I'm Malaysian of Hokkien descent. This Vlog really shows how well preserved Hokkien culture is overseas. I must say, this city and area you've just showed could quite easily have been a part of Malaysia!
@@H.Witcher The old lady was speaking Hokkien dialect with a heavy local slang. Even as a native Hokkien speaker from Malaysia, I barely caught what she said. So Yan not understanding is absolutely forgivable
From my hearing, the old auntie said, 'today is the birthday of Guang Gong. Every year, we will pray on this day, 07 Dec. In this whole street, every house will pray to this God on this day.' I only speak hokkien to my family in Malaysia but glad that I can understand the quanzhou hokkien as the dialects are different in other parts of fujian.
Your videos are addictive! You introduce me to the diversity of China. It is such a treat and respite from the constant negativity in the mainstream medium here in the west. Thank you!
Thank Yan for sharing this culture. It was interesting to learn the cultures of other. I am a Malaysian but a non-Chinese. I speak some Hokkien being from Penang. I think it is important to understand the other races and religions for dialogue.
I'm M'sian of Teochew descent. Yes, 'weiya' is celebrated here by many businesses owners of Chinese descent. The group grand dinner (boss together with the workers) is the highlight of the day. Didn't know its that grand in Fujian province too. Thanks for another great content.
There are also millions of Hokkien descendants in the Philippines. Such a great video about the unique culture and traditions of Quanzhou. Looking forward to the next one 👍
I am Malaysian Penang Hokkien and met few aunties in Manila. To my surprise, they speak the exact hokkien dialect as me. I thought they will visitors from Penang like me.
I m so happy to c all these Chinese still so traditional. M really glad they know their roots. As i always say i don't have a white father, i m an ancestor worshipper. My mum thought me to call people when visiting n make prayer when in temple. Tqvm for your videos. Greedings from Malaysia
I understand my Hokkien ancestors are from Fujian. Can you share more of the hokkien villages in future videos....much appreciated and keep up the great videos. Its lovely...
Hey Yan! I'm from Singapore and this weiya is practised here not only bythe Hokkiens, but the other dialect group like the teochews and the cantonese also follow this tradition.
My late mom had an altar of Guan Yu, Liu Bei with Zhang Fei which every 1st and 15th day of lunar month she gave offering while I was a kid in Indonesia 75 years ago.
I am not surprised the similarities between Fujian and Malaysia as a large number of Malaysian Chinese ancestors are from Fujian province including myself 😊
Singapore hokkien people, especially the older generation, celebrate and pray to GuangGong. My parents came from Fujian province, and I feel proud of my ancestors. Must visit Fujian province again to appreciate the culture there.
Excellent educational Vlog Yan! Love it when you explore these hidden culture even for yourself.... Most Chinese Malaysian do pray this way too... The common time of month is usually 1st and 15th of the lunar month.... I'm surprised over there they do it on 2nd and 16th.... So it is a learning experience for me too.... Great!?? ,👍😄
Because of this video, I just booked my air ticket to visit Quanzhou end of the year. I always enjoy visiting those 3 tiered city. Before this video, never heard of Quanzhou
AYan in the Fujien/HokkienLang motherland.Nice to see Fujiennese traditions still lively and strong in China similar to seasonal Hokkien rituals in North and South Malaysia/Singapore.
Amazing that i have barely scratched the surface of my ancestral roots since the tour i joined shown just only Xiamen and the piano island. Quanzhou old city quarter kept the original everything and resisted modernisation. Marvellous. If you ever filmed the local food scene, i recommend at least you taste oysters with rice flour slurry with egg and chives fried, delectable. I personally prefer not the crispy kind but with a little soft chew version. Thanks again and safe travel.
@@zzleecute6046 I learned a bit from watching Taiwanese TV series as they are more similar to Quanzhou than my mother tongue Zhangzhou dialect. It is also easier to understand older people as they still retained very clear glottal and nasal sounds.
The scene of taking the high-speed rail at the beginning of the film captured my hometown Fuqing "东方印象‘’. Now I'm in Ireland and miss my hometown so much. Thank you Yan for this great videos!!!
I was surprised that there was real gold in the burnt paper. And many people worship in the temple. Thank you for sharing your journey and I find it entertaining. Greetings from Singapore.
As always excellent vlog Yan, most of Chinese that migrated to Southeast Asia was from this province. You can see most Hokkien culture in Philippines and most successful businessmen are owned by Filipino Chinese with Hokkien lineage. This would be my first place to go when I visit China. Keep safe!
I have been to Quanzhou! i wish you would have talked about the 2 pagodas in your drone footage. they are aproximately 800 years old and have survived several earthquakes. for me, the temples and pagodas are facinating, as well as the traditional areas and markets. thank you for this video!
I love the music you played, it is very joyful. Yes another beautiful and an informative documentary about parts of china so rarely shown and certainly not visited by the average tourist. Loved every minute of it. I thought it was Guangzhou (that I have visited), but looking at the spelling I was wrong. Thank you Yan, well done again. 👍👍
Good video. Now I understand the reason and meaning of 尾牙。used to hear my parent (Quanzhou descendent) utter these words near Chinese New Year. Chinese culture is so colourful. Singapore Chinese here.
So much similarity, down to the metal burning bucket, that you commonly see besides the road in Malaysia. Except here we "pai pai" on the 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar
Hi Yan, Thank you so much for your latest video, extremely interesting content and something unique to this region? I also like the idea of not just visiting the tourist areas, I much prefer seeing how ordinary people live and eat.
Thanks Yan, it’s a very interesting cultural thing that i never knew existed. It reminded me of an old American soldiers saying, there’s no unbeliever in the foxholes (hiding in a shallow dug dirt hole to avoid being kill during enemies bombardments). I guess, the Fujian folks learned that in business, there’s no unbeliever as well.
Thank you Yan for sharing this excellent video about my ancestral place. I'm Filipino of Hokkien descent, 3rd generation. I totally understood all Hokkien spoken in the video. My grandparents were from 南安市 Nan'an and 晋江市 Jinjiang City within Quanzhou. I grew up in the Philippines with the same traditions as Quanzhou.
As an Indonesian of Tong'an Fujian descent, I still understand what they say, even though their dialect is Quanzhou dialect. The first grandmother said that that day was the earth god's anniversary, the 16th of the 12th month. All the houses in the alley had an earth god (altar). The word gim-tang in this context should not be translated as golden bucket, but is more suitable to be translated as a barrel for burning paper money.
Simply wondeful... Just started Serie 2.... Yan if you a Chinese citizen finds things out of the ordinary,,,, Imagine how a foreigner who has only seen bits and pieces of China from articles or videos, can be thrilled in watching your superb presentations. Salutations du Canada
Wonderful video! I hope you eventually go to the Chaoshan area nearby. I lived there for a couple of years and always wanted to learn more about their local holidays and Gods, but my Chinese wasnt good enough to really understand. I love and miss Chaoshan so much. Your videos are interesting and unique! Thank you for them.
It is interesting that prayers are conducted on the 2nd and 16th each lunar month. In Malaysia, the prayers are done on the 1st and 15th day of each lunar to coincide with the moon phase. I'm curious to find out why. In Malaysia, we have a custom to hold "end of work" (收工) meals where the employer will have a meal with his/her workers to close business for the Lunar New Year celebration. There will be a "start of work" (开工) feast too. I wonder if this stems from the Wei-ya and Tou-ya customs.
Ah, Fujian, home of my forefathers. Many Chinese people in Penang are descendants of migrants from Fujian. I can just make out what the woman is saying when you asked about the paper she's burning - her Hokkien dialect is so different from the Penang Hokkien.
Thank you Yan for this very interesting Vlog! It seems strange to 'burn' gold but as it is being recycled there is no real loss. I'm fascinated by your videos about those regions in mainland China which are rather difficult to visit! Looking forward to the next one 😁
Hope you can explore and show us more about Teochew ancestors and their culture and livelihood in China as many Teochew descendants also live abroad and never been to Teochew provinces or villages.
Hi! Yan... Tatanas are the only non-Chinese ethnic group in Sabah who celebrate the Lunar New Year. This time about 37 years ago my family also used to burn that kind of golden paper... intresting! 👍 🎉🎊
I was laughing when you wrote in the subtitles that you couldn't understand that woman. When I was a teenager I often disobeyed my mother. She was so frustrated with me that she often asked "Was I speaking Chinese?". In Italy, in the past because nowadays we have a huge Chinese community living there, people often referred to the Chinese language as something completely impossible to understand. 🤣😁🤗
I supposed its normal she couldnt understand what the old lady was saying, because yan is from anhui, whereas that lady was somewhere around fujian province, where they speak hokkien and its variation. As i m a teochew, though an overseas one, i could still understand a couple of the words that she mentioned...
I'm Indonesian of Hokkien descent, my great grandparents are from Quanzhou 🔥.. Been trying to learn about Quanzhou cultures since the last few years and your video is really amazing 😍
Did you know Fuzhou and Quanzhou are just near to each other but their dialect are totally different, not even closer, not even similar .That's can consider a miracle after thousand years the language did not get influence by each other.
The senior at 4:30 was speaking local fujian dialect and was telling Yan it was the earthgod's day and that's why everyone was burning the paper and sticks.
@@k0v4cif you can read the introduction of Guan Gong in that temple you will know he belongs to Daoism, which is the religion created by Han people from ancient China
It is so interesting, how the locals in Taiwan actually do the ritual on the same day as in Quanzhou, that is 2nd and 16th day of the lunar calendar month while some in maybe South East Asia do the bai bai on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month. The first time hearing this term Wei Ya was when I was in Taiwan. Being one of the many with Fujian origin, this is definitely a must-watch video, it just make me want to visit Fujian soon.
Hello...another interesting episode...guess you need a crash course on the temple prayer etiquette (LOL). The unfolding of papermoney/3 sticks incense/3 bows....yep! this is hokkien from hearing the local speakers. Guess as you go further south there will be more foochow/teochew/cantonese & hakka dialects. I do see the similarity here as in Malaysia. Happy vlogging.....!!!
thank you, I realized with this video that my understanding of mandarin characters and language has gotten better. thank you for sharing culture and allowing me to learn the langueage at the same time. :)
I think Chinese words "ya ji"牙祭 is for this tradition. most regions don't practice this ritual anymore but a banquet with all employees in the beginning and ending of the year is still a tradition in China.
Wei Ya tradition! WOW! We also do it here in Indonesia! I live in a Chinese community where the dominant people is 福建人. As a Cantonese, I also have to learn to speak Fujian dialect to be able to communicate with the majority Chinese here. Our houses are also mostly made of red bricks. Seeing this video makes me think that the Chinese immigrants had carried a piece of China to Indonesia.
Funny how this was something new and unfamiliar to you, but very much part of ordinary Malaysian Chinese culture. Even if you were Malaysian Chinese Christian for example, you still would have seen these type of rituals done in your neighbourhood many times. Despite living in modern time and outside of China, Malaysian Chinese still have very strong roots to their culture and heritage that are many times lost in China it self. For example I have seen more lion dance and dragon dance performances in a single week of Chinese new year in Malaysia than compared to years of living in China.
I’m very interested in seeing where and how the gold paper money is created and how the burned golden ash is processed, resold or reused. Thank you for your very cool videos!
hi yan im yourcloyal fan and request if you can cover the real chinese new year celebrationsat home, food etc… we as malaysians are culturally close to china. happy new year to you and family
Very very interesting! I saw people worshipping and burning incence in Malaysia but I had no clue about what they were doing. I have learned from 仙侠 drama that there are gods for everything. When I visited similar temples in Malaysia, I saw the statue of the founder of Taoism (Lao Tzu). The temples always attracted my attention because of the colorful dragons. What an interesting contrast, perfect ying and yang ☯️, you have a modern town with city bike rental and people still following rituals which started hundreds of years ago. In Japan they have sake (rice wine) with gold in it which you drink at the new year celebration. What do you do with the golden ashes? Do you keep the ashes with you for good luck?
Hi I been following your u tube channel. Very interesting posting on u tube. i am Malaysia Hokkien and my parents original form Fujian Province. i never been to Fujian and after your posting.. thinking to visit the roots of my parent and fascinating traditions. i speak LanGa Hokkien too i know you been to Malaysia >> next trip i welcome you and as guide in Malaysia too
Wow it seems like there's thousands of different gods 🌸 and yes Yan..burning gold !!! I've never heard of or seen that practice before 🌸that was very interesting thank you 😊👍🌸 much love from NewZealand 🌸
the lady at 4:25 said something alone the line of something something 土地公生... 大家有土地公... 十二十六土地公生 something something this row of houses we all have 土地公.. something something.... 😅😅
I grew up in Canada , but China is my birthplace and Tan has shown me the ritual . I am Cantonese and she never said too much about why she performed this ritual . I did this with my mom many years ago at my dad’s grave plus an offering of a whole chicken and a two glasses of liquor. She told me not to worry about not doing the ritual when she passed away as long me and my family remembers to visit her grave in Toronto, Ontario .
翻译一下阿婆的话 今天是土地公诞辰日 农历十二月十六每家每户都要庆祝 每家都有土地公的神像 Translation of the granny's words： Today is the birthday of the Earth God, celebrated on the 16th day of the 12th lunar month. Every household should celebrate and have an image of the Earth God.PS: As a Quanzhou native, allow me to briefly explain this tradition. Since ancient times, Quanzhou has been a coastal city with a strong tradition of maritime trade. Today, a considerable number of ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia can trace their ancestry back to Quanzhou. In the past, transportation technology was not as advanced as it is today, so people often worshiped the gods to pray for a smooth journey. The more offerings they gave, the more sincere their prayers appeared to be. This is why there are many offerings in the video that may seem excessive.
I'm Malaysian of Hokkien descent. This Vlog really shows how well preserved Hokkien culture is overseas. I must say, this city and area you've just showed could quite easily have been a part of Malaysia!
The first old woman was speaking Hokkien which Yan couldn't understand, yea?
@@H.Witcher The old lady was speaking Hokkien dialect with a heavy local slang. Even as a native Hokkien speaker from Malaysia, I barely caught what she said. So Yan not understanding is absolutely forgivable
@@kapochi007 she said today（16th day of the lunar December） is Earth God's Birthday, also called 'weiya'尾牙 at local.
@@zzleecute6046 Thank you for sharing
@@kapochi007 4.22 grandma was explaining that is 大伯公 birthday.
From my hearing, the old auntie said, 'today is the birthday of Guang Gong. Every year, we will pray on this day, 07 Dec. In this whole street, every house will pray to this God on this day.'
I only speak hokkien to my family in Malaysia but glad that I can understand the quanzhou hokkien as the dialects are different in other parts of fujian.
Your videos are addictive! You introduce me to the diversity of China. It is such a treat and respite from the constant negativity in the mainstream medium here in the west. Thank you!
The temple really looks like those in Malaysia, especially in Penang where a lot of the local Chinese are Hokkien. Thank you for this video!
Thank Yan for sharing this culture. It was interesting to learn the cultures of other. I am a Malaysian but a non-Chinese. I speak some Hokkien being from Penang. I think it is important to understand the other races and religions for dialogue.
Exactly, that’s the best way to erase prejudice ❤️❤️
I'm M'sian of Teochew descent. Yes, 'weiya' is celebrated here by many businesses owners of Chinese descent. The group grand dinner (boss together with the workers) is the highlight of the day.
Didn't know its that grand in Fujian province too. Thanks for another great content.
以前潮州在古代归泉州府管辖，所以潮汕话属于闽南语一个分支
There are also millions of Hokkien descendants in the Philippines. Such a great video about the unique culture and traditions of Quanzhou. Looking forward to the next one 👍
I am Malaysian Penang Hokkien and met few aunties in Manila. To my surprise, they speak the exact hokkien dialect as me. I thought they will visitors from Penang like me.
闽南人
We left our roots nearly two hundred years ago and what you're showing is all new to me! So, thank you. Keep up the good work.
I m so happy to c all these Chinese still so traditional. M really glad they know their roots. As i always say i don't have a white father, i m an ancestor worshipper. My mum thought me to call people when visiting n make prayer when in temple.
Tqvm for your videos.
Greedings from Malaysia
I understand my Hokkien ancestors are from Fujian. Can you share more of the hokkien villages in future videos....much appreciated and keep up the great videos. Its lovely...
Definitely!
Hey Yan! I'm from Singapore and this weiya is practised here not only bythe Hokkiens, but the other dialect group like the teochews and the cantonese also follow this tradition.
My late mom had an altar of Guan Yu, Liu Bei with Zhang Fei which every 1st and 15th day of lunar month she gave offering while I was a kid in Indonesia 75 years ago.
I am not surprised the similarities between Fujian and Malaysia as a large number of Malaysian Chinese ancestors are from Fujian province including myself 😊
Singapore hokkien people, especially the older generation, celebrate and pray to GuangGong. My parents came from Fujian province, and I feel proud of my ancestors. Must visit Fujian province again to appreciate the culture there.
@@choonhockong8215 this proud is somehow embedded in our blood, those from quanzhou.
the largest hokkien are from quanzhou in malaysia or south east asia as well
Excellent educational Vlog Yan! Love it when you explore these hidden culture even for yourself.... Most Chinese Malaysian do pray this way too... The common time of month is usually 1st and 15th of the lunar month.... I'm surprised over there they do it on 2nd and 16th.... So it is a learning experience for me too.... Great!?? ,👍😄
平常百姓会在每月初一十五拜土地公，家里有做生意的会在初二十六拜财神爷😂😂😂。闽南传统
Thank you Yan for showing us Fujian. My great great grand father was from Fujian.
Because of this video, I just booked my air ticket to visit Quanzhou end of the year. I always enjoy visiting those 3 tiered city. Before this video, never heard of Quanzhou
AYan in the Fujien/HokkienLang motherland.Nice to see Fujiennese traditions still lively and strong in China similar to seasonal Hokkien rituals in North and South Malaysia/Singapore.
我是从泉州府tk介绍你的频道过来的，谢谢你中国各地不同的文化通过频道传播到世界各地。
Amazing that i have barely scratched the surface of my ancestral roots since the tour i joined shown just only Xiamen and the piano island. Quanzhou old city quarter kept the original everything and resisted modernisation. Marvellous.
If you ever filmed the local food scene, i recommend at least you taste oysters with rice flour slurry with egg and chives fried, delectable. I personally prefer not the crispy kind but with a little soft chew version. Thanks again and safe travel.
Me toooo! That preference of taste makes you authentic.
I’m Malaysian (Cantonese). When my parents were alive, we had prayers for Touya and Weiya as well.
My ancestral land. Yongchun/Eng Chun and Nan’an/Lam Oa. I think the grandma said that ‘today is the birthday of tudigong’.
Quite right! tudigong is the Earth God!that day is the Earth God's Birthday!You have mastered the Quanzhou dialect of
Hokkien！👍🏻
@@zzleecute6046 I learned a bit from watching Taiwanese TV series as they are more similar to Quanzhou than my mother tongue Zhangzhou dialect. It is also easier to understand older people as they still retained very clear glottal and nasal sounds.
The scene of taking the high-speed rail at the beginning of the film captured my hometown Fuqing "东方印象‘’. Now I'm in Ireland and miss my hometown so much. Thank you Yan for this great videos!!!
Really appreciate your videos. I have enjoyed learning about Chinese culture and history from them!! Please continue!
Thank you for introducing some traditions of my hometown Quanzhou to the world❤❤❤
I was surprised that there was real gold in the burnt paper. And many people worship in the temple. Thank you for sharing your journey and I find it entertaining. Greetings from Singapore.
As always excellent vlog Yan, most of Chinese that migrated to Southeast Asia was from this province. You can see most Hokkien culture in Philippines and most successful businessmen are owned by Filipino Chinese with Hokkien lineage. This would be my first place to go when I visit China. Keep safe!
I have been to Quanzhou! i wish you would have talked about the 2 pagodas in your drone footage. they are aproximately 800 years old and have survived several earthquakes. for me, the temples and pagodas are facinating, as well as the traditional areas and markets. thank you for this video!
I love the music you played, it is very joyful. Yes another beautiful and an informative documentary about parts of china so rarely shown and certainly not visited by the average tourist. Loved every minute of it. I thought it was Guangzhou (that I have visited), but looking at the spelling I was wrong. Thank you Yan, well done again. 👍👍
Good video. Now I understand the reason and meaning of 尾牙。used to hear my parent (Quanzhou descendent) utter these words near Chinese New Year. Chinese culture is so colourful. Singapore Chinese here.
So much similarity, down to the metal burning bucket, that you commonly see besides the road in Malaysia. Except here we "pai pai" on the 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar
Hi Yan, Thank you so much for your latest video, extremely interesting content and something unique to this region? I also like the idea of not just visiting the tourist areas, I much prefer seeing how ordinary people live and eat.
it is very common in both guangdong and Fujian provinces ☺️
@@littlechineseeverywhere So Yan it would be fair to say, that each Province has different traditions?
Thanks Yan, it’s a very interesting cultural thing that i never knew existed. It reminded me of an old American soldiers saying, there’s no unbeliever in the foxholes (hiding in a shallow dug dirt hole to avoid being kill during enemies bombardments). I guess, the Fujian folks learned that in business, there’s no unbeliever as well.
Thank you Yan for sharing this excellent video about my ancestral place. I'm Filipino of Hokkien descent, 3rd generation. I totally understood all Hokkien spoken in the video. My grandparents were from 南安市 Nan'an and 晋江市 Jinjiang City within Quanzhou. I grew up in the Philippines with the same traditions as Quanzhou.
你三代了还保留这么多文化，挺厉害，我看很多来久了都菲律宾化了
@@jjj3213 你誇了。其實並非持久之後在地菲律賓華人就會菲化的。菲化不菲化是很多因素造成。我們家都喜愛自己文化和母語。從小我父母就是鼓勵在家裡講閩南話的。以後如有自己的家庭，我依然會教我子孫講閩南話和家裡的習俗, 希望能传承下去。
Thanks for this very interesting video. Like it very much and appreciate that you share this culture that was unknown to me until now. Greetings
Thanks for the information on Fujian (hokkien) culture. The celebration of GuangGong (God of Wealth) auspicious dates by the Fujian people.
It is said that southern provinces in China are richer than northern ones in general. Wondering if you know that is true? Great video btw Yan.
yeah, in general the eastern provinces are richer, and guangdong and Fujian are rich provinces and are quite ahead of other provinces
These are such wonderful videos! Thank you so much for making these❤ I love that drone shot with the pagoda in the park on the right! 很感谢🙏
As an Indonesian of Tong'an Fujian descent, I still understand what they say, even though their dialect is Quanzhou dialect.
The first grandmother said that that day was the earth god's anniversary, the 16th of the 12th month. All the houses in the alley had an earth god (altar).
The word gim-tang in this context should not be translated as golden bucket, but is more suitable to be translated as a barrel for burning paper money.
Simply wondeful... Just started Serie 2.... Yan if you a Chinese citizen finds things out of the ordinary,,,, Imagine how a foreigner who has only seen bits and pieces of China from articles or videos, can be thrilled in watching your superb presentations. Salutations du Canada
Thank you 🥰
Wonderful video! I hope you eventually go to the Chaoshan area nearby. I lived there for a couple of years and always wanted to learn more about their local holidays and Gods, but my Chinese wasnt good enough to really understand. I love and miss Chaoshan so much.
Your videos are interesting and unique! Thank you for them.
Hi Yan, so happy to be the first to catch your video :)
It is interesting that prayers are conducted on the 2nd and 16th each lunar month. In Malaysia, the prayers are done on the 1st and 15th day of each lunar to coincide with the moon phase. I'm curious to find out why.
In Malaysia, we have a custom to hold "end of work" (收工) meals where the employer will have a meal with his/her workers to close business for the Lunar New Year celebration. There will be a "start of work" (开工) feast too. I wonder if this stems from the Wei-ya and Tou-ya customs.
I think it is to prevent a clash with other festivals that are mostly on 1st and 15th since it's every month's 2nd and 16th for WeiYa
Ah, Fujian, home of my forefathers. Many Chinese people in Penang are descendants of migrants from Fujian. I can just make out what the woman is saying when you asked about the paper she's burning - her Hokkien dialect is so different from the Penang Hokkien.
Thank you, Yan! I can relate to some of the things in your video!
Thank you Yan for this very interesting Vlog! It seems strange to 'burn' gold but as it is being recycled there is no real loss.
I'm fascinated by your videos about those regions in mainland China which are rather difficult to visit! Looking forward to the next one 😁
老阿婆说的是 土地公生日，大家都要烧香拜土地公。 土地公日也叫尾牙 做生意的老板今天要拜神请员工吃饭。 都是几百年的传下来的习俗。 另外金桶的 意思是烧香纸的桶，闽南人至今保留很祭拜祖先祭拜神灵的习俗都喜欢烧香纸 闽南语叫烧金，所以叫金桶
Hope you can explore and show us more about Teochew ancestors and their culture and livelihood in China as many Teochew descendants also live abroad and never been to Teochew provinces or villages.
Hi! Yan... Tatanas are the only non-Chinese ethnic group in Sabah who celebrate the Lunar New Year. This time about 37 years ago my family also used to burn that kind of golden paper... intresting! 👍 🎉🎊
I was laughing when you wrote in the subtitles that you couldn't understand that woman. When I was a teenager I often disobeyed my mother. She was so frustrated with me that she often asked "Was I speaking Chinese?". In Italy, in the past because nowadays we have a huge Chinese community living there, people often referred to the Chinese language as something completely impossible to understand. 🤣😁🤗
I supposed its normal she couldnt understand what the old lady was saying, because yan is from anhui, whereas that lady was somewhere around fujian province, where they speak hokkien and its variation.
As i m a teochew, though an overseas one, i could still understand a couple of the words that she mentioned...
I'm Indonesian of Hokkien descent, my great grandparents are from Quanzhou 🔥.. Been trying to learn about Quanzhou cultures since the last few years and your video is really amazing 😍
你是不是住在泗水？
Nice and very details , I am from Kuching ,originated from Putian , Henghua .兴化人
Go see the Hakka Tolou in Fujian province. I went when we took my father back to his village for the first time.
Did you know Fuzhou and Quanzhou are just near to each other but their dialect are totally different, not even closer, not even similar .That's can consider a miracle after thousand years the language did not get influence by each other.
更有趣的是，莆田市在泉州市和福州市的中间位置，三个地方相互接壤，却各有不同的三种方言，且相互之间无法直接用方言交流，真的是很神奇的一件事！
@@zzleecute6046 🤣🤣
福州也有类似的，不过因为我家是信天主教的了解不多 只知道我姑姑经常烧金箔纸，佛教的很多都这样 有时候还凌晨5、6点放鞭炮😂
Showing many of us our ancestral town..
I want to know more of chinese culture love watching your videos
The senior at 4:30 was speaking local fujian dialect and was telling Yan it was the earthgod's day and that's why everyone was burning the paper and sticks.
This reminds me a lot of Taiwan. Everything looks so similar. The temples, the paper burning, everything.
It is the same culture. Most Taiwan people are descendants of immigrants from Fujian provinces.
@@littlechineseeverywhere Is this something regional? As in, China outside of Fujian does not have these cultural features?
@@k0v4cif you mean similar temples, paper burning etc. yes I think it’s similar in all Han people area
@@Mona-fv1yw not just the practice, but rather the aesthetics, the atmosphere
@@k0v4cif you can read the introduction of Guan Gong in that temple you will know he belongs to Daoism, which is the religion created by Han people from ancient China
It is so interesting, how the locals in Taiwan actually do the ritual on the same day as in Quanzhou, that is 2nd and 16th day of the lunar calendar month while some in maybe South East Asia do the bai bai on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month. The first time hearing this term Wei Ya was when I was in Taiwan. Being one of the many with Fujian origin, this is definitely a must-watch video, it just make me want to visit Fujian soon.
Hello...another interesting episode...guess you need a crash course on the temple prayer etiquette (LOL). The unfolding of papermoney/3 sticks incense/3 bows....yep! this is hokkien from hearing the local speakers. Guess as you go further south there will be more foochow/teochew/cantonese & hakka dialects. I do see the similarity here as in Malaysia. Happy vlogging.....!!!
Yan, thank you for showing us beautiful Nepal, and its wonderful culture. You are a wonderful person.
thank you, I realized with this video that my understanding of mandarin characters and language has gotten better. thank you for sharing culture and allowing me to learn the langueage at the same time. :)
Simple way that u explain gives a different outlook
Keep going
In Hokkien culture, if you do business you usually will have a statue of scholar Guang Yu in your factory, office, and / or home
Welcome to my village in China - Quanzhou (福建泉州). However, my village is in 永春县 and 南安市.
槟城人的祖籍多数都是南安的
I will probably visiting Yong chun after the spring festival
@@littlechineseeverywhere 有快铁太容易了😆
I think Chinese words "ya ji"牙祭 is for this tradition. most regions don't practice this ritual anymore but a banquet with all employees in the beginning and ending of the year is still a tradition in China.
Here's to your prayers for success & well-being! You are blessed, Yan! Thank you!
她说今日是土地公生日，当你问他是什么日子。我这位槟城人完全听懂她的福建话😂😂
Wei Ya tradition! WOW! We also do it here in Indonesia!
I live in a Chinese community where the dominant people is 福建人. As a Cantonese, I also have to learn to speak Fujian dialect to be able to communicate with the majority Chinese here.
Our houses are also mostly made of red bricks.
Seeing this video makes me think that the Chinese immigrants had carried a piece of China to Indonesia.
Funny how this was something new and unfamiliar to you, but very much part of ordinary Malaysian Chinese culture. Even if you were Malaysian Chinese Christian for example, you still would have seen these type of rituals done in your neighbourhood many times. Despite living in modern time and outside of China, Malaysian Chinese still have very strong roots to their culture and heritage that are many times lost in China it self.
For example I have seen more lion dance and dragon dance performances in a single week of Chinese new year in Malaysia than compared to years of living in China.
有没有一种可能，马来西亚中国传统文化的部分，只从中国某个省份或区域带过去的。而不是全部的中国文化。
This is pro'ly the best camera for shooting video. Very nice video for both picture and story telling.
I’m very interested in seeing where and how the gold paper money is created and how the burned golden ash is processed, resold or reused.
Thank you for your very cool videos!
5：15这条街也太像马来西亚了，我以为马来西亚那种街道是华人过去后形成的本地特色，原来是从泉州这里过去的。
hi yan im yourcloyal fan and request if you can cover the real chinese new year celebrationsat home, food etc… we as malaysians are culturally close to china. happy new year to you and family
I will try my best to make a short one!
Very very interesting! I saw people worshipping and burning incence in Malaysia but I had no clue about what they were doing. I have learned from 仙侠 drama that there are gods for everything. When I visited similar temples in Malaysia, I saw the statue of the founder of Taoism (Lao Tzu). The temples always attracted my attention because of the colorful dragons. What an interesting contrast, perfect ying and yang ☯️, you have a modern town with city bike rental and people still following rituals which started hundreds of years ago. In Japan they have sake (rice wine) with gold in it which you drink at the new year celebration. What do you do with the golden ashes? Do you keep the ashes with you for good luck?
They sell them because some metal could be recycled!
It is nice to see that the streets are all clean.
Hi I been following your u tube channel. Very interesting posting on u tube.
i am Malaysia Hokkien and my parents original form Fujian Province.
i never been to Fujian and after your posting.. thinking to visit the roots of my parent and fascinating traditions.
i speak LanGa Hokkien too
i know you been to Malaysia >> next trip i welcome you and as guide in Malaysia too
尾牙在马来西亚已经是少数人会称之为尾牙的了，在马来西亚因为多元种族都是一起工作的，所以会把它称作“收工酒”也是比较容易理解的名称，当然也会有头牙，但会称之为“开工酒”。老板通常会乘这个来请员工吃饭，犒劳犒劳。
台湾人最多叫尾牙，还会请辣妹子助兴
Wow it seems like there's thousands of different gods 🌸 and yes Yan..burning gold !!! I've never heard of or seen that practice before 🌸that was very interesting thank you 😊👍🌸 much love from NewZealand 🌸
The amah spoke hokkien (Minnan Dialect) said it is to celebrate the birthday of the God of the land.
The mural on the side of the building is beautiful! Is street art common in China?
Amazing video, thanks a lot . 欢迎海外侨胞回国省亲！ Welcome oversea Chinese back to China.
It's a local earth wealth god they r celebrating. It's a local dialect hokkien the lady spoke.
hi yan well done n happy chinese new year
Thanks
Hi Yan,..nice to see u again
Dear Yan, Your videos are lovely and delightful. Xin xin.
Gosh, this is indeed so Malaysia, I can understand what the Ah Po says 😆
the lady at 4:25 said something alone the line of something something 土地公生... 大家有土地公... 十二十六土地公生 something something this row of houses we all have 土地公.. something something.... 😅😅
Love watching your videos. Each one has very interesting content.
Another informative video. Seems many people emigrated from Fujian area. Thanks
Saya selali mengikuti vlog kamu dari awal, i'm so happy with you.8k sucb ❤
So much wonderful Content...thank you...
那位阿婆说的是土地公诞辰土地公生日我是马来西亚人🤗
你们都听懂了！
I grew up in Canada , but China is my birthplace and Tan has shown me the ritual . I am Cantonese and she never said too much about why she performed this ritual . I did this with my mom many years ago at my dad’s grave plus an offering of a whole chicken and a two glasses of liquor. She told me not to worry about not doing the ritual when she passed away as long me and my family remembers to visit her grave in Toronto, Ontario .
I should have said … my mother in Canada never said the reason for the ritual
Nice sharing friend 💕
I admire you for so many reasons! Your videos are great!💖
Great video, Yan!
hello from fujian
Thanks Yan👍🏹♥️
Bravo..i've subscribed your channel...
the old lady said in hokkien say that they are praying the Land God...
翻译一下阿婆的话 今天是土地公诞辰日 农历十二月十六每家每户都要庆祝 每家都有土地公的神像 Translation of the granny's words： Today is the birthday of the Earth God, celebrated on the 16th day of the 12th lunar month. Every household should celebrate and have an image of the Earth God.PS:
As a Quanzhou native, allow me to briefly explain this tradition. Since ancient times, Quanzhou has been a coastal city with a strong tradition of maritime trade. Today, a considerable number of ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia can trace their ancestry back to Quanzhou. In the past, transportation technology was not as advanced as it is today, so people often worshiped the gods to pray for a smooth journey. The more offerings they gave, the more sincere their prayers appeared to be. This is why there are many offerings in the video that may seem excessive.