I Didn't Think Xian China would be Like This!

I Didn't Think Xian China would be Like This!
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[@adgurl01]

I vacationed in Xi'An earlier this year. Saw the Terracotta Warriors and ate bangbang noodles. The food there is amazing. And the WALL surrounding the city is also amazing. We rode bikes around the perimeter of the wall and didn't complete it!

[@slomo4672]

biang biang noodles 😀 🍜

[@biglance]

Xi'an noodles best I have had in China! peace.

[@beefgeorge427]

How you get the bike up top? and the stairs

[@adgurl01]

@@slomo4672 haha I had a feeling I spelled it wrong...🤭🤭

[@adgurl01]

@@biglance the 👏best👏!!!

[@minge9]

Seeing this in person must've been mind blowing. This was created and built 200-300 years pre Christ and before the West had a civilization.

[@adgurl01]

I first saw the Terracotta Warriors via an exhibit tour in America. I was blown away! And then to see the actually burial ground I was blown away again! Beyond amazing

[@minge9]

@@adgurl01 I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm from the UK, would love to visit and see it for myself some day! We have a lot of China's artifacts in our British museum... looted&stolen of course but it's not quite the same as seeing and experience the land in person

[@laowantongchau]

Ancient Greece existed in 800 BC. Plato was born in the 400 BC. Ancient Rome also existed around that time.

[@cheungchingtong]

There is a joke about the subway projects in Xi’an, that you would never know which emperor’s or ancient celebrity’s tomb you could find when you are digging underground.😂

[@laraw840]

Loving this video a lot! As a Taiwanese who had studied 4000+ years of Chinese history while at school, I almost get emotional seeing the Terracotta Warriors as well as the ancient walls surrounding the City...it reminds of me so many stories surrounding Xi'An in different dynasties. Thanks for the video.

[@chia-yutsai8133]

As a Cantonese who is familiar with Chinese history, I also want to visit Xian this summer.

[@graysonguice5956]

Wow you studied Chinese history for 4000 years? That's impressive

[@momowa]

Hi da jia hao …Hunannese zai ci yi you🎉

[@momowa]

@@graysonguice59565000 Nian or more

[@somalikaikaikanbilonpng4453]

@@momowa As Americanise, I think Taiwan belongs to China, not Thailand by the way.

[@sarahou-young5347]

When you saw the Buddhism writing on the wall, you said it is “deep”, although you can not read/recognize the writing. I cannot help but smile. You really do a great job in helping me tour the city via video. It is a lot of people there! 😳 Keep up the good 👍 work. Many blessings to you.

[@LH1xx]

That's Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra 般若波罗蜜多心经, yes very deep!

[@birdsnature6421]

I like the effort and dedication you put into making video title

[@endlessblue2073]

I loved seeing so many young men and women wearing Chinese hanfu robes in Xian! Glad to see the traditional clothing is really thriving these days. Makes me feel optimistic about Chinese culture being carried forward by the young generation. 😊

[@websurfer5772]

This video is rad, Bro! You made me feel like I was there tryin' to keep up with you. Great job showing so many details of the food and architecture. They have so many interesting foods with fascinating procedures for making them with such intricate designs. They really know how to put on a show when they make food. It's amazing! I knew Chinese food was good, but dang! Nature there is gorgeous too. Those birds flying all around the ornate, historical temples,, and the way the trees wind their way up towards the sky. Then there's their incredibly artistic Chinese character glyphs gracing signs all over the cityscape. So many people dressed in fantastical, traditional, Chinese attire. Sly, you're right about the night vibe - the lights are uber decorative and all so unique. I can't believe you also took us in to see the terra-cotta army. That was stupendous! 🎶China ~ China ~ Calling out to a mystery Is that the way you will always be?🎶

[@adgurl01]

Did you meet the Farmer who owned the land where these Terracotta warrior statutes were accidentially found by him in the early 80's? He is there everyday taking pictures and selling his book. Very interesting man. They are still finding statues even today.

[@yanliew4027]

1974 Year of the wood tiger ! An important discovery !

[@Mr_chenZ]

The Forbidden City in Beijing represents the architectural style from around the year 1400 AD, while the historical buildings in Xi'an reflect a style from around 1000 BC. However, the earliest dynasties, such as the Xia and Shang Dynasties, which existed approximately 2000 years before the present, had their capitals in Henan Province, China.❤

[@Mr_chenZ]

1. Xia Dynasty (Approx. 2070 BC - Approx. 1600 BC) - Capital: Yangcheng (Zhengzhou, Henan) 2. Shang Dynasty (Approx. 1600 BC - Approx. 1046 BC) - Capital: Shangqiu 3. Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 256 BC) - Capital: Haojing (Xi'an, Shaanxi) 4. Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC) - Capital: Xianyang (Xi'an, Shaanxi) 5. Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) - Capital: Chang'an (Xi'an, Shaanxi) 6. Period of Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties (220 AD - 589 AD) - Capitals: Luoyang, Jiankang, and others 7. Sui Dynasty (581 AD - 618 AD) - Capital: Daxing City (Beijing) 8. Tang Dynasty (618 AD - 907 AD) - Capital: Chang'an (Xi'an, Shaanxi) 9. Song Dynasty (960 AD - 1279 AD) - Including Northern Song (960 AD - 1127 AD) and Southern Song (1127 AD - 1279 AD) - Capitals: Bianjing (Kaifeng, Henan) for Northern Song, Lin'an (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) for Southern Song 10. Yuan Dynasty (1271 AD - 1368 AD) - Capital: Dadu (Beijing) 11. Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD) - Capital: Beijing 12. Qing Dynasty (1644 AD - 1912 AD) - Capital: Beijing

[@yifeiguo4340]

@@Mr_chenZnope. Daxing city of sui dynasty also in Xi'an. Not Beijing. Although Beijing have a Daxing district nowadays.

[@bouncingBrain]

11:14 That's the Heart Sutra. I saw another vlog yesterday, and the same sutra was curved on the wall in a temple in Hangzhou. That's an important Buddhist sutra. I read it when I was a teenager. I loved it so much that I memorized it.

[@LGrove-ep9yl]

Bell Tower and Drum Tower are two different functional buildings. According to Buddhist regulations, drums are played in a temple at night and bells are rung in the morning. So call "morning bell and evening drum". The metaphor is makeing people alert and awake. In ancient times, the bell and drum were also ordinarypeople's watch and clock.

[@manimalworks7424]

The Bell Tower in Xi’an has nothing to do with Buddhism. The Bell Tower is for time keeping, in ancient times, it rang every two hours to let the whole city know what time it was. The Drum Tower was for the military to assemble troops. The city wall and canal outside the wall was built for defense.

[@constantineding8700]

Xian is the the capital of Shaanxi province, which is the Kindom of noodles. If you know a friend who happens to be a chef coming from Shaanxi, give him a dough and he can make you seven or eight kinds of noodles.

[@jinniwind]

Same goes to shanxi province

[@user-yi8kl4fq6k]

@@jinniwind Lanzhou lamian is not happy

[@possumsam2189]

Xi'An the capital of noodle snobs in China. None of the Southern provinces nor Sichuan can compete.

[@gocolago33]

Watching a whole bunch of Indians traveling China and not understanding a word they are saying. At least here is an English speaking guy. 😅

[@youme1414]

There is really a lot going on here that would take much to process, if you are into history. That ancient city from the windows of the tower reminds me of the movie, 'The Great Wall' , where alien creatures invade the king's palace. The drums arrangement at the 'The Drum Tower' also reminds me of the same movie with female warriors beating them to signal the army to be ready for war. I have never seen anything about the 'The Bell Tower' represented in movies before though. I would be interested in getting some notion of the history behind it. I am really impressed and love it when you showed us the Muslim quarters. It is clear now that what we know about China beside what we read and see on the Western media are not the reality on ground. So we need to learn more about them. There is a lot of energy in this place and it is place worth visiting. The site and sheer size of the remaining of the terracotta army are something to behold. I can see why the place is filled up with visitors from different parts of China because it speaks of a great heritage and the capacity of the people to understand who they were, are and going forward. I like each standing piece of sculptural work, from the high-rank officer to the low-rank officer, the archers(the one kneeling and the one posing) and the one leading the horse. This is monumental. My takeaway from this video is that China has always been a place to reckon with and that not everything we read about or watch in the Western media are correct. It shows that I have to be patient and take the time to get to know much about these wonderful people rather than conclude so quick based on little wrong information. Thank you, sir.

[@zimuli3549]

Western politicians and the mainstream media have demonized China for a long time because they are afraid that people will understand China's success. The mainstream Western media portray China as a demon so that they can have every reason to impose a trade and scientific and technological blockade on China in violation of all international rules and win the support of the people of Western countries at the same time.

[@andrewzhu5890]

In ancient China, the Bell and Drum Tower in cities was a time reporting institution, where the bell was sounded at a specific time in the morning and the drum was played in the evening. You can find the Bell and Drum Tower in many old Chinese cities, such as Beijing and Nanjing

[@yinghuiliu]

⁠@@andrewzhu5890exactly when bell is ringing in the morning, it means the door of city will be opened, while in the evening people hear drums’ sound that means the door will be closed

[@websurfer5772]

I couldn't agree more about the contrast between what I continually see about the negative things happening in China, and how vibrant while peaceful the reality of this city is. This video made me feel exuberant about humanity again. And thanks guys, for telling us about the bell and drum towers. I'd never heard about them before. Love to China ~ from the USA.

[@adgurl01]

I'm just gonna LIKE your videos before even watching the whole thing cause I know its gonna be interesting. I live in Changzhou Jiangsu Province China...near Nanjing. You should visit here...lots of history and you can get an expat perspective.

[@bear19lc]

Yo! I'm from this city and I'm going to this city in 1 week, awesome video 😀

[@dandanwa]

14:27 I think this is fascinating because the lights on the trees are actually ancient poems, and most of them can be recited by kids nowadays

[@ZsoltPinters]

like your videos, short, shows the important stuff, no bullsh*t, quality video with short commentary. Great job!

[@ttemp2631]

2000 years ago this city was the largest city on earth

[@DensterNY]

Glad to see you made it to Xi'an. I hope you go hike Hua Shan mountains as well. Make sure to record yourself when you're going up and coming down the gondola cause it's an amazing video to and from the street level to the mountain starting point.

[@letisriva8581]

Beautiful warriors. Their hairstyles are very interesting 😊

[@user-et9mh4oo5k]

As a Tianjinnese who had studied Chinese history at school, I also get emotional seeing the historical attractions in Xian.

[@araara4746]

I visited all the places in this video in 2014. Xi'an is the Chinese city that I like the most. Hope to visit there again in the future.

[@KillenEMsoftly]

hey just recently subscribed to ur channel n just letting u know youve been a huge inspiration to travel overseas. keep up the good videos dude

[@user-jk2hx2ty2m]

Didn't know you are in Xi' An. I'm there too. You should try the Yun Jia Cun place. Order a bowl of Biang biang mian (hot oil noodles) and Jiao Tuan there.

[@binhe6500]

Thanks for showing us the day and night views. You are a hard working blogger!

[@responding8185]

Your videos are so informative. You don’t get the props you deserve as a travel blogger. Love the channel bro

[@eio1971]

Wow alot of history there would love to visit and try the noodles too

[@user-er2so6tv7y]

Great video; continue producing excellent videos.

[@PhoenixEryaXX3]

I love Xian！ not only the sights but also the youth hostels in Xian were the best I ever went to. It was awesome!

[@biglance]

12:30-Yeah, Xian is a huge city, great food and people, you could do 100 vids just on different dishes, peace.

[@solerhongkong]

Xian archeology officials estimate that exploring the remaining area of Terracotta Warriors will take another 700 hundred years.

[@thabom9791]

"Night Vibe": In the USA, you would not dare to go out at night !!!!

[@chingweilai1872]

Thank you for your wonderful video sharing.

[@wyz9815]

So many girls wearing Han traditional clothes😗😗😗

[@LH1xx]

11:10That's Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra 般若波罗蜜多心经, yes very deep!

[@willengel2458]

Qin emperor was responsible for unification of China, Chinese as the common written language, road width, weights and measurements? more than two thousand years ago.

[@user-uo9vl4ki4o]

Actually, where you're going is the tourist Muslim area。We should head northwest to sajinqiao and huiminfang（洒金桥、回民坊）。That's the place locals go to eat。。。

[@brokentv_23]

Hey Sly! Are you planning more travels in China? Would it be possible to visit provinces like Xinjiang, Yunnan or other autonomous regions? I like your modest and easy way when you are experiencing or learning new things! Always worth watching!😄

[@youme1414]

Sly is a foodie but I am surprised he didn't show us eating some of the aromatic street food. @ 6:40 in the video he says he doesn't know what this is. That is a walnut.

[@adgurl01]

Yeah, I'm surprised he didn't eat more...my chinese colleagues say they travel to Xi'An just for the food. I see why now. It's amazing and I'm not a foodie.

[@shinbi6009]

You going to Lanzhou? If not you should try Lanzhou beef noodles if you haven't tried it before you leave. They are found everywhere too.

[@wheein_notwheeout8925]

Can't wait for the full video on the Terracota warriors! If you're still in Xi'An Sly, I recommend you go back to the Muslim quarter to try some of the street food there

[@rsliu4646]

starting 4:53 Not sure how it is possible you passed all those stores and not even try a bit. I'd try every one of them, noodles, dumpling, cold skin noodle (涼皮), corn cryspy bread, naan etc. you name it.

[@manimalworks7424]

The gate to the city wall says "Forever Peace Gate"

[@sh-hh4ws]

nice video, thanks.

[@charliely1833]

The night lights are so beautiful, the water and music is so magical too. So amazing

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Loved Your Video Watching From New Brunswick Canada🙂

[@michael511128]

Hey I guessed right! I said when you were leaving Chongqing if yr next stop was Xi’An for Terra Cotta. Good choice. Xi’An food maybe not the tastiey but it’s history. The flour and noodle stuff were supposed to be what silk road merchants ate 2000 years ago all the way to Venice.

[@theobserver8881]

Xi’an also has a large Muslim population and great Halal food.

[@lorr...852]

Wassup Sly! Cool vid!

[@dongren8620]

These ancient buildings have many gaps that attract many birds to inhabit

[@youme1414]

Those are swallows. They usually build their nest in places with good air quality - be they having cavities or not. I have seen them build their nest on a facade of a class building in a big city.

[@clarencefields7625]

Hey Brother you've been in China for quite some time do you think China is the best place in Asia what Asian country you recommend to visit

[@foodparadise5792]

Sly, if you have time go visit Hunan, Yun-nan and Guangdong province or Hong Kong, Macau....They all have different attractions. Guangdong province the food is the best.

[@yanliew4027]

6.50 A bit like Japanese city n Taiwan !

[@indeficit2]

4:04 Somebody on KZbin who supposedly lived in China said there are no birds in China... well that's clearly not true..

[@Zainal-xn7tc]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p521ap5sabeKisU

[@hanmi1216]

That person must be paid by the NED or CIA

[@efenli]

👍👍👍 Wise Man Adventure 👍👍👍

[@basicvince]

Try eating a 肉夹馍 before you leave. Maybe they are the best there.

[@PLATINUMSWORDS]

That city looks amazing at night!!

[@here-and-there1071]

I see all those birds flying around the tower, but there are anti china KZbinrs claiming there are no birds in China 😂

[@Zainal-xn7tc]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p521ap5sabeKisU

[@brokentv_23]

I've never been to Xi'an, but it looks quite interesting and refreshing to me😄

[@breezybench2510]

I cant believe u missed all the shots of those tradditional outfits! Ladies like to see it! I mean u're in Xian man!!!

[@deanzaZZR]

@11:10 That's part of the Heart Sutra ( 心經, Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya) important to all Chinese Buddhists but to the Chan/Zen schools most importantly.

[@marcc1830]

11:07 in case you are interested, it's the heart sutra. Here is the Wikipedia synopsis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra If you want the layman version, a lot of it dealt with what we see, hear, smell..sense of what reality is but our (bias) preception of reality and not what reality is. So it's the Matrix 😂😛

[@jinniwind]

Thanks for the layman version! Buddhism is deep and very philosophical. Wish i had the patience to sit down and read the actual sutras.

[@thomasgricezodiac]

When I go to China, Xian is towards the top of the list, I love their cuisine.

[@pietrobianco2058]

Ich war 2019 dort wunderschön ❤

[@cheesecake5236]

According to Serpentza there are no birds in China

[@willengel2458]

self exiled South African, mother trucker was born at the wrong time. i've met a white South African, who said he wasn't aware what was going on back then.

[@sabinachau463]

I was there a number of years ago! I loved and missed everything in Xion! Thanks for the video 🙏🙏🙏

[@zyctc000]

The pagoda was built in 648/649 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories. It was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian and its exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming dynasty. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of Gautama Buddha that were brought to China from India by the seventh-century Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator Xuanzang. Wikipedia ☝️ So Xuanzang maybe the first international student studied in India haha

[@willengel2458]

from Nepal to be precise. Nepal is still Buddhist, India is Hindu.

[@AB-tb7bt]

Hey Sly! Anywhere you'd recommend getting the terracota warriors tickets from online? Cheers!

[@slyslife]

Hey, I got them from the Viator website

[@beaman_2000]

haha, living here in xian for 5years, hope you enjoy! If you need a guide in xian, im happy to help you.

[@wefancyloft8395]

Go to Xinjiang next Plssss...

[@beefgeorge427]

no

[@birukasrat3285]

Can you visit Nanchang while you are there

[@jas_1402]

Which month was this 🤯 the crowd seems crazy

[@alex100yi]

你很会玩哦，希望你玩得开心😊

[@cecilelumer1427]

how come you didn't show the very old mosque.

[@diamondspearradio926]

Can you make long videos and talk to randy flagg?Please discuss to dating scene out there to?

[@jonathan4916]

highly suggest come to visit Nanjing, it's the old capital city of republic of China

[@billydog1954]

My favorite city I love Xian I spent many happy days there and I miss it every day

[@Candy-eg8zo]

i have been there before, love this ancient city, and the people are very nice

[@ivy4360]

You pronounces Xian as Xi-An Xi as like the president and An like how you would pronounce ant without the t.

[@banq2878]

summer holiday for Chinese students arrived, that's why everywhere is crowded

[@MsStar266]

Wow lots of people wearing Hanfu (traditional Chinese clothes).

[@papapita4713]

Fried Chicken and Grape drink

[@whi1e]

Xi'an ("she - an" ) is the Rome city of the Chinese civilization.

[@iyansetiadi1986]

Sly, have you met Karen/Kevin in China yet?

[@rockerjim8045]

I kike the way they have a sign in Chinese and English

[@partridge7341]

I went to Xi’an in 2009, after taking a crowded 16 hour slow train from Beijing. Back then, it was still messy, a little dirty, and not nearly as developed. The progress that even smaller Chinese cities have been able to make in this short period of time is nothing short of astounding.

[@cavalier2097]

Xi'an a nice crowded city. My wife is from there.

[@user-vv7ir1pl4j]

all these trips in china alone probably cost him like 12-20k man

[@chrisnioxu3774]

其实建议你去陕博，后来一想这个需要预约

[@jianluo335]

When you going to Guangdong?

[@jaydahteaunna]

China is so beautiful

[@pandabearoceanpark]

Are you going to make your way to Xinjiang?

[@gwendolinelekassa9730]

Xianyang normal university

[@conradtrinh6470]

Xian is lot bigger bolder beautiful busy bustling city than I've thought.

[@ngyhcfi4klookatmyplaylistsk4]

do you think this will happen?

[@iyansetiadi1986]

Prove that 2nd amendment creates fear not safety.

[@ameliah8164]

那是什么？

[@kingsircheng4540]

从来没有去过西安

[@user-ri6eh4lq5w]

Are you coming to Luoyang? Welcome to Luoyang!