Wonderful video. My parents and grandma sailed down the Han River to Swatow and transferred into a boat to Singapore and road to Muar Malaysia back in 1950s. They migrated to Melb Australia in 1988, my grandma left Malaysia as a Stateless person despite being in Malaysia before its independence 1957, not allowed to return again. She was given Australian citizenship at age of 92. I have visited my village about 20km north of Swatow by the Han River a number of times with my parents and my children to pay our respects to our ancestors and visit our relatives. I will bring my grand children there too when they are old enough. It is important they know their roots and appreciate the chinese culture.
So thankful of your videos! Helping me to understand my origin clearly ! I'm from Singapore... My parents can never explain clearly how my grandparents migrated lol
This is such a wonderfully enlightening episode. So underrated. Thank you so much. You came into my recommendation as I had just came across a Hong Kong-based travel vlog that recently visited Bangkok's Chinatown, wherein the traveling couple whimsically inquired shopkeepers about their backgrounds. All the shopkeepers were multi-generational from Shantou!
IM the 3rd generation Indonesia chinses. My grandfather was from shantou. And he fled China to find a better job..thanks for showing US his homeland. Much appreciate and ❤
Thank you for reminding me of my parents hometown. I have travelled to many countries but I haven't been to shautou. I must visit shautou. I thank you.
@@darrentrang2508 Anytime would be good. I visited in February and as you can see in the video, the weather was pretty nice, not cold at all. There are lot of typhoons in summer. Maybe you should avoid summer.
We're following you everywhere and introducing your video to our community in Toronto Canada for Hakka community I wish someday we can welcome you to Canada to deliver Hakka causerie (speech)
As an South East Asian myself (Burma), I appreciate your effort and wishing to have discover your channel earlier, we Chinese disperse far and wide, less and less of us are aware of our heritage, until one day I can travel like you, will be learning from your channels from Boston USA!
I am going back to Simapuzhen for the 2nd time end of this July. Will visit Shantou. My late dad travelled from Simapu to shantou to depart for Penang.
Tks Yan Yan for sharing a fantastic video on Shantou. My late Father migrated from Hopo Jiexi Jieyang with his brother. At 21 yrs old, like 1948 they travel in Ta For Chuan Steamboat for 7 days and nights to reach Singapore. Even though i ask my late Father the trip many times he hardly discuss the details. This video explain exactly this trip. Tks and apprciate your effort🙏👍👌
my grandparents were from shantou, our townspeople grandparents who are of chinese descent also came from shantou, immigranted to indonesia in the 1920s, most of us still speak tiociu.
Yes, it's an important part in Suzhou-style gardens. And it's common in China. There's even one in the small park where I grew up. I remember climbing it and hiding in it when I was little.
japanese bombed Chaoshan region 24/7 for 7 weeks and nobody left there. My Grandfather left Chaozhou for Thailand where his uncle live there. If someone say Japanese is nice, that is bullshit.
The Japanese were very brutal to the Chinese from 1937 until the end of the 2nd world war. They committed all kinds of atrocities. Please read Rape of Nanching if you can find it.
You can take a train from Guangzhou to Chaoshan Railway Station or take a flight from any big city to Chaoshan Airport. Then from either the airport or the train station you can take a bus to Shantou City. Wish you a nice trip!
Hi there ，I think you are Hakka? When I learned about Chinese history from the Overseas Chinese School, “ Dabu 大埔and 丰顺” areas are former Teochew ( Chaoshan ) regions ; but now become the Hakka’s regions . So that means there are also many Teochew residents in （ 梅州地区 ） the Hakka region too . In Cambodia , Thailand, the same as Southeast Asia countries, we have so many Teochew descendants who come to Shantou for business and investment ；but your introduction is very vague. Maybe you mainly want to introduce a very small number of Hakka investors .
I'm not Hakka. I don't think there are many Teochew residing in Meizhou in general. But I kinda understand your logic. Yes, there might be some living in 丰顺。The teochew investors from Shantou of course way outnumbered Hakka investors. But I mainly focused on the surviving historical buildings in Shantou regardless of what group their investors belonged to. I don't know why for those famous Teochew investors, there's not much left in Shantou.
Xie xie for sharing this video, Yan yan. Probably near around these area was my late grandpa hometown. Cause when I had a chance to asked him, where is he come from ? he just answer in 1 word : Guangdong, he speak Teochiew dialect. I'm just guessing, perhaps it's Shantou.
Teochiew is Chaozhou, which will be featured in my next video. But it's also referred to a huge region that covers todays Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. So your family is a mix of Chaoshan and Hakka.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina Yes, Chaozhou. Correct I am a mixed of those sub Han dialect people : Chaozhou (father line) and Hakka, Hokkien, my great grandma was a Cantonese (mother line). I was born in Belitung island which dominated by the most Hakka's Fuichew variant (sub South Hakka) so, that's the only dialect I can speak. Great can wait for your next video Yanyan. 👍
Very interesting! I remember you first watched my video Ganzhou more than a year ago and were very interested in the Hakka culture. Then I suggested you watch my Hakka Walled House video. You always show interest in Hakka culture despite of your diversified background.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina Wow, you have a good memories. I like your video because the stories very detail. Since I was a kid I always curious about my ancestor homeland.
But, many of todays Hans are w mixed + now assimilated ethnic minorities of SE & central Central E coastal provinces. SW ethnic minorities still exist, a few in millions.
My father one of them. He went to Cambodia in 1936,he was 10 years old.42 years later he was killed by Cambodian communists in 1978 because he was Chinese. It is so painful for him just try to find a better life!😢😢😢
It's western UAss propaganda news, if Cambodian was control by communist China then why Cambodian massacre lot Chinese and rich and educated people for so it was control by China whole thing make no sense same thing with China they say lot killing slave poor but I went to China for 40 days 15 year ago I and along ton rich Chinese had wonderful time especially now they're lot rich than real big AmeriKKKan.
1) That faction, called CP of Kampuchea,was led by Pol Pot. Shortly after victory, they sent most city people to less fertile land to farm, but msny urban Chinese did not know how to farm, no aid was given, so many perished., Ironically, that faction, CP of Kampuchea had close , Party to Party relations + Chinese CP lead by “Gang of 4” Later, then Vietnam backed moderate Cambodian communists of Cambodian Peoples Revolutionary Party .& N Vietnam ( or newly reunified whole?) whole ?) Vietnam. These 2 moderate communists were not friends of “Gsngnif 4”’leadnChinesenCP, but they ultimately saved lives of Chinese Cambodians, Irony after irony!!
My grandparents LEFT CHINA TO Cambodia i AM teochew AND REPECT Cambodia kindly peoples My mom and dad workhard proud of khmer communities to fit in Thanks to Khmers food and culture My wife is Khmer
Yan Yan is very lovely and adorable Chinese girl to my eyes 💕and I love her in my heart even though she's never come across what's in my mind...I really love YanYan from the very first moment I saw her in the first clip about Lee kuan yu..💕 This declaration of mine are all true and never meant to be impolite or insulting but I have to release this pressure out to certain extend to maintain the safe level of Love capacity within my poor heart 💕💋
What's about Hai' Hong Chinese they speak dialect similar to Chow Jou that's my grand father of my mom side he was very friendly to me he was about 65 I guess I was about 15. My father from Shan Tou'? I'm 62 now I'm curious my root and how why my Dia Chew foster dad beg to adopt me for? It could be I was very handsome cute smart good boy.
I assume you refer to 海丰. That's a county in the coast not far away from Shantou. It belongs to Shanwei City (汕尾市). They do speak a dielact similar Teochew (Chow Jou) dialect and is heavily influenced by Teochew culture.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina thank. I wrote long comment back but something wrong with some where it's gone. I speak Pu^ Tong Hua- fluently but can't read i skip learn Chinese writing so it save me lot time and mind and still be Chinese and know about China Chinese culture. How you pronounce second word in Mandarin and Chau Jou too if you could probably sound Hai' Hong in Chow jou i could be wrong how it sound too due heard about it 10 year ago. My grand mom my mom side spoke very good that dialect but sh was Vietnamese but lot oversea Chinese forget their root become local people like Vietnamese Thailand Malaysia due Chinese writing very tough to learn so most oversea Chinese lost their roots but then most them like live among themselves to defend themselves against local esply in West US like Chinatown so easy maintain Chinese culture language but can't read like me.
Not that I know. I guess they would never apologize. But I think the important thing for China is not asking for apologies but learning a lesson from this history and never being that weak again.
Wonderful video. My parents and grandma sailed down the Han River to Swatow and transferred into a boat to Singapore and road to Muar Malaysia back in 1950s. They migrated to Melb Australia in 1988, my grandma left Malaysia as a Stateless person despite being in Malaysia before its independence 1957, not allowed to return again. She was given Australian citizenship at age of 92. I have visited my village about 20km north of Swatow by the Han River a number of times with my parents and my children to pay our respects to our ancestors and visit our relatives. I will bring my grand children there too when they are old enough. It is important they know their roots and appreciate the chinese culture.
As a Thai Chinese, I really appreciate this video. Thank you!
Me too. 🤣🤣🤣
me too... my blood is 100% Teochew
So thankful of your videos! Helping me to understand my origin clearly ! I'm from Singapore... My parents can never explain clearly how my grandparents migrated lol
This is such a wonderfully enlightening episode. So underrated. Thank you so much. You came into my recommendation as I had just came across a Hong Kong-based travel vlog that recently visited Bangkok's Chinatown, wherein the traveling couple whimsically inquired shopkeepers about their backgrounds. All the shopkeepers were multi-generational from Shantou!
Another video of mine explained the historic relationship between this area and Thailand. ruclips.net/video/9g5zl9l9ZU4/видео.html
Very interesting. I need to visit Shantou soon and this video will help me get oriented and know what to look for.
Thanks Yanyan, I learnt much more about Chaozhou, my ancestral homeland, than from any other video. Keep up the good work.
I love the historical information tied to the Chinese cities and Provinces. Great Job !
IM the 3rd generation Indonesia chinses. My grandfather was from shantou. And he fled China to find a better job..thanks for showing US his homeland. Much appreciate and ❤
Wow, thank you for the wonderful insights and history of Shantou, Yan Yan. I’ve subscribed!
Thank you for reminding me of my parents hometown. I have travelled to many countries but I haven't been to shautou. I must visit shautou. I thank you.
Go for it and have fun!
When is the best time to visit shautou?
@@darrentrang2508 Anytime would be good. I visited in February and as you can see in the video, the weather was pretty nice, not cold at all. There are lot of typhoons in summer. Maybe you should avoid summer.
Thanks for the advice. I need all the advice I can get. 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We're following you everywhere and introducing your video to our community in Toronto Canada for Hakka community
I wish someday we can welcome you to Canada to deliver Hakka causerie (speech)
Thank you!
As an South East Asian myself (Burma), I appreciate your effort and wishing to have discover your channel earlier, we Chinese disperse far and wide, less and less of us are aware of our heritage, until one day I can travel like you, will be learning from your channels from Boston USA!
I am going back to Simapuzhen for the 2nd time end of this July. Will visit Shantou. My late dad travelled from Simapu to shantou to depart for Penang.
Love your documentry. ❤❤❤ and thank you. 多谢。
Tks Yan Yan for sharing a fantastic video on Shantou. My late Father migrated from Hopo Jiexi Jieyang with his brother. At 21 yrs old, like 1948 they travel in Ta For Chuan Steamboat for 7 days and nights to reach Singapore. Even though i ask my late Father the trip many times he hardly discuss the details. This video explain exactly this trip. Tks and apprciate your effort🙏👍👌
my grandparents were from shantou, our townspeople grandparents who are of chinese descent also came from shantou, immigranted to indonesia in the 1920s, most of us still speak tiociu.
Rock garden reminded me of the gardens in Suzhou. In particular I think one called lions head garden
Yes, it's an important part in Suzhou-style gardens. And it's common in China. There's even one in the small park where I grew up. I remember climbing it and hiding in it when I was little.
@@yanyangoaroundinchinaI have subscribed and will slowly digest your other videos. Because I didn't travel that much
@@SuccessforLifestersame here!
thank you for this video
My pleasure
Not only south Asia we go. Many also went to Europe and North America. I immigrate to canada from Taiwan.
The railway built by Zhong a Fie/张阿辉 from Medan,Indonesia 1906
japanese bombed Chaoshan region 24/7 for 7 weeks and nobody left there. My Grandfather left Chaozhou for Thailand where his uncle live there. If someone say Japanese is nice, that is bullshit.
Thank you for enlightened me. I never knew that.
The Japanese were very brutal to the Chinese from 1937 until the end of the 2nd world war. They committed all kinds of atrocities. Please read Rape of Nanching if you can find it.
So, does the music, ORIGIN OF Swatou or GuangDong, NOT FROM land ofhit ler ?
Boa tarde yanya go você sabe me informar como eu faço para ir visitar ai essa provincia?? Brazil 🇧🇷
You can take a train from Guangzhou to Chaoshan Railway Station or take a flight from any big city to Chaoshan Airport. Then from either the airport or the train station you can take a bus to Shantou City. Wish you a nice trip!
Hi there ，I think you are Hakka? When I learned about Chinese history from the Overseas Chinese School, “ Dabu 大埔and 丰顺” areas are former Teochew ( Chaoshan ) regions ; but now become the Hakka’s regions . So that means there are also many Teochew residents in （ 梅州地区 ） the Hakka region too . In Cambodia , Thailand, the same as Southeast Asia countries, we have so many Teochew descendants who come to Shantou for business and investment ；but your introduction is very vague. Maybe you mainly want to introduce a very small number of Hakka investors .
I'm not Hakka. I don't think there are many Teochew residing in Meizhou in general. But I kinda understand your logic. Yes, there might be some living in 丰顺。The teochew investors from Shantou of course way outnumbered Hakka investors. But I mainly focused on the surviving historical buildings in Shantou regardless of what group their investors belonged to. I don't know why for those famous Teochew investors, there's not much left in Shantou.
Xie xie for sharing this video, Yan yan. Probably near around these area was my late grandpa hometown. Cause when I had a chance to asked him, where is he come from ? he just answer in 1 word : Guangdong, he speak Teochiew dialect. I'm just guessing, perhaps it's Shantou.
Teochiew is Chaozhou, which will be featured in my next video. But it's also referred to a huge region that covers todays Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. So your family is a mix of Chaoshan and Hakka.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina Yes, Chaozhou. Correct I am a mixed of those sub Han dialect people : Chaozhou (father line) and Hakka, Hokkien, my great grandma was a Cantonese (mother line). I was born in Belitung island which dominated by the most Hakka's Fuichew variant (sub South Hakka) so, that's the only dialect I can speak.
Great can wait for your next video Yanyan. 👍
Very interesting! I remember you first watched my video Ganzhou more than a year ago and were very interested in the Hakka culture. Then I suggested you watch my Hakka Walled House video. You always show interest in Hakka culture despite of your diversified background.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina Wow, you have a good memories. I like your video because the stories very detail. Since I was a kid I always curious about my ancestor homeland.
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We are all hakka
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Many thanks for covering minority ethnic groups in China 👍 🙏
We Hakkas Arent a Minority .. we are Han Chinese with a Different Dialect
Haha. That's right. Neither Chaoshan people nor Hakka people are ethnic minority groups in China.
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That's right Hakka is not ethnic
And it's the soul of Han majority.
But, many of todays Hans are w mixed + now assimilated ethnic minorities of SE & central Central E coastal provinces. SW ethnic minorities still exist, a few in millions.
My father home town
Hello, I want to join MBBS program at Shantou University in the year 2024 Should I join or look for other universities?
love from India
Sorry I don't know anything about this area.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina No problem Thanks for your reply
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My father one of them. He went to Cambodia in 1936,he was 10 years old.42 years later he was killed by Cambodian communists in 1978 because he was Chinese. It is so painful for him just try to find a better life!😢😢😢
It's western UAss propaganda news, if Cambodian was control by communist China then why Cambodian massacre lot Chinese and rich and educated people for so it was control by China whole thing make no sense same thing with China they say lot killing slave poor but I went to China for 40 days 15 year ago I and along ton rich Chinese had wonderful time especially now they're lot rich than real big AmeriKKKan.
1) That faction, called CP of Kampuchea,was led by Pol Pot.
Shortly after victory, they sent most city people to less fertile land to farm, but msny urban
Chinese did not know how to farm, no aid was given, so many perished., Ironically, that faction,
CP of Kampuchea had close ,
Party to Party relations +
Chinese CP lead by “Gang of 4”
Later, then Vietnam backed moderate Cambodian communists
of Cambodian Peoples Revolutionary Party .& N Vietnam
( or newly reunified whole?)
whole ?) Vietnam. These 2 moderate communists were not friends of “Gsngnif 4”’leadnChinesenCP, but they ultimately saved lives of Chinese
Cambodians,
Irony after irony!!
My grandparents LEFT CHINA TO Cambodia i AM teochew AND REPECT Cambodia kindly peoples My mom and dad workhard proud of khmer communities to fit in Thanks to Khmers food and culture My wife is Khmer
YounTube has videos on Shantis other aspects
More travelogues
More history
Teochew (modern) songs
“. folk songs
“. music
“. opera
“. cuiisine
etc.
Yan Yan is very lovely and adorable Chinese girl to my eyes 💕and I love her in my heart even though she's never come across what's in my mind...I really love YanYan from the very first moment I saw her in the first clip about Lee kuan yu..💕
This declaration of mine are all true and never meant to be impolite or insulting but I have to release this pressure out to certain extend to maintain the safe level of Love capacity within my poor heart 💕💋
What's about Hai' Hong Chinese they speak dialect similar to Chow Jou that's my grand father of my mom side he was very friendly to me he was about 65 I guess I was about 15. My father from Shan Tou'? I'm 62 now I'm curious my root and how why my Dia Chew foster dad beg to adopt me for? It could be I was very handsome cute smart good boy.
I assume you refer to 海丰. That's a county in the coast not far away from Shantou. It belongs to Shanwei City (汕尾市). They do speak a dielact similar Teochew (Chow Jou) dialect and is heavily influenced by Teochew culture.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina thank. I wrote long comment back but something wrong with some where it's gone. I speak Pu^ Tong Hua- fluently but can't read i skip learn Chinese writing so it save me lot time and mind and still be Chinese and know about China Chinese culture. How you pronounce second word in Mandarin and Chau Jou too if you could probably sound Hai' Hong in Chow jou i could be wrong how it sound too due heard about it 10 year ago. My grand mom my mom side spoke very good that dialect but sh was Vietnamese but lot oversea Chinese forget their root become local people like Vietnamese Thailand Malaysia due Chinese writing very tough to learn so most oversea Chinese lost their roots but then most them like live among themselves to defend themselves against local esply in West US like Chinatown so easy maintain Chinese culture language but can't read like me.
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Did the western countries has said sorry for their past atrocities to China? Or like Japan, they never admit it?
Not that I know. I guess they would never apologize. But I think the important thing for China is not asking for apologies but learning a lesson from this history and never being that weak again.
@@yanyangoaroundinchina Mostly it's civil war like the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions and the Qing dynasty response that killed the most people.
@restoftheworld7200 The Sino-Japan War during the Second World War killed 3,500,000 Chinese. Name a civil war in China that killed more.
@@yanyangoaroundinchinacommunist chinese party (CCP) has killed more people.
@@yanyangoaroundinchinaTaiping rebellion 😢