What Golden Week in China is Really Like

It’s Golden Week in China — the busiest week of the year, when 1.4 billion people are on holiday at the same time. I gave myself one challenge: see as many of Shanghai’s most viral sights and famous eats as I can in a single day… or let the crowds consume me. From a 6am sunrise at an empty Bund, to the chaos of Yu Garden, Michelin-listed soup dumplings, and the army controlling the crowds on Nanjing Road at night — this is what it really takes to survive the most crowded week on Earth. Is it worth braving Golden Week? Here’s my honest verdict. 📍 Shot in Shanghai during National Day Golden Week. Chapters: 0:00 1.4 Billion People 0:32 Arrival 2:10 Wukang Mansion 2:36 Viral Bakery 4:46 Sunrise 5:52 Nanjing Road 6:44 Site of the First CPC Congress 8:50 Getting Around by Bike 9:44 Yu Garden Chaos 11:44 Michelin Xiao Long Bao 13:26 Nanjing Road at Night 14:05 The Army TakeOver 14:53 The Bund Light-Up 16:19 Crossing to Pudong 18:02 The Viral Escalator 18:37 Was It Worth It? ▶ SUBSCRIBE for more investigative travel:    / seeshots   📸 Instagram: @seeshots #GoldenWeek #Shanghai #ChinaTravel