22 Million People live in this City of China S8 EP 75 | Chengdu | Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle
I have never seen such a big grapefruit. Actually, she is dancing for people and doing live tiktok here. People are smiling at me and wondering what am I talking about.
So I think here they have a paratha type roll. So here we have requested Mr. Baqir. He says that such machines are often installed.
There is no problem here. Nothing is a problem in China? You need power bank. No worries. O... it's spicy. See how the kids are training in the morning. With this music in the background. Assalamualaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Lanzhou.
Lanzhou is a small town in China, a historical old city. We reached here yesterday. As we left from Xi'an 2-3 days back, our goal was to gradually reach Chengdu. Today we will finally leave for Chengdu. It is a 350 km ride.
If I take the national road, it will take 7.5 hours. If I take the highway, it will take 3.5 hours. We have to take the national road in this region.
It's a Sichuan province and here motorcycles aren't allowed on the highway. But yesterday some of my mates who were on the highway did not get off. They reached Chengdu after covering a distance of 450 km. They told me to try. So the intention is that we will take the national road from here. And we will try to get on the highway at 2-3 places on the way.
I just came for breakfast. I saw a few cafes here yesterday. Let's grab some coffee and something to eat. Then we will leave from here. So our breakfast has arrived. Because we had nothing in the hotel.
We have taken coffee as well as this yogurt. The supermarket was very close. And some fruits. I think these are walnuts and banana bread. I tried it once and I liked it very much.
So I thought to keep it with me, in case I get hungry along the way. Breakfast should be in the hotel. A lot of time is wasted when you have to go out in search of breakfast. But anyway, we got something. Let's eat some fruits in the morning. Then we will have coffee and leave.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Prayer for the journey O Allah, bless us. May we have a good day.
It's gonna be a long day. Thanks to your prayers, I hope to have good luck ahead. And may we cover at least 250 km on the highway. Then it will be better. Otherwise, it will be a tiring journey.
Initially, I wanted to cover 150 km on the national road. It would be beautiful. But I am thinking of giving the highway a try afterwards. We are leaving the city now.
Let's see. It's a beautiful city. I wonder what it would be like in Chengdu, which is a metropolitan city.
I have heard that it is the spiciest city in China. So let's try. We may not necessarily handle all those spices.
But there is no harm in trying. Pakistan Look how happy they get when they hear the name Pakistan. In some countries, being a Pakistani, you get a lot of respect. We are almost out of the city now.
I don't want to buy anything here. Or maybe I should buy one. I will eat it on the way.
Look at this. This is a grapefruit. I have never seen such a big grapefruit. She says 6. How will I eat it? That's what I am thinking. Let's cut it now.
It is quite famous in this region. I think she will peel it and put it in a plastic bag. We will try it on the way.
It looks good. She waved goodbye in a rather excited manner. We got this for about 90 cents. I think this is the train station. It's not a government building.
There are some signposts outside. It's a very beautiful train station. Of course, all the train stations here are modern. And it could be the ticketing hall here. There is no one sitting here.
There was one guy but he didn't even try to stop us. We are on the highway now. We have 160 km ahead of us.
If the police stops us somewhere, we will get down off the highway. Otherwise, we might go all the way. Welcome to Chengdu. Our last 150 km was very enjoyable.
We have had a smooth ride, at 100 km/h. There was not much traffic on the highway. We have reached here rather comfortably. Last time when we went to see Pandas, the Valley of Giant Pandas, we didn't see many Pandas there.
While Chengdu is famous for Pandas. It's 3.25 pm now. We will reach the Chengdu Panda Research Center in 20 minutes. Let's go there and see. It will take us an hour to an hour and a half.
As soon as you get down from the highway, you see these huge buildings. And most of the apartments are facing the highway. It will be noisy here with a view of the highway. I think people like it here. Because even in the middle of nowhere, we have seen skyscrapers like this along the highway.
Oh, well. How many pandas are you carrying? It's rather crowded here. I think it would be better if we park in the bus parking. I don't know if we can do it here or not.
There are scooters standing here and there. Yes, there are people here. Let's park Rangeley here.
Well done Rangeeli. Check out the rush here. And this is such a big tourist site. I knew there would be tourists here. But I didn't know that they would have built such a massive center for tourists.
But this is China. Almost everything is going to look like this here. My guide had already purchased the ticket online.
It costs 55 yuan. I think it would be around 13 dollars. This is the ticket number? Thank you. Actually, they have built a clinic here. It's a good thing. Because a lot of tourists come here.
So immediate medical help is available. Look at the entrance. It's so beautiful. Made of bamboo trees. Amazing. Pandas only eat bamboo stem and leaves. That's why they have built such an environment here.
It's beautiful. One thing's for sure. Tourist sites in China are really well managed. Today there are only 15 to 20 percent tourists, compared to normal days. People come here in the morning. It will be more during the afternoon.
It will be more during the weekend. Besides that, they have a lot of tourists during holidays. So they know how to manage everything at that time.
Look how neat and clean it is. Millions of tourists come here. Despite that, it's clean. There are about 1864 pandas in the world. Most of them are in China. There may be one or two pandas outside of China.
Until 1984, China gave pandas to the world for research or any other purpose. But then they made a rule that pandas can only be given on lease. That's why most of the pandas are still here. Some of them may have survived at some other place.
At first, I thought it would be like a zoo. But it's not like that. They have made villas here. There is one panda in each villa. I have seen 7 or 8 villas with giant pandas. It's not necessary that you can see them.
It's a very big area and the pandas like to roam around. They might sit in one place and eat bamboo. Then they go to their indoor area. There are also red pandas here. Red pandas were seen 44 years before giant pandas. Later, when they saw giant pandas, these were renamed lesser pandas.
Their body is very small. They can climb trees. Big pandas are heavy. They can just climb and sit like this.
But the little red panda was even sitting on top. This park is worth visiting even if there are no pandas. Let's get out of here. There are so many tourists here. This map is amazing.
It shows that there is a pedestrian crossing at a distance of 260 meters. So be careful. It shows almost everything. The lights will turn off and on after a few seconds. Chinese apps are amazing.
The father was telling his son to look at that foreigner. A single police officer has controlled the traffic. People are waiting calmly. You can't even park here. They might have parked somewhere else.
This is the hotel. Let's park on the side. We covered approximately 350 km today. Overall, it was a good day.
We got a good hotel. Let me show you the room. This is the washroom. It is very clean and nice. This is our room. They have provided kettle for tea.
Panda tea is here. They have made a panda on everything. This is our clean bed. There is a great view of the city back there. There is a TV and a table to sit. This is my most expensive room in China so far.
I paid 250 yuan per night. Approximately 35 USD. Because this is a metropolitan city. There are a lot of businesses and tourists here. The room is very good and reasonable. I am comparing it with the prices we paid in the previous hotels.
But value for money. Let's go out and show you the city. We are out to see the city. This is called Chunxi Road. This is the main shopping street.
There's a lot of lighting everywhere in China. But here, they have put up some extra beautiful lights. When I reached the hotel, I met a Pakistani student, Saad. Saad is in Wuhan.
Wuhan is about 1450 km from here. He took the train from there to meet me. Thank you so much, Saad. When I received his message, I thought... He might be joking when he said he is coming to meet me. I told him that I am here and he can come.
And he came. I wasn't expecting that. Thank you so much. Now we are going to visit Wuhan. Oh not Wuhan. This city I mean. You can say that this is the main downtown of the city.
Let's take a walk here. Let's see what interesting things we can see here. Another Pakistani guy is coming here to meet me.
I saw a very interesting looking apricots here. I've never seen or eaten such an apricot before. I thought it was made of plastic.
Let me hold it in my hand. Look at the color. I really thought it was made of plastic but it's not. To be honest, I still can't believe that this is a real apricot.
It still looks like it's made of plastic. This is actually a real apricot and without any seed inside. It's very sweet. I know I'm eating an apricot but it feels more like a marmalade in your mouth. It's possible.
I've never seen anything like this before. We get to see a lot of new things in China every day. You should try it too. It's also new for me because I never had an apricot like this in Wuhan. Never? It's very sweet.
You can't eat more than one. It's too sweet to be honest. Look at the view of walking street. It's very beautiful. It's very lively at this time. It's very crowded. All the shops are open.
It's almost 7 pm now. Most likely, the shops are open till 9 or 9.30 pm. After that, the shops start closing. Actually, she is dancing for the people.
She is doing a live tiktok here. She is asking for money to watch her dance. In other cities, they used to do live tiktok. They are doing it here as well.
They don't care if someone is watching them or not. She has brought a board with her. What's written on it, Saad? I hope it's not about money. It could be a slogan or something. It's changed now. A new guy has come.
I think it's a group dance. The way tiktok is going on here, it's possible that you can see people doing live tiktok on the roads. We are still walking on Chunxi Road now. We have Baqir with us. Assalamu Alaikum.
Baqir is from Bakkar. He is doing a PhD in education. He is the first Pakistani who knows Chinese well. He also has a bachelor's degree from here. Well he is not the first one. I met a couple of guys in Beijing.
They were also learning Chinese and spoke really well. However, Saad here is still struggling with language. I suggest you to learn Chinese if you are living here. Chinese language is like my bread and butter. Language is very important. I only know a few words.
You will learn it. I leave all to my translator app. We have reached the main square of the city.
It's called Tianfu Square. You can see all the high-rising buildings on one side. There is a statue of Mao Zedong in front of it. I told you about it in detail in the Beijing video. So I won't go into too much detail. Let's walk around.
They told me there is a mosque nearby. Let's see if it's open. It's already Isha time. It may have been closed by now. We just visited the main mosque of Chengdu. It's a very beautiful mosque.
The architecture is typical Chinese style. There is a simple main hall inside. It's a very beautiful mosque. And it's really big. I wasn't expecting to see such a big mosque in Chengdu.
There is a small Muslim street food stall right outside the mosque. They are selling some special things here. Let me show you. People are smiling at me and wondering what I am talking about. I think this is a paratha roll. There is meat in the middle.
I am not sure what it is. But it looks similar to our lachha paratha. I think I had this before. They make burgers in Xi'an. They put meat in front of me.
But they are making it fresh. The good thing about the people of Xi'an is that they make their noodles in front of you. And they are making all these things here.
What's the name of this? It's called Neuroping. Neuroping? I don't know how to say it in Urdu. It's a paratha.
Please show us. It's a beef paratha. It's very hot. Let's try it. No doubt, it's tasty. And we are very hungry as well. But it's still hot.
Let's let it cool down a bit and keep walking meanwhile. You can say that this is the Halal street food of Chengdu. People are sitting outside and enjoying the food. Because it's right next to the mosque. Maybe it's the ownership of the mosque. And they have rented it out.
Because all the restaurants here are Halal. And you can see some people are wearing caps. My camera's battery is about to run out. And I need a USB Type C charger.
We requested Mr. Baqir. He said that there are a lot of machines like this. There is no such thing like problem in China. We need a power bank.
Let's scan it from here. This is Alipay. Wow! Android, USB Type C and iPhone.
If I was somewhere else in the world, I would have to request a shopkeeper to charge my mobile battery. Or to charge my camera. But here, before your mobile battery runs out, if you reach a vending machine like this, you get everything.
Mobile is the king in China. If you have it, there's no problem. Let's charge the camera.
We are getting our dinner here. We are getting our hotpot ready. There will be some vegetables, chicken, fish. This is our food. This is a hot pot.
There are two portions. One side is spicy. This side is non-spicy.
There are tomatoes in it. You can choose whatever you want to eat. It's spicy. It's good.
Our food was very good. Thank you so much, Baqir. Thank you so much for the food and the response. Thank you. We will meet again. Insha Allah.
Mr. Saad, thank you so much for the long journey from Wuhan. I hope I didn't disappoint you. I tried my best. Thank you so much. Thank you for your time. You have a long journey on your way back . I'll go to Wuhan tomorrow.
It was nice to meet you. I hope you liked the vlog. Remember me in your prayers. Allah Hafiz
2025-03-10 07:54
