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Hi, my name is Siying Chen and I'm Banana in Beijing
Today we've arrived at Houhai, which in Chinese literally means "Back Sea"
Now this place is pretty touristy but I think there's a reason why it's so popular
Let me show you around
So my friend has been living in the Houhai area for about a year
Tell me something you like about living here
Actually, after moving here I feel like now I'm living in Oriental China
There are a lot of restaurants, shops, cafes and bars in the Houhai area
And if you go to any of the hutongs in the back
You'll get an experience of authentic Beijing
Follow me as we go to the souvenir shops
So this area is almost a hundred years old
And it's the traditional Chinese hutong
This particular area is for souvenirs and that part is for bars and restaurants
There are some other hutongs where people are still living
But these are national heritage
Ooh...silk
As you can see behind me, this chuanr or kebob restaurant is really popular as you can tell based on the line
Should we try some?
We finally got our chuanr after waiting for about twenty million years
Let's see how good it is
It's kind of raw but really good
A lot of spices
Good good good
What are you gonna eat?
Siying: What did you order? Tanveer: Squid balls
Squid balls? Takoyaki, right?
What does it taste like?
It tastes like squid balls
This is the Houhai bar street
On China's Got Talent, one girl become huge/popular, she was a bar street singer
I just found our most outrageous thing of the day
Behind me are a pair of gold-faced military men
They're my favorite singers
Siying: So when did you guys form your band?
Band: It's been like two years together
Band: Drummer one year, and the two of us two years
Siying: So your dream is to be a musician? Band: Yeah
Siying: That's great. I love artists, I'm also an artist. It's tough, it's tough making money, right?
We really enjoy your music. My friend here, he comes here all the time, just to listen to you guys perform
Siying: He says you're better than the original artists Band: No way
Tanveer: Seriously, I checked on YouTube, listened to the original ones and I loved yours