Hi Reanne and Ben, China nowadays is a beast of country, I've started visiting China decades back and have witnessed developments I have not witnessed elsewhere including inside the US. Well, my 1st trip to China wasn't pleasant back in the 90s to Shenzen and Guangzhou when buses have no air conditioning with dusts flying into the bus, very little paved roads and toilets were unheard of. Bushes were our toilets and even if you can find one, it was made with wooden planks. (Do keep in mind decent toilet condition is still a challenge if you are visiting into deeper rural areas today) Needless to say I was disappointed but in 2002 I went to Shanghai and Qingdao for business and noticed improvements. Didn't know back then Chinese business ethics during dinner was we as guests or business clients must not be allowed to finish foods on the table, the host will keep replenishing food till we couldn't eat and there must be leftovers which shows the hospitality of the host. In 2006 I was in Shanghai again for business, definitely noticed much more developments but was still behind many Asian countries then came my 2018 trip, 12 years gap and I couldn't believe my eyes, that was like day and night, people, buildings, infrastructures..........what really amazed me was the fact that few months before Shanghai I was in Texas US. There was no comparisons between those 2 cities, Shanghai was so modern, clean, organized and well managed, important thing I was so at ease and felt safe in Shanghai as compared to Texas and there were certain places I was advised not to go alone in Texas. Last year 2024, I visited China twice in April and Oct, actually canceled my Europe travel in Oct to go China again to different provinces and in a few days time (February 2025) I will be visiting China again. What interests me about China now is I love to witness and experience different lifestyles of 56 different ethnicity of Chinese people, yes many people thought there's only 1 type of Chinese people in China but never thought they are 56 different ethnicity. I was amazed with Miao and Tujia ethnic groups so far, knowing their history, how they lived for thousands of years with their own cultures, natural medicines, spiritual practices in the mountains and valleys. China is indeed so different, my policy is only when you feel safe, you can explore.
@, agreed. It was during his tenure developments expedited and development aside, President Xi also successfully exercising anti corruption campaigns which countries around the world found extremely difficult to do. It's not 100% free of corruptions but worked well in reducing it tremendously. Credit too to Deng Xiao Peng, for having the vision of opening up to the world in 1978 and his guts for implementing that. Truly believe it was their Meritocracy system which made them successful, leaders have to prove their results before even given a chance to manage bigger districts, provinces or the entire country while many other countries practiced Plutocracy, which brings them further down.
I am studying in Chicago, and this is definitely the dumbest decision I have ever made. There are all kinds of addicts in the city center at night, and I dare not go out without driving. It is almost 8 pm now, and I am very hungry. I can't even order takeout if I want to eat. Even if I order takeout, it takes two hours to arrive, and the price is very expensive. I still live in a house in the city center, and now I can only eat some potato chips and snacks. The supermarket is also closed, and I just hope to graduate and leave here as soon as possible
Thank you for your positive reports on China. I hope you are happy every day in China. China is about to enter the Spring Festival holiday. From now until the end of the holiday, the roads will be very busy and all tourist attractions will be crowded. Please understand and considerate.
Yeah that’s one of the great job done by the government few years back, they called elimination of poverty, they announced this plan 10 years ago to help the west part of China transformed, because the west part of China is not close to water and they have had been in poverty for so many years. China’s plan is to renovate all the villages to be a tourist attraction point and get everyone to have a nice decent job, what you seen is just a part of this plan, the tunnels and highways on the way was a part of it. And China finished this plan within 5 years, was a very amazing project in human history and the UN even introduced it as a guideline to the world to have more countries to study it.
I never expected you to organize such in-depth trips. Even many Chinese people may not have the chance to visit such beautiful local destinations. Thank you for your work! Please keep it up and continue taking us on journeys across the vast landscapes of China.
@@wenfeng your welcome 🙏 keep watching us we’re trying to make the best videos we can. We’re really putting the effort in. Really glad you enjoyed it 😊
what you guys experienced are the fruits of china's poverty alleviation project to connect every village with roads and provide electricity and connectivity to every corner of china. this allowed small villages in the middle of nowhere a chance to sell their local goods or promote tourism. I think minorities like the ones you visited benefitted more than others since they offer a display of their culture to the majority han chinese who make up the bulk of domestic tourism. as early as just half a century ago, many of these more remote minority villages were some of the poorest parts of china.
I am one of those who experienced it. In the past 10 years, the XI order has guaranteed the right to life of every poor person (mainly in the rural areas of the central and western regions) (mainly mentally disabled, poor due to illness, lonely elderly), that is, the poverty alleviation campaign. The specific guarantees are: a minimum subsistence allowance, free repairs to their houses, water, electricity, food, roads, interest-free loans. The enforcement process was extremely rigorous, mobilizing nationwide efforts and holding local officials directly accountable for any failure to meet standards. It was a huge shock to me.I went from skeptic to total advocate.
@@zqzq-bu3oj Chairman Xi Jinping is one of my most respected leader of modern China. He had no ambition for personal gain, all he did was for China's development and his contributions was tremendous.
I love the colourful traditional outfits. I would buy and wear them. Reminds me of my country's colourful traditional outfits of the Malays, Chinese and indian and so many tribal groups. We love dressing and trying out these outfits. Watching from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Looks like a great tour this… not been to this part of China before but will do at some stage. As ever the food is amazing and of course the people are wonderful. Roy from Cardiff/Nanning .
@ I did see the video from Nanning, while it’s far from the biggest city it’s a really gritty down to earth place and I love it . I can’t wait to live in China full time when my girls leave school, my girls speak fluent mandarin and Cantonese as well as Welsh and French,we have a lovely 3 bedroom apartment in Nanning. Hope the rest of your time in China is special and look forward to your vlogs.
In China, the price of a tour will be cheaper than if you book it yourself, and there will be explanations of the attractions, but the only problem is that the time is too rushed
that squidgy thing you ate was most likely a Mochi with some sort of sweet bean paste..... you can buy lots of different Mochis, obviously fresh ones are nice and warm
About what you drink: 三清方（ Sanqing Fang） is a white fungus-based beverage, with white fungus (also known as Tremella) as its main ingredient. Rooted in the tradition of imperial cooling remedies, it uses a pure, natural recipe. It is combined with nutritious ingredients such as lotus seeds, lily bulbs, bamboo fungus, and Buddha's hand to create a soup or dessert. With its mild nature-neither overly cooling nor heating-it is suitable for people of all constitutions across both northern and southern regions. This drink helps to dispel summer heat or alleviate throat discomfort caused by dryness in winter.
Hi Dridgers, maybe can considered all your great videos and clips in real China to post in 小红书. You guys explore and see even the locals do not know. Just a suggestion.
we like a mixture of both I think it good to do it with a group in the rural areas. I don't know if we would have the confidence to do it all on our on our own.
@@Passport-is-for-travel not even china have invented the Time Machine to teleport a dress from the past yet. As I said in the video china have transformed a lot of the old villages into tourist attractions. In last 10 year and poverty in these towns has disappeared. So forgive them if you don’t approve of there authenticity. They are doing an incredible thing. ❤️🇨🇳❤️🇨🇳
@OTWD_yt we the common citizens know the ground realities of both countries. China is far ahead of India. It is just our media that portray China 🇨🇳 in a negative way
Enough. There are two reasons why you are always late. One is that you disrespect other people, so that is what you do, the other is a bit more terminal, and most expect that someday. You are just abusing late a bit too much, I am over it.
@@OTWD_yt No, you have done this about 3 or 4 times over your last few vids. You are attention-seeking. You were late to the YT gathering as well. And a few times nearly missed your train. Stop adding "drama, intrigue and false mystery". Just one real and take out the unneeded "drama". Plan your day, work your plan, and having a soft bowel movement is nice, but sharing it here... pffff
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
Hi Reanne and Ben, China nowadays is a beast of country, I've started visiting China decades back and have witnessed developments I have not witnessed elsewhere including inside the US. Well, my 1st trip to China wasn't pleasant back in the 90s to Shenzen and Guangzhou when buses have no air conditioning with dusts flying into the bus, very little paved roads and toilets were unheard of. Bushes were our toilets and even if you can find one, it was made with wooden planks. (Do keep in mind decent toilet condition is still a challenge if you are visiting into deeper rural areas today) Needless to say I was disappointed but in 2002 I went to Shanghai and Qingdao for business and noticed improvements. Didn't know back then Chinese business ethics during dinner was we as guests or business clients must not be allowed to finish foods on the table, the host will keep replenishing food till we couldn't eat and there must be leftovers which shows the hospitality of the host. In 2006 I was in Shanghai again for business, definitely noticed much more developments but was still behind many Asian countries then came my 2018 trip, 12 years gap and I couldn't believe my eyes, that was like day and night, people, buildings, infrastructures..........what really amazed me was the fact that few months before Shanghai I was in Texas US. There was no comparisons between those 2 cities, Shanghai was so modern, clean, organized and well managed, important thing I was so at ease and felt safe in Shanghai as compared to Texas and there were certain places I was advised not to go alone in Texas. Last year 2024, I visited China twice in April and Oct, actually canceled my Europe travel in Oct to go China again to different provinces and in a few days time (February 2025) I will be visiting China again. What interests me about China now is I love to witness and experience different lifestyles of 56 different ethnicity of Chinese people, yes many people thought there's only 1 type of Chinese people in China but never thought they are 56 different ethnicity. I was amazed with Miao and Tujia ethnic groups so far, knowing their history, how they lived for thousands of years with their own cultures, natural medicines, spiritual practices in the mountains and valleys. China is indeed so different, my policy is only when you feel safe, you can explore.
@, agreed. It was during his tenure developments expedited and development aside, President Xi also successfully exercising anti corruption campaigns which countries around the world found extremely difficult to do. It's not 100% free of corruptions but worked well in reducing it tremendously. Credit too to Deng Xiao Peng, for having the vision of opening up to the world in 1978 and his guts for implementing that. Truly believe it was their Meritocracy system which made them successful, leaders have to prove their results before even given a chance to manage bigger districts, provinces or the entire country while many other countries practiced Plutocracy, which brings them further down.
你说的都是真实的，20年前我们也并不很好。这10几年市容市貌改变很大。也是改革开放真么多年的厚积薄发吧
你见证了中国整个发展期，而且他们还在继续
That is not our dark history; it is the path we once walked.
China is an absolutely amazing country
I am studying in Chicago, and this is definitely the dumbest decision I have ever made. There are all kinds of addicts in the city center at night, and I dare not go out without driving. It is almost 8 pm now, and I am very hungry. I can't even order takeout if I want to eat. Even if I order takeout, it takes two hours to arrive, and the price is very expensive. I still live in a house in the city center, and now I can only eat some potato chips and snacks. The supermarket is also closed, and I just hope to graduate and leave here as soon as possible
Wish you the best, stay safe:)
I know how you feel.....I lived 19 years in North Philly. Stay safe!
I can pray for you 🙏
Best wishes, try to hang out at the hospital, it's the safest place around. They have warm food and it's good.
Good luck ❤🎉
If Jussie Smollett can go out and get a sandwich at Subway at 2 AM during the polar vortex, you can go out and get a bite at 8 PM.
Brother we will be in china waiting for you ❤️❤️🇨🇳
Fantastic vlog
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Thank you for your positive reports on China. I hope you are happy every day in China. China is about to enter the Spring Festival holiday. From now until the end of the holiday, the roads will be very busy and all tourist attractions will be crowded. Please understand and considerate.
Thank you 🙏
The children are so exciting and full of enthusiasm and friendliness.The future of China is infinite.
💯 they made our day 😊
Yeah that’s one of the great job done by the government few years back, they called elimination of poverty, they announced this plan 10 years ago to help the west part of China transformed, because the west part of China is not close to water and they have had been in poverty for so many years. China’s plan is to renovate all the villages to be a tourist attraction point and get everyone to have a nice decent job, what you seen is just a part of this plan, the tunnels and highways on the way was a part of it. And China finished this plan within 5 years, was a very amazing project in human history and the UN even introduced it as a guideline to the world to have more countries to study it.
That is so amazing ❤️
Love the friendly people♥
Me too 😊
哇，又有新视频了。一直期待着你们的更新，谢谢
Lots more to come 😊❤️👍
Really like your video! You really go inside the local residents' lives and present it to us!
You are always welcome 🙏 so much more to come 😊
I never expected you to organize such in-depth trips. Even many Chinese people may not have the chance to visit such beautiful local destinations. Thank you for your work! Please keep it up and continue taking us on journeys across the vast landscapes of China.
@@wenfeng your welcome 🙏 keep watching us we’re trying to make the best videos we can. We’re really putting the effort in. Really glad you enjoyed it 😊
what you guys experienced are the fruits of china's poverty alleviation project to connect every village with roads and provide electricity and connectivity to every corner of china. this allowed small villages in the middle of nowhere a chance to sell their local goods or promote tourism. I think minorities like the ones you visited benefitted more than others since they offer a display of their culture to the majority han chinese who make up the bulk of domestic tourism. as early as just half a century ago, many of these more remote minority villages were some of the poorest parts of china.
It’s amazing to see what tourism is doing and this project we have been invited to hope to further boost it.
I am one of those who experienced it. In the past 10 years, the XI order has guaranteed the right to life of every poor person (mainly in the rural areas of the central and western regions) (mainly mentally disabled, poor due to illness, lonely elderly), that is, the poverty alleviation campaign. The specific guarantees are: a minimum subsistence allowance, free repairs to their houses, water, electricity, food, roads, interest-free loans. The enforcement process was extremely rigorous, mobilizing nationwide efforts and holding local officials directly accountable for any failure to meet standards. It was a huge shock to me.I went from skeptic to total advocate.
@@zqzq-bu3oj
Chairman Xi Jinping is one of my most respected leader of modern China. He had no ambition for personal gain, all he did was for China's development and his contributions was tremendous.
Great job. Inform the world the truth.
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Thank you very much for us to see beautiful places
You are welcome 🤗
I love the colourful traditional outfits. I would buy and wear them. Reminds me of my country's colourful traditional outfits of the Malays, Chinese and indian and so many tribal groups. We love dressing and trying out these outfits. Watching from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Yes we love it too and love Malaysia have been 3 times ❤️❤️❤️
Looks like a great tour this… not been to this part of China before but will do at some stage.
As ever the food is amazing and of course the people are wonderful.
Roy from Cardiff/Nanning .
Thanks Roy we we’re actually in nanning a couple months ago
@ I did see the video from Nanning, while it’s far from the biggest city it’s a really gritty down to earth place and I love it .
I can’t wait to live in China full time when my girls leave school, my girls speak fluent mandarin and Cantonese as well as Welsh and French,we have a lovely 3 bedroom apartment in Nanning.
Hope the rest of your time in China is special and look forward to your vlogs.
@ yes we both said it was actually one of our favourite cities and our hotel was in a perfect location so everything was walkable. Great city 👍
22:38 it is a kind of herbal tea made of Tremella. A healthy drink.
It’s delicious 😋
Love love your videos. Your the best.
Thank you 😊
感谢分享！尽情享受中国美食。
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,thx ,guys ! 加油！
You are welcome 🤗❤️
Love your videos in China,I’m watching it on Uk!😊
Thank so much 😊❤️❤️
Enjoying the beauty of China !
Thank you 🙏
Lovely place + lovely people = great video
Thank you 🙏
Welcome to China! It’s nice to see China through your eyes ❤ Love from Shanghai ❤
Thank you we will finally be in Shanghai in china 3.0 series in March
@5:47...the ones on the plate are called Beech Mushroom.
Thank you I will keep a look out for them ❤️
Big respect dridgers...😊 Good to see your channel grow.
Respect you guys...
@@NotASheep100 mate I know you was one of the OGs love you always ❤️❤️
you are two brave travellers. so much different stuff from the city tours. Bravo
@@jtang8768 thank you this series has some crazy videos still to come! Keep watching
今天剛剛訂閱，拍出來真實的影片是我訂閱的原因
Thank you so much 😊❤️
In China, the price of a tour will be cheaper than if you book it yourself, and there will be explanations of the attractions, but the only problem is that the time is too rushed
Yes that is true. We squeezed a lot in today but it was an excellent day 😊❤️
@@OTWD_yt 你想错峰来中国就是3月，10-12月份，人少
👍 Hi 😊
Hey 👋
Amazing
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Will try next time around Chongqin
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that squidgy thing you ate was most likely a Mochi with some sort of sweet bean paste..... you can buy lots of different Mochis, obviously fresh ones are nice and warm
Ah yes thank you 😊
What an exciting experience!
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Another lovely video clip. Thanks for sharing it beautiful couple. Enjoy your trip. Take care🍻
Thank you 🙏
@ You are most welcome. Cheers!
Always wanted to see the real chongqing♥
Here you got 😊
If you stay longer, you’ll discover more about China😊enjoy it
The more I discover the more I fall in love 😍
really nice trip
😊😊😊
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欢迎世界各地的人中国旅游。
Thank you 🙏❤️
ILIKE YOUR VIDIO IN CHONGQING, CHINA FROM BALI ❤❤❤
Thank you so much 😊 we have also been to Bali and will return this year
Looking at a map it looks like you are visiting a Miao (Hmong) and Tujia Autonomous County so the language used in the song and dance was not Chinese.
A regional dialect?
@@OTWD_yt Yeah, just like Gaelic in the UK, but China has a large population. The regional languages through the country preserve well.
@ yes China is so big each province is like a country
@@OTWD_yt 可能是地方方言 或者是民族语言
Will you also be visiting Xinjiang? 😊
Yes definitely 👍 not in this series but definitely in the next one.
💪😎👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
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The yellowish can is a Tremella drink.
Ah thank you 😊
About what you drink: 三清方（ Sanqing Fang） is a white fungus-based beverage, with white fungus (also known as Tremella) as its main ingredient. Rooted in the tradition of imperial cooling remedies, it uses a pure, natural recipe. It is combined with nutritious ingredients such as lotus seeds, lily bulbs, bamboo fungus, and Buddha's hand to create a soup or dessert. With its mild nature-neither overly cooling nor heating-it is suitable for people of all constitutions across both northern and southern regions. This drink helps to dispel summer heat or alleviate throat discomfort caused by dryness in winter.
Ah ok thank you 🙏
I recognize that American girl and her husband with their daughter in the video, they are also UA-camrs.
Yes they are also UA-camrs. There are quite a few UA-camrs at this event 👍❤️
丰富多彩
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great
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Hi Dridgers, maybe can considered all your great videos and clips in real China to post in 小红书. You guys explore and see even the locals do not know. Just a suggestion.
What’s that?
@ Little Red Book 📕😊
@@OTWD_ytsomething like instagram or TikTok. Many Americans have migrated from Twitter/X or TikTok to as the replacement.
@@OTWD_yt Recently, hundreds of thousands of American users have flooded into the Xiaohongshu app
When you married Ben you always got the length wrong...
lol... Still watching guys and loving this series...
😂😂 thank you 🙏
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Now that you've seen a lot of China, do you prefer to travel in more rural parts of China or more urban?
we like a mixture of both I think it good to do it with a group in the rural areas. I don't know if we would have the confidence to do it all on our on our own.
The name that called “shanqingfang” beverage means “three clearly workshops” in Chinese.
Ok 👍
享受生活 不用担心安全问题
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你們要在中國過農曆年了吧！ 好好享受😎 不要被鞭炮🧨聲嚇到哦！🎉
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Ancient town in modern dresses
@@Passport-is-for-travel not even china have invented the Time Machine to teleport a dress from the past yet.
As I said in the video china have transformed a lot of the old villages into tourist attractions. In last 10 year and poverty in these towns has disappeared.
So forgive them if you don’t approve of there authenticity.
They are doing an incredible thing.
❤️🇨🇳❤️🇨🇳
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do u actually enjoy banquet or a little shop for a bowl of noodle?
Banquet of course.
Don’t know any Chinese movies? Let me introduce you to Rush Hour 3.
I love all the rush hour movies 🍿
Forget about the West . Indian medias portray china very badly😂
I’ve been to india twice. Would you like me to compare the two? You’d find the video hilarious
@OTWD_yt we the common citizens know the ground realities of both countries. China is far ahead of India. It is just our media that portray China 🇨🇳 in a negative way
6:38 did you say Han minority? Han is not minority they are majority, unless you meant 1 of the ethic
Yes I ment the particular ethic group I think there the hui I don’t know if I said.
@@OTWD_yt 回族是中国第三大族群
中国新年即将来到，希望你们不要被可怕的旅游人潮和返乡人潮惊吓到😂
😂😂
Enough. There are two reasons why you are always late. One is that you disrespect other people, so that is what you do, the other is a bit more terminal, and most expect that someday. You are just abusing late a bit too much, I am over it.
or 3 I was having a poo?
@@OTWD_yt No, you have done this about 3 or 4 times over your last few vids. You are attention-seeking. You were late to the YT gathering as well. And a few times nearly missed your train. Stop adding "drama, intrigue and false mystery". Just one real and take out the unneeded "drama". Plan your day, work your plan, and having a soft bowel movement is nice, but sharing it here... pffff
Chinese Hans understand Deutchland Hans 😊👍
Do you love China ? Goods in China is very cheap .
We are falling deeper and Deeper in love with China every day 😊
@@OTWD_yt Will you stay in China for the Chinese lunar new year ?
油管偷了我b站的数据吧，前几天b站在放博主，今天就推送了
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B Site?
Bilibili
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
哈哈哈 你们啃骨头应该是第一次把，是的很多人就是用手直接啃骨头
Ancient town in modern dresses
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