SHANGHAI IS MORE THAN JUST SKYSCRAPERS: This Is The French Concession! (China Vlog 2019 上海)

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    Did you know there is more to Shanghai than sleek, modern skyscrapers? Enter the Former French Concession, dubbed 'The Paris of China'! The French Concession is a charming neighborhood lined with cobblestone streets, winding alleys and beautiful handicraft shops. Strolling the picturesque tree-lined avenues seems to make time slow down in this bustling city.
    Not sure what to do in Shanghai? The French Concession is a really great area and not to be missed on your visit to the city! It's a really good way of seeing another side of the city, that is not super modern with skyscrapers.
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Комментарии • 151

  • @NaickKim
    @NaickKim  4 года назад +14

    Thank you for watching!! We appreciate that you are here following our journey :) do you have any good recommendations for Shanghai that we can check out in the next few days? Then please share them, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you enjoyed the video, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on the next China travel vlog videos! See you in the next one?

    • @CR-pe9hs
      @CR-pe9hs 4 года назад +2

      Tianzi fang used to be somewhere shanghai locals go for shopping some nice designs, now it is more for tourism to be honest. we buy clothes in independent stores in changle road and surroundings like fuming road. There are too many taobao unoriginal tourist targetted merchandise in tianzifang now sadly..

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Oh really? That's not a good evolution. We did see some small handicraft shops though.

    • @d.x.1152
      @d.x.1152 3 года назад +1

      SHANGHAI IS MORE THAN JUST SKYSCRAPERS: This Is The French Annex/Occupied China.

  • @KimDirix
    @KimDirix 4 года назад +4

    Shanghai is so beautiful! Can't wait to see more of this incredible city over the next few days 😍👌🏻

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      yes we still have to look for the Chinese eiffel tower. That has to be in the French Concession somewhere, no?! :D

  • @sheyeejosol5519
    @sheyeejosol5519 4 года назад +2

    Yay! I enjoyed this episode. Can’t wait to see the French Concession on Winter 😍

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Yes that would be amazing!

  • @loumcast
    @loumcast 4 года назад +3

    Glad to see you continue to have a great time in China. Excellent job with the videos!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      thanks loumcast!! :)

  • @naickberden8638
    @naickberden8638 4 года назад +8

    It was really nice to discover this hidden side from Shanghai. The French Concession is a really great neighbourhood to just wander around and get lost. The food is INCREDIBLE! I'll gladly take more donations for that black truffle toast.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      More Shanghai videos to come soon!

  • @cate9963
    @cate9963 4 года назад +2

    I love TianZiFan and when I visited it last time, we stayed near the entrance of TianZiFan, the oddest accommodation we had while in China! I really enjoy your travel Vlog! It brought back so many travel memories of my own!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it. We really liked Shanghai. Such a vibrant city.

  • @davienotellin4313
    @davienotellin4313 4 года назад +1

    Really awesome video in the French concession here! I like it where you zoom in real close to the food (example the carrot cake), it really shows the texture. I can see sometime in the future you will get a Foodie sponsor for this channel!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Oh that would be awesome! We do anything for free food :D

  • @iheartchina8160
    @iheartchina8160 4 года назад

    Hello from Dali, China!!!! We just moved from Shanghai (which we loved). So glad to see it again

  • @sconradscott2011
    @sconradscott2011 3 года назад +1

    3:50 Bamboo scaffolding is very common in Hong Kong as well. Here those bamboo sticks are tied with plastic straps.

  • @jimwong2269
    @jimwong2269 4 года назад +3

    Awesome! Thanks for your video lovely couple introducing real life in China's big city!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @omni3670
    @omni3670 4 года назад +19

    Hahaha....Kim is such a beautiful character, always smiling and bright like Shanghai. How not to fall in love with her? As usual, you guys' video shots are straight on great!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Om Ni you are officially the sweetest 😘 that really made me (Kim) smile 😊🙏🏻

    • @jeffreyrichardson
      @jeffreyrichardson 3 года назад

      kimberly graves nail
      william rogers visits jail
      reliant trash pail

  • @albertchung5841
    @albertchung5841 4 года назад +1

    I really love you both for sharing this wonderful video of Shanghai.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thanks, Albert. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you been to Shanghai?

    • @albertchung5841
      @albertchung5841 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim I am Malaysian chinese and I haven't been to China. Nice to hear from you. Thanks.

  • @samsara1
    @samsara1 4 года назад +5

    Just something from my understanding, bamboo construction ladders are mainly for low buildings, they were used form many many many years already, best environmental friendly way. The electricity wires, government now is putting them underground with all the gas, cable, and others. But they are doing one street at a time without too much interruption and usually wait till the road needs to maintain. So some of streets are done and hence no electricity wires anymore. About parks, quite a lot of green fields are only constructed 15 years ago. It's quite tough to get the land by then already. The trees are much bigger now. There are many much larger parks locating on the edge of the downtown. This is why The new districts of Shanghai tend to have better city plan as it is easier to implement. I believe for a long time, city growth in China was not well planned or at least the planning was interrupted. Now resume to right way.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      I can imagine they are not building skyscrapers with the bamboo ladders. Yes, we noticed the electricity is like that in the more historic neighbourhoods. We saw the same thing in the Hutongs in Beijing. Which parks would you recommend in Beijing?

  • @salanicus
    @salanicus 4 года назад +2

    Oh my, love this French area, plus the weather's perfect. And as foodies we enjoy your eatable adventures.
    Would be interested to see a list of your gear. Always enjoy your beautiful B Roll shots :) Maybe even to the typical Amazon product partner links?
    Another fun share.
    Best, James and Kim
    Oh, and we're hoping to be in Denmark before Christmas.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      We had a list of gear in our old descriptions, but back then it wasn't really useful and cluttering our descriptio's. I actually made a list on kit.com last week. I'll work on it to include it with our amazon links (but have to renew since it expired, woops).
      Quick list would be:
      Canon 80D
      canon 10-18mm ef-s
      Sigma 24mm art 1.4
      Canon 50mm 1.8 (this is used for the food b roll)
      Zhiyun crane plus gimbal
      DJI Mavic air
      Rode Video Micro Plus (since Beijing, before it was the rode video micro).

    • @salanicus
      @salanicus 4 года назад +1

      @@NaickKim Nice! We hear there's genuinely possible to add revenue from Amazon referrals, and now that your views are climbing it might be a good addition. Have you checked out the new Canon R7X iii? We're thinking of buying after they update the 24fps function and autofocus in November.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      @@salanicus Yes it can add some revenue, which is why we're looking at it. Every bit helps! I haven't really looked into the G7x series. I've only heard great things about them. We really prefer to have the possibility to change lenses, etc. If we would change cameras I would look at going to a full frame set-up. It would allow us to use a 16-35mm 2.8 (pretty high-end lens) as a vlogging lens, which would mean a real bump in quality. But the camera + lens upgrade would be a few k haha. Otherwise we're very happy with our set-up.

  • @cornbisque
    @cornbisque 4 года назад +1

    Looks amazing!!! I’m heading out there in March, and check it out.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Have fun there Gerardo! Let us know if you need any info on Shanghai. It's a great city!

  • @idajusman7500
    @idajusman7500 4 года назад +2

    I am a new subsciber.... just because you guys so bubbly and lively... what a lovely couple..

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thank you so much Ida! Where are you from?😊

  • @mingzhang9404
    @mingzhang9404 4 года назад +1

    Nice video! Love your edit and background music!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thanks a lot Ming! Have you been to Shanghai?

    • @mingzhang9404
      @mingzhang9404 4 года назад +1

      @@NaickKim YES, for several times.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      @@mingzhang9404 ha we will definitely be coming back here as well! We love it. Such a cool city :)

  • @nathaliedewalque
    @nathaliedewalque 4 года назад +3

    Everything looks nice there. Have a great time. 😘

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      thank youuuuuu ;)

  • @hugolo4017
    @hugolo4017 4 года назад +4

    Hong Kong is also a city in China that attracted a lot of tourists in the past, but there have been too many violent protests in Hong Kong recently. Tourists are not recommended to stay in Hong Kong. I personally recommend transiting through Hong Kong to Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Guangzhou (cities in Guangdong province) and Shanghai. There is a high-speed railway. Tourists can travel from Hong Kong International Airport to Kowloon Station by Airport Express (this is a fast train but not the high-speed railway the media refers to), and then walk along a covered footbridge with good signage to the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, which is the high-speed railway station. There are always sufficient seats on high-speed railway trains, so there is no need to reserve in advance.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thanks for the info. The situation in Hong Kong is indeed difficult at the moment. I hope both parties can find a solution to their differences.

    • @seaweed9999
      @seaweed9999 4 года назад

      If you are in Guangdong province, you should visit Shenzhen. It’s a lovely city. When you are there take a half day or day trip to OCT ( overseas Chinese town). It’s a small peaceful artistic town. I grew up there. Shenzhen is more expensive than other Chinese cities but in my opinion it’s worth it. Fall and winter is not as hot and humid so it’s a good season to visit.

  • @simocalvino2521
    @simocalvino2521 4 года назад +1

    such a lovely coupe!

  • @AnSEpisodes
    @AnSEpisodes 4 года назад +5

    ow so interesting to see that little street/ alley with lot of shops...we may check this place too if we have a chance! What's the name of the area again? that carrot cake looks sooo delicious..^^

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      It's called Tianzifang. The carrot cake was soooooo good!

    • @AnSEpisodes
      @AnSEpisodes 4 года назад +2

      @@NaickKim Ok noted! Thanks guyss ^^

  • @jackierandom8948
    @jackierandom8948 4 года назад +3

    Enjoy ur trip in Shanghai!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thank you Yuchao! Where are you from?

  • @freelunchforchildren4040
    @freelunchforchildren4040 4 года назад +1

    Shanghai is Beautiful, we love it so much

  • @garyfairways
    @garyfairways 9 месяцев назад

    i worked in Shanghai for Tesco which you must of seen theirs a few there, i stayed at the Raddison in the french district, your video brought back some great memory's, did you go to the fake markets?

  • @nodoubtsdoit9033
    @nodoubtsdoit9033 4 года назад +1

    awesome

  • @winstonyam7142
    @winstonyam7142 4 года назад +1

    Im so hungry after watching your video at midnight

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Haha, sorry for that. Just wait until our 'Shanghai 1 dollar street food' is uploaded in a couple of hours...

  • @barrettdeng1153
    @barrettdeng1153 4 года назад +1

    Do you plan visit some cities nearby Shanghai, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and Wuzhen, they all within 2 hours of train. Have been to Wuzhen before, it is a water town and definitely worth to visit.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      We were thinking about maybe going to Hangzhou or Suzhou. It would be a nice day trip from Shanghai. But we're not sure yet.

    • @ZGSPG
      @ZGSPG 4 года назад +2

      @@NaickKim beijing style is northern culture. hangzhou style is southern culture.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Thanks a lot! We are probably going to Guilin and Yangshuo next!

  • @vshen3640
    @vshen3640 4 года назад +7

    I spent my early years living in that part of Shanghai. It wasn't that posh at the time.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Yes, China changes very quickly.

    • @jonahreisboard9184
      @jonahreisboard9184 3 года назад

      Im attending NYU shanghai and in the first week I learned about the complete change at xintiandi. Just wish I could get there and see it all for myself

  • @nougayyy51
    @nougayyy51 4 года назад +1

    2:11,dayyyum that's cold lmao

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Tell me about it! The north pole got nothing on her!

  • @thomaskerr7412
    @thomaskerr7412 3 года назад

    What is the name of this place I heard you say Xintiandi but the place you are at you said is more beautiful, but I didn't quite hear the name of the place? with the narrow alleys!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  3 года назад

      Took me a bit of time, but finally found it haha: Tian Zi Fang market.
      trip101.com/article/night-markets-in-shanghai

  • @itsgujjar1633
    @itsgujjar1633 4 года назад

    Beautiful 👌

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Yes Shanghai is an incredible city.

  • @kavenzhang388
    @kavenzhang388 4 года назад +1

    wow nice

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thanks a lot! It really is beautiful.

  • @Daniel-dc1cy
    @Daniel-dc1cy 4 года назад +2

    Have you ever experienced the walking on the clouds in shanghai tower. Very exciting.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      No we haven't yet. Do you mean going to the top floor on the tower?

    • @Daniel-dc1cy
      @Daniel-dc1cy 4 года назад

      NO, it is walkig outside of the tower. This is a very extreme challenges. It looks very dangerous. I'm not sure now, still keep this program. Besides, I never tried it.

    • @ian-sl5hb
      @ian-sl5hb 4 года назад

      daniel林鲲 use search online

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      We'll have a look, it sounds exciting!

    • @Daniel-dc1cy
      @Daniel-dc1cy 4 года назад +1

      I remember, not in Shanghai Tower, but Shanghai Jinmao Tower.

  • @linjin9686
    @linjin9686 4 года назад +1

    fork on the table, hahahahahaha

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Thanks for getting that joke :D

  • @Arnel_A67
    @Arnel_A67 4 года назад

    👍👍💖

  • @michaelquinn764
    @michaelquinn764 4 года назад +1

    How did you find the hostels you stayed in? Enjoy your banter. 😎

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Hi Michael! We book our hostels almost always via booking.com The review system is very reliable (if they have a decent amount of reviews, I'd say at least 50, but the more the better) and they have a very large choice and great filter options. We hardly ever book through anything else these days.

    • @michaelquinn764
      @michaelquinn764 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim Thank-you. Enjoy India.🙏

  • @kingofapex9493
    @kingofapex9493 4 года назад +1

    新天地's pronunciation is: sheen ten dee

  • @liguanxiong
    @liguanxiong 4 года назад +3

    Why won't you guys come to Shenzhen? Let me show you around my city.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for the invitation Richard, but unfortunately we don't have time to visit Shenzhen this time. We heard some really good things about it!

    • @user-dv8dg8im6m
      @user-dv8dg8im6m 4 года назад

      Naick & Kim Next time you can go to Shenzhen, its a technology city in China, just like San Francisco in the US

  • @sumyazolboo3625
    @sumyazolboo3625 4 года назад

    what street guys

  • @minyuminyu2674
    @minyuminyu2674 4 года назад +2

    To be honest. local people don’t go to TZF to shop haha. Only tourists would buy things from shops there.

    • @minyuminyu2674
      @minyuminyu2674 4 года назад +2

      Xin tian di is really popular among young people

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      It's very nice to walk around but we didn't buy anything. Otherwise we would have to carry it all around in our backpacks for the next few months 😅

  • @soonwaikin9735
    @soonwaikin9735 9 месяцев назад

    Yeah, I believed that the French cultural arts are still preserve within this area. Positively, the occupation by some foreign power has brought numerous development towards it's colonies. That's where the cross exchange of western & the eastern culture begins & spurred uncountable benefits to both sides mutually

  • @samsara1
    @samsara1 4 года назад +6

    One thing bad in China is food, how you going to keep fit with all these delicious food to say hi to you.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Yes that is true haha. We tend to eat too much here, because everything is sooooo good. We just did a street food tour in Shanghai and we feel stuffed.

    • @heimuk
      @heimuk 4 года назад

      yes indeed...China is the best place to ruin our diet plan 😂😂😂

  • @jeffreyrichardson
    @jeffreyrichardson 3 года назад

    bon voyage bon bon
    ms wongs own louis vuitton
    verns buffet with don

  • @yuanshuan7099
    @yuanshuan7099 4 года назад

    田字坊?

  • @yuangzhang6063
    @yuangzhang6063 4 года назад +1

    Just wondering where are you guys from?

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад +1

      Belgium 🇧🇪🇧🇪😊

    • @yuangzhang6063
      @yuangzhang6063 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim nice. welcome to china

  • @qdbodisava9210
    @qdbodisava9210 4 года назад +3

    Agreed..it looks Chinese. Not French by far!

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      some parts are a bit more French, but mostly it looks Chinese these days, with perhaps a twist of French style in there too ;)

  • @ittdust
    @ittdust 4 года назад +1

    Tianzifang is behind my apartment

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Nice! We would love to spend more time in Shanghai. How is the situation there now?

    • @joey20907
      @joey20907 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim Shanghai is much better now, and welcome to visit again, hope to bring you good memories.

  • @mzitu.
    @mzitu. 4 года назад +1

    非常有趣的游记,祝你们在大陆玩得开心。有空可以去看看大熊猫,世界上最可爱的动物(。・ω・。)ノ♡

  • @SCIFIGAMESFANS
    @SCIFIGAMESFANS 4 года назад +1

    I heard that the salaries of foreign workers there are very nice?

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      No idea, we are just travelling through here. But since most expats work in jobs that are high-end, the salaries probably will be too.

    • @thearchitect5632
      @thearchitect5632 4 года назад +1

      @@NaickKim nah, i said most are probability English teachers which don't pay well, and have zero career advancement. Shanghai is probability better since there's a lot of foreign multi-nationals.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      That might be true yes. Most people I know are more high-end expats so I might be biased haha. Do you have an idea what a normal English teacher salary would be?

    • @stardustwan248
      @stardustwan248 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim For Shanghai, perhaps 10~50k RMB a month depends on your level

  • @WeichenLi
    @WeichenLi 3 года назад

    I like the f*cking park 😄

  • @dailydose273
    @dailydose273 4 года назад +2

    it is not French. The houses were rebuild after 1949. Plus the Chinese don’t like hearing French concessions. It is offensive.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Yes someone told us afterwards. It is called the Hengfu historic area right?

    • @kingskill
      @kingskill 4 года назад

      @@NaickKim We can call it ''Former French area'. It's easier to understand and sounds more pleasant.

    • @zeflute4586
      @zeflute4586 4 года назад

      Calm down, it's only history, facts.

    • @zeflute4586
      @zeflute4586 4 года назад

      @The Mythbuster True that

    • @kevinaa114
      @kevinaa114 3 года назад

      not offensive at all. history can't be denied no matter u like it or not.

  • @JonMadsen70
    @JonMadsen70 2 года назад

    :)

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  2 года назад +1

      Hi Jon 😉 I just watched a video on your channel, the poem 't was the night before Christmas. It is one of my favorite holiday things to read that every year but I hadn't heard it yet this year so that was really nice, thank you! Loved the santa hat too 🤗

    • @JonMadsen70
      @JonMadsen70 2 года назад +1

      @@NaickKim I'm very happy that you enjoyed it.

  • @johncaimd.3151
    @johncaimd.3151 Год назад

    I am a Shanghainese. The ally market at the beginning of the video is not a classic french concession of shanghai, far from it.

  • @user-xd6tw2ee3s
    @user-xd6tw2ee3s 4 года назад

    这是在中国吗?

  • @Jack-lf1jq
    @Jack-lf1jq 4 года назад +2

    Spitting is really disgusting. I hate when people doing that.What a shame.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Indeed haha. Especially the sound...

  • @user-ku8ll4tr4d
    @user-ku8ll4tr4d 4 года назад

    祝你们来到中国,玩得开心!

  • @peterrathod
    @peterrathod 4 года назад

    western media: chinese are starving to death.

    • @NaickKim
      @NaickKim  4 года назад

      Have you ever watched Belgian news?