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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2025

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  • @philipemery5503
    @philipemery5503 7 месяцев назад +113

    Went there before Covid and I have been fascinated with Chinese historical buildings and history.

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +17

      The buildings are sooo detailed, the architecture is brilliant

    • @wanghaley417
      @wanghaley417 7 месяцев назад +6

      对 那些建筑 只有在中国能看到 古典建筑

    • @nevermind24425
      @nevermind24425 7 месяцев назад +5

      现在又是不同的中国了😊😊

    • @PopdjksFoijsk
      @PopdjksFoijsk 7 месяцев назад +2

      especially Hui-style architecture

  • @lizz7805
    @lizz7805 7 месяцев назад +17

    that comb is made of sandalwood that oozes an intense aroma and has a calming effect.

  • @xmayx2507
    @xmayx2507 7 месяцев назад +30

    Really cool place!! Thanks so much for sharing. Really awesome that there’s so many options for subtitles too.😊 Thank you for adding!

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      My pleasure 😊 it takes a little bit more time but makes our videos more accessible

  • @albertcadgame8314
    @albertcadgame8314 7 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you for showing the REAL CHINA, unlike some fake youtuber video showing China in a bad light !
    Hope you enjoy your visit and thanks for showing the tips on how to travel in China better.

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you for watching! We are just showing our experience and lucky us, it’s a positive one ☺️

  • @alfredgao4435
    @alfredgao4435 6 месяцев назад +2

    3:30 the clerk says:12 元 1 斤. it means 12yuan per jin。1jin is 500g~。

  • @MacrosFTW
    @MacrosFTW 7 месяцев назад +12

    I cant believe you didnt buy a painting. I would have loved to get one, its beautiful. 😍

  • @cinnamomumcamphora8943
    @cinnamomumcamphora8943 7 месяцев назад +33

    Wow! This ancient water town is just amazing and beautiful! ❤️👍

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +5

      It really is! Thanks for watching

  • @timeking-roger
    @timeking-roger 7 месяцев назад +6

    I'm glad to see you come to China. If you encounter problems in China, you can always consult the young people you meet around you. They will give you the most enthusiastic help because they are exposed to the forefront of science and technology. Regarding Chinese food, you can consult the merchants on how to eat it, and they will be happy to teach you. I hope you have a happy journey in China.

  • @唐鹏-t3n
    @唐鹏-t3n 7 месяцев назад +48

    9:30 The fish in the glass bowl is a salamander

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +11

      We had never seen one before!

    • @camellia791
      @camellia791 7 месяцев назад +12

      @@EoinandAisling In China,We call"baby fish",because it looks like little baby!

    • @tomi1455
      @tomi1455 7 месяцев назад +9

      it's axolotl.

    • @DuChen-py7gl
      @DuChen-py7gl 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@camellia791 No, because its cry sounds like a baby crying, so it's called "baby fish"

    • @hf3741
      @hf3741 7 месяцев назад

      @@camellia791 这不是娃娃鱼

  • @starlights006
    @starlights006 7 месяцев назад +63

    also the Venice of china is 1000 older than the Italian one

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +11

      Fun fact! That’s very cool

    • @kevinaa114
      @kevinaa114 7 месяцев назад +1

      no

    • @jzvr5842
      @jzvr5842 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@kevinaa114 Yes

    • @nuo.not1033
      @nuo.not1033 7 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@kevinaa114 This is true, but these towns were built mainly of wood, and over the years they were destroyed by war and rebuilt. You can't preserve an old, beautiful building like Venice. But if you talk about the history of these towns dating back to 100 BC, the historical environment of China determined that the north produced warriors to defend against and invade the nomads, and the south produced grain to feed these warriors.
      At that time, we did not have more technology to transport food, mainly through land transport and river transport to ensure the delivery of food to the north, so the town you see today was only to protect the river transport of small forts and posts for troops to rest, people around these buildings slowly developed into towns, forming today's towns.

    • @tengsteel8560
      @tengsteel8560 7 месяцев назад +6

      @@kevinaa114 The Venice of the East Suzhou has a history of 2,500 years, Suzhou was founded in 514 BC

  • @frapstar
    @frapstar 7 месяцев назад +13

    im surprise that i havent seen you try Jian bing in any of the videos yet ?! highly recommend its a Chinese savoury crepe very common for breakfast (crepe itself + egg + soybean paste + coriander + fried bean curd for crunchy texture some places might put process meat similar to spam and optional chilli paste as well) had to describe it incase you might not like the ingredient lol. another common breakfast they have is the fried chinese donut (long stick of fried dough) and fresh un sweeten soybean milk.

  • @yonight6871
    @yonight6871 7 месяцев назад +40

    Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.Salamander diversity is highest in eastern North America, especially in the Appalachian Mountains; most species are found in the Holarctic realm, with some species present in the Neotropical realm.The Chinese call it: "Baby Fish"Chinese pronunciation is: "WA WA YU".

    • @唐果-w4d
      @唐果-w4d 6 месяцев назад

      ❤❤❤👍👍

    • @dellas1986
      @dellas1986 6 месяцев назад

      those are pet axolotls imported from Mexico, not the Chinese salamanders

    • @at612
      @at612 6 месяцев назад

      @@dellas1986 Axolotl are native to China as well

    • @dellas1986
      @dellas1986 6 месяцев назад

      @@at612 Nope. Google yourself.

  • @gregchen4023
    @gregchen4023 7 месяцев назад +50

    As a Chinese man I have seen many westerners don't like sticky rice. Your are exceptional.

  • @seikiratakahashi767
    @seikiratakahashi767 7 месяцев назад +18

    15:31 This kid speaks so good English

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +6

      Doesn’t he!! We couldn’t believe how amazing his English was and his accent

    • @lizz7805
      @lizz7805 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@EoinandAisling the younger generations start learning English in 3rd grade, many middle class families send their kids to private schools to get a head start, they typically start taking English glass at age 5 or 6, many of them will be fluent by the age of 10-12.

  • @sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2
    @sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2 7 месяцев назад +6

    Awesome citywalk tour 👍

  • @carey-z3t
    @carey-z3t 5 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing! It’s like Venice in Italy, with residents still living there. It’s beautiful and full of life, the Venice of the East.

  • @DavoodIB
    @DavoodIB 7 месяцев назад +31

    Love from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

  • @jackleung7254
    @jackleung7254 7 месяцев назад +3

    It's interesting food you had.

  • @jerryni2022
    @jerryni2022 7 месяцев назад +8

    Love your story

  • @MarinaYuan-ye5qt
    @MarinaYuan-ye5qt 7 месяцев назад +3

    you should go to WUZHEN, near Shanghai, it's so beautiful

  • @yunfengc6269
    @yunfengc6269 7 месяцев назад +9

    amazing. thanks!

  • @DVLA3344
    @DVLA3344 7 месяцев назад +2

    I am so glad you visited my hometown❤

  • @kokoon2530
    @kokoon2530 7 месяцев назад +20

    For the other food item, seller said RMB 12 for 500 gram. In China 1 Jin means 1 catty but their 1 Jin is 500gram

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      We got better over time with ordering bread by weight but it took a while

  • @SiensKitchen
    @SiensKitchen 3 месяца назад

    My grandma is from that town Zhu Jia Jiao. I spent my childhood summer there before it became a tourist attraction. I love to get away from the modern city and hang out with my cousins there. My aunt's house is still there and is being rented out. Last time (this summer) I was there it was under construction, because that house was more than 100 years old. When I stood there the house was so much smaller than I thought. You chose the right time to go there, off season time. The sticky rice with pork belly is the authentic local food. The bugs and the fried dough are actually not. I am glad you had a good experience there!

    • @SiensKitchen
      @SiensKitchen 3 месяца назад

      The fish makes sounds like a baby crying, so it's called "little child fish"

  • @Hing.Dickson
    @Hing.Dickson 7 месяцев назад +7

    I think you guys should buy one or two from that shop hand-craft with tiny fine needle , bit by bit became a beautiful art👍👍

  • @georwoogle
    @georwoogle 7 месяцев назад +1

    went to the same town in Shanghai and ate in a local restaurant which has many western oil paintings on the walls. the food in this restaurant is fantastic. 😃

  • @amandagrant4331
    @amandagrant4331 7 месяцев назад +1

    A very good place for tourism

  • @joeyp1927
    @joeyp1927 6 месяцев назад +1

    Coffee with cute cats on the canal...maybe couple with the canoe, next time!

  • @michaeltse321
    @michaeltse321 7 месяцев назад +18

    Zhujiajiao is older than Venice. So Venice has the Zhujiajiao vibe - lol

    • @kevinaa114
      @kevinaa114 7 месяцев назад

      no

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +4

      I like this haha correction needed

    • @jzvr5842
      @jzvr5842 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@kevinaa114 Yes

  • @eddieliu88hk
    @eddieliu88hk 7 месяцев назад +1

    Your video make me so hungry for food😅, nice place to hangout

  • @shuangleng5479
    @shuangleng5479 7 месяцев назад +4

    小朋友虽然英文说很少几句,但听得出发音很不错,胆子也很大很自信

  • @jason34007
    @jason34007 7 месяцев назад +22

    if you like this type of china, wuzhen (乌镇) not far away from shanghai, is a same type , much bigger and cheaper

  • @katsumidaido1134
    @katsumidaido1134 7 месяцев назад +1

    Your choice of background music is always great

  • @MatthewStyles-tl9gj
    @MatthewStyles-tl9gj 7 месяцев назад +3

    If you have time, I highly recommend visiting Chengdu, a city in the west of China, where you can see giant pandas and enjoy many delicious foods, such as hot pot.😊

  • @znba8823
    @znba8823 7 месяцев назад

    8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝😍🥰

  • @znba8823
    @znba8823 6 месяцев назад

    8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝🀄🐉🐲😍🥰😅

  • @yansiangang7650
    @yansiangang7650 7 месяцев назад +4

    #洪叔书法,感谢分享视频🤗

  • @散仙-v9s
    @散仙-v9s 7 месяцев назад

    谢谢你们提供了中文字幕,祝你们旅行愉快。

  • @唐果-w4d
    @唐果-w4d 6 месяцев назад

    11:45 那是用来刮痧的板

  • @mrchow489
    @mrchow489 7 месяцев назад +7

    Tom cruise ran along that canal in mission impossible 3

  • @TAL142
    @TAL142 7 месяцев назад +10

    salamanders are amphibians. They are closer related to frogs. But this species is a consider living fossil that remain same as 165 million years ago. Never seen these colors though.

  • @LoRGamePlay
    @LoRGamePlay 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi, nice video…
    Are you from Ireland as you have a Northern Irish accent 😅
    Them swimming things I actually thought they are newts as they can live in and out of water, remember seeing them back in yestayears in school trip exotic pets
    That braised pork looks 👌

  • @lizz7805
    @lizz7805 7 месяцев назад +1

    the rice dumpling with pork filling is called zong zi in mandarin, the dessert version is more popular, but i prefer this savory one. 😍

  • @osuan9
    @osuan9 7 месяцев назад +3

    nice..

  • @YINGZHANG-zh4zj
    @YINGZHANG-zh4zj 7 месяцев назад +16

    感觉中国商人童叟无欺,价格合理❤

  • @sunnynic4945
    @sunnynic4945 7 месяцев назад +6

    nice🎉❤

  • @YongLi-np3wg
    @YongLi-np3wg 7 месяцев назад +14

    2:51 Obviously you guys are in love with fried pancakes.😅

  • @ymhktravel
    @ymhktravel 7 месяцев назад +4

    Is kind of strange to me to call an ancient water town (and other even more ancient ones) the Venice of Shanghai when they are actually older than Venice itself.

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +1

      I understand the history however, I am more familiar with Venice a western tourists. And many others would also see this comparison

  • @凌xing-v6u
    @凌xing-v6u 6 месяцев назад

    9:00 “娃娃鱼wawayu” The translation is Baby fish. 。 because it's cute like a baby.

  • @scottadkins1
    @scottadkins1 7 месяцев назад +20

    8:19 this is axolotle larvae.not a fish.it is a salamander(lizard like amphibians)

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +5

      It was sooo cool, are they popular in China?

    • @whokiss2035
      @whokiss2035 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@EoinandAisling in china it's called wawayu which is meaning kid fish but not kiss fish.wawa=kid,yu=fish.

    • @joe0619
      @joe0619 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@EoinandAisling yeah cause it looks like mini chinese dragon.

  • @leewong8628
    @leewong8628 7 месяцев назад +4

    ❤❤❤

  • @tangxying
    @tangxying 7 месяцев назад +2

    玻璃盆中的, 叫 墨西哥钝口螈, 或叫 六角恐龙

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +1

      That’s sooo interesting, going to have to read up about them

  • @PopdjksFoijsk
    @PopdjksFoijsk 7 месяцев назад +1

    the fish with long legs is a giant salamander, scientifically known as the giant salamander. The comb and horn scraper I bought later are made of buffalo horns. Using them to wipe your body or face can help you calm down and sleep. It's a good thing.

  • @kokoon2530
    @kokoon2530 7 месяцев назад +3

    The fish in China is called "wawa yu" translated wawa (baby) yi (fish). It make noise call sound like crying baby.
    In English is a Salamander.
    Adh mor agus oiche mhaith

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      That’s so interesting, now I want to hear it haha
      go raibh míle maith agat

    • @jzvr5842
      @jzvr5842 7 месяцев назад

      It's Wa Wa Yu, not Yi.

    • @kokoon2530
      @kokoon2530 7 месяцев назад

      @@jzvr5842 thanks for correcting

  • @ivyshy98
    @ivyshy98 7 месяцев назад +3

    if you went during the winter which it seems like from the way you said it was cold 😂, it's off season for tourists. if you are about during a work day, you might also notice that a lot of these tourists are older. one thing older chinese don't like is the cold so it's going to be a lot emptier at tourist places during these months. probably better for you because you probably would not like the sea of people you get during peak season lol.

  • @RajuBoro-mk9xx
    @RajuBoro-mk9xx 7 месяцев назад +1

    Nice

  • @impressionfirst8577
    @impressionfirst8577 6 месяцев назад

    🎉🎉🎉

  • @adelehaenel6515
    @adelehaenel6515 7 месяцев назад +1

    葱油饼Cōng yóu bǐng 16:38

  • @jinliu1198
    @jinliu1198 7 месяцев назад

    Zhujiajiao is literally filled with people in national holidays. You can hardly walk in the main street. Almost like Metro in rush hours.

  • @Userof-d4b
    @Userof-d4b 7 месяцев назад +1

    Woooowww

  • @缘儿-t9e
    @缘儿-t9e 7 месяцев назад +6

    "baby fish"😂

  • @jackboa
    @jackboa 6 месяцев назад

    蝾螈很漂亮,也好养

  • @Charlotte-t7b
    @Charlotte-t7b 7 месяцев назад

    Guasha, for beauty and health

  • @junlifang2896
    @junlifang2896 7 месяцев назад +1

    🎉🎉🎉

  • @生于乱世
    @生于乱世 7 месяцев назад +8

    Axolotl...It is called Wawayu in Mandarin, literally means baby fish. cause in ancient time people said the sounds they make it is like baby crying..

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      Oh wow that’s so strange and interesting, I’d love to hear one

    • @uuuuuu3053
      @uuuuuu3053 7 месяцев назад

      @@EoinandAisling actually it might be a interesting rumor, cause no one has confirmed that baby fish makes screams

  • @xuzelin
    @xuzelin 7 месяцев назад +1

    Have a good time in China❤

  • @Alex-c7l
    @Alex-c7l 7 месяцев назад +1

    3:07 The second type of food you want, the boss said "12CNY per kilogram"

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      Ohhh, that makes more sense. Thanks for translating

  • @Alex-c7l
    @Alex-c7l 7 месяцев назад +1

    19:51 Hahaha, when will you challenge the Chinese cuisine "Boneless Chicken Feet and Century egg"

  • @arindamsaha735
    @arindamsaha735 7 месяцев назад +1

    bb where r u from?❤❤❤

  • @sang-suangam9772
    @sang-suangam9772 7 месяцев назад

    at around 18:00,
    it could be 粽子,rice dumplings made from glutinous rice with fillings, usually marinated pork bellies ...
    wrapped in bamboo leaves and tied with straw strings ...
    during 300 to 200 bc,
    a court official 屈原 was so sadden that his country was in decline, and his policies were not adopted ...
    he threw himself into the river ...
    the common people, made these dumplings and threw them into the river, hoping that the fishes will not eat his corpse ...
    on the lunar calendar, fifth day of the fifth month, chinese around the world will make these at homes and remember him ...

  • @EEVChannel4686
    @EEVChannel4686 7 месяцев назад +7

    the old man said it's a live fish........

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for translating haah

    • @manlao7110
      @manlao7110 7 месяцев назад +2

      老人說牠是娃魚................娃娃魚...

  • @lonml
    @lonml 7 месяцев назад +2

    娃娃鱼(giant salamander)?

  • @Alex-wx4jl
    @Alex-wx4jl 7 месяцев назад

    16:05 Those are axolotls

  • @OureyeayHdqy
    @OureyeayHdqy 6 месяцев назад

    Let me tell you what kind of fish it is, translated by the merchants, it is called a baby fish or a hexagonal dinosaur fish, in fact, it is a salamander, which can be purchased on Chinese shopping platforms, and it is sold by size, about 1.3~2.5 pounds, and there are many colors now, which are completely the result of artificial breeding.

  • @GenAIntl
    @GenAIntl 7 месяцев назад +10

    318, he said 12, not 20 😂

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +2

      Aw need to work on my numbers haha

    • @tengsteel8560
      @tengsteel8560 7 месяцев назад

      @@EoinandAisling 12Yuan/500g

  • @Billoushukla
    @Billoushukla 7 месяцев назад +3

    Ashley need to get little tan 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hah I’m working on it 😂😂

  • @TingxuanZhao-v4t
    @TingxuanZhao-v4t 7 месяцев назад +1

    that lady who is trying to sell the Mahua snack to you is really using a bad sales tactics hahaha. She did say something not that nice but I guess it's her way of selling things.

  • @lizz7805
    @lizz7805 7 месяцев назад +1

    that fish is called salamander

  • @jeffreyINAus
    @jeffreyINAus 6 месяцев назад

    The pancake is ¥12(1.5 pounds) / 500 grams

  • @elaineleung502
    @elaineleung502 7 месяцев назад

    9:15 It’s actually kid fish cause it looks like little baby😂

  • @Gemini73883
    @Gemini73883 7 месяцев назад

    The watertowns in china have only 1 thing in common with Venice.
    Water!
    Nothing else is alike.

  • @ShaneC1123
    @ShaneC1123 6 месяцев назад

    祖国盛世年华,愿世界和平😄🙏🙏🙏阿弥陀佛

  • @joyceadson5420
    @joyceadson5420 7 месяцев назад +1

    I recommend you to travel to Changsha. Changsha is a city that never sleeps, and there are many young people who don't sleep and spend the whole night partying.

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      Oh goodness, I feel tired thinking about it haha

  • @hongqingxiang3374
    @hongqingxiang3374 7 месяцев назад +1

    🙂🙏👍👍🙏🙂

  • @ChineseKiddo
    @ChineseKiddo 6 месяцев назад

    You both are so cute

  • @nevermind24425
    @nevermind24425 7 месяцев назад +2

    上海是一个国际化的都市,有中国的一面,更多是世界的一面,如果你想深入了解中国的文化和历史,一定要去山东、山西、河南、湖南、广东、四川、陕西、西藏、新疆和哈尔滨。各地的文化代表😊😊

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      We would love to see all of these places some day

  • @我覺得8太行
    @我覺得8太行 7 месяцев назад +1

    下次来中国 你应该去苏州看看 很漂亮

  • @ql5572
    @ql5572 7 месяцев назад +2

    hi.welcome to china. Do you want to visit phoenix Ancient city in HuNan Province? I can be you free tour guide. I want to make foreign friends😊

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      Aw thank you so much, it’s not on our route this time but hopefully in the future

  • @nevermind24425
    @nevermind24425 7 месяцев назад +2

    在中国送女友或妻子一把梳子是表达爱的意思,一梳到白头,表示对伴侣的爱从年轻到老去是长时间的忠贞😊😊

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад

      This is adorable 🥰

    • @porcelaincrown
      @porcelaincrown 7 месяцев назад

      Noweadays, I feel like its been replaced with hot water bottles 😂 When my monthly you know was working up, my Chinese boyfriend always somehow has a hot water bottle at the ready to place on my stomach. My friend has had that experience too 😂

  • @walhdamaskus2408
    @walhdamaskus2408 7 месяцев назад +1

    Its not a fish, its a salamander.

  • @guoyixin
    @guoyixin 7 месяцев назад +3

    来自中国西安的爱

    • @EoinandAisling
      @EoinandAisling  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks ☺️ can’t wait to visit there

  • @paperkittycat8091
    @paperkittycat8091 7 месяцев назад +1

    西方国家人来中国一般不知道吃什么,看那么多vlog最会吃的是韩国小姐姐

    • @enzhus
      @enzhus 7 месяцев назад

      那是当然了,毕竟都是东亚的,而且她们可能也认识一些中文字呢!

  • @奇奇蒂蒂貓貓
    @奇奇蒂蒂貓貓 7 месяцев назад +2

    其實這是一個上海國

  • @Caannitezoe
    @Caannitezoe 7 месяцев назад

    8:44 they’re giant salamanders.

    • @znba8823
      @znba8823 6 месяцев назад

      baby chinese dragon

  • @zhuangcorp
    @zhuangcorp 7 месяцев назад +1

    You accidentally discovered evolution. or Pokemon

  • @frankli3281
    @frankli3281 6 месяцев назад

    Not “kiss fish”, but kids fish 😅

  • @kktsnag5622
    @kktsnag5622 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love you I love you

  • @KaikaiPoon-sh4wn
    @KaikaiPoon-sh4wn 6 месяцев назад

    除了支持你們!還可以怎樣?~加油!~👍👍👍

  • @jacobchen2638
    @jacobchen2638 7 месяцев назад +2

    实际上,西方游客的消费能力偏低,很少购物。

  • @bunbury4620
    @bunbury4620 6 месяцев назад

    These are axolotls I reckon