Hi Katherine - A Scott in China listed 13 vloggers to follow and I added you to his list in the comments section. Of course you have to be in the list !!! You do it well , like this one. Have fun and take care.....watchingh you from Europe .
那个聋哑老爷爷好像想说：那个是脚踏舂米的石盘，他做的，做了四个。视频中他用脚做了脚踏的动作。That deaf grandpa was trying to say: that's mortar for a foot-operated rice pounder, and he has made four of them. In the video he pretend to do the pounding with his foot. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_pounder for what a rice pounder looks like.
Leluhur saya berasal dari fujian. Sebelum merantau ke indonesia. Ini sudah generasi ke 5. Bangunan yang seperti stadion adalah rumah orang HAKKA(bahasa kami). Dan kami juga membangun satu buah, bangunan seperti itu ditempat kami., untuk mengenang asal usul kami.
Fantastic video. Thank you for taking us to see the 土楼. Due to its less convenient transportation, not many people in China have visited it. But the 土楼 is truly worth visiting. It's an excellent window into the local history, culture, and the way people live. By the way, your Chinese is really impressive.❤
I'm so happy you're still being as productive as ever showing the many sides of China never exposed in mainstream media. Wish you continued success professionally and socially! 加油！
I've learned so much with your exploration of China, its history and culture and meeting the surprisingly friendly locals. I am surprised how welcoming the locals are to foreigners. Thank you for taking us on your journey.
The reason you find it surprising is because your government and media in the West have brainwashed you into thinking that Chinese people hate westerners just as much as you hate Chinese. But in reality only westerners who are full of hate towards Chinese and pretty much every other culture you're not that familiar with.
Gorgeous! We’ve just been driving around the mountains in Zhejiang and were thinking of you and your gorgeous adventures in the more rural parts of China. Thanks for sharing!❤
12:51， was that an electronic lantern? wow. A few years ago, I spent a wonderful night inside the ancient town of Shangri-la, even had the best pizza I've ever had (better than in Italy lol), but one week after I left, the whole ancient town was burnt down by accident, devastating... The grandpa at the beginning of the video, I'd thought he got angry at random strangers busting into his house and tried to push you away... what a friendly and kind community! And Aysajan is goofy and adorable as always
Thank-you Katherine for creating and sharing yet another nice video clip. The clip is superbly created and contents well articulated. All the best to you. Take care🙏🍻
Very beautiful contrast between modern and ancient. This area is so nice like its people who seem very kind and above all happy to live there! Love it. It is a quiet and unique place ! Thank you Katherine for sharing another great video ❤
Thanks for taking us on another adventure and delving into the nooks and crannies of rural life.😊 This was filmed during the Spring festival or conclusion? Any plans to visit your Uyghur comrades and tour Kashgar/Xinjiang in your red stallion this year? Continue to spread joy and safe travels…
Fujian people is the biggest fan of Chinese tea that i've ever seen around China before, another one i guess should be Guangdong province. I really like the vibe and the tea culture in rural areas of these two provinces. Hope u enjoy the ur journey in Fujian👍
Most Chinese people, especially those who lives in rural area are very friendly to foreigner. They would welcome friends and even strangers. If a foreigner visit China, he/she will easily find friends in China.
The CIA recently thought newly poured concrete bases for wind turbines were missile silos. Bunch of idiots the CIA as the layout and spacing of the bases was not optimal for a silo farm. Fixed silos are easy to target that's why China's intercontinental nuclear missiles are road mobile which are much more difficult to target if you can find them.
What a nice extensive tour of several of these really interesting fortresses. The world has moved on but some of them should be retained for future curious generations to marvel! :D
Hey I also visited some of the same tulous seen in your video some years back. But not all hakkas lived in tulous, the hakka were refugees from some place in the north while the punti (本地) were mostly the cantonese the hokkiens(or fujians), teochews(chaoshanese) so chaotic punti wars of the past were about the punti people vs hakka - 3 vs 1 - mostly fighting over the limited availability of fertile farming lowlands and other later hakka arrivals either could not find a place to settle by then or totally avoided being exposed in the lowlands due to the constant threat of violence, they much preferred being high up in the mountains and carving out terraces for rice cultivation which was less fertile but proved to be safer. Our own hakka ancestral village (老家) is also in a mountainous place in the guangdong province.
Hi Katherine from the UK, I'm Hakka heritage, my mum has spoken about Hakka houses before, one entrance one exit, defensive structures, awesome to see them in detail, on the bucket list to see them in real life now
Kathy, you are so great you explored a lot of the countryside sceneries to us ,perhaps many over seas Chinese have never realized their ancestors ‘ roots and culture?
Katherine, thank you so much for sharing your expedition, that's so much more interesting than other Tulou videos on youtube ♥ Enjoy your upcoming Tri-p-cation 🙂
Thank you for whisking us away on yet another thrilling adventure and exploring the charming corners of rural life! 😊 Was this captivating footage captured during the Spring festival, or is it from another occasion? Any exciting plans in the pipeline to reunite with your Uyghur comrades and embark on a journey through Kashgar/Xinjiang aboard your trusty red stallion this year? Wishing you continued joy and safe travels as you continue to spread happiness wherever you go...
Thank you so much for sharing us all the fascinating tulous and recording a snapshot of life in them! I feel a tinge of sadness that one day, these wonderful constructions would all slowly disintegrate...
Katherine, thanks for sharing your fabulous adventures! Love seeing these families especially the old man and his acting out of his tale! Really enjoyed this one. It makes me yearn to come back and visit these places before they’re all gone. Thank you ! 👏👍☮️❤️
Thank you for taking us on an archaeological tour of these tulous and introducing us to the wonderful people that live there! I have a friend from college who is from Fujian province but I have never heard of these dirt fortresses until now. These look well built to the point that the fire didn’t do as much damage as I anticipated compared to a newly built house in the US. It would be cool to stay in a tulou hotel or airBnB when I return to China in the future as I love fortresses.
So appreciative of your ventures into these classic towns. Love seeing China's wonderful past as well as its futuristic present. Thank you, Katherine and to your friends.
Turning the Tulou into a boutique hotel would be a great idea. Would love to see that happen eventually. Many overseas Hakkas visiting China would love to stay in one for at least once in his/her life time.
16:27 Hi Katherine an other very interesting video. It must have been great living in these places when you were a kid and a huge comunity spirit everyone helping each other. Now people move to the big cities for work and pay but does too much material wealth make us any happier, after all we are social animals. In the west we have have lost our sense of comunity but can always see this stick out in your videos from China..enjoy..x
Interesting and educational insights of these TuLou. Some of them should be demolished as it posed a hazards to children playing in them! The better should be upgraded to modern standard so that people may prepare to remain living in them with some comforts and preserve these iconic buildings for future generations to enjoy! Thank you for this series!
Love these glimpses into the lives and history of the unique places you visit. The openness and friendliness of the people you visit never ceases to amaze me.
Another informative video. These old structures can be dangerous, such as the abandoned wells. Kids are capable of doing something adults won't be able to anticipate.
I hope that some of these tulou structures can be restored and maybe turn into tourist accommodation. They are a part of history with many stories, once they are gone, they will be gone forever. Thanks Katherine.
How sad that many of those centuries-old Tulous are left to rot. The authorities should restore some of them. Or give some incentives to the locals to upkeep them.
Not just you Katherine, I would be seriously enthusiastic in exploring these innumerable tulous in various stages of existence, one thing is for sure you will never go hungry, go jobless, antisocial perhaps not married as you suggest of your blind intro for easter island monolith, Mehmeti. Strangely reminiscent of my childhood where you go around visiting relatives or family friends for tea and snacks lifestyle; excepting somewhat now lonesome lives of isolated older people the space available is envious compare to accommodation crisis in Sydney or other urban areas. I also would love to learn something about rammed earth construction methods of tulous akin to great wall structures in desert Xinjiang outpost before leaving China proper. You covered so much ground in oneday that I honestly think your vlog is unique in highlighting tulou, so hearty congrats!! say goodbye from Fujian now to foghorn leghorn and his counterpart companion floppy eared canine, till next time!
My sister or niece Katherine, you share so much beauty and reality. I have a Chinese past too. I've got lots of pictures. I can attempt to share some stories with you if you'd like to hear them. They are all mostly positive and nothing bad will happen if you contact me.
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Hi Katherine - A Scott in China listed 13 vloggers to follow and I added you to his list in the comments section. Of course you have to be in the list !!! You do it well , like this one. Have fun and take care.....watchingh you from Europe .
Which Scott in China?
那个聋哑老爷爷好像想说：那个是脚踏舂米的石盘，他做的，做了四个。视频中他用脚做了脚踏的动作。That deaf grandpa was trying to say: that's mortar for a foot-operated rice pounder, and he has made four of them. In the video he pretend to do the pounding with his foot. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_pounder for what a rice pounder looks like.
这个在湖南20年前也很常见，这是用来捣糍粑用的，把糯米煮熟后，放在这“石盘”里面捣，一定要趁热捣，捣的碎碎的烂烂的直到看不到半粒完整的糯米饭，这种捣烂的糯米饭就叫糍粑。一小口糍粑沾着黄豆粉，白糖还有炒熟的芝麻，一口下肚，那味道非常好吃！甜，香，糯。Deliciouse.糍粑做的过程非常繁杂，在快节奏的现代，现在年轻人很少捣糍粑吃了。
这个在湖南20年前也很常见，这是用来捣糍粑用的，把糯米煮熟后，放在这“石盘”里面捣，一定要趁热捣，捣的碎碎的烂烂的直到看不到半粒完整的糯米饭，这种捣烂的糯米饭就叫糍粑。一小口糍粑沾着黄豆粉，白糖还有炒熟的芝麻，一口下肚，那味道非常好吃！甜，香，糯。Deliciouse.糍粑做的过程非常繁杂，在快节奏的现代，现在年轻人很少捣糍粑吃了。
Such friendly and humble people. Thank you for sharing this Katharine.
Welcome to Fujian. My hometown. I lived in Tulou when I was a kid. The atmosphere was really cool.
我老家浙江农村，小时候，大家住在一个大院子里面，有几十户人家，可以绕着连廊走一圈，尤其下雨的时候不会淋湿。那个时候的房子二楼都是木头的，砖瓦房，二楼层高有5 6米，一般都有好几片玻璃瓦，用于采光，然后早上躺在床上看着从玻璃瓦透过的外面，很神奇的感觉，现在快50岁了，老是想起那个时候的事情，很怀念。不过一切都不会再有了。很奇妙的人生。
The kids🤣 Why are they always so energetic? It's like seeing myself in young ages. Now everything is boring
Thank you for sharing. Those community environments are so good for the soul
我喜歡這煙火氣的生活，人們更互動熱情，城市逐漸讓人距離變遠（也可能是各自尊重隱私吧）！
嗯。我有同感。你是哪里人？用繁体字，应该是台湾或香港把？
Leluhur saya berasal dari fujian. Sebelum merantau ke indonesia. Ini sudah generasi ke 5. Bangunan yang seperti stadion adalah rumah orang HAKKA(bahasa kami). Dan kami juga membangun satu buah, bangunan seperti itu ditempat kami., untuk mengenang asal usul kami.
Fantastic video. Thank you for taking us to see the 土楼. Due to its less convenient transportation, not many people in China have visited it. But the 土楼 is truly worth visiting. It's an excellent window into the local history, culture, and the way people live. By the way, your Chinese is really impressive.❤
As an overseas Hakka, visiting a tulou is definitely on my bucket list!
Another fabulous video
China ❤❤❤❤❤
❤️🇮🇳🇨🇳🙂 Forever ♾️
I'm so happy you're still being as productive as ever showing the many sides of China never exposed in mainstream media. Wish you continued success professionally and socially! 加油！
I've learned so much with your exploration of China, its history and culture and meeting the surprisingly friendly locals. I am surprised how welcoming the locals are to foreigners. Thank you for taking us on your journey.
The reason you find it surprising is because your government and media in the West have brainwashed you into thinking that Chinese people hate westerners just as much as you hate Chinese. But in reality only westerners who are full of hate towards Chinese and pretty much every other culture you're not that familiar with.
Gorgeous! We’ve just been driving around the mountains in Zhejiang and were thinking of you and your gorgeous adventures in the more rural parts of China. Thanks for sharing!❤
Enjoy your trip , you’re welcome to come visit baizhang if you have time 😎 the azaleas will be blooming soon
@@kats_journey_east we were just in Anji, so close! I’m sure I can persuade Miu for another trip back to the area!
For me it is better than the tourist places. Loved it!
There are interesting places everywhere Ms K strolls through. China is great, it cannot be denied.
I am South East Asian Hakka and my ancestors were from Guangdong province . I think Tulou only exists in Fujian province but I maybe wrong.
12:51， was that an electronic lantern? wow. A few years ago, I spent a wonderful night inside the ancient town of Shangri-la, even had the best pizza I've ever had (better than in Italy lol), but one week after I left, the whole ancient town was burnt down by accident, devastating...
The grandpa at the beginning of the video, I'd thought he got angry at random strangers busting into his house and tried to push you away... what a friendly and kind community! And Aysajan is goofy and adorable as always
Now this is a more detailed research to learn about the fortress town in your video.
Sweet. Imagine these places at night, all lit up.
Thank you, Katherine, for making it possible for the likes of us to visit these fascinating places without having to travel there,
Thank-you Katherine for creating and sharing yet another nice video clip. The clip is superbly created and contents well articulated. All the best to you. Take care🙏🍻
Mystical, magical Tulou, great to be shown, thanks guys!!! 👍👍👍
Very beautiful contrast between modern and ancient. This area is so nice like its people who seem very kind and above all happy to live there! Love it. It is a quiet and unique place ! Thank you Katherine for sharing another great video ❤
Thanks for taking us on another adventure and delving into the nooks and crannies of rural life.😊 This was filmed during the Spring festival or conclusion?
Any plans to visit your Uyghur comrades and tour Kashgar/Xinjiang in your red stallion this year? Continue to spread joy and safe travels…
Fujian people is the biggest fan of Chinese tea that i've ever seen around China before, another one i guess should be Guangdong province. I really like the vibe and the tea culture in rural areas of these two provinces.
Hope u enjoy the ur journey in Fujian👍
Most Chinese people, especially those who lives in rural area are very friendly to foreigner. They would welcome friends and even strangers. If a foreigner visit China, he/she will easily find friends in China.
Kat deserves one million subscribers!
Rumor goes that CIA used to think those Tolou on satellite map were missile silos😆
It's so true. They spend many years monitoring these silos with their satellites. So hilarious. Peace be upon you.
The CIA recently thought newly poured concrete bases for wind turbines were missile silos. Bunch of idiots the CIA as the layout and spacing of the bases was not optimal for a silo farm. Fixed silos are easy to target that's why China's intercontinental nuclear missiles are road mobile which are much more difficult to target if you can find them.
Genuine, heartfelt, a little bit sad but sweet.
Btw the “footage” of the bandits is hilarious.
Best video ever on old chines culture. Looking forward to more. Thanks.
Thank for showing us another unique feature of Fujian where my ancestors came f👍👍👍👋👋👋💞💞💞rom
I saw this kind of old Chinese fortress in the film: Mulan.
What a nice extensive tour of several of these really interesting fortresses. The world has moved on but some of them should be retained for future curious generations to marvel! :D
Yes turn them into air bnb for tourist
Turn it into Homestay places like Southeast Asian countries.
I love the way you interact with local people. This somehow reminds me of Mr. Bald & Bankrupt travelling to former soviet countries.
I really like how you try to capture the ordinary - before it is gone.
The tulou buildings look like a film set in some Chinese film I saw, or perhaps it was on location! A fascinating place!
Kungfu hustle ? 😇
Mulan
Hey I also visited some of the same tulous seen in your video some years back. But not all hakkas lived in tulous, the hakka were refugees from some place in the north while the punti (本地) were mostly the cantonese the hokkiens(or fujians), teochews(chaoshanese) so chaotic punti wars of the past were about the punti people vs hakka - 3 vs 1 - mostly fighting over the limited availability of fertile farming lowlands and other later hakka arrivals either could not find a place to settle by then or totally avoided being exposed in the lowlands due to the constant threat of violence, they much preferred being high up in the mountains and carving out terraces for rice cultivation which was less fertile but proved to be safer. Our own hakka ancestral village (老家) is also in a mountainous place in the guangdong province.
Everything is so real.Thank you for your new best video.
I love your videos exploring interesting places in China.
Wow, those mountains at the end of the video look so beautiful in the Spring 😍
Hi Katherine from the UK, I'm Hakka heritage, my mum has spoken about Hakka houses before, one entrance one exit, defensive structures, awesome to see them in detail, on the bucket list to see them in real life now
You are full of positive energy, always can find beauty from mundane life. Really like your videos
Hi Katherine thanks for sharing this video. My neighbour in Canada he is Hakka his ancestors were from there.
This reminds me of the kivas and cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloans in the southwest of the United States.
Katherine... your videos are treasures for the world. Nothing prejudice but honest and straight forward footage of life in Fujian province.
This is better than National Geographic. A disappering way of life.
these are Hakka people building.
Kathy, you are so great you explored a lot of the countryside sceneries to us ,perhaps many over seas Chinese have never realized their ancestors ‘ roots and culture?
Katherine, thank you so much for sharing your expedition, that's so much more interesting than other Tulou videos on youtube ♥ Enjoy your upcoming Tri-p-cation 🙂
Thank you for whisking us away on yet another thrilling adventure and exploring the charming corners of rural life! 😊 Was this captivating footage captured during the Spring festival, or is it from another occasion? Any exciting plans in the pipeline to reunite with your Uyghur comrades and embark on a journey through Kashgar/Xinjiang aboard your trusty red stallion this year? Wishing you continued joy and safe travels as you continue to spread happiness wherever you go...
Thank you so much for sharing us all the fascinating tulous and recording a snapshot of life in them! I feel a tinge of sadness that one day, these wonderful constructions would all slowly disintegrate...
It's the honesty that makes your cinema so beautiful.
정말 아름다운 마을인 것 같아요! 시간이 지나도 역사와 문화를 보존해 온 장소를 보는 것은 언제나 멋진 일입니다. 우리의 뿌리와 전통을 고수하는 동시에 진보와 발전을 포용하는 것이 중요합니다.
Simple live , enjoy life !
They should restore as many Tulo as possible, either for tourism or Hotel with modern amenities! Such history and unique architecture!
Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance (TikTok's parent company), is also a person born in this region
Excellent Katherine, lets hope they continue to preserve and restore these magnificent structures.
Always amazing videos. Thank you from Edmonton Alberta Canada.
Awesome place..keep up the great Journey Katherine!
Katherine, thanks for sharing your fabulous adventures! Love seeing these families especially the old man and his acting out of his tale!
Really enjoyed this one. It makes me yearn to come back and visit these places before they’re all gone. Thank you ! 👏👍☮️❤️
Thanks for the really interesting vid of our ancestral home. From the sounds of it, they still speak hakka.
Thank you for taking us on an archaeological tour of these tulous and introducing us to the wonderful people that live there! I have a friend from college who is from Fujian province but I have never heard of these dirt fortresses until now. These look well built to the point that the fire didn’t do as much damage as I anticipated compared to a newly built house in the US. It would be cool to stay in a tulou hotel or airBnB when I return to China in the future as I love fortresses.
陽離子 晚上好🌠🤗
晚上好🌛
So appreciative of your ventures into these classic towns. Love seeing China's wonderful past as well as its futuristic present. Thank you, Katherine and to your friends.
What beautiful architectures! Only if they can be better preserved , and inhabited!
I am jealous! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks
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Katherine's Journey to the East 阳离子东游记, Your videos always brighten my day, so I subscribed!
thanks for the tour K-dawg
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I'm so glad you were so inquisitive about this particular topic!!! :D
Turning the Tulou into a boutique hotel would be a great idea. Would love to see that happen eventually. Many overseas Hakkas visiting China would love to stay in one for at least once in his/her life time.
There are a few of them in other places already, I just didn’t stay in one because it’s out of my budget LOL🤣
消防办不下来吧，不然会有好多人开了。
@@kats_journey_east Too bad otherwise we would be able to check out the conditions of the hotel.
16:27 Hi Katherine an other very interesting video. It must have been great living in these places when you were a kid and a huge comunity spirit everyone helping each other. Now people move to the big cities for work and pay but does too much material wealth make us any happier, after all we are social animals.
In the west we have have lost our sense of comunity but can always see this stick out in your videos from China..enjoy..x
Thanks!
Interesting and educational insights of these TuLou. Some of them should be demolished as it posed a hazards to children playing in them! The better should be upgraded to modern standard so that people may prepare to remain living in them with some comforts and preserve these iconic buildings for future generations to enjoy! Thank you for this series!
Love these glimpses into the lives and history of the unique places you visit. The openness and friendliness of the people you visit never ceases to amaze me.
thank you for introducing the tulou culture.looking forward to your next trip in fujian province😊
AWSOME. HAPPY SUNDAY DEAR LADY.
Another informative video. These old structures can be dangerous, such as the abandoned wells. Kids are capable of doing something adults won't be able to anticipate.
👍 keep going... great effort
3：00那个“石盘”，这个在湖南20年前也很常见，这是用来捣糍粑用的，把糯米煮熟后，放在这“石盘”里面捣，一定要趁热捣，捣的碎碎的烂烂的直到看不到半粒完整的糯米饭，这种捣烂的糯米饭就叫糍粑。筷子夹一小口糍粑沾着黄豆粉，白糖还有炒熟的芝麻，一口下肚，那味道非常好吃！甜，香，糯。Deliciouse.糍粑做的过程非常繁杂，在快节奏的现代，现在年轻人很少捣糍粑吃了。
fabulous video, one of your best. good job mate 🇦🇺
I hope that some of these tulou structures can be restored and maybe turn into tourist accommodation. They are a part of history with many stories, once they are gone, they will be gone forever. Thanks Katherine.
i think that oldman means he used the stone tools to mix the earth
n rice together which makes the outside wall of the building
Aysajan's English have improved! Too bad he don't own a house😄
So cool! Thanks, Kat for showing us the toulous and the people living there! Don't know when I will be able to see them myself!
Still the best channel compare to others vloggers in China. Unlike some other vloggers in China Katherine take us along her journey.
Great to watch
The force of chairman Mao is still strong. 😂
😀😀😀
好有意义啊
经常观看你的节目，很好的反映了中国小城市和乡镇的生活状态。 希望有更多的节目。 我老家在湖北乡下，现在生活在Catherine你的老家附近。哈哈，因为我看了你的harpers ferry那一期的视频。
must be a fan of Yan
Little Chinese Everywhere? Recently, she is in Hainan island.
How sad that many of those centuries-old Tulous are left to rot. The authorities should restore some of them. Or give some incentives to the locals to upkeep them.
A lot of them are being restored , but there are literally hundreds of them 🤣 maybe thousands
Kate please visit a few tea gardens and tea mountains like Wuyi Mountains while you are in Fujian, and make some comparisons with those in Zhejiang.
Not just you Katherine, I would be seriously enthusiastic in exploring these innumerable tulous in various stages of existence, one thing is for sure you will never go hungry, go jobless, antisocial perhaps not married as you suggest of your blind intro for easter island monolith, Mehmeti. Strangely reminiscent of my childhood where you go around visiting relatives or family friends for tea and snacks lifestyle; excepting somewhat now lonesome lives of isolated older people the space available is envious compare to accommodation crisis in Sydney or other urban areas. I also would love to learn something about rammed earth construction methods of tulous akin to great wall structures in desert Xinjiang outpost before leaving China proper. You covered so much ground in oneday that I honestly think your vlog is unique in highlighting tulou, so hearty congrats!! say goodbye from Fujian now to foghorn leghorn and his counterpart companion floppy eared canine, till next time!
Easter island monolith , LOL
My sister or niece Katherine, you share so much beauty and reality. I have a Chinese past too. I've got lots of pictures. I can attempt to share some stories with you if you'd like to hear them. They are all mostly positive and nothing bad will happen if you contact me.
可以改造成民宿，平时节假日应该有很多城里人想去体验下。💋