3 DAYS in CHENGDU - This CHINESE CITY SURPRISED ME
welcome guys I'm back in China I'm so excited to be here but more importantly I'm excited to be here in Chengdu somehow on our first trip we just missed this city and I don't know how we did but we've got an epic 3 days coming up exploring this beautiful city so welcome to our first spot here in chenu we're about an hour outside the city we have just arrived at Panda Valley this is one of the famous places here in Chengdu so we have just arrived at the pandas and I think they're just around this corner it's literally just in front of me it's actually so close look at this very so our first Panda of the day is a 6-year-old boy and it's so funny he is literally just sitting on his back eating bamboo can't get over how funny the pandas actually are they literally look like the toys you buy in like the gift store like down there they're just brilliant they're just like big cuddly animals we've got another panda look he's just sleeping there they're so relaxed so the panda behind me is called Chang Lang and this was the smallest Panda to ever be born it was actually only 42 grams which is about a third of how much my iPhone weighs like pick your phone up and think of a third of that weight and that's how much this Panda was when it was born Chong Low was actually the run of the litter when she was born and if she was in the the wild she would not have been cared for here in Panda Valley they're not just keeping them in captivity they're trying to train them up and make them semi wild so that one day hopefully that they can go back into the world and live their normal free life but if it wasn't for all these programs the giant pandas probably would have gone extinct we actually just passed the giant panda reintroduction and training area so this is where they try and teach the pandas to actually one day go back into the wi but it is very hard to reintroduce them to the wild because obviously they're very used to being fed here in captivity so there is a lot of worries that if they do go back in the wild that they might just starve to death so there's actually two types of pandas the giant panda ones the really famous one but there's also the red pandas and that's where we are heading right now these ones I think are a lot smaller but I think they look equally as fluffy and cute let's go have a look we have just entered the free range red panda area so the red pandas can literally explore this whole area wherever they want they could even come just on this path which is pretty cool I don't know where we're going to see them but they hopefully will come out at some point hopefully not hiding away oh it's actually so red pandas just don't get as much fuss compared to the giant pandas but they are honestly so cute and it might actually be one of my new favorite animals just the way how small they are they look super fluffy just like the Giant pandas and their faces almost look like they're part of the cat family I don't know if they are but yeah oh wow there's another one over here it's just climbing through the trees so a lot of the red pandas are found in like the mountainous areas so in the foothills of the Himalayas and also around this province as well so red pandas actually have nothing to do with giant pandas and they are completely different species and they also eat a lot of bamboo and their diet is supposed to be 98% bamboo but obviously back there they were eating some apple which is probably a very nice treat for [Music] them we have just entered our next spot in the middle of changu and it's this beautiful Scenic area and I think in a few minutes time we're going to be able to see some Chinese folk music now I never saw Chinese folk music on my first trip so quite excited to see it here [Music] the instruments make such a beautiful sound and being surrounded by all these trees and this beautiful Chinese architecture um in this area just like adds to that atmosphere Chinese folk music takes a [Music] turn 1 2 3 4 [Music] okay that was so awesome so after the music we were able to try and like play the instruments and that like violin kind of thing was incredible you have to be so delicate on all the strings because a slight different movement and it makes a completely different sound very confusing but yeah good [Music] fun this beautiful Scenic era is actually a thousand years old and it used to be a private land a private park it wasn't open to the public but it was owned by the government and the government were able to come around and just relax in this beautiful [Music] area we have just arrived at the Jinsha site Museum and I'm pretty excited to be here cuz there's something here which is famous all throughout China and it's pretty impressive let's take you in the Jinsha site museum is a famous area known for its ancient artefacts which were buried on this site over 3,000 years ago but only found here in 2001 with more artefacts being found to this day these relics were buried by the ancient Shu people as sacrificial offerings in this Relic s they found over 10,000 artefacts and Relics obviously it didn't used to be a building it used to be outside so the first thing found in this area was actually elephant tusks and they were found right here they found the elephant tusks and they thought what else could there be the elephant tusks were found in 2001 when they were doing construction here and that's when they stopped the construction and looked for other artefacts and Relics which could have been in this area so all the elephant tusks they found here are all over 1.6 M so these elephants were almost as big as like mice they were absolutely huge so this section which they dug up over time is the most famous because it's where they found this gold mask and some other gold relics as well we're about to enter the exhibition Hall and the reason that this Museum and this site is so famous this what we're coming up to is one of the most famous artefacts which was found and the most famous gold mask in all of China so just 2 months before this whole museum and site was opened they found the gold mask and it was M found in February 2007 if you want to think of it like this it's almost like a little natural wonder they just don't know how on Earth they made this with such basic tools 3,000 years ago and as you can see from the side it is so thin and they just have no idea how they made this mask so this gold artefact which was found is the Sun and Immortal birds and it's actually the symbol of the city of Chengdu and apparently you'll see it all over the city over the next couple of [Music] days we have just arrived at Jinli Street and this is one of the most popular and famous tourist streets in all of China so let's go have a look and see what we can find along this street so we've just seen like this sugar painting stool and I'm going to spin this and we're going to see which one which animal she's going to make for me what's that bird a bird okay so this is the sugar painting which that lady made and it's obviously my name if you haven't already subscribe to Joel friend's YouTube channel but let's try some of this oh it's really hard it's very sweet pretty good so I've just sat down I'm about to do some ear cleaning apparently it's very popular here in changu and maybe I'll be able to hear a better after it let's have a look I think this lady is going to help me feels like someone's like touching my eardrum feels so deep it's such a weird feeling this like cotton thing they put in your ear really tickles it's a very weird sensation it's like a drill or like a rattlesnake in your ear but it's actually quite comforting you guys know I love coffee but look at this they've got a robot coffee machine in here look at that so it's robot Barista let's have a look press this or as we're in chendu we have to do the pandas the robotic Barista has begun look at him move here we go the final result I think is coming oh wow look at that got pandas on top of it that's amazing changu definitely has a much more relaxed feel to it compared to other cities that I've visited in China before changu is like a lot more relaxed the people seem very chilled out and just like taking their time no one's rushed it's a Saturday but everyone's just chilling out in this beautiful little tourist Street everything in this city has a panda on and I kind of love it I mean who wouldn't like pandas I've just ordered some fresh pomegranate juice quite excited for this I do love pomegranate I haven't had it in ages as well we've got that there we go a Chengdu pomegranate juice oh it's actually quite bitter but does taste pretty good very refreshing even though it's quite cloudy today it's still like pretty hot it's probably like 28 29° good morning guys it is another day in and around changu and this morning we've stopped off at our first spot at an ancient town so we're going to show you around this place show you the culture so the history of what China used to be like many years ago it has unfortunately just started raining but this ancient town is called l d and it actually means in English um to drop your belt and apparently there's a fairy tale that the emperor of the land dropped his belt here and that's why this ancient town is called lord die I've come 5 minutes outside of the ancient town and we've just seen this basically fortified Castle um this is called a t Lao this is where like 800 people or lots of people used to live um as a way of basically protecting themselves from like Bandits and Rob and yeah let's go inside and have a little look so here we are inside of this T and this is where loads of people used to live look how incredible this place used to be so the reason this Castle is round is because it helps them to protect them from robbers so there's no weak spot on the walls and Through the Windows and stuff they used to shoot arrows and shoot guns so the people who used to live here are the hacker people and they used to do all the activ in this building so you know any religious activities all the cooking all that kind of stuff is all done in this building so that they're always protected I've only been here in chain do a couple of days but there is honestly so much to do and see around and in changdu city if you don't know already you can actually come to a city like changdu for up to 144 hours which I think works out as like 6 days of travel so you can come here Visa free you don't need a Visa or any paperwork beforehand and you can come see see this beautiful city and yeah check it out and see beautiful spots ancient spots like this a little sneak preview you're going to want to see the full reveal very shortly here we go this is the reveal I've got like makeup on my face I've never really had this before but I'm traditionally wearing apparently what like the king would wear in this traditional Tula pretty cool hey what do you think about the outfit please let me know in the comments I think it's pretty cool so I have makeup on my face I've got this earring but only on one of the ears I've got this very impressive what would you call this hat hat a cool hat ring ring hat and yeah this kind of big heavy traditional wearing so we've just come up to this place where they make like this traditional dessert and apparently it's kind of cool the way they make it w that's crazy wa very good so that was a crazy little thing she like bounced these balls on this Hannon kind of looking thing and made these like rice ball things so I'm going to give them a little little taste oh they're all gooey I don't know what this is it's very squishy it's like rice or M together on top of these they have like brown sugar and like a sesame seeds on top so that's kind of the flavor you get we have just come further inside the city of changu and come to W Jang low Park but it is very rainy and quite stormy here today um but I think we're going to be amongst a Bamboo Village and apparently this was the first Suburban Park in all of changdu so let's go check it out this is one of the types of bamboo and look how tall it is it is absolutely huge so apparently in the right season this bamboo can grow up to like half a meter a day so you can almost possibly see it growing on like a good weather's day which is pretty crazy so Chang duu is quite a warm City it can get very hot in the summer but this Garden this area is a lovely place to come when it does get really hot because you can still be in the shade but still be outside in the [Music] nature so I've just moved to another part of the city now we're in the central part of changu and we're about to do something very exciting for dinner uh can you guess what it is it is very famous here in chain de if you haven't guessed already I am having hotpot this will be the second time I've ever had hot pot and if you remember that last time I was in China it didn't go too well but this time I've got some Chinese guides and it's hopefully going to be a lot more successful here in changu we're looking through the menu at different things and already there are some weird stuff in the menu like last time but I actually know what it says this time cuz it's an English menu look at this pork brain I'm not sure I'm going to have that I'm being very brave and I've just ordered duck tongue from the menu so stay tuned for this this is what it looks like when it comes and we have to cook this another one brazed Pig intestine I don't know about you but that doesn't really make me want to have any dinner I don't know what you're saying but it sounds really good okay thank you and here it is the dreaded duck tongue I'm not sure I want to eat that but I'm going to have to for you guys here we go we now got all our food and we can actually cook the stuff so I think we're going to start off with this beef and this sign says 20 seconds so that's how long we need to cook it for I want to try some chili too okay let's go for chili let's be B do I just leave it in there yeah leave it there for 20 seconds this is the beef is it is it definitely cooked you think definitely yeah okay and do I dip it in this sauce yeah sure sure okay I just yes totally move it around MH first bit of hot pop some beef M you can really taste like the corander and stuff garlic but it's not actually too spicy at all like it's actually really good we're putting the duck tongue in the spicy one and I'm going to try it very soon [Music] wa [Music] woo woo he just hit me in the face some wild stuff goes on in this restaurant in changdu you're just trying to have a hot pot a man starts changing his mask then throwing noodles at your face pretty crazy here we go it is time to try the duck tongue I'm really not looking forward to this what does that look like to you I don't know what it looks like but it looks like some weird animal thing but I guess it is a duck tongue do I mix in here yeah yeah and do you like the taste of this definitely really yeah do I eat this bony bit the whole thing if you can just bite true it this is bone though right it's soft bone like this soft bone so you eat the soft bone not me oh you don't all right I'm going to try the sof a bit I think that's not soft M it's like a jelly like um M Jelly texture like really imagine eating like cartilage or like your ear that's what it's like eating it but like it's wrapped around bones so which is really crunchy which isn't the nicest feeling the noodles which the man was dancing with and basically made and then put in the hot pot have are ready to eat and they look incredible they look very well obviously they were made here and he stretched them but look how good these look give them a taste do I dip it in here a little bit a little bit okay dip it in the sauce which was made for me they taste Super Fresh and really tasty it tastes more doesn't even taste like a noodle it tastes more like a like a dumpling the outer edge of the dumpling or something that is the end of that great Hot Pot session definitely more successful than the first one we did in chong ching let's go so after the hot pot we have just come out to the center of changu and look at that there's a big panda on the roof of the shopping center honestly the weather hasn't been great today but that's because it's coming towards winter here in Chengdu but in the summer it will be so much nicer anyway guys thank you so much for watching this video here in changu I hope you enjoyed it this has been a great City to come visit as I mentioned before they do have the 144-hour transit Visa so you don't need a proper visa for China you can just come to Chengdu for a few days and see this crazy beautiful city thank you so much for watching don't forget to subscribe and I'll see you in the next video
2024-10-11 04:33
