Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Nanjing is a must-see destination in China. We've been to China 5 times now, and Nanjing is one of our favorites. We really think it has the best food, and a lot to offer tourism.
First: Nanjing means South Capital, whereas Beijing means North Capital. Nanjing was the capital of China over the thousands of years of history. It's a special place, and the tourist attractions are aplenty.
We started at Qinhuai River, where we had a lot of fun. Great shopping. beautiful scenery, freindly locals... the place has it all. We picked up some souvenirs to go along with our memories, and considered it a perfect way to start a day exploring Nanjing.
Next, the city wall. Very historic, and very beautiful. Our favorite part was just how many locals were out and about using the massive park for sports, recreation, or even just admiring the scenic lake. Perfect weather, great atmosphere, and a sense of adventure through hiking and learning history. Another top tourist destination in Nanjing.
From there: we wanted to try the famous nanjing duck. This is where our day started to really take shape!
We ordered the duck from the restaurant with the longest lineup of customers-- typically a good move, in our opinion. Unfortunately, we realized that the store had no chairs. We weren't sure what to do. We started walking... hoping for a bar where we could get a table, buy some drinks, and eat our duck.
As we walked, we were amazed. So many young people in the street, and so much delicious looking street food! There must have been a dozen really tasty looking things. We ended up buying 4 of them... sort of spoiling our appetite for the duck, but no regrets! It was an awesome experience.
By the time we went back to our hotel, our duck was cold, and we figured we needed to give it a fair chance by trying it again the next day. It wasn't bad... it's just something about eating cold duck in your hotel room that didn't quite hit the spot.
And so: we went to a very fancy restaurant on the ground floor of the Shangri-La hotel. Steve even made a reservation for a table! At which point, we tried FELL IN LOVE WITH DUCK! (although: it was Beijing style duck, served in Nanjing. Unsure how the comments will react to this.
(The only problem with these long videos is: The timestamps/ music credits take up so many characters, I run out of space in the 5000 character max description. A small problem to have..:) )
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00:00 - VERY GOOD: Qinhuai River
6:29 - China is not Americanized
7:30 - The "Other Great Wall" of China??
9:57 - Must do in Nanjing: Walk atop the city wall
11:31 - Lineup for DUCK
14:39 - Pet bird eats icecream
15:15 - Nanjing STREET FOOD TOUR
25:37 - Is cold duck bad duck?
28:41 - Shangri-La restaurant arrival
32:40 - LUXURY Chinese food (first time)
44:16 - Honest thoughts of Nanjing
45:35 - No, robot! STOP!
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Nanjing is a must-see destination in China. We've been to China 5 times now, and Nanjing is one of our favorites. We really think it has the best food, and a lot to offer tourism.
First: Nanjing means South Capital, whereas Beijing means North Capital. Nanjing was the capital of China over the thousands of years of history. It's a special place, and the tourist attractions are aplenty.
We started at Qinhuai River, where we had a lot of fun. Great shopping. beautiful scenery, freindly locals... the place has it all. We picked up some souvenirs to go along with our memories, and considered it a perfect way to start a day exploring Nanjing.
Next, the city wall. Very historic, and very beautiful. Our favorite part was just how many locals were out and about using the massive park for sports, recreation, or even just admiring the scenic lake. Perfect weather, great atmosphere, and a sense of adventure through hiking and learning history. Another top tourist destination in Nanjing.
From there: we wanted to try the famous nanjing duck. This is where our day started to really take shape!
We ordered the duck from the restaurant with the longest lineup of customers-- typically a good move, in our opinion. Unfortunately, we realized that the store had no chairs. We weren't sure what to do. We started walking... hoping for a bar where we could get a table, buy some drinks, and eat our duck.
As we walked, we were amazed. So many young people in the street, and so much delicious looking street food! There must have been a dozen really tasty looking things. We ended up buying 4 of them... sort of spoiling our appetite for the duck, but no regrets! It was an awesome experience.
By the time we went back to our hotel, our duck was cold, and we figured we needed to give it a fair chance by trying it again the next day. It wasn't bad... it's just something about eating cold duck in your hotel room that didn't quite hit the spot.
And so: we went to a very fancy restaurant on the ground floor of the Shangri-La hotel. Steve even made a reservation for a table! At which point, we tried FELL IN LOVE WITH DUCK! (although: it was Beijing style duck, served in Nanjing. Unsure how the comments will react to this.
(The only problem with these long videos is: The timestamps/ music credits take up so many characters, I run out of space in the 5000 character max description. A small problem to have..:) )
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - VERY GOOD: Qinhuai River
6:29 - China is not Americanized
7:30 - The "Other Great Wall" of China??
9:57 - Must do in Nanjing: Walk atop the city wall
11:31 - Lineup for DUCK
14:39 - Pet bird eats icecream
15:15 - Nanjing STREET FOOD TOUR
25:37 - Is cold duck bad duck?
28:41 - Shangri-La restaurant arrival
32:40 - LUXURY Chinese food (first time)
44:16 - Honest thoughts of Nanjing
45:35 - No, robot! STOP!
▶︎ BEST eSIM we use for our travels: holafly.sjv.io/o4v9gb, and use code JETLAGHOLA5 for 5% OFF
Music in the Video:
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Music: If I Had a Chicken - Kevin MacLeod • If I Had a Chicken – Kevin MacLeod (N...
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Music: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma • Not Too Cray – Huma-Huma (No Copyrigh...
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Track: Feel — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release]
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Watch: • Feel — Land of Fire | Free Background...
Free Download / Stream: alplus.io/feel
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Track: Inside — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release]
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Also, I used the song Ave Maria by Franz Schubert in this video... I don't think I need to mention it because it is public domain. But just in case, shoutout to Franz.
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