That kind-hearted 87 years old lady is one hell of an independent woman, and I can imagine her feisty self in her younger days conquering the surrounding mountains 🫡
I am touched by grandnnay's smile, she is happy and enjoy her life. actually she is the same age as my mum, a retired worker live in the city, who was from a small village too, experienced the anti-japansese war, they had to hid in the mountains when Japanese troops passed by their village. luckily she finished school and became a proud worker after PRC established. A lot of changes and stories of this generation.
Your vlogs are like tiny documentaries featuring the local people living their best lives. Thank you for sharing them. It'd be nice to catalog the different mementos from your trips. If not, years from now, you might find it difficult to remember where each one was from.
As a Chinese, I've come to realize that you love the land beneath our feet even more than I do. Please accept my sincere respect. I read the story of Norman Bethune when I was young. At that time, it always felt a bit removed from reality, but you have made the stories of that era seem incredibly real to me.
@@gipsyking2011 Chinese history demonstrates that any foreign ethnic groups that coveted China's territory have ultimately been assimilated into the Chinese nation. This is where the confidence of a country with a profound historical heritage lies.
@@gipsyking2011 Chinese history demonstrates that any foreign ethnic groups that coveted China's territory have ultimately been assimilated into the Chinese nation. This is where the confidence of a country with a profound historical heritage lies.
what's not to love, you have from the ancient to the futuristic, every natural landscape, friendly people, affordable living, infrastructure that takes you to every corner of the country, it's beautiful everywhere. There's this grass is greener on the other side mentality with alot of Chinese, especially the city people.
Granny was inspiring with obvious difficulties physically, yet smiling and cheerful, choosing the more difficult pathways and stairs! A good role model for me.
As a chinese, Katherine, you've been to more places than I have. I know the diverse lifestyles and details of different regions by your video. Looking forward to your next video. I’d like to see what Yunnan looks like through your video.
Comrade grandma is so cool!! She must have a lot of interesting stories to tell. The embroidered bit you got for your wall is awesome too, but I also really liked the “nice to meet you” bag near the beginning. It’s so strangely up my alley I would have snatched it up right then and there 😂
I love seeing rural life to understand how they live and work! Thank you Katherine for sharing this interesting video. looking forward to more videos of this kind.😍
Katherine, I love how you show us these gems in the small villages and towns in China and your interaction with the locals. The grandma at the end was priceless.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video of a little-known side of China full of its own unique charms. Truly appreciate the locals sharing a little bit of their story and culture with us 😊
Hi Katherine, appreciate you showing us the side of China that we often don’t see. Seeing this makes me feel grateful of what I have and how people can be happy with what they. Btw, I love your commentary on things, it’s funny and refreshing.
Your interaction will the local people is priceless . Have you ever had awkward moments when it leaves you speechless? Just a wonderful video.! Sending you much love❤ from Richmond, VA. Jim and Harriet P.S. We just signed up to your Patreon Page at the mid level. All the best.
Thanks for supporting this channel ❤️❤️ and I’ve probably had such a moment at some point but I usually do try to reply in some way or another to keep the conversation going because it’s often the weird awkward encounters that make a good addition to the vlog 😂
Very few people provide this kind of content of China. Thank you so much. BTW, the stories that Grandma must have....She went through the Great Leap Forward, The Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards and ETC. Tough lady - Respect.
Good video. A whiff of fresh, cleansing cool perspective of rural lives. The Yao granny is so energetic and display such patriotism with welcoming friendliness. Very inspiring place and contented folks going about their livelihood. So natural and even the farm animals look happy and free. Away from the hassle of city life.
@williamwilliam I'm not so good in that dialect myself. What I learned I heard from people talking. Sort of like trying to make out what people are saying from what I know and guessing the rest.
In the overview of the village, You can see there are some empty space between house, which is regular trend in Chinese, the vanishing village. Most of young generation left village to town or city. And then some traditional things will lost too after older people gone. Thanks Katherine recording the current status of Chinese Villages.
You've struck gold again. So charming and captivating. I love the singer's outfit. I would wear that here in Tokyo and confuse everyone (what anime is THAT?)
Awww the cute 87 yo grandma climbing up and down the steps of her mountain village, the wayward chicken, and the kids telling you to go back to America 😂 Your videos are always so unique and amazing!
I hope villages like these endure forever, with improvements of course. Simply beautiful. China - you really do take care of your people. Much love from a son in the diaspora.
Thanks for taking us deep into these ancent villages and meeting truly humble people living a simple life. That 87 year-old great grandma is adorable. She sold you a large bottle of chrysanthemum tea for 20 rmb. Amazon sells chrysanthemum tea for $13 for a 5 oz bottle! chrysanthemum tea is also a wonderful herb tea that contains carotenoids, which can help reduce inflammation and boost the immune system. Great video. Keep up the good work.
Didn't realize you were visiting a Hakka village until the granny was saying that it was her "sang ngit". Amazing seeing it as Hakka women are known to be very tough and hard workers.
You have the best videos for China and deserve more views. Please make videos in larger cities or collabs with other youtubers to attract new subscribers.
8:22 This actually comes from a model opera 样板戏 called The Red Lantern 红灯记, which originated in the 1970s. During the ten years of the Cultural Revolution in China, The Red Lantern, as one of the model operas, was among the very few works the Chinese folks could watch at that time. When I saw that uncle 8:00 so engrossed in imitating scenes from The Red Lantern, even in a somewhat comical way, just couldn’t help but feel a bittersweet emotion.
Fantastic look at "traditional" areas in China. I personally saw great changes when I worked in the Silicon Valley and visited contract manufacturers in China, but the new areas always lost some of the old charms (and I don't mean open sewers). I hope rural China retain their traditional feel, as the areas continue to modernize; I mean it must be possible for the government and developers to improve rural lives without losing the heart and soul of towns and villages by becoming micro-Shanghais.
Another amazing video 🥰 I wonder how much is it worth to the grandma when you buy their hardwork. Did you take a picture of the maker of your memory items? It will be more meaningful
I thought you are going to show us your train journey 🙂 壮 and 瑶 are two main minority ethnic groups in Gongdong region. 10:40 lol, I was looking for that to make soup the other day.
That kind-hearted 87 years old lady is one hell of an independent woman, and I can imagine her feisty self in her younger days conquering the surrounding mountains 🫡
I am touched by grandnnay's smile, she is happy and enjoy her life. actually she is the same age as my mum, a retired worker live in the city, who was from a small village too, experienced the anti-japansese war, they had to hid in the mountains when Japanese troops passed by their village. luckily she finished school and became a proud worker after PRC established. A lot of changes and stories of this generation.
Your vlogs are like tiny documentaries featuring the local people living their best lives. Thank you for sharing them. It'd be nice to catalog the different mementos from your trips. If not, years from now, you might find it difficult to remember where each one was from.
阳离子太棒了，很多博主都是拍大城市，而且她总是拍一些连中国人都没有听过的小地方。不仅外国人看，连中国人刷到也会情不自禁的看下去。❤❤❤❤❤❤
That grandma’s a real gem !! I love her ❤
As a Chinese, I've come to realize that you love the land beneath our feet even more than I do. Please accept my sincere respect. I read the story of Norman Bethune when I was young. At that time, it always felt a bit removed from reality, but you have made the stories of that era seem incredibly real to me.
like to love North America land more than Indians?
@@gipsyking2011 Chinese history demonstrates that any foreign ethnic groups that coveted China's territory have ultimately been assimilated into the Chinese nation. This is where the confidence of a country with a profound historical heritage lies.
@@gipsyking2011 Chinese history demonstrates that any foreign ethnic groups that coveted China's territory have ultimately been assimilated into the Chinese nation. This is where the confidence of a country with a profound historical heritage lies.
what's not to love, you have from the ancient to the futuristic, every natural landscape, friendly people, affordable living, infrastructure that takes you to every corner of the country, it's beautiful everywhere. There's this grass is greener on the other side mentality with alot of Chinese, especially the city people.
Grandma was highlight. A national treasure. God bless her!
Another first class video from you katherine!
Granny was inspiring with obvious difficulties physically, yet smiling and cheerful, choosing the more difficult pathways and stairs! A good role model for me.
Love the nai nai (grannies). So much character and personalities.
I love that grandma, so lovely and cute
Commie
Thank you Katherine! This is in the top three of the most beautiful video's I have ever seen.
As a chinese, Katherine, you've been to more places than I have. I know the diverse lifestyles and details of different regions by your video. Looking forward to your next video. I’d like to see what Yunnan looks like through your video.
coming soon!
I really enjoyed this video. I like all of your videos, but for some reason this trip resonated with me. Thanks for sharing.
Comrade grandma is so cool!! She must have a lot of interesting stories to tell.
The embroidered bit you got for your wall is awesome too, but I also really liked the “nice to meet you” bag near the beginning. It’s so strangely up my alley I would have snatched it up right then and there 😂
Thank you again for sharing another fascinating trip! I actually think the rain adds to the atmosphere to the village! 😁
I’m sorry to hear the go home comment from the school boy in the town. But I believe in the friendship between the peoples. ❤
那是因為現在的美國政府不停的抹黑、造謠，各種對中國不友好的舉動，甚至連大蒜也不放過。
當一個人不斷地欺負你，你會對他的家人有什麼樣的感覺?
I believe the kid said there is an American, not American go home. There is an translation error.
Yes, I was shocked by what the kid said. But I hope he meant I'm going home, American. Kids that age wouldn't know much English.
The kid said he is going home. not her
你不能只允许美国人恨中国人，而不允许中国人恨美国人，在美国个别即使有美国国籍的亚洲面孔老年妇女都受到攻击，美国现任总统还用过“中国病毒”这种恶毒的词汇！用毛主席的一句话，这个世界没有无缘无故爱，也没有无缘无故的恨！
I love seeing rural life to understand how they live and work! Thank you Katherine for sharing this interesting video. looking forward to more videos of this kind.😍
Happy birthday Comrade Grandma!!
Thank you for bringing us to places rarely heard or known. I enjoyed watching.
Katherine, I love how you show us these gems in the small villages and towns in China and your interaction with the locals. The grandma at the end was priceless.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video of a little-known side of China full of its own unique charms. Truly appreciate the locals sharing a little bit of their story and culture with us 😊
Hi Katherine, appreciate you showing us the side of China that we often don’t see. Seeing this makes me feel grateful of what I have and how people can be happy with what they.
Btw, I love your commentary on things, it’s funny and refreshing.
Truly an eye opener for people less fortunate to travel there. Thanks for sharing Katherine!! ❤
China did a good job to build roads to remote villages in the past decades
Your interaction will the local people is priceless . Have you ever had awkward moments when it leaves you speechless? Just a wonderful video.! Sending you much love❤ from Richmond, VA. Jim and Harriet P.S. We just signed up to your Patreon Page at the mid level. All the best.
Thanks for supporting this channel ❤️❤️ and I’ve probably had such a moment at some point but I usually do try to reply in some way or another to keep the conversation going because it’s often the weird awkward encounters that make a good addition to the vlog 😂
Very few people provide this kind of content of China. Thank you so much. BTW, the stories that Grandma must have....She went through the Great Leap Forward, The Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards and ETC. Tough lady - Respect.
How can you be so good at finding those precious hidden villages? 😮👍👍👍
I usually find them on douyin 😄 there are other rural life enthusiasts on there sharing interesting places
That was a really nice video, thank you for taking the time to record your travels
1:19 😂😂 I laughed too hard at your question and Aysajan's response!!
I like your videos because they show the rural and village life in China. Keep up the good work!
Yes lah China amazing
Good video. A whiff of fresh, cleansing cool perspective of rural lives. The Yao granny is so energetic and display such patriotism with welcoming friendliness. Very inspiring place and contented folks going about their livelihood. So natural and even the farm animals look happy and free. Away from the hassle of city life.
Thank you Katherine for sharing with us such a unique part of incredible China....Greetings from Down Under.
@16:14, so so touching grandma
The old lady seems to talking somewhat in Hakka dialect.
Jin tian sze popo sang nyit.
Today is popo's birthday.
I speak Hakka (very diluted form) and I can sort of understand her...not all, but some of the words.
@williamwilliam I'm not so good in that dialect myself. What I learned I heard from people talking. Sort of like trying to make out what people are saying from what I know and guessing the rest.
@@davepsk7334 There are a few variants of Hakka.
陽離子晚上好🌠🤗
晚上好🌛
Love the episode. Oh, sorry ...... I love all your episodes. Good work, Katherine 👍
In the overview of the village, You can see there are some empty space between house, which is regular trend in Chinese, the vanishing village. Most of young generation left village to town or city. And then some traditional things will lost too after older people gone. Thanks Katherine recording the current status of Chinese Villages.
This was great, absolutely fantastic video.
Always feel kind and warm hearted in these series
i like this village because life are simple.
wow, just wow. This is one of the best videos you've done. Im so excited to see what adventures you go on this year!
阳离子的视频总是那么有温度。
Such a heartwarming video!
You've struck gold again. So charming and captivating. I love the singer's outfit. I would wear that here in Tokyo and confuse everyone (what anime is THAT?)
Awww the cute 87 yo grandma climbing up and down the steps of her mountain village, the wayward chicken, and the kids telling you to go back to America 😂 Your videos are always so unique and amazing!
The kid said he is going home.
07:21 Totally understandable given that you had a neon green room 😃
Wow, it's a fascinating, remote, and beautiful town.
I hope villages like these endure forever, with improvements of course. Simply beautiful. China - you really do take care of your people. Much love from a son in the diaspora.
thank you Katherine - 阳离子！
you are beautiful and have a beautiful heart and spirit!
十分欣賞你們的樂觀及友善❤❤👍🏻👍🏻
Interesting, entertaining, informative with a dose of humour ❤
Always nice to see the place and people open up like a book to let you happily read it! :D
Thanks for taking us deep into these ancent villages and meeting truly humble people living a simple life. That 87 year-old great grandma is adorable. She sold you a large bottle of chrysanthemum tea for 20 rmb. Amazon sells chrysanthemum tea for $13 for a 5 oz bottle!
chrysanthemum tea is also a wonderful herb tea that contains carotenoids, which can help reduce inflammation and boost the immune system.
Great video. Keep up the good work.
Didn't realize you were visiting a Hakka village until the granny was saying that it was her "sang ngit". Amazing seeing it as Hakka women are known to be very tough and hard workers.
What a beautiful journey, great people, especially grandma. Thanks. Australia.
When I see another boy by your side, I know you've received another love. Congratulations.
You have the best videos for China and deserve more views. Please make videos in larger cities or collabs with other youtubers to attract new subscribers.
The people are so kind and freindly, it´s amazing.
Thank you for the video Katherine!
8:22 This actually comes from a model opera 样板戏 called The Red Lantern 红灯记, which originated in the 1970s. During the ten years of the Cultural Revolution in China, The Red Lantern, as one of the model operas, was among the very few works the Chinese folks could watch at that time. When I saw that uncle 8:00 so engrossed in imitating scenes from The Red Lantern, even in a somewhat comical way, just couldn’t help but feel a bittersweet emotion.
There is no rail way to this county. My friend working in the county hospital. I visited there in 2023，bought some magical herbs as well.😂
Real life in a real world thanks for the ride along.
Happy belated birthday, granny.
新年快乐，万事如意!!!
I love Granny's laugh! SO CUTE AHHHHH
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
That little three wheeler tuk tuk at 1:04 I got one of them and one similar I imported from China a couple of years ago. I use it a lot
what?!! You visited the neighbor county of my hometown Lianzhou 连州. Never saw RUclipsr visiting before, have fun!
Fantastic look at "traditional" areas in China. I personally saw great changes when I worked in the Silicon Valley and visited contract manufacturers in China, but the new areas always lost some of the old charms (and I don't mean open sewers). I hope rural China retain their traditional feel, as the areas continue to modernize; I mean it must be possible for the government and developers to improve rural lives without losing the heart and soul of towns and villages by becoming micro-Shanghais.
I like simple quiet rural life like this.
如果你很富有的话当然可以选择这样的生活穷人在这个地方一般都会选择离开因为在那里没有太多的收入
Granny is a sweetheart!
The brick buildings really bring back memories . . .
The granny is so cute!♥
Nice scenes captured here! Your new friend from the Uyghurs seems very friendly and "happy-go-lucky." He catches on quickly.
阳离子和你的朋友，晚上好，羡慕哦，不过，下周，我们也出发啦！！！自驾游，目的地：福建福州，平潭岛！！！还是喜欢南方。
Never heard of this place, so cute ❤❤❤❤
Another amazing video 🥰 I wonder how much is it worth to the grandma when you buy their hardwork. Did you take a picture of the maker of your memory items? It will be more meaningful
Cheers from Edmonton Alberta Canada. My family is from Toisan in Guangdong
他们村里的房子都是水泥房了，很少看到那种老式的房子，我们老家在粤东北山区，地形和连南这里差不多，但老的带有天井的土砖瓦房还保留着。
Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful place ❤
What an amazing video
I thought you are going to show us your train journey 🙂 壮 and 瑶 are two main minority ethnic groups in Gongdong region. 10:40 lol, I was looking for that to make soup the other day.
It’s featured in my upcoming vlog😎
So beautiful ❤
Wow, you came to my wife's hometown. welcome
Appreciate you 💜
Thanks for supporting this channel ❤️
@@kats_journey_eastnice video
你拍的视频非常真实，点赞❤
The old village is nicer than the new. Hope the owners can receive help from the goverment to restore them. It is a national treasure!
Chinese opera may catch on in the himalayas during yak butter harvests...😅
老婆婆太可爱了哈哈哈哈
Galo
That uncle way of telling stories is very funny 😅
I like your background music.
Thank you,Katherine,I am Cantonese even don’t know there are beautiful down of guangdong.
连洲腊味打火锅一流非常正
14:20 😅Running chicken everywhere 😂
The old grandma and the man with the pink color hair was the highlight of this very interesting video!
4:13 Don't tell me that you missed that iPhone 16 Pro on the shelf in the back... .
I know this place, this is a remote county in Guangdong, a former poverty alleviation point
thank you very much for publishing.🧡💯✌🤟👍👏🙏🌻🏡🌄💚🐓🍄🚜.
By the way, the museum is the big red hall that you had been to.