Why is this Chinese Subway Station Getting So Much HYPE?

[@Monitor2023]

多謝！

[@Monitor2023]

*Hi Stu, Many thanks for your amazing channel. It is GREAT. I love it. Wish you a successful & prosperous Year 2025. Merci !!* ❤

[@TravelinChina]

Thank you so much!

[@prestonbacchus4204]

It's impressive that all over China a huge investment in infrastructure is apparent. As opposed to the opposite in the US, I hate to admit.

[@hermesliteratus882]

There's nothing wrong with telling the truth.

[@gunsumwong3948]

Last month while I was in Hong Kong I travelled to Shenzhen to spend half a day to do two things. One was to get a AI translator that can do over 120 languages. It cost just £40 and can do translation from language A to B and/or reversely. The other was to visit Gangxia North station. This happened just after I spent 25 days touring 10 Chinese cities including Shanghai, Chengdu and Chongqing that has fantastic metro stations of their own. Gangxia North looks out of this world so I decided to see it with my own eye. Gangxia North station is indeed "the" station to see. That is the standard with which one can measure the others. I did spend nearly a full day to tour around the Shanghai metro system as it is the world's biggest. Chengdu is another one with many metro stations of outstanding beauty. To be candid I would say apart from the decorations there isn't much in each of the beautiful metro station in China. Each comprises some platforms where the metro trains pass and stop. Then there is a common hall where the passengers can walk from one line to another line and exit the station. The colorful decoration is just there to make the passengers to feel less stressful. None of the decorations, possibly with the exception of Gangxia, is expensive but each one is an artistic expression of its own, with a theme and can be impactful to new passengers using the line. Gangxia North is structurally designed to make good use of its large dimensions, as it has to house some four lines together, to provide an visually pleasing environment. Each metro line is fully enclosed by glass so the whole station can be kept remarkably clean. The rest is just the attention to details. Chinese metro stations are designed for large number of passengers so relative to the west they are enormous with plenty of space and facilities. My impression of the Chinese metro is that they are newer, more up to date, huge, faster, cleaner and most importantly more affordable. Typical ride is 2 to 4 yuan and that is £0.25 to £0.45 about 1/10 of what passengers in London or New York have to pay. It is noteworthy e-commerce is extensively used in China as I managed to go through every metro station in China with just a mobile phone.

[@antwango]

let us or me know what translator you got for £40!!! can i search it on amazon is it accurate fast and easy?

[@bunnyhop9465]

感謝司徒建国分享这么美丽科幻的車站！！！❤❤❤

[@TravelinChina]

感谢你的支持！永远不用谢谢我！！

[@bunnyhop9465]

@TravelinChina 你太客氣了☺️☺️☺️

[@DARKONE710]

The whole world should be jealous. I seriously doubt there are many train stations anywhere in the world as beautiful as this

[@yu-jd5jg]

Jealousy can propel a person to do better which is good. But if Jealousy makes a person do evil things that is bad. The Hegemonic US is unfortunately in the 2nd category

[@LW78321]

The station is truly a spectacular sight to behold!

[@kremigmitsahne7197]

Our metro stations in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, etc.) smell like piss, are crumbling, ugly, unsafe, with many delays and cancellations, have awful complicated pricing systems (dozens of different prices for the same route) and on top of all this, tickets are ridiculously overpriced even for shortest distances. Man I really miss the infrastructure and harmonious vibe of mainland China.

[@yaelz6043]

Public transport reflects the public.

[@yu-jd5jg]

@@yaelz6043 Sadly, Westerners stress that individualism comes first. Whereas in China with its long civilization Society comes first

[@yaelz6043]

@@yu-jd5jg yes, and this cannot change.

[@Monitor2023]

*_Hi guy, you don't need to be jealous beacuse you are 75% Chinese. You got the Chinese ID while I don't have it. I am a Chinese living in Hong Kong. I also cannot speak Mandarin as well as you._* 🤝🤝

[@dennyliu7494]

Me too!

[@alanbgtan]

Me three! 😂

[@catefu3576]

我也是😅我是台灣的中國人😂

[@Monitor2023]

@@catefu3576 Thank you , my friend. 🤝🤝

[@private828]

Me five

[@openyreyes]

Trains and train stations in the uk not only old also not very clean. The worst is they often delay and sometimes cancel. Nightmare if you need to be somewhere punctually.

[@TravelinChina]

Not all of them. Some are very clean. And some stations are very nice. But yes, there are some old, unclean trains. And some poor stations.

[@FloraLok-f6v]

Totally agreed, UK trains never come on time and lots of cancellations, train ticket expensive as well

[@haojiefan9956]

I never sit on seat of any tube in London. Most disgusting place in the world.

[@Monitor2023]

@@haojiefan9956 *Really, so horrible ???*

[@kremigmitsahne7197]

Same in Germany. Also very unfriendly train stuff who wake you up in a rude tone multiple times during one ride to manually check your ticket. Also, if you buy the wrong ticket (there are dozens of ticket types for the same route) you get fined heavily. If it happens several times and you are too poor to pay the fines, you will be jailed (many in jail because of this).

[@George-k6o9t]

What is so surprising (and shocking) is that it was in Britain (the U.K.) that trains and the railway system was first developed ahead of every other country in the world. One would think that the U.K. should have by now, the most modern, the most advanced trains ahead of anyone else. However, it seems that after making so many developments and advances in technology (firearms, the industrial revolution, shipping, the jet engine, modern medicine, etc, etc) the English sort of fell asleep at the wheel while dreaming of the old days.

[@TravelinChina]

Spot on

[@kumbackquatsta]

i wanna see the business class coach on that subway

[@TravelinChina]

Me too! Me too...

[@ymca7242]

很有名氣的深圳之眼，設計真的好看，我都有專程去看過。 每個站都不同設計。

[@trentmccormick6171]

As an American, we have it even worse than the Brits. I live in NYC and half of our train stations look post apocalyptic. The end result of nearly 80 years of disinvestment.

[@maniaouri2146]

thx for yr nice video

[@TravelinChina]

Most welcome

[@jaymesmith7959]

Thank you so much for sharing the amazing video!!! I knew a lot of special things from you. I really appreciate!!! Have a blessed day.

[@TravelinChina]

Glad you liked it!

[@PeachandMario]

Shenzhen is a huge city, where you can ride a bike instead of metro

[@kleek2217]

when I was there last fall 2024 they had a huge art exhibit in the metro... and it was AMAZING. Also freee.

[@yeliangguoguo2004]

In 1997， Two of my friends and I were travelling in London and were very impressed by the Metro systems in London，we were told that the tube states are less one miles in whole London. At that time, we never dreamed that China can catch up so quickly. It seems that London tube system did not change in the last 30 years.

[@TravelinChina]

London's tube is very impressive, especially considering it's age.

[@manman653]

歡迎你和父母及太太，再到來深圳,珠海旅遊。🥰🤗

[@SAL-zg7xd]

don't be Jealous, Stu, you are half Chinese - zhong guo hao nv xu. Thanks for loving China

[@AnnieT369]

I'm jealous you got to see it and I haven't.

[@TravelinChina]

Go go go

[@jimalu]

上年已到這個站打卡了, 真是很壯觀~~~ 帶父母去深圳食和住酒店, 好多都會令你爸媽有驚喜呀~

[@罗晶耀]

The station's design is nice, but to tell you the truth, when I'm in China, I really don't feel anything special... It's been a while that for me, nice, clean, modern and well maintained Metro station is a normal thing! 😅 It is when I come back to my home country (France) that I ask myself: "what has happened here during these 20-30 year"? We had high-speed trains (TGV), train under the sea (Eurotunnel), supersonic plane (Concorde) and space rockets (Ariane)... I hope that like for China, every government in the World will strive to work for the improvement of their people's life and not only for the happy fews!

[@5203344WXT]

你可以搭去《深圳灣公園》站，出去海邊看海鷗，冬天很多海鷗在海邊，很壯觀的😂，旁邊有個“歡樂海岸”，也很漂亮，挺好逛的

[@917amazon]

You should visit Hainan Island during the winter.

[@TravelinChina]

I love Hainan

[@UdhsneDhnsne]

At present, only three provinces in China have not opened subways, Tibet, Qinghai, Hainan, (Hainan is already planned) and Macao.

[@TravelinChina]

Thank you!

[@jupplut6159]

I wonder if any one had ever compare New York USA and London UK Metro stations....

[@TravelinChina]

London's Subway stations are actually very good. It's a pity only London gets to enjoy having underground travel whilst the rest of the country gets expensive bus services

[@mattgage1021]

As a fellow Brit, living in China, I completely agree that its an amazing station. Its the closest station to where I teach. Commuted home daily from there, until I bought a car.

[@TravelinChina]

Lucky you! I can't get a number plate in Beijing, so I can't buy a car. Been waiting for a long while.

[@mattgage1021]

@TravelinChina They issue them twice a month here. Bought a BYD hybrid and got the green plate straight away. My wife has been waiting for a blue plate for years, so I just bought her a Geely Panda EV.

[@daweigo6851]

Be something wrong if not impressed

[@Alonebe]

Futuristic

[@TRAVELADVENTURES-xm2vo]

Clean, modern, and efficient are the common features of the metro stations here.

[@Cttomato]

No idea if our station is pretty, but 大梅沙 is fairly new and pretty big (coz we have loads of tourists during holidays 🤣) feel free to come spend time at the beachside. Pls avoid coming on weekends it’s 人山人海😂 enjoy your trip here in Shenzhen!

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

There was a KZbin video I watched 1 or 2 years ago that showed a dozen or so very beautiful metro stations in China. Unfortunately I didn't note down the title or channel name. So I can't find that video now, otherwise I'll recommend you take a look.

[@TravelinChina]

That's a shame - maybe it'll show up in my recommendations one day.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

@TravelinChina 👍

[@cheungchingtong]

I'm SZ local, be impressed! I command you!😀😀😀

[@TravelinChina]

I am, I am!

[@kl9518]

The British like their history. Keeping everything the same for over a hundred years gives it character and charm. 😂

[@marcsong2386]

的确白天来会更好，因为那几个大天窗除了造型方面的独特之外，还兼顾重要的采光功能。白天会特别明显，因为站厅规模很大，上下四层，结构是完全打开的，采光是个大问题，白天足够多的自然光引入，使得空间显得特别明亮开阔，这个时候深圳之眼的感受才更契合。 今年底刚开通的另一个这种大型换乘站，还有黄木岗站，结构跟岗厦北也有类似的地方，也是上下四五层，完全打开，但站的形态是长条的，就像一个大型shopping mall，上下层之间的穿插也很特别。也值得一看，大型枢纽型的站在建还有两个，基本都是这个规模，估计要再过两年才能竣工开通。

[@mechellechan1019]

你可以座地鐵去《深圳灣公園》體驗無人機點餐

[@hlau6210]

It looks like an airport.😂😂😂

[@Gorchi826]

SZ is very Morden❤

[@mayho5816]

真漂亮的車站 宏偉又精緻 謝謝司徒

[@petercua6158]

No shopping mall inside this station?

[@azharidris7092]

Stu.. you're Chinese now.. the UK is not what it was.. get use to it.. things will only get worse..

[@yiuhingwong5897]

深圳是年輕人的城市,您肯定要來啦😂

[@jchen4365]

岗厦北这个站可太火了，好多外国网红都去打卡了😄

[@kamwunhui5295]

8海線，大梅沙站，以海洋主題設計，我覺得也很漂亮

[@TravelinChina]

谢谢你的建议！我下次一定去

[@甘一-f7h]

成都的很多地铁站也非常漂亮，尤其是那些新建的线路

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

a subway station under this big beach in Shenzhen ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2aXl5ypp7Oqarcsi=0Znm9TCyQYzoIftC

[@AnnieT369]

Is this the metro station Western netizens thought was in Japan?

[@LW78321]

That station was in Beijing

[@Monitor2023]

*Most train stations in Japan are old and dark. Of course, they were built many years ago.*

[@towntang7101]

stu 是有白头发了吗

[@TravelinChina]

好多

[@小木-d6p]

👍👍👍

[@MetaView7]

[@sanjayasudarsono1603]

You should be jealous😂

[@JKShorts888]

👍✌️❤️😘

[@meichenyap5950]

欢迎司徒来深圳！

[@puweiting]

❤😂🎉❤😂🎉

[@jacintochua6885]

Metro was buikt for citizen's convenience. Not to imoress anyone. Dont get excited.

[@azq9766]

😍😍

[@mikewang7955]

Stu, by 2050, you will say this metro is obsolete and China has more splendid structures to fire you up.

[@TravelinChina]

I doubt it'll be obsolete