Chongqing is not only a beautiful city. During World War II, Chongqing was the wartime capital of China, which was attacked by the Japanese Air Force many times. The people fought bravely to resist Japanese aggression.
@@pillersgearheart In 1910, the Japanese Empire annexed Korea (the entire peninsula), and Korean revolutionaries in exile received help from China and established a provisional government in China, and followed the Chinese government as the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan moved.
My first comment in RU-vid. Just got so touched by this video. I can image how hot the weather there now, and how difficult to walk around and find a specific place in Chongqing, even as a local or chinese from other cities. But you made it! Never complain but accept the city as it is, and respect the culture. Great video! The amazing sunset scene on that day is just for you.
its not difficult to walk around chongqing at all， the bridges&elevated road and flyover all over city. btw chongqing also know as bridge/mountain/foggy city.
The Dragon Boat Festival or otherwise known as the Duanwu Festival is a day when chinese people will eat sticky rice dumplings (Zongzi) in memory of a minister in the Zhou dynasty (Qu Yuan) who drowned himself in the river, and the local people who admired and loved him dropped balls of sticky rice into the river so fishes would eat them instead of his body. It's a pretty big festival even in modern times chinese people all over the world will get together on this day specifically to eat zongzi and sometimes they'll even celebrate with dragon boat races.
wow what a magical city, and that view of the sunset cafe is to die for !!!!!! Oh MY....Chongqing now is on my bucket list now!!!! Thanks guys!!! Great video 😍😍😍
@17:00, We were looking for that cafe. We were at Chongqing in June 2024. Our first time in China. Chongqing is an amazing city indeed. We already have plans to go back in 4 years. We will skip the "hotpot" next time. lol, street food is amazing though, and tastes better, imo.. Especially the street food that comes out at night between 10pm-3am. We stayed at Ufia Jiefangbei Designer Hotel. Which has an excellent skyline view of the city. Even better, late at night there was street food that was set up in front of our hotel. So much to do and see at night in China. The best part is, that you don't have to worry about crime. It just feels very safe overall.
The best place to see the night view in Chongqing is "A pine tree", located in Nanshan, Nanan District, Chongqing. There are many natural hot springs in Nanshan. Another place is Eling Park in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, which is the highest place in Chongqing's old town and is now a place for local couples to meet for trysts, with a tower for night views. They're all free.
OMG I love Chongqing hotpot I'm from Beijing but love the spicy teste. You don't get used to it at first like wine, but truly delicious if you can handle with the spice
哈哈，Follow you from the episode of climbing Huashan. You guys are a very brave and interesting couple. In China, the enthusiasm of the service sector is very common, but sometimes it can be a little stressful. Don't worry, you can use more translation software to communicate and dialogue (for example: can you help us to order some appropriate signature dishes / everyone will order what / please don't order too much, we both can't eat). In addition to XIEXIE, you can also learn the Chinese version of "Hello, can you help me". Every time you meet young people, let them point out or order for you, they are usually happy...
For your first hot pot experience, it would've been better to go to Haidilao (hot pot chain from China), you order from an ipad with pictures and there's cooking time instructions, and you can change the language to English. Once, you get comfortable with hot pot then go to these kind of places.
@@Joelfriend I'd say Haidilao is arguably the largest and most famous hotpot chain in the world, noted for its impeccable service and wide range of food choices. They have franchises all over the world, particularly in some of the most international metropolises such as London, NYC, Sydney, HK, and Singapore. Yet, just like a real burger lover wouldn't recommend McDonald's, a true hotpot aficionado might suggest a more traditional place. I wouldn't say you will get the most authentic hotpot experience at Haidilao compared to some local stores like the one you tried in Chongqing; however, you may find their menu much easier to understand and less overwhelming, and you will probably have a more enjoyable and pleasant experience.
@@hermesliteratus882 They are the same, Haidilao is rich they can hire the best Sichuan chefs to work for them, don't need to go to other hotpot restaurants.
@@Joelfriend Haidilao is everywhere in China, you can go to any city in China to eat in Haidilao, and you can even ask their servers to dance Kemusan(科目三) for you!
Omg!!! I found videos about chongqing on yt. I was also in the MAGICAL city 2w ago traveling which got me really shocked... I was living in the hotel nearby the jialing river and i got the sight about the whole city with lights and huge buildings at nights... It was truly amazing! 😊 There's railway transis system which is really well-developed😮 However... It is really hot in summer so that i have to stay in a cafe almost the whole day time😢 and I'm not a spicy food eater so the hotpot is not attracting for me. But in conclusion, i love the city very very much. Like the video and thanks for sharing❤
These videos are amazing! Welcome to China and hope you enjoy your time here! One suggestion that might help is try asking help from young people, like those in their 20s. They are most likely able to understand English just it might be more comfortable for them to read English instead of listening and speaking.
@@monaqi7574 hi! I recently visited raffles city, I’m living close by and it’s really amazing. Planning on visiting some more interesting places in my days off❣️
It has been fun to watch a number of RU-vidrs review Chongqing over the years. My favorite was Blondie in China, but Mark Weins, and the Food Ranger also had good videos.
Beginner's guide to cook hotpot, (kind of rule of thumb tips we teach our local children) if the meat looks 'curled up' when it's raw, it is cooked when it turns flat in the broth. If the meat looks flat when it's raw, it is cooked when it starts to curl in the broth. As for veggies, feel free to cook them for any time between 10 secs to 10 mins up to how soft or crunchy you like your veggies.
i’ve been to chongqing like a month ago, absolutely loved it. I just wanna say that you were really really lucky to see these many pandas because when i went to the zoo i had to wait half an hour before a single panda came out of his “cave” but still, it was amazing.
Hot pot, you cook one piece of food(such as meat), eat it with your spices, then cook the next piece. That is the fun part of eating hot pot. You can put more than one piece at one time of course. But try not to dump all the food into the pot at the same time as some food may not taste as good when overcooked. You can dump food like potato in as it requires longer cooking time. Try the hot pot a couple of more times, you will get a hand of it.
Todays's Chongqing is definitely amazing but it was bombed like the hell and millions civilians were be massacred by by the Nazi Japanese during WWII, local ppl dug a lot of caves for hiding from prosecution and bombardment from the Nazi Japanese that's there are so many caves and people get used to live and have meals in the caves, there's some very popular restaruants which are sitting in the caves.
chengdu is better to see pandas. they have huge areas to roam around and even air conditioned enclosures when it gets too hot because pandas hate the heat. chengdu is also way more chill. chongqing can be too much at times 🤣
There are a lot of lights from solar power generation, including street lights, traffic control lights, you will find that many cities in China have already replaced solar lights
There is a famous words about food in China called “if one ingredient has flavor, extract it out, if one ingredient doesn’t have flavor, mix flavors in.” For most dishes, you finish cooking one dish, and then you wash your wok to cook for the next one, so the flavors for the previous ingredients are lost. But hotpot is different, whatever ingredients you put in the soup, the flavors remain in the soup till you finish your whole meal. So that’s why me personally would say the order of putting ingredients in the hotpot really matters. Personally I would suggest putting seafood, meat and organs into the hotpot first to make the soup taste good, and then put veggies and tofu in it. Because veggies and tofu will absorb the juice of meat and soup, which will make them taste really good. And dipping sauce is also really important when eating hotpot, Northern Chinese people normally like sesame sauce+peanut sauce(2:8), green onions, corianders, minced garlic, a tiny little bit of soy sauce and oyster sauce, and whatever other sauce that looks good to you, like fermented bean curd sauce, seafood sauce, ground beef… and Southern Chinese people normally like sesame oil, corianders, green onions, minced garlic, and other sauces like minced peanuts, oyster sauce, chili pepper and vinegar. But being the most authentic doesn’t mean being the best for you, whatever makes you happy is the best. So being absolutely authentic isn’t the point of enjoying food, as long as you have a good time eating it, that’s the whole point of what food can bring to you.
You cook the ingredients yourself at the table to your own liking, then dip in your favourite condiment and repeat! Western cultures may not be used to cooking their own food at a restaurant, but that's the charm of hot pot. You can cook your meat, seafood and vegetables just the way you like them. Thinly sliced meat is usually the centre-piece of a hot pot experience. The meat is cut into bite size pieces to be cooked quickly in your steaming hot pot broth. If you're visiting a hot pot restaurant make sure to order lots of beef and lamb to get the authentic experience. Usually these meats will cook quickly, in around a minute or to your liking. Another amazing benefit of hot pot, you control the cooking time. Like your beef rare? Hold it under the broth for less time and vice versa if you prefer your meat cooked longer. here goes some steps: 1. Choose your base broth: yuanyang (spicy & non-spicy together), spicy, tomato, mushroom, etc. 2. Order or grab your ingredients: meat (lamb, beef, meatballs), vege, various kinds of tofu 3. Build your dipping sauce: whtever taste u like, make it ur own 4. Wait until your broth is boiling to cook: When you cook your ingredients the temperature of the hot pot broth will decrease, so it's best to either turn up the heat or wait until your broth is boiling again before adding more ingredients.
I would suggest you doing a little research about things you are going to try, like the hotpot. Even a search on social media would help. People are very friendly there, they would be upset if they could not help you because of language barriers, but it’s obviously not their fault not speaking english in their own country. It’s totally fine to rely on the local people’s help if you encounter something emergent, but for things like hotpot, if you know you are going to try it, you can totally do your own work beforehand.
@@jamesmaybrick2001 This is a Tier 1 city, it has better infrastructure than you've probably seen in your life. That Hot Pot was very high quality. You have been watching too many anti-chinese propaganda videos. If a hot pot restaurant in a tier 1 city like chongqing was using "gutter oil" they would go out of business because there's a million other restaurants that are better quality, and they would probably face fines from the state.
Next time when trying hot pot don’t put all the meat or veggies inside the soup. It only take seconds to cook. If left for along time it will turn hard and rubbery. You can only put stuff that needs longer time to cook. Hope I was there to guide you guys. Anyway I hope you’ll having an amazing time in mainland China. Take care! Cheers from Macau 🇲🇴
dragon boat festival, also known as duan wu festival in mandarin, is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. the holiday commemorates Qu Yuan who was the beloved prime minister of the southern Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, about 600 B.C. to 200 B.C.
I was just taking a look at the 144 hours visa free policy, just to notice that my hometown province is sadly not covered in it. Hopefully they add it in the future. Wish you a wonderful trip in Chongqing!
ChongQing is the fourth municipal city administered directly under the central government (The other three are: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin). They got enormous electrical power due to the world largest hydro power plant down the Yangtze river. Overall, China's electricity capacity has increased so much that even the demand keeps rising, the price has not increased for decades.
Lol, you were in Chongqing back in May or June when you recorded this. The dragon boat festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month on the Chinese calendar.
Hot pot for the first-timers usually end up uninspired, particularly if they try it without any help. The soul of hot pot is self-made sauces. Every veteran has his own take. Only by numerous trial & error will you find out which combi of sauces suit you the best. Going with the locals is a must, if you want to have another go next time.
The most likely reason for that part of the city being very quite, is because there aren't any busy roads nearby, and instead served by good public transportation. Public transport is the primary solution to noise, pollution, and chaos in cities.
HELLOOOOOO JOEL & EMILIA!!! We in Jiangsu see you have been exploring Beijing, Shaanxi, and Chongqing! And we would love to invite you to explore Jiangsu as well🥰 We are very different from the mountainy landscape of Chongqing and the dynamic landscape of Shaanxi. So give us a shot and put us on your travel bucket list😄
I have a brilliant idea. You can travel to those spots that are shown in the game Black Myth: Wu Kong. Yes, many scenes in this game come from the real place. That's really amazing! I have sent this comment to many RU-vidrs. You seem a gamer.
As a Chongqing local, I didn't find the Sunset Cafe, but you, as a foreigner, found it. You also found the Panda Zoo in Chongqing. Many foreigners only know that there are pandas in Chengdu, but they don't know that there are many pandas in Chongqing. I think you must have looked up a lot of information and made sufficient strategies. Thumbs up❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Its a Segway, but last I checked Segway was purchased and taken over by their Chinese competitor Ninebot. I do see police on them elsewhere. IIRC in Bergen, Norway they did this as well.
There are many cool spots in Chongqing city you also can enjoy this kind of view. Like the Art district on top of Erling, The hidden garden in the Mountain Alley along the river, the old the street, the cable lifts crossing the river.... Maybe you can explore next time. And outside of the city there is Wulong Karst National Geology Park is incredible, but nobody knows outside of China. I will certainly go back Chongqing again just for that.
You should go to HaiDiLao Hotpot chain restaurant to eat hot pot, their servers are young and they speak some English which can help you to order food, unlike here you have to use body language to communicate with those aunties.
Well, to eat HaiDiLao in Chongqing is like eating PizzaHut in Nables… I think its really a pity if you give up local pizza store in Nables just because the old grandpas there could only speak Italian, so same for Chongqing. Using translation apps might be a bit tough but it worths it. Probably the best way is to first experience HotPot in HaiDiLao so you know the famous dishes, eating method, then you compare it with ChongQing Hotpot to see how the latter is far more better in taste.
Translated in mobile phone 📱. Lots of foreigners using all over the world 🌎. You could learn from the RU-vid how to cook hotpot. This saved light 💡 on the building. Very cheap in electric bills.
Highly recommend this place: Xichang, Sichuan Province, where you can enjoy ancient towns, hot springs, and snow capped mountains. The best part is that it is not so popular yet and hence not so crowded. Pls check the video "China Was Exactly What We Expected | 10 Days in Sichuan" from "Oliver From Sweden".
I found something very interesting. You think it is "weird" or "odd" that the crowds on the streets or squares of a city are not noisy. Isn't this a very normal thing? At least it is very common in China.
If you read a little bit history for World War II, Chongqing was the capital of China for eight years at that time The name probably spelled in English - Chunking
nah, it's just we use quite a lot of clean energy to power the lights, such as water, wind, etc. in chongqing, i believe they use water a lot, for there's a big river down there. electronic power here is cheap, that's also why there're a lot of evs. there's no government rule on light using on buildings, at least i never heard of it.
