Travel is war. Battle Trip! Let me introduce today's special host. It's Cao Lu! Hello. Hello, I'm Cao Lu. – Last time, I came on as a trip planner. / – Right. (She took a trip with Lee Hyejung) (Cao Lu planned a trip to her hometown, Zhangjiajie) I was so happy that my trip won. Right, her trip won. There's a reason why Cao Lu is the special host today. Today's theme is China vs. China. – I see. / – China. Our guests today are even more confident in their trips than Cao Lu was. I'll see about that.
Yes, you will. – They're like celebrity tour guides? / – Yes. – Wow, sounds like fun. / – I can't wait. Let's bring out the trip planners and travelers! Come on out! (The trip planners and travelers) – DinDin. / – DinDin! Hello. Hello. Our special host is Cao Lu. Who knows more about China than she does? – Yeah, she's the expert. / – She's Chinese. But these guys won't lose to Cao Lu. If it wasn't for our planner, we wouldn't have experienced the beauty of China. She was the greatest trip planner. – Going with someone that knows the place… / – Yes. Makes the trip even more fun. Jaehwan and I went to Shanghai… – With Professor Seo Gyeongdeok. / – Right. I thought we'd be with someone like Professor Seo… – Which is why I agreed to this.
/ – But? But we got a younger and better guy. That's why the trip was really meaningful. – It was meaningful? / – But? But? – But? / – You agreed to go but? Jaehwan was so chatty. He talks non-stop. Jaehwan, how was the trip for you? I went on a nice trip with DinDin last time. Right. That's why I was happy to travel with him again. And we had a great trip. If you say that, how does that make… – What? / – DinDin… How does that make DinDin look? – We have to win this battle. / – Really? We had some nice memories… – But some bad ones too. / – Actually… What are you doing? If it was just us two… – It could've been bad. / – Yes. But our planner planned the perfect course. He stopped us from fighting, he speaks Chinese… – He recommended all the food. / – Right. – It was the best.
/ – I'm so curious. We've been doing this show for almost 4 years, but we've never had the planners show up in masks. This is the first time. Let me tell you about our planner. She's the best possible planner for a trip to China. – Really? / – Yes. Because she's traveled through two-thirds of China. If she's traveled through two-thirds of China… – She must be like 60 years old.
/ – Right. She's traversed that huge country. She must really like traveling. Two-thirds of China? She's been to almost everywhere in China. – She's a true master of a trip to China. / – Right. – A master. / – It's… – Who? / – Who? It's… – Who? / – Who? It's Kang Raeyeon! Raeyeon. If you've traveled through two-thirds of China, it's like you've seen the entire world. I've been to two-thirds of China. Two-thirds? I've been everywhere except the Northwest regions like Urumuqi. Every place is different, right? Yes. Sometimes, the language is different. The people even look different sometimes. – Right. / – Some look Central Asian.
Why are you being so sweet? Don't do this here. It must've been hard on you, Hyun. Just wait and watch. He lost weight. We have Raeyeon on our team… – So we won. / – We got this. We're going to win. – For us… / – Yes. This guy is young. – He's young? / – What? He's a young guy. – Very young. / – So she's old? He knows all the hot places. Right. He knows all about that stuff. And this is most important. He had all of his schooling in China. – Really? / – Not all of his schooling. He was there until he was a freshman in college. – You said two-thirds of China.
/ – He's exaggerating. I exaggerated a bit. The planner that planned our perfect trip is… – Who? / – Who? Hongseok of Pentagon! (Hongseok of Pentagon) So handsome. – So young. / – He was great. He's so handsome. He's young. So handsome. I agree that he's young. How long were you in China? I lived there for 4 years. Where? – When you were in high school? / – Yes. You came to Korea when you were in college. – Right? / – Yes. You must've gone to a lot of diners for students. – Cheap eateries. / – Right. You'll be shocked when you see our footage. – Why? / – Why? We went to a restaurant where VIPs go. That was incredible. You really went to a diner? – This is… / – It was amazing. Your team might be in trouble. I thought you went to a diner. Where in China did you go to? We went to a place you have to go to in China. We went to Beijing. – Beijing. / – Yes. Beijing again? – That would be played out.
/ – Yes. But you can go to the Europe of China if you take a 40-minute train ride from Beijing. – We went to Tianjin, the Europe of China. / – Tianjin. – Tianjin. / – Tianjin. Tianjin is a port city by the sea. It seems like a foreign country. A lot of people go there to take photos. But we didn't see the sea. Is there a reason why you chose Beijing? – Beijing. / – Beijing and Tianjin… Is where I used to live. – And restaurants chosen by travelers… / – Yes. Are different from restaurants chosen by locals. A different vibe. – So you visited your home turf. / – Yes. – I haven't been to Tianjin. / – What? – I haven't been to Tianjin. / – Why not? – You've been everywhere. / – There's nothing there. But the place we went to is where all the Chinese people want to go to. A place that Chinese people want to visit. The place locals most want to visit.
– Kunming and Lijiang of Yunnan Province. / – Lijiang. – I've been there. / – Never heard of Lijiang. A lot of young people go there. Young people go there? Yes, it's where you fall in love. – You fall in love there? / – Yes. You go alone and come back with someone. We should've gone there. Geez… We should've gone there. You should've been on our team. We went to Lijiang because it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But we didn't know it was a city of love.
They have a lot of bars and clubs. A lot of young people go there. Right. I've never heard of that place, so I was worried at first. I didn't know about Lijiang. It is kind of unfamiliar. I didn't know about it. But when I went, it was amazing. – Amazing. / – It was my style. So vibrant! – Hoyoung. / – Yes? Stop turning your head so much. Your hair is going to hit someone. He's hitting his own face. We went for the show, but later on… – You'd take your friends? / – I'd go back. That's what came to mind.
– It's very exotic. / – Right, like Jeju-do. – Very exotic. / – It's so pretty. And you have to go now. – It's hot now. / – Yes. – But there… / – It's hotter. It's always cool? It's like spring all year round. That's great. It's always spring. This is the best time to go to Beijing and Tianjin too. Why? It'll get hot in July and August. So June is the only time to go. No, no.
– For us… / – All year round. I don't think we can beat them today. Don't pick a fight with Raeyeon. No, no. She's strange. So, it's China vs. China today. We have our 100 impartial judges in the audience today. Hello! (100 judges in the audience) We believe in Raeyeon when it comes to planning a trip to China. I can't wait to see Lijiang. Show us the map. Yunnan Province. It's so far. – It's near Myanmar. / – That's so far. It's closer to Vietnam. Yes, the border is near Hanoi. Unfortunately, there's no direct flight to Lijiang.
There are direct flights to Kunming. Then we took a night train to Lijiang. A train with beds. – It takes 3 to 4 hours during the day. / – 3 to 4 hours. But they give you time to sleep at night, so it takes 9 hours. You can have a full night's sleep. – It's 9 hours to North Korea. / – That's not good. As soon as you said 9 hours, some of the audience members were like… – A day of lodging… / – No, but… Yes. If you take your parents and you're worried about the long train ride… – You can take a domestic flight from Beijing. / – Really? – It's a 3 to 4-hour plane ride. / – Around 3 hours. I heard the region is on high altitude. 2,400m above sea level. – But you don't feel it. / – Sounds really cool. Isn't that too high up? – Hallasan Mountain is less than 2,000m high.
/ – Yes. I didn't feel a difference in altitude. But when you go up higher… – You have to be careful. / – Lack of oxygen. – Altitude sickness. / – Right. – You'll get sick if you go higher? / – Just take medicine. Just take care of yourself. I'm sorry, but you have to take medicine to go on this trip? Some people might experience a headache. So just like you'd bring digestive medicine, you should bring medicine for altitude sickness if you're going there! You wouldn't? Of course you would! We're at a disadvantage because it takes so long to get there. But when I look back on my trips, it's always the tough ones… – That are the most memorable. / – Right. Rather than taking a direct flight somewhere, it's more worthy of bragging if you go somewhere that doesn't have direct flights. – People… / – Places you can't get to easily. Why are you laughing, Hongseok? They're so shameless. Nice one. – Nice one. / – Nice one! – Nice one. / – Nice one, Hongseok! Nice, Hongseok! – They got us. / – Nice one.
Nice one! – He's in Pentagon, right? I see. / – Anyway… For us… If both trips are great, take a flight to Beijing, enjoy yourself there and then take a plane to Lijiang. – That would be the best. / – The best. – You can enjoy both places. / – Right. Let's stop fighting and watch the footage. I don't want to act shamelessly anymore. Let's stop the quarrels now and… Raise awareness of Lijiang! Put more effort into it! Hyun doesn't want to do it.
He really doesn't want to do it! So embarrassing! Get over here. You stand in front and do it. I'm not doing this. Just do it once. – Just once. / – Just once. – Right here. / – I hated this the most! Stand there. You have to, okay? Do it right this time. Our chant is… Raise awareness of Lijiang! (One sunny spring day with a nice breeze) Hello. – Hello. / – Hello. – This is so amazing. / – I saw the episode… When you were on the show last time. You went to China. You're really good at Chinese. I was shocked. Have you been to China? Never. Me neither. – Not even once? / – Never. Just trust me. – Just trust me. / – She seems reliable. – We trust her. / – Yeah. Of course, teacher. Ms. Kang. That's so funny. I feel bad for him. I've been to China twice and I've seen two-thirds of the country. I haven't seen everything… – But I went backpacking… / – Two-thirds? – Two-thirds? / – Two-thirds? They get along well. – Well, I've seen more than half of China.
/ – Wow. Chengdu was great. I loved Sichuan too. But I've been saving this place. – You've been saving it. / – Yes. You've been saving it, you cherished it. It's somewhere that needs to be visited several times. – My gosh, there's a place like that? / – Where? Here's a hint. Do you know the animated film, "Spirited Away?" Yes! – I love that one. / – They based it on this place. It's Lijiang which is in Yunnan Province. It's pretty. Have you been there? Yeah, just once. It really is like the movie. Right? Especially at night. (Lijiang) (A mysterious ancient city with 800 years of history) (A blessed place that's spring all year round) The air is really clear too. (I love it here) (The place Chinese people most want to visit) (Lijiang, Yunnan) Oh, I see. I like traditional things too. And Lijiang… Has the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. That's what it's called. It's always snowy there. So what do you think is below the mountain? Probably a river. Yes. The snow comes down and because of photosynthesis, the water is the color of jade.
There are a lot of package tours there. – It's pretty. / – It's really beautiful. And this mountain is part of the Himalayas. It's part of the same mountain range. We can't go to the Himalayas, but we can go here. – If we're in Lijiang. / – Of course. – We can't miss it. / – Question. Yeah. Is there a direct flight to Lijiang from Korea? No, there isn't. So instead, we'll take a night train from Kunming. The night train takes 9 hours. So if we sleep on it, we'll be there when we wake up. You've traveled so much… – And you know a lot, so we'll follow you. / – Right. – Anyway… / – Lead the way. I'm not exactly an expert… – But I've traveled around China a lot. / – Right. And we're going somewhere I want to visit again. I want to do a good job. And I want to win this. They went to Lijiang on "New Journey to the West," but I want to show people more about the stuff Lijiang has to offer.
– Since we're going to Lijiang… / – Right, Lijiang. Raise awareness of Lijiang. Raise awareness of Lijiang? – That's a good one. / – Raise awareness of Lijiang. Raise awareness of Lijiang! – If you do it, anything would work. / – Right? – Raise awareness of Lijiang! / – Yeah. Raise awareness of Lijiang! (The 4th biggest country in the world) (China is filled with nature and tourist attractions) (One of the best places to travel, Lijiang) It's a World Heritage Site. This entire village. (A mysterious city with culture and tradition) – Wow, so picturesque.
/ – It's really big. – How nice. / – Yeah. – Is that Jungfrau? / – It looks amazing. – Look at the water. / – That water was spectacular. – I'll never forget it. / – I've never been there. No filters. It's really that color. (She speaks Chinese just like a local) I'm going to show you something really surprising. Just trust me. Yes, of course we will, Ms. Kang. (Kang Raeyeon) (Actress, a master of traveling in China, trip planner) (Such loud reactions) (The reaction master or monster) (Warning, he can be very tiring) (Frivolous) Stop that. I'm going to do it! Just watch me! (I'm going to conquer this region) (Kim Hoyoung) Wow. Everyone stared at us, for real. Follow me! – Hyun already looks tired. / – Oh, no! He doesn't seem to want to be there.
How fascinating. He's let go. Sing your song for us. (Who am I? Where am I?) He has no presence. He has no presence. Let's raise awareness… On Lijiang! (So energetic and noisy) (A strange group that has good chemistry) What? Action! Jade Dragon Snow Mountain! (Get drunk on the views and the fun) (You'll see the trip to Lijiang soon) That looks amazing. Wow. I thought this was fake. Seriously. – Can you believe that view? / – I can't.
(Lijiang, Yunnan) (4-hour flight, currency CNY) (1-hour behind Korea, 220V, you need a visa) (Lijiang Station, 9:00 a.m.) It's kind of cold. It's really chilly. We've arrived in Lijiang! (Lijiang is 2,400m above sea level) This is my first time in China! He keeps the tension up. So energetic too. He's going to be like this the entire time? – That's how he is. / – Really? – Except when he's asleep. / – Of course. This is my first time in China. How is it? It feels… A bit… Like I'm at Daeseongri Station in Korea. A bit. I thought it was Daeseongri Station. Anyway, we're here. – We have to prepare. / – Right. – And wash up. / – Yes. How do we get to our lodging? We take no. 4 bus. Let's take no. 4. – By bus? / – Over there. The bus stop is right there. Let's go! Follow me! (Take Bus 4 in front of the station for 1 hour) (It takes 20 minutes by taxi) (Day 1, Old Town tour) (Day 2, nature tour) (The warm sun shines on) (This quiet place) (It's pretty from up close) (And grand from afar) This is the Old Town of Lijiang I talked about.
We're in the Old Town of Lijiang! (Hoyoung never gets tired) We have to endure him. These water wheels are a landmark. Water wheels. This place is a World Heritage Site. This entire village. – The entire village? / – Yes. – And there are a lot of minorities here. / – Wow. 90% of the Nashi live here. – The Nashi? / – Yes. – It's nice here. / – Right? – It is nice. / – Look at the ground too. Yeah. It's all stone. Wow. – Your outfit… / – Yes. Since this is an old town… Isn't that an Egyptian look? I'll be the fashion icon of Lijiang. You look great.
Our colors look great today. Let's go see this. Let's go see this. So… Today is May 1st, which is Labor Day. That's why there are so many people here. Usually, there aren't this many people. What are those? The last time we got together… – We talked about flags. / – Yeah. But flags are so played out. And since I'm a musical actor, I brought masks! Masks. So when there's a big crowd… We have to use these as a signal. So when we go to the places you take us to, we'll rate those places. We put the masks to our faces and you ask us to rate the place.
Then if we like it… 1, 2, 3. (Smile) Let's say it was lame. 1, 2, 3. We could do this. I hated this part of the trip. Too artificial. I can tell Hoyoung loves doing stuff like that. But… Let's raise awareness of Lijiang! – Let's go. / – Let's go. We're entering the Old Town now. (A quaint-looking stone path) The paths here remind me of Kyoto, Japan. – Yeah. / – Right. There's something mysterious about this place.
– See this stony path? / – Yeah. It's exactly the same as 800 years ago. The path was built during the Ming to Qing transition. – Really? / – And they've preserved these buildings… That were built back then too. My gosh… If you look to the right… – You can see a waterway. / – Yeah. The water wheel follows the waterway. There are waterways in every alley. This is so pretty. (You can enjoy the waterways in the alleys) Actually, I thought things would be big. I thought everything would be grand. But Lijiang has a coziness to it. – It's charming. / – Yes. I feel like I'm in a cartoon. – With this view, right? / – Yeah. I feel like I'm in a movie. It's a strange feeling. (Just walking around this place is therapeutic) We had to pay an entrance fee. But they use that money… – To preserve that place. / – Right. And it's so clean. It really was. No litter at all. There was no litter. Even the public bathrooms in the Old Town… We always imagine public bathrooms to be dirty.
– They're really dirty. / – But it was clean? Yes. – Very clean. / – Totally clean. – I said a lot of minorities live here. / – Yeah. The Nashi's Dongba symbols are here. – On this mural. / – Let's see it. Look. The only glyphs that still remain on Earth. It's still used now. – It's 1,000 years old. / – Really? – These drawings represent words. / – Yeah. – This person has his left hand up. / – Yeah.
If you couldn't draw back then, you couldn't write. You're right. – I would've been in big trouble. / – This is ground. – Ground. / – Ground. – This means land. / – Yeah. Just ground. – Full? / – Yeah. There are a lot of dots. – Yeah. / – It means this person ate. Without all this… Hungry. – My gosh! You're right.
/ – Empty stomach. – And… / – Full and empty. – He has his mouth open. / – Yeah. He wants to eat. His mouth is open because he's hungry. His mouth is open because he's hungry. Really? This one has his mouth open and he's eating something. – Hey, look at this! / – My gosh. Pregnant. A baby in her stomach. You can see a baby. – If there are dots in the stomach… / – Yeah. – It's food. / – It's being full from food. If there's a baby, it means pregnancy. Wow, so interesting. So intuitive. (These Dongba symbols are fun to learn about) Cute, right? They still use these.
– That's interesting. / – I want to memorize these. This is fun. So much fun. Look, all the signs have Dongba symbols. Those are all Dongba symbols up there. Since we're here, we'll do something for the newbies in China. We'll get our hair braided and wear traditional clothes. – Like dreadlocks? / – Yeah. I love it! I love it! I want to do that! Is there anything you want to do? Anything you want to do in China? Since I like clothes… Traditional clothes. I really want to try some on. They have a lot of minorities there, so they have a lot of traditional clothes. You'll have a lot of fun. I bet you'll buy some. You are correct! Correct. I love it! Alright, let's go. – It's here? / – Are you okay with this? Like this. – How does this look? / – My gosh! Wow… I've always wanted to get dreadlocks. I've always been into stuff like this. I'm going to rate this place now. Go ahead. 1, 2, 3. (Totally satisfied) This is when he stopped talking. From here onward. Exactly from then on. Nobody cares about what I do.
– Hey. / – Yes? It's tough love! (Hyun does fine all by himself) Hello. (Fluent in Chinese) Oh, so many different kinds. Yeah, pick and choose. This is the new one. – My gosh. / – For this year. How long does it take for one braid? 5 to 6 minutes? – Okay, let's sit down. / – That's fast. Have a seat. Sit. We'll go in order. That looks pricy. It isn't expensive. – Really? / – Yes. Around 10 yuan? – The prices there… / – Are really cheap. – It's cheap. / – Super cheap. They raised the prices since it's a tourist site, but it's still cheap. (Raeyeon is getting traditional neon braids) Nashi people braid their hair like this. – This is their tradition. / – Really? I fall asleep when I get my hair done. – You fall asleep? / – Yes. Close your eyes. Hyun, you got your hair braided too. – Sure. / – yes. You definitely look like a Korean tourist. Why am I reminded of getting my head shaved for the army? Hyun and Hoyoung are getting different braids.
How do I look? Yours will be tied up later. (How will they change?) I want to wear a unique outfit. (Outfit rental, $17) (Looking at traditional minority outfits) They have a lot of minorities there. A lot. In Lijiang? – So many different ethnic groups. / – Right. – Do I look good? / – Yeah. You… You look good. (Can't get hotter than this!) Here he comes. The celebrity of Lijiang. (I'm the star here) Everyone stared! They're all staring! Weren't you embarrassed? I loved it. (I will protect Hoyoung) I'm embarrassed already. (General Lee Hyun) The people are taking photos! Here she comes from behind. – Here she comes. / – Here she comes. (China is my turf) (Raeyeon became a Nashi girl) Raise awareness of Lijiang! Clap, clap. – Clap, clap. / – Clap, clap. Back this way. Let's go! (Where are they going?) Again. Let's face forward and strut again. (I'm here to conquer this alley) I can't do this with him. (Even as she complains) (I'm a general) I love this outfit, but what kind of outfit is this? This is a Zhuang outfit.
– Zhuang. / – Zhuang. And this is a Yi outfit. – Yi. / – Yi. And this is a traditional Nashi outfit. – Nashi. / – Nashi. So, is your wish granted? You know what's funny? I took a photo of myself and sent it to my mom. – You know what she said? / – What? "Just buy it now." "Buy it now." "You can pull it off.
Buy it now." She told you to buy it? I told her I was renting it. This outfit makes me feel imposing. It makes me stand like this. – Your hair is standing up. / – It's like… – He kind of looks like Bao Zheng. / – Yeah? Bao Zheng? "Off with his head!" Anyway… Why did you pick this outfit? – You want to take photos. / – Of course! Let's take some photos. – Let's go. / – Let's go. – Where? This way! / – Let's go. – Bye! / – Let's go. (They go to take photos) – Do I look weird? / – I'm so embarrassed! (He makes a flashy exit too) When people wear traditional outfits on this show, they don't always look good… – But that outfit is perfect for him. / – Yeah. It wasn't just us.
– A lot of people… / – A lot of people… – Wore lighter… / – They wore traditional clothes. Our outfits were a bit too much. When you go to Gyeongbokgung… – Like how people wear hanbok? / – Right. It's just like that. It would be a lot of fun for a couple to go and wear those outfits. (The sky looks even bluer this afternoon) Aren't the umbrellas pretty? So pretty.
This is a photo spot. Let's go. Go, go. Hurry. (If you walk along this narrow alley) (You can see umbrellas of various colors) (In the sky) – All the alleys are so pretty. / – Yeah. – All the places look like this? / – Yes. It's really big too. It's like China mixed with Kyoto, Japan. – It's like that. / – It's very Asian. It's so pretty. Very artistic. Pose, pose. 1, 2, 3! (They take a photo at the entrance of the alley) 1, 2, 3! Pose! Me too, me too! This is for social media. – Yeah. / – It's so pretty up there. The umbrella alley. No matter where you take a photo here, they all come out good. What's with that mannequin? Our general. It's like, "Welcome to Lijiang." (The view is even nicer since the weather is nice) – So pretty. / – Right? – So pretty. / – Yeah. When you walk around here and look up at the sky, you might fall in love.
(Just walking around here is romantic) If you a guy and a girl came here… You end up getting closer looking up. – Like this? / – So as you take in the view… It feels like you'll fall in love. A bit. – It's a great place for couples. / – Totally. – It looks like a movie set. / – My gosh. (They can't help but be impressed at these views) Such a pretty alley. Yeah. Let's take a nice photo here. Good! You're her guard! The guard! What is this? You can't help it in that outfit. (Modest) Like this. (A guard for these two very energetic people) Still standing there? I shouldn't laugh. A guard must not laugh. – Got it? / – Got it? Yeah. (He maintains his act) I think he's enjoying himself.
He enjoyed himself. He picked that outfit. Hyun. (At the waterway with a guard) – So pretty. / – Yeah. – They're all pretty. / – No matter the background. Yeah. (All photos come out looking good here) It was great. Everything is so colorful. This is fun to watch. It's traditional, yet vibrant too. There's so much to do for fun here. And it's the friendliest city in China. – Really? / – Because they get a lot of tourists… It's the friendliest city. It's a lot of fun during the day, but there's a lot to do at night too.
I want to come back at night. I bet they have a lot of bars. Think about how nice this place would be at night. – Imagine the views. / – Yeah. – The lights… / – Kaoliang, kaoliang. – Let's have a drink. / – Kaoliang! – With the lights on. / – Why don't you two drink? – You can drink. / – I'll pour your drinks. Yeah. It's no fun drinking alone. The water looks so clean. Wow! Look at that! – Gosh, coffee. / – It's so pretty. A cafe. Hello. (Enjoying the waterway and the willow tree) (A camera) Action! Pose! Zoom-in! Make a sad face. – Make a sad face. / – Sad? You're sad. Did that look sad? Sad. Look like you miss someone. – Alright. / – This way. We're filming! Look sad. (So sad) (Warning, he can be very tiring) Enough! (I'm still not done having fun) – Look at the owner.
/ – The owner. Look at his face. Sing your song. – The owner… / – He's so chic. ("I Was Able to Eat Well" by Homme) (Hyun's impromptu performance with a djembe) (He sings so sweetly even while playing the djembe) Aren't you hungry? I'm starving. We haven't eaten anything in China! Alright, alright. Then… We'll go this way. – Let's go eat. / – Go, go! Go, go! (I have everything ready) (Bet you've never been to a food court in Lijiang) (The highlight of traveling) A food court. – That looks great. / – My favorite! That looks good! Don't those mushroom and eggs look good? – Yeah. / – Those were so good. (Try some) There are 18 special dishes in Yunnan. The 18 Wonders of Yunnan. – Wonders. / – Right. There are 18 dishes. And they sell all of them here. Let's see what they have to eat here. Wow. – Ta-da! / – What's this? Let's eat.
– My gosh. / – Let's eat now! This is tofu. A tofu dish. – I think you guys will like this. / – I love it. The crepes should be good too. I love it. And they're famous for their mushrooms. We have to try the mushrooms. Wow, this looks great. – Look. / – My gosh. We're going to eat here? How do we eat? Whatever you want. Pick what you want to eat. These are mushrooms and quail eggs. – They're famous for mushrooms. / – Gosh. Let's eat this. A fried quail egg. Yeah. That looks good! – Those are mushrooms? / – Yes. – Mushrooms. / – This big. They put quail eggs in there. Should we each try one? Not too spicy. 3.5 cents. – You pay for everything separately. / – Yeah.
(Next to the mushrooms) (Are skewers) Want to try lamb? – I don't eat lamb. / – Me neither. Okay, then have the beef. (You have to have skewers in China) – This is tofu. / – Tofu. A tofu dish. – Koreans should like this. / – Really? Probably. – Let's try it. / – Yeah. Should we order 3? It looks spicy. It is. This grows on rocks. – On rocks. / – It's a plant. It's a type of collagen. (A rare delicacy) – This is really good. / – Yeah. You can't get it anywhere else. I bet you've never even seen this. – What is that? / – It's a flower that grows on rocks. But they aren't mushrooms. – Do we take the food? / – What? – Yeah. / – We take the food? (You have to pick up the food yourself) Okay, let's pay for this. Stay there. I'll go pay.
I'll go find a seat. Okay. (Hoyoung finds seats with his food) You bring this. – Bring it? / – Yeah. (This newbie in China is left all alone) I can't speak the language, so I can't ask him. The language… I don't speak it. (Now it's time to enjoy the street food) Let me tell you the order. (Grilled mushrooms, rock flowers, beef skewer, tofu) They grow a lot of mushrooms here. Try this first. It tastes like teriyaki sauce. (Looks so good) They put a fried quail egg on top? The quail egg is on top. – The seasoning… / – It's on top. They cut up the inside for the seasoning.
A fried quail egg on a mushroom. Good, right? You like it? – It should be good. / – This is good. It's kind of sweet. If you didn't tell me it was a quail egg, I would've thought it was a chicken egg. It doesn't seem like a quail egg. (In one bite) Try this next. This is collagen. – It's a flower that grows on rocks. / – Gosh. It's called a rock flower. Flowers that grow on rocks. (A rare dish that's hard to come by) (They chew on the collagen) – Good, right? / – Yeah. It tastes like a combination of sea cucumber and tree ear. Yeah, it's kind of like a mushroom. Like in a seafood stir-fry. The mushrooms that come in that. It tastes like that. Eat it with the onions. They're sweet. If it was just these rock flowers, it wouldn't have been good… – The onions. / – But it's really good because… – Of the onions. / – They're sweet. The onions are so sweet. Interesting. I can't believe there's a flower like that.
They're just chunks of collagen. For real. So good for your skin, people! For your skin. Write it down. What was it? – Rock flowers. / – Rock flowers. Rock flowers. Are you a salesman? They'll be sold soon, people. Try the beef. (I am the court lady today) (Eye-opening) This is good! It's like the ones in Seoul… – The lamb skewers. / – Right. It tastes like a Chinese lamb skewer. But this has more lean meat. – It's like grilled soy-marinated beef. / – Yeah! It's lamb skewer seasoning, but this is beef.
– This is good. / – Yeah? I don't eat lamb skewers. – Yeah? / – Yeah. What a relief. (Yum) This tastes a lot better than the lamb skewers in Seoul. – Really? / – Yeah. – It's nicely grilled. / – Yeah. – Nicely grilled. / – Nicely grilled. They can really grill meat. They make good food? They make good food. I'm curious about this, but also afraid.
It looks like it'll taste the strongest, which is why we saved it for later. Koreans really like this dish. (A boldly seasoned tofu dish) I want to try the tofu. – That's fried tofu. / – So unique. – And it's braised, right? / – Right. It's fried and then braised. How is it? It must not be good. Tell us if it isn't good. Hold on, I'm curious too. This is new. I haven't tried anything like this. It's good. But… – It's like Korean braised tofu. / – Yeah. – It's like that. / – It has the same texture. – It's like the Korean dish. / – They're all the same? – Yeah. / – Yeah. We need rice with this. If you mash this into some rice, it would taste even better. Try it. It's not bad. – Yeah. / – Yeah. Eat it. The aftertaste is really sweet. (This is his first time in China) (He's really enjoying the food) This is our first time eating in China. I thought Chinese food would have a strong scent. – But these dishes don't smell that strong.
/ – Yeah. But this is what I always struggle with when I'm abroad. It's a bit salty. – A bit. / – Yeah. I was afraid of trying the food here, but these were all good. (Time to rate the Lijiang alley tour) Time to rate this place. I have to rate this place. We'll rate how the alley tour was as a whole. – Let's rate it. / – Alright. 1… (The first course Raeyeon planned) (How will these China newbies rate it?) I don't think Hyun would rate it great. I don't think Hyun will smile. (Smile) – So cute. / – Thank you. (Both of them were very pleased) I'm smiling now, right? This was just a snack. The main meal will be…
Dried rib hot pot. Hot pot. – Dried rib. / – They grow mushrooms there… – So the mushrooms are good. / – True. It's different from the hot pot we know. – A different pot. / – It looks like beef bone soup. The pot is different. And the meat is dried ribs. (Day 1, Old Town tour) (Special Lijiang hot pot) (The lights come on once the sun goes down) (Lijiang's night is a lot flashier than the day) You have to try this in Lijiang. Dried rib hot pot. – I like hot pot. / – I remember that. It was really hard to get a reservation here. Let's go to the second floor. Okay.
(A great place to enjoy some hot pot) My gosh. – It's so nice here. / – This place is nice. So, dried rib hot pot… "La" means dried. "Pai gu" means ribs. "Huo guo" means hot pot. So it's dried rib hot pot. This is the only place you can get it. – I like that. / – You can only have it here. What are dried ribs? Doesn't that sound new? – I'd like some dried ribs too. / – Right. Is it seasoned? The meat is seasoned, but it isn't salty. Since Lijiang has a high altitude, they salt their meats to preserve them. It's salted and dried. So if you add it to the hot pot, it seasons the soup. – The broth? / – Yes. And it tastes delicious. It isn't tough. (Time to try the dried rib hot pot) (Here is the dried rib hot pot) (Dried rib hot pot) (Large dried rib hot pot, $15.20) (Vegetables, $9.20 total) (Wow) So different.
– Yeah. / – It's totally different. It looks like chicken soup. Yeah, or short rib soup. It's going to start boiling. You have to add a lot of veggies. As it boils… – Should we have a toast? / – A toast. You get drunk fast if you drink at a high altitude. – So this is just for the occasion. / – Yeah. (They have a light beer) Raise awareness of Lijiang! (A swig of beer) (And cleared the cup) This is good. – A bit bland, right? / – Yeah. This is 52 percent alcohol. Yunnan kaoliang. (Koreans are used to kaoliang) We're used to this smell. It smells familiar. (Hoyoung gets a whiff) I can't drink this. I'll just smell it. You drink it. – I'll do a toast with this. / – Okay. Raise awareness of Lijiang! (They try the kaoliang) (He just smells it) So much for going hiking tomorrow. It smells so good. This stuff was so good.
It was great with drinks. – I want to try the broth. / – Go ahead. Try it with no meat in it. (They try the broth with just the vegetables) (My gosh!) This is… (They're all loving the broth) It'll get better as it boils for longer. – It tastes like chicken broth. / – Yeah. It's like ginseng chicken soup. Slightly salty. This is chicken broth. You have a good sense of taste. It's been boiled a long time, so it's thick. – Gosh. / – Remember this taste… Because the mushrooms will change the broth. I want to try it with the mushrooms. Look at those mushrooms. The mushrooms were delicious. It smelled totally different. The mushrooms made the broth taste healthy. Let's try some. (They try the wild mushrooms cooked in the broth) Let's try some. You have to eat the mushrooms fast. They're so chewy. I want to try the broth again. (The taste of the mushroom broth is glorious) I feel like my throat just got healthier. (Becoming one with the wild mushrooms) Already? Hoyoung reacts like that with everything.
– We can't trust him. / – Yeah. Believe it! You have to have it with the veggies. – Even ginseng chicken soup… / – It's much better. It tastes like they added oriental medicine. It tastes healthy. (Slurps) This feels like it's making my throat healthy. I feel like singing. I'm not sure if I'm just feeling this but the texture is different from Korean vegetables. Maybe it's the chicken broth, but they taste different too. Might be due to the high altitude. Compared to the hot pot I've had… – This is different. / – This is totally different. The dried ribs. – I'm curious as to how it'd taste. / – I wonder too. It's like short rib soup. The broth is so good. – The meat is a bit salty. / – Yeah.
It's because it's been salted and dried. They can preserve the meat a long time that way. It's chewy, but not tough. It doesn't break apart in your mouth. It's like eating boiled meat. Out of all the short rib dishes out there, this is moderately chewy. All Koreans would like this. – We can enjoy this easily. / – Yeah. (It's best to eat ribs with your hands) This is good. Gosh, I want rice now. (This delicious dish makes him crave white rice) It'd taste so good if we add rice to this broth. Yeah. And this is super cheap too. It's around $40 for all of this. Wow. Even cheaper without alcohol. – This would be expensive in Korea. / – Yeah. People that like to drink would drink a lot here. That's why I'm drinking a lot. Tell me if you agree that you have to try this dish when you come to Lijiang.
Okay. Should you try this or skip it? Express with your face. 1, 2, 3. (Everyone is satisfied) – Great expressions. / – He's excited. That was the loudest you've laughed. You must really like it. My vein nearly popped. (Ow, my head) I really like this. – So people must try this? / – Yes. It's very good. We saw the OId Town of Lijiang. We're going to see nature tomorrow. We saw something really old today. Something old has its charms but it can't beat nature. Let's say, "Lijiang should win" and have a toast. Okay. Lijiang should win! (Battle Trip Part 2 will be aired soon) It's the next day. It looks early. – That's their lodging. / – An inn. We stayed at an inn. A lot of traders used to come here. So they still have a lot of those inns. But they made the interiors nicer. The WiFi worked great at our inn. – Really? / – Yes. We only see those in wuxia movies. All the stores look like that. They drink tea there and end up in a fight. Right. They flip the tables over. It's a nice morning.
It's too early. They call this too morning. It's too morning. – But this is part of a trip. / – Yeah. We can't just sleep at the inn. – That's so wasteful. / – True. We should enjoy some tea. (A special tea time at the alpine region) These inns all serve tea. Since we're going hiking today, I asked them for this. – These are tea bags. / – Tea bags. But to make it seem nice… (The Old Town of Lijiang is as high up as Hallasan) (So it's good to drink tea to prevent altitude sickness) Raise awareness of Lijiang! (I don't want to get altitude sickness) Is he coming hiking with us? He's up early too.
He's annoyed that we woke him up early. This tea for altitude sickness… I smell rosemary. – It's really… / – Yeah. I thought it would be bitter. – It isn't. / – It smells really nice. How do you book a room at an inn? – Is there an app? / – You can use an app. It's so easy if you use this one app. – I want to stay there if I go. / – Yeah. Drink some of this. We'll have a light breakfast. Today is the highlight of Lijiang. (The highlight of Lijiang) The highlight of Lijiang. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Where are we going? Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. – Where? / – Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If we end up going here, I want to show you Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain of Lijiang. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. That's too hard to spell. – We can go all the way up? / – Yes. – But… / – We'll die. But we won't do trekking that difficult. We'll take a bus and take a cable car to the top. This, right? Look, look, look! You said "Look" 26 times.
Look, look, look, look! It's emerald color. I took a photo there and it looks just like that. There are a lot of 2 or 3-day tour packages. It'll be a one-day tour. We'll take a bus in Lijiang up to here. It drops you off and then comes back. It's like a shuttle. We can get off here, look around, spend some free time, and then get on the bus when it shows up again. (You can see the places you want to see) (The reason we came to Lijiang) It goes up like that? My gosh. I haven't been there. It's like the Himalayas. It's part of that mountain range.
– The same mountain range? / – Yes. It's a very famous mountain in China. It's higher up than Jungfrau. – It's higher. / – 5,500m. (Day 2, nature tour) (The beautiful snowy mountain) No filters. What you see now is what we saw. Things never look as good on camera… – As they do in person. / – That's true. If it looks that good on camera… – In real life… / – It's incredible. – It's incredible. / – You'll go there… And just space out. Just spacing out there is therapeutic. I want to go there to space out. (So many amazing views even on the way) It looks amazing.
I can't believe this is China. – It's so exotic. / – It's like Switzerland. The way there looked amazing. It was only a 40-minute ride. – Doesn't it look great? / – I haven't been there. I've never seen clouds so up close. Since it's an alpine region, the clouds are so close. – And they seem to get closer. / – Right. The view of the clouds getting closer was amazing. It really does look like Switzerland. (They arrive at the snowy mountain) My gosh. – Look. This is… / – The snowy mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain! Before we take the cable car up, I want to show you something even more amazing.
– More amazing than this? / – Yeah. I'm already impressed with this. I can see why many Chinese go here. (What view is better than the snowy mountain?) That beach by the lake… It's emerald. We're going to see that from up close. I'm going to faint. You'll faint when you see this. (Ready to see the unreal view) – Amazing, right? / – I can't help but say wow. – Amazing, right? / – Wow. My gosh! – What happened? / – What did you see? – Wow. / – You can see the mountain's reflection. What is this? The reflection in the water… – Is that for real? / – Isn't this CG? (You have to see this before the mountain) Wow, how is this possible? – No way! / – Wow, this is insane. – So pretty.
/ – Amazing. (Blue Moon Valley) I didn't go there when I went to Lijiang. Many Chinese people visit this place. It's a destination many Chinese people visit. They all come to see this. They have the Old Town and all this nature. You have to see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. And if you come here, you have to see Blue Moon Valley. – You can't miss it. / – Yeah. (Blue Moon Valley) I like how they have a bridge. When the cars pass over, you can see… – The reflections in the water. / – Yeah. It's surreal. – It's like a big mirror. / – Yeah.
– Wow. / – Wow. Such a clear view. – You can see the bottom of the lake. / – Yeah. Hongseok, you seem surprised. (Nervous) I went there on a field trip. – Is it really like this? / – Yes. Can we expect something like this from your trip? – No. / – For us… – No. / – Our trip is a bit different. – You have to go here. / – This is insane. It looks like a painting back there.
Gosh, so picturesque. (It looks like the world is upside-down) (Blue Moon Valley is the gem) (Of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) – My gosh. / – Amazing, right? That isn't a painting down there. – You can see all the trees in the reflection. / – Yeah. The water is so clear that you see everything. – Are you glad we came here? / – I can't even talk. Raeyeon's tour is amazing. It was hard, but we came here early to avoid the crowds. I wanted to show you this amazing view… – But not with a big crowd. / – It wouldn't be as nice. That's why I made you all wake up early.
It's good to go early if you can. We went really early. – It wasn't crowded at all. / – To avoid the crowds. No wonder not many people were there. Because we went early. (It's like they have the valley all to themselves) This is where we'll take photos. My gosh, a photo zone. A photo zone. (Photo zones are usually crowded) Take a photo, please. Stand there. My gosh! Move a bit this way. Yeah. (Moving) 1, 2… (My gosh, so picturesque) Those came out great. People might think it's an app. – Yeah. / – Seriously. That looks Photoshopped. I can't believe this is China. This is different from the areas of China you went to, Hweejae. – Hweejae. / – Yes? Why are you so quiet today? He's out of it. I don't have anything to criticize. – Isn't this amazing? / – Yeah. (It's hard to stay sane with this insane view) Why am I running around? I'm becoming like you. – You fell for the Hoyoung magic. / – Yeah. – When you look at old postcards… / – Yeah. – They look like this. / – True. This is insane.
(This is really hard…) This is insane. That camera is waterproof. – Shall I put it in? / – Yeah. Take your shoes off and go in. – Go in. / – Take your shoes off and go in. I don't think so. Try it. – Can you reach? / – See how clean the water is. – The water is so clean. / – The bottom. The water is from the melted mountain snow. Photosynthesis made it this color. Usually with lakes, there's a reflection, but you only see silhouettes and not the colors. – But you can see everything here. / – Yeah. You guys are our opponents, but I admit this is great. Thank you. (Blue Moon Valley is therapeutic just to look at) I said this when we went to Europe, while we were watching TV. I was so surprised at how beautiful everything looked in person. Pictures in books and postcards can't capture everything.
You have to come and see it in person to really get the full picture. It's the same for this place. You have to see it for yourself. (This beauty that can't be captured) (The next place they go to is a waterfall) – The cameras. / – The cameras. I'm going to take a video of this. Nice. Nice. (Now they're filming a clip at Blue Moon Valley) Hold on. This is a video. You're drinking. Ready… Action. Hold still. We found it! Jade Dragon Snow Mountain! Hoyoung made us do that! They're actually playing this. I thought they'd edit it out. That will be a meme forever. I'll pretend I didn't see that. (Time to get skincare with the glacial milk) – Isn't this place amazing? / – Yeah.
– You would've regretted it if you missed this. / – Yes. This place is amazing, but it's time for us to go see the highlight which is even better. – We're going up? / – We'll take a cable car up. The cable car. Finally, finally, finally. I've never been on one. – Towards the peak. / – To up there! – To up there. / – Let's go! – Let's go! / – Come on! (I'm never going to get used to this) Get used to it! (Going to the cable cars) How is the water that color? I can't believe it. If it's too expensive and far to go to Switzerland, you could go here instead. Switzerland is too far. – It's too far. / – Canada is too far too. (They take a bus to the cable cars) (They arrive at the cable cars) – There's no way. / – No way. I don't think Hyun's going to make it. My friend was like that too.
My friend couldn't go up with me. We're at the cable cars. But Hyun wasn't feeling well. We're 3,300m above sea level. This can happen. So he needs some time to get adjusted. – He shouldn't push himself though. / – Yeah. The cable car goes up really fast. It gets to the top in 8 minutes. Let's meet up again for dinner, okay? – Okay, don't push yourself. / – Better to rest. Gosh. Was he feeling ill the entire time? A bit. I wasn't feeling so well before we left, which is why I was worried. And I have trouble sleeping too. I tried to go up without much sleep.
If you're feeling 100 percent… Yeah. – You can make it up. / – Really? – But you shouldn't force yourself. / – Yes. You feel much better after coming back down. It goes away immediately. – Right. / – You feel better once you come down. Yes. (Hyun goes back to the inn) (And these two get in a cable car) Just in case. What's that? Oxygen? Do they sell those? – No, they give them out. / – And they sell them. – It's oxygen. / – Oxygen. It's good to inhale some before you feel anything. – Ahead of time. / – Like a motion sickness patch. Yes. Just hiking up would be fine… – But it goes up fast? / – It takes 8 minutes. You arrive before you can get adjusted to the air pressure, so it's good to breathe in some oxygen first. – It's so fast. / – Yeah. (Snowy mountain cable car) (From 3,356m to 4,506m) (A fast cable car that goes up 1,150m in 8 minutes) (They'll finally see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) Look how fast it is! (They both have high-pitched voices) (It's very fast, so keep that in mind) – This isn't so bad.
/ – Yeah. It's fine. Hyun wasn't feeling well today. Yeah, it's not because of this. He didn't get enough sleep. When I traveled here, I walked up this mountain. How? There were no cable cars then. – I rode a donkey. / – Oh, my God. I'll probably see the path I walked up. Gosh. (The path is still there) Raeyeon, you walked up that path? – See that path? / – That! That! – I took a donkey up. / – This path. – You rode a donkey here? / – Yeah. I rode a donkey. How did I do it? – See that path? / – Oh, there's a path. – See the stairs? / – So that's how it looks. (They got cable cars over time) (But nature still looks the same) – This is the highlight of Lijiang. / – The highlight. We're going up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. I should've gone up there too. – Hyun, you're seeing this for the first time? / – Yes.
They're here! Look how cheerful he looks. No altitude sickness. I'm so excited! It's a bit cold. Better put on more clothes. – Should we put more clothes on here? / – Yeah. (Padded jackets are included in the package) I don't want to wear what everyone else wears. – Wow! / – Wow! (Make some noise) (How will the snowy mountain look from up close) My eyes hurt! – This is insane! / – My gosh! Man, I should've gone up there too. Compared to Jungfrau in Switzerland… – It's much higher. / – Right. So many people. It's 1,000m higher than Jungfrau. Wow. No need to go to Switzerland! Just go there! Just go to Lijiang. – I went. / – Okay. I went to Switzerland, but this looks nice too. Right? I told you. (The view is majestic and surreal) (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) (The snow looks like a silver dragon on the mountain) (5,596m high, 35km long, 13 peaks) (The plants and animals here are rare in Korea) (This is why we came to Lijiang) When is a good time to go? October is the best. Make plans after watching this and go in October.
Or during summer. Yeah, going somewhere cool during summer. That would be great. This place is great. – It's amazing. / – Yeah. The wind… It's so nice out! – Look, look. / – It's here! We're 4,506m above sea level. The snowy mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain! – This is amazing. / – Yeah, it really is. My gosh. That view over there makes you feel like you're floating on air. – Look. / – My gosh. Makes you feel like you're floating, right? We're at the same level as the clouds. My gosh. (This is more than twice the height of Hallasan) – It was great.
/ – I can't believe I missed this. You walked on clouds. He didn't talk much anyway. But now, he's not even in the footage. You could just go to the green room now. Quiet, you! I was most excited about going up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. – But you missed it. / – He was very sad. I was annoyed at how I got better right after I came down.
We took a cable car and we're 4,506m high. See that red flag up there? – Up there? / – Yeah. The highest one can go here is 4,600m. Want to walk up there? I'm fine with staying here. Mountains look best from far away. Of course. We're happy with just this view. (So many people are going up higher) A lot of people go up higher. Because it's so close. There's very little risk of altitude sickness. So a lot of people go up. Can you ski here? – Shouldn't we go sledding? / – Should we? – Wow! / – Wow! Oh, so that's the sled. It was so much fun. (Unexpected satisfaction) That is so fun! – You have to ride this! / – Don't miss it! 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. Hoyoung, your clothes look like a traditional outfit. Where is that from? I brought that jacket since we were going to China. But I didn't think it would look this good. Raise awareness of Lijiang! (This place gets a big smile) I'm hungry now. – You are? / – I'm hungry. – Our last meal is the highlight. / – The highlight! Nashi homecooked meal.
(Nashi homecooked meal) Sounds good. (Day 2, nature tour) (Nashi homecooked meal) (40 minutes by car back to the Old Town) We saw the highlight of Lijiang… – And this is our last dinner. / – The last dinner. And it's time for Hyun to recover. – Yeah. / – Thank you. Do you feel better? You look better. – Eat a lot. / – I feel fine. – I just need to eat. / – Let's go up and see. Let's go up. This place is really good. – Let's go inside! / – Let's go inside. (What are they going to eat?) (Ingredients that grow on the mountain) (Prepared in the traditional Nashi way) (Drool-worthy grilled pork belly) This meal doesn't look that impressive. No, this is the meal even our staff… – This place was really good. / – Enjoyed the most. – Really? / – This place is so good. – Really? / – What's that? – Wow, what's that? / – Pork belly. This place was really good.
Is that ham? – What is that called? / – Larou. – So that's what they ate. / – Grilled pork belly. Right. This place looks like a home. Yeah. I said there are a lot of minorities here. This place serves Nashi homecooked meal. The owner here is Nashi. They remodeled this home into a restaurant. That's why it's so cozy. She's here. Hello. (Raeyeon fluently orders in Chinese) They have grilled carp. The carp that lives in the water from the melted mountain snow. It's a carp that beat altitude sickness. – Impressive, Raeyeon. / – This is really important. – Yeah. / – Ordering. "Korean menu." "Pictures." Too bad you couldn't make it up to the mountain, Hyun. Yeah, you should've gone with us. You didn't sleep so well last night. – That's probably why you felt unwell. / – Yeah. – Right? / – Yeah. I looked it up. Altitude sickness won't hit you if you're feeling well.
We have to show people as many nice places as we can in a short period for this show. So for those that travel to Lijiang, they can take a longer trip where they can get plenty of rest… – And still see everything. / – Right. That would be better. I'm so hungry. So that's how the grilled pork belly looks. My gosh. (The rice really stands out) You can ask for more rice. They have all-you-can-eat rice here. – All-you-can-eat? / – Yeah.
– All-you-can-eat. / – Right. 2 yuan per person and it's all-you-can-eat rice. I thought you said my name. (We're used to seeing this in Korea) (Nashi-style grilled pork belly, $4.30) (Restless) – People… / – That looks so good! – They didn't live in dirty water. / – Calm down. – Imagine how clean… / – Don't eat that. – The fish from that water is. / – Eat here. (Will it taste familiar?) (Hyun tries the rice first) It's cured but not salty at all. It's perfectly seasoned. Hyun, you don't like salty food. – You like mild seasoning. / – This is so good. You like it? Koreans would like this. It's like Korean pork belly. Yeah. – This is like really thick bacon. / – Yeah. But with better texture. And it's nowhere near as salty as bacon. Now I know why this is the representative dish. They always have this at a Nashi restaurant. Just like all Korean restaurants have kimchi stew and bean paste stew. – And spicy pork. / – It's like that. – You need one plate per person.
/ – Yeah. Like how foreigners are amazed at Korean pork belly… – This is really interesting. / – Yeah. – Imagine how good the pork is there. / – Yeah. – Totally. / – It'd be so tender. – And it isn't even that fatty. / – Yes. The wild mushrooms are famous here. – So we have to try some more here. / – Yeah. We eat mountain herbs near the mountains in Korea. It's like that. You can only eat that there. You can't compare these with Korean mushrooms. The texture is totally different. (Wild mushroom stir-fry, $6.60) (Raeyeon tries it first to check the spices) – It's so good.
/ – It is? The texture is like agrocybe chaxingu mushrooms. The mushrooms are so good. It's a bit salty. That's why you need rice here. That way they're like Korean side dishes. It tastes very Korean. These mushrooms are from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Wild mushrooms. I can really smell the mushrooms. All they used is salt to season this. There's no separate sauce. You're smelling the mushrooms. (It's seasoned with just salt) I like dishes like this. Rather than strongly flavored dishes. You like the natural flavors of the ingredients. They aren't that moist, but they have a nice and chewy texture. (Amazed by the scent and texture) They don't get crumbly. When you chew this, it's like… – It reacts. / – Yeah, it pops.
– They react with scent. / – Yes. When you try some… (So good it makes you tremble) They hate it. I love eating next to an open window. Yeah. These carp lived in the water from the melted mountain snow. Isn't that a fake carp? – How is it $5 for carp? / – No way. (Mala grilled carp, $5.20) (Staring) How is it? (This is good) It's good. This place can really cook. I heard carp doesn't have much meat. The skin is chewier than most fish. It really absorbs the seasoning well. That's why it tastes so good. We ordered the mala sauce.
– But it isn't too strong. / – Right. This isn't hard for us to eat. Right. Not much sauce is on the meat. It's on the vegetables on top. So if you eat the fish with the vegetables… I bet that mala sauce would taste great mixed with rice. – Of course. / – With white rice. Mala is really popular in Korea these days.
– They have mala dough flakes now. / – Yeah. – Mala pork hocks, mala noodles and so on. / – Yes. (Calm down) So cute. Since this is a tourist site, I think the food here is catered to tourists. Many Chinese people travel here too. It's a tourist site. That's why it isn't that cheap here. Yeah. So how much do you think all this food at a restaurant like this would cost? I'd say around $15 to $20 per person. Per person? Maybe in Korea. But all this food isn't even $20. (So cheap) For the three of us? And there's all-you-can-eat rice. – Gosh. / – Yet it's less than $20. – Wow, that's amazing. / – Really? $20 for a meal like this. (The most cost-effective restaurant in Lijiang) (Time passes by) Is it over? – There's nothing to criticize. / – It's a perfect trip. – I want to try living there for a month. / – Yeah. – Right? / – This is the place to do that.
– Really? / – Chinese people do that. – In the inns? / – Yes. Even yesterday… – The Raeyeon tour… / – I hate this! It's time to rate it with our faces. Time to rate this place. 1, 2, 3. (Raeyeon gives it a big smile) (What about the other two?) Thanks! 2, 3. (Super impressed) Thanks! – Are you moved? / – Yeah. Really? I tried to look as happy as possible. I really liked wearing traditional outfits. That was unexpected. – Really, Hyun? / – He really liked his outfit. – People asked me for photos.
/ – Right. That was a fun experience. My favorite part was being so close to the sky. That was so exciting. That was my favorite part. And eating this food when we came down. – It's so familiar and comforting. / – Right. I feel great. I'm so happy that Hyun felt better after coming down and enjoyed the meal. Yeah. Anyway, the Raeyeon tour to Lijiang was wonderful! That's why… Raise awareness of Lijiang! This is my least favorite part. (The trip to Lijiang comes to an end) Is there a separate app to book an inn? – You just…
/ – How do you find a room? They're all on the hotel app. Just like booking any other hotel rooms. The day we checked out, a Korean mother and daughter came. – They booked a room through the app? / – Yes. What do you type in? – Inn. / – I-N-N. Just type that in and you can book a room. It isn't hard at all. That's important. How much did your trip come out to? The money we spent during our 3 days in Lijiang… How much? – Per person… / – Per person? $332. – It's that cheap? / – Yes. Yet you did so much. – Even with the hotel? / – Yes, it's all-inclusive. It's not like they did that much. They just walked around and took a cable car. We'll see when we compare it to your trip. I bet we did more. It's warm during winter and cool during summer. It's spring all year round there. Try on a traditional outfit as I did, eat the delicious food… – And get your hair braided? / – Yes. – And it's cheap? / – Right. Everything was nice there. Even the lodgings have amazing views, so you all should go too.
Here we go. Would you go on this itinerary to Lijiang? Please vote! It seems hard to get there. No, just believe me. 9 hours on a train sounds like a bit much. I couldn't send my parents there. What are you saying? We saw the trip to Lijiang, China. – Next episode, we'll see… / – The young blood. Hongseok. The trip to Beijing and Tianjin that 26-years-old Hongseok planned. Look forward to that. We'll see you all next time. – Thank you! / – Thank you! (Next episode) It's Tianjin! Great! Tianjin, Tianjin! (Hongseok, DinDin, and Jaehwan) (Enjoying Beijing from the sky) Everything here is better than I imagined. (A paradise for foodies) This is it! Impressive. (Battle Trip) ("Savanna" by OnlyOneOf) .