Incredible Empty Ghost Towns of China S8 EP 76 | Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle
I made sure I am on the motorcycle route today. Let me ask her. I am feeling very weird. What about you?
Assalam Alekum Everyone and welcome back to the channel from Chengdu, China. Today is the 18th or 19th day of this tour. So, we have 10 or 11 more days in China. And we are continuing our journey towards South China.
The place we will reach today is called Leshan. We will ride for approximately 300 km today. First, we will try to reach a mountain region called Emei Mountains. It's a beautiful area. I have seen pictures on Google. Some people take that route while others go straight to Leshan.
I have seen a scenic road there. We will take that route to reach Leshan in the evening. I am trying to show you the countryside and mountain areas of China. So that it can be an interesting day for me as well. I've gradually started to feel tired now. It is difficult to ride almost daily.
I haven't ridden for such a long time without a break, since I left Pakistan. Normally, I take a day or two off to rest and edit videos. But it's difficult for me to do that here in China. When we reach a city, we have a day or two of free time.
So, we spent most of the time exploring the city. Because the city is quite interesting. Let's get out of here and take you to Leshan. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Prayer for the journey Ya Allah... may this be a good day for us. May it be a good ride.
May we reach Leshan while enjoying the scenery. It will take us quite some time to get out of the city. Because the population of Chengdu is approximately 22 million. One of the biggest cities in China. Let's see how long it will take us to get out of the city.
It will take us about an hour to cover 10 to 15 kilometers. Chengdu is known for its chill vibes. Other cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou have fast paced life.
They are more expensive than Chengdu. But in Chengdu, you will find almost all the facilities of those cities. It is cheap and slow paced.
That's why people like to live here. The city is very beautiful. You will find beautiful green patches wherever you go.
If you go to a plaza or a town center, it looks as if their infrastructure was built just a few days ago. But they have maintained it very well. Most of the things you see here have been built in the last 20 years.
But they maintain them continuously. I don't think that any other country can compete with China in terms of infrastructure, in this time period. In other countries, you may find good infrastructure in a few cities. But in small cities or mid-level cities, you won't find that.
But in China, every city is top notch. It's amazing. The Chinese government did not give me any money. All this series is funded by my own money. So whatever I am sharing with you is my honest review. They are cleaning the roads early in the morning.
People throw garbage here and there. But the government cleans it. It's not like people are very caring. There are beautiful cars everywhere in China.
German cars are very popular. I can see a lot of them here and there. There is a rule here that you can only keep a motor vehicle for 13 years. If it's older than 13 years, you can't drive it on the road. No matter how good the condition of the car or motorcycle is.
That's why you don't see old cars on the road. I don't think 13 years is too old an age for cars or motorcycles. That means vintage cars would not have been allowed here at all. Here is a toll plaza.
I am not sure if I can take my motorcycle here or not. But let's try. I can't go anywhere else from here. So I have to go from here.
I made sure I am on the motorcycle route today. Let's see. Otherwise we'll get off the highway. We don't have a long ride today.
We have to go off the highway after 30 km anyway. Let's see if we can go from here or not. Check this out. Being dressed like a kitty and riding a motorcycle. Only if I can do that, then I'll call our motorcycle Rangeeli.
I don't know what kind of bike this is but it's a nice one. A cute little one. In China, you get to see something that you don't get to see in the rest of the world. Yesterday, while I was taking a stroll, I saw someone with a pet duck.
With a proper leash. And that girl was taking it for a walk. Today, we are passing through a region with a lot of oranges. I think they are not ready yet. They have covered the oranges in some places.
But in this tour, we have definitely seen some different fruits in every region we passed through. The place we were passing through had a lot of grapefruits. And here, they have covered it. I didn't see any locals selling it here.
If they are selling, we'd like to buy and eat. Ni Hao She doesn't understand and neither do I. What should I say? Let me ask her.
Oh, okay. Okay, thank you. She didn't take any money. I wanted to try. I really like oranges.
It's fun to eat fresh vegetables like this. They look amazing. It's very delicious. It's not too sweet. It has a little bit of sourness. We have two. Let's eat two.
They have made a bamboo pole in the middle. And they have tied the branches with it. They have made it exactly like this. And here, the old lady is carrying her basket on her cycle.
I think she is probably 65 years old. She is very fit. She has filled her cycle and basket. And she will take it with her.
We have reached a very beautiful village. I am very happy. Today, I googled where the mountains are and where the zigzags are. I told myself that I will move away from others. It's okay. We will reach by evening. It was the best decision.
What a beautiful bridge. What is written here? Kiliping International Holiday Resort. When we are going towards the resort, the road has become better and everything has changed. Holiday Inn. The hotels are good here.
There are electric scooters to rent. This town is so weird. It's very empty.
You can see how beautiful it is. But there is no one here. Let's take a look from here. There are no people in the resort. I am feeling very weird. What about you? It's a bit lively here.
Some shops are open. There are some restaurants here. Let's see if we can find a cafe here. But whatever it is; even if there are no people here. The road is in good condition. It's clean and beautiful.
It's possible that such towns and cities have been built here for people to come and live. But it's possible that people didn't buy houses or apartments here. That's why it looks empty.
At least we found a shop here. We will get something to eat. It would be great if we can get some cold coffee. There are live fish here. Fresh fish. I have never seen such fish in a supermarket before.
You will definitely find something new in China. I don't know what it is, but it looks like juice. We will translate it.
Ni Hao It's 9 yuan. I have tried to get information about this village from the internet. But all I could find out is that this is a resort type area. There is no other special information other than that.
I am not sure why this place is empty. People may have taken holiday homes here. Anyway, it was very interesting for me to visit this place. I have visited many ghost towns in China. This is not a ghost town, but it is very beautiful. It looks like there is a lot of life here.
There were some areas with no people at all. The cleanliness of the area seemed to have been maintained. Let's have a banana now. Let's check this drink. I liked the bottle, so I bought it. It is a good drink, not too sweet.
You can say that it is a grapefruit juice, but it is very good. We have just left the town of Kiliping. There is a lot of hustle and bustle here. There are a lot of locals here. I think they have built this place so that people can live here if they want to.
There is a lot of local population here. There are a lot of people coming here. I think we have entered the city now. There is a lot of hustle and bustle here.
This means that people leave their cars here and go towards the mountains. That's why there are a lot of buses on the road. These small towns and cities in the mountains are very cute. The roads have become better and more open. It was equally before as well.
The roads in China are mostly free of any bumps. Especially the roads towards tourist locations are really great. Finally, we are about to reach our hotel. The hotel is about 10-15 km outside of Leshan city.
That's why we didn't enter the city. It looked like a good city. Almost every city in China looked good.
Lishan is a mid-range city. We have to ride about 500 meters more. We have reached the restaurants. I hope we will get something to eat. I hope the hotel is not too remote to find something to eat.
This town looks a bit dead. But we still have to rest and eat. It's 7 pm here. Looks like this is it.
The navigation has stopped here. We have checked in at the hotel. I didn't know that this hotel is so far from the city.
I was thinking that some people chose this hotel and some preferred to stay in the city. The advantage of living in the city is that you have a lot of food options. I made a mistake by telling them about this hotel.
Without seeing that this hotel is out of the city. I thought this hotel is also in the city. Anyway, let me show you the room. The room is small but very clean. They have given a bed.
The washroom is very good. I think it is renovated. I have kept my things here, near the TV.
We paid 180 yuan for this room. It costs around $25 to $26. Most of the times, we are paying this much.
Let's go outside and see what we can eat here. We have our dinner here. I have ordered grilled fish. I am not sure what is inside.
Excuse me. Let me translate it for him. Thank you. I didn't find any Xinjiang restaurant here.
I was wondering what they have put inside. I asked them to confirm that it is just fish. I don't want to eat anything else. Normally, I try to find a Xinjiang restaurant.
I can easily eat something there. I think they have put tofu inside. It is also fish. I can't eat it. How can I eat it? It is fish. Is this also fish? Let's try it.
It is also fish but it is very strange. I can't eat it. I don't think we are going to have a good dinner today.
There is nothing open here. I took some rice with me. I don't know how we are going to eat it. I am hungry and sad that we paid 70 yuan. It is almost 10 dollars.
We didn't eat anything. What can we do? Such incidents happen to me when I travel. Sometimes what you order is not like what is shown in the picture or description.
People don't understand it because of English. It happens. I bought yogurt for myself. I have some noodles in the room. I will make it.
We will have dinner with noodles today. I hope you liked my vlog. I will try to stay overnight in a big city. There are many options for food there.
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2025-03-13 13:27
