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) .