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Jasminia Gough takes viewers on a virtual walk through Shanghai, focusing on Yu Garden, the Bund, and older districts. Filmed during a live TikTok broadcast on a cool morning in March 2025, the walk begins near a temple while she is recovering from a cold. She comments on renovations, demolitions, and the quiet streets, then explores Yu Garden's archways, pavilions, bridges, and koi ponds. Along the way she answers questions about solo travel, the cost of living, food, and accommodation. She describes Shanghai as expensive, but food and some budget lodging as affordable, and notes that transit is a major expense. Her tour contrasts traditional architecture with newer buildings and construction.
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A quiet morning in Shanghai
Jasminia Gough's video is a live TikTok walk through Shanghai, filmed on a cool morning in March 2025. She starts near a temple while recovering from a cold and walks through older parts of the city. She notices renovation and demolition work, construction crews heading to work early, and streets that are quiet at that hour. Some architecture reminds her of Chinese gardens in Sydney, and she observes the contrast between colonial-style buildings and traditional structures. The broadcast includes conversations with viewers about the city's cost of living, her health, and her travel experiences.
Jasminia then visits Yu Garden, admiring its archways, pavilions, bridges, and koi ponds. She compares the garden with Chinese gardens in Sydney and wonders whether Yu Garden may have inspired them. She also passes a tea house and an outdoor shopping area, suggesting how the city changes in the evening. The walk includes a temple, older districts, and streets where few people are out.
Travel costs and daily life
While answering viewers, Jasminia says Shanghai feels expensive and identifies it as China's most expensive city. She says food is affordable, while hotels and transportation account for larger expenses. She discusses budget accommodation, searching social media for deals, and comparing the cost of plane tickets with trains on longer journeys. She prefers solo travel because it lets her keep her own schedule and names Dali in Yunnan as her favorite place in China.
Jasminia also answers questions about street food, live broadcasting, and apps for travel. Her advice for eating street food is to use common sense and watch food being prepared. She says broadcasting live on YouTube in China requires a certain number of followers, platform approval, and a VPN, and names Alipay and WeChat Pay as useful apps. She describes the morning as peaceful and comments on friendly people and the city's mix of old and new buildings. Her walk is a visual tour rather than a food vlog, taking in the architecture of the Bund and Yu Garden.
During the walk, Jasminia answers questions about travel style and everyday practicalities. She prefers solo travel because she likes to follow her own timetable, and she says Dali in Yunnan is her favorite place in China. She recommends comparing flight and train prices for longer journeys, looking for accommodation deals on social media, and packing warm clothes for Shanghai in December, when it may snow. She remarks that many retail stores open at 10:00 a.m. and stay open late. Her comments about health reflect her own recovery from a cold: she recommends hot water, nourishing food, and rest. The live broadcast moves between questions from viewers and observations of the street scene.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: How expensive is living in Shanghai?
- A: Jasminia describes Shanghai as China's most expensive city and says it may be among the world's most expensive. She compares the costs with rent in Australia but notes that food and some budget accommodation can be affordable.
- Q: What is Jasminia's favorite place in China?
- A: She names Dali in Yunnan Province. She says she feels like a fish out of water in Shanghai and prefers the experience of Dali.
- Q: What is her travel style?
- A: Jasminia prefers traveling alone because she can follow her own timetable. She discusses that preference while answering viewers during her live walk.
- Q: How does she recommend managing travel expenses in China?
- A: She suggests looking for deals on social media and being careful with spending. She finds food inexpensive, while hotels and transportation tend to be the larger costs.
- Q: What advice does she give about street food?
- A: Jasminia recommends using common sense and watching the food being cooked in front of you. She notes that many kitchens in China are open.
- Q: What does Jasminia say about broadcasting live on YouTube in China?
- A: She says a creator needs a certain number of followers, approval from YouTube, and a VPN. She discusses this in response to a viewer during the live broadcast.
- Q: Which apps does she recommend for China?
- A: Jasminia names Alipay and WeChat Pay as useful apps and suggests downloading them before traveling.
