Our First Impressions Of Chongqing

[@kelwang446]

My great grandpa lived in Shanghai pre-ww2. Just a day before Japanese bombed Shanghai, he closed his factory and flew to Wuhan with the entire family following the National Govt. He told my mom that it was so difficult to get the air tickets at a time that he had to buy them with gold bars. One of his daughters was born on that plane. Later when Japanese attacked Wuhan, he again flew the family to Chongqing where he stayed till the end of the war. He served as the deputy director of general tax bureau of the national govt in Chongqing. Chongqing was the ww2 wartime capital of China. Due to its year-long foggy weather, theJapnaese have failed their numerous bombing attempts of the city. The exile wartime govts of Korea and Vietnam also moved to Chongqing at a time.

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you for sharing this story. Yes I heard that too. Chongqing still has a lot of underground bomb shelters from this time. They have now been renovated for other things which I thought was super interesting. I really loved the city

[@dexterdr.7020]

Chongqing is a very unique city, with imperfections. for example the weather is kinda extrme here, extremely hot in Summer and freezingly cold in Winter (yet no snow for joy, sad), and in winter 80 days out of 100 it is raining or cloudy. you just don't get much sunshine after September. other than that, it is unique in terms of terrain and culture and there is a lot to discover and experience. hope you enjoy your time in Chongqing.

[@tonywang5864]

The winter just like Britain's.

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you we loved our visit there!

[@moulaien]

悲催，你都说对了。待久了压抑，好想去云南

[@bonifacetiffany2712]

I love Chongqing, changes all the time, so dynamic and green

[@Nicofilms]

Absolutely loved it!

[@samzhao638]

I love the fact that you two talk about the city amount each other unlike other youtubers that would talk into the camera, so annoying.

[@hakanskoglund1754]

Glad to see you are excited to be in Chongqing, its an awesome city!

[@stevenstafford3571]

My wife is from Chongqing. People in the west have never heard of Chongqing. It is the largest city in the world that no one has heard of. The food in Chongqing is very spicy and Hot Pot is the most popular food. You also need to try Chongqing noodles, very delicious. The people of Chongqing are very kind and hospitable. I love Chongqing!

[@Nicofilms]

I know it is crazy right! Yes we loved it and all the food. Everyone was so nice and friendly it was a great trip!

[@KelsangGyatso123]

anyway，it’s a special experience and incredible feeling to see my working place in your videos,subscribed and thumbs up!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks for the sub, welcome to my channel I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

[@apollozhao1895]

Thank you very much Nico! Another wonderful video! You should visit 金刀峽！

[@Nicofilms]

Maybe one day! Thanks a lot!

[@MotiveCap]

This is awesome. So glad you're into architecture and infra tours. It's super niche, so I'm glad I foud this channel :)

[@Nicofilms]

Glad you found us, we have quite a few hope you enjoy!

[@Reporterfy]

Nico in Chongqing fabulous.

[@Nicofilms]

Just seen this, I was going to message you to tell you. I thought you were in the group I sent the link. Lots more to come over the next few weeks!

[@TorterryChiu]

Oh, I'm really happy for you guys, you finally made it there. We miss the city, enjoy this magical city! :D

[@Nicofilms]

Yes it was amazing we loved it!

[@louisemao2138]

So glad that you guys had a great time in my lovely hometown!

[@Nicofilms]

Yes we loved it thanks!

[@wenren7067]

Love your style, it would be interesting to compare your experiences with your compatriots the Barretts who just visited Chongqing as well.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! Maybe some day!

[@hysokaxvinsmoke4489]

Two British always travel with their own weather system...Lol Shanghai rain, Chongqing rain, Back home rain rain rain...

[@sunnybingome8992]

LOL 😂😂🤣🤣

[@AerialChinaAndy]

ahahahahaaaaaa

[@yueyinggong9344]

Haha

[@songyaoxu7454]

666

[@never4ever386]

🤣

[@johnkiel1000]

impresssive!! chongqing was backwater city decades before,you never thoutgh that it would be developed in just a matter of years...🤗🙏🤗

[@terenceshared9040]

Love the drone shot of the train going into the apartment building.

[@Nicofilms]

It is so cool! I can't wait to share our infrastructure film!

[@matimarwa6689]

what an amazing Architecture and Infrastructure, i could not understand how the train got into a whole big!!!!HOW DID THEY BUILD THAT ???? WAW! Million thank you Nico for the beautiful video 💝💝💝💝

[@Nicofilms]

Yeah it is crazy! We have an infrastructure film coming in 2 weeks as we found it SO interesting!

[@matimarwa6689]

@@Nicofilms looking forward it to watch it

[@CEHBA]

The city is truely cool. Payed a visit there 7 years ago. Just walking around was so fun. Best city for losing weight. You go up and down all the time.

[@Nicofilms]

haha it really is! We loved it too there are so many amazing buildings!

[@CEHBA]

@@Nicofilms Don't miss the graffiti street.

[@Nicofilms]

@@CEHBA You read my mind! That is what Monday's film is all about!

[@CEHBA]

@@Nicofilms Super😁

[@KelsangGyatso123]

If you guys are still in this beautiful city.There is a good place nearby the location of Bayi Plaza emporium (八一广场）next to Jiao Chang Kou subway station（较场口轻轨站） .Welcome to the YONG XUAN Musical Instruments Campus(泳铉琴行)on the 4th floor of the Bayi Plaza (八一广场四楼）There are three of experienced ,outstanding and absolutely kind piano teachers:LW ,LXJ,CJ;Vocal Music teacher:LM,a graceful and beautiful female had long-period vocal learning experience in Belarus and with the fully sense of humor,and the guitar teacher:Alex Yang,the responsible and patient to students and always be able to use native English as the teaching language .We are waiting for your coming❤️❤️❤️. leave your comments below to reply and notice me if you’re interested 😄😄😄

[@Nicofilms]

Oh thanks for the tip, maybe next time. We were there at the end of Sep so we are back in Beijing now.

[@KelsangGyatso123]

@@Nicofilms always waiting for your coming🤝

[@ntgoh]

It is also a city where most of its inhabitants from other parts of china. Original inhabitants are very small. There are also many clan meeting places from many parts of China to visit.

[@nileshbhattacharya2526]

Hurray my favorite KZbinr Is back after 6 days. Really happy when I see Nico sis ❤️. Her video always enjoy+ amazing. Chongqing famous for Dazu rocks. Yangtze river also. Sis. I am always waiting for your next video😁👍

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you very much, I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

[@德生-g3l]

Thank you for promoting my hometown like this. I miss the great food and grow up memory......

[@Nicofilms]

Hope you enjoy the videos to come!

[@mff301]

There's that lovely couple again giving informative and exiting facts of China.

[@Nicofilms]

Awww thank you so much!

[@mff301]

@@Nicofilms You are very welcome.

[@RespectOthers1]

So much goodness to look forward to...including when you guys became interviewees! :D

[@Nicofilms]

Yes, so many videos still to come!

[@AndyJones-e9x]

Good quality, great editing, your channel deserves more subscribers.

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you very much, and thanks for the support!

[@catherinechen4595]

Thank you! Very glad iChongqing can help: )

[@Nicofilms]

We couldn't have done it without them :)

[@stilljason1]

重庆is 山城 means city built on mountains due its topographical landscape

[@hiericzhu]

After you up to 20 floor by elevator, walk out the building, then you find you are in the first floor in other building, this is Chongqing. :)

[@Nicofilms]

Hahaha right! It is such an interesting city!

[@omni3670]

Nice intro to Chongqing. Waiting for more of your explorations!

[@Nicofilms]

Don't worry, more to come!

[@angelp4724]

So nice!!!! It's like an antique city

[@kunzilla]

i grew up there, sort of, in a county that's an hour away from the the main city. 32 million people in the whole municipality but the main city has about 12 million people living in it. Props to you guys for exploring this mountain city. Before the whole "modernization" as you mentioned, we go everywhere by bus mostly in the city, and ships and boats to the nearby counties and other cities along the rivers. and most important of all, people's own two legs, lol. you do need to climb up those steps by yourself, haha. there's a famous American in the city, Ben, who happens to own a bar called "Ben's Bar." you can go there and chat him up. i'm sure he will tell you all about the city and the people and the life he's lived there.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks! Yeah we went there to try the sichuan pepper beer but it wasn't on that day and he wasn't there either unfortunately.

[@kunzilla]

@@Nicofilms that's too bad. did you contact the british consulate to get more info? i think there's one in the city, and they have a number of different functions with local biz all year long, at least it used to be.

[@wildcat5625]

Thanks for sharing a beautiful Chongqing

[@yumozhang5279]

I am in Copenhagen now but Chongqing is my hometown. Due to the corona virus pandemic, I cannot come back this year. Thank you for uploading this video reminding me of how beautiful it is, definitely different from European style.

[@Nicofilms]

No problem! I do love Copenhagen as well but you are right it is very different from Chongqing!

[@donnieyang4888]

Loved all your cool videos. That was one massive incredible city.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! Yeah it is really amazing!

[@donnieyang4888]

You are so welcome.

[@banja1470]

Love it. Another podcast

[@Nicofilms]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@OlchOlch]

And people get around and lift things using the specific labour called "Bangbang" they carry a stick around and if you pay them they will help you carry your luggage and such

[@loveboatmark1436]

I love to see more Chongqing and they're beautiful city.

[@Nicofilms]

Lots of videos on the way!

[@VashtheStampede007]

I remember making the suggestion to visit Chongqing under one of your videos. 😆. There you are. You might want to connect with some of the expats living in Chongqing. They might be able to give you better advices where to visit. One channel I saw was (Reporterfy Media & Traveling). Another British couple. And (GarceFamily4), a family with two kids from the US. Yes, you are right about few foreigners in Chongqing. Unlike in shanghai or Beijing. Especially in Shanghai, some of the bars and clubs in downtown area almost have no Asian face in there lol 😂. Have fun, enjoy your stay. I might go there again when I visit China next time.

[@Nicofilms]

Yes we had been planning on it for a while as it looked so awesome. Yes we spoke to Alex a lot he recommended a lot of places for us to go. Our itinerary was pretty packed there is going to be some good films coming up!

[@mulanfa1292]

Make sure you know the different in between "辣一點" and "一點辣". :) Nice video.

[@recuerdo5845]

What a beautiful city...someday i would visit china.

[@ntgoh]

That is why they welcome and accept people from outside.

[@Nicofilms]

Everyone was so friendly!

[@MariaAlvarez-sm8bv]

I'm so excited you're going to show Chongqing to us,.

[@Nicofilms]

Yes lots of videos on the way! It was an awesome city!

[@hangzeng1491]

London is also famous for the fog, so I guess British must be interested with another famous foggy city of China, right? As you can see, Chongqing is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, which makes it the connection point for the whole Sichuan province with the other parts of China. There has been several large-scale immigration waves into Sichuan in Chinese history, and Chongqing has always been the ideal destination. And the recent time was during World War II when Chongqing became China’s accompanying capital, and since then its population exploded. This is probably the actual need for Chongqing to build so many skyscrapers. In fact, Hongkong is also a much hilly and populated city, so the two cities shares very much similar lookings. From the introductions revealed, I guess the Chongqing series would last for a long time until 2021. You can really stay in Beijing for a long time without filming (except for Jack's huge editting work).

[@Nicofilms]

Oh I didn't actually realise that about London I just know England is famous for being rainy haha Chongqing was such an interesting city, I loved it! Yes you are right we have so much content which will see us over the winter so we don't have to freeze filming outside in Beijing haha

[@walterchin8832]

I can hear you guys clear-audio and visuals.

[@kevinchen7903]

Love your video

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you!

[@stuartlumi6210]

Been following your channel for a long long time already, bilibily or youtube, good job. And this is my first comment for you. cz... you are in my city!!!! and I SAW MY FRIEND IN THE VIDEO !!!! XD it's a bad bad time to come here, raining foging raining raining...Wettest time of a year.

[@Nicofilms]

OMG that is so cool haha! Well thanks for following and commenting I appreciate it, I hope you like all the videos to come! We still had a great time in the city even though it rained a lot.

[@stuartlumi6210]

@@Nicofilms Sure, he is now enjoying the fame your video gave him in the office. XD

[@lizzie7929]

Enjoy your trip!☺

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you! 😃

[@laijianghan9154]

You got the point about that Sichuan Pepper( we call it Huajiao, translated it as Sichuan pepper feel not so fit), before chongqing was included in Sichuan province, the food style is almost same, and as you said , people there and in Sichuan know how to use and cook that, other parts of China for using this ingredient, you always find it too much and bitter for the whole dish, making it hard to swallow! Enjoy there!

[@Nicofilms]

Yes!! I was really worried before we went that I wouldn't be able to handle it or eat anything but it was fine. I really enjoyed it there!

[@victory5354]

Visited Chongqing in 1999. I liked it so much with unique mountain view and awesome food and good-looking girls

[@XavierXie91]

When I was working at an architectural practice in Manchester. Noun of my colleagues ever heard of my home town, Chongqing. So I showed some pictures of Chongqing and everybody so surprised that such a London size city they never heard of (actually much bigger than Greater London if count in the "village area" ) .

[@XavierXie91]

and suddenly everyone is vlogging in Chongqing...

[@Nicofilms]

Yeah there are a lot of cities here that people in other countries have never heard of even though they are HUGE!

[@frankiesu8639]

Chongqing is a modern metropolis infused with its historic legacies in a perfect balance, making it a genre of its own. And chongqingers are proud of their local culture which is why many foreigners making a living here find that they may have to learn to speak a bit Chongqing local language rather than Chinese putonghua. FYI, if my memory doesn’t fail me, I think there is a British consulate in chongqing for the entire southwest area of China.

[@Nicofilms]

Yes it was a really great city!

[@huangshijian3068]

It's worthy to have a taste the pepper ale flavoured beer in CQ.

[@Nicofilms]

I tried but it wasn't on that night in the bar we went to.

[@huangshijian3068]

@@Nicofilms go Ben's craft beer bar

[@Nicofilms]

@@huangshijian3068 We did but it wasn't on that night, unfortunately.

[@travelaround5230]

The food is the best,just enjoy...and if you find the food is too spicy, you may drink some milk to neutralize it..^_^

[@Nicofilms]

Yes I had to when we had hotpot the second time haha

[@zhiqiangyang4175]

Love Chongqing, a 5D city. My second hometown

[@Nicofilms]

hahaha yes it really is like 5D!

[@wangye9210]

Welcome to Chongqing! The whole Yuzhong District is a huge adventure park with scenic walks, and of course full of businesses and people. You can experience the most authentic Chongqing culture and history here. In Nan'an District, there is a Nanbin Rd (南滨路) where you can observe the best night view of Chongqing. You can also drive to Nanshan (南山 South Mountain) to oversee the view of the whole Yuzhong District. If you feel like to do some shopping, there are a few cool areas that are not only rich in business, but also with amazing scenes of a modern city. Best visit them at night. For example Jiefangbei (解放碑 Monument of Liberation), Daping (大坪) and Guanyinqiao (观音桥). There is also a street known as the street never sleeps called Jiujie (九街 The 9th Street) in Jiangbei District. It's nothing like a red light district. Just a place that is full of pubs and restaurants and they run 24/7. Absolutely safe to roam around. These locations are all within 30mins drive if you stay at Yuzhong District and if the traffic doesn't jam. Mind you the public bikes are nowhere to be found within the city range. Best call a Didi or a taxi, or railway to get around. There are still much more to explore in metropolis Chongqing, and I haven't mentioned locations in other counties worth a visit. I guess iChongqing personnel can help you with everything else you need to know. Have a wonderful stay in Chongqing. Cheers!

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you very much for the tips! It was such a great city I'm sure we will be back as there was so much to see that we didn't get a chance to.

[@wangye9210]

@@Nicofilms I wasn't born in Chongqing. It was the passion towards this city that drove me to move here. I feel confident to call Chongqing my home and happy to let everyone know how cool this city is. It worth you invest much more time to explore!

[@Nicofilms]

@@wangye9210 Yeah it is really cool I loved it very much!

[@lindatang4955]

Beautiful city💖

[@thewishmastur]

Great video.

[@marcoz9591]

Is that train going through a building?

[@jxmai7687]

Also there is a train stop in that building.

[@laws5801]

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[@Nicofilms]

Yes it was amazing! The infrastructure here was insane.

[@jxmai7687]

@@laws5801 Thank you, your fact slaped someone's face.

[@Pixmosphere]

Best footage is at night 😁 then also the bad weather doesn't matter

[@baryonworks]

welcome to my town

[@Thumtwiddler]

Didn't get to Chongqing but loved Chengdu, was there about a month and a half in 2006. Very happy memories :-)

[@Nicofilms]

We've not been to Chengdu yet but it is on the list for next year!

[@Thumtwiddler]

@@Nicofilms I really loved it, very chilled out. I'm sure it's changed a lot though but still seems popular with foreigners.

[@jxmai7687]

1 and like before watch.

[@joschdirk8553]

you are artists, i love ur film

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you very much! I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

[@dyhu6367]

I like Chongqing's food culture. Simply amazing. BTW it is really inexpensive to live in Chongqing comparing to other big cities in China.

[@Nicofilms]

Yes I heard this too. We really enjoyed it!

[@四川外国語大学男童]

be expensive now big brother

[@tamterence5561]

i stayed in Chongqing for two months before. i did enjoy hotpot there.hahaha btw, highly recommend a place!!!! very awesome!!!! named Tanzishi 弹子石

[@clairec7104]

I can see how excited you are about this city😁

[@Nicofilms]

It was so awesome we loved it!

[@suginami123]

It’s a massive city. Every thing is huge.

[@zohurulhaquejafor5504]

At this time westerners are quite curious about China many of them visiting every then & now that's really interested thing

[@18EL8]

灾难年年有，任何一国也在所难免，重要是重新的恢复时间，我相信国人有能力有信心。中国，加油。

[@mosesomorogbe3678]

I love China 🇨🇳 ❤

[@teongbengang9515]

Good job

[@joshq2669]

Jack is shy and cute as always

[@HDsharp]

ChongQing looks like a developing city compare to other major Chinese cities.

[@VictorThang-b5p]

Beautiful English accents ❤

[@johns5073]

I-Chongqing is the official tourism board as stated.

[@pauldirac3203]

What is your favorite city in china!

[@Nicofilms]

Beijing will always be my favourite as it's my home...but I did really enjoy Chongqing it could be a close second.

[@GeorgeLouVideo]

I was able to tell that you were not using your usual camera. Is the rental a Panasonic?

[@Nicofilms]

No the rental was the same as ours but a newer version - Sony A7II or something.

[@GeorgeLouVideo]

@@Nicofilms Well silly me

[@Nicofilms]

@@GeorgeLouVideo Thought it was best to stick to the same so we could use our lenses and batteries.

[@guowz2332]

welcome to my city,I want to show you around!

[@mrdoom3686]

Sooooooooooooooooooo good view !!!!!!!!!!

[@Nicofilms]

Yeh this bridge was awesome!

[@ruixinjiang9555]

I miss Chongqing so much! I wanna go back to eat hotpot 🤤

[@Nicofilms]

Mmmm loved the hotpot! We have a whole video dedicated to hotpot coming soon!

[@mabanomet9879]

Noisy? Seems very tranquil

[@johnl6540]

Is there a little Nico growing inside of you?

[@basue9569]

Will you come toChengdu?

[@Nicofilms]

Not this time but it's on the list for next year!

[@basue9569]

I'm looking forward to meeting you hear in ChengDu next year!If you have come here,don't forget to tell me😊

[@Nicofilms]

@@basue9569 I will do! I can get some good recommendations from you!

[@basue9569]

My pleasure

[@samy8897]

“ this laowai likes chicken stomach “ 😂

[@Nicofilms]

She sure did! haha

[@四川外国語大学男童]

enjoy trip 重庆👌

[@premium9997]

3D city 👍👍👍

[@bridicot]

While the host is camera awkward, he is good at the choice of words. Nico can definitely use his script. lol

[@inneisoc5138]

welcome to my city, i'll treat you guys delicious food

[@我爱台妹-n8y]

I love Chongqing and Chongqing girls, love from a Chengdu guy.

[@FantasyZeroMecha]

你的ID不太有说服力啊🤔

[@我爱台妹-n8y]

@@FantasyZeroMecha 张震岳的歌啦，表紧张嗷

[@xinli9824]

Everyone person I know who can't cycle comes from this city, lol.

[@XavierXie91]

But the taxi drivers in Chongqing are well-known to have bad temper, probably due to the hell level driving experience in Chongqing.

[@吃瓜群众-s2w]

Welcome to my city..

[@sangseafood]

9.38 Train passed building 轻轨穿大厦 打咭点

[@xskewnexx8074]

welcome to my HOME!!

[@ntgoh]

Chongqing is the most populous city in China with population of 30 million.

[@hangzeng1491]

Actually the "Chongqing city" with 30 million population is more like the "Chongqing province", the population in urban area would be much less.

[@mozuzeng6121]

U two seems like singing in KTV

[@Nicofilms]

That is the look we were going for 😜

[@b0bbymoon452]

I have no idea what's Chongqing but I damn sure I know what is Qing Chong

[@play362]

重庆人真会运作 这么多youtuber都去重庆了

[@catcait2547]

Why did changchun build so dense buildings 😂 together?

[@tigerm6830]

I love to see Chongqing, but the food is very spicy

[@Nicofilms]

Yes they use a lot of spice!