I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS CHINESE CAPITAL 😯🇨🇳 NANJING VLOG

Most travelers outside of China barely know this city, myself included. Guys I must say that so far I'm extremely impressed with Nanjing because not only have the historical site, the ancient walls and the historical center, but also this modern part is mind-blowing man. Today Nanjing it's a beautiful modern and developed city but deep in its soul this city carries one of the darkest chapters of history. A tragedy that when I learned about it left me completely speechless and heartbroken. And as we saw inside and during the story the media they really try to hide what happened here so it's also important to remember. This city carries a heavy and sad energy from the past mixed together with a very vibrant and youthful and light energy so it's a very interesting mix. This is so cool. Ah and this city also has the best toilets in the world and I have to show them to you. This one on the sixth floor is the most expensive toilet in the world. So let's begin the exploration of Nanjing. Good morning guys from Nanjing in China. It's my first time here in this city. It's not too far from Shanghai, it's about 300 kilometers. It's a very relaxed city, it kind of reminds me of Xi'an in a way, but this city is extremely important for China's history. It's one of the four ancient capitals of China. It was also a capital in China in the modern history so also during the second world war and unfortunately it also has a dark and traumatic and heavy past and I want to share it with you in this video. Sometimes you think how human beings are willing and able to do this kind of thing. It's really crazy, out of my mind. This is one of the entrances of the city wall that go inside the historical center. There are different entrances. This really reminds me of Morocco man when they make the coffee inside the car but these cars are definitely more modern. Coffee? Can I have americano, ice? This is very good, very good idea. Man, I just realized he has a BMW. This is like a X3 model. Man, I've never seen something like this in China and I'm surprised that the government allows to do something like that because there are so many coffee shops around like Starbucks, Luckin Coffee etc. and we are in the heart of the city so we are not in a remote area. In a remote area I would understand but here is like literally at the entrance of the historical center. So I ordered an ice americano but I have no clue which one is it and have no clue how much I'm gonna pay. Thank you. Nice. How much? 20. Okay, of course I'm gonna use Alipay. Is it okay? 80? 12. Sorry, sorry, sorry. So actually it's not 20, it's 12. So he's gonna send the money back to me. Yeah, 12 is not bad at all. Good price. You have straw? Straw? Nanjing is not only an ancient capital, especially during the Ming dynasty, but I was very surprised to learn that it was actually the capital of China during World War II. I thought it was Beijing but no, Beijing is kind of a modern capital just in the recent years. Back then was Nanjing and then has been completely destroyed by the Japanese and we're gonna talk more about this very soon. And after that they moved it to Chongqing. I was in Chongqing last year and unfortunately also Chongqing has been completely destroyed. But it's fascinating because both cities now, Chongqing and Nanjing, are some of the most modern cities of China and I'm really happy to see that. So let's find a bicycle and let's start to explore the city of Nanjing together. Man, there is nothing better than being back in China and just rent a bicycle in a city center and just cruise around, drink coffee and just enjoy the the vibe of the city because, yeah, I really like the the vibe in China. So we are approaching now the modern and developed side of the city. As you can see the buildings are higher. I still love to come to China every time. I think this one is my fourth time. I keep coming back because, yeah, I truly enjoy it. And the country is so big that I just want to explore it more and more and more. So every year I would love to come back to China and explore a little bit more because there is so much to see. This is hands down the decade of China. After Covid the country has completely opened its doors to the world and especially to the western world. Because before Covid very few western tourists were coming to China. But now, thanks to social media, YouTube and especially the free visa policy, millions of westerners are coming here and I predict that in the coming years more and more people will visit this fascinating country. Because it has been closed and hidden for many years people are really curious to come here. Same what happened to me a few years ago and then I kind of became addicted to China. So apparently this is not only the financial center but it's also the shopping district of Nanjing. So you have a lot of people just walking around, shopping, eating. A lot of young people especially. And there is really a great vibe and I didn't expect this at all. Like really great atmosphere. I think also the weather helps a lot because today is a beautiful weather with a blue sky, sun. So far I must say that Nanjing is a very cool city. This Xiaomi brand is really crazy guys. It's probably the only one in the world that sells like a cell phone, watches, fridges, every electro domestic for the house. But at the same time they also sell luxury cars and sports cars. And their new cars are like really amazing and very powerful. What a brand man. Only a Chinese brand can have so many products. Even toothbrush. China is doing not only a fantastic job with tourism but especially with cars and motorbikes. Look at the quality man. They got the Brembo brakes, Pirelli tires. In the past four to five years they've blown away the entire world with what they were able to create. And not only electric cars. Of course that's their highlight and their real expertise. But also with combustion engine. I personally own a Chinese motorbike in Italy and man I'm extremely happy with the engine and with the quality of the bike. And the same is happening also with cars. They are literally taking over Europe. They are taking over in Asia as well. In the US of course they are kind of closed and they don't really want Chinese cars. But except there they are probably taking over the entire world. Another brand that is doing something similar to Xiaomi is Huawei. They also sell watches, laptop, all kind of electronics. And now they also make cars. Here it's not even allowed to enter. Only if you got the money to buy you can enter. But here you can. It's not a coincidence that at the same time those big automotive groups in Europe are struggling and almost going bankrupt. Like Volkswagen for example. And Chinese brands are growing year after year. I'm actually curious to know your opinion about this. And the Chinese people really buy a lot of these cars you know. You can see that they ask the information. They're really looking at the details. And then if you go out in the streets you see a bunch of these cars everywhere. The car that I was in I think is this one. L7. 279 000 RMB. While exploring Nanjing I discovered that there is this shopping mall that is called Deji Plaza. And it's the most luxurious shopping mall of Nanjing. And then I was doing a little bit of research with the AI of things to do, things to see. And of course you have all the luxurious brands which I don't really care. The Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Rolex etc. But then Gemini told me that the restrooms of this shopping mall are the most unique thing. Man I've never seen so many people in a shopping mall. It's unbelievable. They have Shake Shack here so I think I'm gonna eat a burger. They call them the million dollar toilets. And they are considered to be the most expensive one in the entire world. It's not only one toilet but actually every floor has its own dedicated toilet with its very unique style and design. Those toilets are super popular on the Chinese social media so they're very famous all over the country. This is so cool. I never thought that I would make a video in a toilet but I think in Nanjing it's worth it. And it's just the first of the many toilets of this shopping mall. On the sixth floor they should be the best one which should cost 2.7 million US dollars just for one toilet. And the reason is that instead of looking like restrooms they actually feel and look like luxury hotels or like art gallery. In one of them there is also a piano and the people can just sit and start playing the piano. This is happening inside the toilet. When Gemini told me that I must come inside here and check all the toilets I was like what the hell. But now I understand why because they are really really impressive. Each floor is like more and more. And I still haven't been to the sixth floor which should be like a garden or something like garden toilet. So this one is the fifth floor and I want to go one floor up. This one is cool but it's not my favorite one. I think the first one the one that looks like a nightclub is much better than this one. Inside this washroom there is a traditional Chinese calligraphy collection and also model books. This shopping mall is not only massive but it's full of surprises. So if one day you are in Nanjing and you have some free time make sure to come to this shopping mall and check out the bathrooms. But for now let's continue the exploration of Nanjing because we have few more places to see and also few things to talk about. I think the motorbike license plate is so expensive in China that motorbike don't even put it on. Look at that. Both of them without the license plate. I then jumped on a bicycle and I went to explore the most famous and the most beautiful park of Nanjing. So this is the Deji Plaza shopping mall and this massive tower right behind is the Ritz-Carton Hotel. I mean I think they have offices and then part of it or maybe the top of it is the Ritz-Carton Hotel. I don't know if you can see the sign. This tower looks like a small version of the Burj Khalifa of Dubai and we have a very similar tower also in Milano. It's called Unicredit Tower and it looks very similar. I think this one is taller and I can see that there is inside the Intercontinental Hotel. Huge. I think it's one of the tallest towers in the province here. That saved my bike. The CF-MT450. Look at this. The tallest building of Nanjing. He stopped. Let's see if we can catch him. He stopped at the traffic light. Very good. Exactly the same color. Hello. Italy has same. Italy. Same. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Very good bike. Man I miss my bike but very soon I'll go back to Italy and then I'll go back to Spain to pick it up so maybe in one month I'll be riding again. The amount of people is insane. To be honest I went there for sunset and as I said it's also a public holiday but I've never seen so many people in a park in my entire life. It was like really overwhelming the amount of people. So it's called and there are also five islands inside the lake. When you go to places like this one and days like today public holiday you can get a feel of how many people there are in China so you can start to understand how insane the number is but still for our brain it's almost impossible to comprehend it's huge. Actually one thing that really surprised me is that China's population is actually shrinking right now. For decades it has been growing year after year and now there are about 1.4 billion people but the United Nations is saying that the peak for China is already finished and in the coming years it will keep shrinking and shrinking. Over the next 30 years China could lose more than 200 million people. That's like the entire population of Brazil just to give an idea. Something similar to what is happening in Europe but in China it's happening at the much larger scale. Do you remember at the beginning of the video I said that Nanjing also has a dark and traumatic history? Well in this video we just focus on the modern and positive and vibrant side of the city. In the next video we will talk about what happened in the past because I think it deserves a separate video. So thank you so much for watching let me know in the comments down below if you have ever been to Nanjing or if you have never heard of it same as me until now and I'll send you a big hug and I will see you soon with the next video. Bye bye