🌻Thanks for joining today’s adventure, everyone! Follow me on Instagram for more updates about life in China: kats_journey_east 🌻 How do I get such stable footage even while biking and walking? 📷 amzn.to/45rObZy She's waterproof, shoots in 4K, and is very tiny and portable, perfect for recording an action-packed day without the fuss of a fancy complex setup Got bicycle envy? Want your very own red stallion? 🐴 Look no further: amzn.to/3BSdWEO This folding bike is super durable and perfect for city commutes and long-haul treks alike. Folding bikes can go in car trunks, public transport, and planes, adding tons of flexibility to your journeys 🚲 👽These are affiliate links, so I will receive a small commission if you buy a product through them👽 Where do I get the music used in these videos? 🎵 share.epidemicsound.com/5cya7q Content creators can enjoy unlimited access to a huge variety of music - funky, peaceful, upbeat, or whatever else you’re looking for - and eliminate the headache of navigating copyright strikes on UA-cam! All I can say is... wish I knew about it since day 1 🤣
One thing I really like about China is the urban parks and squares, where older people gather regularly to sing, dance, and just chill with their friends. This part of Chinese culture is much less common anywhere in the world. What a great thing it is to provide the population with all these public parks, it makes their life quality much more fun, particularly for older people and young children.
Raise your hand if also think this is an underrated channel unlike the mainstreams that are either about exotic food or shocking the locals with their perfect Chinese. Just pure quality and unique content that's not filled with those VPN sponsors.
I cannot believe I only found this video now! I am born and raised in Qingtian and has lived in US for seven years. Watching the scenaries and listening to the accents in the video is just so nostalgic. Some of the things I would like to comment: 1. My grandmom used to live around the neighborhood shown in 2:34 (上店街). It is the oldest part of the town and was the town center 40 years ago. (And shame on me that I don't even know it's about to be demolished). 2. Yes, most of us have relatives/friends in China. But most of them are in EU not in US. 3. There are actually some local restaurants good for one person to have quick meal. I guess you didn't come across them because you are not in the busier side of the town. 4. Yes, the southern part of Zhejiang is just so mountainous. I think there is only one route that goes along the the river and you have to share the road with cars and trucks (very unfortunate for you). 5. Technically Qingtian (which is a 县county) is part of Lishui (which is a 市prefecture) LOL. 6. I think it's relevant to say that the government of Zhejiang Province do not access the performance of Lishui government based on economy, but rather based on the environments protection. This is actually quite unique and is a result of mountainous terrain.
Hello Katherine! I encountered one of your videos several weeks ago. And I especially like your Zhejiang series, because it's my home province, but I emigrated at the age of five to Austria (and ever since live here). So I was curious if you will cycle through Lishui City and Qingtian County (and yes it's my ancestral home). Today I was pleased to see this video. And you might curious about the cause of the great diaspora of Qingtianese People (about 300K living abroad and currently Qingtian County has a population of 570K). There are two main reasons: 1.) Searching for opportunities and realising them (which is also the main reason for any emigrants) 2.) The harsh natural environment, Qingtian County and also Lishui City is the most mountainous region in Zhejiang (Huangmaojian/黄茅尖 with 1930 m: The highest peak of Zhejiang is also situated in Longquan County within Lishui). This area consists of: 89,7% mountains, 5,3% water and only 5% arable Land. So it was difficult to make a living because of this harsh circumstances. But because of the great diaspora and their economic support in form of investments, Qingtian County is now among the richest regions in the whole of China. I also wanted to say: I was astonished to see trough your videos, that the people especially in Zhejiang have now a great awareness of environment protection. It was very common in China that people will destroy the environment for short term benefits, neglecting the long term effects that will be longlasting and consequently leads to various expenses. The ongoing efforts of the government and the people make me very proud as an Overseas Chinese with Zhejiang ancestry. 青山绿山就是金山银山！ I think you and your company is doing a great job (I would also like to know, what kind of projects your company is currently doing). Therefore many thanks for sharing your videos. Thumbs up!
I want to thank you, Katherine so much for the videos and for doing great work for China and for the world! May you make one video talk about how overseas Chinese can contribute to your organization please ?
Hi Catherine, I can’t believe what you are exploring, the ordinary people in the rural areas of China! So many UA-camrs like recording the large city, like Shanghai and chongqing, thank you for sharing these to the world outside of China!
Thank you , Katherine, so much for this vlog. I live in Sweden and yes, a lot of the recent chinese immigrant are from Qiantian. I have quite a few Qingtian friends here in Stockholm. Italy and Spain are countries that has a high Qingtian population. Thanks again for sharing. Always a pleasure to watch your vlog. ❤
i was born in WenZhou, I left 20 years ago. Thanks for showing us my home town, I just think I got to go back and see it myself. by the way, you speak great Chinese
I just found you: this is the first of your videos I've watched, but not the last. As you said, what you showed appears like so many other places in China, except for the pristine areas. I taught English for 5.5 years in Hunan and Guangdong and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you! First time I've seen an air pump in the seat assembly. Nice!
There’s a big Chinese community in my region (Veneto, northeastern Italy, Venice area) and the majority of them comes from 青田 Even though I speak mandarin I never had the chance to visit the city while I was in China but I’ve always been curious to see what it looks like, so thanks for showing this ! Hope you had a great time there
So nice that you have visited Qingtian. I'm living in Belgium and my parents have immigrated to here. In July I went on vacation in Qingtian to see my grand parents.
Many Chinese came to Italy. In Turin, Italy, my province city, there is a large community since the 90s and they mainly run activities such as clothing, supermarkets...Very interesting video and thank you very much.
@@kiwikemist you are right, there are many racists. Those ones who are not so racist are not really relaxed behaving normal because they know they are doing "overly kind" compared to others who are openly racists. Which means almost all of them are very racist inside, but will not admit it. They are very arrogant without being aware of it. They are brainwashed by their media but they will say that other people are brainwashed. They project everything to others in order to make themselves feel "clean" which they absolutely are not. Italy especially one of the worsts. A couple from America (you can check Mahnoor Euceph) after her bad experience with her Asian American boyfriend in North Italy(the part considered more developed than the rest) announced that Italy is 20 years behind compared to US on the matter of racism. But newspaper later protected racists(which are students, but even children can be, my friends met them) who treated them disrespectfully. But they will tell you not taking seriously because they are students/too young/just children/poor people/ignorant/with no culture + other 1000 excuses to calm you down so you don't stand up fighting against it, yes most of them choose to tolerate it and will teach you to let it be. This in Italy.
Katherine I admire your tenacity and strength focus in making these as well as the cycling with making documentaries..you have such a lovey and balanced view .. Much peace love and respect 🙏 ❤😊
Nice videos, great Chinese speaking, young lady. Hope more and more people like you, from any country, help build bridges between cultures, then there will be peace around the world. Stay safe, happy, and healthy, and enjoy your journey in China. from a Chinese in Canada.
Fascinating series, cation.👍 Never travelled to this region and may have to add to the bucket list. Locals seem to live harmoniously and happily despite any hardship. The atmosphere is vibrant and full of life unlike where i live.😖 Enjoy the rest of your Zhejiang adventures and always looking forward to the next vlog.
Hi, I’m from Australia but lived in Beijing for 5 years and am going back as China is far better to live and work than Australia, can you tell me why one third of this cities people choose to live in Europe? Thanks
@@robbygroze5544 presumably like the rest of their compatriots who fled to the west seeking a better life. Some people still believe in the American dream.🙄🇺🇸 Perhaps due to the social support system/financial security. Except living conditions have improved drastically for the average citizen since China emerged as an economic powerhouse. The grass is always greener on the other side.
OMG I’m so excited for this video, I still remember that I commented in one of your previous videos asking you if you’ll come to Lishui which is my hometown, and seeing it in your video is quite mind blowing for me hahahaha specially coming from a UA-camr that I’ve been following for a while ❤ keep going and I’m really looking forward for your future adventures
Thanks for sharing your journy. Never heard of Qingtian. It's nice to see that part of the country. Wish more busiensses follow the Lishui way of thinking. Treasure and protect enviroment the best we can for this and future generations.
He was spruiking the virtues of his business model. Not quite sure if he adheres to it though. But hey, why not if he can cash in on such pristine and beautiful scenery. At least he wasn't lying compared to the Matterhorn cigarettes advertisements.
I'm a wenzhounese who was born and raised in Italy, and here literally 95%~of the people come from places such as Qingtian or neighboring counties or cities. Like Chinese people here often speak with each other in wenzhounese without asking from which part are they from because it's almost always wenzhou. Also I want to thank you for your wenzhou videos since I haven't been able to come back to visit wenzhou since I was like 5 so it's great seeing high quality videos showing my ancestral home since there are barely any on UA-cam, thank you!
What an interesting place! Your videos have inspired me to explore more of rural China and I am falling in love with it more and more while I visit family here. And you never fail to capture underrated humor everywhere :)
great music.... Chicago? O I Must tell u Katherine, about espresso places, and authentic and mixed pasta, since all of chinese living in italy came from this town. but also visit龙泉，庆元 with gorgeous wooden bridges, bamboo buildings , sword museums, porcelain kilns, this route will take you to 福建。I worked in rural architecture in 遂昌，松阳。foodies would be so happy with a fish pot from creek, or mushroom banquette, and great stories. I take my architecture students from art academy in Hangzhou to visit all over the rural sites.
Katherine is doing more for US-China relations than the useless US diplomatic corp. Showing the great side of America to China as an unofficial and frankly the best ambassador. At the same time making great content to show the rest of the English world Chinese people are living normal fulfilling lives and a rare free peek into the rural unfiltered back roads in rural China. Kudos! Keep on keeping on girl!☺
Always Christmas at 麦嘉基🤣 Oh yeah, dust from the road when heavy vehicles pass by are a nightmare.. Do consider getting one of those cycling scarf and goggles to prevent getting some of those dust in your face while riding. Especially the goggles. Nearly crash once when I got some dust into my eye during cycling.. Look forward to your next update and ride safe~👍
hey, i'm 17 and my whole family's from qingtian, and i'm the first generation to be living abroad! (i'm from france btw) i was just there in Qingtian last summer in july lol i was wondering if i could find videos about my parents' hometown just for fun and i came across your video, loved it, it's not so common to see videos about Qingtian plus yours is really well edited and all :)
Another inspiring video vlog to watch today.. Thank you Katherine for sharing with us your beautiful & educational journey in the other side of the podium.. Love It! ❤. Greeting from, Seattle Washington!
@ 1:38 the Chinese lady invites Katherine to join the singing. Here's a suggestion: Katherine can speak Mandarin, so she could learn a couple of Chinese songs that are known to older folks, so sometimes she could surprise them (and us) by singing with them.
Hi Katherine! My parents were originally from Qingtian and went to live in Belgium for a better living. But we still go back to Qingtian every year to visit other family members 😊 We’ll go back in 2 months
Hi Katherine, love your videos. I'm learning so much about China. Please tighten the strap on your helmet, it's very loose and if you fall, the helmet won't be able to protect you as is. Have fun riding! :D
Was a bit concern when those construction trucks passing by next to you. Stones or rubble coming off of a car tire travelling at high speed can destroy a car windshield. Good you made it out with just dust and dirt.
Yes...me too...I love chicken...especially those BBQ with my secret sauce 😁 Kath, that must be the 4th or 5th times you asked the locals whether they can recommend you a local husband 🤭 Anywhere, as always, enjoyed your videos and adventures though I still have not caught onto what you actually do for a living. Cheers, and here's to Red Stallion always being steady and reliable when you need it most. P/S; That Yuyue Soy Saurce was talking enthusiastically over the open top of that soya sauce jar which begs the question on how much saliva droplets fell into that jar 😁
@@kats_journey_east I would be interested to watch a tour of a typical workday which might be uninteresting to you because you are living that life, but which might be fascinating to those outside of your sphere. Cheers and keep on biking...and may red Stallion carry you steadily to wherever you go!
I visited soy sauce factory many years ago as part of my microbiology class on fermentation. It was like a small swimming pool. This is very different.
I think I know why you love chickens. Because you're a Hokie (or at least you wear the Hokie gears from time to time in the videos). I'm a Chinese Hokie who lives in the U.S. Thank you very much for what you do and for what you share with the world here on UA-cam as well as via the other channels that I haven't visited. I pray for your journey. Be safe and be happy. GO HOKIES!
I’ve heard that Qintian is where you can find some very authentic European coffee shops, supposedly opened by those expats that have returned (or helped their local relatives to open one).
Obviously what you heard is incorrect. It would be good if the returning expatriates can served some original meals from whence they have resided instead of the mutated kind, McKentucky is not too good.
That "restaurant choice" moment hit home... I dunno how many times I ended up getting some noodles or fried rice because I didn't wanna sit in a big restaurant by myself (I mean yeah if I'm hungry I've done it though 😅)
You missed the most distinct and famous culture of 青田，that is 青田玉石(Jade) and its business, that's probably the whole reason why a third of the population migrated to Europe
Qingtian is actually pretty rich. A lot of Chinese from Qingtian, its surrounding villages and the next „bigger“ town Lishui. These are where most of European oversea Chinese are from. Which is why the overall development of Qingtian and Lishui are fast. Even compared to Chinas standards.
Qingtian has some developed areas. It is called little Hongkong, because it has very good light-show at night. Katherine likes to film old alleys and poor areas. Haha. The villages of Qingtian are located in the mountains, are well constructed and pretty. The local people are rich.
I’m from lishui, right now I am still there, the last time when I came back it was 11 years ago, so when I saw the development and everything that has changed it blew my mind, speacilly people here are hella wealthy, for a city that’s consider as tier 4 city which ranks at the bottom, the roads are full of mercedes, bmw, Maseratis, land rovers, I’ve even seem a couple rolls Royce’s , Ferrari, lambos, Bentleys, like wtf, I haven’t seen that much of luxury cars concentrated in such a small place and Lishui is considered as the poorest city within the province of Zhejiang when it comes to GDP 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I feel so fcking poor and shocked 😂
Having only recently starting my youtube channel i really missed out by not filming when i lived in china for 18 months 😢 its a must for me to return next year 🎉
🌻Thanks for joining today’s adventure, everyone! Follow me on Instagram for more updates about life in China: kats_journey_east 🌻
How do I get such stable footage even while biking and walking? 📷 amzn.to/45rObZy
She's waterproof, shoots in 4K, and is very tiny and portable, perfect for recording an action-packed day without the fuss of a fancy complex setup
Got bicycle envy? Want your very own red stallion? 🐴 Look no further: amzn.to/3BSdWEO
This folding bike is super durable and perfect for city commutes and long-haul treks alike. Folding bikes can go in car trunks, public transport, and planes, adding tons of flexibility to your journeys 🚲
👽These are affiliate links, so I will receive a small commission if you buy a product through them👽
Where do I get the music used in these videos? 🎵 share.epidemicsound.com/5cya7q
Content creators can enjoy unlimited access to a huge variety of music - funky, peaceful, upbeat, or whatever else you’re looking for - and eliminate the headache of navigating copyright strikes on UA-cam! All I can say is... wish I knew about it since day 1 🤣
영상 너무잼나고 대단하네요 모험하는 기분이 드네요
I also love chickens. They never disappoint. Always delicious.
hongkong country㊙️㊙️㊙️
One thing I really like about China is the urban parks and squares, where older people gather regularly to sing, dance, and just chill with their friends. This part of Chinese culture is much less common anywhere in the world. What a great thing it is to provide the population with all these public parks, it makes their life quality much more fun, particularly for older people and young children.
Raise your hand if also think this is an underrated channel unlike the mainstreams that are either about exotic food or shocking the locals with their perfect Chinese.
Just pure quality and unique content that's not filled with those VPN sponsors.
I cannot believe I only found this video now! I am born and raised in Qingtian and has lived in US for seven years. Watching the scenaries and listening to the accents in the video is just so nostalgic. Some of the things I would like to comment:
1. My grandmom used to live around the neighborhood shown in 2:34 (上店街). It is the oldest part of the town and was the town center 40 years ago. (And shame on me that I don't even know it's about to be demolished).
2. Yes, most of us have relatives/friends in China. But most of them are in EU not in US.
3. There are actually some local restaurants good for one person to have quick meal. I guess you didn't come across them because you are not in the busier side of the town.
4. Yes, the southern part of Zhejiang is just so mountainous. I think there is only one route that goes along the the river and you have to share the road with cars and trucks (very unfortunate for you).
5. Technically Qingtian (which is a 县county) is part of Lishui (which is a 市prefecture) LOL.
6. I think it's relevant to say that the government of Zhejiang Province do not access the performance of Lishui government based on economy, but rather based on the environments protection. This is actually quite unique and is a result of mountainous terrain.
Hello Katherine! I encountered one of your videos several weeks ago. And I especially like your Zhejiang series, because it's my home province, but I emigrated at the age of five to Austria (and ever since live here). So I was curious if you will cycle through Lishui City and Qingtian County (and yes it's my ancestral home). Today I was pleased to see this video.
And you might curious about the cause of the great diaspora of Qingtianese People (about 300K living abroad and currently Qingtian County has a population of 570K).
There are two main reasons:
1.) Searching for opportunities and realising them (which is also the main reason for any emigrants)
2.) The harsh natural environment, Qingtian County and also Lishui City is the most mountainous region in Zhejiang (Huangmaojian/黄茅尖 with 1930 m: The highest peak of Zhejiang is also situated in Longquan County within Lishui). This area consists of: 89,7% mountains, 5,3% water and only 5% arable Land. So it was difficult to make a living because of this harsh circumstances. But because of the great diaspora and their economic support in form of investments, Qingtian County is now among the richest regions in the whole of China.
I also wanted to say: I was astonished to see trough your videos, that the people especially in Zhejiang have now a great awareness of environment protection. It was very common in China that people will destroy the environment for short term benefits, neglecting the long term effects that will be longlasting and consequently leads to various expenses. The ongoing efforts of the government and the people make me very proud as an Overseas Chinese with Zhejiang ancestry. 青山绿山就是金山银山！
I think you and your company is doing a great job (I would also like to know, what kind of projects your company is currently doing).
Therefore many thanks for sharing your videos. Thumbs up!
Thanks for the info and glad you like the videos, more coming soon 🚲
It was my pleasure. I'm looking forward for the next video ;).@@kats_journey_east
I want to thank you, Katherine so much for the videos and for doing great work for China and for the world! May you make one video talk about how overseas Chinese can contribute to your organization please ?
Hi Catherine, I can’t believe what you are exploring, the ordinary people in the rural areas of China! So many UA-camrs like recording the large city, like Shanghai and chongqing, thank you for sharing these to the world outside of China!
The boy is so cute at the end of the video wanting to support you👍
Thank you , Katherine, so much for this vlog. I live in Sweden and yes, a lot of the recent chinese immigrant are from Qiantian. I have quite a few Qingtian friends here in Stockholm. Italy and Spain are countries that has a high Qingtian population.
Thanks again for sharing.
Always a pleasure to watch your vlog. ❤
But why that city; why its people in particular -- and why Europe specifically??
Guess I'll have to google it all. :-)
@@davidchou1675 people went there cuz of their friends and relatives are there
看了你的骑行之旅，有种采菊东篱下，悠然见南山的氛围
i was born in WenZhou, I left 20 years ago. Thanks for showing us my home town, I just think I got to go back and see it myself. by the way, you speak great Chinese
在我印象中浙江青田是一个很多山的地方，你在骑行时估计会很辛苦，很佩服你不管在任何地方，你都能和当地人愉快的聊天，真的是一个社牛。看你视频会想起去年这个时候我一个人骑单车在广州回武汉的路上，虽然累但那时候我感觉很快乐。
青田确实很多山，不过她骑的这条国道是沿江的所以起伏应该没那么大。
I love chickens.They never disappoint...hahahahahhaa 这个视频我看了两遍，最喜欢这句👍👍👍
I just found you: this is the first of your videos I've watched, but not the last. As you said, what you showed appears like so many other places in China, except for the pristine areas. I taught English for 5.5 years in Hunan and Guangdong and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you! First time I've seen an air pump in the seat assembly. Nice!
Glad you liked it, more coming soon😎😎😎
There’s a big Chinese community in my region (Veneto, northeastern Italy, Venice area) and the majority of them comes from 青田
Even though I speak mandarin I never had the chance to visit the city while I was in China but I’ve always been curious to see what it looks like, so thanks for showing this !
Hope you had a great time there
Ah, that's how CCP covid 19 got from Wuhan to Italy
Why not go back for a visit?
@@taijistar9052 why not go to Wuhan Institute of Virology and sample some more covid
So nice that you have visited Qingtian. I'm living in Belgium and my parents have immigrated to here. In July I went on vacation in Qingtian to see my grand parents.
Many Chinese came to Italy. In Turin, Italy, my province city, there is a large community since the 90s and they mainly run activities such as clothing, supermarkets...Very interesting video and thank you very much.
Do the natives treat the Chinese well? I find Europeans are very racist
@@kiwikemist I do not know
@@kiwikemist I think that really depends, obv the majority are still nice but definitely you’ll encounter racist people
@@kiwikemist you are right, there are many racists. Those ones who are not so racist are not really relaxed behaving normal because they know they are doing "overly kind" compared to others who are openly racists. Which means almost all of them are very racist inside, but will not admit it. They are very arrogant without being aware of it. They are brainwashed by their media but they will say that other people are brainwashed. They project everything to others in order to make themselves feel "clean" which they absolutely are not.
Italy especially one of the worsts. A couple from America (you can check Mahnoor Euceph) after her bad experience with her Asian American boyfriend in North Italy(the part considered more developed than the rest) announced that Italy is 20 years behind compared to US on the matter of racism.
But newspaper later protected racists(which are students, but even children can be, my friends met them) who treated them disrespectfully. But they will tell you not taking seriously because they are students/too young/just children/poor people/ignorant/with no culture + other 1000 excuses to calm you down so you don't stand up fighting against it, yes most of them choose to tolerate it and will teach you to let it be. This in Italy.
Katherine I admire your tenacity and strength focus in making these as well as the cycling with making documentaries..you have such a lovey and balanced view ..
Much peace love and respect 🙏 ❤😊
Nice videos, great Chinese speaking, young lady. Hope more and more people like you, from any country, help build bridges between cultures, then there will be peace around the world. Stay safe, happy, and healthy, and enjoy your journey in China. from a Chinese in Canada.
I think you have inner self of 农民 that's why you always run towards rural areas!I also have chinese life experience
Fascinating series, cation.👍 Never travelled to this region and may have to add to the bucket list.
Locals seem to live harmoniously and happily despite any hardship. The atmosphere is vibrant and full of life unlike where i live.😖
Enjoy the rest of your Zhejiang adventures and always looking forward to the next vlog.
Hi, I’m from Australia but lived in Beijing for 5 years and am going back as China is far better to live and work than Australia, can you tell me why one third of this cities people choose to live in Europe? Thanks
@@robbygroze5544 presumably like the rest of their compatriots who fled to the west seeking a better life. Some people still believe in the American dream.🙄🇺🇸
Perhaps due to the social support system/financial security. Except living conditions have improved drastically for the average citizen since China emerged as an economic powerhouse. The grass is always greener on the other side.
Not that much of hardship now. Zhejiang will be soon better living places than most other countries! Hardworking and entrepreneurial people!
Something about the rural, with its quiet, greens, mountains and rivers, quaint buildings and laid back life draws the soul in!! Nice vlog!
On point.
And the sense of humor of local people which is hard to get without knowing the language.
I’m always interested and wonder what you eat while you bike, please include that more ! Thank you !
我就是青田人生活在西班牙巴塞罗那感恩遇见
Wah.. They look friendly towards foreigners.. Must be nice
This bike series has been incredible! Gr8 work!
OMG I’m so excited for this video, I still remember that I commented in one of your previous videos asking you if you’ll come to Lishui which is my hometown, and seeing it in your video is quite mind blowing for me hahahaha specially coming from a UA-camr that I’ve been following for a while ❤ keep going and I’m really looking forward for your future adventures
You are courageous and pretty. Rain or shine, biking must continue :)
10:58 相较于日本排放核污水进海洋，高下立判
beautiful 丽水 我还以为丽水在云南 挨着丽江的 看美国人的视频又涨新知识了
我的家乡，好多年没回去了，想念
Thanks for sharing your journy. Never heard of Qingtian. It's nice to see that part of the country. Wish more busiensses follow the Lishui way of thinking. Treasure and protect enviroment the best we can for this and future generations.
He was spruiking the virtues of his business model. Not quite sure if he adheres to it though. But hey, why not if he can cash in on such pristine and beautiful scenery. At least he wasn't lying compared to the Matterhorn cigarettes advertisements.
Thank you for a great video. ❤❤❤
I'm a wenzhounese who was born and raised in Italy, and here literally 95%~of the people come from places such as Qingtian or neighboring counties or cities. Like Chinese people here often speak with each other in wenzhounese without asking from which part are they from because it's almost always wenzhou.
Also I want to thank you for your wenzhou videos since I haven't been able to come back to visit wenzhou since I was like 5 so it's great seeing high quality videos showing my ancestral home since there are barely any on UA-cam, thank you!
Sooo many Wenzhounese in Italy😂 hope someday you can back vist Wenzhou again~nice city
😅😅😊😊😊stay safe...whenon the main road. Just stay alert 😊. Interesting interaction with locals. Especially the kid, youth and the old folks....😊😁
I haven't never heard about Qingtian, but everywhere looks natural and peaceful.
Definitely put a pair of cycling glasses while cycling in the dust.
What an interesting place! Your videos have inspired me to explore more of rural China and I am falling in love with it more and more while I visit family here. And you never fail to capture underrated humor everywhere :)
As a person who born in qingtian and living in Europe over ten years, just really happy to see this video, very meaningful to me❤
great music.... Chicago? O I Must tell u Katherine, about espresso places, and authentic and mixed pasta, since all of chinese living in italy came from this town. but also visit龙泉，庆元 with gorgeous wooden bridges, bamboo buildings , sword museums, porcelain kilns, this route will take you to 福建。I worked in rural architecture in 遂昌，松阳。foodies would be so happy with a fish pot from creek, or mushroom banquette, and great stories. I take my architecture students from art academy in Hangzhou to visit all over the rural sites.
What an interesting place. Good luck with the rest of the trip, I hope you don't encounter too many destroyed roads.
Katherine is doing more for US-China relations than the useless US diplomatic corp.
Showing the great side of America to China as an unofficial and frankly the best ambassador.
At the same time making great content to show the rest of the English world Chinese people are living normal fulfilling lives and a rare free peek into the rural unfiltered back roads in rural China.
Kudos! Keep on keeping on girl!☺
祝您生活愉快，中国旅行顺心❤
很不错小姐姐，我老家青海，可以试试青海湖骑一圈或者此生必驾318 😁
青田，，，青海…😂
@@羊女朝章可以啊
这一集太接地气了！
Always Christmas at 麦嘉基🤣
Oh yeah, dust from the road when heavy vehicles pass by are a nightmare.. Do consider getting one of those cycling scarf and goggles to prevent getting some of those dust in your face while riding. Especially the goggles. Nearly crash once when I got some dust into my eye during cycling..
Look forward to your next update and ride safe~👍
hey, i'm 17 and my whole family's from qingtian, and i'm the first generation to be living abroad! (i'm from france btw) i was just there in Qingtian last summer in july lol
i was wondering if i could find videos about my parents' hometown just for fun and i came across your video, loved it, it's not so common to see videos about Qingtian plus yours is really well edited and all :)
以前从来没去过，但是青田看着好漂亮的。
Another inspiring video vlog to watch today.. Thank you Katherine for sharing with us your beautiful & educational journey in the other side of the podium.. Love It! ❤. Greeting from, Seattle Washington!
@ 1:38 the Chinese lady invites Katherine to join the singing.
Here's a suggestion: Katherine can speak Mandarin, so she could learn a couple of Chinese songs that are known to older folks, so sometimes she could surprise them (and us) by singing with them.
青田龙泉。
青田石雕。
And 田鱼。
Fish raised inside the rice field.
Tastes superb.
Hi Katherine, greetings from Brooklyn. This is an awesome bike tour! You are also an excellent video editor. Best of luck!
Hi Katherine! My parents were originally from Qingtian and went to live in Belgium for a better living. But we still go back to Qingtian every year to visit other family members 😊 We’ll go back in 2 months
Hi Katherine, love your videos. I'm learning so much about China. Please tighten the strap on your helmet, it's very loose and if you fall, the helmet won't be able to protect you as is. Have fun riding! :D
awareness of the environment makes people prosperous..👍👍
I can just watch Katherine's videos all day
骑车注意安全哦
You are a hardworking girl
Great video Katherine.Thanks again for showing us rural China and the out of the way places.Dusty or no you still look lovely.!.
Like your exuberance and energy!
Hi, beauty. Welcome to my hometown, although I have left there for decades now.
Was a bit concern when those construction trucks passing by next to you. Stones or rubble coming off of a car tire travelling at high speed can destroy a car windshield. Good you made it out with just dust and dirt.
Yes...me too...I love chicken...especially those BBQ with my secret sauce 😁
Kath, that must be the 4th or 5th times you asked the locals whether they can recommend you a local husband 🤭
Anywhere, as always, enjoyed your videos and adventures though I still have not caught onto what you actually do for a living. Cheers, and here's to Red Stallion always being steady and reliable when you need it most.
P/S; That Yuyue Soy Saurce was talking enthusiastically over the open top of that soya sauce jar which begs the question on how much saliva droplets fell into that jar 😁
most of my job isn't interesting enough to end up in a vlog that's why, one of these days I can do a 'week in my life' or something like that 😂
@@kats_journey_east I would be interested to watch a tour of a typical workday which might be uninteresting to you because you are living that life, but which might be fascinating to those outside of your sphere. Cheers and keep on biking...and may red Stallion carry you steadily to wherever you go!
The saliva droplets are part of the flavouring that made the soy sauce China famous.
I visited soy sauce factory many years ago as part of my microbiology class on fermentation. It was like a small swimming pool. This is very different.
This is my city! Happy journey❤
You surprised me. The BGM at 06:30 when chicken appeared tells me you know Chinese music of lute 琵琶
I think I know why you love chickens. Because you're a Hokie (or at least you wear the Hokie gears from time to time in the videos). I'm a Chinese Hokie who lives in the U.S. Thank you very much for what you do and for what you share with the world here on UA-cam as well as via the other channels that I haven't visited. I pray for your journey. Be safe and be happy. GO HOKIES!
Glad you like the videos and glad to meet a fellow VT alumni😁😁
❤🦃🦃 Hokie Bird says, “Eat More Ham” 😊
ಚೀನಾ ನನ್ನ ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ❤
I’ve heard that Qintian is where you can find some very authentic European coffee shops, supposedly opened by those expats that have returned (or helped their local relatives to open one).
Obviously what you heard is incorrect. It would be good if the returning expatriates can served some original meals from whence they have resided instead of the mutated kind, McKentucky is not too good.
多多注意休息呀，有黑眼圈了哦
谢谢美女的分享！
Yes. I'm Chinese, but I first heard of the name 青田 in Europe over two decades ago.
You did great by helping a local to fix his flat tyre but the damage is too great.Anyway you did your best awesome
Thank you for your video sharing🙏
太美咯
最后的小盆友好可爱，看样子应该也是抖音的深度用户。
Fascinating. Never heard of this place
我的家乡😊😊
thanks keep doing this plz
Love you!
the mountain bikers have some stylish goggles that look like glasses maybe try some of them with the dust
I love roasted chicken! Fun to see those chicken proudly walking on the road! The countryside is the paradise for them.
🎉🎉keep up the good work 游离子
my entire family is from wenzhou, qingtian, lishui and bihu i actually used to buy candy when i was younger from one of the shops at 2:02 :D
0:35真的是哪里都有小黑子，快来看你们的gieige啦🤣
The people there seems to be laid back. What a great life!
Oh yeah in China if you want a laid back life you definitely should go in smaller towns instead of Beijing or Shanghai or even Hangzhou etc.
That "restaurant choice" moment hit home... I dunno how many times I ended up getting some noodles or fried rice because I didn't wanna sit in a big restaurant by myself (I mean yeah if I'm hungry I've done it though 😅)
That's kinda weird for Katherine though who's otherwise by herself and doesn't seem to care!
What a delightful young lady! What are your plans after all these adventures?
I'll be sharing my life in rural China with everyone, not traveling/exploring but actually living long-term, stay tuned !
Don't settle for less. I truly believed that U are destined for greatness! Just follow and live your dreams! Opportunities will come your way! 多多加油!
8:02 No problem (没事) is so Nanjing-y. 🤣 么得斯🤣
You missed the most distinct and famous culture of 青田，that is 青田玉石(Jade) and its business, that's probably the whole reason why a third of the population migrated to Europe
Is Jade radioactive and kills? Pray tell.
I think Wenzhou itself has more people living outside of it than natives living in side. But that stat was from decade agos.
With due respect, it would also be good if you drop the "s" from ago to join it in decade. Sorry for the erratum.
真好啊，我也想骑，骑长途建议带上防尘眼镜，耳机配个蓝牙的会更方便一些，线控的容易在上下车的时候挂到
l really like watching your video and like it because it introduces a lot of chinese culture.
@7:25 Caption missing "Beauty," at the begging.
I love chickens, they never disappoint. 😂😂🇧🇷
Fried or barbecued?😮
my mother's from Qiantian. Yes people of Qingtian migrated to mostly European countries over one hundred years ago.
有自然风光，也有人间烟火
You are the best China advertiser.
Qingtian looks much less developed or modernized than than other cities you gave travelled so far. Enjoyed your show!
Qingtian is actually pretty rich.
A lot of Chinese from Qingtian, its surrounding villages and the next „bigger“ town Lishui. These are where most of European oversea Chinese are from.
Which is why the overall development of Qingtian and Lishui are fast. Even compared to Chinas standards.
Qingtian has some developed areas. It is called little Hongkong, because it has very good light-show at night. Katherine likes to film old alleys and poor areas. Haha. The villages of Qingtian are located in the mountains, are well constructed and pretty. The local people are rich.
I’m from lishui, right now I am still there, the last time when I came back it was 11 years ago, so when I saw the development and everything that has changed it blew my mind, speacilly people here are hella wealthy, for a city that’s consider as tier 4 city which ranks at the bottom, the roads are full of mercedes, bmw, Maseratis, land rovers, I’ve even seem a couple rolls Royce’s , Ferrari, lambos, Bentleys, like wtf, I haven’t seen that much of luxury cars concentrated in such a small place and Lishui is considered as the poorest city within the province of Zhejiang when it comes to GDP 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I feel so fcking poor and shocked 😂
Loving your videos, friend!
Having only recently starting my youtube channel i really missed out by not filming when i lived in china for 18 months 😢 its a must for me to return next year 🎉
Your videos are awesome. I might be going to china for a post doctoral position. I can't wait to travel on holidays!
美女谢谢你分享生活😅