Mr. Beat's video: Beijing and Shanghai Compared

Visit http://www.audible.com/mrbeat or text "mrbeat" to 500-500. Right now, for a limited time, save 60% on your first 3 months of Audible. That’s only $5.95 a month. Give yourself the gift of listening. Buy my new Compared series mug: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/products/compared-series-mug Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the two largest cities in China, Shanghai and Beijing. Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Patrick Patrikios and French Fuse. Sources/additional reading: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=China&city1=Beijing&country2=China&city2=Shanghai https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_cities.jsp?country1=China&city1=Shanghai&country2=China&city2=Beijing https://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/beijing-vs-shanghai https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/china/beijing https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/china/shanghai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16761784 https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/an-art-deco-journey-through-shanghais-belle-epoque https://versus.com/en/beijing-vs-shanghai https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56671638 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Shanghai https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/traffic-index/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport_in_Shanghai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Shanghai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Beijing https://leaveyourdailyhell.com/2019/07/21/beijing-vs-shanghai/ https://www.ltl-shanghai.com/beijing-vs-shanghai/ https://www.thoughtco.com/beijing-vs-shanghai-687988 https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/s/Shanghai.htm https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/584502-new-study-says-china-controlled-its-weather Check out this video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5csqR9_BaEo Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Buy Mr. Beat merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lang=en Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. Beijing and Shanghai The two largest cities in China, which itself has the largest population of all countries in the world. Now remember, I go by metropolitan area population on this channel so just calm down there, son. Based on that, Shanghai is the largest, with almost 27 million people! That’s more than the population of Australia, for crying out loud. By the way, you could fit 1,213 Shanghais in Australia. As I said a bit earlier, Beijing is the second largest in China, with 20.4 million people. Both are bustling, modern, global cities and yes…two of the most influential cities in the world. And of course, the two cities have heavily influenced the culture of the rest of China for decades, although Beijing has dominated it for far longer. More on that later on. They're about 1,066 km, or 662 miles apart. Or about a two hour flight apart. Or about an 11 and a half hour road trip. Both are direct-administered municipalities in China, which means they have the same rank as provinces. The biggest ethnic group in both is Han Chinese. The majority of residents in both cities are not religious and apparently atheists.