As a Chinese borned in Hong Kong China, moved to Canada in 1989, China was still a poor country had nothing can compare to Canada, after 35 years of development by hard working Chinese turned things upside down, Canada has not much thing can compare to China, I am pround of my motherland China.
I have travelled to China and lived in Guangzhou for 7 month teaching English, and like you it was a culture shock , coming for New Zealand with only 5 million people . I felt very safe walking around in the evenings as ALL the shops were open till 10 at night and the streets were so brightly lit up. So i do know how you feel. I am a blue eyed blonde and yes did get stared at alot - but loved the attention .. lol and the odd photo with the locals - i felt like a celebrity .. hahaha
hahaha, glad you don't feel offended when they stared at you. Chinese people don't mean to hurt you. They are just curious and do feel you are like a celebrity, hahaha
It’s funny that here in the US or anywhere in the, so called West, Cameras are called “security cámara” (and are everywhere, the difference is that we don’t pay attention to them)…but the same Cameras, with the same purpose are called “surveillance camera” if they are in China. Anyways, looks a very modern, clean and organize society.
Actually those CCTV cameras and digital pay make every ordinary people safe. Meanwhile just in downtown Toronto, a lady driving a Rolls-Royce SUV was being carjacked, what a contrast!
Well my friend, we have to learn about reality. When a handsome guy wink to a lady, it's flirting. When an ugly guy wink to a lady, it's sexual harassment. Words are used emotionally.
Less foreigner visitors in China recent years due to COVID and the fake news about China. What Alina showed is a real China city and ordinary people life in China. Looking through your own eyes is the best way to know about a foreign country ,especially China.
Only after I lived and worked in China, I realized the true extent of western mainstream media propganda. Western media have an agenda to not let you know the truth of how safe, great and how much China has progressed. They only say bad things about China through fearmongering. So sad.
My comments often get deleted by the algorithm when something positive is said about China and/or debunking western media bs. So much for fr33d0m of speech. The hypocrisy.
Those protective barriers are in all of China subways since forever. I don't understand why many subways in the West don't have this. It's not like it is very expensive to install.
@@silveriver9 Because the leaders over there don't care about their people, you always heard people got pushed down to the subway's tracks and got killed by the coming subway trains in the US.
I was born and raised in Guangzhou currently living in Vancouver. I haven't come back since 2019, and it was great to see how much it's changed. Thanks for visiting my hometown and welcome to China!
Hi Alina - Looks like you are enjoying a wonderful experience in China ! People seem to be living at a fast pace. Nice to feel safe in a big city. Take Care 😊 !
Compared to Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou is the "slowest" mega city. And compared to Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing are slower. You have no idea how fast is Shenzhen can be until you spend some time in it especially in the business world.
3:15 there are at least 3 Congee Queens in Toronto area, very well known. I was in Guangzhou last December, WeChat and Alipay limited to ￥500 each day, first time my travel was under budget because this limit 🤣😂 I used eSim from Nomad, downloaded some Eastern apps. Understood living in different world totally😅 👍
What a fascinating country. Thanks for bringing the world to us! You're just fabulous and so genuinely likeable all at the same time. Never get tired of your vids. Bless you and your loveable father! Wesley in Jacksonville, Florida
@@Kua99583 Yes; But she is Boni-Fido; the Second Largest Economy in the World; Quite an achievement in Just Half A Century..... And the 21St Century is still Young!
@@Kua99583Do you know what it means for China to become a developed country? The population of all Western countries is almost equal to that of China. Do you understand?
I was there in 2020, and I loved it (other than I had to leave China because the pandemic hit 2 weeks into my trip). Guangzhou is so modern and beautiful 😍
The West shall not discriminate China because China choose one party system instead of using two party system. One party system let China develop much faster. Nowadays China is much more developed than India, Brazil , Indonesia or other developing countries. Its streets are also cleaner and safer than most developed countries. Its life expectancy is already 2 years longer than US life expectancy and 9 years longer than India life expectancy . Expressway length in China reach 177,000 kms vs US 76,000 kms and India 4,900 kms. High speed railway length in China reach 42,000 kms vs both 0 kms in US and India. On top of that, China is also number 1 in many fields such as electricity generation, motor vehicle production (30 million per year), steel and cement production, ship building capacity( China ship building capacity is 232 times greater than US ) while it is nowhere 50 or 70 years ago. Take life expectancy of both China and US as example. In 1950 China life expectancy is about 38 vs US 68. After 71 years, in 2021 China life expectancy is 78.2 vs US 76.1( latest figure by CDC , US life expectancy dropped by 3 in 2020-2021 period from 79.1 originally). China expectancy increase by 40 years while US increase by 8 years only. China life expectancy increase 5 time faster than US. Also Look at health care by comparing MMA rate( maternal mortality rate): in 1950 China maternal mortality is 1500 women death per 100,000 birth vs US 100 women death per 100,000 births. In 2021, China MMA is 16.1 vs US 23.8 per 100,000 (the lower the number , the better health care service level) . Infant mortality rate: in 1950 China infant mortality is 195 death per 1000 birth vs US 26.8 death per 1000 births. In 2021, China infant mortality rate drop to 5 per 1000 vs US 5.4 per 1000 birth. And people in China retire at 55 years old on average to access pension. About 12 years earlier than US's 67 years requirement while some countries may not have pension at all. It means an American need work extra 40*52*12=25,000 hrs in his life than an average person in China. It also means an American only has 9 years to enjoy retirement while an average person in China has 23 years to enjoy retirement. And it is not means or asset tested when access pension in China. It means you get your pension monthly even you stay overseas, are a multi-millionaire or have another job after retirement. Singapore is another example of one party system. Its gdp is highest among Asia.
But the West would still hate China even if China was a two-party democracy. The West just doesn't want a non-white country to be more powerful than it. Look how they treated Japan in the 1980s.
I have been to Guangzhou several times and I recognized your stops. It is a wonderful city and you only saw a very small part of it, I'm sure you would enjoy a second or third visit.
Wow what an amazing city!! Fabulous video! I can imagine how huge the culture shock would be! Massive city!! You make such terrific videos!! Thank you!! :-)
Lovely video Alina! Was super excited to see you experience the city and so happy that you enjoyed it! Please consider visiting Hangzhou and Tianjin, if you haven't already. I'm so so much in love with the music you use in your vlogs! Your vlogs are not just a treat for the eyes but also very pleasant and refreshing for the ears!! Can't wait for the next episode!! Love from India!
You came at a good time to Guangzhou in March, because when I went there a crowds during Chinese New Year (Early Feb) there was massive people in subways and out in the streets. I did not get to see much there as you did or did I stay as long as you have.. The riverboat cruise during the evening on the Pearl River was pretty nice, especially the Alibaba building lights.
Reality in the US is when you go out for a walk at night, you will come home with empty pocket because everything will be robbed during your night walk.
Hi Alina. Most enjoyed your vlog of Guanzhou. Good you showed us the different kinds of food you tasted. Conjee is a rice porridge. You gave a good explantion of conjee to first time viewers. Awaiting to see more videos of China from you.
Thank you, Alina, for this wonderfull and informative video. It inspires me to watch more of your other videos about China and Asia. Thanks for the nice people like you making the world a more harmonious place.
A really interesting video on a very modern city. I'd read books about this city when it was known to the outside world as Canton. Every Canadian knows of Cantonese style Chinese Food since many of the Chinese who worked on building the CPR opened restaurants in towns and cities along the rail lines. For such a short time you covered a lot of ground. I hope you get some Alina time while you're in China. I love your content but don't want you to get run down creating it. Guangzhou has now been added to the ever growing list of places that you shown to me that I'd like visit in person.
I'm happy to hear it's of interest to you! I'm disappointed in myself that I have taken next to no Alina time because there is just so much that I want to see and do. 1 month in China was not nearly enough!
WOW！！！A foreigner who uses Alipay to ride the subway! You are so smart, you are the first foreigner I have ever seen who uses it for the first time in China.
Its like everytime ... Alina, your videos are just high professional ... love em ... its a pleasure to watch and very interesting to follow you in China ... also cause China is really a rare destination for RUclipsrs to go to ... very interesting. Top.
❤Alina - the way you look smile and show these vlogs are so much like that of Maria in the Sound of Music Movie heroine (Julie Andrews). And I want to let you know that Maria should be one of the FIRST western female actresses (along with Princess Leia) that has ever been seen and deeply loved by generations of Chinese people when China opened in early 80s. Hope you will get a lot of love in your generations - from China. ❤
And it would a huge unmeasurable tragic if a new Cold War 2.0 or WW3 would materialize, for the entire planet and the humanity. If that really happened, I am afraid that China would not be on the dark side. So, on this grand scale, what you are doing in China is extremely important. Your report will help correct the biased perception created by MSMs which tend to have distorted and irresponsible agendas.
GUANGZHOU appears to be very modern, clean and futuristic yet still well maintains some of the old historical buildings. Nothing like the U.S. especially in Northern California where I live. Looking forward to your next video.
Lots of foreigners first time in GUANGZHOU. They're surprised how safe, friendly, delicious food, culture, transportation, many automobiles electric, street very quiet, clean roads or streets, not crowded, lots of parks very green and phone payments every part of city. Most of them say futuristic cities and everything automation.Even women can go out late at night without fear of being robbed or shot.The most famous thing about Guangzhou is not its urban architecture, but its food. Now that you are here in China's most famous food city, Guangzhou, don't miss this rare opportunity.
I am a Guangzhou native, and I recommend going to Guangzhou’s Party Pier near the Canton Tower and Foshan’s Qiandeng Lake and zumiao, which can be reached by subway.
You did a good job of reviewing Guangzhou and you even got the pronunciation down! It's a lot easier to travel there than it used to be 20 years ago when I first went and my goodness is it different now, it used to be nearly all bicycles back then. You can get a 10 year visa to make travel to China much easier for a Canadian. I was surprised you haven't had congee before, in the Toronto area, congee restaurants are everywhere. I saw you also like Pandas, if so, a trip to Chengdu would be really enjoyable and it's a pretty fabulous city in its own right. If you can, I recommend trying to meet up with locals when in China, you will experience it much differently if you're not just a tourist.
Seeing this makes me want to go back immediately. I visited China 3 months ago for the first time because of my girlfriend (she is chinese and lives in foshan wich is near Guangzhou). We also visited the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall and the park at 11:30. I can also recomment visiting the Ancient Nanfeng Kiln south of the foshan airport ;)
There are 4 first-tier cities in Mainland China, Guangzhou and Shenzhen which are located in south part of China's Guangdong province, and anther two are Shanghai (as you may know one of the international Economic hubs ) and Beijing which is our capital city. So hope you've got ur time to visit them all in next few days.🇨🇳
@@AlinaMcleod Don't go to China in summer because everywhere in China is very hot and humid in the summer of China. Don't go to China during Chinese New Year, Labor Day, or National Day golden weeks; people have one week off from work and tourist sites are packed with people. I would say September is the best month for you because autumn in China is warm and has little rain.
Kanji? More appropriately - Chinese characters - since Japanese kanji (Chinese characters) and Korean hanja (Chinese characters) originated from the Chinese language and are borrowed by both Japan and Korea.
Travel to China and experience the amazing cities, food and culture for yourself. Only then you will see the true extent of how much western MSM is lying to you.
It means the beef is being cooked by the hot congee while it is being served so the beef is very tender and not stale if it has been in the congee for a long time.
I hope you visit the high tech neighboring city of shenzhen next. It's only a 30 minute high speed train ride. Let me know if you need any suggestions of places to visit. I've been here for about 12 years and loving it
I’m so happy for you! SF is a declining city and becoming a homeless paradise. I live in SJ and see it every day. Now you can buy a NIO and enjoy it every day, I’m jealous lolz 😂
19:00 There's a little bowl on the table that you can use to catch the food that's falling down without using your hands. It prevents the oil from getting on your hands.
Hi Alina, Fantastic video you showed Guangzhou as the city it is beuatifull and full of life. We went there in 2017 and loved the city, like you we walked around Shaminda Island very beautiful it is great to see even more improvements since we were last there. If you do go back there suggest walk around old canton wonderfull markets etc not far from Shaminda Island in walking distance. The only other cities in China we have been is Beijing and Xining on way to Tibet for a couple of days to get acclimatised to high altitude. Enjoy you time in China and rest of your travels we found the Chinese people very friendly and helpfull Cheers Barry
Oman and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been on a similar developmental journey as China over the last 30 years, they have transformed to exceed Europe and North America, they are impressive nations now ✌️❤️🇬🇧good to see you enjoying China Alina it looks fantastic.
Hi Alina I am from Guangzhou and now live in Vancouver. Your video remind me a lot of my childhood memories. Thank you for sharing your visit to my home town.
Perhaps you are film maker, your editing is very professional and the background music is very harmonic. I'm expecting to see more of your rest of the China trip stories. Thanks!
China has so much to explore and the transportation can easily bring you travel around the country, and the infrastructure is so nice and affordable hotels, so just enjoy your travel in a very safe and beautiful country
Hi Alina, your video pop-up on my recommendation list and I enjoyed watching it sooooo much! Guangzhou is my hometown. I lived in Montreal for five year and decided to come back. There were so many pros and cons when comparing two places. Let me know if any assistance or information is needed. Wishing you an amazing trip! 😊
@@Wypum Don’t go to Chiina! Foreigner will be put into jail if you say Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president. Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW Taiiwanese in Chiiina has dropped 80%!
hi alina. great China content...Nice to see you enjoying your 😮trip. How's the air quality in the city? stay safe always. looking forward to your next videos.
Nicely done video! Speaking from someone born and raised there and working in Northern Alberta, I’m a bit jealous! 😂 Appreciate the video as I rely on those videos to see how my hometown looks like these days! Also, kudos to you for trying something “new”! 😂 If you are around next time, you should try the food in my hometown Shunde… it is known for good food and lots of residents from Guangzhou would take the subway to eat there on weekends! Keep up with the good work!
From friends and colleagues, the most common thing I hear from them is how safe China is, the lady teachers who travelled out there solo have said they've never felt so safe walking around in the middle of the night, God knows what they are doing walking around that time though.
A lot of places in China, especially in the major cities are still very vibrant even at 2-3am. Bars, street food or restaurants are still open at that hours. Lot of people would be still out on the street having fun. Not like most of the places in the west. The streets become dead after 9pm.
It really depends, In some cites in China like Changsha, Tongren, etc, their night life begins at 0:00 AM, they usually have a fourth meal at that time as a night snack, then go to KTV, or video arcade, or shop around, or fooling around of the young of course. For me, I like to stay at home and play video games, anyway, just options, you know.
Guangzhou is modern but more traditional compared to Shenzhen and Shanghai. Guangzhou and Guangdong province as a whole are much more jam-packed during the rush hours since that area is basically where "Made in China" is being produced with hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from all over the country.
@@dans.7651It’s the immigrants that work on the American and Canadian agriculture farms. During Covid a farmer said that without foreign workers the American agriculture industry would collapse.
Cheer from Toronto. ❤ 🇨🇳 looks very overwhelming if you dont know the language or the culture. Like a fine 🍷, you need to take your time to savor what the countey has to offer. More like a marathon rather than a sprint. 😅 Take your time, dont extend yourself too much. Enjoy the journey and smell the roses along the way. Namaste...
Welcome to my hometown! Did you not see the amazing ancient road surface when you were at Beijing Road? There are several glass windows on the road surface, through which you can see the roads of Han Dynasty (202-220 BC), Tang Dynasty (618-907), Song Dynasty (960-1279), and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) just a few feet below where your stand, which proves that Beijing Road has been the central street of Guangzhou since its founding in 214 BC. In my opinion, this is the most worthwhile attraction to see on Beijing Road.
@@wuxiaaddict It was Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou (1046 BC - 771 BC) lasted 275 years, and Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 256 BC) lasted 514 years, totally 789 years.
Guangzhou is very safe, even at night...here in San Francisco, one person just got shot to death at the Powell metro station, in the heart of downtown, at about 9PM tonight.
Hi. Alina thanks for your vlogs and good to see u. Nice place and good atmosphere be safe and enjoyed. These place is amazing. We watched here in montreal.
Recently I watched many foreign vlog , your videos are most impressive that through your camera i feel I am physically visiting the place you visited . That is amazing , although I am local Chinese , I still feel enjoyable at your video. Thank you very much
@Alina McLeod, Thank you for the video and the livestream. In your live stream you showed an exhibition covered by glass sheets on the road surface in the middle of Beijing Road in Guangzhou, which you was wondering what it was. That glass exhibition on the road surface is an historic site. It shows 11 layers of the ancient road spanned over 1000 years (the city Guangzhou has existed since 200 BC). That 11 layers of the ancient road in a depth of over 3 meters was discovered when the road was going through a renovation In 2002. It was pretty amazing to see how the road got transformed and built upwards layer by layer over 3 meters over 1000 years. The Beijing road has been the city centre over 100s years (may be 1000 year) until approximately 10 years ago.
A good selection of sites not usually shown on RUclips. Looks like you did some good research. Good choice of music. For DIY video not done by a professional, it is very well done.
There is a guy Gweilo 60 who has lived in China for over twenty years and was from PA, SK. I think he might be able to give you some good advices about getting around China. He also has his YT channel Gweilo 60.
@@marcusyoung5440 In Guangdong Province, there is a famous ancient saying that the cuisine comes from Guangzhou, but its chef comes from Shunde, Foshan. So in Foshan, you don't need to go to a specific restaurant, just rely on fate. Of course, the more rudimentary the decoration of restaurants in Foshan, the more delicious they are often compared to modern ones.
Hi Alina, I glad you like to try congee. When I visited my mom in Burnaby BC, my mom will make congee for me. Especially if I get sick, chicken congee is the way to eat same as chicken soup. Congee also clean or detox your digest system. Hope you have a good safe trip 😉
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As a Chinese borned in Hong Kong China, moved to Canada in 1989, China was still a poor country had nothing can compare to Canada, after 35 years of development by hard working Chinese turned things upside down, Canada has not much thing can compare to China, I am pround of my motherland China.
Then move back!
中国是全球最发达最包容最友好最安全的国家，中国有自己的民主方式和真正的自由！西方只有资本家利益集团的民主和没有自由的自由，还有大量的流浪者，毒品，枪支，犯罪和满大街的垃圾，不仅脏乱差而且极其没有安全感，晚上都不敢出门，所以西方的民主自由是彻头彻尾的谎言，人民极其没有自由的，西方洗脑的民主选举制度天生就要求你内耗撕裂，增加国家内部的对立跟仇恨，是全球最垃圾的制度
@@highland8243 You kidding me right now?
You do not have a motherland to make you pround of? pathetic.@@highland8243
Most of the west have literally not moved forward for last 30 years. I would say many cities have moved backward.
I have travelled to China and lived in Guangzhou for 7 month teaching English, and like you it was a culture shock , coming for New Zealand with only 5 million people . I felt very safe walking around in the evenings as ALL the shops were open till 10 at night and the streets were so brightly lit up. So i do know how you feel. I am a blue eyed blonde and yes did get stared at alot - but loved the attention .. lol and the odd photo with the locals - i felt like a celebrity .. hahaha
hahaha, glad you don't feel offended when they stared at you. Chinese people don't mean to hurt you. They are just curious and do feel you are like a celebrity, hahaha
欢迎回中国
foreigners are very common in GZ, surprised you got many looks. travel to cities or towns in other, more rural provinces
@@JalomMatia yeah, most of the people taking pictures were prob tourists from rural area or suburbs who were shocked lol
@@Lalalalala98872 yeah, probably not locals.
It’s funny that here in the US or anywhere in the, so called West, Cameras are called “security cámara” (and are everywhere, the difference is that we don’t pay attention to them)…but the same Cameras, with the same purpose are called “surveillance camera” if they are in China. Anyways, looks a very modern, clean and organize society.
Actually those CCTV cameras and digital pay make every ordinary people safe. Meanwhile just in downtown Toronto, a lady driving a Rolls-Royce SUV was being carjacked, what a contrast!
same as social credit which is exactly the same as the American and Canadian credit score.
They will do anything to twist anything China related to be negative
Well my friend, we have to learn about reality. When a handsome guy wink to a lady, it's flirting. When an ugly guy wink to a lady, it's sexual harassment. Words are used emotionally.
After this terrorist attack in Moscow, you know these cameras are very useful
China has the most advanced and futuristic cityscape in the world. It is also very safe. Most ppl in the West are oblivious to this or are in denial.
🇨🇳👍
It’s not that the Western media don’t know about China’s advancement, but they deliberately spread rumors to smear China and say that China is evil.
I❤️🇨🇳
Because their media blocks objective facts
Jealousy is the reason.
Less foreigner visitors in China recent years due to COVID and the fake news about China.
What Alina showed is a real China city and ordinary people life in China.
Looking through your own eyes is the best way to know about a foreign country ,especially China.
Very true!
Only after I lived and worked in China, I realized the true extent of western mainstream media propganda. Western media have an agenda to not let you know the truth of how safe, great and how much China has progressed. They only say bad things about China through fearmongering. So sad.
My comments often get deleted by the algorithm when something positive is said about China and/or debunking western media bs. So much for fr33d0m of speech. The hypocrisy.
Two of my comments here got deleted 😂
@@AlinaMcleod You’re on CCP payroll.
China is impressive. The glass walls in the subway make sense 👌 Thank you for this video, hugs from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🪻
Absolutely, would prevent so many accidents if every country put them in place.
Those protective barriers are in all of China subways since forever. I don't understand why many subways in the West don't have this. It's not like it is very expensive to install.
@@AlinaMcleod They are there to prevent many self inflicted accidents
@@silveriver9 Because the leaders over there don't care about their people, you always heard people got pushed down to the subway's tracks and got killed by the coming subway trains in the US.
@ragnarallen9919 Forty or fifty dollars. no 450.🤣
I can't believe I still have not been to Guangzhou! but so cool to see it through your eyes Alina!
You absolutely should! Thanks lovely!
China is safe and convenient
@@Lovethesunsetyou will unable to enjoy RUclips over there like what you doing now.
@@billshun3963
Yes, you can. Where are you from? Are you a sa......age?
@@benthekeeshond545 I just came back from China couple months ago and where are u from?
I was born and raised in Guangzhou currently living in Vancouver. I haven't come back since 2019, and it was great to see how much it's changed. Thanks for visiting my hometown and welcome to China!
2019 to 2024 i doubt there's big change though.
The Flluu is coming again in Guangzhou!!!
就三年 应该也没啥变化吧
You seem especially radiant and effervescent in this video, Alina. Glad you're enjoying China!
Thank you very much!
welcome to China
Yes, Alina has beautiful complexion and looking radiantly lovely.
@@AlinaMcleodHow much did they pay you to publish these lies??
@@komicsreviewer8505Poor man
You are the most organized and well-prepared traveler I have seen. You know where the locals usually go.
can't agree more
Hi Alina - Looks like you are enjoying a wonderful experience in China ! People seem to be living at a fast pace. Nice to feel safe in a big city. Take Care 😊 !
Yeah they are definitely living at a faster pace than North American cities!
Time is money and money is time.
Chinese practice that philosophy in their daily lives in big cities.
@@AlinaMcleodgo to Xinjian for a visit. you will be amazed.
Compared to Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou is the "slowest" mega city. And compared to Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing are slower. You have no idea how fast is Shenzhen can be until you spend some time in it especially in the business world.
@@michaeljiang960chengdu：？
China is on my bucket list. Hopefully someday.
You totally should!
welcome to Shenzhen, very close to Guangzhou.
Best and safest place on Earth
china is so big ,you have to tour guide
3:15 there are at least 3 Congee Queens in Toronto area, very well known. I was in Guangzhou last December, WeChat and Alipay limited to ￥500 each day, first time my travel was under budget because this limit 🤣😂 I used eSim from Nomad, downloaded some Eastern apps. Understood living in different world totally😅 👍
What a fascinating country. Thanks for bringing the world to us! You're just fabulous and so genuinely likeable all at the same time. Never get tired of your vids. Bless you and your loveable father! Wesley in Jacksonville, Florida
That’s so kind of you! Thank you, Wesley!
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Floride beaches are way better than Chiina's.
@@zackk7175😅😅😅😅
@@zackk7175🤡
@@zackk7175- I used Taiwanese passport and there's fine and I traveled there many times, are you sure of that?
Not just an experience, but an eye- opener
China has achieved big progression for the past two decades
Still a developing country🥱
@@Kua99583 Yes; But she is Boni-Fido; the Second Largest Economy in the World; Quite an achievement in Just Half A Century.....
And the 21St Century is still Young!
@@Kua99583Do you know what it means for China to become a developed country? The population of all Western countries is almost equal to that of China. Do you understand?
Yeah if you ever saw china in 1980s
I was there in 2020, and I loved it (other than I had to leave China because the pandemic hit 2 weeks into my trip). Guangzhou is so modern and beautiful 😍
The West shall not discriminate China because China choose one party system instead of using two party system. One party system let China develop much faster. Nowadays China is much more developed than India, Brazil , Indonesia or other developing countries. Its streets are also cleaner and safer than most developed countries. Its life expectancy is already 2 years longer than US life expectancy and 9 years longer than India life expectancy .
Expressway length in China reach 177,000 kms vs US 76,000 kms and India 4,900 kms. High speed railway length in China reach 42,000 kms vs both 0 kms in US and India. On top of that, China is also number 1 in many fields such as electricity generation, motor vehicle production
(30 million per year), steel and cement production, ship building capacity( China ship building capacity is 232 times greater than US ) while it is nowhere 50 or 70 years ago.
Take life expectancy of both China and US as example. In 1950 China life expectancy is about 38 vs US 68. After 71 years, in 2021 China life expectancy is 78.2 vs US 76.1( latest figure by CDC , US life expectancy dropped by 3 in 2020-2021 period from 79.1 originally). China expectancy increase by 40 years while US increase by 8 years only. China life expectancy increase 5 time faster than US.
Also Look at health care by comparing MMA rate( maternal mortality rate): in 1950 China maternal mortality is 1500 women death per 100,000 birth vs US 100 women death per 100,000 births. In 2021, China MMA is 16.1 vs US 23.8 per 100,000 (the lower the number , the better health care service level) .
Infant mortality rate: in 1950 China infant mortality is 195 death per 1000 birth vs US 26.8 death per 1000 births. In 2021, China infant mortality rate drop to 5 per 1000 vs US 5.4 per 1000 birth.
And people in China retire at 55 years old on average to access pension. About 12 years earlier than US's 67 years requirement while some countries may not have pension at all. It means an American need work extra 40*52*12=25,000 hrs in his life than an average person in China. It also means an American only has 9 years to enjoy retirement while an average person in China has 23 years to enjoy retirement. And it is not means or asset tested when access pension in China. It means you get your pension monthly even you stay overseas, are a multi-millionaire or have another job after retirement. Singapore is another example of one party system. Its gdp is highest among Asia.
But the West would still hate China even if China was a two-party democracy. The West just doesn't want a non-white country to be more powerful than it. Look how they treated Japan in the 1980s.
All of this to try to convince yourself that China is better. It's not better
Ken Abroad from German said in his video "My Honest Thoughts About China" that China is the most modern country he has ever been to :)
A lot of people here in china suck though, this guy injured my grandmas leg and didnt even apologize
Wow Beauty is back with new video , enjoy angel
I have been to Guangzhou several times and I recognized your stops. It is a wonderful city and you only saw a very small part of it, I'm sure you would enjoy a second or third visit.
Wow, an amazing City. Loving it. Thanks Alina. 👍😊🇮🇪🇨🇳
Wow what an amazing city!! Fabulous video! I can imagine how huge the culture shock would be! Massive city!! You make such terrific videos!! Thank you!! :-)
Lovely video Alina! Was super excited to see you experience the city and so happy that you enjoyed it! Please consider visiting Hangzhou and Tianjin, if you haven't already. I'm so so much in love with the music you use in your vlogs! Your vlogs are not just a treat for the eyes but also very pleasant and refreshing for the ears!! Can't wait for the next episode!! Love from India!
Aw that is so kind of you to say, thank you! I will definitely keep those cities in mind!
@@AlinaMcleod You are welcome, Alina!
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president3
No like what you thought,no body care you sayings
@@叶苗-g5k Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW！
You came at a good time to Guangzhou in March, because when I went there a crowds during Chinese New Year (Early Feb) there was massive people in subways and out in the streets. I did not get to see much there as you did or did I stay as long as you have.. The riverboat cruise during the evening on the Pearl River was pretty nice, especially the Alibaba building lights.
A common joke on the Chinese Internet is that if you go out for a walk at night, you will lose money and gain weight.
Chinese favourite online chat- ‘I can walk freely after midnight.’
It IS definitely true.
yes,,obsolutety ,,
Reality in the US is when you go out for a walk at night, you will come home with empty pocket because everything will be robbed during your night walk.
@@panyaboonc5621 you’re darn lucky if you can go home in one piece without any bullet holes in Los Angeles …
Hi Alina, greetings from Canada. Glad you enjoy your time in my hometown Guangzhou. Have a nice and safe trip!
Hi Alina. Most enjoyed your vlog of Guanzhou. Good you showed us the different kinds of food you tasted. Conjee is a rice porridge. You gave a good explantion of conjee to first time viewers. Awaiting to see more videos of China from you.
Thank you, Alina, for this wonderfull and informative video. It inspires me to watch more of your other videos about China and Asia. Thanks for the nice people like you making the world a more harmonious place.
Beautiful and so fascinating! Would ❤❤❤ to see China in person! 😊
Thank you for sharing!
You show other youtubers don't show. I had been there before, and it still impressed me with all the changes. Great job!
A really interesting video on a very modern city. I'd read books about this city when it was known to the outside world as Canton. Every Canadian knows of Cantonese style Chinese Food since many of the Chinese who worked on building the CPR opened restaurants in towns and cities along the rail lines. For such a short time you covered a lot of ground. I hope you get some Alina time while you're in China. I love your content but don't want you to get run down creating it. Guangzhou has now been added to the ever growing list of places that you shown to me that I'd like visit in person.
I'm happy to hear it's of interest to you! I'm disappointed in myself that I have taken next to no Alina time because there is just so much that I want to see and do. 1 month in China was not nearly enough!
Taiiwanese is Not Chiinese!
You look great in the videos! Glad you enjoy China so much!
Thank you very much!
She's so beautiful like city of Guangzhou
WOW！！！A foreigner who uses Alipay to ride the subway! You are so smart, you are the first foreigner I have ever seen who uses it for the first time in China.
It makes it so easy!
Its like everytime ... Alina, your videos are just high professional ... love em ... its a pleasure to watch and very interesting to follow you in China ... also cause China is really a rare destination for RUclipsrs to go to ... very interesting. Top.
Thank you so much!
Many RUclipsr take video in China now,not rare anymore.
@@graceliang2227 Not the Travel RUclipsr i watch and prefer.
视频质量很高，色彩，画面，音乐搭配恰到好处，令人愉悦。
Some RUclipsrs have avoided China because of the CCP and their policies.
Great video have to say your videos are getting to be of very high quality
Seems like you have a whole production team behind you
Thanks! I am self taught and still a lot to learn :)
A perfect trip destination
我是一个中国人，从我们国家的社交媒体上看到了你的vlog，对于中国有大量的摄像头这个问题希望你不要担心，我们的摄像头更多的作用是记录一段时间内发生了什么事情，当发生交通事故或者有其他重大事件的时候，帮助政府人员获得有用的信息，以便更快速的解决问题或者保护人民的利益❤❤❤
B站过来的吗，我也是。。。。
@@千秋万代 家人们好呀~
打卡
摄像头多真的不是问题，规则从来就是给喜欢违反规则的人设定的。我们能大半夜在街上吃烧烤，没有天网保护我们这样的普通人是不行的
我也是B站过来的😂
❤Alina - the way you look smile and show these vlogs are so much like that of Maria in the Sound of Music Movie heroine (Julie Andrews). And I want to let you know that Maria should be one of the FIRST western female actresses (along with Princess Leia) that has ever been seen and deeply loved by generations of Chinese people when China opened in early 80s. Hope you will get a lot of love in your generations - from China. ❤
And it would a huge unmeasurable tragic if a new Cold War 2.0 or WW3 would materialize, for the entire planet and the humanity. If that really happened, I am afraid that China would not be on the dark side.
So, on this grand scale, what you are doing in China is extremely important. Your report will help correct the biased perception created by MSMs which tend to have distorted and irresponsible agendas.
Great amazing city and totally changed since 10 years .
GUANGZHOU appears to be very modern, clean and futuristic yet still well maintains some of the old historical buildings. Nothing like the U.S. especially in Northern California where I live. Looking forward to your next video.
Lots of foreigners first time in GUANGZHOU. They're surprised how safe, friendly, delicious food, culture, transportation, many automobiles electric, street very quiet, clean roads or streets, not crowded, lots of parks very green and phone payments every part of city. Most of them say futuristic cities and everything automation.Even women can go out late at night without fear of being robbed or shot.The most famous thing about Guangzhou is not its urban architecture, but its food. Now that you are here in China's most famous food city, Guangzhou, don't miss this rare opportunity.
How much are getting paid for your comment?
yes ! food delicious.
@@R58-n8nWhy would he get paid for telling the truth Lol
@@R58-n8n支付报酬是美国政府喜欢做的事情
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I am a Guangzhou native, and I recommend going to Guangzhou’s Party Pier near the Canton Tower and Foshan’s Qiandeng Lake and zumiao, which can be reached by subway.
You did a good job of reviewing Guangzhou and you even got the pronunciation down! It's a lot easier to travel there than it used to be 20 years ago when I first went and my goodness is it different now, it used to be nearly all bicycles back then. You can get a 10 year visa to make travel to China much easier for a Canadian. I was surprised you haven't had congee before, in the Toronto area, congee restaurants are everywhere. I saw you also like Pandas, if so, a trip to Chengdu would be really enjoyable and it's a pretty fabulous city in its own right. If you can, I recommend trying to meet up with locals when in China, you will experience it much differently if you're not just a tourist.
Thank you! Currently in Chengdu :)
@@AlinaMcleodgiven the fact you’re in Chengdu already have you considered taking a 90 minute HSR ride to ChongQing?😂
@@AlinaMcleodWelcome to the Panda 🐼 Kingdom, such a cool city to travel with lots of different great vibes on offer. .
@19:00 you had steam scallops with minced garlic and green beans vermicelli, not clam.
@@AlinaMcleod Chengdu is also famous for its night club and bars. You can try it
I really love the background music of your video❤
Seeing this makes me want to go back immediately. I visited China 3 months ago for the first time because of my girlfriend (she is chinese and lives in foshan wich is near Guangzhou).
We also visited the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall and the park at 11:30.
I can also recomment visiting the Ancient Nanfeng Kiln south of the foshan airport ;)
There are 4 first-tier cities in Mainland China, Guangzhou and Shenzhen which are located in south part of China's Guangdong province, and anther two are Shanghai (as you may know one of the international Economic hubs ) and Beijing which is our capital city.
So hope you've got ur time to visit them all in next few days.🇨🇳
Too cold to go up north for me since I'm going to Bali after lol. Another trip for sure!
@@AlinaMcleodBefore you leave China, I suggest you go to Sanya City, Hainan Province. I believe you will like it.
@@AlinaMcleod Don't go to China in summer because everywhere in China is very hot and humid in the summer of China. Don't go to China during Chinese New Year, Labor Day, or National Day golden weeks; people have one week off from work and tourist sites are packed with people. I would say September is the best month for you because autumn in China is warm and has little rain.
@@LH1xx Good suggestion, thanks!
I'd recommend September for a visit to Beijing if you have any future plan to go there at all. @@AlinaMcleod
I spent a month in China in 2005. Two days in Beijing and Hong Kong. The rest of the time was in Guangzhou. Great time. Thanks for posting.
The kanji above the teapot means: eat and drink well. I wish you a happy and smooth journey towards discovering a real China. From Toronto
Kanji? More appropriately - Chinese characters - since Japanese kanji (Chinese characters) and Korean hanja (Chinese characters) originated from the Chinese language and are borrowed by both Japan and Korea.
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW!!!
very cool to see china travel content.
Yes, all brought to you by the CCP. It's great!
@@patrickt49 Pretty sure the “CCP” has more pressing matters than to impress obnoxious westerners like you by monitoring random travel vloggers.
Travel to China and experience the amazing cities, food and culture for yourself. Only then you will see the true extent of how much western MSM is lying to you.
What a vibrant and modern city, thank you for showing us the city❤️
Fresh scallops and ginger beefs. Very good choice. They’re tasty. I’m jealous…in a good way. 😊
wow beautiful
Welcome to China! Hope you have a good time！🤗🤗🤗
生滚牛肉，，is not raw beef.. it just means cooked beef in the congee
It means the beef is being cooked by the hot congee while it is being served so the beef is very tender and not stale if it has been in the congee for a long time.
Wow, Guangzhou looks very clean and modern, hope I can visit there later this year, great video.
I hope you visit the high tech neighboring city of shenzhen next. It's only a 30 minute high speed train ride. Let me know if you need any suggestions of places to visit. I've been here for about 12 years and loving it
Definitely next trip!
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW!!!
Guangzhou is awesome. We are moving from SF to GZ. Every day is a great day
So jealous of you. I can’t wait to do the same
I’m so happy for you! SF is a declining city and becoming a homeless paradise. I live in SJ and see it every day. Now you can buy a NIO and enjoy it every day, I’m jealous lolz 😂
@@jeanhuynh8548 thank you 🙏
good show i will check out china again i was there in the 80 s
19:00 There's a little bowl on the table that you can use to catch the food that's falling down without using your hands. It prevents the oil from getting on your hands.
Hi Alina,
Fantastic video you showed Guangzhou as the city it is beuatifull and full of life. We went there in 2017 and loved the city, like you we walked around Shaminda Island very beautiful it is great to see even more improvements since we were last there. If you do go back there suggest walk around old canton wonderfull markets etc not far from Shaminda Island in walking distance.
The only other cities in China we have been is Beijing and Xining on way to Tibet for a couple of days to get acclimatised to high altitude.
Enjoy you time in China and rest of your travels we found the Chinese people very friendly and helpfull
Cheers
Barry
Thanks for the fantastic video !!!!
Oman and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been on a similar developmental journey as China over the last 30 years, they have transformed to exceed Europe and North America, they are impressive nations now ✌️❤️🇬🇧good to see you enjoying China Alina it looks fantastic.
With the distinction of manufacturing capabilities, unimportany dtails for the regular folks...
lol that's so wrong
Amazing journey! Hopefully you have a fantastic trip in other cities in China.
Hi Alina
I am from Guangzhou and now live in Vancouver. Your video remind me a lot of my childhood memories. Thank you for sharing your visit to my home town.
My pleasure 😊
Perhaps you are film maker, your editing is very professional and the background music is very harmonic. I'm expecting to see more of your rest of the China trip stories. Thanks!
China has so much to explore and the transportation can easily bring you travel around the country, and the infrastructure is so nice and affordable hotels, so just enjoy your travel in a very safe and beautiful country
Wish U Happy and Enjoyable trip of China❤ ALINA❤
Wow that's a big time city. I had no idea China was so modernized
Love your video. I was born and raised here, but I still have a lot of places that I want to explore in Guangzhou.
Hi Alina, your video pop-up on my recommendation list and I enjoyed watching it sooooo much! Guangzhou is my hometown. I lived in Montreal for five year and decided to come back. There were so many pros and cons when comparing two places. Let me know if any assistance or information is needed. Wishing you an amazing trip! 😊
Aw thank you so much! :) Will definitely be coming back to Guangzhou for another visit in the future!
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW
@@zackk7175 Great job! 50 cents are received from your bank account as a reward!
@@zackk7175 Interesting and pitiful words😏
@@Wypum Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president.
Foreigners are leaving Chiina NOW
Taiiwanese in Chiiina has dropped 80%!
Watching you eating, it made me hungry. It's morning here, so I had some oatmeal. 😐
Nice one
Hi! Alex , nice to see you here 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for your vlogs chinna is impressive alina glad you're enjoying your trip ❤
I live in Beijing and welcome you to travel to China. I have followed and look forward to more of your video sharing.
hi alina. great China content...Nice to see you enjoying your 😮trip. How's the air quality in the city? stay safe always. looking forward to your next videos.
Overall good I think but I have kind of a perpetual slightly stuffed nose so I'm not the best person to judge lol.
Nicely done video! Speaking from someone born and raised there and working in Northern Alberta, I’m a bit jealous! 😂 Appreciate the video as I rely on those videos to see how my hometown looks like these days!
Also, kudos to you for trying something “new”! 😂 If you are around next time, you should try the food in my hometown Shunde… it is known for good food and lots of residents from Guangzhou would take the subway to eat there on weekends!
Keep up with the good work!
Thanks so much neighbor!
From friends and colleagues, the most common thing I hear from them is how safe China is, the lady teachers who travelled out there solo have said they've never felt so safe walking around in the middle of the night, God knows what they are doing walking around that time though.
Lots of activity going on. Old people exercise, kids play outside. Young people meet and feast together etc.
A lot of places in China, especially in the major cities are still very vibrant even at 2-3am. Bars, street food or restaurants are still open at that hours. Lot of people would be still out on the street having fun. Not like most of the places in the west. The streets become dead after 9pm.
It really depends, In some cites in China like Changsha, Tongren, etc, their night life begins at 0:00 AM, they usually have a fourth meal at that time as a night snack, then go to KTV, or video arcade, or shop around, or fooling around of the young of course. For me, I like to stay at home and play video games, anyway, just options, you know.
@Hmong6868 百分百認同，不做壞事，每天過自己生活的平民百姓根本就不會理會那些攝像頭的。
欢迎随时来中国旅行，我的国家很安全，24小时想去哪里去哪里，不用担心任何事情。
i enjoy how the shots are more slow pasced during sightseeing, nice to calmly appreciate😌
Welcome to my Hometown! Hope you enjoy your time 😊😊😊😊
Thanks for sharing. Always nice to watch traveling to China videos. Reminds me of early 2000 when I visited Beijing.
Guangzhou is modern but more traditional compared to Shenzhen and Shanghai. Guangzhou and Guangdong province as a whole are much more jam-packed during the rush hours since that area is basically where "Made in China" is being produced with hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from all over the country.
Exploited, overworked migrants, far from home and family.
@@dans.7651many people immigrated to US and also have a lower paid jobs.
@@dans.7651 Sounds like migrants in the USA!
@@dans.7651It’s the immigrants that work on the American and Canadian agriculture farms. During Covid a farmer said that without foreign workers the American agriculture industry would collapse.
Don’t go to Chiina!
Foreigner will be put into jail if you say
Taiiwan passport or Taiiwan president!
Cheer from Toronto. ❤
🇨🇳 looks very overwhelming if you dont know the language or the culture.
Like a fine 🍷, you need to take your time to savor what the countey has to offer. More like a marathon rather than a sprint. 😅
Take your time, dont extend yourself too much. Enjoy the journey and smell the roses along the way.
Namaste...
Welcome to my hometown! Did you not see the amazing ancient road surface when you were at Beijing Road? There are several glass windows on the road surface, through which you can see the roads of Han Dynasty (202-220 BC), Tang Dynasty (618-907), Song Dynasty (960-1279), and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) just a few feet below where your stand, which proves that Beijing Road has been the central street of Guangzhou since its founding in 214 BC. In my opinion, this is the most worthwhile attraction to see on Beijing Road.
I thought the Han dynasty lasted a couple hundreds years?
@@wuxiaaddict Yes, you are right, my mistake in writing. It should be 202 BC-220, lasted over 4 hundred years. Thanks for your correction.
@@typhoonttso of all the dynasty which one lasted the longest
@@wuxiaaddict It was Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou (1046 BC - 771 BC) lasted 275 years, and Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 256 BC) lasted 514 years, totally 789 years.
Nice video and beautiful background music
You're so pretty! Wish I could've been there to be your guide. Hope you enjoyed your trip in China.
Guangzhou is very safe, even at night...here in San Francisco, one person just got shot to death at the Powell metro station, in the heart of downtown, at about 9PM tonight.
Democrats governed large cities are all of high crime rates.
Take care and enjoy your trip in Guangzhou China 👍🍻☕
I hope you can enjoy your travel in China to the fullest, not only safe, but also very friendly and natural
Hi. Alina thanks for your vlogs and good to see u. Nice place and good atmosphere be safe and enjoyed. These place is amazing. We watched here in montreal.
Recently I watched many foreign vlog , your videos are most impressive that through your camera i feel I am physically visiting the place you visited . That is amazing , although I am local Chinese , I still feel enjoyable at your video. Thank you very much
Thank you so much 🙂
哇，我注意到您视频中的场景配乐真的太棒了，理解能力很棒！
Incredible city, great country, so proud of the motherland 👍.
Yes, pride is essential when brainwashing the masses who live in poverty, as is the case in China😎
Yes, pride is essential when brainwashing the masses living in poverty, as is the case in China😔
This must be before your Livestream.
Yup it was
Guangzhou looks beautiful!
@Alina McLeod, Thank you for the video and the livestream. In your live stream you showed an exhibition covered by glass sheets on the road surface in the middle of Beijing Road in Guangzhou, which you was wondering what it was. That glass exhibition on the road surface is an historic site. It shows 11 layers of the ancient road spanned over 1000 years (the city Guangzhou has existed since 200 BC). That 11 layers of the ancient road in a depth of over 3 meters was discovered when the road was going through a renovation In 2002. It was pretty amazing to see how the road got transformed and built upwards layer by layer over 3 meters over 1000 years. The Beijing road has been the city centre over 100s years (may be 1000 year) until approximately 10 years ago.
A good selection of sites not usually shown on RUclips. Looks like you did some good research. Good choice of music. For DIY video not done by a professional, it is very well done.
There is a guy Gweilo 60 who has lived in China for over twenty years and was from PA, SK. I think he might be able to give you some good advices about getting around China. He also has his YT channel Gweilo 60.
Exited for Zhangjiajie!!! The views will be awesome!!!
Zhangjiajie is definitely the most memorable experience so far!
Guilin and Huangshan are fantastic too@@AlinaMcleod
Apply for a Sir lankan passport @@AlinaMcleod
If you have time to go to Foshan, a city next to Guangzhou, you will be shocked by the delicious food, beautiful scenery and traditional culture here.
It's amazing that you can see the name "Foshan" in my hometown
@tinyheartoftao Please recommend some restaurants and scenic spots in Foshan. I will be there for four days in July. Thank you!
@@marcusyoung5440 In Guangdong Province, there is a famous ancient saying that the cuisine comes from Guangzhou, but its chef comes from Shunde, Foshan. So in Foshan, you don't need to go to a specific restaurant, just rely on fate. Of course, the more rudimentary the decoration of restaurants in Foshan, the more delicious they are often compared to modern ones.
i went to guangzhou 3/31 to 4/5，the food there is just sooooo amazing... when i came back to beijing I didn't want to eat anymore... nothing compares.
Hi Alina, I glad you like to try congee. When I visited my mom in Burnaby BC, my mom will make congee for me. Especially if I get sick, chicken congee is the way to eat same as chicken soup. Congee also clean or detox your digest system.
Hope you have a good safe trip 😉
Your beauty undoubtedly enhances the city's allure.