Crossing The Chinese Border That Tourist DON’T Cross (Lao-China High Speed Railway) 

Lets hope, they dont bankrupt the country like others. Leaving that country owe a lot of money to China. Where they have no way to pay it back. China tend to over sell an idea. But when put into action. Has zero returns.

US dropped bombs all over the world

There are still landmines in some areas left by yankees on lands of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam😢

Well done, Americans

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USA wants turmoil in the world. Look at Haiti, US started turmoil there 90 ago, this country is still suffering because of that

You must admit the USA is a very generous country that delivered bombs freely to so many countries and made them all super-developed like Iraq and Libya.

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Laos and Vietnam are allied during Vietnam war

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Also due to Laos economic conditions. They can’t afford to pay for a higher speed railway even though they only were obligated to pay less than 30% of the total cost.

The only reason is budget issue any landscape can do the high speed over three hundred kilometer per hour.

Becoz lao too poor

@@lizerich7044 The path is 80% tunnels, it's not as simple as just increase speed. There is air pressure shocks to consider when you are entering and leaving tunnels at higher speeds.

Safety first.

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definitely china is safe and colorful, hospitality people. welcome to our country you will see the truth.

I was going between GBP, RMB and Kip, too much for my brain 😂😂

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It is the smallest city ever, you can walk around it in a few hours!!

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有好多中国人加上很多泰国那边过来的游客,确实要致富先修路.

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The train stations in Laos also have the handicap options with the lower sinks etc. It's a legacy from when the Americans last flew past.

Yeah that’s correct, unfortunately it was sold out when we were travelling so opted for the bus which was certainly an interesting experience..🤣

@@alanshannon3884 aaaaaaand this train itself is endearingly called "The Trashcan" among Chinese rail fans because obviously those plastic trash cans in China are mostly green-ish.

So funny🤣🤣

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N luoyang n mongolia n changchun its organized n que

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China is the easiest country we have ever travelled through, despite the massive language barrier which isnt much of an issue Follow the route we went in our first 10 videos for the best route!

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Thats really cool!

High-speed rail network ordering, you need to get food at the next stop and expensive. Passengers are still used to buying food immediately from the flight attendants.

@@user-xy3jh9hp01j They do look like flight attendants aye. I wished Chinese female airline flight attendants wore those hats too lol. But maybe considered not so convenient when working/serving customers on a plane? I don't know.. But still so beautiful lol.

Yea n careful Usa Landmines

We actually got the same as the mastercard rate, just I only bought £1 worth 😂 i got confused thinking i was sending £10 but i sent him 10 RMB

It was a domestic train we wanted to book, but it's not possible without a Laos phone number

@alanshannon3884 I think they're now allowing Thai and Chinese SIM cards to be used for signing up to the app too. Once you've installed and registered yourself on it, you no longer need the Lao or other acceptable SIM. It's only required to initially sign up. Lao SIM cards don't work abroad, so the only way you could have booked a ticket beforehand using the app, would have been to purchase a SIM card from one of the vendors at the border and booked your ticket right there. BTW, you could have also booked the train from any station along the line in China. I assume you came from Kunming or Xishuangbanna? Could have gotten on the train there, all the way to Luang Prabang. That's how most people do it these days, unless you happened to travel around the remoter parts of Banna before arriving. I'm familiar with the land border crossing you used, but when I've used it, it's because I'm driving. Can't bring the car across the border into China without an expensive tour, so it's parked at China immigration. I then catch a taxi to Mohan train station to take me to my final destination (usually Kunming).

There are two types of trains in Laos built by China. This green one is the common slow train and the other type is the Semi High Speed train.

@@blang7017 Well they were on the newer train. The green trains in China is about to be removed from service and train enthusiasts are all scrambling to get one last ride on them !

All the display system made in China

这两情侣苏格兰口音听着带劲不。

问题是这俩人的苏格兰口音听着费劲啊 , 老挝窗口买火车票时, 他们也自嘲了自己的苏格兰口音 .

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They just don’t understand Alipay is the same as 支付宝😅😅

The railway is built by China. The train is made in China. The senior managers of Laos-China Railway Company are Chinese. Almost all Laos employees of Laos-China Railway Company have received training in China, everyone can speak Chinese.

What do you expect? China is building trains all over the world, like Indonesia, Saudi Arabia ... etc

The senior managers of Laos-China Railway Company are Chinese. Almost all Laos employees of Laos-China Railway Company have received training in China, everyone can speak Chinese.

@@amandagrant4331 yeah, I knew, I was trying to refer to payment of tickets, it came out differently than I thought tho

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Switching between GBP, RMB and Kip 😂 brain got frazzled along the way 😭

They are unlikely to get a visa.

Sadly yes

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In time yes!!

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Yea, feel bad for Laotian. Hope their economy improves with China's help.

中国是发展中国家，我们都自顾不暇。

Going to attempt all that are passable! Afghan, India and Myanmar are impossible for tourists to cross at the moment!

It's on the list for this year

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Lao did not even have any passenger train service before this one so 160km/h is nothing to brush off. *KEEP THIS IN MIND:* MURCA! HAD one of the best passenger rail networks for nearly 120 years but starting around the 1960s that rail passenger in MURCA! went all to heelll and now MURCAN! rail passengers are quite happy when their train is making 130km/h. THEN THERE IS "india": the British built "indian" rail network built in the 1800s that was the envy of ASIA in the 1950s......... today "indians" LOVE to BOAST that their "bullet trains" operate at a "furious" 150km/h. *UNDERSTAND NOW?*

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Not at all, nothing to be scared about

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