CHINA TRAINS ARE AMAZING! (British Couple First Impressions of China’s Bullet Train) 🇨🇳
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025
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We have had the opportunity to sample all different trains throughout the world but nothing could possible prepare us for what we witnessed in CHINA! we took china's high-speed railway for the first time.watch as we sample the First Class experience which the western world can not compete with.
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This is just a short-distance "Hexie" train. Strictly speaking, it is not a real high-speed train. The real high-speed train is the "Fuxing" train starting with G.
250KM/H， 350KM/H
When we get our visa we can travel long distance
@@OTWD_yt the 144 hr transit visa is not limited to just the city of entry. for example if you want to go to shanghai next time, you can travel anywhere within the two adjacent provinces. you can enter shanghai, travel by bullet train to hangzhou(or suzhou/nanjing - all about an hr bullet train from shanghai) to spend a couple days, then take a bullet train back to shanghai to spend the rest of the 144 hr. it varies from city to city so just check online.
@@ivyshy98 I know but we’re coming back with a visa to spend a lot more time here. We really love it.
@@OTWD_yt I hope the 15-day visa free policy can be granted to British citizens. Although the current British government is hostile towards China following the American anti-China policy, the British people shouldn't be paying the price for their shortsighted government...
China is such a futuristic country! Amazing! ❤😊
It’s blowing our mind ❤️
Bullet trains in China are designed to have 8 carriages in a group, with a bullet head at both ends.
They could oparate on their own, but sometimes 2 groups are linked together head to head, to have a long train with 16 carriages. In this situation, you can walk though carriage 1 to 8, or 9 to 16, but not from carriage 8 to 9, since obviously there is no way to cross from one bullet head to another. You could see how it's linked at 9:50
That lady with a child at 10:52, she brough a ticket of "no seat".
"No seat" tickets could be brough with the same price as the second class, but no seat assigned for you. So even if all seats are sold out, you could still buy a "no seat" ticket and get on the train. You may sit anywhere empty, as long as no one claims it, but once the owner comes, you have to get up and go, that was what she did.
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I went on the High Speed Train from Beijing to Shanghai. Mate ... it was so comfortable, and I did the glass of water test ... and the surface of the water was still.
I met about 20 Aussie Tourists and we found our way to the Cafeteria carriage. We drank the whole supply of Beer they had. And the Train Hostesses and us where just having fun and laughing most to the way. We took some photos of wearing the Train Hostesses hats. I wish we had High Speed Rails in Australia, travelling at 350kph. Maaaaatttttttteeeee ... that would be FANTASTIC. Come on Australia, get our Chinese mates over and get them to build the HSR networks for us, connecting all our cities together!!!!
Matttee it’s an Amazing country with amazing infrastructure
不过，你得先观察你们的政府，是否和美国的价值观是一样的😂
@@pelosig982 Mate, it's sad, but ... our Government is NOT scared of China, it is scared of USA. Oh ... the irony!!!
Mate, I am in NZ, and I hope we can have HSR here too. BTW, you guys spent too much money on the useless imaginary submarines 😂
@@ricotheman8139 Mate ... don't bring up the imaginary submarines. It pisses us off how SCARED our Government is of USA and will bend over for them every time. Our government is going to spend $500 Billion (1/2 a Trillion) on FOUR 2nd rate Subs (how is FOUR going to protect us?). It will take 30 years before USA may (or may not ... in the clause) give us their 2nd rate Subs once they've used them past their used by date. It gets even worse. Our Government is already paying USA over $1 Billion EVERY YEAR towards this useless purchase.
With 1/2 Trillion of our Tax Payers money, our Government could build a HSR National Network connect ALL our cities with High Speed Trains. NOW THAT is the kind of expenditure of our Tax Payers money should go to. I'd approve that project.
The best couple's live inter dialogues, and comments about their selves experiences in china, i never seeing before !!
The reason why the escalator after leaving the Great Wall Railway Station is so long is that when the railway was built on this section of the Great Wall, a deep excavation was carried out to protect the Great Wall.
Ah yes make perfect sence
❤❤❤I am watching your videos of traveling in China on tiktok. I like you both very much. Welcome to Dalian, Liaoning Province next time!🎉😊😊
Every China travel vlog ends up an gourmet vlog.😄
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You are allowed to eat and drink on board the trains in China, so you don't need to finish your tacos in a rush. You may bring in your own street food, or ordering online on your phone, the foods are delivered at coming stations to you via the carriage attendants, or visiting the dinning carriage, or just wait in your seats for the attendant to bring in the lunchboxes of the day to you on his/her trolley 🛒.
I couldn't think of anything worse 🤢
This is a short-distance high-speed train. It only takes a few dozen minutes to go from downtown Beijing to Badaling.
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@@Ultra-Violetu r worse
I see thank you 😊
@@Ultra-Violet you have to understand China is a big country with its land size almost the same as whole Europe. A train ride may take hours and days, not like trains from countries in the size of boogers.
China's high-speed rail is very busy. During the May 1st holiday period, the daily passenger number is about 17 million.
I know. Mind blowing 🤯
Yes, high speed train is the best in China, but please dont be late, you almost wasted first class tickets. Glad you guys still enjoyed it after that
We agree! Haha nearly miss it 😂 😅
I heard you can refund the ticket
Whoa! You must have traveled to China during the holidays season, people mountain, people sea. Thanks for sharing!
这人山人海可以的
Yes, thanks 😂
The ticket binding to passport/id prevents 'ticket scalping' ... which was a problem during holidays.
Your breakfast pancake looks really yum. Thanks for sharing. I recently took a train to Bath (from London) n I paid £125 for 2 return tickets, 1 adult n 1 student. I think one adult return is over £80. UK trains are soooo expensive n very slow too 😢
All hail the dridgers ...respect to you both....as allways ...inspiring ...
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you brits always gotta make catching the train dramatic lol. I gotta say, you packed in a lot more than your buddies. I was just mentioned in the last episode about jian bing which you got for breakfast this time around 😂. and looks like you going to have a busy one at the great wall 🤣
We don’t disappoint 😉❤️
People used the escalators, not the stairs, to save themselves for the long climb of the Great Wall later.
Can't wait for the next episode. 👍
It’s coming tomorrow!
the 16 cart train is basically 2 8 cart train connected together, so you are blocked from moving from one train to another one. But within a 8-cart train, you should be able to move. Additionally, first class train ticket should came with snack and drink, but since you weren't on your seat initially, they probably just missed you thinking that you have missed the train.
Ah yes got you 😊
Thank you for another great video of China. 👋
Our pleasure! ❤️
The train you're travelling on is a train set made up of two moving trainsets combined, which was created because the train was very heavily patronised, and in order to bring in more guests, the two trains were combined and run, resulting in the front and rear cars not being able to run through each other, as a locomotive was sandwiched in the middle, so you needed to cross over the locomotive from the station platform to reach the other train's car halfway through the journey.
Kissing trains😉
Great introduction. Wishing you a pleasant trip in China.😀
Thank you 😊
Wow, no wonder it looks quite familiar with the corridor that you walked through in the morning at 0:30, I live just quite close to the place that you stayed in beijing.
Amazing 😻
Life on the edge ; ) Gotta love it ! You guys rock ...
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The train you ride on is inter city express, we call it harmony, "Her sear" in Chinese. Speed at about 200km/h
Well, the high speed rail is called renaissance, "Fu sing" in Chinese. speed at 350km/h.
Her sear...in Chinese means Peace ; Fu sing in Chinese means Make China Great Again！
Peace and Harmonious
@@dongqiangdong457 i love the name make China great again
Which routes?
@@OTWD_yt train schedule no tells that, starting with 'D' means speed can go up to 250KM/H, starting with 'G' means speed can go up to 350KM/H, very soon would be up to 400KM/H between Beijing and Shanghai. In China, only call speed 350+KM/H as high speed train.
❤❤❤I am watching your videos of traveling in China on tiktok. I like you both very much. Welcome to Dalian, Liaoning Province next time!🎉😊😊
Thank you so much 😊 ❤️
@@OTWD_yt nothing，you're so cute😄Now at 2 o 'clock Beijing time, I am watching the video of you buying beef noodles, so interesting!
😊saw your travel vlog in China. Thank you very much for showing the real China and sharing it with more people on this planet. 144 hours is really not enough. Welcome to China again❤
Check out our latest video we are coming back 😊❤️
That is well worth it for $1.10
Definitely 👍
This should be a relatively old model of intercity railway starting with D
Got ya ❤️
Sorry that you were not able to sit together....but hope that you will have more other train rides in China!
China will be our second home for a while. 💯
It's not high-speed train, the high-speed train is only used for long distance, the speed is up to 350km/h, actually when you place the order for the ticket from APPs, you should has different types of train for your selection. the businessman usually prefer the high-speed train as the time management is their top priority. Students or farmers prefer the low-speed train with green color(hard seat, hard sleeper seat, soft sleeper seat) as time isn't the major concern.
I did say that in the video.
In fact, most people choose high-speed rail, including students and the elderly. Students can take it at half price, and we basically don't use the term "farmer"
China welcomes warm friends！Hope you have a nice trip ~
Thank you so much 😊
I was drooling while you guys ate breakfast.
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Wow, you went to Badaling Great Wall, which is the Great Wall that many Chinese go to. It is very crowded and nice. However, more foreigners like to go to Mutianyu Great Wall, where there are fewer people and the price is relatively more expensive, but it is more suitable for taking pictures.
Thanks for the tips! Watch the next episode ❤️
Welcome to experience it.
Thank you 😊
The waiting rooms of China's high-speed rail stations have two exits to the platform to avoid passengers having to walk a long way on the platform to reach their carriages.
Smartphones get smarter in China! Amazing that all bits and pieces of daily routines are so orderly and conveniently available through the phone!
Not just the apps. Even the phones these days... All have screen translations and Ai integration.
Totally agree! 💯
these train carriages are among those oldest hers. It is about 20 years old.
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这是一辆很老的高铁，你可以试试复兴号。两个型号相差15年。
We will ❤️
I just took that same train to the Great Wall 3 months ago.😀
Subscribed. Good content!
We appreciate you ❤️
You may want to try business class next time which is highest class. Business class offer a superior 180 degree rotating leather seat, VIP lounge in some stations, fast check in, etc 😊
We will. Tickets where very limited for this journey
In China it is not First Class - it is Class One and Class Two; Business or Executive Class is the real premium.
Gxxx train is the high speed train 350/h.. Dxxx is old style bullet train200-250/h. Cxxx is inter-city rapid train150-200/h. Others are 120-160km/h slow trains.
We hope to ride the gxxx on our next trip! Where does it run?
@@OTWD_yt all around China. sometimes same routes run different types trains for different prices. when booking ticket check the train number start with G or D. choose G if the price is the same.
Trainmspeed is shown on the screen at the front of the train cars.
We know 👍❤️
unfortunatly the train you took was one of the oldest High Speed Train in China😂I would say it was around 2008? when it first came out. Which means it is faster than normal train but much slower than the new one and poorly equipped with comfort. Check the train line, it starts with "D"+ Number, which means the slow one. If it starts with "G"+ Number, then it`s the quick one.
Haha can’t wait to come back and try more!
The pancakes looked too "bloody" delicious! Ha! Ha!
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special experience❤
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The lady carrying a baby bought a standing ticket, she was just trying to find an unoccupied seat to sit.
Yes I understand ❤️
I just know that you'll miss that last bus back and camp out in a watchtower to see the sunrise ; )
Had been wondering what Frank Lampard and Gaby Logan were doing these days ; )
We missed the euros for this!
Sounds exactly like us 😂
@@OTWD_yt I need to keep my glasses on - I thought this was #MOTD ; )~
Doubt we'll be in it too long : Gaby - defensive long ball tactic - what do you think Frank? ....
@@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel 😂😂
love you guys
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great video, looking forward to the next one!
More to come! ❤️
小提示：中国的快速列车分为三个等级的座位，你们经过的是二等座、乘坐的是一等座，还有更高级别的商务座没有被拍摄到。那种座位比一等座还要舒适很多（当然也贵很多），另外还有免费的高级候车室、茶水零食提供。
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High Speed Train shall be travelling at 350km/hr, very quiet, stable and smooth 😅
I experience some high speed train did run with less stable as most. But i think this is normal and that is why need maintainenace. To be fair, like traditional low speed trains need rail and wheel maintenace after certain operating hours.
@9:49 at least in the video he said "off the train first before boarding, and no hurry"
我現在知道有人這是特種兵之旅~好忙啊~😮!
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Don’t forget to experience China’s bathing culture, with food and accommodation included.
“God save the queen.” That is all we are going to do - Sean Connery, the League of extraordinary Gentlemen.
You went to the place where I had breakfast😂. Welcome to China.
Haha so good 👌🏼
You are more and more enjoy China life.
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Amazing!
Thanks! ❤️
Watched your video form the Chinese Tik Tok. Hope you could have a nice experience in China! I notice that you are trouble with the language matter, and most time you don't know which kind of food is more famous in China. Next time if you have another chance, please come to Shenzhen and contact me. I can be a tourist for you! Welcome to China!
Thank you so much wesley. Keep following us on here we have so much more to see in China. ❤️
1st Class is one class below the top, which is Business Class. The train naming system is different from planes ....
Ah yes I understand
seeing is believing!
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坐高铁还有十来分钟就发车了你们还没进站，幸好人少不用排队进站，否则你们很可能会错过那趟车，下次去高铁站坐车尽量多预留一些时间吧
西方火车晚点半小时都算早发车了😂他们可能也是这么以为中国的
西方国家都落后，什么都是晚点，到了中国正点他们就不适应了
@@hyjcxyz 也不是。英国的火车站一般很小，即使是伦敦火车站也就我国一个县城火车站的规模。而且那边火车站没安检没候车室，进了火车站大门过个闸机就是站台。
Live on the edge 😂 😅
@@OTWD_yt告诉你们一个小贴士，当你检票完成进入到高铁旁边后，假如赶不上车，你们可以在站台上等（或者问一下工作人员），看看下一趟车是不是也有到你们目的地的，有的话可以直接上。（但是只能站着，因为你的座位已经跟着你错失的那一趟车开走了）😂😂
Thank you for sharing your HSR experience.
No worries! ❤️
These are CRH5 trains that are probably 10-15 years old. CRH1/2/3/5 are China's Gen 1 high speed trains, produced by joint ventures with rolling stock companies from Canada/Japan/Europe. Their operation speed is usually 200-250 km/h. They improved the technology with more domestic development, which led to the Gen 2 series CRH380A/B/C/D, with op speed of ~350 km/hr. The newest, mostly domestic-technology-backed, Gen3 trains CR400/300/200 operate at roughly 350/250/200 or 160 km/h.
All the CRH models are named "HeXie" i.e. Harmony, whereas the CR models are called "FuXing" i.e Renaissance or Rejuvenation. CR stands for China Railway, but with the Fuxing designation, I would rather like the China Renaissance implication.
Most of the train sets are 8-car or 16-car EMUs. Some, like the one you took, are coupled or doubled trainsets that join two 8-car EMUs into one 16-car train set and operate as a single unit.
What route does it do?
Good question. Starting about 7 years ago, the Gen 1 trains have been gradually phases out, reaching or exceeding their design lifetime due to age and usage. It was reported that some early CRH2 trains have run 10 million kms before retiring. They will become fewer and farther between as time goes on.
In principle, trains are allocated to railway routes according to train speed, track grade and route distances. Some routes require specially fitted trains for cold/high altitude/wind sand regions. In the early days when high speed rails were relatively rare (mid 2000s to early 2010s) there were high speed train routes on 'existing lines', i.e. fast trains on upgraded slow lines. That has been phased out too as specially built high speed rail network grew.
Take the CRH5 for example. Most of them were purchased by china reailways regional group in Beijing and the northeast region. Many lines between Beijing and Hohhot/Tangshan/Shenyang are still served by CRH5s. Beijing to Badaling Great Wall is actually just a section of the Hohhot route. Some other short routes such as Guangzhou East to Shenzhen on older tracks also have CRH5s.
Those platforms are long af!
Definitely 💯
And they’re safe unlike the ones in NYC where several Asian people got pushed from behind by racist black people into the train tracks to their deaths!
i hope you manage to get a photo of the train😂😂
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哇，你们能在小的早餐店买早餐，你们已经融入了中国的大众生活了😄😄😄
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And the model of the train you are taking now is a relatively old model，which name is"HeXie".the latest model is named "FuXin",should be more advanced and faster
We will try it next 💯💯❤️
@@OTWD_yt Wish you a pleasant trip in china and welcome you to visit china often.
We bought 2nd class tickets after realizing it has around the same amount of leg room and not much difference in terms of comfort compared to 1st class we tried earlier. That for someone 1.75m
There was no 2nd class available it was sold out for this journey
If I am not mistaken in high speech train in China first class is not the best, Business is the premier n the best.
Yes business is better ❤️
At least we're all learning that you cant move through the trains and we need to get to the cabin on time XDDD
with the help of the attendant, i think you can get through the carriages.
@@donm-v5s The train they're taking is made by combind two 8-cabin trains together, so the cabin 1-8 and 9-16 are not connected. Sort like "kissing trains"
We’re all learning 😂
Bacause your train is a "long-set"，it combine with 2 set train, 1set have 8 carriages. so you can not cross all carriage. i mean 1-8 is a seprate train, and 9-16 is another. so you can not cross 7 to 10 carriage.
I see 👍❤️
A tips for your guys. Entering hongkong for visa free then back to shenzhen can get shenzhen visa (special arrival visa) with this visa then call a didi to guangzhou city(no one check your passport).then back to shenzhen.
If we fly to Hong Kong can we travel by land to Shenzhen?
@@OTWD_ytYou can enter Shenzhen from Hong Kong by train or car.
Since Shenzhen is cheaper than Hong Kong, many Hong Kong people like to go shopping in Shenzhen on weekends. They often buy food for a week in Shenzhen and bring it back to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong and Shenzhen are tightly connected through various modes of transportation. A high-speed train takes just 15 minutes to travel between the downtown areas of the two cities, though a visa is required. There is also a subway connection, where travelers can obtain a Shenzhen visa on arrival at the boundary office. Highways facilitate cross-boundary travel with vans, though taxis are not permitted and a prepared visa is necessary. Additionally, a ferry service is available, also requiring a visa in advance. Every day, millions of citizens from Shenzhen and Hong Kong cross the boundary for shopping, work, and study. Shenzhen, recognized as China's most futuristic city, is the third most developed city by GDP after Beijing and Shanghai, while Hong Kong ranks fifth.
check youtube : "shenzhen to hongkong" and " "shenzhen visa on arrival"
@@shuyangluo9237 we will look into it ❤️
This is not a real high-speed railway, it is a regular express railway
It’s coming ❤️
Wow
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The real High speed trains are those “Fuxing “ trains, the train number number on its ticket starting with “G”.
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thx
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煎餅裡那個脆脆的東西叫：薄脆。。。。。一種油炸的食品。
D train and G train are different,the real high-speed train is starting with G in
your ticket!
there's 16 carriages in a train but separated in the middle.
I always thought you could walk freely between carriages. I was wrong.
這是重聯機車，中間不互通。。。。。
@@澡堂老闆 原来如此。多谢了！
there're more than 1 train coupled tail-to-head🤓
So did I 😂😅
I like train so good
So good 💯❤️
First choice for
Your vacant seat will be taken if you're not there. I experienced that before.
She moved for us it was ok 👌🏼
enjoy the last best moments of the trains in China.
Shenzhen has the most profitable subways of the whole China.
But just yesterday, the China authority reported that Shenzhen train company has lost 250 millions USD last year
they won't be able to maintain so many magnificent and over-engineered facilities soon.
票是不是很紧俏啊，或者没有提前买？两位都没坐在一起😂
这条路线的票很紧俏。这是早班火车仅剩的票了。其他的都卖光了
Beautiful anicent freedom great china 🇨🇳 in the world 🌎 most wlc Taiwan China 🇨🇳 it’s a beautiful island of great China 👍❤️🩹💐
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感谢你们真实的评价，你们已经火到中国了，我在B站观看了你们的视频，为了你们我下载了RUclips
Oops, sorry, but I don't think it was the first class carriage. The first class is quite different, much more legroom, more distance between each chair, which can also make a 360⁰ turn. Much fancier. With on-board service and train attendants. Yes..but try again , it's worth trying again you will see
Boris Johnson refused China's offer. Japanese Hitachi project was a faikure. It stalled apped on its inaugural run and theh the vents sprayed water on the passengers . England got bows of apology from Hitachi executives.
躬酱精神
中国的高铁是准时发车的，请预留时间
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Mutianyu is another part of The Great Wall with less people
Next time ❤️
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So booking FirstClass means you walk longer to carriage lol 😜
Haha yes 😂
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你们现在还在北京吗
Hi! You were sitting in "First class" which is the second class in Chinese train system 1st class or business class is completely lie flat.
Yes I understand. We are back in a few days so make sure you keep following
@@OTWD_yt Cheers are you gonna try the business class product?
Where are you from iam from norwich ❤❤❤😅😅😅
Portsmouth but Reanne’s family are from Norfolk.