woodtony1674]

love the old china! nice

[@vErVe75]

Woww woww woww.. you guys look like a million bucks!! Long live the Emperor and Empress 😁 The last few scenes of the park litted up in the evening is so beautiful.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha Alex! It is! When's your trip to China happening?

[@vErVe75]

@VeggiesOnTour would love to be there now 😆 I'm planning for Dec / Jan. That's the only time I can take a longer break unfortunately.

[@TracyT-xd5lm]

Wow, the emperor and queen are here.

[@taylorzhao4700]

Julia are very beautiful in Miao’s costume.Have a good time in Guilin.Love from Guilin.😄

[@HarveyChenBlog]

That's a run down back alley with less toursty. You can see some old houses start to collapse and have been abandoned. The main street in yangshuo is heavily commercialized. Most streetfront houses are renovated with local architecture style. Guilin is well known for its karst landscape and hush green vegetation. The tourist industry is critical local economy in Guilin.

[@HarveyChenBlog]

故土难离

[@杜子腾-w8l]

苗族服装好漂亮

[@yangdaoy]

Cool, I'll add Daxu to my next travel list.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Daxu is great!

[@wuyufei1980]

JULIA is so beautifully

[@keangwooichoo6138]

So beautiful

[@VeggiesOnTour]

I know mate! Good to hear from you!

[@cheamhockng3988]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GobiMala-ft3wl]

All brilliant that has appeared in life will eventually be rapaid for lonely.Life is like this, so is the ancient town.2:31 means dangerous house, please do not approach. 3:34 she asked if you need to take a boat on the Li River, the most famous river in Guangxi. 10:18 is the attire of ancient emperors and empresses. If time goes back 200 years, you will be arrested and sent to prison.If we go back 200 years, this is absolutely not allowed, you will be arrested and sent to prison. But now, please feel free to wear it, it's especially suitable for you.enjoy the time in China.

[@kidumeciway3216]

I'm so jolous you can enjoy your trip in China while as a British Chinese, I have to work hard in UK 😂😂

[@ukchub6633]

Omg I love you guys managed to get dress the old dress Dynasty dress wow 😊 get some acting and be in dynasty drama. I always watched the old dynasty drama on viki because they using old perfect post Mandarin I love it. That's why I love the posh British accent too hehe. Im glad you try it out. 😊

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha the dynasty stuff sounds so good - i don't know if an emperor with a british accent would work though aha!!

[@johnng3939]

4:35 The big jar with Chinese character 酒 means wine.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Yes! We wanted to try it, but the old man didn't look very interested in speaking aha!

[@ivyshy98]

julia looks very pretty "hen piao liang" in the ethnic outfit! nice you got to see an unrenovated 'ancient' town in china even though that one wasn't as old as some others being 'just' 400 or so years old lol. nothing fancy but gives you some perspective of what a bustling town was like even just a couple hundred years ago before everyone migrated to megacities in recent decades.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Haha hen piaoliang! Xie xie! It's true - interesting really

[@WanderEats]

That photo session was fantastic and more importantly, both of you look not only regal, but so so lovely together.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Haha not what I thought i'd be doing that morning, but hey!

[@shahbazmalhi8691]

Very nice from Pakistan

[@JohnnysCafe_]

Are you concerned that with all the beautiful foods you might end up..... You know ? Larger 😂 Enjoying the journey very much.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha true that Johnnys

[@杜子腾-w8l]

你们两去阳朔 离桂林很近

[@tiangong-p7k]

👍👍👍

[@sulittipid9945]

Nice

[@Milo-p7e]

The yellow couple's clothes you tried on are the clothes of the emperors and queens of the Qing Dynasty, which are in Manchu style. It is actually surprising that it appeared in Guangxi (southwestern China). The Manchus are the Northeastern ethnic groups, and the Qing government is also the northern regime.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Woooah! Interesting to hear that Milo - haha!

[@ivychan8899]

Beautiful costume

[@Lixin1127]

😢You guys are the most spicy foreigners i've ever met. There's no emotion in putting so many peppers.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha! We love chilli!

[@Oldbrow]

You are probably the only foreign emperor and empress in China who have been to Guangxi😂🤣, because it is so far from Beijing and it is really interesting! Julia really looks beautiful in miao clothes!🎉

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha! that is incredible, had no idea. When we were talking emperor and empress I thought of the region, not the whole of China!

[@zhangjin7179]

I know u guys are leaving, but when r u going to give stinky tofu a go?

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahahh! We actually had stinky tofu before, BUT tried the black one in Guilin! Even better, sooo good!

[@SwatNero]

Pronti per il remake de “L’ultimo imperatore” 😂😂

[@Antinonsens]

Guangxi is one of the poorest provinces in China, with almost no plains. However, China people still built their homes bit by bit.

[@FaustinaDeguise]

广西有平原的，贵港.玉林.南宁一带都是平原占多。

[@鸡鸡滴人]

I have a good idea. You want to be vegetarian, don't you? And you are worried about not knowing Chinese. You can order two T-shirts in China with "我是吃素的" written in Chinese on them. When you go to a restaurant, you can point it out to people. This is not too much. Some foreigners have tattooed the names of their favorite Chinese dishes on their bodies：麻婆豆腐，宫保鸡丁😋

[@Buhuo-l7g]

but chinese usually say：我可不是吃素的😂

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Hahaha love this idea!

[@GP-vh5qk]

So Beautiful

[@jingmo2210]

❤❤

[@Milo-p7e]

The first suit that Julia tried is Miao costumes. Miao is an ethnic minority who likes silver jewelry. After their daughter is born, their parents will begin to accumulate silver. When their daughter becomes a bride, all the silver will be worn on

[@Milo-p7e]

The Miao are also an ethnic group famous for witchcraft, which is a bit like Salem in China.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

The Miao, that's interesting - there is a lot of silver!

[@icool-t9e]

Young people are working and buying houses in cities, while some elderly people are reluctant to leave the countryside.

[@chichiuhui658]

💪😎👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@yyj2560]

What is the hotel's name please. I would like to stay there when I come to Guilin😊

[@VeggiesOnTour]

We've added the link to the description box 🙏

[@yyj2560]

@@VeggiesOnTour thanks you. 😊

[@skywire5595]

2.31what a waste the old house is run down

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Unfortunately many are crumbling

[@rain_windy]

nice clothes

[@reptilexcq2]

My God, please buy a translation device so you can communicate with the locals. Otherwise, it's awkward.

[@Oldbrow]

You may not know that Guangxi province was once one of the poorest provinces in China, and the houses in your video may be the real China 100 years ago, but the soldiers in Guangxi Province are honored as "Wolf soldiers" in China, because during the war against Japanese invaders in World War II, they walked the farthest, the poorest and the hardest soldiers, they were the soldiers who rushed up at the most dangerous time. They were also some of the bravest and deadliest soldiers. They, like millions of other Chinese soldiers, picked up their guns to defend the country, put down their guns to grow food, they were born to defend us, not because of aggression, so we have today's China, that is why Chinese people respect our military.

[@bingliu-china]

The enemy of Guangxi is Vietnam ha ha

[@Oldbrow]

@@bingliu-china Wolf soldier said is to fight the Japanese invaders, go back to read the book. Vietnam is not worth being an enemy.

[@VeggiesOnTour]

Wow, salute to the people of Guangxi - that's amazing. Oldbrow,we need more comments like this!

[@进李-d9e]

that's cool

[@greatusatm9328]

嚐嚐广西螺絲粉 保证能使你俩一世难忘