NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER HIGHWAY S8 EP.69 | Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle Tour
No, no, no, no. Basically, it's not allowed to have a high road. They have ruined my mood early in the morning.
look here Hello. Breakfast has been served. I am having it in this hotel. It's different compared to other hotels. You must have seen that there is a lot of corn in this area. I have been served corn soup in the morning.
Along with a boiled egg. Coffee is usually not available here. I have kept instant coffee with me. I have made coffee using hot water. There are some noodles and vegetables. I think it's more than enough.
It wasn't a very interesting breakfast though. The food was very good. But it's fine. Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Wuyishan Mountains, China. Yesterday, I went up the mountains to visit a very beautiful village. It's called Goliang.
It's in Hunan province. I had an amazing day yesterday. It's a very beautiful area. There are mountains all around. I am going to Dengfeng in Hunan province.
I have to ride for approximately 300 km. I have to stop at a place on the way. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are some temples, rock carvings and grottoes. I will reach Dengfeng by the evening. There is a temple called Shaolin Temple.
I might visit it. If I can find a mountainous road on the way, then I can enjoy the scenery of this area. Most likely, I won't find such a road today. My companion, Andreas, is looking for it. If we find it, we will opt for that road. If not, we'll try to go as fast as we can.
We will go through the highway. We will cover certain beautiful sections via National Base. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. (prayer for journey) May we have a safe and blessed day today.
It's time to bid the Wuyishan Mountains farewell. It's a very beautiful and small town. Look at the amazing scenery in the morning.
Since we are out of time. If we opt National Roads instead of highway they will be more scenic. Then we won't have enough time for the tourist attractions that we have to visit on the way. That's why we have to compromise almost daily.
Let me zip up trousers. It's windy and cold today. It's malfunctioned.
The campers with us are mostly camping here. Maybe they have left. It's 9:15 am here.
The good thing about China is that after almost every 2 to 2.5 km we are coming across very good tourist attractions. And you can see that it's a very big country.
When I travel in certain countries, you don't come across any interesting spot even after riding 1000 km. But here are interesting spots for sure. I hope it doesn't rain today. But the weather looks like it will rain. There are clouds in front of the mountains.
And we have to go that way. It may rain anytime. There is so much air pressure and noise on the helmet. So I will use the ear plugs. I didn't use them earlier. But now I use them almost on a daily basis.
Otherwise, I get very tired. And the tympanic membranes can be damaged. As I ride in such an environment where it's windy and noisy on the highway when you are riding speedily. This is the only church here. I passed by here yesterday. This is the highway toll plaza.
I have to go through the right side. They have closed the right side. I will go through here. No, no, no, no No way, no way I will call my tour guide.
She says I can't go from here. Although I went through here yesterday. Two of them are coming.
They know Chinese. I will follow them. They have ruined my mood early in the morning. I will go through their National Road. I don't have any other option.
I thought I can opt for it in this province. We had quite a ride in Hunan province yesterday. But no one stopped us. May be we entered from the former province. But I don't know its name. It's okay.
I will have an extra 2 hours' ride. This area is densely populated. After every 5 to 7 km, I reach such an area and my speed decreases again. It will take a lot of time from here.
I saw a coffee sign. I think it's here. You can find everything here by searching. She says to order online. I can't do it. One Cappuccino She will do it from her mobile. Let me translate it.
Now she will do it. I am really tired today. I have got the coffee. She is telling me that she also drives a motorcycle. And your motorcycle is very good.
Our coffee is here. I have taken a drink with it. Something like curd. Milk product. I am really tired today. The journey is very long.
The distance on the highway is covered quickly. But when you pass through the city, then 100 km feels like 500 km. Today's kilometers seem tough. I have covered about 180 km. I think I am left with 60 km. That will also be covered in an hour or one and a half hours.
I got coffee for about $3. And I got this drink for $1. It's very tasty. Children are keen to speak to foreigners when they see them here. But they are also scared. Because they are not used to seeing foreigners here.
And especially if you are white with blue eyes. They come here to have pictures of them. I am back on my route. Finally, we have reached Luoyang. The caves that we want to visit are here. What an amazing city it is.
Such broad roads. So much greenery along the roadside. There are walking paths and separate lanes for cycling. There is cleanliness. Honestly, I knew that we would be surprised in China.
But even in small cities, you don't feel that you are in a small city. Because of the amazing infrastructure. We had already seen big cities in videos before. So we had some idea. But I am actually impressed by the small cities. Look at how neat and clean it is.
There is a park here. Behind it, there are buildings and offices. When you are on the road, you don't feel like you are riding in a city. You feel like you are riding in a park. There is a big crowd here. There they are.
Let me park my motorcycle over there. There is a police officer standing there. This place is called Longmen Grottoes.
We have got the ticket. We have paid 90 yuan. It is around 12 to 13 dollars. We are paying around the same in most places.
Except for some places in Beijing which were cheaper. This is a huge area. You must be thinking that this is some shopping mall. People are coming here to buy things.
I think this is a huge tourist attraction. Let me read about it. According to my information, this is one of the top tourist locations in China. It has a rating of 5A. We have to find a way to get there.
There are restaurants and cafes everywhere. It is a beautiful area. I visit tourist attractions in almost every country. But China is very different. They know how to earn money from tourists.
There is a ticket. They have provided so many things to tourists. I mean it's too difficult not to buy anything from here. They know how to earn money from tourists. Of course, they are providing facilities.
I am not saying that they take money from you for no reason. The good thing is that foreign tourists and locals pay the same for tickets. Which is quite nice. It could have been $2 or $4 for them and $12 or $14 for us. The prices I pay in most of the countries, including Africa and Central Asia, are different for tourists.
They have put up a board in English for directions. Look here. Hello. Nihao. Thank you. They looked cute in their traditional dress. So I requested them to make a video.
They were kind enough to let me. I also shared clips showing the local Chinese dresses. I keep telling you that each region has its own dress. Here, they have made the hair in a different style. And the dress is totally different. From what you might have seen in my previous videos.
She is wearing a red dress. Let me try to show you. Nihao. Her husband is making a video and so am I. We are walking along the river.
This river is called Yihe. This is the same river that we have crossed. We will go ahead for the caves.
It's a beautiful location. They have made a map of this location. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here they have given some information about the caves. Some caves or temples are on the other side of the river. And some are on this side.
It's a huge area. Let's see how many we can visit in the next 2-3 hours. I was expecting one or two caves.
But there are a lot of caves here. So we'll visit the more interesting ones. According to the information I got from the internet, these caves are one of the most important sites of China. These caves have different carved statues related to Buddhism. They are located on different locations.
There is a cave in front of us. Let's visit it. It will give us an idea of what kind of statues we will see here. According to the information on the internet, these are awesome. The statues are carved inside the caves.
Mostly you see statues which are outside the caves. But these are carved inside the caves. Wow! This statue looks amazing and it's quite big.
There are a lot of people as well. Of course, there will be more people at a beautiful and historical location. It's not that easy to make your way here. But let's keep walking. People are nice. They don't mind and give space. See, there is a carved statue inside.
You can also see the statues outside this cave. The ones outside are in bad shape due to weathering. You can see that on both sides.
But the one inside is protected from the effects of weather. It looks as if it was built recently. You can see these small caves on the sides. There are also small statues inside. You can say that these are probably the main statues here. Or the most beautiful and unique.
Let me show you from here. Look at this side. I am not sure about this scuplting style or its time period. But look at this side. There is a huge Buddha statue in the middle. You can say that it must be around 15 to 18 meters tall.
Quite impressive. Since we are passing by so many restaurants, we might as well eat something here. I was not that hungry as I am gonna have a nice dinner shortly.
But I got an interesting traditional Chinese tea to drink. They have written Have a Good Day on it. I don't normally drink such creamy tea.
But thought to give it a try. It's green tea... a bit too fancy though. Paid $3 for this. You can see their motorcycles over there.
Yasin and Andres came here. We have a 70 year old Italian guy with us. He has a Ford truck. He bought it from the US or Taiwan. It looks amazing. We have checked in at the hotel.
When we were standing downstairs, I was not expecting such a nice room. Let me show you the room. This is our beautiful room. There is a view of the highway from the window.
They have given us a TV which we will not use. There is a nice table and chair at the back. We can use the AC for heating. I paid 150 yuan for this room. It would be around $22. Which is quite reasonable.
The hotels we stayed in so far in China were very cheap. If I compare it with the hotel we stayed in before. I even paid $40 to $50 in Afghanistan. The room was not like this. Similarly in other countries.
We are going downstairs to have dinner. Our dinner is here. Let me show you. Some tofus. There are some vegetables and shrimps. I am not sure if I can see them.
Here is egg fried rice. And here is simple rice. The French family is smiling.
Because I asked for shrimps. But I can't see them. They say they are inside. I am just explaining them. There are shrimps but I cannot see them. He is laughing a lot.
I think this is the first time we didn't get good food in China. But still it was so good that I ate heartily. I paid $5 for that. Let's rest now. We will visit other tourist sites in the morning.
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2025-02-22 10:00
