48 Hours in Beijing: My First Impressions of China 🇨🇳 | Culture Shock & Surprises!
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Published 2024-07-04
In this vlog, I spent less than two days exploring Beijing as part of a layover, and I was amazed by what I discovered. Join me as I navigate through the bustling streets, visit the Forbidden City, and briefly immerse myself in the vibrant culture of China for the very first time.
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Filmed in June 2024 and edited in July 2024
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All Comments (21)
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Beijing sky is so blue.
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"Square dancing" is the way of daily body exercises of old people in China.
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These are not secret police. They are civilian clothing police (便衣警察). The square is such a politically sensitive place, having uniformed police wrestling with random protestors or riotors would make a scene on the news. That's why they are there. If you don't do anything out of ordinary, they won't pay attention to you.
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Foreigners always seem to have this thing about security. The security (police and CCTVs) is there to keep people safe and crime out. You have nothing to fear if you do not commit crimes. Apart from safety, China is also very clean.
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Relax and enjoy your time in China!
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For a fleeting glimpse of Beijing, it seems you've already fallen in love with her.
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welcome to Beijing, You look a bit stressful, it might help if you have a friend in Beijing who can schedule for a tour. Cheers!
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Chinese people are friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic, actually similar to the American people, not like Korean&Japanese at all.
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You are welcome to visit China again. There is still much to see in Beijing, not to mention the whole of China. Greetings from Beijing.
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cameras are mostly there to help track down evidence after something illegal happens. Nobody's actually staring at you through the lens in real time—that'd be crazy, considering China's got 1.4 billion people! All you gotta do is enjoy your journey in this super safe environment with really low crime rates. Folks who truly dig life will catch onto and totally groove with this vibe super quick.
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Beautiful city😊❤
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Although Japan and South Korea are pro-Western countries, their consumption is very high and there are not many attractions. Japanese and Korean people are more conservative and aloof. Far less enthusiastic and open than the Chinese. Western media have been smearing China all year round, so China has restricted social apps, but China is very open. If you go to China next time, you can go to Shanghai, which is more international.
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Absolutely, no need to be nervous. Just look around, everyone's pretty chill. The place gets insanely crowded every day, so having strict security measures in place just for the bad guys is a must. You definitely wouldn't want to run into something like a terror attack while you're on vacation, right?
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The Palace Museum is really easy to get lost, even we ourselves will go the wrong way
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How laughable. You don't have security dudes in the Netherlands? Secret police......😂You are fed very well by your medias.
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Spend a year studying in the Nederland and im going back to China tomorrow. I had a good time here, and hope you had a good time as well!
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eSIM card is extremely important for foreign travellers, especially when entering a cashless country like China.
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那些觉得监控器侵犯人权的人，你可能真的觉得自己特别特别重要😂说实话作为北京2500万常驻人口，外地游客满街走的情况下，还觉得自己是被监控重点也是需要勇气的，一定是对自己有着百分之一百二十的自信！真的太自作多情了😂不犯法的人不害怕摄像头
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Welcome to china.I hope you have nice travels.
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welcome to China❤
