shanghai vlog 💌 life in china, cute cafes, jing’an district, fun nights & what to eat
About this video
Via Li invites viewers into her world in Shanghai with this soft, aesthetic vlog that captures the city’s trendy yet relaxed side. Filmed in a warm, personal style, the video follows her through the leafy streets of Jing’an district, where she visits charming independent cafes with minimalist decor and specialty coffee. The atmosphere is cozy and aspirational, with gentle background music and natural lighting that makes everything look like a lifestyle magazine spread. Beyond the cafes, Via shows what a typical fun night out in Shanghai looks like, meeting friends at lively bars, trying creative cocktails, and wandering through neon-lit alleyways. She also shares her favorite places to eat, from hidden noodle shops to modern fusion restaurants, always focusing on dishes that are photogenic and delicious. What makes this vlog stand out is its honesty, Via does not just show the polished highlights but also includes quiet moments like getting lost in a hutong or deciding what to order from a street cart. For viewers dreaming of moving to Shanghai or simply curious about how young people live in China’s most cosmopolitan city, this 23-minute video offers a genuine, heartwarming glimpse into daily life.
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we got I'm a little hungry made out and I'm wearing a shirt like that is the only guy VI doesn't hate yeah y'all I have officially arrived in Shanghai like actually pretty big that's kind of insane it doesn't need to be this big but I would just want to be big enough where I can spread my suitcases out I think the only part that really got to me was making sure my internet runs and also calling a DD for the first time ta okay we to get you a hot drink no I always have this but I hate it cuz I have jez oh my gosh the best sh I've had really yeah I get
what you mean I just felt like a whole puddle behind my back both of us can't hold the umbrella right it's currently raining really oh she's not sus she's my friend crazy kind of fun though yeah it's kind of fun you have lash curlers but no tweezers what are we doing here so good all we're going to quickly shower and get ready because it's currently 9: one of my biggest things is that I really hate being late for oh my God I feel I'm like I'm like so bad at vlogging this right now because this entire time is just like a rush I think I'll be better I
think I'm just like adjusting right now we have just gotten ready and next we're going to call a d and we're going to go to the Jade Buddha temple hold up hold up hold up I see those comments yeah what are your favorite products yeah what's your skincare routine I going to tell you exactly what is my skincare routine and also what are some of my current favorite products hence I would like to thank the sponsor of today's video blooming Coco and in case you're wondering I got all these from blooming Coco they're basically a website that has like all sorts
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tints and like blush over it when I go out you can see it lift these these products here that I use um it doesn't lift my makeup we've been over this I love my tear tier cushion it doesn't irritate my skin and I'm not even going to lie this actually made my skin better which is kind of crazy I've been using this forever I just like putting it on my inner corners and also on my eye bag my Lippy that I'm currently wearing right now is the Roman in the shade dim mop I just love this collection of theirs I highly recommend you guys check out what they have
on blooming Coco and also if you live in the US good news they have very fast delivery speed and of course I have a 10% coupon code for you guys which is going to be linked in the description below it's going to be valid from the 26th of July to the 31st so yeah thank you blooming Coco for sponsoring this portion of the video let's get back with the Vlog my shoes are still kind of wet I can be it just a SYM you gotten you s me in your pocket turn on the telion me in the corner guys we didn't do an introduction yesterday so we're going to do it right now
introduce yourself hi I'm saki explain yourself in three words three words come on one one1 all right this is saki right now we are going to go to nin Road saki did a lot of research I didn't really do much research which is probably really bad going to stand there and look pretty babe with both look so freaking pretty today it's 12:30 I'm a little hungry my mind is moving a little slow literally when we were on the taxi my mind was not moving much she was giving the short responses yeah I was like just taking in what you were saying no but usually I'm a
talker so I'm a listener so that's good so now we are going to go eat hope we find cafe beans beans it looks want to document everything I like trying girl put your stand up I'm like this is bothering me to vlogging I'm getting we got a little Yogurt wait yogurt fing good this is like M wait don't record yet is it recording wow everything's really nice here everything's like very clean I could not spot a piece of rubbish if I tried M oh wow that's good the F therapetic yeah so saki um we're going to ask one question you for okay that's not true you don't
have evidence I was on Uber ubber make me nervous what are The Vibes you bring to the function trauma jumping and my Judy doll I put her on Judy doll guys oh your have foam on it we can have a I would lose my if you said no Che oh my god you like it try it that's so strong is that coffee you need to mix it look it's only in the bottom wait we're supposed to eat it together spit it out don't swallow it don't taste it yet I can't taste anything this tastes very similar to my coffee this is real it's coffee it's a coffee though it is it's a Muka it has
coffee in it 100% this is also made out of chocolate no it's not it actually looks like chocolate though until I saw the white thing looks like a gold piece of chocolate wait you didn't know I thought you knew I mean look how bruie this place is just interesting it's like a l gray Chon cake baked Peach on it no no no you want it no do you want it it's already in her mouth like if I said no in that situation the way she would slap me the way I should be so mad for the rest it's already going in my mouth but do want it that's really scary is that the
Shanghai Tower both so over stimulated I put poll on my Instagram and you guys told us to go to Yen apartment which is like a thrifting place we're currently waiting for our DD which is 14 minutes away oh yeah I see it a lot of cool rings like this one going to Vlog you want to be in my Vlog yay okay this one better wait guys here's a fit check for for y'all we don't look the best so just yeah so so I'm wearing a skirt I mean I'm wearing a dress and I'm wearing a shirt what do you bring to the table so dark give us nothing next I just want to tell you
guys something really important I know how to shake ass you can't shake the top of you done I did it next next person go girl come on okay oh my god dude her thing actually work this gu so H oh my God I think you didn't record it did it this is like going to be perfect oh we just had lunch it was very yummy it was so good and so cheap no that that top is actually good to shake off very close just cream wow can oh you look really good from this lighting too I can blow her out I'm sorry if it's really loud but look I got this you might be like what is this
it has cat ears see it I got this in case like it gets really hot in Japan this is going to save my life if not we us I already off I was sry simulated okay we're currently at Shanghai old Street I don't know if these are closed but look at those buildings do you see that they're so old we got tangu that's mine e how was theer room sorry both them it's really good and I wanted a mandarin I'm sorry oh my God should we get another one why why is it different tomato eggs it has tomato this one SL um is there a reason why a lot I'm so tired excuse me when I
come back I just want to sleep what the am I saying it's like I never thought like what would be a good reason to stay up but it's also just with friends especially when you're traveling like I'm not going to see these people all the time also I'm the only one that has a jet lag cuz saki's from Japan Leah and okay I wonder if they that up put on a see put on a see s down the water coffee here is hi guys we're currently at Chan Temple basically down there there's like a lot of people but this side right here there's like nobody here oh my God I feel like
I'm in a sea drama feel like a time travel you know you guys know those sea dramas okay no the architecture here is so beautiful people back then really live in these like damn is this where the girlies just sit and gossip this is so nice come here on Temple yay oh my touching my armpit what are your first impressions of Tian j j d I actually like that they're all like having fun with throwing the money what you eating a napkin I guess I'm the one cuz I'm so friendly why are you a black cat because I feel like I have more moments where I'm like quiet
Leah's going to bring us to get Shalom ball cuz I really want the saki to try Shalom ball and apparently this vegetarian Shalom ball it has soup in it and I don't know how that's going to work so I'm excited let's go let's go let's go let's go let's go wa people here you can tell this is like no wait time no it's really hot okay we just had dinner saki cried why did you cry the boss was so nice like he was just looking at us like a happy Grandpa and I just like was really nice Good Vibes good people good night good food good man people here honestly
really nice they like really warm like that is the only guy VI doesn't hate in she won't even go up yeah feel like like a what you want to hold it the mom behind is like old pink ah yeah yeah I I think people he like when you say sorry I just bought this ring cuz my original one was rusting I never seen metal like this like you see it's not too shiny was 925 today saki's last day in Shanghai but it's been so much fun like I always say literally my only purpose in life is just to hang out with the gires and right now saki's craving a sweet treat so we
want to go to Cafe maybe your girl wants to move to Shanghai for a while who the knows yes wait today we actually got home kind of early you can like multiple different things because you like one thing doesn't mean you don't like the other but I realize I I do miss a routine and I think the routine is really nice I think a routine is made to be able to like you know better yourself every single day okay good afternoon everyone today's my last whole day in Shanghai yeah saki is leaving a day ahead of me she's leaving today in the evening and tomorrow I
am leaving in the afternoon last night I went to the gym because I think my anxiety got a little bad just was life I guess I just got really anxious and I'm just like oh my God thank God there's a gym downstairs when I go to the gym I just feel better like oh these feel very like traditional that's so cool that's half a v that's so interesting stop no no no no no why because you always see that I have a mirror I need to have no I didn't even get I just got three bunnies no oh my God it's so good I could eat like 10 that's crazy oh like PE what's one tip
you would give to people who want to come here get your damn Visa yeah cu the girl did not get a Visa I feel my journey to get here which is pretty intense video go watch her video I camera and say my favorite is I feel it's like a very Bittersweet moment like it just feels like this entire trip doesn't feel like very short but at the same time it felt like I knew this place for a very long time definitely I feel like time passed by super fast and it makes me a little sad when I think about it I just feel like I reconnected with like a different part of
myself dude it's crazy how many malls there are like of course because I'm an introvert sometimes I'll just sit and disassociate and just be quiet you know the right people understand that the what the noodles are spicy this trip has been really nice I really like it put a gun to her head to make her say that was it really good yeah it was so good oh my God why did we get B that's so stupid this is an experience you know first time in Shanghai just so special I really wish I could have stay longer the next Vlog you guys are going to see is me going to be
is me and Tokyo when one Journey ends another starts that's life now overall this trip has been extremely good my flight tomorrow is at 300 p.m. so I'm just going to check out of here I don't think I'm going to film me at the airport because I think that's kind of boring for y'all yeah yeah in the comment section below guess of whether I'll have a mental breakdown or not yeah if any of you guys have some Tokyo recommendations let your girl know thank you guys so so so so so much for watching I hope you guys had a lot of fun watching this Vlog I love you
guys and I will see you guys all very very soon okay until then have an amazing rest of your day afternoon evening whatever I just hope you're doing amazing okay okay okay I love you guys and I'll see you all very soon okay byebye this is also made out of chocolate no it's not it actually looks like chocolate though until I saw the white thing looks like a gold piece of chocolate you