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seriously kate,i am a malaysia chinese and i'm trying to test both my mandarine level and english level which i'm quite confidence with,do you know any website i can use?
As a Chinese, I feel like this is also so valuable for me and Chinese history and culture. Helps imagine how people used to live before modernization. Great job!
Wife and I love your content and gives it great joy in knowing we will be relocating to China at end of the year! You make a great travel guide, keep up the great work
What a beautiful place and scenery, Katherine! You really are blessed person to been able to go to a small Villages like this one. Good for us to follow your Channel. Many thanks from Brazil.
i really love this channel because Katty goes to everywhere in China but not only the "big rich cities" ^^ in fact, rural life has been a trend for the young generation in China because they want to escape from the stress :P
@@gordkao The one Katherine visited is already a tourist destination. I gather it's the flow of revenue that helped to keep the abandoned houses standing. The point is there are just too many such villages in the region - or in China in general - and not enough drive to make every one of them a tourist destination. And these particular villages in southern Zhejiang aren't very accessible - pull out Google Maps with terrain on, you'll realize even with all the freshly built paved roads connecting the most remote corners to the grid, the mountains make sure it's still hours to get from point A to B.
Katherine, your greatest mission in life is trying to bridge the gap and divide between China and the US. Your work portends to peace. God bless you forever!
thanks for your support, more videos coming soon ❤️❤️😭 sorry to respond so late I only just figured out how to find my super thanks comments😂for some reason they seem to be listed differently than regular comments
It's very thoughtful that concrete houses down below 'clad' the walls with mud to match / harmonise with those historic houses up the hill . And the scenery just so calming.
3:12 It's a mini shrine worshipping the talisman of Wuxian Emperor, a popular deity native to southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, accompanied by Wu Sangong, a 12th century farmer deified as the local God of Mushroom, also ancestor of Uncle Wu's clan; Liu Bowen, legendary advisor to Hongwu Emperor (think Merlin) , a local of Qingtian County not far away; plus some more commonly worshipped deities. Each part of China have their own local deities, which not unlike the many saints in Christianity, are remnants of much older belief systems. A bit further south you'll likely be in the land of the Monkey King - not as the nation's favorite supernatural hero, but in its original form as a mountain god that dates back to at least a millennia before Journey to the West.
@@8qk67acq5 Both. Most region-specific saints in Christianity originated as remnant of older belief systems, not unlike the region-specific Chinese deities. Actually they went through similar process of syncretization.
Thank you Katherine for being so honest and frank about your separation from Wei. Good that you have clarified this as it was in our mind what happened ! Trust that you will move on and be a very successful youtuber. I am from Malaysia and is an avid viewer of your channel.
Another great video Kate, this is the rural China I like to see. The scenery is beautiful and peaceful , an ideal place to retire. Well edited and I am hoping for more. Thanks for showing the rural village of China, which is disappearing fast.
I don't think anyone could ever imagine a sequence of a drone flying away from Chinese Village and American grassroot music playing in the background. Truly the best of both worlds. Great fusion! Who is singing?
Congrats on hitting 100k subscribers! I've just been in the region last October checking out ancient relics and buildings preserved in the mountains. Definitely fascinating and unique, this part of Zhejiang/Fujian (and where isn't in China, besides the concrete-printed parts of the big cities?). If you have time - not really I gather now that you must have finished the task on site - the 14th century Shisi Temple not far from Qingyuan is a gem. Also the ancient covered bridges - there are just too many and impossible to cover all, as the mountain roads are so time consuming!
I would love to make a return trip and do a bike tour from Qingyuan to fujian , it’s one of the most interesting and scenic places I’ve been to since my return from the US ⛰
U are simply marvelous. She be an ambassador in promoting better understanding n appreciation of culture n China to the west. Love to watch your videos n I NEVER MISSED ANY. Keep it up n Tk U so much.
I was interested in your description of the old buildings as "dirt" houses. Some mixture of earth/clay, animal dung and straw has been used in every part of the world in the past and provides great insulation. Rainwater has to be kept off the walls, though, or the whole structure falls apart. I lived in such a house in Devon, England, where the "dirt" is called cob and the roof was traditionally thatch. Every village has some, which date back up to 500 or 600 years, and very pretty they look.
This vlog really reminds me of a chinese drama called Minning town. And usually when people in that rural village if they don't relocate to the city but build a sturdy better house than the old one, local govt will subsidized the house.
They were trying to go that route actually but it’s just too in-the-middle-of-nowhere to attract enough people and it’s kind of a niche destination, it’s great if you love urbex 😂
@@kats_journey_east getting out into the countryside is what I love, when visiting other countries, I would love walking the hills there, is there thriving tourism in rural areas, I was lead to believe it's harder to find accommodation for foreign tourist
Hi Katherine, I'm a KIWI living in Qingyuan with my Chinese Wife and wouldn't have it any other way, love the people, countryside, and the food, I consider myself extremely lucky 🙏🙏🙏
God bless you, Katherine. You don't look as cheerful. I am sure you will find happiness soon. Thank you for your videos. Your channel is one of my favourites. Take care.
What the hell, Katherine!! You're an incredible person -- WOW...just about everything I'd dreamed of for myself (though not in China, LOL) when I was young...so good to see your generation being so open-minded and outgoing!
What a fascinating mushroom man! I will defiantly try eating (mountain) mouse when I go back to China this summer. Everything I ate when I lived there eight years ago was delicious! Thanks for the village tour.
Wow, the beatiful lady Yang Li Zi's mandarin has shocked me, because her Chinese speaking does not have any accent carved with foriegner normally. By the way, you speak excellent English as well, and I cannot guess where you are from without your original accent. Thanks for your video which are very one of a kind.
That abandoned village is, as NZer say, out in the wop wops. However, I saw a well built road leading to it, and there is electricity supply to door. Incredible. This piggy back ride opportunity for a video like this is just wonderful. There is no other ways we viewers can see this sort of things elsewhere. Thanks a lot mate.
Really interesting Katherine. In England we call dirt houses cob. Its heartening that the concrete houses have been clad in cob to better reflect the rural vernacular. The guy talking about the village seemed such a nice guy.
Mountain mice are foods for some southern areas of China as well as in Vietnam. Ethnic Miao (苗族) have the dish of roasting mountain mice. In Northern Vietnam, where the people's ethnic group is very close to Ethnic Miao, they also have the tradition of roasting mountain mice.
Nice video!, these mountains are really beautiful and the houses in the village are really Authentic, I'd love to film these in the future. Congratulations on your 100k subs!
Beautiful drone footage! The mountains of China have such a sense of majesty to them. It's so cool seeing how people react to you in these rural communities. It must be quite rare for foreign-born travelers to pass through their village, but they treat you as one of their own all the same.
Thanks for another interesting video, Kat. Another reason I enjoy watching your videos is listening to your clearly spoken Mandarin when you are communicating with the locals. Often I can only understand what you have said whereas words used by locals are difficult to understand.
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thanks kate,just what i need.
Very nice video. A lot of vlogers had left China in the last several years so it's cool that you are still at it.
That's eastern China...not "south".
seriously kate,i am a malaysia chinese and i'm trying to test both my mandarine level and english level which i'm quite confidence with,do you know any website i can use?
Was that the worst thing you've ever drank in your entire life? You are so funny. And beautiful.
As a Chinese, I feel like this is also so valuable for me and Chinese history and culture. Helps imagine how people used to live before modernization. Great job!
繁华的城市千篇一律，孤独的村落别具一格。非常感谢阳离子带我们看到每个小地方不一样的风景！
回不去的村庄。
Wife and I love your content and gives it great joy in knowing we will be relocating to China at end of the year! You make a great travel guide, keep up the great work
What a beautiful place and scenery, Katherine! You really are blessed person to been able to go to a small Villages like this one. Good for us to follow your Channel. Many thanks from Brazil.
i really love this channel because Katty goes to everywhere in China but not only the "big rich cities" ^^ in fact, rural life has been a trend for the young generation in China because they want to escape from the stress :P
Once again great interactions with the local folks to extract fun and historical details about the area and themselves. Amazing drone shots too! :D
That was a wonderful detour trip. The semi-abandoned village could be converted to a beautiful holiday attraction for tourists. Great job Katherine.
Great idea. And also need reasons for tourists to visit. Need an area tourism board to get it going
@@gordkao The one Katherine visited is already a tourist destination. I gather it's the flow of revenue that helped to keep the abandoned houses standing.
The point is there are just too many such villages in the region - or in China in general - and not enough drive to make every one of them a tourist destination. And these particular villages in southern Zhejiang aren't very accessible - pull out Google Maps with terrain on, you'll realize even with all the freshly built paved roads connecting the most remote corners to the grid, the mountains make sure it's still hours to get from point A to B.
Really love your channel more and more. I could feel your humor, passion for life, love for nature and people. Love your videos so much!❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Katherine, your greatest mission in life is trying to bridge the gap and divide between China and the US. Your work portends to peace. God bless you forever!
Yes, Kat's channel should be mandatory viewing from schools to the White House.
Keep up the amazing content!
100澳元 大手笔啊
thanks for your support, more videos coming soon ❤️❤️😭 sorry to respond so late I only just figured out how to find my super thanks comments😂for some reason they seem to be listed differently than regular comments
This felt like a documentary of years past by in China. 700 hundred years, I might add. Great job 👏
It's very thoughtful that concrete houses down below 'clad' the walls with mud to match / harmonise with those historic houses up the hill . And the scenery just so calming.
3:12 It's a mini shrine worshipping the talisman of Wuxian Emperor, a popular deity native to southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, accompanied by Wu Sangong, a 12th century farmer deified as the local God of Mushroom, also ancestor of Uncle Wu's clan; Liu Bowen, legendary advisor to Hongwu Emperor (think Merlin) , a local of Qingtian County not far away; plus some more commonly worshipped deities. Each part of China have their own local deities, which not unlike the many saints in Christianity, are remnants of much older belief systems. A bit further south you'll likely be in the land of the Monkey King - not as the nation's favorite supernatural hero, but in its original form as a mountain god that dates back to at least a millennia before Journey to the West.
@@8qk67acq5 Both. Most region-specific saints in Christianity originated as remnant of older belief systems, not unlike the region-specific Chinese deities. Actually they went through similar process of syncretization.
I am super impressed that, for such a remote village, the road is paved into it!
That is what so called dictator has forced us to do.
Thank you Katherine for being so honest and frank about your separation from Wei. Good that you have clarified this as it was in our mind what happened ! Trust that you will move on and be a very successful youtuber. I am from Malaysia and is an avid viewer of your channel.
Another great video Kate, this is the rural China I like to see. The scenery is beautiful and peaceful , an ideal place to retire. Well edited and I am hoping for more. Thanks for showing the rural village of China, which is disappearing fast.
Jd..., People in China want to live like Americans. It's referred to as progress.
No, we don’t. We are Chinese, we don’t want to be like Americans
I don't think anyone could ever imagine a sequence of a drone flying away from Chinese Village and American grassroot music playing in the background. Truly the best of both worlds. Great fusion! Who is singing?
Congrats on hitting 100k subscribers! I've just been in the region last October checking out ancient relics and buildings preserved in the mountains. Definitely fascinating and unique, this part of Zhejiang/Fujian (and where isn't in China, besides the concrete-printed parts of the big cities?). If you have time - not really I gather now that you must have finished the task on site - the 14th century Shisi Temple not far from Qingyuan is a gem. Also the ancient covered bridges - there are just too many and impossible to cover all, as the mountain roads are so time consuming!
I would love to make a return trip and do a bike tour from Qingyuan to fujian , it’s one of the most interesting and scenic places I’ve been to since my return from the US ⛰
Most native Chinese wouldn't have seen this place themselves if it's not for your adventuresome mind. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I love the scenery, and I love how they try to keep the old style alive.
Yo must be loving your job a lot! You must loving your life so much! It is so meaningful just watching your videos!
congrats on 100k subs. I love this channel because of your down to earth personality
U are simply marvelous. She be an ambassador in promoting better understanding n appreciation of culture n China to the west. Love to watch your videos n I NEVER MISSED ANY. Keep it up n Tk U so much.
I was interested in your description of the old buildings as "dirt" houses. Some mixture of earth/clay, animal dung and straw has been used in every part of the world in the past and provides great insulation. Rainwater has to be kept off the walls, though, or the whole structure falls apart.
I lived in such a house in Devon, England, where the "dirt" is called cob and the roof was traditionally thatch. Every village has some, which date back up to 500 or 600 years, and very pretty they look.
That covered bridge is amazing!
This woman speaks Chinese almost without any accent, she is one in a million.
This vlog really reminds me of a chinese drama called Minning town. And usually when people in that rural village if they don't relocate to the city but build a sturdy better house than the old one, local govt will subsidized the house.
非常的庆幸的能够通过您的镜头深入的探索到难以亲自去看到的景观。甚至在今时今日还能看到真实的斗笠蓑衣真的非常难得。真诚的由衷感谢您与妳的团队的努力与不辞劳苦。
That cloudy drone shot.. *Chef's kiss*
love your videos showing the real China. Your Mandarin diction is perfect
She speaks better chinese than a lot of Chinese..
What is real China? You mean the beautiful rural China. So the amazing metropolis cities like Shanghai, Guangdong, Shenzhen are not real China.
@@gwent5914it’s western expectation of a poor, remote, rundown China.
Wow! That semi-abandoned village would be great for like a holiday getaway though some of the authenticity may disappear if that happens...
They were trying to go that route actually but it’s just too in-the-middle-of-nowhere to attract enough people and it’s kind of a niche destination, it’s great if you love urbex 😂
@@kats_journey_east getting out into the countryside is what I love, when visiting other countries, I would love walking the hills there, is there thriving tourism in rural areas, I was lead to believe it's harder to find accommodation for foreign tourist
So so beautiful, the place is awesome.
one of the best vlogs from Cathy!
Hi Katherine, I'm a KIWI living in Qingyuan with my Chinese Wife and wouldn't have it any other way, love the people, countryside, and the food, I consider myself extremely lucky 🙏🙏🙏
This village is a wonderful place to have a vacation house .
Kathy please keep up with your great work! This remind me so much of my father's hometown, so organic so beautiful.
真的可以啊！Totally breathtaking, the scenery!👌👍👏
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trips to China's rural areas.
Qingyuan is very close to my hometown, I’m so happy to hear people’s accent that I used to use when I was a kid.😊
God bless you, Katherine. You don't look as cheerful. I am sure you will find happiness soon.
Thank you for your videos. Your channel is one of my favourites.
Take care.
Wow!! What a wonderful scenery, especially the bridge building over the pristine river.
Such a good experience for you..
If you believe China is a peaceful and progressive country, raise your hand ✋👌🙋
Raising 2 hands.
No doubt👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
For the people, yes, for the CCP, it becomes a Nazi party.
怎么天天有你
Dude I swear I've seen you posting this line under every single Cyrus Jessen video, and now you're here. Will you please stop? This is kind of creepy.
A lucky girl into the nature .... Enviable!
What the hell, Katherine!! You're an incredible person -- WOW...just about everything I'd dreamed of for myself (though not in China, LOL) when I was young...so good to see your generation being so open-minded and outgoing!
What a fascinating mushroom man! I will defiantly try eating (mountain) mouse when I go back to China this summer. Everything I ate when I lived there eight years ago was delicious! Thanks for the village tour.
广西这边吃竹鼠，不吃其他老鼠，山鼠也不吃。竹鼠只吃竹子，所以感觉比较干净。在八十年代之前，比较贫穷，有吃田鼠的，后来富裕了就不吃了。不过肯定不是家鼠。家鼠太脏了。
Wow, the beatiful lady Yang Li Zi's mandarin has shocked me, because her Chinese speaking does not have any accent carved with foriegner normally.
By the way, you speak excellent English as well, and I cannot guess where you are from without your original accent. Thanks for your video which are very one of a kind.
when you film the village , the view and music is beautiful
好喜欢看阳离子去到各地山嘎达地方拍这些有趣、独特的东西。
That abandoned village is, as NZer say, out in the wop wops. However, I saw a well built road leading to it, and there is electricity supply to door. Incredible. This piggy back ride opportunity for a video like this is just wonderful. There is no other ways we viewers can see this sort of things elsewhere. Thanks a lot mate.
Out in the wop wops, omg, I love that 😂😅 what a cute phrase
哇，景色真的好棒啊
我在欧洲，景色特别精致，但是呆久了会发现缺少一种荒凉和粗犷、原始的美，一切整整齐齐、规划设计好的。其实粗犷、原始也是一种美
Really like your journeys and the way you bring out the best in people.
Intersting job assignment you have got!😍
8:26 Wow!! 🐟🐟Thanks for the awesome vid! 👍
What a beautiful place! And fancy knowing that many generations of your family without recourse to genealogy.
Thank you for sharing, Katherine. I am fascinated by the views and the lifestyle of village people. I really enjoy watching your Vlogs.
beautiful,great lovely video.
Thanks! Scenery is awesome!😍
thanks for supporting the channel ❤
Very nice trip! The village is sufficiently further away from major urban centers to preserve the original vibe.
Super Katherine! You are having such an interesting life! I love China and would be so happy to be in your place…
Really interesting Katherine. In England we call dirt houses cob. Its heartening that the concrete houses have been clad in cob to better reflect the rural vernacular. The guy talking about the village seemed such a nice guy.
Amazing quality and content. Just the right amount of drone use. Great interaction with locals. Thanks
I love your video and characters, thks!👍👍👍
如能把这村庄改造，成为度假别墅区，会很美。可以把一些房屋拆掉，打出一条主路，开出一片场地。把几家房屋拼成一座座别墅和民宿。在村口建日用品商铺，在几处观景点开设餐馆，茶馆和咖啡厅，美绝了。
😁又见识了很多人文习俗。Katherine的视频还是一如既往地好看。
Always excited to see your uploads! So happy to see more of china through your lenses.
Katherine thank you for this travel in time. ❤ It was amazing. And as always people you meet are so nice.
Mostly People live in a remote area were move to city.😊
Lovely video Katherine! Beautiful commentary. Your expression after tasting the egg wine was hilarious!
Mountain mice are foods for some southern areas of China as well as in Vietnam. Ethnic Miao (苗族) have the dish of roasting mountain mice. In Northern Vietnam, where the people's ethnic group is very close to Ethnic Miao, they also have the tradition of roasting mountain mice.
0:48 That is a cover bridge....Chinese style...neat.
Congrats on the 100K
Congrats
100,000 followers is awesome, cathy
Keep it up!
Nice video!, these mountains are really beautiful and the houses in the village are really Authentic, I'd love to film these in the future. Congratulations on your 100k subs!
So interesting to see how different architectures in different areas of China ❤
I had been to qingyuan, mountian long and winding road, mushroom heaven
Very beautiful place. This year I plan to go there to photograph the starry sky.
Beautiful views and lovely music Katherine Thanks.
A beautiful girl in a special place❤ Are those mushrooms called ‘靈芝’? Precious and rare mushrooms with a lot of medical implications.
The mouse in the mountain are different from city mouse as they often don't carry viruses and diseases.
Great channel. My favourite.
Beautiful drone footage! The mountains of China have such a sense of majesty to them.
It's so cool seeing how people react to you in these rural communities. It must be quite rare for foreign-born travelers to pass through their village, but they treat you as one of their own all the same.
11:19 It's magical.
That egg drop soup reminds me of the scene in the first American pie where the guy finishes his man chowder in a beer glass and Stiffler chugs it
I love these outside scenario videos. This is why I subscribe.
Qingyuan in Zhejiang? Mighty mountains. Lots of dark stories among people but also brave and conscientious people.
Yet another enjoyable vlog. Thank you Kat! Looking forward for your upcoming ones.
Best wishes!!
Thanks for another interesting video, Kat. Another reason I enjoy watching your videos is listening to your clearly spoken Mandarin when you are communicating with the locals. Often I can only understand what you have said whereas words used by locals are difficult to understand.
Good documentary of people in rural China.
The face you had made is priceless...😁.
No more egg wine...
Another awesome adventure. It is honor to see every parts of China.
love this video too.
QingYuan county (庆元县) belongs to LiShui city (丽水市) in ZheJiang province.
恭喜Katherine在youtube的粉丝过十万！
Super video and thanks for the vicarious experience, specially the egg drop wine.
Lol the face you made while trying to taste the wine was priceless.
Beautiful 🎉 hello China❤
Madam Love your vlogs, from Faisalabad, Pakistan.❤❤❤
so beautiful village, so interesting people
Nice village in the cloud! perfect place to grow mushrooms.
This was very funny and fun lol. Hope u had fun