Exploring BEIJING! Hutong Tour & World-Class Peking Duck (China Vlog 2019)

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We were wrong about Beijing... We expected a super interesting but massive, smoggy and overly crowded capital. What we did NOT expect (or even ever hear about before we left!) are its charming hutong; mazes of timeless, narrow lanes that will make you feel like you've found the real, quirky Chinese heart of the city. There's no better way of exploring Beijing before we hunt down the best Peking duck in town. Ready for a Beijing hutong tour?
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@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We appreciate that you're here. If you'd like to see more of Beijing, make sure to subscribe to follow us along during the next few days AND to see more of China over the next few weeks. If you have any tips on great places in China to visit, we'd love to hear them as we are still (horrible at) planning. See you soon!

@firefly4784 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim There is a stone pillar in the Lama Temple that inscribed a Qing Dynasty emperor announcement to the people explaining Tibet issue and why he conducted religious reforms in Tibet. In which he said, in order to better manage Tibet, he learned their language and religion and culture. He changed that place to Lama temple to promote religious studies, better communication and mutual understanding. Dalai Lamas used to stay there when they came to Beijing to visit the emperors. So that place was an imperial thing. If you want to see lamas, you could travel to Shangri la, Seda or Tibet. By the way, what is interesting in that article on that stone, the emperor said he was trying to figure out where the word Lama came from and he actually did not believe the reincarnation thing of the lamas. But he couldn’t just abolish the lamas and the religious idea, then those Tibetans would be like homeless children because they are so religious. He also said his reform would not solve a lot of existing problems of the religious ruling but could improve it a little bit.

@andychang6823 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, if you are still in China, you should go to Gulin (south western part of China - Guangxi). Lots of scenic place with mountains, lakes & river. Accessable with high speed train. Take Care & will follow your path.

@yanggeshatteru3634 4 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese, I like your video much. They are very intriguing and real!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Yangge! Where are you from?

@thehippiecatholic 4 жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing vlog! I'm really happy I found your channel!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😘 more Beijing videos to come soooon 😉

@RedJet-bq6fq 3 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful. Thanks for taking us viewers along for the trip

@naickberden8638 4 жыл бұрын

Loved that Peking duck so much!

@tamaradewalque7366 4 жыл бұрын

Peking duck something for Christmasdinner 🥰! Again very nice images of the city!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

thank youuuu ;)

@grapepunch2 4 жыл бұрын

You guys deserve your own show

@peterliu911 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your video of Beijing. Well done. 👍👍👍

@stevenqiu4682 4 жыл бұрын

This is the restaurant close to my parent’s home, recommendation to everybody

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We definitely recommend it too, the peking duck there is amaaaazing!

@gklsa7042 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Beijing, my second hometown. I have lived in Beijing for 24 years. Lama temple is Tibetan Buddhism. Nan luogu xiang is good. Go to QuanJuDe or BianYiFang for roast duck next time😁

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@KimDirix 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved those hutong ❤️ Beijing's beating heart 🇨🇳😊 can't wait to go back for more of that Peking duck 😭🤩

@samsara1 4 жыл бұрын

Kim Dirix there are many creative young guys turn the Hutong (entire house) into modern working studios. Much much better than working in the office. The key part is the small yard in between. I really love that idea.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

That sounds really cool. The Hutongs are ideal for this creative vibe.

@salanicus 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, that's one of our favorite areas tight next to the houhai area. My Danish son's stayed there the last time they visited us. Did you try Ghost street? Great restaurant there too, and very locals oriented. No pun intended :) Love your camera quality on the foods. Kim says she just saw your note, Sorry we missed you guys as we're out of town for another month. Yep, we love our Beijing and you're capturing it sweetly. Thanks. Best, James and Kim

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Too bad you guys were out of town. We really loved Beijing and we were already saying we should come back soon haha. Not sure if we went to ghost street. We didn't pay that much attention to the names of the places.

@kevinkim4576 4 жыл бұрын

You are lucky, because you enjoyed travelling China without facing danger of corona virus!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

True 😊 our timing was pretty good. We really want to go back this year but are waiting until the virus situation is resolved

@tubeqi 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video and make me miss Beijing so much! Your guys are amazing!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Where do you live now?

@lemonrose820 4 жыл бұрын

Watching your vlog really makes me feel happy.. Yummy peking duck

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

One of our favourite foods in China. Although with so much choice it is difficult to pick a favourite.

@ganechandraningthoujam9929 4 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, it's really cool. I have subscribed this channel without 2nd thought.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊🙏🏻 so nice to hear! Where are you from? 😊 from your name I'd think India but I could be off haha

@00001111henry 4 жыл бұрын

Editing video very professional! Thank you 🙏 sharing to the world 🌎! China 🇨🇳 is very beautiful country!

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thank you!

@zwang5605 4 жыл бұрын

In Beijing, Peking duck is wood roasted fresh duck, while in Europe and US, the so called Peking duck in Chinese restaurant is deep fried frozen duck, therefore, they taste so different

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

That makes sense. I haven't had this kind of duck anywhere in Europe.

@birdyashiro1226 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh I think you guys need to try Guangdong style roasted duck😁😁

@andychang6823 4 жыл бұрын

@sau9609 4 жыл бұрын

I only leave a comment on a channel I think it is S-P-E-C-I-A-L. I have watched 20 videos of yours. Excellent. Love your sense of humour. Because of your bad influence, I've planned to go to Beijing in 2020. Keep enjoying your holiday.

@rl225 4 жыл бұрын

you enjoy eating the food....i enjoy see you guys to eat ! ha ha !

@lydabarrera6652 4 жыл бұрын

`Thank you Naick and Kim for posting your adventures in China. I'm looking into going in February and you have inspired me to do it on our own. I thought it was difficult and was looking into organized tours. Was this just last month? I wonder if February is too cold for the northern places.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lyda! You are very welcome :) we were there from September 8th until a few days ago. Temperature wise it was perfect. I think February could be chilly depending on where you are going. How far north would you be heading?

@lydabarrera6652 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim Thanks for replying. We are starting in Kunming possibly Yang Shuo and "Avatar" mountains and then Beijing. I already looked at the temperature and it might be too cold to go.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

@@lydabarrera6652 Kunming sounds great! Yangshuo is really incredible. The landscapes are so beautiful. Our favourite in China is Zhangjiajie. Beijing has so much culture and history, it is incredible! It will probably be cold in Feb, especially Beijing. But you can dress up for it and drink a nice hot coffee/tea regularly! The winter landscapes will be very beautiful I think.

@lydabarrera6652 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim Thank you ! I'll sure think about going! You're vey encouraging!

@flamboyant426 4 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend that you visit Mount Huashan ,it has the one of the most beautiful views in the world and the film Avatar shot some of the scenes there.Also You have to try the plank walk there.it's quite thrilling.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! We were reading up on the plank walk but the latest info we have found is that it closed in August. Do you know if it has been re-opened?

@flamboyant426 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim I heard it's reopened

@user-yb8ni4tc4f 4 жыл бұрын

The Lama Temple is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. Emperor Kangxi built a mansion here in 1694. He gave four princes, Prince Yong, to be called Prince Yong Mansion. Yongzheng three years (1725), the palace was changed to the imperial palace, called Yonghe Palace. In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), Emperor Yongzheng collapsed and once parked the coffins here. Therefore, the original green glazed tiles in the main palace of Yonghe Palace were replaced by yellow glazed tiles. Because Emperor Qianlong was born here, Yonghe Palace left two emperors and became the "Lung Qianfu Place", so the palace is Huangwa Red Wall, the same size as the Forbidden City Palace. In the ninth year of Emperor Qianlong (1744), the Yonghe Palace was transformed into a Lama Temple. The Minister of prime minister's affairs was appointed to manage the affairs of the Palace without a fixed member. It can be said that Yonghe Palace was the highest Buddhist temple in China in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the great living Buddha of Mongolia and Tibet came to Beijing, and there was an office in Beijing. There are three kinds of pavilions. One is the "Buddhist Canopy of the Inner City Monastery". That is to say, there is a monastery of its own in the capital city. Like the Songzhu Temple in Di'anmen, it is the Buddhist storehouse of Zhangjia Living Buddha. The second is the "Buddhist warehouse of the out-of-town temple", such as the Houhei Temple outside the Desheng Gate, which is the Buddhist warehouse of the living Buddha of Chakhandar Khan. Thirdly, "Giving Buddha a a residence" means that he has no monastery in Beijing and needs to live for a long time because of his position, and his position is also related to Yonghe Palace. He will reward a courtyard in or near Yonghe Palace, which belongs to Yonghe Palace.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting history!

@ellashy6539 4 жыл бұрын

when I see china vlogers I subscribe ;)

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sanjeeblimboo9736 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@NaickKim 3 жыл бұрын

It's a really beautiful city, highly recommend it!

@user-yb8ni4tc4f 4 жыл бұрын

There are lamas living inside, but only in the top. The 11th Panchen of Tibet will come to Beijing to live here as well.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We were just joking as 'lama' is also some kind of animal, similar to an alpaca.

@glowndark1 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim it is actually with double L " Llama", remember: Win-Amp, it really whips the Llama's ass! (?) whereas the Tibetan Buddhist monk "Lama".

@1688betty 3 жыл бұрын

🤔is it the same there?I wander

@user-lg6bp8jl6h 4 жыл бұрын

A thumb's up !

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@hypcritic8667 4 жыл бұрын

Should go to TRB Hutong restaurant, Beijing, recently being awarded as the first spot of the top 10 best restaurant in the world

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Cool, we'll remember that for next time 😊 thanks!

@heejo8358 4 жыл бұрын

在寺庙许愿如果愿望实现了，要到同一个寺庙去还愿。

@sabrinastraveladventures4263 3 жыл бұрын

FAb 🥰

@matthewdong9368 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, i think another KZfaqr couple i watched a few weeks ago also went to the same Peking duck place. Not sure if you came across their food vids or this place is featured on some travel guide sites.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean Rob & Jenny? Yes we did see that video too. Well I did some research on good places to eat Peking Duck that are affordable and this name keeps coming up. If I remember correctly, we paid around 160 or 180 yuan for one duck. While at other places it is a lot more (250+). This is probably the reason why it is popular. When we went there, it was pretty full every time. The other food they have is also very good.

@matthewdong9368 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim Yes, it’s Rob and Jenny. It’s interesting coz I have never seen any Chinese vlogger filming this store. Sijimingfu（四季民福）is more popular among Chinese I think, not sure which one is more pricey.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We'll check it out next time we are in Beijing. Thanks for the tip!

@lostever3206 4 жыл бұрын

rob & jan

@williamsu9441 4 жыл бұрын

You can also eat Peking Duck in Taiwan(especially in Taipei) and compare with you had eat in Peking

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. We love Peking duck.

@yemoe3188 4 жыл бұрын

chengdu is highly recommended if you love spicy food

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We wanted to go but because of time pressure went to Chongqing (for its hotpot) instead! Next time Chengdu 😉

@ErickaIvette1 4 жыл бұрын

Omg! The Pekín duck is the best!!!! We tried it in a restaurant and we only got half Pekín duck.. they did the cut in front of us but with the remain meat the made soup for us. We only had 2 days in Beijing but I want to go back to eat more Pekín duck and visit the city as well (eating Pekín duck every day) hahahaha.. ok now I’m hungry 😋

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We went back to the same place three days later haha. We really love the Peking duck. The taste of the duck and how crispy, yet juicy it was... Now I'm getting hungry too! Did you visit other parts in China too?

@ErickaIvette1 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim no :( we didn’t have time. We flew to Vladivostok the next day, but we want to come back so your videos will help us to choose the cities for the next trip :D

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

How was Vladivostok? We didn't make it there, as we did the Transmongolian route from Moscow.

@ErickaIvette1 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim it was very good, we went to a hiking to Rusky Island, that was nice too. But I loved all The cities in Russia!! We want to come back hahahahaha.. we want to go everywhere!!! We adding a lot to our bucket list!... where r u going after China? Well I’m late in your videos so maybe you already leave China hahahaha

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

No, we're still in Shanghai. There is only 1-3 days delay in filming and actually posting now. It's more fun to edit pretty much in real-time. We will continue travelling over land after China (next country starts with a 'V' haha). We also want to go everywhere and have difficulties making choices :D Even after almost 6 weeks in China, we still want to do more. I guess we will have to come back.

@ran4187 4 жыл бұрын

Please make video of downtown beijing

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We will be sure to do that next time!

@ran4187 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim thank u

@sarahmahalingami7792 4 жыл бұрын

Usually any asian food you have in western countries are not only NOT authentic flavour but super pricey as well. So when I visit asian countries, I don't usu try western food there or junk food like macDonald. Conversely, when I visit western countries, I don't even bother to go into any asian eatery unless it's been highly recommended. Always go local and discover interesting gourmet at local prices.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it's true. But at home we don't have other choices than the asian eateries if we want some Asian food.

@kevs8891 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice videos...

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stevenqiu4682 4 жыл бұрын

Peking duck is my favourite food.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

We can see why. We liked it so much, we went back to that same place a few days later to have it again :D even after we left China in Vietnam we would sometimes ask each other, if you could have any food in the world right now, what would it be - and the answer would be peking duck :p

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

@V R Spending about 20-30min there should be good I guess. You just need to foresee time to get onto the square as there is a security check. Best to leave 45-60min extra depending on how busy it is.

@tekhuang6455 4 жыл бұрын

Personally I think, Beijing Duck is nothing when it compare with roast goose or roast duck in Guangdong Province or HK.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

we've never had that before, but will try it when we go there!

@yanggeshatteru3634 4 жыл бұрын

I am sorry but do you guys know that those living in Hutongs are not ordinary people. It cost at least 12 million USD for a Si Heyuan, which is the residency in Hutong. Only rich people live there.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure where you got that info, but the people we saw living in many of the Hutongs were ordinary people and in our observations a good bunch of them were lower income classes. So I would tend to disagree. Not saying there aren't any upscale places in the Hutongs, but many of them don't fit your description.

@jameslee2248 4 жыл бұрын

雍和宫很灵的，祝好运！

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

那是一个美丽的地方！ :)

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

虽然仍然被名字误导 ;）

@user-ml1eu8iu7k 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@zfwuyashi9546 4 жыл бұрын

Have checked several of your travel videos. I like the most of them, but i feel that you guys haven't had a lot of communication with local people. I am also a world traveler, where ever i travel in south Asia, Africa and Europe, i like meeting local people to learn something new from and to hear their stories. I would like to see more if you could have more interaction with Chinese. That would be even more interesting.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

I see your point. We do communicate with locals, but filming them is something we are cautious with. It's not something everyone appreciates, especially after you just met them (which is often the case). We want to show more of that going forward

@user-qc4db1sh3r 4 жыл бұрын

祝你们在中国玩的开心😊

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

谢谢

@Arnel_A67 4 жыл бұрын

👍💖

@zupermaus9276 4 жыл бұрын

Alpacas (cousins of llamas) are actually popular pets in China's middle class now - they arose from a viral internet meme after the Party attempted to try and ban cursing on the net ('mud grass horse' is a homynym of a poular curse 'f*** your mother'). The 'mud grass horse' is a mythica animal but the alpaca was used in the pics - it even coined fake nature documentaries, toys, t-shirts and of course the real thing. I would've LOVED to have seen you guys come across an alpaca sticking its head out of car widow, which is somethig you sometimes see. qz.com/304268/why-china-is-now-banning-puns/

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. That is so funny, We would love to see an alpaca sticking it's head out of a random car in the middle of the highway. Fingers crossed :D

@user-vn8jc9vq7c 4 жыл бұрын

Just to help you out, You mention ‘Chinese people’, ‘Chinese people’, actually many of those people are not Chinese, they are from other Asian countries as well ... Japanese, Malaysian, Korean, Singaporean, Thai etc. However, all up, you two are great, lively, natural and not boring. Thanks for your time in putting it all together.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. As a European it is hard for us to see differences between different Asian people, so we kind of assumed everyone is Chinese haha.

@weizhang2834 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim you are all right . Most of those people or countries original from China or their culture from China since Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty.

@shantamoyguha4138 4 жыл бұрын

Little different than other city tours. I enjoyed a lot. Duck is also famous in India, specially in the eastern part of it.😀

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in! 😊 we didn't know that duck was famous in India! We're thinking of visiting there soon 😊 where exactly are you from?

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

By the way, I was wondering if your first name is Shantamoy or Guha? 😊 would be nice to know since we see you return in the comments a lot and it's sometimes difficult to tell when names are so different from the ones we have at home 😊🤗

@shantamoyguha4138 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim In India, mostly first name first, and then the surname. So my name is Shantamoy and yes, I enjoy your videos... For your information, in some places, the father's name comes in between first name and surname (some western states). In some places, family name or village name is there somewhere in the name (in down south). Big country many diversities.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

@@shantamoyguha4138 cool! and where in India do you live exactly? :)

@shantamoyguha4138 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim I live in a city called Gandhinagar in Gujarat state (the westernmost state in India). However, I am a Bengali and my hometown in West Bengal (you probably heard of Kolkata; its 150 km north from Kolkata)...

@chunruiguo2855 4 жыл бұрын

I subscribe to you without hestitation

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Where are you from?

@chunruiguo2855 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim China where your video is showing

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

@@chunruiguo2855 Oh you live in Beijing?

@chunruiguo2855 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaickKim no. just another province. haha. but it doesn't influence to subscribe you.

@Dlinpo 4 жыл бұрын

Hola

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! How are you? Are you from China?

@Dlinpo 4 жыл бұрын

Naick & Kim yep, I am Chinese.I am working on a project recently,so I can’t answer you immediately .Hope you will enjoy your time in China.My best wishes for you.

@JonMadsen70 2 жыл бұрын

@liguanxiong 4 жыл бұрын

all info you've read about China in Western Media is biased at some level.

@NaickKim 4 жыл бұрын

All info you read in any media are biased, I would say. It is difficult to be objective as the cultures and values are quite different. But yes, reporting about China is usually done from a 'certain view'. The same goes actually for reporting about the USA in Europe. Probably vice versa, it is the same.