Shanghai Exploration: A British-Russian Couple's First Impressions

FIRST TIME in Shanghai, China! 🇨🇳 (NOT What You’d Expect…)

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FIRST TIME in Shanghai, China! 🇨🇳 (NOT What You’d Expect…)
Matt and Julia2024-09-2826 min

We travel to Shanghai, China for the first time. This travel vlog are our first impressions of Shanghai, the largest city in China. Honestly, Shanghai is not at all what we expected. This is our experience as a British / Russian travellers in Shanghai, China in autumn 2024. Join is as we explore different areas of the Shanghai, China, from the famous Bund to People's Square, and from the French Concession area, to YuYuan Gardens! This is the 1st day of a 3 month trip through China, as we explore and try understand this undiscovered country, from Shanghai, down to Yunnan Province, north to Xian and finally towards Beijing. But for now, welcome to Shanghai China!

--- Matt and Julia
September 28, 2024, Autumn in China

Video Chapters

  1. 0:38Arrival in Shanghai
  2. 1:19Shanghai's economic significance
  3. 2:31Mandarin learning attempts
  4. 7:34Exploring People's Square
  5. 9:25Yunnan Road food street
  6. 12:05Nanjing Road experience
  7. 14:21Mooncake tasting
  8. 15:24Visiting the Bund
  9. 18:21Trying Shanghai food
  10. 22:55Final thoughts on Shanghai

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Attractions in this video: Yu Yuan Gardens, The Bund, People's Square