Sencillamente es gratificante ver como una Nación que goza del más alto nivel de desarrollo conserva sus tradiciones. Saludos desde la República Dominicana.
Something never change, old traditions die hard. Thanks Katherine and may the deities bring you good health, happiness over the years and beyond!!! ❤❤❤
True, but only Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien is easier for Minnan speakers to understand. Penang Hokkien, the dialect created and spoken by the Peranakan in Penang has developed differently and became a separate branch of the Minnan dialect, when we talk to Minnan speakers, they could not understand us as we have different pronounciations or words. I did an experiment before when I visited Taiwan, I can understand them but they could not understand all 40 tourists from Penang who speaks Penang Hokkien. This makes Penang Hokkien speakers more unique compared to other Hokkien speakers who are closely similar to Minnan dialect. Unfortunately, this dialect is on its way to extinction as many schools don't allow dialects to be spoken or even teach us the dialect. I learned it from my grandparents and kids these days are not able to communicate fluently with it
@@aldenteh9412 Zhangzhou Minnan is one of 4 Minnan languages, the other 3 being Quanzhou, Teochew or Chaoshan, and Hainamese. Xiamen speaks a mixture of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou since it attracted migrants from both districts after it became a British treaty port following the First Opium War.
After watching your video about this parade, now I know why places where there are Fujian (Hokkien) communities like what we have here in Malaysia, there will always be deities parades during the last day of Chinese New Year. Thanks, Katherine for your appreciations of the Chinese cultures.
Love y sooo much sweety! I came from Fujian Province and it's soooo grateful to see you promoting our custom to foreign world, I will keep stay tune for every video you make, thanks for liking Fujian Province, it's indeed the most ceremonial place in China when it comes to rural Chinsese New Year
It's so happy, it reminds me of the Dragon Quest in the Three Rivers of Jiangmen during the Chinese New Year. It will pass through every house in the town. The Golden Dragon is 30 meters long and requires a lot of people to lift it up. Once someone gets tired, others will carry it up, and the people of the whole town will participate. It lasts for 5-6 hours, super happy
Black madona in the west and black diety in China! ! 😊😊😊. I need to go there to experience it in 2026. I will experience something like this in Malaysia next year. Love from Canada.
6:40 Ok, by reading the tablet, the "deity" that is being celebrated here should be Xie An (谢安), a famous leader back to 320-285 AD. He was very influential, but I am still surprised to see that he is being celebrated to such a high level at this day. Amazing.
Congratulations Katherine and China. I'm loving your work in places further away from cities. Show people more about the progress of Chinese living conditions. It seems that the West uses halters with eye protection. They are blind for convenience.
Wow! This is so exciting! Thank you once again for sharing this! :) Besides the large deities, I saw there was like a small deity? That'll be the one that I would like to carry and run with! :P
I believe Singapore has very similar thing called chingay parade. Must from same culture background. In Singapore, usually they have decorated trucks, a bunch of them, drive around whole City.
Katherine you should consider upgrading your camera set up to a DJI pocket 3. I think it would help you a lot. It has lots of great features like a built in 360 camera gimble with auto tracking. So if you have a person or object of interest you can focus on where you are going and the camera can stay focused on the subject. It also has a built in detachable mic that syncs with the camera gimble so when you turn on the camera the mic will auto turn on and can be detached from the camera set up and placed on your shirt and the camera can record you from far away but still hear what you are saying or whomever the mic is attached to. It also has camera mounts you can attach the gimble to a bike or a helmet and use it hands free while the gimble tracks your target. The best part is the DJI pocket 3 is very small and can fit in your pocket. I hope you see this 😁😁
Okay, I'm convinced! I have to experiencenew year in Fujian. All the traditions you've shown have been so fun! I love a parade! I love a turtle made from rice! Give it all to me!
U may come to visit Tai O, Hong Kong. We have a similar culture of carrying all the dieties in temples to tour around water alley ways to being fortune to families living in huts building along the seashore. For Tai O, the local people carry the dieties by dragon boats. It is very special and can only be found in Tai O, a small fishing village.
Welcome to my hometown! I used to live in the old town of Zhangzhou, near the archways shown at 13:45. So much fun watching your videos showing the New Year parades in rural parts of Zhangzhou. These traditional activities were common in my childhood but are disappearing as the city grows, however, they are preserved so well in the rural areas! Another amazing aspect of Zhangzhou you may have missed is the local snacks. There are so many different varieties of snacks like noodles, desserts, and fried foods. Welcome back and try them on your next trip:)
6 am lineup and still late for the deity parade, I never watched the movie but" run, rola run " title seen to be an inspiration, I know I would have LOVED to joined in the fun runs, since it was all day and all night , I believe I have the stamina to shed the pounds, hahaha. Curiosity appeared two ways street, traditional yet ppl didn't take too seriously to enjoy themselves, I think that's the point of easy going accepting inclusive, not conceited culture, so rare in this day and age. I believe Hakka people predominate in tulouship then exited from their persecuted psyche to settle successfully in Fujian for centuries. Are you flying your own drones in next vlogs Katherine, surprised you haven't done so already? how do you rate this experience in time of your life?
I don't have a drone right now, my ex is holding it hostage LOL. these drone shots are footage from online of a similar place. planning to buy a drone in a few months though, I have some big travel plans for 2025 , hope I can make it happen
@@kats_journey_east embarking on an adventure myself, got the country's visa by the skin of teeth, cooped up for 5 years, hope to enjoy unscheduled holiday from tomorrow,
@@kats_journey_eastLOL, arrived at 1 hour behind Hangzhou time, HCH city fending of all sorts of shoddy merchants still enjoying the half- price urban chotic atmosphere, will get out of dodge to view melkong delta's charm & odours 😂
Catherine, I am still enjoying your videos with a huge smile. They give off the fragrance of joy of life, of a surprising discovery, of an unpretentious pleasure. Be always blessed. Now, if someone could explain : who are these deities? Animistic beliefs? Who or what they represent? Why they are black?
Many Chinese folk gods were people who made contributions to society in ancient times. After their death, they were revered as gods and worshiped in commemoration. The faces of some gods are black because believers burned incense to worship them, and after two to three hundred years of smoke, they turned black.
Love it, I enjoy watching. Thank you Katherine & to the two guys as well, thank you both. You guys are delighted to watch give me smile & sometimes I giggles too! Rakhmat! ❤
Fujianese accent sounds so much like Taiwanese accent - I swear I wouldn't be able to tell the difference! 😁 A lot of these customs too reminds me of my parents & grandparents' generations in Taiwan. Definitely would not want to ditch the baby with the bathwater. Taiwanese should not have to deny the majority's Chinese ancestry and heritage in order to find a uniquely Taiwanese identity.
@@hclau218 Nay, DPP is just corrupt. What may have started out as a legitimate grievance against political parties from the mainland & possibly inspiration from the West has morphed into power grab. Everything else is just spins & bastardisation of ideologies in the service of this power grab. Probably not that different from the historical warlords in motivation, just somewhat better at propaganda thanks to lessons learnt from the Anglo-European capitalists. Yes, there may be some Japanese cultural influences. But Taiwanese are nothing like the Japanese.
Another blog 在亚美尼亚强子 by a Chinese husband and Armenian wife team has another presentation of the event . He may not have loaded it on YT yet , but wait for it. Equally spectacular.
This Deity is Mazu. A deity of the Fujian people. Mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan is a very much larger event, involving people in hundreds of thousands. Devotees would accompany the Deity on foot to another city and back, altogether for around seven days.
You have failed to name the deity again. Go find out and come back with the answer. Don't just say it is not and don't know what the deity is. I am not from Zhangzhow nor Taiwan.
Sencillamente es gratificante ver como una Nación que goza del más alto nivel de desarrollo conserva sus tradiciones. Saludos desde la República Dominicana.
阳离子是我见过最美的西方女人！
Claro que si ❤
Something never change, old traditions die hard. Thanks Katherine and may the deities bring you good health, happiness over the years and beyond!!! ❤❤❤
This is eye-opening. Never seen this before. Thanks for sharing another great video. You and Aysajan make a good team!
Love your videos, Katherine!!!Showing a real China and the local culture. Amazing!
Everyone is so energetic and the weather is good. It’s so fun!❤❤❤
Great to see there's a sense of community with so many people participating in this cultural event.
What a unique and lovely way to keep the tradition going and to demonstrate the community spirit!
The Chinese people of Penang, Malaysia are mostly from Zhangzhou and still speak the language.
OMG, I have been there too, what a coincidence. too bad it was a short time and don't have a vlog about it
so true, i was in penang not long ago, and most of ppl there speaks cantonese and mandarin lol
True, but only Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien is easier for Minnan speakers to understand. Penang Hokkien, the dialect created and spoken by the Peranakan in Penang has developed differently and became a separate branch of the Minnan dialect, when we talk to Minnan speakers, they could not understand us as we have different pronounciations or words. I did an experiment before when I visited Taiwan, I can understand them but they could not understand all 40 tourists from Penang who speaks Penang Hokkien. This makes Penang Hokkien speakers more unique compared to other Hokkien speakers who are closely similar to Minnan dialect. Unfortunately, this dialect is on its way to extinction as many schools don't allow dialects to be spoken or even teach us the dialect. I learned it from my grandparents and kids these days are not able to communicate fluently with it
@@aldenteh9412
Zhangzhou Minnan is one of 4 Minnan languages, the other 3 being Quanzhou, Teochew or Chaoshan, and Hainamese. Xiamen speaks a mixture of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou since it attracted migrants from both districts after it became a British treaty port following the First Opium War.
Yes, this energetic, inclusive and beautifully organised event definitely worth your effort and us watching and enjoying it! :D
这场面简直是锣鼓喧天鞭炮齐鸣红旗招展人山人海
至少四十了吧，还记得是哪年的春晚不。😀
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
Your videos are excellent. I look forward to seeing the next one.
After watching your video about this parade, now I know why places where there are Fujian (Hokkien) communities like what we have here in Malaysia, there will always be deities parades during the last day of Chinese New Year. Thanks, Katherine for your appreciations of the Chinese cultures.
Love y sooo much sweety! I came from Fujian Province and it's soooo grateful to see you promoting our custom to foreign world, I will keep stay tune for every video you make, thanks for liking Fujian Province, it's indeed the most ceremonial place in China when it comes to rural Chinsese New Year
What a delight. Greetings from Florida. Woke up to Katherine this morning. Thanks for another great video.
Good to see that community spirit is still pretty much alive in China. Thank you so much for making the video.
It's so happy, it reminds me of the Dragon Quest in the Three Rivers of Jiangmen during the Chinese New Year. It will pass through every house in the town. The Golden Dragon is 30 meters long and requires a lot of people to lift it up. Once someone gets tired, others will carry it up, and the people of the whole town will participate. It lasts for 5-6 hours, super happy
hope I can see that someday!
We the Chinese community had a similar but much bigger parade around the city centre of Kuching Sarawak just couple of days ago.
Same as in Penang and KL. But the Penang parade will close off the city
Wow you literally had to run for that parade - the things you do! 😁 We appreciate it
@@binhe6500 haha yeah they are coming bro 😅
Hello my good friend
The ride was great
Be successful and happy and healthy🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤❤
once again Aysajan showed us how NewB a social butterfly he is!
I am also learning more and more from your videos about different parts of China and Chinese culture & civilization. Great and amazing work!!
Katherine, you show a real China, great!
Oh dear, Katherine. You know China much better than we native Chinese do! 😅
Black madona in the west and black diety in China! ! 😊😊😊. I need to go there to experience it in 2026. I will experience something like this in Malaysia next year. Love from Canada.
my chinese teacher is making us watch these but this is chill 👍
It's not only in China, almost in all of Southeast Asian countries with Chinese diaspora!
Katherine vlogs are quite unique. Love seeing the old traditions and different ethnics in China.
My ancestors were all from fujian would love to see them all in fujian
Katherine, you should come to putian fujian next year. It is different and more fun
6:40 Ok, by reading the tablet, the "deity" that is being celebrated here should be Xie An (谢安), a famous leader back to 320-285 AD. He was very influential, but I am still surprised to see that he is being celebrated to such a high level at this day. Amazing.
谢安（Xian An）is worshipped as a deity 廣惠王in Fujian，Taiwan and SE Asia communities with large population of Chinese diaspora.
Thanks for sharing another great video, Katherine. It is just amazing, fun-filled, and informative. Wishing you good health and happiness. Cheers!🍻🙏
loving the running open, K-dawg....very trainspotting.... choose rural.... choose villages.... choose a big fn procession....
This would make a good, unique running event.
4:30 Cannot believe Aysajan joined the core group like that. This guy is one smooth social starlet, LOL. Bravo!!!
11:53, for a second I though Aysajan got all the balloons tied to his backpack, hahaha ,what a UP moment！
Me too, that would've been hilarious! 🤣
我在bilibili上看到你了，随即关注了你的油管账号
wow, everyone is enjoying the event 🥰
Congratulations Katherine and China. I'm loving your work in places further away from cities. Show people more about the progress of Chinese living conditions. It seems that the West uses halters with eye protection. They are blind for convenience.
Another epic vlog. So vivid. Enjoy your extended holiday, Kate.
An other great video Katherine.cant wait for the next one actually..enjoy x
陽離子晚上好🤗
晚上好🌛
Wow! This is so exciting! Thank you once again for sharing this! :)
Besides the large deities, I saw there was like a small deity? That'll be the one that I would like to carry and run with! :P
yes, the tiny one is so cute haha but I hardly ever caught up with him, not easy to find in the crowd 😂 the big ones you can see from very far away
amazing video, love to see Katherine expore rural life and culture to us, just can't wait for the next video. 😊
so much fun! I want to go where you have been in Fujian next Chinese New Year to see it for myself!
Can't wait to watch your tulou video!
I believe Singapore has very similar thing called chingay parade. Must from same culture background. In Singapore, usually they have decorated trucks, a bunch of them, drive around whole City.
would love to see it someday!
Malaysia, Penang also have the Chingay Parade.
Thank you for your amazing videos as always Katherine!
Great info very unique parade one of a kind awesome cat love Yr video with great update n info
really like your friends from Xiangiang, they are halarious
Katherine is a wonderful, lovely girl.
Thanks for showing this video. You are lucky to be there. I don’t even know about this. Thanks again.
台灣也很多這種廟會活動，抬著神明到其他廟宇交流叫進香，回來會到村裏巡視叫做遶境或巡境，台灣南部很常看到
台南的师傅常去闽东闽南交流，教授一些失传的形式和做法。
People's accent was so simillar to Taiwan people.😃
haha，you must didn't know almost 98% taiwan people come from china. most from fujian
most taiwanese' ancestors are from fujian
@@mccoywang6671thank you for that information 👏👍
😂😂 It is like saying "My granddad takes after me!!!
Taiwan people are descendants of people here.
Thanks!
thanks for supporting the channel ❤️
Amazing, they are doing all this every year, year after year for celebration.
Thanks for showing this to the world via YT. ❤
太热闹啦，Katherine, 好玩！
Katherine you should consider upgrading your camera set up to a DJI pocket 3. I think it would help you a lot. It has lots of great features like a built in 360 camera gimble with auto tracking. So if you have a person or object of interest you can focus on where you are going and the camera can stay focused on the subject. It also has a built in detachable mic that syncs with the camera gimble so when you turn on the camera the mic will auto turn on and can be detached from the camera set up and placed on your shirt and the camera can record you from far away but still hear what you are saying or whomever the mic is attached to. It also has camera mounts you can attach the gimble to a bike or a helmet and use it hands free while the gimble tracks your target. The best part is the DJI pocket 3 is very small and can fit in your pocket. I hope you see this 😁😁
个人觉得 这个视频 带来了许多和谐感 ❤️
Okay, I'm convinced! I have to experiencenew year in Fujian. All the traditions you've shown have been so fun! I love a parade! I love a turtle made from rice! Give it all to me!
That was great. Looks like so much fun
Love this series.
U may come to visit Tai O, Hong Kong. We have a similar culture of carrying all the dieties in temples to tour around water alley ways to being fortune to families living in huts building along the seashore. For Tai O, the local people carry the dieties by dragon boats. It is very special and can only be found in Tai O, a small fishing village.
Your camera is steady even when you run!
有意思👍👏🙏🎈很棒耶🎉🎈
Great video as always!❤
Welcome to my hometown! I used to live in the old town of Zhangzhou, near the archways shown at 13:45.
So much fun watching your videos showing the New Year parades in rural parts of Zhangzhou. These traditional activities were common in my childhood but are disappearing as the city grows, however, they are preserved so well in the rural areas!
Another amazing aspect of Zhangzhou you may have missed is the local snacks. There are so many different varieties of snacks like noodles, desserts, and fried foods. Welcome back and try them on your next trip:)
Thank you!
Great folk religion customs! This parade is really very interesting to watch, but also enjoyable. Thank you for sharing❤
Hehe really looks like a great time!
Is it not called a procession in English? It can get quite raucous!
idk it sort of is but procession does bring to mind a bit more austere of a setting 😂😂
yes.
@@kats_journey_east Ok. Walk of fame then.
maybe parade
感谢
6 am lineup and still late for the deity parade, I never watched the movie but" run, rola run " title seen to be an inspiration, I know I would have LOVED to joined in the fun runs, since it was all day and all night , I believe I have the stamina to shed the pounds, hahaha. Curiosity appeared two ways street, traditional yet ppl didn't take too seriously to enjoy themselves, I think that's the point of easy going accepting inclusive, not conceited culture, so rare in this day and age. I believe Hakka people predominate in tulouship then exited from their persecuted psyche to settle successfully in Fujian for centuries. Are you flying your own drones in next vlogs Katherine, surprised you haven't done so already? how do you rate this experience in time of your life?
I don't have a drone right now, my ex is holding it hostage LOL. these drone shots are footage from online of a similar place. planning to buy a drone in a few months though, I have some big travel plans for 2025 , hope I can make it happen
@@kats_journey_east embarking on an adventure myself, got the country's visa by the skin of teeth, cooped up for 5 years, hope to enjoy unscheduled holiday from tomorrow,
@@kats_journey_eastLOL, arrived at 1 hour behind Hangzhou time, HCH city fending of all sorts of shoddy merchants still enjoying the half- price urban chotic atmosphere, will get out of dodge to view melkong delta's charm & odours 😂
tourists should come and see the excitement
love you, love, love❤❤❤❤
wow they still doing it after cny
Catherine, I am still enjoying your videos with a huge smile. They give off the fragrance of joy of life, of a surprising discovery, of an unpretentious pleasure. Be always blessed.
Now, if someone could explain : who are these deities? Animistic beliefs? Who or what they represent? Why they are black?
Many Chinese folk gods were people who made contributions to society in ancient times. After their death, they were revered as gods and worshiped in commemoration. The faces of some gods are black because believers burned incense to worship them, and after two to three hundred years of smoke, they turned black.
@@ChingYun168 xié xié Ching Yun
hahahahahaha, run Katherine, run!
喀什小伙很阳光
nice...
You guys must be very tired!!😆😆But, Looks so much fun!!❤❤
Love your videos.
你的汉语发音很标准😮😅😊🎉惊人的!😆😄🥰🥳👍
I like it.😊
Love it, I enjoy watching. Thank you Katherine & to the two guys as well, thank you both. You guys are delighted to watch give me smile & sometimes I giggles too! Rakhmat! ❤
Fujianese accent sounds so much like Taiwanese accent - I swear I wouldn't be able to tell the difference! 😁
A lot of these customs too reminds me of my parents & grandparents' generations in Taiwan.
Definitely would not want to ditch the baby with the bathwater. Taiwanese should not have to deny the majority's Chinese ancestry and heritage in order to find a uniquely Taiwanese identity.
您是理性的台湾人。有个台湾人发一个泉州视频，有台湾小朋友留言：哇，泉州人也说台语啊。我感到不可思议，民进党的台独教育确实成功了。本来台湾和福建都说闽南话，啥时候变成台语？
DPP Govt cabinet is Japanese. Now you have the answer.
@@hclau218 Nay, DPP is just corrupt. What may have started out as a legitimate grievance against political parties from the mainland & possibly inspiration from the West has morphed into power grab.
Everything else is just spins & bastardisation of ideologies in the service of this power grab. Probably not that different from the historical warlords in motivation, just somewhat better at propaganda thanks to lessons learnt from the Anglo-European capitalists.
Yes, there may be some Japanese cultural influences. But Taiwanese are nothing like the Japanese.
All the explosions and running made me feel like I was watching a war movie!
Lmao
nice
You must write a book, like Marco Polo or Xuanzang
广西也是，把老爷请出来晃一晃，晃得越厉害越好
明年那是还来福建去福州长乐哪里的游神很热闹
Another blog 在亚美尼亚强子 by a Chinese husband and Armenian wife team has another presentation of the event . He may not have loaded it on YT yet , but wait for it. Equally spectacular.
👍👍👍
可以去福州长乐看游神，现在不知道还有没有，那边更有趣点
Name of that intro music please?
Can't wait for the tulou videos.
This Deity is Mazu. A deity of the Fujian people.
Mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan is a very much larger event, involving people in hundreds of thousands. Devotees would accompany the Deity on foot to another city and back, altogether for around seven days.
I dont' think it is Mazu though. Fujian has a lot of Deity if you visit places
@@huke911
I know they have, but this Deity is definitely Mazu. You don't know.
Go find out more and tell me that I am right.
@@davidlaw9686 I am from a city near Zhangzhou and I have lived in Zhangzhou before. per my understanding , this is not Mazu
嗯，我来自龙岩，我们那边供奉“保生大帝”等。@limicm
You have failed to name the deity again. Go find out and come back with the answer. Don't just say it is not and don't know what the deity is.
I am not from Zhangzhow nor Taiwan.
明年可以潮汕过年，看英歌舞😜
I was born in Fujian (Fuqing), and I had no idea about these traditions
Yanglizi, why are you still celebrating Chinese New Year when we're all working?😜😜
让我康康