China’s Forgotten MEGA CITY that nobody Tells You about 🇨🇳

[@nathboz]

You guys really inspire me to get off my arse and travel that awesome country😘 Thank you!

[@annysu3941]

The real life in Changsha starts from 10pm.

[@AB_123_AB]

The actual bar street is just around the corner, famous for traffic jams at 3am, everyday.

[@cicitony]

Let me share something interesting with you: Changsha is often said to be a place where you're likely to encounter Chinese celebrities. This is because the famous Mango TV is based there and frequently invites Chinese stars to film various shows. Additionally, Changsha was once a major base for revolutionary movements, and many of China's first-generation leaders, including Chairman Mao, studied there. The city is also home to numerous historical sites and cultural relics. If you have time, you can visit the museums and check them out. In short, Changsha is a fascinating blend of fashion and history.

[@osuan9]

China is future..

[@mhf1979]

Reanne and Ben wish you two an advance Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎆🎆🎆

[@DarrylRobertHayward]

Bens food descriptions are class. If you get time you should put them altogether for a video. Thanks for this video and all the other. Enjoy your trip

[@datang-nomad]

提前祝圣诞快乐！

[@shuyangluo9237]

Chang is one of the most "influencer" city in China and famouse of its super consuming culture and street food. Changsha lifestyle usually seen as earn 100, spend 200 life style the same as chengdu.

[@andrewdennis8404]

Well done with your videos and keep enjoying your trip. I am from uk and here for 3 months. I wish the uk was like china.

[@marinoint]

Changsha is another unique big city in China. Happy to see you there~

[@杨子超-k7u]

That dancing machine was my youth

[@StephenSheehan-j9d]

Hi .Sarah P told me about your KZbin page yesterday. So I decided to follow. Merry Christmas

[@OTWD_yt]

Mr Sheehan from mayfield?

[@StephenSheehan-j9d]

@ All that street food. Making me feel hungry.

[@antwango]

@@OTWD_yt We need to know who Sarah P is!!!!! We need to make her famous in China XDDDDDD

[@tttoria]

Welcome and Thank you for visiting Changsha! wuyi square is famous for crowding! I also recommend places around Hunan University. Vibe is very chill there!

[@georwoogle]

I don't think I can do that drag the stick thing; I am sure I will fail. However, I want to try everything you have tried. Thank you for sharing all your experience, especially your descriptions of various foods. 😃😃😃

[@zhangjin7179]

are u guys going harbin for the ice castle festivity? libby and taz are heading over there afaik

[@lkchoh1454]

Merry Christmas and happy New year that is why so crowded.

[@GeorgieScheule]

Changsha is not resting all night! The nightlife is very rich! It's the city that never sleeps! The nightlife just starts after 12pm!

[@justbeenpaidreviews1]

after changsa city visit zhangjiajie ( avantar mountain) , fenghuang (phoenix ancient town) and furong (ancient waterfall town) all in hunan province

[@nuo.not1033]

If Changsha is a "mega-city," there are 21 such cities in China.

[@ImagesOfCountries]

It's always a pleasure to hear UKish accents... 😊

[@OTWD_yt]

Always our pleasure

[@tomsunuwar6940]

beautiful & woderful changsha city❤🎉

[@internationaldaily9820]

Changsha, so much fund:D, so cool and so chill... 🥳😎🥳

[@Tewbum]

My wife and I went to a new supermarket yesterday and the crowd was as bad as you experienced on that street😂😂bloody crazy really, but you have to do it

[@yuandan1750]

要吃湖南菜！长沙菜！ifs上面有一家苏格兰威士忌酒吧😊

[@ngjs3301]

Wow, salute you both for trying smelly taufu. Thanks for.sharing Changsha, i will be travelling here 1st week Jan

[@MustafaTele-i6i]

I like your videos.. Im from morocco and im surprised that you are in China. Oh my gosh... Ni hao😊

[@internationaldaily9820]

Changsha is such a vibrant place. I want to go there! It's not a forgotten MEGA CITY! They didn't even know it existed! They (West and the rest of the world) don't even know about it because of Western mainstream media and antiChina misinformation, disinformation, lies, etc. Thank you for your most wonderful videos. 😘😍🥰

[@yuandan1750]

欢迎到长沙😊我在长沙通过油管看你你们的节目😊，这个季节是长沙最糟的季节😢早两个月前会更好

[@0GHL0]

长沙的步行街应该是中国外地游客最多最繁忙的步行街，可能比上海外滩还多人，不分周末和节假日，上班期间都会很多人

[@MrDavidc]

What an amazing day. Might also be to do with Chinese getting ready for Christmas, or midwinter solstice. Hope you can have a boat tripon the river and video the massive statue of Mao.

[@paulinechan1339]

Love your videos thus far. Glad you’re enjoying China. How about visiting Hainan Island? It has beautiful beaches in Sanya, you can go surfing in Riyue Bay where competitions are held yearly. It’s expensive in Sanya though.

[@Oldbrow]

There is a very interesting city square in the center of Changsha, which is a retro 80's style of Changsha city street scene, just like a time shuttle back 40 years ago, unique Changsha street, there are restaurants and ancient streets, in Hisense Square, the name is "Wen he you 文和友", if you have time to experience the style of 70's-80's China. I'm not from here so I can't explain the address, but anyone in Changsha knows it.😊

[@jufageju]

You have visited many southern cities during your trip to China this time, and I hope you can go to some northern cities when you come to China next time. I suggest you come to Harbin this winter. This year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival has an unprecedentedly large playing area and an unprecedentedly rich variety of ice and snow entertainment projects, which will definitely make your trip worthwhile. The Ice and Snow World, Taiyang Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival, and Ice-Lantern Garden Party are the main scenic spots of Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, and they are all great places to go. In previous years, various ice and snow tourism projects in Harbin were closed in mid February, but this year's spring may come earlier. If you want to come, it's best to come in January. In winter to Harbin must pay attention to keep warm, from head to toe should be prepared for the cold, so as to have a good play experience.

[@antwango]

"Jiu" = Alcohol!!! When she was saying WIN she meant "Wine"

[@lawks797]

It is a tough decision to choose between to buy and not to. Not always the price but the immediate drive. For clothing, it is durable and you actually have a need for replacement once a while, so Reanne is not a impulsive consumer this time.

[@yannie1012]

Put your QR code on the back of your shirt! 😆

[@鞏潇薇]

谢谢分享， 圣诞快乐 ！可能是首次在中国欢度圣诞节吧。

[@johnsonlui9404]

"La" means spicy, you are right.😀

[@davidchung4691]

Historically, Changsha is a Military Strategic City, many battles had been fought including the Anti Japanese war as well as the Civil war between the ruling Kuomintang and the Red Army, if my history is up to date!

[@dexinwang7192]

There are 500 sexyteas throughout the country but 400 of them are in Changsha

[@antwango]

WTF is Sexyteas!!!???

[@dexinwang7192]

@ the milktea shop they visited

[@ivyshy98]

looks more like smog than fog. happens more often with inland cities during winter. better than a decade ago but still a while to go to convert all fossil fuel use to electric. lots of rural areas still burn coal during winter for heat.

[@georwoogle]

😄😄😄 1st

[@ZyChen-gc2zz]

由于湖南省在山区、所以到了冬天 天气基本都是雾气！加上多云！

[@李忠-i7b]

👍 Changsha My Home Town !

[@陈立豪]

have you take photos with pozijie police station??? In changsha

[@寄生-t6r]

🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👋😀两位好❤！

[@ImagesOfCountries]

Very good ! ... 😊

[@antwango]

OK Ben and Reanne!!! Chinese phrase for "A little / A little bit" = "Yi dian dian" So it sounds like "Yi de~an de~an / Yi din din" SO "A little bit of spice" = "Yi din din Lah" OR "Do you speak any Chinese?" And you say "Yi din din" OK lady where you were ordering tea!!!! She was saying "Mayo" XDDDD like a bajillion times "Mei Yau" = "Dont Have" ......... "Yo / Yau" on its own = "Have"

[@nosty-m9l]

5:46😂😂

[@antwango]

Thats it im having a stinky tofu!!!! If Ben and Reanne can eat it and love it then i can for sure have one and im Chinese..... no ive never had one, my parents have always managed to talk me out of one for some reason! I think you guys had sweet doughy balls!! Bens Chinese is pretty good you know hes picking up a few phrases!

[@fokwaitat6416]

台灣和西方傳媒都傳大陸經濟崩潰, 幾乎所有年青人大學生都躺平, 但街上卻人山人海, 如不躺平的話, 豈不是寸步難行?

[@t离谱]

因为只有大陆在突破那些发达国家的科技、经济封锁，所以他们 讨厌大陆，例如抖音突破了互联网封锁，但被美国要强买，华为突破了5G、芯片制程等等 目前已被限制，卫星大陆使用了北斗 逐渐抛弃了GPS等等其他各行各业，并且大陆的军工武器 也远销中东；动了西方的蛋糕。

[@mhf1979]

朋友 那些媒體就愛 洗腦是中國有多不進步 謝謝這些youtuber給我們看現在的中國有多進步

[@东东油記]

油管 X 等等中文信息看多了，你会觉得中国明天就崩溃😂 其实都是反中反共的生意而已

[@kevken5213]

Thx

[@GL-iv4rw]

Changsha the capital of Hunanese culture.

[@Zombieprogg1]

Chinese culture!

[@antwango]

Loighting Ben!

[@tiangong-p7k]

❤️❤️❤️

[@刘备-o4s]

Changsha gourmet

[@谢家峰]

You missed out on the really good stinky tofu, you got the big sausages and sugar-oiled poops at the long stinky tofu line.

[@kkl9447]

👍

[@berechoumohamed7732]

❤❤

[@chichiuhui658]

💪😎👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@antwango]

Im still waiting for info about the Korean noodles!!!!! Reanne just killed any info about the Korean noodles so she could buy jeans!!!!!!!

[@DreamLili1]

The real life in Changsha starts at 2 a.m.😁

[@vs123]

I like street market food

[@wsp-g4u]

Changsha is China's top 15 city., by many metrics.

[@jamesng8051]

Hey Ben, did you lose your phone at the peanut candy shop? This is all I concerned ... Please take good care on your property although its generally safe in China ... If YES, don't hesitate to call for help by the police ... those surveillance cameras would help a lot ... If NOT, I would be happy for you, enjoy your trip in China!

[@No-bs5cx]

夜晚虽然很安全，但是也注意吃太多就胖了

[@angieng5279]

Chairman Mao attended normal college there and his hometown city XiangTan is not too far way.

[@fongfongc8845]

Changsha is famous by its stinky toufu.

[@linlai701]

你们真有勇气吃臭豆腐😢

[@LubaWang]

good old Wuyi square in Changsha, just reminded me of my stay in Changsha 30 years ago, wonderful and loving people. I believe Hunan province has the spiciest food in the world, it's my most favorite cuisine in the world as well.

[@2LT-c8q]

Just for your info, million of Chinese people don't like that stinky tofu, and I am one of them. Hat off to you buddy 👍

[@散仙-v9s]

我还以为他们会介绍马王堆汉墓

[@Gchee-9]

Thought china's economy is collapsing, but d market is fully crowded with shoppers

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Yea.... Been hearing that for 30 years.

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

if you go to the tourist attractions, you will see the crowd, all famous scenic spots were packed with people in China. some youtubers even complained in the video. this means a lot.

[@jplin888]

Maybe their own country is collapsing.

[@spikermike2843]

Changsha is one of the top destinations in China - what do you mean nobody comes here?

[@Nassjofestival]

67 coment 🤣from Sweden

[@dwwd-i4r]

The city is really noisy for sure!

[@seewithheart]

[@theredbar-cross8515]

Hometown of Mao Zedong (kind of)

[@dexinwang7192]

Yep. Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Metropolitan area is a thing, not to mention he spend most of his early life in within the limits of Changsha city proper

[@AsmaKhan-sb7px]

Hey please come to islamabad e11/2 and adopted me 😊

[@Zombieprogg1]

I am living in the northen europe right now! the weather is nice and dark with enjoying Christmas night life come to Sweden!

[@khemkhemeivee]

better pronounce it "xia xia" than xie xie, that's how it sounds though despite its spelling 👌

[@angieng5279]

You Shanghainese？

[@dexinwang7192]

Shanghainese😂

[@petehoney1]

nice stories .. we get mis led a lot on western media 🤔

[@antwango]

OH Ben TsingDao you need to go to Tsing Dao!!!!! You know Tsing Dao!!!! I know you do!!!! You mustve bloody drunk some Tsing Dao in Portsmouth probably!!! Youd be going close to Russia though! And Harbin!!!! maybe you need to somehow schedule youre itinary if you happen to want to go up North and want to visit Harbin ice festival and Tsing Dao beer festival!!!??? Cant confirm if its like the Chinese version of Oktoberfest!!? Never been to either but have seen both...... Oktoberfest is tons of cleavage..... XDDD dont think Tsing Dao is like that BUT there is German link there! Hence beer!!!! Reanne might hate it LOL OH there be lots of Bing Chilling up there as well!!!! Go up there and debunk the Western anti Russian propaganda!!!! SHHHHH i didnt say that! Plenty of tubers and UK and US tubers living in Russia debunking the West!

[@fongfongc8845]

Suggestion: don’t eat too much street food, because it’s not healthy. Food security is a problem in China. You can try to eat rice in small restaurant, it’s not expensive, usually ¥15 yuan ~ ¥25 yuan, various options of meat and vegetables, it’s better than noodles.

[@bldomain]

No its not, don't lie

[@dragongirl266]

IMHO China has the safer/clean street food than other countries. My Western friends and I have never gotten sick from eating street food and we have visited 5 Chinese cities so far. Of course use your observation skills and watch your surroundings before you purchase.

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

1989? It's 2024 man

[@fongfongc8845]

@@dragongirl266 I am Chinese, all my friends always keep away from street food. Of course sometimes we will try a little, but not much. Sausage is not made with meat most of time, some are made with not fresh meat. But when you don’t care about healthy problems and you are very young, it won’t caused too many problems for you as long as you don’t got diarrhea.

[@lloveyou8125]

那个是淀粉肠不是真正香肠，两者有区别。

[@OTWD_yt]

👍👍

[@Charles_Sun]

长沙的年轻人难道连最基本的英语都不会吗？

[@datang-nomad]

在自己的土地上没必要会外语！