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Actually it's written on the sign board that motorcycle is not allowed. He is begging. The situation is very bad.
My hands are frozen. Don't ask me anything. Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng County. Yesterday we reached here in Henan province and we had a very good ride. We have been enjoying it for the past 2-3 days. I hope you guys are enjoying my previous vlogs as well.
When we reached here yesterday, there was a Kung Fu show here. It was over. Today we came here early in the morning.
It is 8.30 am. I was told that there is a Kung Fu show here around 9.30 am. We will see that. After that, the plan is that I will ride from here to Lintong. It is actually about 50 km away from Xi'an City, which is called the City of Pomegranate. For which I am personally very excited.
Because this is a city that I have always wanted to visit in China. Inshallah, we will reach there tonight. It is possible that we will not be able to reach the city exactly. Because we have to visit a tourist attraction which is about 50 km away from the city.
Let's see how our day goes. I had a very basic breakfast here in the morning. The food in China is very good.
But the breakfast, you can say, has disappointed us 70% - 80% of the time. whenever we do it in hotels or outside. We have to pick up something from the supermarket anyway.
So I just had a bun. Had a cup of coffee on top of it. The coffee was also very bad.
But I saw a good coffee shop here. I will go there and pick up the coffee. Then we will go inside and see the Shaolin Temple. This is Luckin Coffee. It has branches in many places. Mostly their coffee is good.
You can get it for 2-3 dollars. It is not very expensive either. Almost all tourist attractions have their branches. Thank you.
I don't know what she is saying about the show. I didn't understand. And don't have much time now.
I have to order it from my own app. So he is placing an order for me. When you go to such coffee shops, they ask you to order using your app. Because they don't have cashier counters. So he just ordered it. I think it's done. Let me check again.
Yes, the payment is done. We paid 12 yuan. Quite cheap. Around $1.5. It is the best if you have WeChat. But my WeChat was not working. It is mostly done through Alipay.
But I think the easiest way is WeChat. This is the gate of the temple. Look at the number of people here, so early in the morning. I don't know... it's Sunday today. I don't know the situation at such tourist attractions in normal days. So let's just walk and see.
Let's see if we can reach on time. We have to find out the location of his show as well. We can't find our tour guide. Mostly we are doing all these things ourselves.
We paid 80 yuan here. It would be around 11.5 dollars. Tickets are very expensive.
Almost every day, if we visit 1-2 tourist attractions, we spend 25-30 dollars on them. But if we visit just one, it costs around 13-14 dollars. These tickets are valid for the whole day. They scan everyone's picture and put it on the ticket so that no one else can use the same ticket. Their ID is confirmed through face detection.
They are doing proper face detection. Will I get one too? No, I don't have anything. We saw some Kungfu influences here. I think this is the training center.
Let me tell you a little history of this place. First, let's reach the destination. It is very cold.
We are in the mountains. It has been raining since morning. Actually, it has been raining since night. Let's see how our ride is going to be today.
In this kind of cold and rain. But I think if we get down from the mountains, the weather will be better. But there are mountains in every region.
If this is over, the next mountains will start. But at least our ride will be good. We have our clothes.
So we will keep ourselves warm. There is a proper shopping mall inside. I didn't expect to see this inside the temple. For example, like this. Oh, it's good. You can get a massage here.
There is a complete shopping mall here. You can get anything you want. Souvenirs, food and drinks. They are fully aware of how to do business with tourists.
The show is over now. It was good. Quite interesting. Great presentation for the tourists. Let me share that this is the birthplace of a branch of Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism. That's why there are a lot of tourists here. Zen Buddhism is practiced not just in China... But also in many areas in Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and Korea. There's a training school of Kungfu here for children.
It's a huge area with a massive tourism industry. Keep in mind that each tourist has to pay an entry fee of 80 yuan here. And you can see people everywhere.
Just imagine the revenue that is generated here. We ask for forgiveness of Allah before entering here. We are at the temple right now. And Yasin and his jokes... like always. It's time to enter the temple and we say Astaghfirullah. Look at this.
In Zen, meditation is the main part of the religion. That's why all the statues you see here are doing some form of meditation. Golden statues... I'm not sure but I think not made of gold. But at least their colors are golden. The statues are beautiful.
But it's a little dark inside. That's why we are not able to capture really well. This is the Sakamoni. Ok These three Buddhas are the Buddha of present, the past and the future.
So in the middle one is the buddha... Middle one is the Sakamoni Sakamoni... the present Without present, without past, without future. OK. These three in the ... so middle one present past on this side future This is called Sakamoni. Motorcycle route In the name of God, Most Graceful Most Compassionate Prayer for the journey May Allah make our day a blessed one.
The weather here is very bad. It has started to rain a little. Just like a light drizzle. If we take the highway, it will take us 4.5 hours. But if we take the national road, it will take us 7.5 hours.
Oh my God! How many kilometers? 414 kilometers. They had entered the highway yesterday as well. That's why I am with them today. They enter the highway without stopping.
If you have taken the highway or are already on the highway, then there is no problem. But if they don't let them enter the highway, then there is a problem. I don't want to wear my pajamas. If this is just a drizzle, then it's fine. But if it gets faster, then I will have to wear the rain gear.
I should have done it already. Actually, it is written on the sign board that motorcycles are not allowed. Let's see what they do. It's closed from the side. It's closed from the middle as well.
They can't just leave like that. They won't let us go. They are arguing whether to let us go or not. He is begging. No matter what they say, they will not let us go. I am just standing behind and enjoying.
It would be best if they let us go. They are just begging now. He says that the road behind is very slippery and his motorcycle is slipping. He says that he understands Chinese. Let's see. No.
There comes another one. Maybe they will let us go after seeing the number plate. Let's see. They are discussing among themselves. I think it is allowed in the next province.
To ride motorcycle on highway. They have an English speaker with them. He is explaining the situation to him on the walkie-talkie. He is stubborn. I would have already returned by now.
He has been told to come to the side for some registration may be. In case they let us through. They may not let us go as well.
I think they are not letting us go. I think they are not letting us go. Wow If they let us go, then I can say that we have never met more friendly people than the Chinese. First of all, I mean, there are rules.
They will let us go by making the rules lenient for us. He is telling me to get out of the car. Wow Go, go, go, go, go. Now it's open. As soon as I started getting out of the car, then it's open.
I swear, it's good that we are here. So, all the misconceptions about the Chinese people that we have, please remove them from your mind. Personally, I can honestly say that I have never met a friendlier person than the Chinese.
I have seen it in other countries. I have had a very good experience. But they keep the rules aside and accommodate us, which is very difficult in other places.
Now imagine foreigners in Pakistan. they are allowed to ride on the ring road. But even I am not allowed to ride a motorcycle on ring road.
Of course, they don't let me ride on the motorway, no matter what. But here, they let us ride on the highway. So, today we will save three and a half hours. Amazing I was about to fall. I didn't see it from below. I am so wet.
People say, it's all fun to ride a motorcycle. We are having a lot of fun today. Don't even ask.
Oh, it's torn. Let's keep it like this. We have taken a break here. The conditions are very bad. I have kept the camera on, but it was not turning on.
That's how cold my hands are. I think I'll have to warm my hand by the engine today. I learned this trick in Mongolia.
My hands were freezing. But it's looking good. Let's go inside. Let's find something.
We have found this shade. The motorcycle is parked here. This is for electric vehicles though. This is our lunch. Two eggs. To warm up our hands. And also to eat.
We have also taken this corncob. I didn't want to use other available options here. So, I decided to take this.
Our hands will also get warm. It's quite cold at this time. I have brought this teapot with me. Gonna fill it with water. And add coffee to it because we can't get tea or coffee here.
We will survive on that. My hands are so cold. Don't ask anything. But it's looking good.
From inside. It's quite lively. It's also warm.
Very comfortable temperature. Let's see if we can find something to eat. I don't feel like eating. Let's pick something light. It's so cold here.
I can't even stand properly. My body is shivering. Andreas has some patches like these. We will apply it with the body.
With the first layer. It will warm it up. I remembered that I am also carrying it with me. I have a hand warmer.
I will put it inside the gloves. Especially right hand glove. Because I always keep it on the handle. I keep on moving the other hand every now and then. To get it warm. It helps a lot.
I didn't remember that I have these gloves. I just remembered that these gloves are amazing. I use them often. I had to keep my hands warm for 8 hours.
Anyway, I remembered. We have a 150 km journey ahead. At least, I will feel comfortable. Just gonna finish my coffee.
Then we will leave. Where is the hotel? We have checked in at the hotel. What a day! It is difficult to describe in words. I tried my best to share as much as I could.
Such days are very memorable. I enjoyed riding with Andres and Yasin. Normally, I always ride solo. We found a very beautiful hotel here. It is a very big open room. They have given a double bed.
There is another single bed here. But we are staying in a solo room. They have given a TV. I am not sure how we will see the view from the front. I can't see anything from the window. This is the washroom.
It is very clean and nice. I am paying 100 yuan for this room. It is around 13 USD. It is quite reasonable. It is a tourist place. Despite that, we found this room.
I think someone is here. No one is here. I think it is Yasin. We have ordered food. Just waiting for that now. Our hotel guide told us that he will order food for us. The restaurant is quite far from here.
Our food is here. We were very tired. As soon as we reached here, we took a shower. We didn't dare to go outside. We asked the tour guide.
He ordered food for us. This is what we got. I think there are vegetables in it. Let's take it out slowly. These are our vegetable sticks.
They look very nice. I hope they will be good to eat as well. They made a cute package and delivered it to us. I think there are chicken wings in it.
Let's open it. Today, we are having chicken wings with vegetables. This will be our dinner.
I forgot to tell you one thing. This is the patch that Andres gave me. I am still using it.
I don't need it now but why remove it. I will throw it away after a while. But he helped me a lot. And the small package that I put in my hand, helped us to reach here comfortably and enjoy the last 135 km. We will have dinner now. I hope you liked the vlog.
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2025-02-25 19:24
