Is THIS Really China? The Mega City You Never Knew Existed...(Suzhou)

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[@fireflyd-q3v]

suzhou is famous for their high margin value production of tea and silk in ancient time

[@GaneshPalraj1991]

We want a full china travel series man.

[@zhongguono1]

喜欢高楼大厦的话你应该去深圳看一下，那里是中国的高科技之都还有全中国高楼最多的城市。

[@xdc86]

Man you need a local tour guide😊 There are countless spots/tips for many Chinese cities. Nearby Shanghai I would recommend zhouzhuang or wuzhen. Search on Google and you will see what I meant.

[@vanillachoco7527]

You went to the wrong place, China’s best old town is Xitang, take the train for one stop to Jiashan south station from Shanghai, and take a taxi from Jiashan to Xitang. That’s place mission impossible 3 was filmed, Tom Cruise pictures were everywhere once, but not anymore.

[@directxxxx71]

Suzhou & Hangzhou have been regared as the most beautiful & prosperous cities in China since ancient time. That's a saying in China that " There is Heaven up in the sky and there are Suzhou & Hangzhou cities down on the earth".

[@f1111v]

true 上有天堂 下有苏杭

[@AZ-hj8ym]

Was the capital city of China

[@kittyone600]

@@AZ-hj8ymwait, when was Suzhou or Hangzhou ever the capital of China as a country?

[@floxshuilee1760]

南宋

[@as1m0vsuntianran98]

​@@kittyone600南宋时期，杭州曾作为中国的首都长达150多年，当时北方金国侵略，宋朝向南迁都至临安，也就是现在的杭州

[@pandabearoceanpark]

The words outside of the Suzhou station is actually plastered on countless walls throughout China, as a reminder to its citizens to follow. "The core values of socialism: Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication to work, honesty, and friendliness"

[@runyang9166]

actually this was first proposed at 2008, and students need to remember that for exam in politics class😊

[@hawkeyehelen]

This definitely should apply to western countries as well. Good for you China having a government that looks after its citizens and their welfare. 🥰👏🏽

[@Kpoping727official]

Democrcy 🤨🤨

[@leeway777]

0:51 Socialism's core values: Prosperity, democracy, civilization, and harmony are the value goals at the national level, freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law. Patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendliness.

[@fireflyd-q3v]

in ancient time, suzhou is famous for it's production of tea and silk. it's a wealthy city for hundreds years.

[@idwyss_]

There’s a Chinese saying goes like “Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.” Hope you visited Hangzhou as well. Enjoy.

[@hongyu8302]

那说的是上有天堂下有苏杭😅

[@idwyss_]

@@hongyu8302 所以你想表达什么？

[@leyao1858]

@@hongyu8302所以你想表达什么？

[@berrybear2465]

灭火器 🧯🧯🧯

[@ChrisHereToday]

I need to visit and will do so soon.

[@NekoLilium2012]

Fun fact: Suzhou is biggest industry city on earth, with its industry output exceed even Shanghai. But they are not gona put this info in travel guide, because it just happens this old city (at least 2500 year history) also focus on tourism industry.

[@morecokesplz]

biggest industrial city in the world is Shenzen/Dongguan area.

[@dansan956]

Yes said that 70% laptops are from here

[@shilongtang549]

Suzhou is a very ancient city in China and is famous for its Chinese garden architecture.

[@东隅已逝]

The night view of the old city area in Suzhou is very beautiful. In China, it is only at night when people come out to play. When the scenery and lanterns are lit up, the buildings will be even more beautiful.

[@lungtsui7647]

Shanghai and Suzhou have similar cultures and have been part of the same cultural sphere since ancient times

[@請輸入你的姓名]

7:55 The vegetable here is actually not cucumber, it is called “冬瓜”（White gourd）. it is easy for it to grow as big as this one😊

[@chengruzhang7001]

Don't point to certain buildings and say they are Eastern European or Soviet style. This is very rude and ignorant. Most buildings are new styles that incorporate Chinese traditions, such as this Suzhou Railway Station.

[@Cosmicdust2511]

Agree. Apparently he has some prejudice and doesn’t know too much of Chinese traditional architecture. Suzhou Railway Station has a strong flavor of ancient Chinese architecture not Soviet Union style.

[@woshisuo]

他说的应该是火车站前面的那个宣传物，那么大的共产党徽章。

[@dansan956]

The Suzhou train station is abstracted from traditional buildings tile and roof then recreated . With all due respect to Soviet period aesthetics.

[@phil6445]

True, don’t judge a 5000 years civilization if you know nothing about her. Do some research in advance.

[@qqjstorm]

Do not forget“人不知而不愠 不亦君子乎”

[@ybeuhie]

歡迎來到我的家鄉，請你多駐留幾天，才能體驗到蘇州的美。

[@kakarote23]

During my father's childhood, it was said that boats were a more convenient means of transportation in Suzhou. It's a pity that you didn't visit the famous Suzhou gardens in China.

[@cyblueberry6144]

agree

[@請輸入你的姓名]

Agree！these gardens are very pretty🎉 But maybe there will be a lot of tourists ?人从众？

[@kakarote23]

@@請輸入你的姓名 人再多能有山塘街多吗。。况且艺圃 环秀山庄 耦园之类的园子人应该还好的

[@greentraveler4114]

highly recommend Zhangjiajie(Avatar mountains), Furong ancient town, Fenghuang ancient town and Changsha, all these places in Hunan province. Also Dali, Lijiang, Kunming, Xishuangbanna and Shangri-La, all these places in the province of Yunan which border with Southeast Asia. enjoy your trip

[@gunsroses1293]

还是去杭州西湖靠谱点

[@张加明-q8v]

@@gunsroses1293杭州旅游并不好玩。

[@kitmanlam4587]

going to suzhou from shanghai you can take the line11 metro all the way instead of on board high speed train

[@suayhughes8103]

Enjoy watching, great video as always!!

[@MattiaGatti-q7t]

Being used to Shanghai, surely Suzhou will seem ‘more Chinese’ to you. However, I can assure you that Suzhou is still one of the most industrialised and developed cities in China. If you really want to experience the real China, you should go to inland cities like Guiyang, Hefei or Nanning, or to the countryside. Suzhou is a normal western city by comparison, I can assure you of that because in the past I lived in central China and now I'm in Suzhou.

[@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2]

Suzhou looks relatively quiet, peaceful and classic,but in fact it’s one of the China’s largest manufacturing centres and the largest river based harbour in the word, it’s actually super rich and advanced 😂

[@pimento73]

The core Chinese cities always include Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is regretting that there are not so many videos about those 2 cities on KZbin.

[@vanillachoco7527]

Mission impossible 3 was filmed in Xi tang, an old water town in Jiashan, Zhejiang. About 15 min train from Shanghai

[@as1m0vsuntianran98]

可惜没有去逛一逛苏州园林，园林才是苏州的精髓

[@andrewzhang985]

Old Suzhou is famous for its classical Chinese gardens. Chinese people go to Suzhou are often for its gardens.

[@cyblueberry6144]

finally, my hometown

[@Jadecatcafe]

Suzhou is much bigger and rich history than you saw. You just scratched the surface by hopping couple spots in one day. 😂 It is super-hot now. The best season will be spring and fall to visit, and best time will be at night the lanterns lit up.

[@Sky66887]

You also can visit an other Neighbors city Hangzhou which is a beautiful city in the world.

[@georwoogle]

Agree. 😃 Then, he can boast that he has been to the "heaven" of China. 😂

[@周洁-h4t]

I am from Zhejiang, China. I have been to Suzhou once and the food there tends to be sweeter

[@江晨-e1q]

Suzhou is not within the scope of Shanghai. Shanghai used to be a part of Suzhou, but later the country separated Shanghai from Suzhou for development (I am a local of Suzhou)😊😊😊

[@wkzj-po8on]

Suzhou is a very famous city in China and has a very strong economy. The GDP of Kunshan County under Suzhou's jurisdiction is higher than that of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam.

[@rollingdownfalling]

However most “famous” cities, mountains or scenic areas in China are not very well known world wide.

[@wkzj-po8on]

@@rollingdownfalling Suzhou is the city with the highest GDP in Jiangsu Province, and the GDP of the whole province exceeds that of South Korea.

[@laundromatlot]

Fun fact: Suzhou has a higher GDP per capita than Shanghai.

[@leowang-r8b]

​@@rollingdownfalling中国的很多著名城市都有历史文化底蕴的，不了解中国，很难get到。 就像杭州西湖，你不了解白蛇传，不了解苏轼白居易，去西湖旅游会少很多乐趣

[@ChrisHereToday]

Just amazing, Good video - thanks for sharing

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Suzhou looks beautiful! I am moving to Guangzhou in a few weeks and am super excited!

[@尹白夜]

这家伙很帅，而且感觉见过很多世面

[@prastagus3]

I believe Sushou & Hangzhou are where majority of the silk that were traded on the Silk Road came from in ancient time

[@jacintochua6885]

Read about foreign cities before visiting. Its a must.

[@arvinli4180]

It`s a bit hard to walk so long in hot summer. You can try scan the QR code to rent an Ebike. This can make your travel easier.

[@aabbcc946]

Suzhou and hangzhou are the backyard gardens for Shanghainese. once they have holidays or a get away weekend. Shanghainese go there. especially Suzhou. since it’s too close to shanghai

[@wongkokpey1283]

You should appreciate 30 minutes journey from Suzhou to Shanghai, ten year ago I was there as a traveller the same journey by travel bus it take 3 to 4 hours. This type of travel distance consider very short in China.

[@kevinaa114]

no， 1 hour for normal train

[@yuegong3576]

So glad you visited Suzhou, it is regarded as “heaven on earth” and also the “Venice of East”

[@waihangwong6513]

Love your videos in China 🇨🇳 ❤

[@canalesjuan356]

You can come to Changzhou, Wuxi, and other surrounding cities.

[@freefree1219]

30 years ago when china was opening up, Hong Kong businesses went in through Shenzhen and dominated there. Singapore government wanted to move in too, and picked Suzhou as their base, set up the first industrial park with Singapore companies starting their Chinese businesses there.

[@rollingdownfalling]

Nanjing (Southern capital) is the old capital of the Republic of China (currently Taiwan) maybe visit the presidential palace there. It’s also a capital city for the Ming dynasty (late medieval period) before the third Ming Emperor moved the capital into Beijing (or Northern Capital). The city itself is 2500 yrs old. The city however was also subjected to Japanese massacres. I do recommend going to Yunnan province. Best weather for summer (milder weather) because of higher altitude.

[@jng4880]

Lots of foreign tourists are from SE Asian countries😉

[@rahuladduri6562]

Visit any natural beauty places of China like lijiang,yunan...etc

[@irfanaslamkhan1897]

I would love you to visit FORBIDDEN CITY BEIJING, it's in the center of Beijing , As a subscriber I would love to see that it's an eye opener and haven't seen any footage from anyone there.

[@孙哲慧]

That's my city man!!! The gate of the orient is actually the second highest in Suzhou, landscape and streetscape design was by an American firm called SWA.

[@vs123]

Beautiful city

[@eu1898]

Beautiful country, nice people (nicer than japanese or korean). What nationality is this guy, Dany?

[@orangelily935]

乌克兰

[@rollingdownfalling]

@@eu1898Natürlich nicht.

[@Leelylbc]

I am glad to come across your video which stood out to be different from many other western KZbinrs which displayed a budget travel in China. Your videos provide a different angle China to the audience and help the audience to get a better sense of the lifestyle of the middle and upper middle class in China. In addition it is easier to catch up with your English pronunciation than some of those from the UK and the USA as a Chinese 😂

[@Teitoku1902]

Make sure you check out the Suzhou Gardens, very beautiful.

[@housie8785]

Nice beautiful sunset dan

[@mayurireddy8196]

Fentastic architectures 🎉❤

[@georwoogle]

😃😃😃 Very good video; however, you have toured probably less than 10% of the city historically, aesthetically, and geographically. Dany, you may consider doing some research and then visiting the city again. Really enjoy your videos and thank you for sharing with us. 👍👍👍

[@thegoodexplorer105]

I love your videos

[@逝水无痕-p6s]

我以为外国友人只知道北京上海新疆西藏，其实还有很多好玩的城市，欢迎游览，祝旅途愉快

[@DavidSteele006]

👏👏Wonderful video 👍👍

[@StartLivingNow1963]

🙂❤👍 Thank You Danny 🙂❤👍

[@jingmo2210]

Welcome to Suzhou

[@lis-cy7oe]

欢迎来苏州，强烈建议你去阳澄湖高速服务区，应该是一个很好的视频题材，觉得会获得很高的观看😊

[@yuezhao7487]

Nanjing is a great place to visit since it’s been the capital city of so many ancient Chinese dynasties. The vibe is vey different from the ones you have enjoyed in Shanghai and Suzhou. You won’t regret to pay a visit there.

[@heqiuyisheng911]

Like this combi of modern n ancient view of Suzhou city

[@angiema5361]

Have you been to the Yu Garden in Shanghai? It’s also a famous tourist attraction which is very ancient.

[@CHN_HG]

不得不说你解说的很到位，三观很正，只是客观的讲述你见到的一切，却又让人向往，喜欢听你的解说，你也很有礼貌，如果你能学会简单的中文那就完美了，加油！！！😊😊😊👍👍👍

[@jannikmusic9609]

杨梅属于地方特有的，超级好吃🥰

[@RitaHe-ff5vy]

Head to Yunnan Province next time where you can find inner peace! Peaceful, natural

[@jacintochua6885]

Suzhou was built hundreds of years before Venice or Amsterdam,

[@brucewong5737]

love you❤

[@Antinonsens]

👖building😂 Have a wonderful time there🎉

[@kennyng2289]

You should make a scenic trip to Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains), Jiuzhaigo and Yangshuo, Guilin next. You'll love it.

[@kshen7485]

The red sign in front of Shuzhou railway station is “Socialist Core Values”, which can be concluded as only one destination of the party and government: service the people hard and soul.

[@tristanx3508]

Suzhou, water-town/city, is famous for ancient arc bridge over man-made river, hence this iconic arc-shaped sckyscrapper as a land mark.

[@4wpfight379]

I recommend you another city near Shanghai, Hangzhou is worthy to visit.

[@Chelsea-911]

Just the more steps you will get to Jinji Lake when you got the other way of Dongfangzhimen., the huge building you shown in this vedio. the view there is stunning！also, the lake is famous for the music fountain at night. Next time you can just contact me😊

[@jenniferzhang864]

Another great video. I spent 3 days in Suzhou in 2019. You can check some Chinese famous gardens and museums in Suzhou if you get a chance next time.

[@jenniferzhang864]

@user-fs9zi5vj4u I will. Already booked tickets to China in December

[@吴晓-y5o]

In fact, the subway from Shanghai to Suzhou is connected.If you just go to Suzhou, there is absolutely no need to take the high-speed train.

[@NannQinn]

❤❤❤Love your video！

[@tonychen7757]

The Suzhou train station is definitely not soviet style. It was built in quite recent time with design elements taken from the traditional architecture in this area.

[@areyousmart407]

Many cities in China have more beautiful skylines than Suzhou, including Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao, etc.

[@f1111v]

30:08 u said shenzhen, seems u'd like to pay a visit here lol

[@lizz7805]

7:55 is not cucumber, it's winter melon, a popular summer veggie in china.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

If it's summer veggie then why is it named winter melon ? 😂

[@lljia-ni7yn]

You missed the fabulous Chinese traditional garden yards in Su Zhou. 拙政园，狮子园 等

[@celulaperfecte]

Is the first time i see the modern part of Suzhou. Anyway, at the end of the year (from 26th to 28th) I will be there.

[@lukasvipe8063]

Is it expensive city to live in like the rent..

[@liamporter1137]

Great sharing.

[@NannQinn]

Love your smile❤

[@LYW-su3ol]

Suzhou population is absolutely counted in Shanghai, not only it's a separate city, it belongs a different province

[@jackye3257]

amazing and ancient city Suzhou，so many times I've been there❤

[@SergeBrocteur]

12:50 - 13:10 The girl with the ice cream is a glitch in the matrix 👻

[@vrealzhou]

Suzhou banned skyscrapers in the old town to protect the traditional skylines. So most of the skyscrapers are in the new areas like the SIP.

[@CreatorOM20]

I'm from Northeast India

[@robertcoulter7592]

Really cool video! Would love to spend a month or two in china sometime

[@周洁-h4t]

You can go to the north. I think you will definitely like the noodles there. There are over a hundred types of Chinese noodles, so it's not a mistake for foreigners, right

[@lizz7805]

10:40 are real fruits called yang mei in mandarin, It's native to China, and I've never seen it outside of China. I've been living in the US for decades and have never seen it here.

[@ITISZEYU]

u know actually apple map works in China, it would help u a lot.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Local chinese maps are better

[@Tu_D]

欢迎来到我的家乡，苏州相比中国其他的城市，最著名的就是古代保留下来的园林建筑了，冠绝天下。还有一碗苏式面，也是其他城市没有的美味。

[@faehuang2268]

Didn’t know the official name of that building. Often refers it “qiuku”, literally “autumn pants”, which means thermal pants.

[@eshikaudayanawanigasekara]

❤ Wow China 😊 🇱🇰

[@spljapan]

surprisingly that lamp stick guy speaks english..

[@matthewme4278]

he looks like a sporty version of Sean O'pry , a male version of Scarlet Johansson

[@ronaldwang9838]

How did you make Google Map working in China? Was that because you used VPN in China? Suzhou is one of fifteen new tier-1 cities of China, its GPD ranks 6th in all cities in China. But Suzhou is world-famous for its classical gardens since ancient time. Even the royal gardens copied the Suzhou gardens. It's wonton soup. The difference between wonton and dumpling is the way they are wrapped and the thickness of their skins.

[@vanillachoco7527]

Google map also works with my Danish phone number

[@ronaldwang9838]

@@vanillachoco7527 Did you open VPN on your phone when you used Google map in China?