10 Hours On China's First Class Train (Guangzhou to Chengdu) 🇨🇳

[@ShevandDev]

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[@canhandletruth]

If we can build the Americans rheb why so suprised at building our own?

[@jtang629]

Welcome to Chengdu Shev and Dev! I would like to show you guys around if you have time, looking forward to hear from you, Im a big fan of your channel and currently in Chendu😊

[@tanmike2095]

You can order outside food (eg. KFC, McDonald, Starbuck and other Chinese foods) inside the train. the food will be delivered to you by the train staff.

[@ChongQingLaowai50]

My wife is Chinese and I have traveled on the Chinese high speed rail . Chongqing to Chengdu was very smooth and fast. clean too. Excellent presentation. Thank you for sharing .

[@triumphanttrump1467]

why you are promoting a tyranny ?

[@shi12jun29]

You are riding on the old Harmony train, which has been in operation in China for 16 years. The service life of the Harmony train is designed to be 20 years. By 2030, most of the Harmony trains will be out of daily operation and will be replaced by Fuxing trains. Currently, the latest version of Fuxing train has been upgraded to the second-generation intelligent model. In addition, in 2025, China's latest generation of intelligent Fuxing trains, CR450, with an operating speed of 400 km/h, will be put into operation on new lines.

[@ycjason1]

The people who are sitting on the ground are because they bought a ticket without the seat (it's the same price as 2nd class ticket so not many people would do this), they are usually in a hurry to get somewhere or only on the train for a few stops.

[@Trust_but_Verify]

Isn't it just the concourse seating first come first serve? Or you can't even sit on the lobby area seats if your ticket is standing only?!

[@gulijim8080]

@@Trust_but_Verify Stand up tickets and seat tickets are priced the same, but stand up tickets generally do not have seats unless there are seats available and no one is sitting. There are many trains in China, and they are very dense. Generally, there is no need to buy station tickets unless it is a holiday.

[@webhuang]

@@Trust_but_Verify This is like overbooking policy of airlines and hotels. Because there are always people who make reservations but no show, they are usually overbooked by 10-20%. But sometimes all the reserved passengers show up, or there are passengers who make last-minute reservations, so the waitlist passengers have to take their chances and end up standing.

[@Trust_but_Verify]

@@webhuang Ah OK they were sitting inside the train. I thought he was talking about sitting in the train station lobby area.

[@Yang-k7v]

​@@gulijim8080 So, I have something to supplement. First, only people who have a short distance to travel could buy the stand-up tickets. Second, if there are any empty seats, the people who bought stand-up tickets can sit there, unless the person who bought the seat tickets comes. This is because China has a huge population, and sometimes people have emergency situations where they have to buy stand-up tickets. This is convenient for these people who are in a hurry.

[@yonight6871]

The highest class of high-speed trains is business class. I hope you can take it next time. Business class passengers can rest in the VIP lounge with a dedicated escort. The experience is even better in business class, where you can sleep and get free snacks. Must experience it next time!

[@gintsui-wb7dg]

但是十个钟好贵啊😂

[@miao1828]

can try business class for a short journey. but for long ones, too expensive 😅

[@642-w5o]

@@gintsui-wb7dg 你不赶时间的前提下，国内你坐飞机商务舱也只有商务舱三四个小时远不如坐高铁10几个小时商务舱，因为你是真的可以躺着有WIFI，叫外卖，长途高铁也会向飞机一样备餐，我带父母出行都会选择高铁商务舱。

[@mytube30005]

Your train is the older train, the 1st generation train. This train was developed with the help from Japan and Siemens. Its operational speed tops at 250km/hr. China has since developed the 2nd generation of its high speed trains from ground up so that they can sell to other countries like they did for Lao and Indonesia. The 2nd gen train is called Fuxing (复兴号 - reborn) and is much nicer and can go up to 350km/hr. When booking trains, for example from Guangzhou to Chenngdu, there are about 22 trains per day and each train has different travel times, ranging from 7 hours to 10 hours. That is because they don't travel on the same route. Each train goes through different cities and travels at different speeds. The trains starting with D (Dong che) are usually 250km/hr trains and the one with the G (Gaotie) are high speed trains and travel at 350km/hr.

[@swkbh86]

Another great Video ❤

[@ShevandDev]

We really hope you enjoy this one! 🥳

[@DeshawnDouglas-f3f]

The moment I stepped into China, I was pleasantly surprised by the 144-hour visa-free policy. From the bustling cities to the alleys of ancient towns, every place was beyond imagination. The beauty of China is well-deserved!

[@nggjfh]

I traveled from Guizhou province to Yunnan province, some of those tunnels are OVER 20 KILIMITERS, single tunnel over 20km,. unbelievable.

[@wuyufei1980]

14 minutes and 20 seconds, the very interesting train station you mentioned is a very famous tourist city called Yangshuo.

[@nggjfh]

they miss YangShuo, what a pity. they should travel around Yangshuo and Guilin first, then continue to Chengdu.

[@Choolloyd]

Another nice video clip. Thanks lovely couple. Enjoy your trip in China. Best regards 🍻🍻

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

The train is CRH-2A which is old model and original from Japan. because from Guangzhou to Chengdou, it has lots of stops, the distance between some stops aren't too far, it can't always keep at 300kmh, I saw sometimes the speed is only 180kmh. however the train you took last time from Shanghai to Beijing is "Fuxing" which is a total brand-new model and designed by China independently after absorption 4 different technology routes among German, Japan, France and Canada. so the "Fuxing" is the best train for China and maybe in the world. it can run at 350kmh, from Shanghai to Beijing they only stop at a few major stations. so whenever you take the HSR train in China, don't be surprised if you find trains are running at the different speed. e.g., 180kmh or 250kmh or 300kmh or 350kmh on differnt routes because they may use the different train model.

[@f.s.monster3765]

How do you know the speed of the train when you are buying the ticket?

[@mangodeng6283]

@@f.s.monster3765 You can determine by the train number code: The train code of Harmony usually starts with "CRH". The train number code of the Fuxing Express starts with "CR", and sometimes it is directly labeled as "Fuxing Express".

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

@@f.s.monster3765 if you are Chinese, it's easy to find out through website, they will tell you which route use "Fuxing" train. I remember 30% of HSRs in China are running at 350kmh. if you aren't Chinese, just use math method.(speed=distance/duration time), but you need also consider the qty of stop stations.

[@miao1828]

@@f.s.monster3765 just compare the duration. choose the shortest one🤣

[@hanold5049]

@@f.s.monster3765 ticket price

[@jl.911]

You guys are incredible! I am not sure if I can sit down for 10 hours train, I tried 5 hours train from Wuhan to Hong Kong, it’s enough for me hahaha. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your trip in China! Watching from Australia 🇦🇺

[@ShevandDev]

Hahahah we felt like zombies after hour 4! Brutal 😜🧟

[@David-gr8rh]

You guys bring such happiness, in your videos you've got my support. When Dev says are you ready girl, Shev you should reply I'm ready boy that would be ace. Haha. Thank you, guys.

[@sixtogonzaga655]

WOW thats really good quality and affordable. The osaka to tokyo line was like 300usd for 1/4 the length

[@lhlai6959]

Shevchenko and Dev ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉, another awesome adventure enjoy your special trip, thank you so much the sharing real china to world😊😊😊.

[@jplin888]

I think this train is an older version different from the previous one you took on your first visit. But still look fresh, clean and comfortable. Anyway have a amazing time in Chengdu. Beautiful place and great food. Take care! Cheers from Macau, China

[@jerrywang4695]

The train ticket you two booked has its name started with letter "D" which means it is "Dong Che", that is the second tier of HSR. The first tier HSR should have ticket name starting with letter "G" which means "Gao Tie" -- the real high speed rail. The two have totally different technology. Usually "Dong Che" runs below 300km/h, typically ~250km/h. I checked the faster "G" train between Guangzhou to ChengDu takes 7.5 hours, while the price is just a little higher than the "D" train, ~10% higher.

[@陈凡-z4w]

Welcome back to Guangzhou where I live，I just took train back to Wuhan where my hometown is next to. Love your vedio，hope you enjoy your journey in China.

[@hantonohalim-fs4hl]

China is the Worldleader in Building and Infrastruktur 🇨🇳👍❤️

[@TheFuronghua]

100% true

[@ajshift6809]

yes because the labour used to create that infrastructure is very cheap and has very bad saftey guidlines when building it

[@TheFuronghua]

@@ajshift6809 says who? What you based on? In the age of information, ignorance is the choice

[@kumar.193]

Why would you take a train. Flight seems cheaper and faster.

[@hantonohalim-fs4hl]

@@kumar.193 you are envious 😪

[@LW78321]

100% would take the train to experience all the beautiful scenery

[@sallysmitgeddes2270]

Thanks guys, another great video. Safe travels and enjoy every moment ❤❤❤

[@kkll1100]

Welcome to China again😀

[@ShevandDev]

Thank you for the warm welcome! Really glad to be back here in the summer time 🌞

[@K-dk6sp]

Watching from: England

[@ShevandDev]

yay!! Hope to make it there soon 🥳

[@Handen-r1m]

As a Chengdu native, it is not recommended to purchase items or eat delicious food near scenic spots. In Chengdu, delicious food is often found on the streets. For example, the Kuixing Building on the street next to Kuanzhai Alley is delicious and not expensive.

[@mcmitonet8032]

a bit unfortunatlly is that you took the train line starts with "D" instead of "G", and "D" Train is the oldest high speed train first came up like 15 yrs ago. As you can imagine it is a little bit out dated. With the "G" Train you could have save 3 hrs in this journey cuz it`s faster and newer and moderner. Check the train line next time before you buy the ticket :)

[@vtrusardi921]

Wow Shev and Dev! You have amazing adventures! Have fun and keep going everywhere! ❤😊

[@hello-lo6hg]

上两代国家领导人说过，要致富先修路，交通系统是地区繁荣的基础，所以为什么中国很在意交通设施，因为太需要了

[@amjedali5164]

Business class is higher than first class. The seats are like a business class seats on emirates airline

[@carlnitab3341]

Every City in China is huge, clean , advance technology and modern infrastructure .😊

[@LoveShanghai521]

Really enjoy your travel videos, ❤hope they get better and better, welcome to China!❤🇨🇳👍

[@aaabbb4843]

Business class in chinese high speed train is amazing .. you will have chair can change to bed for sleep .. price a little expensive in business class .

[@Jerry.Y.S]

It's actually Guangzhou South railway station instead of Guangzhou West ❤

[@theoadelaidabondocabe7261]

Thanks you guys so much for this new remarkable video to shows these amazing places in China August of 2024❤❤❤I wish you guys safe journeys always in peace 2024❤❤❤

[@chandysuchit8320]

Another great video amazing🇹🇹

[@mishong3]

I just luv your videos. Thanks for posting them. Your info on your travels are so informative and interesting. Be safe

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

standing seat ticket means they can sit down on any seats at long as they are empty. usually HSR train will sell a few standing seat tickets. only the short-distance passengers will buy the standing seat ticket.

[@auttosave7320]

The way saying“my girl” in a South African accent has become part of my partner and I’s day-to-day speech

[@johnong6401]

Another great video, subscribed earlier in your Guangzhou videoclip. See you Shev and Dev in your next videoclip in Chengdu Enjoy you happy couple ❤

[@Savage777]

You guys could do exclusively a Chinese travel vlog I love these! China has such a rich and interesting culture. 🇺🇲

[@ShevandDev]

It is truly fascinating! We loved exploring new spots this time!😍

[@kaihua5683]

14:15 You missed Yangshuo Station, which is the place with the most beautiful natural scenery in China！

[@theoadelaidabondocabe7261]

Congratulations to you guys for riding on a bullet train for 10 hours to reached your destination in China this gone weekend in great joy August of 2024❤❤❤

[@scarlettlee5009]

China still has many characteristics and areas worth exploring, and it is convenient and safe to travel in China.

[@chengt2236]

You guys should try business class. Definitely worth the price, especially business class lounge, which provides dedicated guide to remind and lead you to check in. No waiting in line. The entire car is tranquil with ample space.

[@ddaa-w6s]

Why not choose the G3702 train which takes 7 hours? The D1808 train you bought takes 9 and a half hours

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

Yes G Class is the fastest up to 380 km/h

[@yonight6871]

Dev looks very charming and her voice is intoxicating!Your videos update very slowly. We are always looking forward to your new Video.Wonderful China! I used GOOGLE to search for relevant information, and it was shocking!China is still expanding its high speed train network year in year out until 2035 to 70,000 kms, now is 42000ish. I traveled in China by high speed trains many many times.The reason why take high speed train is they are comfortable and you can have a good experience with beautiful scenery while journey is boring...Now China train network is the best in the world... ultra fast, always on time (98% of the time), no strike.comfortable, not expensive.I Saw some Western 'experts' said that China would never show a profit on the High Speed trains.I guess they miss the point.Chinese government heavily invests in infrastructure to improve the lives of its people. It's not about profit first.

[@ShevandDev]

Hehe I will tell Devan (Dev) you think his voice is wonderful hehehe 🤭

[@ShevandDev]

But thank you so much! China is definitely fascinating and it’s been really awesome to experience everything first hand! 🥳 hope you can take a trip to China soon!

[@theophilusbondo6109]

Congratulations to you guys for your amazing videos from China in great joy 2024❤❤❤

[@ShnNar1000x]

When you said you had 30 minutes before the train left and you were going to get coffee, I panicked for you! No way I would do that (of course, I don't drink coffee). I would have been heading for the train at the 30 min mark, if not earlier. Also, I noticed right from the start that the train looked older and less well-maintained than most trains I've seen on videos about China. One thing: for a high speed train to stop at all the small stations strikes me as odd. This train was definitely more of a general service train. Great video! Hope you enjoy Chengdu.

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

It’s a D Class train and one of the oldest we have.G class is much faster

[@leoyoung8936]

The world should acknowledge the marvel of Chinese engineering just from the high speed train network !

[@bendangaier5654]

Hello ! You two are one of my favorite travel vlogger.. All the best to you both. Bye ! from nagaland state, N--E India.

[@Lionwith]

Thanks for sharing.❤

[@swkbh86]

Please select Train Start with G (高铁）higher speed and newer train and not Train start with D (动车）if you want better experience inside the train. Now we are all using passport to scan to go into the platform so I wonder why you have a ticket with you😂

[@JamesSmith-ow9cf]

Amazing ❤

[@GSP1684]

Shevelle and Develle r the best ❤

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

That is crazy - In the U.S. there are square mile areas that have 3 or 4 Starbucks, but that is one building...

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

Who cares about US

[@mzansimagic4436]

Love you Guys. Keep Flying

[@eddieABC100]

Wow I think I am happy that I am only a viewer of this vlog and not a passenger, seriously this si huge in fact too huge I would prolly get lost in a place like that, carry on lol 10hrs will pass in a blink, you guys are great let me carry on with the rest of the vlog. God bless you .

[@zheshipeng]

You guys are a perfect match!

[@marknelson4615]

When you said ‘fluffy, cute, kind of clumsy..’ I immediately thought of Dev. 🇺🇸

[@ShevandDev]

hahahah major golden retriever vibes! 🤣🤣

[@marknelson4615]

@@ShevandDev So that’s why you boop his nose!

[@ShevandDev]

@@marknelson4615 Yes 🤣

[@leroystea8069]

Thank you for sharing your interesting train journey♥♥♥

[@642-w5o]

You have to experience business class on the ”FuXing“, you will get a far more comfortable travel experience than first class of plane.

[@stevewong2852]

That was the 1st generation bullet train, a bit old. Try the 3rd generation train next time, and you will feel the difference.

[@wey2654]

I hope you will go to Shanxi Province, China, to visit the filming locations of "Black Myth Wukong" and explore the historical stories related to it。

[@SnapshotTechTips]

Thanks for sharing about China especially the bullet train, brother and sister

[@Alex_k_Q]

14:28 I am actually surprised you guys did not go to YangShuo for it’s one of the most known destinations for foreigners 😂😂 you should check out FengJie station in ChongQing, it’s literally (actually) between two super long tunnels......

[@shchong2]

Have you tried the Business class seats yet?

[@只是看著的辛味噌]

7:13 How lucky you two are!!! The yellow train is Dr. Yellow, i.e. the train checking if the railway assets are safe to run. Its timetable can never be known

[@Alex_k_Q]

10:36 well last time you guys were heading to Beijing and I believe it was during the national congress period. So the security check was more strict. I remember last year during the Asian Games I was going from ChengDu to ChongQing on a train [heading] to HangZhou and I had to go through extra security check.

[@wcchan8409]

You are very lucky. You can see the yellow track inspection train on the platform of Guangzhou South Railway Station, which is not often seen. 你們非常幸運，在廣州南站月台可以見到黃色的軌道檢測列車，不是經常可以見到。

[@productguru8323]

13:50 Sadly, the “No Seat” option costs full price!

[@雀D]

😂

[@benc2798]

13:46. That woman was like: yo hey, i am trying to sleep here. 🤣

[@archie0106]

Hope you guys have fun here

[@snatchhog]

Love your channel 😊😂

[@齐逸枫]

When you see children with elder people in a 5+ hours trip, you know you will not have a very quiet journey lol. For people that are not overweighted, FIrst class seat is not very worthy. Next time you can try businese class, especially for a long trip, the experience is extraordinary，comfort, privacy, and a few snacks lol. Anyway I love to see people like you who enjoy life and have no prejudice against China traveling to China. As a Chinese who has studied in the United States for 7 years and has traveled to many countries in Europe and South America, I am proud to say that I am sure that my beautiful country will bring you more wonderful and unique surprises, enjoy.

[@linwoodhucse628]

前两句就够 surprises

[@swkbh86]

The "no seat" option is for last minute passenger who travel mostly short distance. Most of these no seat ticket holder will sit at any empty seat or middle of the train as in the video and don't be surprise if they sat on your seat. Just inform them they are on your seat and they will find another empty seat. 😂

[@ryanyang7259]

There is No-seat ticket, that's why some people were sitting on the floor.

[@babc97]

For short trips only, during the busy seasons checked that the price are the same as the have seats ones actually. seems they don't care, not sad.

[@junwang113]

⁠it's the same price as second class seat.

[@Oldbrow]

At last minute n sort trip...

[@Darkmatter321]

Wow, what an amazing trip. I hope to do that someday

[@ivyshy98]

I think 6hrs is the max limit to take the train. anything longer better to take a flight 😅. also some routes are not ideal for train like your trip you are going through a lot of rough terrain which limits the speed. but you are right, first class isn't really worth the extra price since it's usually around double second class. business class is fun to try at least once, for a shorter trip so it's still affordable; you get the lounge and escort so you skip queues.

[@Aninayang889]

Business class is the best, try it next time 😘

[@ShevandDev]

ahh we need to try it for sure! 🥳

[@Black_Family_In_China]

You guys are back to China😍

[@Jet-xc2hk]

This is Guangzhou South Railway Station, not Guangzhou West Railway Station. Guangzhou West Railway Station is a small freight railway station.

[@任重远-r5g]

14:18Yangshuo is a such beautiful city，famous tourist city，don‘t miss yangshuo

[@七戒]

I like both of you and hope you have a great time in China

[@chinavideo4961]

坐在地板上很多原因，首先最重要的原因是坐在地板上的价格和二等座的价格是一致的，如果他们愿意，可以同样坐在暂时没有人坐的二等座上，座椅有灯光标志表明是否有乘客正在乘坐。大部分不找座位的原因，仅仅是他马上到站了，不想去坐。第二个原因是，他中途根据行程随时会下车换乘，为了节省时间，没买到直达目的地的票，中国高铁智能换乘的机制帮他们计算了路线，通过变换乘车的方式，让他们更方便的乘车，一张车票直达目的地。这样您能了解到您看到坐到地板的人群的实际情况了吗？您们的视频拍的真好，我只是想稍微说一下我们的真实情况，希望您旅途快乐，希望您继续有更多的好作品。

[@ronan7680]

IF you want to see some natural scenes, you can go to Yun nan Province. You won't regret.😊

[@HowardSharpe]

I was at GZ South last week and to give another perspective of the size of the station and volume of people that use these trains. GZ South has 28 platforms and within 1 hour there could be about 30 trains departing. Each train could have between 400-500 passengers so thats about 12000-15000 passengers per hour at one station, absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@RP-mm9ie]

so relaxing

[@jeffrey1550]

There is no doubt that China's infrastructure construction ranks first in the world😀

[@what-ws6tw]

实际上并不在美国列的榜单上

[@yonight6871]

There is a subway when you exit the station, so there is no need to take a DIDI. If you must take a taxi, just queue up at the taxi station and take an ordinary taxi. There is no need to take Didi because it is difficult for Didi to enter the station.

[@ShevandDev]

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[@DaweiLiu-yx6oi]

China

[@ShevandDev]

@@DaweiLiu-yx6oi Yay! 🎉

[@DaweiLiu-yx6oi]

My advice is that you should be on a visit to panda center in sichuan province or Yunnan province. So beautiful place. Believe me!

[@rodgal87]

sydney, australia

[@bwilliam6827]

Philippines 🇵🇭

[@peterpoh]

Should try business class which is highest class equal to 1st class on plane

[@JoeProsser123]

What camera do you guys use and attachments thanks!

[@productguru8323]

13:45 Curiosity!

[@那车那人那背包]

这一路错过桂林，阳朔，昆明，大理，丽江，香格里拉

[@LegrandGerard]

You need to try Italian high speed train, you have chief prepares your steak at first class.

[@ZheSu]

The trains starting with letter G are faster. The fastest train from Guangzhou to Chengdu takes only a little bit more than 7 hours.

[@Alex_k_Q]

12:39 so the price of first class is approximately 1.5 times of the second class, and the business class is approximately 3 times of second class, twice of first class. I’d go for first class because I’m too fat for 2nd class😂😂

[@GtsZeG]

My hometown folk are famous for their big voices. Welcome to Chengdu and I hope your ears survive.

[@Upskillingclub]

I am literally shy to describe my own country india and its railway. China makes 3.3 trillion dollars only from tourism. While our whole annual budget is 590 billion dollars. Can you imagine what if there is war between india and China. We will run out of logistics in one month.

[@宋韬-s1f]

印度是一个文明古国，我们希望和印度保持和平友好相处，战争是不好的

[@Wuchenn18]

首先我很看好印度未来的发展，其次我们隔着喜马拉雅山脉，大规模战争不会发生，小纠纷是因为英国导致，世界上很多纠纷你都可以看到英国的身影

[@myblackpiano]

no war

[@leoking5776]

It’s Guangzhou South Station, not West.

[@tianlangxu5914]

Maybe it's Guangzhou South Station?

[@阿夏-t7m]

Yes, it is. The newly built Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station will blow their minds compare to this one.