Xian | China's cultural capital?

In this video I explore the beautiful ancient city of Xi'an with my friends. Xi'an is one of the oldest cities in the world and it is steeped in history. We immerse ourselves in Tang Dynasty culture and see what makes Xi'an so special.
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[@aluisious]

"I haven't travelled in China alone before, so I did it with two friends." Ohhhh kayyyy

[@Mr.Travelchannel]

Wowww China is a top place to make video. Maybe I'll choose China for my next video

[@cyncynti]

I loved our trip there and I can’t wait for the food video 😍 until next time Nico 🥰

[@madisonmelvin8817]

Jack is so sweet to edit your beautiful photos to make them even more special. I really enjoyed this video I cant wait for the food episode!!

[@boonteoh2346]

Fantastic Xian!!! Enjoyed your narrative and refreshed my memories of yesteryear!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

The meta part of this video with Jack discussing with Nico in the editing process was genuinely funny.

[@Crom21]

Nico looks great in that costume.

[@passby8070]

Love it! Xian looks much clearer and less polluted compared to last time i was there in 2007. Would love to visit it again with my kids this time!

[@Nomanhill]

Welcome to Xi'an！The urban greenery over here is particularly awesome now!

[@weizhang2834]

屁话太多，迎合西方媒体“说的是对的”

[@weizhang2834]

屁话太多，迎合西方媒体“说的是对的”

[@chijioking1321]

yes，it is the trend，especially after 2008. Almost every city in china is getting clearer and greener. But xian is a city in northwest,so I think it not as green as southern cities in china

[@laceras1611]

Oooh that was so cool seeing the hanfu. You all looked beautiful and I love learning history too! I would never object to you guys doing a little history video on a dynasty or something, since I'm very clueless about Chinese history specifically. That would be so interesting 😍

[@jadecummings8093]

Hey Nico, I want to know that the Hanfu looks so good on you. It's so beautiful and elegant! Hanfu is a Chinese traditional clothing, it's very popular where the Chinese wore on occasions. Right? 😉

[@tianwong152]

It wasn't popular until recently.

[@chijioking1321]

Definitely Chinese traditional clothes,but popular in recent 20 years. Those clothes could be seen in the museums and on some shows in the past. But recently,there’re so many young people dress in these, just come and try after covid🎉

[@fanding-ve3uh]

Before the 21st century, Hanfu only existed in movies and TV dramas. It was made of silk and was very expensive. Ordinary people could not afford it. Now that Chinese people are getting richer, Hanfu can also be replaced by modern chemical materials. , ordinary people can afford it. The Hanfu you often see on the street are simplified Hanfu, which are also replaced by modern chemical materials. The orthodox Hanfu is still very expensive.

[@anniegao2564]

Thanks Nico! I used to go to Xi'an during spring festivals to visit relatives. It's such a great city to explore Chinese culture! Thanks for showing me its most recent views:)

[@ninazhang1230]

You look absolulely stunning Nico!!! So pretty xx

[@walterchin8832]

Love the lovely ladies in Xian!

[@samyang5873]

Beautiful Xian + 3 GORGEOUS ladies. Nice veeedeeeo !! Grettings from SEAsia.

[@thetravelingqipao]

Thank you Jack for the wonderful editing! Especially the Asian squat part. It’s deserves to be highlighted just sayin

[@rossiluo8278]

Xi’an is my hometown, happy to see u guys love it. Welcome to Xi’an !

[@michaelnicholson2764]

Thanks for all your videos, but my wife and I have a fond spot in our hearts for Xian. We’ve visited the city and region several times and always enjoyed our stay. 👋🏻

[@sargiedelosangeles8507]

What a refreshing video, Nico! 🥰 Also hello to the beautiful ladies, Phoebe and Cynthia! 👋 That mark on your forehead is a very 'Tang' thing, Nico! Also the Hanfu fits and looks good on you! I got familiar with the Tang Dynasty because I always watched Chinese dramas (ancient/historical, fiction, modern). One I had watched is the 'Court Lady' drama that was in Tang dynasty period. ❤ Loving Xi'an, the pagoda, other temples and that family mansion. Thanks for sharing this video. Can't wait for the next part and get drool again! Happy Monday! 😄

[@thetravelingqipao]

Hello 👋🏻

[@kayvong6397]

I actually love watching your vlogs more😬😬😬 they are fun and so positive, especially you being the host. You are adventurous and positive with food and always smiling.

[@alex.andreyev]

It's so much fun to watch your videos, guys. Great scripting, story, amazing skills on filming and editing. Your videos never disappoint! I know it takes a lot of time and efforts to put the whole video together, so 辛苦了！✌

[@katiirabbi]

Wow, you girls look absolutely gorgeous in hanfu!! What a wonderful tour of the ancient city!

[@autumnchan7800]

Macao old lady said, thank you bring my eyes 👀 to travel 西安

[@spectrewashere]

Love Xian! I had life changing me memories there ❤

[@Harveyinchina]

Such a beautiful city!

[@omni3670]

This is such an interesting and happy vlog! And all three of you look gorgeous in 汉服 hanfu! The traditional Chinese dress is so graceful and elegant worn by ladies especially. Less so for the men I'd say. Xian has such an all round ancient vibes about the place. Beautiful and haunting! Can't wait for part 2. If Jack is still not impressed "Well, well, well..."as the bishop is fond of lamenting "what do you know? What do you know!" Hehehe...😂😂😂

[@princessmavoro1388]

I recently moved to Xi’an I can’t wait to visit these places 😍😍😍 after the lockdown great video ❤️

[@jeffreysoo8779]

Xian is very high on my travel list.

[@itsme2be]

this is informative and entertaining. You deserve a bigger audience!

[@amanuelhakim7280]

Nico,this was very intresting i enjoyed it🎉❤🎉

[@Grayson1996]

Great video narration and editing! Keep it up

[@HokaYona]

Well the whole 'jealously' approach worked on me!... Love Xi'an - so glad there's more to come

[@honoraryamerica5943]

I love historical places and the outfits were quite emaculate for the time.

[@Baby86summer]

homesick,it's my hometown Xi'an , can't wait back Xi'an 😭😭

[@C3PO_]

My mouth was watering badly watching this...😍

[@xinranwu4812]

wow, Nico, you are so fit for this beautiful Hanfu! love from Xi'an!

[@thetravelingqipao]

This makes me miss Xi’an so much! Minus the heat😂

[@fischman26-China]

Excellent video. Yes, traveling to China in summer can be challenging as I spent some time in Guangdong during the summer. I would love to do these types of videos but I am traveling with friends and family so my videos are much simpler. Well, I can't wait to go visit again in October.

[@zhaogeandchangan]

Thank you to show me my hometown, really like your video! I haven't been there for 5 Years and miss the home air soooo much!

[@kelvinyschun]

Xian has a master kite artist Dynamic kites are amazing! Xian kinetic kites by Chunjiang Huayueye and others Amazing craft with China's history of flight

[@thetravelingqipao]

Can we request a trip to Dalian with Phoebe?😬

[@rosemaryfengchannel]

Welcome to Xi AnI travelled there almost 2 years ago, time flies😜 I want to go there again!

[@AssassinCreep2552]

Your chinese friend is so beautiful. She looks like a fairy in her tang costume

[@SS-ko2lt]

Nico, you don’t dress like an old lady. Love your easy flowing style. Don’t change for others.

[@yanx4788]

Will land XI'AN next week with my girlfriend and meet her parents! 😆We have been diet for a month and looking forward to tons of food there!

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

Beautiful well done Nico! Sabrina🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@humgarchaun]

^^ keep up the good work Nico

[@何景龙]

That's my hometown! Welcome, my friend!

[@Thecircustapes]

I can't blame jack though, the Tang was china's best dynasty and had the only female emperor who technically had her own dynasty but she's often grouped into tang because she was emperor Gaozong's empress first.

[@user-bf2sh4hy9w]

Amazing China

[@a_viewerv2069]

Great video , thank you for sharing 👍👍🙏

[@ComeForPeace]

Very interesting video! Kudos to all the girls who make the video undersuch hot weather

[@montane-ub9jc]

that the scene that ive only seen in traditional drama. so cool

[@rorschachgotnicemask9449]

I seriously like your dress style😂 Actually, I think every photographer will like your dress style.

[@indoman6799]

My friend said since i love historical sites, Xian is a must. I guess my friend is right

[@gyxtc]

LOL when you said operation make Jack jealous while the 3 of you walking away from the camera I immediate think of Jack is jealous of being able to be surround by gorgeous ladies.

[@绿水长流-v1u]

You girls look so beautiful in Hanfu!

[@johnrogermaghuyop6106]

Love it! Part 1 is indeed, not enough haha!

[@raymondlianto9882]

When compared to your old Xi'an video, I think this video has a different vibe.

[@mochichichi2458]

I wanna goooo

[@Zafarkhanvlogs99]

That's nice, I'm also making Vlogs in Xi'an, China

[@silverswan8]

I'm from Xi'an but I haven't been back to my hometown since COVID...that's almost 3 years. not sure about Jack but I'm definitely jealous! Hope you stay safe at this challenging time and good luck with your journey ahead!

[@yvonnenordt7350]

Where in Xi'an can you get your makeup, hairs and clothes done like that? It looks great...👍🏻😍

[@Mac-kanal]

yes I should have been there for the autumn festival. together with my girlfriend. but it didn't work out that way. she is in Xian to study bone setting and acupuncture. she usually lives in Beijing. but hope that I can come next year and see all that. I thought you all looked great in those dresses. my girlfriend is also very traditional in her choice of clothes. and i love her dresses. They are very beautiful. she is not a tall woman like you. and I am a tall and athletic Danish man who is also very traditional but loves the 80s. so yes we stand out, hehe. love watching your videos. and I look forward to experiencing all those places myself one day.

[@yiqingshouhui]

wow，I love your video，I wanna go xi'an so much，l still never go there，xi'an is a very important ancient city in China‘s history.

[@huarenzaixian]

Beautiful xian

[@liamporter1137]

Nice.

[@iamcanadianedmonton]

doesn't look like china will be opened anytime soon 😢😢😢. love from canada.

[@moniu9908]

拍得不错

[@dddmiao]

Extremely creative video. Wow

[@tamterence5561]

OMG. Nico. Hanfu is perfect for you

[@Nomanhill]

Hi, Nico, Welcome to Xi'an！🍜

[@2004rhyy]

so lovely!

[@murrymu4632]

亲爱的Nico，你穿汉服好美好美啊！ 5:57 好可爱，你们这帮又美丽又可爱的姐姐

[@jennyohara4011]

Great Content!

[@BlissBliss123]

There were heaps of people from all over the world living in Xi'an in Tang Dynasty. So Chinese people should probably feel normal to see foreginers wearing Tang dresses.

[@popmatta9447]

You should wear Hanfu more often, it fits you well.

[@tianwong152]

It's best to understand Baijiu as Chinese vodka made of various Chinese grains.

[@tcwang-]

Welcome to Xi'an, It's really a beautiful city with many historical places. In Xi'an, you can experience the culture inherited from Tang dynasty, you can wear the gorgeous clothes in the style of Tang dynasty. And, I want a foreign friend, I'm a student, please comment me if you are going to travel to Xi'an, I could be your tour guide.

[@TheMadisonHang]

@2:50 lol we all meet in cyberspace

[@benlee6008]

👍👍👍

[@royyu0517]

Sweet home❤

[@johnss449]

My wife's home city !

[@snowwhite-jt9cj]

You looks so cute on the China (Tang)traditional dress🌸 we should still dress like that feel like time travelling !love lots of food you showed all so tasty and very easy addictive ......🥟 is one of my favourite 💚.) China has greatest longest culture of the world walk around in the traditional historic architecture street eating walking around just so fun. Now they have high speed rail system travel 🧳 all around is amazing✨

[@q1blaqi]

like it!

[@hcjet]

西安景区晚上挺好看，白天最好还是看小雁塔白马寺等景点比较适合

[@saudiranger4007]

Which month you shot this vlog in Xhian ?

[@Cballin]

Hi I've never travelled alone in china, Brings 2 friends on solo trip lol.

[@jobssteve2920]

I study in Xian now, but the covid restriction kinda screw up my school life

[@Sidetracked_in_Macau]

Many people without masks...so different than Macau which is at about 99.99% of people wearing a mask at all times for the last three years :) Xi'an always looks great.

[@Nicofilms]

Very different from Beijing as well which also was quite strict on masks. It is a great city I highly recommend it!

[@kunsui6823]

Coming

[@mytubeful]

Beautiful... 💕

[@chitru1983]

I watched The Longest Day in Chang'an few years back to marvel at the Tang dynasty. Turned out to be one of the best cdramas ive ever watched. It's just amazing to imagine a flourishing sophisticated society had existed over thousand years before my country even became a country. I wish Incould visit Xi'an one day!

[@xxxich9040]

stunning～

[@Orthodoge]

If I hear the word “content” one more time

[@merdufer]

Guy traveling alone: Wandering the streets getting lost on his own. Girl traveling alone: Summon the girlfriends!

[@mollydooke]

Great, but you don't say where anything is or what it is. What is the name of the costume/dress up place and where is it located? I am watching your video because I am going to Xi'an so this information would be more helpful.

[@Nicofilms]

Hi, all the information for where we went pops up on the top left hand side of the screen throughout the video. The dress up place is called "The Longest Day in Chang'an" I'm sorry but I don't know the Chinese translation as my friend took us, but this is what it was called in English so hopefully you can find it that way. Hope that helps :)

[@vailewalders1395]

I asked my phone what is 40 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit 104 degrees WOW

[@supervince110]

You look amazing in hanfu

[@Hoo88846]

Hanfu has influenced the traditional clothing of many neighbouring cultures, including the Korean hanbok,[7][8] the Japanese kimono (wafuku),[9][10] the Okinawan ryusou,[11][12] and the Vietnamese áo giao lĩnh (Việt Phục).[13][14] Up to a certain extent, hanfu has also influenced some elements in Western fashion, especially those influenced by Chinoiserie fashion, due to the popularity of Chinoiserie since the 17th century in Europe and in the United States.[15]: 52 [note 1] Silk remains a core element of Hanfu and Chinese traditional clothing.

[@barbiebarbie1813]

This is a fake historical propaganda. Ancient Chinese people were impossible to ancient Japanese indigenous peoples and Korean indigenous peoples and North Vietnam indigenous people ....... Professor them about Chinese culture and Chinese characters. Because this is the confidential technology and communication content of the Chinese. Only the places where the ancient Chinese arrived and occupied. Chinese culture naturally appeared in these places. "Dragon" represents the power of the emperor of China in these places. "Chinese characters 漢字" used by the Chinese han people. The Han dialects used by the Han people in different regions are different. "Chinese characters漢字" become the language of the Han people. This is also the secret of the Han people. Of course, they will not teach and prohibit ancient Japanese indigenous people. Korea's indigenous and Vietnamese indigenous people. The Qin Dynasty more than 2000 years ago, some of the Chinese people relocated to places such as Japan 東瀛, Korea朝鮮, and North Vietnam 交趾(because the Chinese emperor dispatched to expand territorial territories and escaped due to war). The Chinese emperor named these new territories. The ancient Chinese established a Chinese city and established a Chinese regime in the local area. Chinese culture naturally appeared in these places. At the time.Japanese and Koreans and North Vietnamese were still indigenous. In ancient Japan倭, Korea朝鮮, North Vietnam交趾 ... are Chinese territory and cities. These areas are regional regimes established by ancient Chinese people. They are all jurisdictions of the Chinese. Their royal nobles(including Chinese officials, scholars, doctors, architects, technicians ...)., and Pingmin slaves are not the same Ethnic. The royal nobles are ancient Chinese and descendants. Their mother tongue is Chinese language (including Han dialect) and Chinese characters. Use classical Chinese文言文 to record history. Civilian slaves are Local indigenous people (modern Japanese日本人. Korean韓國人. North Vietnam北越南人 of The ancestors).

[@Hoo88846]

@@barbiebarbie1813 Japan, Korea and Vietnam are collected called the Sinosphere, or East Asian Cultural Sphere. Google search for “Japanese missions to imperial China”, and “Japanese missions to Tang Dynasty”. Chopsticks, noodles, dumplings, rice, rice noodles, hotpot, soy sauce, bean curd, tea, tea ceremony, paper folding art, weiqi, penzai, etc. are Chinese inventions later spread to Japan and other Asian nations. Stop doing historical revisionism. Japanese and Koreans still write in Hanzi, or Han Chinese characters named after the Han Dynasty of China. It’s called kanji in Japanese and Hanja in Korean. Vietnamese also used in write in Hanzi until the French romanized their writing system. Hiragana is cursive Chinese. Katakana is partial Chinese characters. Japanese culture is Tang Dynasty culture replica. Korean culture is Ming Dynasty culture replica. Get educated and stop arguing. I know Koreans and Japanese are especially good at changing and distorting history. Take a course in East Asian studies.

[@Hoo88846]

@@barbiebarbie1813 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinosphere

[@Hoo88846]

@@barbiebarbie1813 www.utc.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/thejapanesemissionstotangchina%20%281%29.pdf Japanese missions to Imperial China

[@Hoo88846]

@@barbiebarbie1813 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJK_characters The Chinese-Japanese-Korean writing system, all writing in Hanzi, or Han Chinese characters.

[@3re-z1r]

十三朝古都，作为中国人还没去那里旅游过实属惭愧，等学业完成后一定也去西安玩玩