The S2 Train Line, China’s Most Picturesque Railway (for 4 Weeks a Year!)

[@panyaboonc5621]

China........ Their super infrastructures, beautiful landscapes, amazing foods, friendly people, extremely safe and world class public transportations throughout the country all these have made it very convenient, interesting and enjoyable for travellers.

[@matsv201]

", extremely safe" Well .. not if you end up in a work camp

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

No worries. China will have values soon enough. Chinese will only buy iron ores from native Australians own companies. PLA will want to serve justice to Native and Black Americans and patrol American schools to keep American kids safe.

[@kinni143]

@@matsv201 If you just heard that but have not come to China, then you have the courage to fly to China first to see, say bad, if you are not a criminal, the police are not bothered to take care of you, do not see you are a foreigner!

[@matsv201]

@@kinni143 how would you know? Kriminanals? Like people who want to vote for a other party?

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Incredible views of the Great Wall AND during blossom season? It's a win-win! History and natural beauty go so well together. You wouldn't expect a suburban railway network to be beautiful, but here we are! This is exactly why more people should be taking trains. Trains encourage you to chillax as you wave goodbye to all the cars stuck in traffic. And depending on where you are whether it's this, the Caledonian Sleeper, or taking an Amtrak journey along the California Zephyr, then you can experience some exceptional closeup views only seen by train! Trains are my preferred mode of transportation for a reason

[@TravelinChina]

I always knew you were a train kind of guy!

[@sleepvark1]

When I lived in China I preferred to take the train rather then fly, in spite of the fact that I’m a retired airline captain.

[@wggglggg]

不考虑搞一台直升机？

[@nivzfrabx3718]

China it's amazing, thank you for sharing!

[@katkrist6409]

OK, this train is on my travel list now. Thank you, Stu.

[@TravelinChina]

Have fun!

[@jeffreysoo8779]

Wow! Beautiful scenery. Will try this route if I visit Beijing during this period.

[@pbworld7858]

Stunning landscape.

[@xuexue4421]

青龙桥站是我当年实习过的地方，那有前辈詹天佑，好怀念啊❤

[@cheese-df1yx]

So beautiful train trip? Amazing! I will come to Beijing in late May. I am coming! China, fantastic country!

[@TravelinChina]

Have fun when you come!

[@kl9518]

Always amazing to see the places you travel to in China.

[@elizeberthchang1246]

What a scenic train ride . Enjoyed the Spring blossoms and would love to do it one day.

[@TravelinChina]

You definitely should Elizabeth! Hope you get the chance.

[@shermanng27]

beautiful scenery

[@TravelinChina]

Truly is... But it's all gone now. The blossom has already been blown away.

[@kinfoo6636]

Wow... beautiful China

[@styleshine7947]

Thanks Stu . Such a beautiful sea of flowers. When I visit Beijing, I definitely will take this route for my train .

[@tomiputra3720]

That is one of the most magnificent view

[@muilingjeow]

Thanks

[@TravelinChina]

Thank you!!!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Breathtaking views of the Great Wall and the apricot/peach blossoms! Reminds me of the stunning views of the Palisades (especially during Fall) I had when I rode the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line growing up. Now I live along a different suburban network called the Long Island Rail Road. With eleven branches, it is the busiest commuter rail system in North America! It is also the oldest railroad in the US still operating under its original name (as they've been called the LIRR since 1834). It doesn't have a special service like this for Spring (as the trains just go through pure suburbia) but there's a summer service called the Cannonball that runs express between NYC and the Hamptons/Montauk as many people go during that time to hit the beaches. April in the US is cherry blossom season, and Washington, DC is the most famous for this but believe it or not, ANOTHER place in the US has MORE cherry blossoms than DC's National Mall! And it's Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey! Branch Brook Park has over 5,200 cherry blossom trees in EIGHTEEN different varieties, compared to the National Mall's 3,800 trees! You can easily get to Branch Brook Park from Newark Penn Station (on the Northeast Corridor portion shared by NJ Transit and Amtrak) on the Newark Light Rail, which kinda acts like a subway!

[@TravelinChina]

I'd absolutely love to ride the Hudson Line. One day maybe.

[@hlau6210]

Thank you Stu. 有機會也很想去一趟。🤩🤩

[@TravelinChina]

永远不用谢！

[@revrickbibletalks5546]

Well done, Stu! Appreciate your effort!

[@TravelinChina]

Cheers RevRick

[@minzhang9112]

哇 有机会一定要去❤

[@fire_horse]

very beautiful and amazing. I've never been on that train before.

[@TravelinChina]

You should try it if you get the chance. It's nice in the summer too. Probably pretty great in winter, but I've never been on it during that time.

[@AnitaQQQ]

四月六日我從北京飛回的香港。3月31號去了長城，很可惜沒有走這條線。下次一定專門去坐

[@TravelinChina]

下次一定！

[@heimuk]

i think the scenery will be great too during fall ❤❤❤

[@劉家玲-n1z]

去真実的體驗一定更美，謝謝分享

[@ngng7850]

風景很美，這旅程值了！

[@wuliwara]

Thanks for your sharing, this is very stunning and beautiful view!!! Must visit one day!!!

[@TravelinChina]

Glad you liked it Sam

[@forestsenlin]

太美了满山的花 谢谢司徒的分享👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@AmelieZh]

下次去北京一定要坐！

[@dennydenlim]

It’s fun to ride a train to visit the Great Wall Of China.

[@cheungkukfong3147]

So beautiful

[@1mengzhou]

Hi Stuart, most excellent and informative video thank you. I’m also from UK localised working in Henan. Learn so much Chinese culture and language from you.

[@bp879]

Great & beautiful train ride. Thanks!

[@billinsf88]

Amazing landscape, I didn’t Know there are so many Cherry Blossom Trees in Beijing!

[@QQ-hp8mh]

It's peach blossom and apricot blossom, not cherry blossom, you didn't pay attention to watch the video!😏

[@billinsf88]

@@QQ-hp8mh ahhh, you are correct 🤭

[@QQ-hp8mh]

@@billinsf88 😊

[@Nikki_BRIS]

There are many cherry blossom trees along the streets in Beijing city. Yuyuantan Park which has more than 3000 cherry blossom trees is very famous for its Cherry Blossom Festival.

[@binxie7779]

So so so beautiful 🤩

[@p.b.i.1342]

I’ve been there 2x. I loved it! Luv fr USA. I miss Beijing my fave city. I visited Hunan, Beijing, Guangzhou. I’ll visit Shaolin Temple in Henan next & Sichuan.

[@BestluckYan]

回来啦！ 加油

[@mikewant5230]

Thank you. This S2 Train line will be my second trip to The Great Wall the next time when I go to Beijing.

[@TravelinChina]

To be honest though Mile, Badaling isn't my favourite section of the Great Wall.

[@kaiki8490]

So beautiful. Should have done more drone shots. Are drones allow to fly there. 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@TravelinChina]

Hard to do drone shots whilst on the train.

[@joeli616]

Again an excellent one!

[@TravelinChina]

Glad you enjoyed it Joe

[@arturoluissolisarguello4249]

I am going to the Great Wall on January, thanks for the information.

[@TravelinChina]

Have fun!

[@christinalin5658]

南口啊！好亲切，我上中学的时候我们七年级和高一都会有一周去南口农场劳动，和奶牛近距离接触。那时候可没有这么美，但是也开心到爆棚！😂

[@ningboflyer3871]

Some suggestions for your next vlog: You could try out those slow REAL green-livery trains, dubbed '扶贫小慢车'. These trains usually operate within rural China, pass through less developed villages. The tickets are incredibly cheap and sometimes you'll find some 'special guests' onboard, like animals.

[@TravelinChina]

Done it! The links to those videos are actually in this video description. Check them out, I rode the slow train in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. There are two episodes. Hope you like them.

[@xiaoq8329]

@@TravelinChina I guess he might have watched these episodes and recommended them to you now without knowing that those are your products. 😂😁

[@jacquelinesiaw8926]

Awesome!!

[@azharidris7092]

i've seen video's of the same train route at the height of the blossom seasons.. it makes the Sakura season in Kyoto Japan looks amateur.. but yet they are so much more well known and world famous..

[@TravelinChina]

I think I'd still very much like to go to Kyoto during the blossom seasons. Different landscape entirely. So many different types of blossom growing around Beijing though. There are vast swathes of apricot blossom in Yanqing District too. Quite something to see! But literally gone in days if there's a strong wind.

[@baatarbeifong7869]

7:32 That's such cool detail on the seats if that is oracle bone script. I never considered how awesome peach and apricot blossoms might be. I wonder if seasonal foods are served on the train. It would be cool if there are trains with wide windows, like in this video, running in Xinjiang. I've been watching these amazing videos on BeiJingLaoLiu's channel that show some of the most amazing areas that remind me of the scenery in the "The Sound of Music" intro. as well as scenery in any American Wild West film (especially with kzbin.info/www/bejne/onLZkKmkaq6gr9U). Seeing videos that gorgeously depict the grasslands, lakes, mountains, forested areas, and even ranching culture in Xinjiang made me think of Stuart's Inner Mongolia series~

[@chenxingyu1999]

すごい

[@kapochau9365]

你在火車內左右兩邊走也是zz。 謝謝帶我們進入桃花源

[@羅瓊慧]

好棒喔～謝謝你帶大家來體驗這趟美麗又奇妙的長城火車輕旅行～～❤超美的大美中國👍🏼！

[@採菊绚麗]

👍👍 🇨🇳 💪💪 谢谢🙏🙏司徒与我们分享😍😍世外桃园！

[@TravelinChina]

永远不用谢！

[@MrGanbat84]

Very cool

[@laomati]

哈哈哈，你起的够早的，以前这车晚上回京的时候没法看，恨不得椅子下面都能需要躺人，挤的不行。

[@qwertyuiopzxcvbnm9890]

In China I saw lots of very new trains, old trains, and this doesn't really belong to either. It's a quite special distinct train. Interesting

[@jinbolin1119]

❤❤❤❤爱了

[@TravelinChina]

❤

[@WORLDPEACE2628]

Welcome back to China!

[@mikeliu-te3vk]

The top speed of China's high-speed rail is 350 kilometers, which is also the highest speed of high-speed rail in the world, and the top speed of American trains is 180 kilometers.

[@patkelly6349]

I’ll be there in 2 weeks time. I will do this trip.

[@TravelinChina]

Excellent, you're coming at the right time.

[@patkelly6349]

@@TravelinChina thank you. I fly to Chengdu first. The next day I fly to Beijing. I have Chinese friends and they will show me around. I’m a little nervous not knowing what to expect but my Chinese friends are wonderful people. I’m from Australia. Will it be good weather. Not too hot I hope

[@TravelinChina]

@@patkelly6349 The weather will be mild/warm. But definitely not hot. It's a great time to come!

[@patkelly6349]

@@TravelinChina that’s great. Thank you

[@aidas2545]

Hi, do you think the blossoms will still be there around April 19 or 20? Thanks

[@TravelinChina]

Yeah they should be. Depends on the weather really. If it rains, they tend to disappear quickly.

[@yenphung8809]

Nice Stu!

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcolam1167]

视频颜色不太对，是因为hdr吗

[@jackalchung]

Hey I would like to ask, since I’m visiting Beijing in May, I would like to ask how can I get from Beijing City to Great Wall of China, by train or high speed rail? Thank You!

[@TravelinChina]

Take this train to get to Badaling. For other sections you'll need to take the bus or taxi.

[@jackalchung]

@@TravelinChina I would also like to ask how long is the ride from Badaling Station to the Great Wall of China, do you know how long does it take? Thank you for replying!

[@TravelinChina]

@@jackalchung Badaling Station is right next to the Great Wall. So, when you arrive there you just have to walk about 2 or 3 minutes to get to the cable car entrance. Or I guess you could walk all the way yourself.

[@mikeliu-te3vk]

China's high-speed rail now has a total length of 41,000 kilometers, accounting for 70% of the world's high-speed rail length.

[@ggrivas786]

what app do you use for train tickets?

[@TravelinChina]

It's called Railway 12306, but for this particular train you can use a normal subway travel card.

[@TravelinChina]

Search on the app store for 12306, there's a China railway ticket app under this name. However, this particular train only requires a local travel card. You can of course buy tickets without a travel card too.

[@peanut0brain]

Wow. Back then I had to take mini buses from Beijing to the great wall. Going back to China in less than a year!

[@biubiugin9995]

这个视频滤镜是怎么回事？😂花海看不出花的颜色了

[@luckychoy9799]

Are you back to China again

[@rebeccal1481]

Did you used the filter when filming?

[@TravelinChina]

I adjusted the colour in post, because the train windows were tinted.

[@rebeccal1481]

@@TravelinChina No wonder it looks not natural.

[@TravelinChina]

@@rebeccal1481 Sorry

[@hongqingxiang3374]

😀🙏👍👍🙏🙂

[@rsliu4646]

I thought Stu was still in England visiting his parents, or it was just a short visit？

[@TravelinChina]

Just a short visit of 3 weeks unfortunately.

[@isaacbauman8174]

@@TravelinChina they can settle in south China, the life will be wonderful with English pension, and Stu can visit them often.

[@tinawu7146]

中国几十年植树造林的成果，我小时候还是秃山

[@wggglggg]

不到长城非好汉，我还没去过。。。。。🥲

[@嘿嘿-z3i]

身在北京竟然没去看过

[@TravelinChina]

明年可以去！

[@tmfpmf]

So are you in China now or in UK? I thought you went back to UK ?

[@TravelinChina]

I just went back for 3 weeks. In China now. Got some UK videos that I haven't edited/posted yet. Thanks for watching!

[@tmfpmf]

@@TravelinChina good to know! Keep up the great videos!

[@harrysmith8515]

This train only cost 7 rmb or 1 dollar? In Europe, it could cost 100 Euros if it is in Switzerland.

[@TravelinChina]

Yeah, right! In UK this would cost a fair bit more!!!

[@philipc239]

👍👍👍😀❤🙏🙏

[@mikeliu-te3vk]

In addition, I want to remind you that your shooting equipment is yellow. I don't know whether it is the shooting equipment or you deliberately do it.

[@TravelinChina]

The glass was tinted, hence the colour correction is different this time.

[@巴塞罗那自干五]

司徒回来啦😊？

[@pumpedlemon]

兄弟，您这滤镜啥色啊？失真严重

[@TravelinChina]

火车里的玻璃是黄色的，没办法，只能这样

[@littlemoneymoney818]

👍

[@sashal1658]

我都发现了，你这是2019年拍的库存捞出来的🤣 别问我是怎么知道的

[@alessiii58]

从英国回来了？

[@nadasou]

反車，任何損傷，後果自負! 😮

[@牛皮纸老虎]

为什么你的影片颜色这么暗，看不出花的颜色

[@thousandwinddo]

建国同学好，在抖音我也是你的粉丝

[@TravelinChina]

谢谢 ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

[@userwest626]

长城有这么大的火车站，这路牌，都是新的，大停车场，这把长城都破坏了，把·长城打造成小区的街心公园。 这哪是几千年的古建筑。

[@kinni143]

读读历史哈，詹天佑学一下

[@xiaofeisong8568]

人们为什么都不用眼睛看风景，改成看手机了？即使风景就在眼前，也要通过手机镜头来看，简直不能理解。看到国内游客在落基山，也根本就不亲眼看风景，而是不停地拍风景，嘴里还念念有词，行为表现太怪了😂😂😂

[@kyleguo3362]

有没有一种可能 全程拍风景就是觉得太美 要拍下来记留作记忆？

[@peanut0brain]

Tell that to my wife!

[@哥老大-y2d]

都是要裝逼的，我覺得很多人對風景沒興趣，包括我。 我去了很多地方，但我都是拍點照片然後放朋友圈去裝逼。 而實際很多地方我根本都懶的去看。 目的永遠是裝逼。

[@xiaofeisong8568]

@@peanut0brain you’d better come with your wife together next time

[@lj2935]

你不是眼睛看了，觉得美，再拍下留作纪念的吗？

[@Alonebe]

i come here for fo ... lower ^^😁😆

[@peanut0brain]

Wtf u come here for?

[@Alonebe]

@@peanut0brain food ... flower 注意智商. 看不懂没关系, 请不要满嘴排泄物.

[@peanut0brain]

@@Alonebe I thought u r gonna say something bad about China. Next time write better LOL

[@wggglggg]

@@Alonebe hahahha😂

[@GoddyGoodman]

what？ 司徒建国 has back to China？LOL

[@TravelinChina]

Yes! Been back a while now.

[@GoddyGoodman]

@@TravelinChina i m in Hainai，will follow ur steps in 儋州 few days later，LOL. Isn't it short of ur time stayed in UK with ur parents？

[@TravelinChina]

@@GoddyGoodman Yeah it is. But I have a job in Beijing, so... Have a great time in 儋州! If you can rent a car, it's easy to find the amazing beaches.

[@peanut0brain]

Glad we didn't have to see a grown man cry! That would be awful! 😂😂😂

[@TravelinChina]

If you want to see, there is a video of that floating around somewhere... 哈哈哈