Lost and Found: Mao’s House and Wuhan’s Secrets | China Travel Vlog
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Join me on an adventure through Wuhan as I explore some of the city's hidden gems and iconic landmarks.
In this vlog, we start with a detour through Tan Hualin, a historic street full of colonial buildings and vibrant cafes, which was recommended by a local guard. But things don’t go as planned! From navigating unexpected routes to discovering a street bustling with young people and trendy spots, it’s a journey full of surprises.
Next, we visit the historic residence of Chairman Mao. See how this iconic site draws tourists from all over, and get a glimpse into Mao’s life through the rooms and artifacts preserved at the house.
Will we find what we’re looking for, or will we get lost in the process? Watch to find out as we uncover the charm and quirks of Wuhan!
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Exploring Mao’s house and uncovering Wuhan’s secrets-what a fascinating journey!
Lovely chat with the shrimp chefs!
I am even more amazed at all the history of Wuhan that you keep showing...
I had travelled to Beijing, Xian and Shanghai in 2004, 2005
I thought i knew a bit of Chinese history... but all the things you keep taking us to sure is opening my eyes to how much Wuhan is a central part of the history of China...
Awesome stuff 👍👍🤔
Cheers man yeah China being the size it is, and with such long history, loads of places have interesting stories aye
Actually I had lived in Tan Hua Lin（昙华林） for a long time when I was a kid. It changes a lot. There was no such commercial street here before。When I was a kid，there are very little entertainment in life. I always Listen to the radio and fall asleep。And there's a novel called 《Spring Comes to Tanhualin》/《春天来到昙华林》written by 方方。It's a really nice story bring a lot of fun. Wuhan is my hometown. I love it and thanks for your video.
Wow that's a really interesting bit of context! My wife and I started dating in 2008 and I feel like we went to many of Wuhan's popular places - Happy Station, Hubu Alley, East Lake etc - but we never went to Tan Hua Lin. I'm wondering if it wasn't as popular back then either.
@@TwoCentsOnTour In 2008, the Wuhan Municipal Government had not realized the value of Tan Hualin. At that time, there were still people farming on the mountains next to Tan Hualin.My grandparents also used to farm nearby.
Right that makes a lot of sense! I really don't remember it being well known then - now I know why, thanks. So many places in Wuhan have changed over the last 10-20 years!
Wuhan was the Chicago of the orient. Long forgotten until the pandemic. But there were tons of foreigners there before
@@binhe6500 yeah one of my American friends there always used that "Chicago of the orient" line
For us who've never been to either Wuhan nor Chicago, could you tell us why this comparison? Thanks
Nice bit of trivia from the shrimp salesman there, I would have never thought some people kind of regretted the whole covid lockdown. Thanks for the upload Mark
@@chde-r8j basically it’s an industrial city especially during the colonial era. But keep in mind it’s a western perspective. The city has thousands of years of history
@@chde-r8j yeah man - interestingly the company my mum worked for was the same. They sell fabric, so during the lockdowns everyone was at home and started making their own masks - business was booming for them
Looked like the layout of a Roman Home. No mystery shrimp today? Confucius says - Know the origin of your food. Food can never be too fresh. Wise man
Yeah it's interesting to see old style homes - they're pretty rare in modern Chinese cities which are mostly all apartments!
Seeing the inside of Mao's house made me think heavily about the time the guys from The Grand Tour visited Joseph Stalin's house. it had the eerily same layout, the same texture, the same kind of working to possibly lower class atmosphere in terms of where they grew up.
@@conorcahill5422 ah man I've not seen that episode - I'll have to check it out
@@TwoCentsOnTour Definitely check it out man. It's a really good episode!
Did I hear you say ‘yeah nah’? I thought that was only an Aussie phrase, no offence meant 😉
@@colshivers8018 yeah nah that's definitely a Kiwi thing too 😅
Cool vid Mark! Mao…Hitler and Stalin. Hard times…
Yeah man I wasn't even planning on visiting Mao's place - but boom - there is was!
Always AMAZING!!! Sorry I am late on the comments! Keep the interesting videos coming!!!!! Long live the CCP!!!!
Haha sorry this one was a bit on the shorter side bro - that street I went to was all young girls and couple shopping - so I didn't get as much out of it 😅
@@TwoCentsOnTourI think you should stop saying that you are from NZ,,You are a perfectionist....CHINESE SOUL!!!!You are Chinese man..kkk...Don't worry it was a great video as always! It is good that you are showing the world that Chinese people are just that..people..I loved it!!!! Can't wait for the next one!
Some rough neighbourhoods, or just a lot of rebuilding going on. Guess in a city of a couple of million you are bound to get some places looking as if it needs some tlc.
@@PhillipDawson10 yeah that area was actually really interesting. The new areas have less character than the old ones - with all the street vendors, mahjong and card games going on. That being said I can see why people wanna live in nice new flashy buildings instead of these ones style ones - so there getting replaced over time
Was Mao great? It's very confusing. I read that even Deng Xiaoping said Mao was great, while criticizing him for breaking democratic centralism. I'm skeptical of Deng Xiaoping's judgment of people such as Hu Yaobang, Zhao Ziyang, and Li Peng. Li Peng was the most controversial. I guess he was selected because he was an educated engineer, even trained in the Soviet Union. Jiang Zemin was his best selection.
Yeah Mao is certainly a divisive one, kind of depends who you ask aye....
In the West, he's basically put into the same camp as Hitler, saying he deliberately murdered millions of Chinese during the Great Leap Forward. Others would say there's a difference between awful policies/bureaucratic failures/poor government response than premeditated intent to kill.
Compare that to the mainland where the focus is on Mao's revolutionary leadership and saving the ordinary people from the corrupt Nationalists, getting rid of the opium plague etc.
I think most people like things black and white (i.e he's a goodie or a baddie), but life generally is more of a grey area.
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'Say eggplant'.
Sorry, who the hell asks their child to repeat the phrase of such a random ass vegetable before taking a picture? They clearly weren't given the memo the usual phrase is 'cheese'. 😂
@@conorcahill5422 lol yeah I wonder what other words around the world make that 😁 face
Aubergine in Chinese gives you the smile that saying cheese does