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My 1st Time In China’s Most Confusing City (Chongqing)

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@felixfaraway
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As someone born and raised in Chongqing, I can give you some context. Chongqing has always been a massive manufacturing hub of China, but it wasn't a tourist destination at all until 2017 when it blew up on Chinese TikTok. Most of those viral spots were actually 'discovered' by t…

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@SimonZ-7
351↗ view

What an honest and lovely street vendor💗

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@nomourenanony
275↗ view

15:25 This man said he had watched some of your videos.

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@leothebear4842
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I am going to Chongqing next week and I’m excited. As a Singaporean Chinese, when I visited China last month (Shenzhen & Guangzhou) I was honestly surprised how developed and clean it was. It’s such a pity that my mandarin isn’t great but I still enjoyed though. Tip: take weste…

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@100percentreturns
96↗ view

China is winning, irrelevent of what stupid media & politicians are saying about it. Invest in china

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@KenAbroad
86↗ view

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@KenAbroad
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Would you like to visit Chongqing? More about my new brand TRPX and early updates here: https://www.trpx.shop

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@tylerdurst
80↗ view

15:24 The man is saying he watched your videos. That's why he knew u r from Germany.

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@carolli2933
70↗ view

Honest lady

ENHonest lady.

warmother
@kiteyoda6611
62↗ view

Ken, my man, respectfully, quit worrying about those tired, old ignorant comments/opinions about being paid to make a video. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. The trolls will always have a complaint. Just keep doing the great job of making your videos. Props for …

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@hushy9695
51↗ view

15:42 he said “I watched your videos”

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@vipxkj8198
51↗ view

11:40 This scene made me feel warm all day!

warmother
@YTAYUSH004
50↗ view

The food vendor was so sweet humble and generous ❤️❤️

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@kittyone600
49↗ view

I am so impressed by the lady selling dumplings. didn't expect that level of honesty and decency from a street vendor.

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@阿夏-t7m
49↗ view

51:11 , When you said "...Xin Jiang...", the vendor misunderstood and thought that you were asking for halal food, so he shaked his head and said "pork".

neutralculture
@pascaljung2012
43↗ view

Gutes Video wieder gehe dieses Jahr auch nach China

ENGreat video again, I'm going to China this year too.

warmtravel
@DerrenBrowning
38↗ view

I'll hopefully visit Chongqing this year. I feel safe going to China but not America. The Chinese people seem friendly. I know 100% you are not paid by the Chinese government! There is so much false negative stuff put out about China but it looks incredible

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@0GHL0
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51:13 大叔以为你说你自己是新疆人,大叔说:猪肉不能吃。这个烤饼是有猪肉的。

EN51:13 The uncle thought you said you were from Xinjiang. The uncle said: "Pork can't be eaten. This baked flatbread has pork in it."

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@davidmann4315
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Hi Ken. When I was a kid in the '50's this city was called "Chungking" and it was the first Chinese city I knew about. That's because there was a brand of canned tuna fish called "Chungking" that my mother always bought. I don't think it was imported from China, but I thought "Wo…

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@yvettekwok9202
30↗ view

The dumpling lady is so honest! Respect

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@cheungchingtong
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Accusation sounds more like a confession when you have a government openly funded/controlled medias, social media content creators, journalists and NGOs, globally, with 1.6 billion dollar(taxpayer money by the way) to smear one country. And, Ben, fruits look bigger cause many of …

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@littlenz4
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41:46 Those four characters are 古渝雄關 (Gǔ Yú Xióng Guān). ​It translates to 'The Grand Ancient Pass of Chongqing.' 'Yu' (渝) is the old name for the city, and 'Xiong Guan' refers to a gateway or fortress. Since you’re at Raffles City, it’s a tribute to the historical Chaotianmen Ga…

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@BanAvatar
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Ive been traveling around China by train and just arrived in Chongqing to fly home. I have to say though, I actually quite like the vibe. It's vibrant in some areas but kinda mellow in the side streets where my hotel is. For a few days, I give it a thumbs-up. I find that most …

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@iainmackay5993
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I'm going to Chongqing in about 6 weeks, and I can absolutely promise you I will not be doing that sky walk you did at the end!!

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@chaw294
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This was truly awesome, Ken ! Watching you experienced Chongqing for the first time was really fun. Oh gosh, Chongqing looks absolutely insane and the architecture is just mind - blowing. You really captured the energy of the city and those incredible views. In fact you covered a…

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@marksears1124
22↗ view

Michigan viewer. Great video

warmtravel
@itxr-p6x
21↗ view

33:36 THESE PICTURES ARE MAD GOOD DANG

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@blue.ocean.888
19↗ view

Love to see you back in China ❤ the future of humanity!

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@banksofnoon7867
19↗ view

She only realized you paid 15 after hearing the sound saying you paid 15.

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@Leonardinho1896
19↗ view

Hope to visit China too, sadly I'm stuck in Germany

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@CalmTeak
18↗ view

Each floor feels like the ground floor because the place is built on a hill, so it's like a giant staircase, so each floor is like one giant step with shops.

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@FlorencioSayson-uj7gm
17↗ view

China is so modern and so fast technological country capital of the world!!❤

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@littlenz4
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43:09 The big text is 音浪派对 (Yīnlàng Pàiduì) for 'Sound Wave Party,' which carries a high-energy modern vibe, and the smaller text on the right is 长安同行 (Cháng'ān Tóngxíng), which means 'Traveling Together with Changan.' Since Changan Automobile is headquartered in Chongqing, they …

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@tombulek5231
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Great vlog Ken ❤❤❤👍👍👍😊. I think you are the only one I saw filming inside the building of a viral building in China 👍👍😊. Nice one. Hope you get many views for this vlog. Thanks for sharing.

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@matin2travel
16↗ view

Hello from Finland 🇫🇮🙋🏻‍♂️ to You and China

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@stevebabb-s4j
15↗ view

Ken-i have viewed hundreds of your vlogs and never once thought you were providing anything but an unbiased view/experience. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, I thoroughly enjoy ur videos!!!

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@orcadr1955
15↗ view

在我眼中,你早已成为世界超级强国,非常发达。🇹🇷

ENIn my eyes, you have already become a world superpower, very developed. 🇹🇷

warmculture
@followmomentum6446
15↗ view

Amazing city. Keep up with the great work!

warmtravel
@BillZhao-t3w
15↗ view

Good ro see you visiting the buzzling city of Chongqing Ken. You are renowned in China actually - the gentleman you met in the metro said he had watched your video. Enjoy your trip!

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@Reporterfy
14↗ view

The city I put on the map.

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