China's Ancient Watertown's | Shanghai's BEST Day Trip

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China's Ancient Watertown's | Shanghai's BEST Day Trip

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Zhujiajiao is a place where ancient traditions merge beautifully with modern life. It's a quaint Watertown only a short 1hr metro ride away from Shanghai. Filled with twisting waterways, cobblestone streets, and curved rock bridges, where you'll find yourself fully immersed in a world of cute tea houses, centuries-old residences, and lively market stalls serving up some local delicacies, it's a living museum of Chinese culture, craftsmanship, and history dating back as far as the Ming Dynasty in the 1300s and is truly an enchanting, ancient gem nestled within China.
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@philipemery5503 2 ай бұрын

Went there before Covid and I have been fascinated with Chinese historical buildings and history.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

The buildings are sooo detailed, the architecture is brilliant

@wanghaley417 2 ай бұрын

对那些建筑只有在中国能看到古典建筑

@nevermind24425 2 ай бұрын

现在又是不同的中国了😊😊

@PopdjksFoijsk 2 ай бұрын

especially Hui-style architecture

@starlights006 2 ай бұрын

also the Venice of china is 1000 older than the Italian one

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact! That’s very cool

@kevinaa114 2 ай бұрын

@jzvr5842 2 ай бұрын

@@kevinaa114 Yes

@nuo.not1033 2 ай бұрын

@@kevinaa114 This is true, but these towns were built mainly of wood, and over the years they were destroyed by war and rebuilt. You can't preserve an old, beautiful building like Venice. But if you talk about the history of these towns dating back to 100 BC, the historical environment of China determined that the north produced warriors to defend against and invade the nomads, and the south produced grain to feed these warriors. At that time, we did not have more technology to transport food, mainly through land transport and river transport to ensure the delivery of food to the north, so the town you see today was only to protect the river transport of small forts and posts for troops to rest, people around these buildings slowly developed into towns, forming today's towns.

@tengsteel8560 2 ай бұрын

@@kevinaa114 The Venice of the East Suzhou has a history of 2,500 years， Suzhou was founded in 514 BC

@user-rr8ye6cj4q 2 ай бұрын

9:30 The fish in the glass bowl is a salamander

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

We had never seen one before!

@camellia791 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling In China,We call"baby fish",because it looks like little baby!

@tomi1455 2 ай бұрын

it's axolotl.

@DuChen-py7gl 2 ай бұрын

@@camellia791 No, because its cry sounds like a baby crying, so it's called "baby fish"

@hf3741 2 ай бұрын

@@camellia791 这不是娃娃鱼

@albertcadgame8314 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the REAL CHINA, unlike some fake youtuber video showing China in a bad light ! Hope you enjoy your visit and thanks for showing the tips on how to travel in China better.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are just showing our experience and lucky us, it’s a positive one ☺️

@kokoon2530 2 ай бұрын

For the other food item, seller said RMB 12 for 500 gram. In China 1 Jin means 1 catty but their 1 Jin is 500gram

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

We got better over time with ordering bread by weight but it took a while

@carey-z3t 7 күн бұрын

Amazing! It’s like Venice in Italy, with residents still living there. It’s beautiful and full of life, the Venice of the East.

@jason34007 2 ай бұрын

if you like this type of china， wuzhen （乌镇） not far away from shanghai， is a same type ， much bigger and cheaper

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Ohh I like the sound of that!

@cinnamomumcamphora8943 2 ай бұрын

Wow! This ancient water town is just amazing and beautiful! ❤️👍

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

It really is! Thanks for watching

@lizz7805 2 ай бұрын

that comb is made of sandalwood that oozes an intense aroma and has a calming effect.

@xmayx2507 2 ай бұрын

Really cool place!! Thanks so much for sharing. Really awesome that there’s so many options for subtitles too.😊 Thank you for adding!

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊 it takes a little bit more time but makes our videos more accessible

@gregchen4023 2 ай бұрын

As a Chinese man I have seen many westerners don't like sticky rice. Your are exceptional.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Oh really! We love it

@michaeltse321 2 ай бұрын

Zhujiajiao is older than Venice. So Venice has the Zhujiajiao vibe - lol

@kevinaa114 2 ай бұрын

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

I like this haha correction needed

@jzvr5842 2 ай бұрын

@@kevinaa114 Yes

@MacrosFTW 2 ай бұрын

I cant believe you didnt buy a painting. I would have loved to get one, its beautiful. 😍

@yonight6871 2 ай бұрын

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.Salamander diversity is highest in eastern North America, especially in the Appalachian Mountains; most species are found in the Holarctic realm, with some species present in the Neotropical realm.The Chinese call it: "Baby Fish"Chinese pronunciation is: "WA WA YU".

@user-kn4gw1lq4w Ай бұрын

❤❤❤👍👍

@dellas1986 Ай бұрын

those are pet axolotls imported from Mexico, not the Chinese salamanders

@at612 Ай бұрын

@@dellas1986 Axolotl are native to China as well

@dellas1986 Ай бұрын

@@at612 Nope. Google yourself.

@KatieMarie-su2hj 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad to see you come to China. If you encounter problems in China, you can always consult the young people you meet around you. They will give you the most enthusiastic help because they are exposed to the forefront of science and technology. Regarding Chinese food, you can consult the merchants on how to eat it, and they will be happy to teach you. I hope you have a happy journey in China.

@shuangleng5479 2 ай бұрын

小朋友虽然英文说很少几句，但听得出发音很不错，胆子也很大很自信

@seikiratakahashi767 2 ай бұрын

15:31 This kid speaks so good English

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Doesn’t he!! We couldn’t believe how amazing his English was and his accent

@lizz7805 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling the younger generations start learning English in 3rd grade, many middle class families send their kids to private schools to get a head start, they typically start taking English glass at age 5 or 6, many of them will be fluent by the age of 10-12.

@frapstar 2 ай бұрын

im surprise that i havent seen you try Jian bing in any of the videos yet ?! highly recommend its a Chinese savoury crepe very common for breakfast (crepe itself + egg + soybean paste + coriander + fried bean curd for crunchy texture some places might put process meat similar to spam and optional chilli paste as well) had to describe it incase you might not like the ingredient lol. another common breakfast they have is the fried chinese donut (long stick of fried dough) and fresh un sweeten soybean milk.

@DavoodIB 2 ай бұрын

Love from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Heyy!!

@MarinaYuan-ye5qt 2 ай бұрын

you should go to WUZHEN, near Shanghai, it's so beautiful

@YINGZHANG-zh4zj 2 ай бұрын

感觉中国商人童叟无欺，价格合理❤

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

I like that

@TAL142 2 ай бұрын

salamanders are amphibians. They are closer related to frogs. But this species is a consider living fossil that remain same as 165 million years ago. Never seen these colors though.

@yunfengc6269 2 ай бұрын

amazing. thanks!

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2 2 ай бұрын

Awesome citywalk tour 👍

@jerryni2022 2 ай бұрын

Love your story

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Aw thanks ☺️

@ymhktravel 2 ай бұрын

Is kind of strange to me to call an ancient water town (and other even more ancient ones) the Venice of Shanghai when they are actually older than Venice itself.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

I understand the history however, I am more familiar with Venice a western tourists. And many others would also see this comparison

@mrchow489 2 ай бұрын

Tom cruise ran along that canal in mission impossible 3

@MatthewStyles-tl9gj 2 ай бұрын

If you have time, I highly recommend visiting Chengdu, a city in the west of China, where you can see giant pandas and enjoy many delicious foods, such as hot pot.😊

@joeyp1927 2 ай бұрын

Coffee with cute cats on the canal...maybe couple with the canoe, next time!

@DVLA3344 2 ай бұрын

I am so glad you visited my hometown❤

@jackleung7254 2 ай бұрын

It's interesting food you had.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

It was very good!

@YongLi-np3wg 2 ай бұрын

2:51 Obviously you guys are in love with fried pancakes.😅

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Haha yes we are 😂

@georwoogle 2 ай бұрын

went to the same town in Shanghai and ate in a local restaurant which has many western oil paintings on the walls. the food in this restaurant is fantastic. 😃

@amandagrant4331 2 ай бұрын

A very good place for tourism

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

It was such a good day for us

@eddieliu88hk 2 ай бұрын

Your video make me so hungry for food😅, nice place to hangout

@PopdjksFoijsk 2 ай бұрын

the fish with long legs is a giant salamander, scientifically known as the giant salamander. The comb and horn scraper I bought later are made of buffalo horns. Using them to wipe your body or face can help you calm down and sleep. It's a good thing.

@Hing.Dickson 2 ай бұрын

I think you guys should buy one or two from that shop hand-craft with tiny fine needle , bit by bit became a beautiful art👍👍

@yansiangang7650 2 ай бұрын

#洪叔书法，感谢分享视频🤗

@kokoon2530 2 ай бұрын

The fish in China is called "wawa yu" translated wawa (baby) yi (fish). It make noise call sound like crying baby. In English is a Salamander. Adh mor agus oiche mhaith

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

That’s so interesting, now I want to hear it haha go raibh míle maith agat

@jzvr5842 2 ай бұрын

It's Wa Wa Yu, not Yi.

@kokoon2530 2 ай бұрын

@@jzvr5842 thanks for correcting

@lizz7805 2 ай бұрын

the rice dumpling with pork filling is called zong zi in mandarin, the dessert version is more popular, but i prefer this savory one. 😍

@katsumidaido1134 2 ай бұрын

Your choice of background music is always great

@scottadkins1 2 ай бұрын

8:19 this is axolotle larvae.not a fish.it is a salamander(lizard like amphibians)

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

It was sooo cool, are they popular in China?

@whokiss2035 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling in china it's called wawayu which is meaning kid fish but not kiss fish.wawa=kid,yu=fish.

@joe0619 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling yeah cause it looks like mini chinese dragon.

@ivyshy98 2 ай бұрын

if you went during the winter which it seems like from the way you said it was cold 😂, it's off season for tourists. if you are about during a work day, you might also notice that a lot of these tourists are older. one thing older chinese don't like is the cold so it's going to be a lot emptier at tourist places during these months. probably better for you because you probably would not like the sea of people you get during peak season lol.

@alfredgao4435 Ай бұрын

3:30 the clerk says:12 元 1 斤. it means 12yuan per jin。1jin is 500g~。

@sunnynic4945 2 ай бұрын

nice🎉❤

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🤗

@leewong8628 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@user-rb4ib8lo2b 2 ай бұрын

谢谢你们提供了中文字幕，祝你们旅行愉快。

@osuan9 2 ай бұрын

nice..

@user-nr2dz2is2x 2 ай бұрын

"baby fish"😂

@tron09k82 2 ай бұрын

Hi, nice video… Are you from Ireland as you have a Northern Irish accent 😅 Them swimming things I actually thought they are newts as they can live in and out of water, remember seeing them back in yestayears in school trip exotic pets That braised pork looks 👌

@znba8823 Ай бұрын

8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝🀄🐉🐲😍🥰😅

@znba8823 2 ай бұрын

8:38 baby dragon龙宝宝😍🥰

@user-qx9cp8sc4y Ай бұрын

9:00 “娃娃鱼wawayu” The translation is Baby fish. 。 because it's cute like a baby.

@user-sl8uq1in3j 2 ай бұрын

Axolotl...It is called Wawayu in Mandarin, literally means baby fish. cause in ancient time people said the sounds they make it is like baby crying..

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Oh wow that’s so strange and interesting, I’d love to hear one

@uuuuuu3053 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling actually it might be a interesting rumor, cause no one has confirmed that baby fish makes screams

@tangxying 2 ай бұрын

玻璃盆中的，叫墨西哥钝口螈，或叫六角恐龙

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

That’s sooo interesting, going to have to read up about them

@jinliu1198 2 ай бұрын

Zhujiajiao is literally filled with people in national holidays. You can hardly walk in the main street. Almost like Metro in rush hours.

@RajuBoro-mk9xx 2 ай бұрын

Nice

@EEVChannel4686 2 ай бұрын

the old man said it's a live fish........

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for translating haah

@manlao7110 2 ай бұрын

老人說牠是娃魚................娃娃魚...

@jackboa Ай бұрын

蝾螈很漂亮，也好养

@Alex-c7l 2 ай бұрын

3:07 The second type of food you want, the boss said "12CNY per kilogram"

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Ohhh, that makes more sense. Thanks for translating

@GenAIntl 2 ай бұрын

318, he said 12, not 20 😂

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Aw need to work on my numbers haha

@tengsteel8560 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling 12Yuan/500g

@sang-suangam9772 2 ай бұрын

at around 18:00, it could be 粽子，rice dumplings made from glutinous rice with fillings, usually marinated pork bellies ... wrapped in bamboo leaves and tied with straw strings ... during 300 to 200 bc， a court official 屈原 was so sadden that his country was in decline, and his policies were not adopted ... he threw himself into the river ... the common people, made these dumplings and threw them into the river, hoping that the fishes will not eat his corpse ... on the lunar calendar, fifth day of the fifth month, chinese around the world will make these at homes and remember him ...

@Userof-d4b 2 ай бұрын

Woooowww

@adelehaenel6515 2 ай бұрын

葱油饼Cōng yóu bǐng 16:38

@OureyeayHdqy Ай бұрын

Let me tell you what kind of fish it is, translated by the merchants, it is called a baby fish or a hexagonal dinosaur fish, in fact, it is a salamander, which can be purchased on Chinese shopping platforms, and it is sold by size, about 1.3~2.5 pounds, and there are many colors now, which are completely the result of artificial breeding.

@user-oy9tg7dw3d 2 ай бұрын

Have a good time in China❤

@user-ll7kc2sc4b 2 ай бұрын

Guasha, for beauty and health

@jeffreyINAus Ай бұрын

The pancake is ￥12（1.5 pounds） / 500 grams

@Billoushukla 2 ай бұрын

Ashley need to get little tan 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Hah I’m working on it 😂😂

@impressionfirst8577 Ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@user-yy3bp8ol2t 2 ай бұрын

that lady who is trying to sell the Mahua snack to you is really using a bad sales tactics hahaha. She did say something not that nice but I guess it's her way of selling things.

@Alex-c7l 2 ай бұрын

19:51 Hahaha, when will you challenge the Chinese cuisine "Boneless Chicken Feet and Century egg"

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Did someone say this?! Haha

@Gemini73883 2 ай бұрын

The watertowns in china have only 1 thing in common with Venice. Water! Nothing else is alike.

@user-kn4gw1lq4w Ай бұрын

11:45 那是用来刮痧的板

@nevermind24425 2 ай бұрын

上海是一个国际化的都市，有中国的一面，更多是世界的一面，如果你想深入了解中国的文化和历史，一定要去山东、山西、河南、湖南、广东、四川、陕西、西藏、新疆和哈尔滨。各地的文化代表😊😊

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

We would love to see all of these places some day

@ShaneC1123 Ай бұрын

祖国盛世年华，愿世界和平😄🙏🙏🙏阿弥陀佛

@EoinandAisling Ай бұрын

☺️

@lizz7805 2 ай бұрын

that fish is called salamander

@guoyixin 2 ай бұрын

来自中国西安的爱

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Thanks ☺️ can’t wait to visit there

@ChineseKiddo Ай бұрын

You both are so cute

@lonml 2 ай бұрын

娃娃鱼（giant salamander）？

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

I think so!

@elaineleung502 2 ай бұрын

9:15 It’s actually kid fish cause it looks like little baby😂

@nevermind24425 2 ай бұрын

在中国送女友或妻子一把梳子是表达爱的意思，一梳到白头，表示对伴侣的爱从年轻到老去是长时间的忠贞😊😊

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

This is adorable 🥰

@porcelaincrown 2 ай бұрын

Noweadays, I feel like its been replaced with hot water bottles 😂 When my monthly you know was working up, my Chinese boyfriend always somehow has a hot water bottle at the ready to place on my stomach. My friend has had that experience too 😂

@frankli3281 Ай бұрын

Not “kiss fish”, but kids fish 😅

@user-ss7rf9oc4q 2 ай бұрын

下次来中国你应该去苏州看看很漂亮

@paperkittycat8091 2 ай бұрын

西方国家人来中国一般不知道吃什么,看那么多vlog最会吃的是韩国小姐姐

@enzhus 2 ай бұрын

那是当然了，毕竟都是东亚的，而且她们可能也认识一些中文字呢！

@ql5572 2 ай бұрын

hi.welcome to china. Do you want to visit phoenix Ancient city in HuNan Province? I can be you free tour guide. I want to make foreign friends😊

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Aw thank you so much, it’s not on our route this time but hopefully in the future

@Alex-wx4jl 2 ай бұрын

16:05 Those are axolotls

@philipemery5503 2 ай бұрын

Am English cannot read chinese

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Is your title in Chinese? If it is just change it to English in the settings in the bottom right hand corner

@arindamsaha735 2 ай бұрын

bb where r u from?❤❤❤

@walhdamaskus2408 2 ай бұрын

Its not a fish, its a salamander.

@hongqingxiang3374 2 ай бұрын

🙂🙏👍👍🙏🙂

@zerolee4098 Ай бұрын

中国的好地方太多了，我估计你花三年才能基本走遍那些大城市和主要景点，但是还有无数的美丽地方这辈子都走不完

@user-jn3ho2bf6g 2 ай бұрын

其實這是一個上海國

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

A country in Shanghai?!?

@bunbury4620 Ай бұрын

These are axolotls I reckon

@vincentnie6936 2 ай бұрын

According to what you bought for eat, you guys really like carbohydrate 🤭

@kktsnag5622 2 ай бұрын

I love you I love you

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

🫶🏻

@joyceadson5420 2 ай бұрын

I recommend you to travel to Changsha. Changsha is a city that never sleeps, and there are many young people who don't sleep and spend the whole night partying.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Oh goodness, I feel tired thinking about it haha