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Correction: Taiwan it isn't a country, Taiwan is Chinese territory under Republic of China (ROC) administration only.

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The hotel problem is actually an old policy that recently the government changed it, so technically any hotel can acommodate foreigners now, not like in the past when the hotel had to meet some level of quality inspections and so on for being able to host foreigners. But now they don't have excuses, they're just lazy to make the change, so If you find a problem like that nowadays, you can report it to the authorities.

According to the latest notice from the Chinese government, starting from May 2024, all hotels are not allowed to refuse foreign passengers on the grounds of not having foreign-related qualifications. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, and the National Immigration Administration have made it clear that the hotel industry must accommodate foreign personnel and cannot refuse them on any pretext.

My family and I were travelling in China this April , and watching your video brings back so many good memories of this country. I would love to come back here again .. Thank you !!

Saw a RU-vid video somewhile ago where some Western 'experts' said that China would never show a profit on the High Speed trains. I guess they miss the point. Chinese government heavily invests in infrastructure to improve the lives of its people. It's not about profit first. Meanwhile, UK's high speed train project has hit the buffers - overdue with budget overruns, and still nowhere near completion. And, its not even going to terminate in Central London!

Not long ago, the Chinese government lifted this restriction, and no hotel in China is allowed to refuse foreigners to stay. In the past, Chinese hotels had to apply and go through the relevant procedures to be allowed to receive foreign tourists, and many small hotels did not go through these procedures in order to avoid trouble. So...

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You can order proper food by scanning the qr code on the chair, kfc, McDonald, Starbucks, you name it. It will be delivered to your seat.

I’m so sorry to hear that the hotel refused to accommodate you two. Despite the stress, you kept your smile and optimism. I adore that. If you guys need help finding and booking hotels for your upcoming travels, I can surely help.

Tip of the day:) When checking the departure board (the biggest and the highest one), look for a color name associated with your train(unfortunately written in Chinese), usually displayed in the rightmost column.Once you reach the platform, you'll notice many colored emblem plates on the ground along the track, each with a number (like the green one on 10:26 and 10:39). Match your car number and color from the departure board with those on the ground. This indicates exactly where your car will stop, saving you a lot of time, especially if you're boarding the train from an intermediate station. This way, you can use the few minutes before the train arrives efficiently.

1:30 Come during Chinese New Year holiday season, you will find this station is not big enough.

Thanks for sharing your travel experience! Hope your next day goes extra smooth!

In fact, it is rare to see police officers in China. The uniformed personnel you generally see on the streets are usually security guards, traffic coordinators, and auxiliary police. They are not police officers. Most of the surveillance cameras on the streets are for monitoring traffic violations. These cameras are used to capture instances of speeding, illegal lane changes, honking, etc. Security checks in subways and high-speed trains are implemented to prevent bad actors from carrying knives, flammable, or explosive materials onto trains, ensuring the safety of passengers. In the end, I can only say that we are all ordinary people; no one is really paying attention to what we are doing. All these measures are in place to prevent bad things from happening, and I think that's a good thing.

Some hotels do not accept foreign guests because the location or qualifications of the hotel are not suitable for receiving foreign guests. Hotels that receive foreign guests need certain hardware requirements (such as opening international long-distance calls, international TV channels, Chinese and English menus, Chinese and English signboards, etc.) and software facilities. (Personnel must understand English, have relevant academic diplomas, and have the ability to receive foreigners), and must be registered and approved by relevant departments. There is another most important reason, that is, some hotels have not installed a public security registration system, and the guest information cannot be transmitted to the police. Then it is very likely that foreign criminals will stay overnight, which is quite dangerous. Therefore, some hotels do not accept foreign guests. The most important thing is for safety reasons!

The connectivity is mind effing boggling. Filipino apps are notoriously unreliable. But the Chinese apps you've shown are so exact and dependable like the laws of physics. I am so proud of my ancestral home China and I've never even been to China in all my 65 years.

Because some hotels did not have a business license to receive foreign tourists before, but in May 2024, all hotels were allowed to receive foreign tourists. However, the specific implementation still requires time, and most hotels have not received foreign tourists and do not understand the reception process very well.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in our practice of security checks in mass transits. Welcome to China and enjoy your trip!

Just to add one more point, you can even order food delivery on the train in advance from restaurants at the next stop, and at the next stop they will deliver to the attendant, and the attendant will deliver to your seat (of course for a little bit more money)..

Belive me, you guys would be shocked if you take the business class seat of the Chinese highspeed train.

Great to see two open-minded travelers! Your positive attitude made your travel enjoyable.

Another Awesome Adventure Thank You Shev & Dev 🙂❤👍Watching from Canada🙂Safe Travels 🙂

The Chinese government issued a notice last month requesting that all hotels and B&Bs should not refuse bookings for foreign tourists to stay, but obviously your travel dates are before the notice was issued. China categorized its hotels into several classes before it opened up to tourism at the end of the last century, and classified the three-star hotels and above can be used for foreign guests, in order to make a good impression on western tourists. Hotels such as Marriott and Hilton are included in this category. This old policy was completely abolished in 2017, but some hotels have not been able to update their equipment to recognize foreign passports and register your information in the system linked to the authorities, so according to some security regulations they can't let you check in. In fact, Beijing abolished this policy back in 2003, so I highly doubt that your encounter was a result of the hotel's front desk didn't even knowing how to operate the check-in process for foreign tourists, which shouldn't have happened in the first place.

In the past few years, I often took the Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway because my girlfriend is studying in Nanjing and I work in Beijing

I'm from Zhejiang, China. Welcome to China❤Enjoy your journey

Sorry about the hotel problem! I've only visited China during a transit day, so I've never heard of hotels not accepting foreigners. I plan to visit all of the Asian Disneylands in the next few years, so I'll keep this in mind. I like Devan's comment: when you're traveling, there are times when you just need to accept what is happening, remain calm, and look for a solution. I can be short-tempered when things go wrong in my own country, but when I travel, I'm surprisingly mellow and adaptable.

So sweet of Daisy to share her snacks with you. I am glad you found a nice place to stay. Amazing train🎉❤🙏 Everything will work out just fine😎

17:50 that is my hometown! what a surprise! thanks Shev and Dev for your awesome content😄

Thanks you guys so much for your new remarkable video this week heading from Shanghai to Beijing, China in great joy to rides a great bullet train with other passengers in June of 2024❤❤❤

Some liquids are flammable.Ignition with a flame will explode.Therefore, many kinds of liquids are not allowed to carry high-speed rail.

wow, great video, thank you sharing your travel fund in China!

There were very severe public transportation security accidents/terrorist attack happened before. Therefore, in a sealed running high speed train, the security check is super important for everyone's safety.

Thanks you guys so much for this new remarkable video from last week to heads Beijing, China from Shanghai after few days to tours this amazing Asian city in June of 2024❤❤❤

I like your calm and pleasant demeanor.

BBC,CNN：Debt trap. Smoking is not allowed freely on high-speed trains

Breaking the western propaganda one video at a time

This was a fun video and informative. I plan to take this trip from Shanghai to Beijing and eventually to ChongQing. Will be on Business Class. Thanks

Welcome toChina .Thank you for your fair and impartial comments on China Chinese people welcome all friendly international feiends to visit China

13:51，The building is "Global Harbor", a large shopping mall,it's in Changzhou.Changzhou is a small city,but developed and peaceful .Welcome to my hometown at any time.

FYI: You can still get tickets in the station before going into security. There's info like train number, gate, seat and departure time on the tickets

Hi guys, I find your videos very good sources to practice English Listening. perfect pace n pronunciation.❤

A lot of helpful tips for foreign travelers in China

You travel to the capital, which often has leaders from other countries visiting or hosting large events. Therefore, passengers traveling to Beijing will be required to have stricter secondary security checks.

HSR is so advanced and convenient for travelling around China!

Oh my dears, don't be afraid to recline, they've got plenty room, you guys seem very uncomfy. Just enjoy the ride

nice video, you two are always smiling, so optimistic...

Thank you

Great video! BTW, you can not only buy snacks and food from the train, you can even order it from stores in the city on your way. They will be delivered to your train and bring to your seat. How amazing it is!

For foreigners, if they can book a hotel on the English version of Ctrip, it indicates that this hotel is available for foreigners to stay. When staying in a hotel in China, the registered guest information is synchronously transmitted to the local public security bureau. If it is a foreigner, more registration information is required. If the registration information is incomplete, the hotel will be fined. Small hotels are reluctant to receive foreigners because none of their staff understand English and they are afraid of being fined for incomplete registration information of foreigners.

When you take any train bound for Beijing, security checks will be particularly strict

welcome to China

Thanks for sharing

Excellent Presentation 💐

After seeing your video in Bilibili, I really like your video, and come to subscribe immediately. Welcome to China and hope to have a pleasant trip

There are hotels which can't accommodate foreigners, because hotels which can accommodate foreigners need to connect to registration system of local police. Once foreigners check in, the staff need to register the info into the system. For budget hotels, they might not be connected yet, since they probably never had foreigners in their hotels. But early last month, local government already issued a supervisory announcement to urge those hotels and venders to upgrade their system, so that they can accommodate foreigners and also accept foreign debit and credit cards.

Beijing has a totally different vibe...Hope you like it there!🙂

I visited china in 1994 and looking back, it reminds me of my older days that i used to enjoy the most, *sigh* i wish we could go back in time!

Incredible and fantastic infrastructure

Nice video ! Welcome to south China next time (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hongkong, Macau...)

Can you please do a video on what VPN used, useful apps, payment platforms, where you purchased your train tickets for China, or anything useful that would help future travelers. Thank you! Loving your China series I want to go soon!❤😊

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I usually use Agoda to book hotels in China. They usually only show hotels for foreigners. Those hotels also registered guests to the local police office for the guests.

Im from the Philippines… I really wanted to visit China , I know China is a very beautiful country (nature or cities) but I didnt know that it’s THISSSS BEAUTIFUL especially when I watched your Shanghai video😍

24:00 yes that is true for accommodate foreigner are licence required, so not every hotel / accommodation is available for foreigner, which is the case for a lot of budget hotels... I hope that will change or become standard to not have to check before booking.

some small hotels do not have the online registration system that links with public security bureau.

ouch tough one with the hotel check-in, hope everything went well after that

Thanks for sharing! The train fare SGD 111.29 is not expensive. I hear some hotels don't except foreigners.

Welcome to china fellas. I'd like to recommend to visit Chongqing, Shenzhen and, Guangzhou. More power to you both and your channel.

Yes, some hotels are for the locals only. Check carefully when booking.

Hi, I am a Chinese living in mainland China. I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems with the hotels. The Chinese public security authorities have been aware of the problem for a few months ago and have issued instructions to hotels, but I think it will take a while for all hotels to make the change. For now, the best thing to do is to add a filter when choosing a hotel and select "for foreign guests" in the Policy Services tab. I would be happy to recommend some of the larger chain hotels if you need them. Their services are usually more standardized.

Thanks for the very nice and impressive video, even I am a frequent China HSR traveller I still learn some new thing from your video (QR code scan to get real time HSR train info). 99% (or may be greater) the HSR will depart the station on the dot (not a second more or less), the train platform checkin gate usually open 10-15 mins before the departure time to prepare you to get onto the train and find your seat. Regarding hotel accommodation I am not sure what APP you had used to book Beijing hotel, for Chinese APPs it's indicated in the APP whether the hotel accepts foreigners or not. It's usually listed in the "入住须知 Check-in information" section. Unfortunately the APP doesn't have built in check to reject acceptance of foreigners automatically until you have arrived to check in. The onus is on the passengers to check themselves which is a setback (u don't know the rule how can you check ?) but the government is trying to improve it and made announcement in May 2024 that hotels can't deny foreigners' checkin to the hotel they have booked. Having said that the problem will continue for a period of time for hotels to make adjustment, so it is still best to check during booking or call the hotel (phone # are usually listed in the APP) to double confirm.

you should incline your seats to make the journey more comfortable.

I am from China. The two bloggers are very polite and the ladies are so beautiful. Tibet in China is very very very beautiful. If you go there to shoot a video, I believe it will get a lot of attention. Believe me, it is so beautiful there.

Every year for several weeks in April, all the train that is bound for Beijing has twice-security-check. You go through a check in the entrance of the station and another one just before you pass the gate. This twice security check is only needed during that several week but not other times. It’s because two very important national meetings are held in Beijing suiting that time. They don’t want anything to go wrong.

Chinese buffets are very rich, with 100 to 800 dishes. Some buffet restaurants also provide free cocktails, red wine, sake and Chinese wine.

If you forget to bring food on the train, you can even order takeout while onboard. By the time you reach the next station(any station in line), the delivery person will have delivered your order.

Judging by the weather this video was filmed 2-3 months ago, and just recently I saw news of updating this issue of foreigners not being accepted... Things are getting better.

In fact, the best place to travel is Guangzhou. The city is also very developed, there are many delicious food, and the natural environment is also very good. Of course, the area with the most delicious food.

in china, not every hotel is capable of or authorized to host foreign guests, they need to acquire some type of certification from the government.

Safety checks are very necessary and are responsible for the safety of every passenger. It should be noted that any small negligence during high-speed driving can lead to serious safety accidents.

Great video! Very interesting and crazy, what's going on in China. And btw. she really is a beauty!

Not all lodgings are foreigners approved, they need govt certification to accept foreigners mostly to deal with standards, windowless rooms are not rentable to foreigners but acceptable for locals, foreigner approved lodgings must also have seated instead of squat toilets, etc etc

Wow, amazing China!

Regarding the hotel issue, around 1988, China was still relatively backward at the time, and not all hotels were suitable for receiving foreign tourists, so the Chinese government once stipulated that only certain hotels that met certain requirements could receive foreign tourists. However, since 2003, Beijing has canceled all relevant regulations, which means that all hotels can receive foreign tourists, and many other provinces or cities have also canceled these regulations. As for why this situation still exists today, it is largely related to the hotel itself. The hotel may feel that it is troublesome to receive foreign tourists, so it uses this reason to shirk responsibility. Therefore, if you encounter a similar situation in China, you can directly complain to the booking platform.

13:20 😂 yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! At speed of light!! @300kmph

have a good time

0:21 The city with a huge Ferris wheel is my hometown.

I am Chinese, and I am very sorry that some hotels in Beijing cannot accommodate foreigners, but this is a very rare case in Beijing, and this problem will not occur in other cities in China.

China is very safe and you can walk around freely 24 hours a day without worrying about safety issues

Hi 👋🏾 how excited was I when I saw my city 13:50 of the video! With the Ferris Wheel and the Sam’s Club at the Global Harbor Mall…that is CHANGZHOU which is about 40 minutes via high speed train, but a 4 hour car drive! So your train took you through Changzhou North Railway Station which is directly across the street to where I live. So cool!❤

When I booked my hotel in Beijing in 2014, I believed hotels showed whether they accepted foreign guests, you may also call them in advance to double check. Usually 3-stared hotel and above would work.

All Chinese hotels are allowed to receive foreigners, provided that the hotel reception desk is equipped to register passports and knows how to complete the registration process, because in China, except for small hotels in the middle of nowhere, all other hotel guests are required to register their ID cards when checking in, regardless of whether he is a Chinese resident or a foreigner, a move that is mainly related to security. BTW: Try going to Ctrip to book your hotel.

Technically it is against the law for not accepting foreigner (as of today) but to be on the safe side , when you booking hotel on line make sure to check the box that says accepting foreigners

There are lots of hotels in China. But mostly only 3 stars and above hotels are registered and connects with their local security and police system for foreigners. These are for the safety of foreigners who comes and visit as most foreigners are not familiar with China whether its in the form of language or routes; should there be anything happens for foreigner or got lost somewhere, the local authorities can easily trace back to their accommodation

SH hongqiao train station. I used to travel between SH and BJ a lot. The train was always the best option, unlike the flight, there is no delay, the security check is way faster. The only downside for me is I always get to the train station at the last minute, so when I see people running in rush in behind you it reminds me of all the crazy running I did in this train station, out of breathe,.

在中国，不是所有的酒店都可以接待外国人，你可以在筛选中选择可以接待全球客人，或者你可以使用booking，但是booking价格会略高，此外提前预定酒店会比当天预定便宜得多。

Actually u guys can pre-order dishes from nearby restaurants and the delivery person will send ur meals to ur seat on next stop😊

I am jealous just seeing you two can still wear a thick coat there. Me, Houston, here, now over 100!

Nice and useful video!