Biking paradise in Zhejiang, China 🚴 Does it live up to the hype? 两千公里骑行中两个美景最难忘的经停点！

[@kats_journey_east]

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[@bjmcia]

Beautiful and so clean Hangzhou and Zhejiang are still my faves in China! Glad to see the clean up efforts are really paying off and are exemplary for the rest of China and the world. You're helping too with your work there. I still recall my trips there in 2000 and 2001. They have come a long way, Baby! THX!!!

[@s.vortex]

Such beautiful sceneries there! I envy you!

[@guochi]

祝中秋佳节快乐！幸福美满！

[@demonridera]

If China ever opened up their property market to foreigners, people would be spoilt for choice. Bustling metro or serene countryside or maybe both near each other

[@nysocool]

I am a Chinese but living in NY, love your video.

[@blue-xb1cq]

@0:30 - a lake is just a natural reservoir

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

The lovely wonderful Katherine

[@georwoogle]

👍👍👍

[@JasonVu-h7t]

Does she film and everything and edit the videos on her own? What about the drone videos? Does she do it also?

[@kats_journey_east]

A colleague got the drone shots for me . I edit the videos myself , most is filmed myself aside from some shots that colleagues took

[@roberttan6418]

Such a beautiful scenery. .. You are so blessed to have visited such beautiful places at your pleasure. Keep it up and enjoy your journey.❤

[@dimitrioskarastamatis4919]

Just beautiful, I love different Cultures, this is so normal compared to what we are going through in the u.s.! You are a beautiful person and Human being, we can all learn from you, keep it up the world needs you especially today as the u.s. falls into the abyss and is trying to take the world down with them! China IS the hope of the world, their Culture is second to none and you show why! What a beautiful world it should have been and that`s the world you have helped us see! Don`t stop. you are a light in the fog, FACT!!!

[@yapingli3650]

有机会来中国旅游看看，中国人热情好客

[@dimitrioskarastamatis4919]

@@yapingli3650 I`m a 68-year-old that loves the Chinese Culture! Every morning I work on my 24 moves of Tai Chi Yuan, have read Confucius and as a Greek with a wonderful History, China is second to none, FACT! I`m getting old, I love life and Nature but it`s not respected in the u.s., we are declining, and many Americans are lost! I believe in Community not individualism, yes we can dress in a style we like eat and drink what we please but when you walk out into the world, we are a Community that should respect each other and obey laws meant for the protection of the Community, this doesn`t exist in the u.s., even my friends are more acquaintances than caring in a real Human way. We are a selfish people that are going to pay the price for our greed, and selfishness that seems to be American sadly today! I would love to visit my Chinese family, maybe I should find out if this American is worthy of being a Chinese citizen, I would be proud!!!

[@panyaboonc5621]

A lone white foreign beautiful sexy young lady could go cycling alone in China and to these remote countryside places. Obviously China must be very, very safe country. In many other countries, even man won't dare to do like her doing in China alone. In the UXA, even man don't go out alone in the big city especially at night.

[@stanbimi]

What a wonderful area for retirement and vacation. Quiet, slow, beautiful natural scenery abounds.

[@fakoneuwyong]

She is so kind to nature, that's why the dog was guarding her for 9 kms, even the dragonflies was mating on her back, it means nature give her their support😮

[@大象大头]

That dog may be looking for a master. If I meet it, I will adopt it. Because I don't have a pet now.

[@justapointofview7625]

There is NO mention of Asian Games in any of the media in the western world. I happened to see the fantastic opening day on YT by an accident. It was by far better than any Olympic opening ceremonies.

[@CouchTomato87]

…and why would *Western* media report on the Asian Games? Think about it before complaining and stoking unnecessary anger please.

[@timetoreason7090]

Yes, but funny enough they love to poke their fingers on everything that is happening in Asia or perhaps East

[@mikec4845]

Bigger and better than the Olympics with 12 thousand plus athletes.

[@justapointofview7625]

@@mikec4845 Very high tech and very futuristic too

[@momonohomo150]

​@@CouchTomato87lol it's not that serious kid.

[@pandabearoceanpark]

Beautiful countryside! Also very happy to see the waste water treatment plants all over the places - this shows how China puts its mind in cleaning up the environment and succeeding! Thank you for showing us!

[@10lauset]

Opening up China to us bit by gorgeous bit. Thank You. Cheers.

[@williamwilliam]

Kath, good to review scenery from some of your previous trips and getting more glimpses of life in rural China.

[@Thomas-Chin10]

This is such an amazing video. The drone shots are really beautiful. It's because of you I have been able to see so many places in southern China where I am sure I will never get to see in person. What also impresses me is your resourcefulness-You seem to be able to connect with people wherever you go and get invited to their meals and learn about their endeavors in so many areas-from environmental, agricultural and beyond.👍

[@davidchou1675]

Resourcefulness indeed; Kat even got a dog to escort her LOL

[@Anonymous------]

@@davidchou1675 Even the dogs in China are friendly and helpful to foreigners.

[@pjhead1234]

Wow, such amazing scenery. That dog was such a loyal tour guide for so long.

[@stevenliew3326]

Hi Katherine, Many thanks for your great videos of your bike journey. Truly opening most of our eyes for those not living in China. Keep up the great journey.🙏🙏💪💪

[@RespectOthers1]

We have accompanied you and continue to do so on your wonderful bike tours. Please don’t forget our boiled egg! :D

[@ti-brindesbois5408]

5:41 I thought I was a bit crazy to save the lives of little creatures this way, but I see I'm not the only one!

[@jianxiinlee7386]

up主很有佛心，肯定是个善良的姑娘

[@ymhktravel]

This part of your biking route is really pretty, the lakes, the colourful houses, the little alleys. People living there should feel blissful because it looks really peaceful, not stressful and really clean and environmental-friendly. I'd rather live here than in big cities like Shanghai.

[@dcauninaivonarck5266]

These are some of the most beautiful and clean places you have visited so far. Take care, Katherine. Don't tire yourself out.

[@Tube4mj]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing. We can't wait to visit in a couple of weeks time. Cheers from Australia.

[@jamesfeng6342]

Love the positive spirit Katherine always carry about each and everything she encounters, keep it up young lady! It is gorgeous

[@kohlemainen]

We visited Hefei, Chengdu and Chongqing last month, so these Chinese scenery shots make for a welcome after-holiday party :) My husband is from Hefei, I am Dutch..Both he and I were amazed that both water and air quality have dramatically improved there over the last decade. That must have required some serious developing effort. Kudos! I'ḿ not that much into influencer video-blogging, but hey- I enjoy your videos from my "second homeland" VERY much. Thank you :)

[@jparsit]

Chinese politicians unlike the US, they are doing more than bashing.

[@celloting01]

Thanks for making another really interesting vid, Katherine! You captured the 'real China' that most of us don't get to see. Even that doggie appreciated you! 😸😀

[@thomaslong8448]

I love that doggie.

[@fanclku9928]

beautiful 陽離子, beatuiful scenery and beatuiful video...Tank you for a beatiful world..

[@JSTech2012]

I visited the Thousand Islands Lake in 2002, so beautiful place.

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

The scenery is impressive and but more noteworthy are the very commendable efforts in waste water management. Why does the west paint China as an irresponsible and incorrigible polluter with total disregard for nature and environment? This video seems to be at odds with the western narrative about China.

[@maxbig3592]

what a pity,mr. Einstein, the western people blind their eyes and western democracy is dying.

[@hclau218]

If your impression of China is from "Western Press", then go visit China to get an extreme culture shock. It beggars believe to see the crap "Western Press" actually churn out.

[@yanningwei]

this is what life is supposed to be like. you are amazing 😍

[@davidchou1675]

5:23 ROTFLMAO "Oh so you're not a local!" This deserves some kinda award for being so historic; surely no one else in the whole history of foreigner-in-China videos on KZbin has ever been mistaken for a native LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

To Katherine and every one else reading this, and no matter where you are, have a Happy Golden Week!

[@ensteffo]

Love your videos, so well putt together and so interesting.

[@mikec4845]

Saw the opening ceremonies to the Asian Games that was an awe inspiring display of technology. Hopefully you were able to see it first hand.

[@stevenliew3326]

I am amazed with the clarity of the lake water.🙏💪

[@zchu3179]

It is the source of the most popular bottled water in China (农夫山泉）。

[@davidchou1675]

It's an actual reservoir, after all (as Katherine noted).

[@latiendaca1773]

You and Jerry are the two vloggers, I love to watch, for you guys biked across China. And the “on the ground” China, is really every inches “on the ground” for real. I love it, I lov’em all.

[@cashmerecat9269]

Always love each and every of your videos..they're just amazing.. :)

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Love your videos! They are so beautiful and well done. Your tour bike allow us to know this country better and this part of China is also very nice and you are really lucky to make this tour.. Thank you very much

[@gabbyfoo2]

Thank you Katherine for another spectacular scenic presentation. It'd be quite impossible for us to do what you're doing...Take care and stay safe/healthy/happy.

[@jianxiinlee7386]

浙江是中最很先进的省份之一，很多方面走在前面。绍兴，余杭那一块有很多很多名人典故，骑自行车是个很不错的探访方式。谢谢您的视频。

[@justapointofview7625]

After a while, some new stuff. Nice video.

[@donderstorm1845]

you visit such beautiful places. and barely any tourists around too. some hidden gems out there.

[@gordkao]

Great video as always! How do you arrange accommodations? Would be great to do a bike tour there..

[@kats_journey_east]

I find hotels on Ctrip, usually city hotels or rural boutique hotels, sometimes little homestays in villages or towns

[@truthbetold001]

Awesome travel vlog along time coming , a superlative not wasted. Often recited Australian poem beginning with stanza " I love a sunburnt country " ha ha just didn't expected all over on your exposed skin surface, most prominently on your face, so. All the swimming vlogs that you, featured in turned into hundred thousand watches even in your modest unprovocative swimming attires that never failed to surprised me. Just what will you be doing with your newfound 8 days of vacation windfall ?😛A little jealous.

[@boonteoh2346]

Katherine, you got a friend in the doggy!!❤❤ Nice bike trip and beautiful sceneries, thank you!!!

[@tonytube9211]

Gorgeous Katherine, thank you for your videos. This place you went by is so so green and seems so peaceful.

[@jurrasicpig2426]

breathtaking tour! and the "yeah" kid is adorable

[@Jkl62200]

Goodness.. I have been to Hangzhou twice for work and never knew it was so beautiful. How far away from the city are all these sceneries!?

[@HiHi3773x]

一小时车程

[@陳大勇-r7q]

60-100km

[@DeBeard]

zhejiang is unbelievable beautiful n prosperous…for thousands yrs❤

[@jasonding4343]

My God, you probably biked more miles than what I did in car in the US 🙂 - Keep it up and keep going! Thanks for sharing!!

[@davidk.d.7591]

There's so much bike infrastructure here. It great. The Dutch would be proud lol

[@chrisyong8719]

Love the breathtaking scenery from the drone video. U can be an ambassador for tourism for sure! I enjoyed the bike ride with your doggy companion and so memorable to have that dragonfly swim with u. Thank u for this beautifully choreographed trip for less travelled people like us.

[@JohnSmith-sv7nn]

Katherine, you are enough. Keep digging. we enjoy your videos very much.

[@shinystar2177]

Such a beautiful scenery combining a pair of blue eyes, which does not harmonize traditionally in Chinese landscape paintings, makes this beauty unique. I suddenly realized why I always like to watch her videos!

[@davidchou1675]

Suddenly??? LOL No what attracted us about Katie is her beauty but why we keep tuning in is her mind -- you can sense her intelligence not only in the monologues and dialogues shown but also editorial choices and her stylistic flair.

[@hainanbob6144]

Lovely video, as always. What a persistent pooch! Sometimes Huan and I can be seen frantically waving our arms and shouting Huí jiā! It would be so nice to have a villa, or even a little farm, with cats and dogs everywhere. Chickens too of course! I never knew the symbolism of chicken feet before. However, I still donlt like them, not enough to chew one!

[@汪鹏-w4v]

Finally，My hometown!!!!

[@davidchou1675]

So where's that bus stop them ladies are looking for LOL

[@汪鹏-w4v]

Actually that place is already like around 30 minutes drive away from the town center. Normally no city bus lines are passing that area. But there are several buses which travel between different towns and cities will pass by there. So they just need to stay along the road and wave for stop the buses when any of those buses pass by. Or also if they are lucky enough to find a small village, there will always be a small bus stop at the entrance of the village. @@davidchou1675

[@billinsf88]

The little boy is so adorable 🥰

[@markcoolio1231]

Glad to have stumbled upon your channel! Having grown up in Zhejiang then moved to the US, I still try to visit at least once a year. But with the expensive airfare since covid, I haven't been willing to pull the trigger to fly back, so seeing your videos of what it's like right now has been really helpful! Also, you've been to more places in Zhejiang than I ever had! Usually my mom doesn't really like these types of KZbin videos, but even she really enjoyed it as it brought back some nostalgia, and even showed it to her students! Looking forward to finally visiting Hangzhou again this summer after all these years!

[@kats_journey_east]

glad you both like the videos, hope you get a chance to visit soon😄

[@cabbyw]

Katherine, thank you for letting us enjoy this scenic route from your point of view., I found it much more interesting. I am looking forward to visiting this thousand island lake in not too distant future. Thank you for sharing !

[@peterwang5272]

现在中国新能源起来了，美国不想玩新能源赛道了，现在碳中和是中国的牌，但其实这是西方20年前提出来遏制发展中国家发展的牌。

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

So pleased to see some of venues for the Asian Games. On the chicken feet, they can be a little rubbery if the chef didn't deep-fry them first. If you try chicken feet which are cooked to restaurant standard, you will like it, since you like duck necks. Also, best to eat them hot, not cold. There aren't a lot of meat; all about the skin and the sauce, usually oyster sauce by the way. Though I have to say that it is quite difficult to eat with chopsticks, hence in the restaurants, they chop them into smaller pieces. Hope you will be converted one day, because it is really delicious.

[@epicsuper6775]

Oh my~ The water of those lakes are crystal clear! Very nice indeed, and I would like to have a swim in them as well.

[@thomaslong8448]

Please go visit China.

[@dmcmboro]

Beautiful scenery, as good as anywhere and the paths are just amazing

[@who-is-eva]

Oh man, finding your channel has been a BLESSING! I'm not much of a biker (commuting by bike has sort of ruined it as a freetime activity for me ahaha) but I love discovering smaller, lesser known areas and so far your videos have showed me a lot of cool places to add to my list! I planned a big 5 week China trip for 2020 which I couldn't take thanks to a certain virus....Now I'm just so so so excited to finally plan a trip to China again! There's soooo many places I want to go and your videos are a great help in putting together a list. I just started a new job so for the next 3 years I won't be able to travel for more than 2 or 3 weeks at a time but I'm already hyped for when I get more free time and can finally do a 2 or 3 months trip around China or find a way to even live there for a while, Thank you!

[@kats_journey_east]

Hope you get a chance to do a long china bike tour , there is so much to see here , the more I travel the more I feel like I have barely seen any of it and need to see more 😂

[@goodwind1024]

​@@kats_journey_eastmore is less，你已经到达一个高境界了😊

[@goodwind1024]

welcome to china😂

[@davidchou1675]

Hey if you ever do a similar trip for waterways for your work (I dunno, maybe they wanna focus on Chinese river and coastal ecology or something) you should get them inflatable "water-bike" contraptions (such as the Italian Shuttle-Bike that was pedaled across the Straits of Messina!!) which can be stowed away in a small backpack!! Imagine pedaling along the shoreline for miles and miles and docking almost where you please...hopefully you'll have them Chinese river dolphins tagging along in addition to doggies LOL

[@platocai8874]

小红驹绿色环保，带你走遍中国的大江南北

[@nivzfrabx3718]

Thank you for your videos showing us China!

[@jacobrocks7]

Wow that’s absolutely beautiful! Thank you for taking us along! Glad you can work on China’s environmental push. Thank you for saving the bugs!

[@aungaisum8654]

Very nice video 👍👍👍

[@sleo3720]

Fascinating video on the 1000 islands lake, the sporting venue for the Asian games was wonderful, the whole area is amazingly beautiful, thanks for sharing!

[@syncmaster915n]

Wow, Zhejiang is more beautiful than i thought! 👍👍

[@jonschool4257]

I want to go there too! Thank you for your introduction such beautiful place to us👍👏👏👏

[@Pink-Sushi-jp]

The area that you passed through looked quite prosperous. Still wondering how the waste water from individual household is collected for the water treatment plant. If by under ground pipes, it would have been quite a feat for an rural area.

[@walltiger6603]

almost all of china except really remote places are now have water treatment system, it was a national planning agenda.

[@sunmatr]

its very beautiful😀

[@wifecooky]

Welcome to my hometown, Qiandaohu.

[@汪鹏-w4v]

哈哈哈哈 你是淳安哪里的？

[@nl3mk]

Thank you Katherine for the effort to protect environment in China. You are beautiful!

[@larryCatford]

the CCP has done a marvelous job on China - keep up the good work !!!

[@openzzf9937]

南方很多湖泊，溪流，泡在里面就像在农夫山泉里游泳。小时候大人警告过，最大的问题是水里可能有虫卵。

[@zhuangdavid5037]

Congrate ! You are on World Journal today .. "美國姑娘騎行浙江2000公里拍視頻 還在村裡安家"

[@BenjiSun]

i hope you got a chance to try bighead carp soup(千岛湖鱼头汤) while you were at Thousand Islet Lake. that's the one soup i look forward to whenever i'm back in HZ. the fish heads are so delicious

[@yong4265]

beautiful places

[@jonwear9791]

Peaceful and beautiful scenery.

[@zhengLv]

当浙江人开始将你当成对手的时候，你离失败也不远了！犹太人不幸成为了现在浙江人的对手！ 当浙江人将你当成朋友的时候，你离成功也不远了！博主很荣幸成为了浙江人的朋友！

[@jparsit]

I was in Hangzhou before Covid, the West Lake was love at the first sight. Nature and peaceful city well balanced. I wish this is my home. Thanks another great video.

[@junyiling8626]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I hope that I might be able to bike through there in the future. Such a wonderful place.

[@92wsnqyf]

动物的保护神，心地太善良了

[@PFBM86]

I made some chicken feet that I got at an HMart in New Jersey once. Definitely agree with your take on them, 99% of that meal went straight into the garbage 😂 Thank you once again Katherine for showing us the beauty of China!

[@大象大头]

There are many ways to make chicken feet and duck feet, but there is always one that suits you

[@bengt_axle]

A beautiful place. How were the chicken feet? I use them to make chicken stock and it is wonderful.

[@kats_journey_east]

I didn’t try them, I’m not a fan 😭😂

[@s.vortex]

@@kats_journey_east Take a private tutorial from Blondie in China. That may help!

[@davidchou1675]

But that's what you said about duck necks!

[@一朵小红花]

符合共產黨的做事風格，悶聲干大事。前兩年還是各種臭水溝。才幾年時間就變得山清水秀。點贊

[@修身齐家看世界]

BBC、CNN～😂他们在灭绝环境

[@chufang50]

Beautiful beautiful scenery 🎊 🎉Thank you so much for sharing 🙏👏👍

[@ulisirius9027]

Very beautiful country. 😊

[@yiguoshen9620]

Wow, I love this one in your series so much. The dwellings and lakes blended into each other in an ecological harmony, what a beautiful rural life!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Certainly a beautiful place to ride

[@shenlove]

so beautiful!

[@pochunyuen443]

😂😂😍😍

[@yogaterapi802]

Wonderful cinematic video Katherine, enjoy your adventures! 👍🏻🙏🏻😍

[@AdityaKumar-sv1sr]

I want to know which has more air and water pollution? USA or China? Please tell. I want to get a job in USA or China. In terms of pollution, which country is better to live USA or China?

[@修身齐家看世界]

读万卷书 行万里路😂迈出第一步！来中国看看

[@jsghy3876]

usa

[@hclau218]

Please don't come to China.. TQ.