Where Russia meets China I S2, EP100
Hello! Hello Can you speak Chinese Do you speak Chinese? Nihao (Speaking Russian) Здравствуйте Здравствуйте (hello) I have no idea what he is talking about But he is being very friendly Thank you. Thank you. спасибо （thanks） Thank you. Byebye Bye Bye Good morning everyone Welcome back to the channel now I am in vladivostok and i'm ready for my first trans-Siberian train ride This morning i went shopping I bought some groceries some bread and some fruits some dried apricot because it's going to be a very long ride of 27 hours and my destination is a city called Blagoveshchensk a small city on China Russia border but before going to the train station now I'm going to meet a friend who I met two days ago in a bus from China to Vladivostok and his name is Jin (Kim) and he is a Korean Chinese and we are going to try a mysterious restaurant that i've always wanted to try Pyongyang restaurant which is a state owned restaurant by North Korea Here I am Pyongyang cafe there are 2 terra cotta warriors that's normal (speaking Korean) (The waitress was talking) 她以为我是韩国人 They don't want South Koreans to be here and secondly filming is not allowed So i'm going to be very discreet that's an unexpected trouble on noticing my friend's south Korean accent the waitress initially didn't want us to come in They DO NOT serve South Koreans but my friend is Korean Chinese he picked up the accent as he has been working in Seoul he can also speak yanbian Korean which is closer to North Korean accent during our dinner the waitress came several times asking us to go out he showed his Chinese passport to confirm his nationality we literally fought for this dinner and i ate the meal almost like a thief the North Korean food was very yummy the beef in the soup is stewed until very tender and was hand shredded into stripes we also had some raw octopus marinated with chili paste and some blood sausage after washing the pig intestines both inside and out and each piece and tie the end and when the filling is done stuff it inside and it will be a very long piece this long oh really sometimes even bigger than this because it is one piece we make it it is gooey not bad you can't use regular rice so what rice? Sticky rice the texture of regular and sticky rice is different i couldn't film much except for the food but the waitresses are absolutely gorgeous tall and pretty, have sweet soft voices my friend said that the selection of the workers in restaurants of this kind is highly competitive the selected ones are well educated, bilingual and can perform traditional dances or songs they live in a group accommodation and have very limited contact with locals after dinner i went to the train station i'm ready for my first trans-Siberian train ride to Blagoveshchensk where i can return to China what i have is a third class sleeper so it's the most inexpensive one and it's also the most ordinary one i don't know what fancy one looks like my ticket cost more than four thousand ruble for this ride, but a first class cost more than six thousand so a regular sleeper a third class looks like this there are all together four beds six beds in one small room one two three four and this table and the desk can be made into a bed and another bed, which is mine so this is very different from the train in China because in China, on this side there are only some small seats but here they are making use of every space there is also a bed which is actually quite practical i feel that air conditioning is not working also it's written in my ticket that there is air conditioner it feels so hot now and i don't know if the Russians also feel that hot but aunties they are still using the blanket but many men already took off their shirt i went for a walk inside the train this was a slow train the first class has separate cells there is place to charge the phone the toilet space was small yet very well maintained so this is a small washroom it's quite old fashioned but it's quite clean there was no restaurant but you can get snacks like chocolate cookies and water I got a piece of this from the small shop there is also an industrial style boiler from which you can get hot water they even have a filter on the top it's a very... cheers it's a very nice cup very beautiful made in China? Chinese Chinese. Nihao Nihao how are you? Nihao How are you 你好 Здравств Здравств (Speaking Russian) (Maybe he is teaching me Russian) hello, how are you I am fine Здравствуйте спасибо (Thanks) (speaking Russian) (speaking Russian) Russians are not the most outgoing people so it's rather rare that someone spoke to me i didn't understand a word of him but through his gestures and facial expressions i felt his being friendly and funny (speaking Russian) yes (speaking Russian) that was such a funny experience i have no idea what he's talking about but everything sounds funny and he was asking my name i hope i was right but this uncle definitely looks like a funny person i wish i knew Russian so that i can speak to him my lunch is some Russian dumplings that i bought yesterday so i hope it's still good and belt pepper and then this cookie biscuit my neighbors set up an elegant dinner complete with pre prepared dishes they laid out a tablecloth set up teacups and dined with a wonderful sense of ceremony outside the window endless stretches of forest and grassland rolled by with the occasional small villages dotting the view gradually night began to fall i've always wanted to take a ride on the Trans Siberian the world's longest railway that spans over 9000 km connecting Moscow and Vladivostok in Russia Far East I imagined experiencing the cycle of day and night and make sense of the vastness of Russia this time I only traveled a short part the train reached Belogorsk then started heading south to Blagoveshchensk the sleeper isn't so big so i'm 160 i think someone who's 180 won't fit in here there is about 10 cm distance here and somehow it still feels quite hot the air conditioning isn't so powerful and i hope i can sleep well tonight normally I'm not afraid of the noise but i'm afraid of some snoring neighbors and i hope i don't have some tonight so goodnight good morning everyone now it's 9am I had a very good sleep and i have no idea where i am now because the phone signal is very weak so i'm in a very remote area in Russia and this is outside my window it's just endless forest i washed my face had some simple food and after 27 hours finally the train arrived finally i've reached the city of Blagoveshchensk the journey is so long 27 hours i don't think i want a long distance train ride in a very short time Russian Chinese border is vast yet much of it is defined by one river Helongjiang in Chinese meaning black Dragon river or Amur river in Russian there is only one place where two big settlements are situated right on the border the distance between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe is only 500 meters apart they almost merged as one courbation yet they stayed two cities with unique ethnic and culture division this place was also part of the land ceded to Russia Empire by Qing Empire there were turbulent times yet with the nomalization of bilateral relations and trading activities blossomed the ties were renewed my hotel is definitely in a suburban area of the city near the train station so now i'm taking a taxi to the center thanks so today is Tuesday but still many people are visiting the church including young people and in Russia it's mainly the orthodox Christians this must be the market here Is this Cherry? Cherry Cherry quizee, quizee quizee, quizee ah not Cherry can you eat it? can i try one? it looks like cherry though it's like a sourberry hmm thanks (speaking Russian) good how much? that's so nice of him the Russian hospitality so i was here i want to film something and then he just gave me those fruits the plums i want to check up their store can i take pictures thanks it's a small grocery store besides fresh food there were also dried nuts and lots of candies the shop was quite busy yet he took his time to chat with me do you speak English? yes Do you speak English no. no
are you from here? we're from Tajikistan. Tajikistan Tajikistan okay Tajikistan it's a very beautiful country i want to go there at least once in my life Tajikistan (speaking Russian) we used Google translate to talk and then i showed him the videos that i made recently about the Chinese Tajiks and he said they have the same wedding ceremony tajiki tajiki tashkurgan. Tashkurgan. nah that's nice (speaking Russian) Chinese Chinese yes Chinese Tajiks hahaha my name is Sahib. Sahib, Yan yeah oh nice nice nice meeting you so he said there is a story your family is here your parents are here you work here you live here and you had seven years in Moscow i see i'll pay for it no no no i'll pay for it i want to pay for it no no no it's not good very good very good i got some of those that's dried kaki and the dry apricot from Tajikistan it's so so sweet in the end he invited me to say something in front of the camera together Tajik Bapesh Tajik Bapesh thanks thanks bye bye bye bye bye bye they just made my day so ever since i'm in Russia because of the language it has been quite difficult to talk to people but just now it's just an amazing experience how much is this? 3-5-0 3-5-0 350 i got my fresh vitamin of the day some raspberries from Blagoveshchensk so i just asked that boy if he had ever been to heihe on the other side he said he had been there this raspberry is so good Nihao Nihao Nihao, how is your health? I am in good health! we too! i see, you're doing well (speaking Russian) um me i'll get one wait wait wait wait wait Hello! Hello Can you speak Chinese Do you speak Chinese? Nihao (Speaking Russian) Здравствуйте Здравствуйте (hello) I have no idea what he is talking about But he is being very friendly Thank you. Thank you. спасибо （thanks） Thank you. Byebye Bye Bye so a lot has happened in front of this bakery and now i'm going to do one last thing that i really would like to do is to try their bakery they have been really kind Russia had a lot of good bakery and honestly they are much better than the bakeries in China hello. hello
can i have one of that? it's not that easy to get multi-cereal bread in China but in Russia it's quite easy so i got two pieces, 430 which is not expensive at all so this one has flax sees in it after getting my bread i headed to the border control border crossing is a ferry ride there is also a bridge connecting the two cities yet it is only open to tourists when the river gets frozen so i just went through the custom check it doesn't take that long it took out together maybe 10 minutes and i've also got this. It's a ticket a tax paid to Russia, costs 1000 ruble every day there are Chinese who commute between the two countries buying products or transporting products some Russians also do the same so each person have certain kilos that they are allowed to bring so Chinese people go to Russia and buy for example liquors, buy milk powders those products are very good in Russia and bring them back to China so that's how they make some pocket money the ferry went fast and soon left Russia behind in winter the river will get frozen and people can play ice hockey the ride is only five minutes and i would gain one hour that's the custom oh, that big wheel in between the flag, the grey one that's the custom that building is the custom it's so clean in Russia and also inside the rooms you've been to someone's house? no, i meant the hotels it's so clean even scanvengers are neat women wear red lipstick yes, they are well turned out yes, women take care of their looks their clothes are well washed yes. there is hardly sloppy people no one spit on the ground no one smoke in public right? yes in winter, they go out to smoke it's so cold in winter they wear coats and get frozen like this yet they smoke only outside yes. nobody talks that loud yes, they're quiet and in that hotel it's so quiet in supermarket too if they talk in supermarket if we talk in the supermarket the Russians please lower your voice if two cars park next to each other one car is playing music and another says it's disturbs me one will turns off immediately yes they behave well in public this is perhaps the most dramatic transition i've ever experienced within 10 minutes from an urbanscape that is more western back to a standard Chinese city everything turned cheaper especially the hotel my today's room costs only 100 yuan per night so accommodation in China is apparently much more affordable and tomorrow there will be a very famous morning market and it is just outside this compound behind that building Heihe also has a Russian touch look at the building blocks the dome and a sports center disguised itself as a church like many other cities in China Heihe has a lively night market and public squares filled with people dancing this is one big difference between Chinese and Russian cities there is always a lively crowd here we simply have more people and we love Renao (liveliness) Russian visitors enjoy coming for massage and shopping it's convenient and affordable they love trying Chinese food and watching the square dance and their tapping feet was hinting at the excitement beneath their seemly cool appearance 5 yuan 5 yuan right now i am in a market the morning market in Heihe and unlike the market in southern China which takes place for a whole day the morning market starts at five a m in the morning that's very early and then last till around nine so basically people just sell their stuff on the street but after nine the street will be cleared so that cars can go again that bamboo thing is called tian-gan so it's kind of a sugar cane interesting mushrooms it's black on the bottom right, see it see the black part yes and it's white on top of the black part and then you can carve it out i carved a panda so i want i don't want to carve those those... i prefer the cartoon characters cartoon and cute so you recreate the work yes yes, i love to play with it it's cool to have hobbies like this you can do creative work everyday there is some natural black spots a big black spots yes, and i keep it and then it turns out to be the eyes that's the specialties here pine seeds and then mushrooms there are also Russian tourists who are buying Chinese specialties that is a fresh sesame paste low-tempreture pasteurized milk pasteurized milk warm milk you can try warm fresh milk manager, can I have 15 yuan of this? th blueberry so big that's a traditional moon cake for the mid autumn Festival Zhong-qiu-jie and it's coming soon my breakfast is porridge a savory porridge with pork and century egg and then a pancake with egg and pork and finally half mooncake it's pretty solid Heilongjiang, or Amur river so yesterday i was still there in Blagoveshchensk and today i am back it's so close i think Russians can see us and we can see them every day so that's all for my today's video i hope you enjoy watching it and this afternoon i am going to mohe which is the north most part of China and from there i'm going to pick up my scooter which i shipped a few weeks ago and i will drive to the south into inner Mongolia so thanks for watching and stay tuned bye bye
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