China’s Incredible 2700 Years Old City S8 EP.67 | Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle Tour
You can say that this is one of the most beautiful streets. Yes. Alhamdulillah. Muslim. His name is Bahardin. Check out this beautiful city in the evening.
There's a light drizzle. Assalamualaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Wutai Mountains, China. We had a great ride before we got here yesterday. I hope you liked my previous vlog.
We explored some Buddhist temples, took some drone shots and shared them with you. Today we will leave from here and continue our ride ahead. There is a very beautiful historical city of China, Pingyao, about 300 km from here. We will spend the night there. I have been wanting to see this city for a long time. Today we will go there, explore it and share it with you.
If you look at the postcard images in China, you will most likely see Pingyao in the historical cities. I am very excited about this. We have two options for the ride.
One is the highway and the other is the national road. If we take the national road, it will take us 7 hours. If we take the highway, it will take us 4 to 5 hours.
We plan to stay on the national road for the section in the mountains. When we leave the mountains and the flat area starts, we will take the highway. So that we can save time and enjoy the roads and scenery here. We'll have breakfast and then continue our journey. However, we'll bid farewell to our hotel now. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Prayer for the journey Ya Allah, may we have a good day today.
I had switched it on. Why is it off again? It would be best if I could find a small supermarket nearby. I don't think there is a trend for breakfast here. The same noodles and everything is available for dinner.
Oh, they are here. The same things are available for breakfast here. Ni Hao Ni Hao We are trying to explain to this Chinese girl that we need hot water for the coffee.
I think this is enough. So we have here our brother Yassin who is always making fun of me making vlogs. Mr. John and then we have our lovely Malaysian friend Mr. Edwin. And here is Andres. He has recorded a lot of videos. And here is our breakfast.
We have made our own coffee. We have got an egg here. They have also added some pepper in the egg.
I am not sure who eats like this, but we will eat. Besides that, there is something called a pancake here, but you can say it is like our paratha. We are done with our breakfast. It was just okay; not that great.
But at least we can go on for some time now. I'll get something along the way if I get a chance. Where have they gone? They left from there. I am trying to ride with one or two riders today. Because we are taking the national road again.
And that is a bit dangerous because of the trucks. It would be better to ride with company. Especially if there is an incident. There is not much of an issue here.
You can ride wherever you want. These small shops look so beautiful in the morning. You get the feeling that you are in a Chinese city.
They have colorful displays outside. I saw a beautiful village here. Let's take a look around. Sometimes you can take a detour like this to see if there is anything interesting. This is the end of the road.
Over there is the road to the village. Okay, if you want to go. He says let's go a little further.
Why not... There is one thing. Chinese people are very friendly. All the people we have met so far are very welcoming. And they welcome Pakistanis a little extra.
We haven't seen any off-road since so many days. So I feel like going off-road. The locals are wondering what we are doing here. The houses here are very beautiful.
The road is amazing. Wow! Check this out. What beautiful houses! I love the Chinese style roofs. Wow, it's a steep road. We were standing here.
We were standing here and he came here. People here are very respectful. They greet us so warmly. They like it when tourists come here. Guys, nobody understands what he's saying. And what the Chinese are saying.
Nobody understands, guys. They understand. The air pressure in the front tire is getting low again.
I have to fill it up. I think they didn't apply the bead properly when they installed the new tire. I have filled up the air in the bike. One thing is done. I hope it won't leak.
There are no punctures. We have got coffee. All the cafes we have visited so far, there is nothing to eat there. You get coffee to drink. There is nothing else there. Anyway, let's have coffee.
We have some chocolates as well. Gonna eat them and leave from here. Because we still have a long way to go. I'm not sure we can pay here. Sorry? I'm not sure we can pay here. No? with Ali pay?
Okay. I also have cash. No, no, no. Just... Two, two, two.
Three, three, three. It's getting crazy. You have cash? Yes.
She's saying that the headlight is on. Welcome to Pingyao. Finally, we have entered the city at 5.50 pm. This is the new city of Pingyao.
There are big buildings here as well. My favorite electric scooters have arrived. They have blocked the entire road. We have almost reached. Where did this hotel go? Here it is.
Finally, after a long ride, we have checked in at the hotel. This hotel is about a 15 minute walk from the ancient town. Let me show you the room first.
Our room is very clean and beautiful. I think this is one of the best hotels. We have found cleanliness almost everywhere.
The washroom is also very clean. I paid 180 yuan for this hotel. That's around $30. Which is quite reasonable because it is a tourist city.
The hotel is also very good. So, no complaints. Finally, I have entered the ancient town of Pingyao.
As I mentioned earlier, there are two dynasties in China. Qing and Ming dynasties. This city was the financial hub of the Qing dynasty. 50% of the financial institutions were in this city. That's why this city is so important. It is a very beautiful city.
It is like a fairytale city. You see this city in pictures and videos of China. And you feel like visiting such cities. This city is exactly like that. It's a walled city with different gates. I just entered one of the gates.
I don't know if it is South Gate or West Gate. But I will try to show you the old town of this city. And if there are any temples outside the old town, I will visit them and show you. Personally, visiting such historical city is the highlight of China for me. Especially this region.
Because I have visited very few such places in my life. He called me here and told me to eat this. So let's take some. One? One, yes.
Okay. Alipay? Alipay? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay.
Thank you. Uncle gave me this kind of pancake. I am not sure what else it is called. But I think it is made of honey and sesame seeds.
It is an interesting thing. I only had coffee in the morning. So I was feeling hungry. It is good that we get something to eat here. You can say that this is one of the most beautiful streets in any old town. It is located between South and North Gate.
What a wonderful street it is. And as I was saying earlier, it looks like a fairytale village. It is literally like a Hollywood movie or a Chinese movie. If they want to show something historical, then this is that street.
I am sure it must have been featured in some movie. Personally, it is one of my favorite places that I have visited in China. Let's walk this way and I will try to capture it and show it to you. We are now in front of the North Gate. Some locals here in their traditional clothes for photography. This street is called Ming-Qing Street because it was built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It was also the peak time of the dynasties. That's why this street is named Ming-Qing Street to honor those two dynasties. Yes! Alhamdulillah! Muslim! This is Bahardin. Actually Andreas loves lamb meat.
He saw this place in Old Town. I thought I'd give it a try and have my lunch here. This one piece costs 15 yuan, which is about 2 dollars. Bahardin! Two for me. He thought I was showing the victory sign.
But I was actually asking for two. Our kebab is here. Let's see how it is. It's really good. Spicy? No.
He asked me to put some spices on it. I said let's try it without spices. But it's really good. When you ask to make it spicy, they put a lot of spice. It's so spicy that it gets you in trouble later. He definitely put some spices on it.
It's really good. One of the best kebabs I had. Very good? Yes! I don't know what to say. I just thanked him. Check out this beautiful city in the evening. It's raining a little. There's a lot of lighting on the sides.
And there's a tourist scene going on here. Love it! People are standing outside the restaurants, asking you to get in for food. I think this is the best rest day of this tour. We have utilized it well to see this city.
It's mostly domestic tourism here. You can see a few foreigners here and there. Because it's a little away from the main touristy side. I have been told that when we go to the south, you will see a lot of foreigners in that area. There are fewer tourists on the north side. But personally, I think this city is beautiful.
It's worth visiting. You get to see typical Chinese ancient cities. There are a few more sites here. But this is by far the most preserved and beautiful city. Look at Yasin. He is sitting with that uncle. We are going to a restaurant to get some food.
Our guide has found a restaurant in an old town. It's right in front of us. It looks like a beautiful restaurant. Let's check it out from the outside.
I am not sure what cuisine they serve. It's inside a hotel. The name is written outside. We are not having dinner at the Xinjiang restaurant. Wow! The restaurant looks beautiful from inside. It looks like an old mansion.
Let's go straight to our table. I think they have already reserved the table. Because it's a very busy restaurant. Our dinner is here. I think these are mushrooms. And...
Is it beef? Chicken? Chicken. This one is eggplant. And some vegetables.
These are also vegetables. This one is? Beef with flour. Okay. Beef with flour.
Noodles with egg. This is our dinner for today. Mostly some dishes are for me and Yasin. The rest is for them. Since they share the food in China, it will be served on the dish.
You can take whatever you want. And here we have some rice. I saw another thing in China. When you reach a table, they pack some utensils like this. If you want to use them, you have to pay.
These cost other than the dinner price. For example, we have some rice here. We can put it on this and eat as much as we want. But if we use these, we'll have to pay extra. I am not sure how much it will cost. The food here was really good.
We tried something different today. It was good. As you know, I praised this city a lot. I really liked it. I hope you guys liked the video as well.
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2025-02-20 19:48
