I never thought China would be like this ...

Travel into China more, not for the events or business, just as an ordinary tourist, don’t followed the crowd, and…the English medias. The more you sink into this Nation/civilisation, the more you will be fascinating by its beauty and uniqueness. Worth a lifetime to explore it.

Haha, been following your China trip closely. As someone who has been living and DJing in South China for 16 years now, I need to tell you that EVERYTHING you are experiencing is 100% normal here lol. Take it all in and enjoy because this country is totally unique from any other place in the world. I really can't believe that they just let you fend for yourselves at the train station though hehe. And last minute decisions from the authorities when they start getting super worried about crowd sizes is also normal. That creates massive pressure on the promoter who, in turn, pushes you to keep it tame. Technically speaking, every playlist performed in China must be approved in advance (with lyrics written out), but in practice I've never seen this enforced. Welcome to this great country and if you make it down to Shenzhen hit me up! Been a huge fan of yours since Covid :P

Loved this content! I’m from the UK and been living in China for 13 years - everything you experienced is relatable. Just got to enjoy the ride. It’s such a complex, fun and fascinating place. Come back soon.

Hefei is NOT an international city in any sense, and it can be inexperienced in organizing a huge international event like the VAC music festival. Within two days, this event attracted a whopping audience of 126,000! This is the unprecedented number of audience in any outdoor event in the history of this city. So security should be a top concern. If they are inexperienced in handling some issues, pls show greater tolerance. It's an emerging megacity that is reputed for hi-tech manufacturing. Come for a stay and you'll not regret.

damn , my hosue is like 10 km away from the VAC stage and it was shaking the whole night . That music is crazying as hell.

Am happy many people are visiting China’s enjoying the beautiful country 🎉

7:05 Well I have no idea bout if James or the crew gonna see this comment. I’m one of the guys who made the DJ gears supply of that festival. What I need to say is the festival NEVER told us about needing of CDJ2000NXS2s ahead of time. They asked 18 CDJ3000s in total (didn’t show us the riders) and we were surprised that is every artist on the lineup using CDJ3000s now? Anyway we tried our best to find those 2000NXS2s and I believe the show is fantastic. BTW I’m the guy wearing blue SUBARU jacket at the back stage, started watching James live on YouTube since 2-3years ago maybe. Cheers :)

VPN is fine, lots of Chinese people are using VPN, and no one cares.

I live in Shanghai. For an idea of the size I regularly take a Didi (Uber) from my university in the "suburbs" of Shanghai (where you will still find massive high rises and huge modern shopping malls) to my friend's place in the western "downtown" of Shanghai on mostly an eight lane highway running through the city. It's 20 km away! But costs only 8 pounds!

Just to clarify, reason why you can't access google and YouTube etc, is that those american companies do not agree to obey Chinese law when operating in China, that's why they got kicked out. But trying to ban or force sell tictok is another whole new level as tictok follows all rules and laws americans asked for

These videos are seriously some of the best content I have ever watched on YouTube. Takes regular tour recaps to the next level!

James welcome to China and awesom video! Too bad missed the show this time. Come again dude to Shanghai!

Hefei is a bit more conservative city that has less foreigners, the government does not want young fans to cause any issues that they cannot handle. Big cities Shenzhen, Guangzhou would not have no such issues at all. Shanghai is the best place to be for western shows.

I'm soooo excited for this!!!!

I am Chinese. I have been using VPN for more than ten years without any problems. It is not illegal to use VPN. It is illegal to use VPN to do illegal things.:face-blue-smiling:

Amazing episode! I was laughing out loud during parts of it. China looks bonkers but you guys handled it well. Good work! 👌👌💪

Regarding the VAC music festival, I want to clarify a few things. As a fan of James Hype, I was thrilled that he could perform in China. We prepared various flags and banners, but on the day of the event, all the rules changed: Alcohol sales were prohibited, flags were not allowed, and there were even incidents of security using excessive force. The organizers were just as shocked and angry as we were. Despite the rain, all the ravers came to enjoy the music and celebrate the May Day holiday. Since I was at the event, I can tell you that the atmosphere was fantastic. Almost no one was standing still; everyone was immersed in the music. From the start, I was shouting James Hype b**ch and singing along until the end. I hope you can come back to China soon!! We are very grateful for the music and energy you brought us!! You and Charlotte de Witte were the most popular acts at this festival, with your videos being shared across all social media platforms

That grocery scene where James is asking "What's this" reminds me of that scene in Borat where he's asking the supervisor about every single product one by one😂

As an ex Flight Attendant I relived each of the funny things that happened to you guys on this trip. My friends and I were as puzzled and clueless as you were. Hiiiilarious! I laughed the most on your China trip!! 🎉Chinese people are a lot of fun!

The crowd in china is on another level!!🔥🔥