Biking paradise in Zhejiang, China 🚴 Does it live up to the hype? 两千公里骑行中两个美景最难忘的经停点!

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2025

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  • @kats_journey_east
    @kats_journey_east  Год назад +4

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  • @justapointofview7625
    @justapointofview7625 Год назад +161

    There is NO mention of Asian Games in any of the media in the western world. I happened to see the fantastic opening day on YT by an accident. It was by far better than any Olympic opening ceremonies.

    • @CouchTomato87
      @CouchTomato87 Год назад +5

      …and why would *Western* media report on the Asian Games? Think about it before complaining and stoking unnecessary anger please.

    • @timetoreason7090
      @timetoreason7090 Год назад +54

      Yes, but funny enough they love to poke their fingers on everything that is happening in Asia or perhaps East

    • @mikec4845
      @mikec4845 Год назад +27

      Bigger and better than the Olympics with 12 thousand plus athletes.

    • @justapointofview7625
      @justapointofview7625 Год назад +18

      @@mikec4845 Very high tech and very futuristic too

    • @momonohomo150
      @momonohomo150 Год назад +4

      ​@@CouchTomato87lol it's not that serious kid.

  • @stanbimi
    @stanbimi Год назад +40

    What a wonderful area for retirement and vacation. Quiet, slow, beautiful natural scenery abounds.

  • @pandabearoceanpark
    @pandabearoceanpark Год назад +22

    Beautiful countryside! Also very happy to see the waste water treatment plants all over the places - this shows how China puts its mind in cleaning up the environment and succeeding! Thank you for showing us!

  • @pjhead1234
    @pjhead1234 Год назад +25

    Wow, such amazing scenery. That dog was such a loyal tour guide for so long.

  • @bjmcia
    @bjmcia Год назад +82

    Beautiful and so clean Hangzhou and Zhejiang are still my faves in China! Glad to see the clean up efforts are really paying off and are exemplary for the rest of China and the world. You're helping too with your work there. I still recall my trips there in 2000 and 2001. They have come a long way, Baby! THX!!!

  • @10lauset
    @10lauset Год назад +25

    Opening up China to us bit by gorgeous bit. Thank You. Cheers.

  • @roberttan6418
    @roberttan6418 Год назад +47

    Such a beautiful scenery. ..
    You are so blessed to have visited such beautiful places at your pleasure.
    Keep it up and enjoy your journey.❤

  • @dcauninaivonarck5266
    @dcauninaivonarck5266 Год назад +20

    These are some of the most beautiful and clean places you have visited so far. Take care, Katherine. Don't tire yourself out.

  • @dimitrioskarastamatis4919
    @dimitrioskarastamatis4919 Год назад +41

    Just beautiful, I love different Cultures, this is so normal compared to what we are going through in the u.s.! You are a beautiful person and Human being, we can all learn from you, keep it up the world needs you especially today as the u.s. falls into the abyss and is trying to take the world down with them! China IS the hope of the world, their Culture is second to none and you show why! What a beautiful world it should have been and that`s the world you have helped us see! Don`t stop. you are a light in the fog, FACT!!!

    • @yapingli海星
      @yapingli海星 Год назад +3

      有机会来中国旅游看看,中国人热情好客

    • @dimitrioskarastamatis4919
      @dimitrioskarastamatis4919 Год назад +15

      @@yapingli海星 I`m a 68-year-old that loves the Chinese Culture! Every morning I work on my 24 moves of Tai Chi Yuan, have read Confucius and as a Greek with a wonderful History, China is second to none, FACT! I`m getting old, I love life and Nature but it`s not respected in the u.s., we are declining, and many Americans are lost! I believe in Community not individualism, yes we can dress in a style we like eat and drink what we please but when you walk out into the world, we are a Community that should respect each other and obey laws meant for the protection of the Community, this doesn`t exist in the u.s., even my friends are more acquaintances than caring in a real Human way. We are a selfish people that are going to pay the price for our greed, and selfishness that seems to be American sadly today! I would love to visit my Chinese family, maybe I should find out if this American is worthy of being a Chinese citizen, I would be proud!!!

    • @panyaboonc5621
      @panyaboonc5621 Год назад

      A lone white foreign beautiful sexy young lady could go cycling alone in China and to these remote countryside places. Obviously China must be very, very safe country. In many other countries, even man won't dare to do like her doing in China alone. In the UXA, even man don't go out alone in the big city especially at night.

  • @fanclku9928
    @fanclku9928 Год назад +7

    beautiful 陽離子, beatuiful scenery and beatuiful video...Tank you for a beatiful world..

  • @jamesfeng6342
    @jamesfeng6342 Год назад +20

    Love the positive spirit Katherine always carry about each and everything she encounters, keep it up young lady! It is gorgeous

  • @williamwilliam
    @williamwilliam Год назад +36

    Kath, good to review scenery from some of your previous trips and getting more glimpses of life in rural China.

  • @ymhktravel
    @ymhktravel Год назад +19

    This part of your biking route is really pretty, the lakes, the colourful houses, the little alleys. People living there should feel blissful because it looks really peaceful, not stressful and really clean and environmental-friendly. I'd rather live here than in big cities like Shanghai.

  • @stevenliew3326
    @stevenliew3326 Год назад +26

    Hi Katherine,
    Many thanks for your great videos of your bike journey.
    Truly opening most of our eyes for those not living in China.
    Keep up the great journey.🙏🙏💪💪

  • @latiendaca1773
    @latiendaca1773 Год назад +8

    You and Jerry are the two vloggers, I love to watch, for you guys biked across China. And the “on the ground” China, is really every inches “on the ground” for real.
    I love it, I lov’em all.

  • @Thomas-Chin10
    @Thomas-Chin10 Год назад +33

    This is such an amazing video. The drone shots are really beautiful. It's because of you I have been able to see so many places in southern China where I am sure I will never get to see in person. What also impresses me is your resourcefulness-You seem to be able to connect with people wherever you go and get invited to their meals and learn about their endeavors in so many areas-from environmental, agricultural and beyond.👍

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад +3

      Resourcefulness indeed; Kat even got a dog to escort her LOL

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Год назад

      @@davidchou1675
      Even the dogs in China are friendly and helpful to foreigners.

  • @celloting01
    @celloting01 Год назад +46

    Thanks for making another really interesting vid, Katherine! You captured the 'real China' that most of us don't get to see. Even that doggie appreciated you! 😸😀

  • @davidchou1675
    @davidchou1675 Год назад +5

    5:23 ROTFLMAO "Oh so you're not a local!"
    This deserves some kinda award for being so historic; surely no one else in the whole history of foreigner-in-China videos on RUclips has ever been mistaken for a native LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

  • @kohlemainen
    @kohlemainen Год назад +5

    We visited Hefei, Chengdu and Chongqing last month, so these Chinese scenery shots make for a welcome after-holiday party :)
    My husband is from Hefei, I am Dutch..Both he and I were amazed that both water and air quality have dramatically improved there over the last decade. That must have required some serious developing effort. Kudos!
    I'ḿ not that much into influencer video-blogging, but hey- I enjoy your videos from my "second homeland" VERY much. Thank you :)

    • @jparsit
      @jparsit 7 месяцев назад

      Chinese politicians unlike the US, they are doing more than bashing.

  • @RespectOthers1
    @RespectOthers1 Год назад +24

    We have accompanied you and continue to do so on your wonderful bike tours. Please don’t forget our boiled egg! :D

  • @ti-brindesbois5408
    @ti-brindesbois5408 Год назад +28

    5:41 I thought I was a bit crazy to save the lives of little creatures this way, but I see I'm not the only one!

    • @jianxiinlee7386
      @jianxiinlee7386 8 месяцев назад +1

      up主很有佛心,肯定是个善良的姑娘

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 Год назад +28

    Love your videos! They are so beautiful and well done. Your tour bike allow us to know this country better and this part of China is also very nice and you are really lucky to make this tour.. Thank you very much

  • @Tube4mj
    @Tube4mj Год назад +18

    Beautiful, thank you for sharing. We can't wait to visit in a couple of weeks time. Cheers from Australia.

  • @shinystar2177
    @shinystar2177 Год назад +7

    Such a beautiful scenery combining a pair of blue eyes, which does not harmonize traditionally in Chinese landscape paintings, makes this beauty unique. I suddenly realized why I always like to watch her videos!

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад

      Suddenly??? LOL
      No what attracted us about Katie is her beauty but why we keep tuning in is her mind -- you can sense her intelligence not only in the monologues and dialogues shown but also editorial choices and her stylistic flair.

  • @stevenliew3326
    @stevenliew3326 Год назад +20

    I am amazed with the clarity of the lake water.🙏💪

    • @zchu3179
      @zchu3179 Год назад +2

      It is the source of the most popular bottled water in China (农夫山泉)。

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад

      It's an actual reservoir, after all (as Katherine noted).

  • @billinsf88
    @billinsf88 Год назад +5

    The little boy is so adorable 🥰

  • @yanningwei
    @yanningwei Год назад +13

    this is what life is supposed to be like. you are amazing 😍

  • @JSTech2012
    @JSTech2012 Год назад +15

    I visited the Thousand Islands Lake in 2002, so beautiful place.

  • @JohnSmith-sv7nn
    @JohnSmith-sv7nn Год назад +4

    Katherine, you are enough. Keep digging. we enjoy your videos very much.

  • @donderstorm1845
    @donderstorm1845 Год назад +8

    you visit such beautiful places. and barely any tourists around too. some hidden gems out there.

  • @jurrasicpig2426
    @jurrasicpig2426 Год назад +8

    breathtaking tour! and the "yeah" kid is adorable

  • @gabbyfoo2
    @gabbyfoo2 Год назад +7

    Thank you Katherine for another spectacular scenic presentation. It'd be quite impossible for us to do what you're doing...Take care and stay safe/healthy/happy.

  • @汪鹏-w4v
    @汪鹏-w4v Год назад +7

    Finally,My hometown!!!!

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад

      So where's that bus stop them ladies are looking for LOL

    • @汪鹏-w4v
      @汪鹏-w4v Год назад

      Actually that place is already like around 30 minutes drive away from the town center. Normally no city bus lines are passing that area. But there are several buses which travel between different towns and cities will pass by there. So they just need to stay along the road and wave for stop the buses when any of those buses pass by. Or also if they are lucky enough to find a small village, there will always be a small bus stop at the entrance of the village. @@davidchou1675

  • @DeBeard
    @DeBeard Год назад +6

    zhejiang is unbelievable beautiful n prosperous…for thousands yrs❤

  • @epicsuper6775
    @epicsuper6775 Год назад +24

    Oh my~ The water of those lakes are crystal clear! Very nice indeed, and I would like to have a swim in them as well.

  • @PeterSzeto-es6em
    @PeterSzeto-es6em Год назад +5

    To Katherine and every one else reading this, and no matter where you are, have a Happy Golden Week!

  • @mikec4845
    @mikec4845 Год назад +10

    Saw the opening ceremonies to the Asian Games that was an awe inspiring display of technology. Hopefully you were able to see it first hand.

  • @justapointofview7625
    @justapointofview7625 Год назад +7

    After a while, some new stuff. Nice video.

  • @markcoolio1231
    @markcoolio1231 Год назад +2

    Glad to have stumbled upon your channel! Having grown up in Zhejiang then moved to the US, I still try to visit at least once a year. But with the expensive airfare since covid, I haven't been willing to pull the trigger to fly back, so seeing your videos of what it's like right now has been really helpful! Also, you've been to more places in Zhejiang than I ever had! Usually my mom doesn't really like these types of RUclips videos, but even she really enjoyed it as it brought back some nostalgia, and even showed it to her students! Looking forward to finally visiting Hangzhou again this summer after all these years!

    • @kats_journey_east
      @kats_journey_east  Год назад +1

      glad you both like the videos, hope you get a chance to visit soon😄

  • @nl3mk
    @nl3mk Год назад +4

    Thank you Katherine for the effort to protect environment in China. You are beautiful!

  • @fakoneuwyong
    @fakoneuwyong Год назад +30

    She is so kind to nature, that's why the dog was guarding her for 9 kms, even the dragonflies was mating on her back, it means nature give her their support😮

    • @大象大头
      @大象大头 Год назад

      That dog may be looking for a master. If I meet it, I will adopt it. Because I don't have a pet now.

  • @ensteffo
    @ensteffo Год назад +10

    Love your videos, so well putt together and so interesting.

  • @chrisyong8719
    @chrisyong8719 Год назад +5

    Love the breathtaking scenery from the drone video. U can be an ambassador for tourism for sure! I enjoyed the bike ride with your doggy companion and so memorable to have that dragonfly swim with u. Thank u for this beautifully choreographed trip for less travelled people like us.

  • @boonteoh2346
    @boonteoh2346 Год назад +8

    Katherine, you got a friend in the doggy!!❤❤ Nice bike trip and beautiful sceneries, thank you!!!

  • @tonytube9211
    @tonytube9211 Год назад +4

    Gorgeous Katherine, thank you for your videos. This place you went by is so so green and seems so peaceful.

  • @jianxiinlee7386
    @jianxiinlee7386 8 месяцев назад +1

    浙江是中最很先进的省份之一,很多方面走在前面。绍兴,余杭那一块有很多很多名人典故,骑自行车是个很不错的探访方式。谢谢您的视频。

  • @cornellencar
    @cornellencar Год назад +2

    It is really a breath of fresh air to see Katherine's journey, takes me far "away from the madding crowd" sort of way...

  • @cabbyw
    @cabbyw Год назад +3

    Katherine, thank you for letting us enjoy this scenic route from your point of view., I found it much more interesting. I am looking forward to visiting this thousand island lake in not too distant future. Thank you for sharing !

  • @jparsit
    @jparsit 7 месяцев назад

    I was in Hangzhou before Covid, the West Lake was love at the first sight. Nature and peaceful city well balanced. I wish this is my home. Thanks another great video.

  • @yiguoshen9620
    @yiguoshen9620 8 месяцев назад

    Wow, I love this one in your series so much. The dwellings and lakes blended into each other in an ecological harmony, what a beautiful rural life!

  • @jonwear9791
    @jonwear9791 Год назад +4

    Peaceful and beautiful scenery.

  • @cashmerecat9269
    @cashmerecat9269 Год назад +6

    Always love each and every of your videos..they're just amazing.. :)

  • @antonioli1953
    @antonioli1953 Год назад +2

    OMG the music of the start is so beautiful

  • @nivzfrabx3718
    @nivzfrabx3718 Год назад +6

    Thank you for your videos showing us China!

  • @syncmaster915n
    @syncmaster915n Год назад +3

    Wow, Zhejiang is more beautiful than i thought! 👍👍

  • @sleo3720
    @sleo3720 Год назад +2

    Fascinating video on the 1000 islands lake, the sporting venue for the Asian games was wonderful, the whole area is amazingly beautiful, thanks for sharing!

  • @s.vortex
    @s.vortex Год назад +4

    Such beautiful sceneries there! I envy you!

  • @jasonding4343
    @jasonding4343 Год назад +6

    My God, you probably biked more miles than what I did in car in the US 🙂 - Keep it up and keep going! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @dmcmboro
    @dmcmboro Год назад +5

    Beautiful scenery, as good as anywhere and the paths are just amazing

  • @yong4265
    @yong4265 Год назад +4

    beautiful places

  • @chufang50
    @chufang50 Год назад +2

    Beautiful beautiful scenery 🎊 🎉Thank you so much for sharing 🙏👏👍

  • @jacobrocks7
    @jacobrocks7 Год назад +3

    Wow that’s absolutely beautiful! Thank you for taking us along! Glad you can work on China’s environmental push. Thank you for saving the bugs!

  • @92wsnqyf
    @92wsnqyf Год назад +3

    动物的保护神,心地太善良了

  • @who-is-eva
    @who-is-eva Год назад +5

    Oh man, finding your channel has been a BLESSING! I'm not much of a biker (commuting by bike has sort of ruined it as a freetime activity for me ahaha) but I love discovering smaller, lesser known areas and so far your videos have showed me a lot of cool places to add to my list! I planned a big 5 week China trip for 2020 which I couldn't take thanks to a certain virus....Now I'm just so so so excited to finally plan a trip to China again! There's soooo many places I want to go and your videos are a great help in putting together a list. I just started a new job so for the next 3 years I won't be able to travel for more than 2 or 3 weeks at a time but I'm already hyped for when I get more free time and can finally do a 2 or 3 months trip around China or find a way to even live there for a while,
    Thank you!

    • @kats_journey_east
      @kats_journey_east  Год назад +2

      Hope you get a chance to do a long china bike tour , there is so much to see here , the more I travel the more I feel like I have barely seen any of it and need to see more 😂

    • @goodwind1024
      @goodwind1024 Год назад +1

      ​@@kats_journey_eastmore is less,你已经到达一个高境界了😊

    • @goodwind1024
      @goodwind1024 Год назад

      welcome to china😂

  • @kl9518
    @kl9518 Год назад +1

    Such a beautiful place with modern infrastructure and bike lanes, yet keeping the traditional culture.
    Thanks for sharing from a biker's perspective.

  • @sunnyshencn
    @sunnyshencn Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon Год назад +3

    Certainly a beautiful place to ride

  • @Linkwii64
    @Linkwii64 Год назад +2

    Another awesome adventure. Can't wait to see where you will take us next.

  • @hainanbob6144
    @hainanbob6144 Год назад +4

    Lovely video, as always. What a persistent pooch! Sometimes Huan and I can be seen frantically waving our arms and shouting Huí jiā! It would be so nice to have a villa, or even a little farm, with cats and dogs everywhere. Chickens too of course! I never knew the symbolism of chicken feet before. However, I still donlt like them, not enough to chew one!

  • @truthbetold001
    @truthbetold001 Год назад +5

    Awesome travel vlog along time coming , a superlative not wasted. Often recited Australian poem beginning with stanza " I love a sunburnt country " ha ha just didn't expected all over on your exposed skin surface, most prominently on your face, so. All the swimming vlogs that you, featured in turned into hundred thousand watches even in your modest unprovocative swimming attires that never failed to surprised me. Just what will you be doing with your newfound 8 days of vacation windfall ?😛A little jealous.

  • @jonschool4257
    @jonschool4257 Год назад +4

    I want to go there too! Thank you for your introduction such beautiful place to us👍👏👏👏

  • @woojongson5431
    @woojongson5431 Год назад +2

    Your journey is very impressive. Thank you.

  • @aungaisum8654
    @aungaisum8654 Год назад +5

    Very nice video 👍👍👍

  • @z_a_r_a_oxowowsb7511
    @z_a_r_a_oxowowsb7511 Год назад +2

    Seems u make a better world, very thankful

  • @kermit8112
    @kermit8112 Год назад +2

    Very nice bike trail!

  • @yogaterapi802
    @yogaterapi802 Год назад +2

    Wonderful cinematic video Katherine, enjoy your adventures! 👍🏻🙏🏻😍

  • @liamporter1137
    @liamporter1137 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @edis-x4s
    @edis-x4s Год назад +3

    beautiful scenery

  • @shenlove
    @shenlove Год назад +4

    so beautiful!

  • @syihanmuhammad7610
    @syihanmuhammad7610 Год назад +1

    As a West Virginian I agree, these country roads give such West Virginia vibes!

  • @junyiling8626
    @junyiling8626 Год назад +2

    Another great video! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I hope that I might be able to bike through there in the future. Such a wonderful place.

  • @sunmatr
    @sunmatr Год назад +4

    its very beautiful😀

  • @JJ-3721
    @JJ-3721 8 месяцев назад

    wow, all I can say is wow!

  • @ulisirius9027
    @ulisirius9027 Год назад +4

    Very beautiful country. 😊

  • @voxclamantis9280
    @voxclamantis9280 Год назад +3

    Since I will probably not get the chance to visit China, your videos are a much appreciated gift. Thank you!

    • @ymhktravel
      @ymhktravel Год назад +1

      Why not? Age or health issue?

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад

      It's usually money -- or time, which is quite often the same thing. :-(

  • @gordkao
    @gordkao Год назад +8

    Great video as always! How do you arrange accommodations? Would be great to do a bike tour there..

    • @kats_journey_east
      @kats_journey_east  Год назад +4

      I find hotels on Ctrip, usually city hotels or rural boutique hotels, sometimes little homestays in villages or towns

  • @vister6757
    @vister6757 Год назад +1

    Nice biking route!

  • @fhchoong6880
    @fhchoong6880 Год назад +1

    Very scenic view

  • @PeterSzeto-es6em
    @PeterSzeto-es6em Год назад +5

    So pleased to see some of venues for the Asian Games. On the chicken feet, they can be a little rubbery if the chef didn't deep-fry them first. If you try chicken feet which are cooked to restaurant standard, you will like it, since you like duck necks. Also, best to eat them hot, not cold. There aren't a lot of meat; all about the skin and the sauce, usually oyster sauce by the way. Though I have to say that it is quite difficult to eat with chopsticks, hence in the restaurants, they chop them into smaller pieces. Hope you will be converted one day, because it is really delicious.

  • @ngedmund3018
    @ngedmund3018 Год назад

    Wow, the view is so beautiful, fantastic feeling to see it!

  • @jackolantern7342
    @jackolantern7342 Год назад +1

    Excellent videography in this video! Also really cool hearing about the water treatment plants.

  • @myvideo2008
    @myvideo2008 Год назад +1

    Excellent Scenery. Great Video. 😀

  • @kcfmark
    @kcfmark Год назад +2

    Great video.

  • @Jkl62200
    @Jkl62200 Год назад +8

    Goodness.. I have been to Hangzhou twice for work and never knew it was so beautiful. How far away from the city are all these sceneries!?

  • @perfectace60
    @perfectace60 Год назад

    Hi Katherine, great job!!! I have always enjoyed your vids!!! I see a lot of China through your eyes!!! Thanks again!!!

  • @wifecooky
    @wifecooky Год назад +4

    Welcome to my hometown, Qiandaohu.

    • @汪鹏-w4v
      @汪鹏-w4v Год назад

      哈哈哈哈 你是淳安哪里的?

  • @meditadz
    @meditadz Год назад +1

    One of my favourite videos! Lovely scenery from a cycling point of view 😀

    • @davidchou1675
      @davidchou1675 Год назад +1

      Yes I'm an avid cyclist and love it so much that Katherine's been showing us China...from a bike!! :-)

  • @sic8098
    @sic8098 Год назад

    Always love your style of blogs and editing style with the sounds...❤🙏🤗

  • @davidk.d.7591
    @davidk.d.7591 Год назад +6

    There's so much bike infrastructure here. It great. The Dutch would be proud lol