A day in Fuzhou!

[@czxttkl1]

Fuzhou is the hometown of many Chinese who go overseas.

[@sergiustang]

Lol yeah .. it's my ancestrial home. alot of foochows overseas because foochow was the major trade port and military port of China for many years.

[@nsebast]

My grandfather came from Fu Zhou to Indonesia 80 years ago. I am 3rd generation Chinese here and most of us the grandchildren are millionaires here. I am still not liking Fu Zhou food though. Maybe that's why they are not famous =P

[@cutiestevie]

@@nsebast wow I am also a 3rd generation Indonesian Chinese who traces my origin to Fuzhou!

[@SenikaiGamez]

是

[@streetmanners9048]

Taiwan is a good example.Although my ancestors are from Jiangxi. 例如台灣 雖然我祖籍在江西😂

[@hansilin6862]

Finally my hometown!!! btw, the reason why Fuzhou spent 8 years to build metro is that the soil property is too soft so it is very time-consuming and money costing to build this metro. Enjoy this wonderful city! :)

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks for sharing that info!!!!

[@埃文先生]

@@BlondieinChina There are 4 more metro line will open during the next few years. Citys like Shanghai and Beijing, they start building metro decades ago, that is why they already have so many lines.

[@lyzgeorge]

@@BlondieinChina actually another reason is that my hometown is a very ancient city for thousands of years. When they dig underground they found a lot of ancient ruins under many stations, which they had to halt and call experts for help, months later to resume building the subway.

[@peteregan3862]

@@lyzgeorge That makes sense. The shallower to the surface, the more useful a rail line. In Roma, Italia it takes forever to build a metro line for this reason. The build quick option is to build deep, but at stations a slow excavation is needed to recover historical artefacts - Fuzhou must have preserved much history by taking the time to do archaeology.

[@糰子糯米]

还有一方面是政府内耗，早期原本是中铁承建的吧？后面不知道啥原因，中铁不建了，政府转而给中交。

[@DontKnock]

Shady absolutely deserves to start his own KZbin channel

[@BryanCheong]

"Do you have any style icons, Shady?" "Yeah, I LOOK IN THE MIRROR." I want this confidence.

[@ILoveManCity.]

@Eni looks like he has spent some time abroad bc he's not like the typical shy chinese, i can say a lot of people here in the US acts that way if u go out with friends of ur friends no matter if is a guy or girl. They both connected bc she's also cool and have that funny personality.

[@stevenchen5460]

@@ILoveManCity. Fuzhou is one of the Chinese cities with most American immigrant. The Fuzhounese Chinese controls the Chinatown in New York.

[@ILoveManCity.]

@@stevenchen5460 Wow that's so cool to know, thanks for the info. I have always loved asian culture & currently have spent last couple months learning about Chinese Dynasties (chronologically) and how the Qing Emperors controlled the empire from the Forbidden city & live with the harem.

[@CristopherCal]

When he said spicy food, I could't help laughing

[@痛痒无关]

some of local food maybe a little bit spicy，but compared with food in 四川😂 its not spicy at all

[@yuyouyou5995]

Fuzhou embraces tons of Sichuan&Chongqing restaurants, probably even more than local food restaurants.

[@brianplum1825]

maybe spicy to his taste, but definitely not the real spicy food in China

[@PerryCuda]

​@@brianplum1825 Heat levels are all relative ..... Try telling someone from Thailand and Mexico that 四川 is really spicy. )

[@朱丰丰]

Wow,Fuzhou is my hometown,very happy to see u show us fuzhou view and culture.Thank you.

[@peapoo4]

Love the charisma especially when you're travelling with funny dudes.

[@MsOpineminded]

Wishing all your friends and family and fellow citizens safety in the horrible fires going on in Australia. Thanks for being such a positive force. Such enjoyable videos!

[@MarCariB]

Lol 😂 indeed that’s what am eating always in China for breakfasts 🌽!!! I loved ur look today the cap and braids , and my favorite part was the unexpected rap ! Haha 😆👏🏻✨nice relaxed and fun vlog with locals

[@Allixar]

Fuzhou is my family’s hometown and it’s port for many people who left overseas.

[@Stephem9]

I get super excited when I see new videos from you!! I love the way you do your videos! I also had an interest in China and you make it more enjoyable by showing many different things! Plus you give me hope for learning Chinese haha. I hope you continue to grow and travel more ❤️

[@drizzle7425]

Hi Amy! I think the "thousand-year Chrismas tree" is the big Ficus microcarpa(榕树) in the Forest Park~ Fuzhou is famous for this kind of tree, and it's even called 榕城(the city of Ficus microcarpa). This paticular one in the Forest Park is more than one thousand years old, and it's so big that it looks like a hill. Don't miss it when you go to Fuzhou next time!

[@SmartCurtainMrWu]

Great job Amy, thank you for this amazing vlog, see you next time😄😄

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks Shady!!!!!!

[@manukalias]

Hey Dude, You the one of attraction of this Video 🤩 You should try in movies, Come to India after Pandemic 🙏 爱你中国 谢谢

[@yudonghui]

Welcome to my hometown. Fuzhou is also called "city of banyan", there were thousands of banyan trees in this city. You may try some other Fuzhou foods, like rouyan(fuzhou wonton )， dingbianhu(rice patter), xianmianhu, which are all famous for their fresh and delicious soup with seafood and shrimp sauce . Fuzhouers were the earliest immigrants to SE Asia, and in NY city, there are tens of thousand Fuzhouers now.😃

[@zizizz7270]

Hi Amy, spring water spa is one of the Fuzhou’s features. And you can also try the different flavors of dried olives and Fujian Tea.😊

[@robertlemieux7187]

I love Shady. He cracks me up.

[@RespectOthers1]

What a fun day out! From the most sparse subway map to eating delicious-looking food in the company of two cool hangouters and wrapped up with a lovely rap! :D

[@BlondieinChina]

it was indeed a very lovely day !

[@JoieduChinois]

My hometown!! Q~Q Thank you for all the work, those places, foods et people, they are sooo precious for a girl who hasn't been home more than two years!! 谢谢，请继续享受旅程~

[@winddriver162]

Wow, I've been living in Fuzhou for almost 10 years. It's very nice to see your video about Fuzhou. I've been to every place that your video showed.

[@PaddyMan1988]

Fuzhou is so closed to Xiamen 夏門 and Xunlangyu 豉浪嶼 that you should take couple days to visit there. By the way, Fujian Tulou 福建土樓 is world class famous building and you shouldn’t miss it. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian_tulou

[@CuriousCanadians]

This is great! You've put Fuzhou on the map for us! We have been living in Xi'an for the past three years and NEED to see more of this side of China! We're so happy to see this collab btw! 😄

[@Raymond18125]

Fuzhou is capital city of Fujian province, China's least existent provincial capital

[@anonymousobrian1155]

They completely contradicted each other about the food. 😂

[@yilongliu2353]

yeah but the sweet one is true, east China does not eat much spice.

[@louisethonvison4669]

@@yilongliu2353 east China does NOT eat spicy

[@yilongliu2353]

@@louisethonvison4669 my bad, typed wrong

[@madagaska9011]

Ahh the place I grew up in, miss the typhoon because we get school off and it's quite fun listening to the wind ravage through the town and 6:20 that's what she said ;)

[@torontoclarinetist]

AH! my hometown. watching this makes me so happy. Thanks!

[@lasting999]

Fuzhou - my ancestors land

[@michaelgfyau4514]

Me too... Bro

[@redwing1067]

my grandmother was born there and I think she has reincarnated there. She liked living in America but her heart was always in Fuzhou

[@DennisPing]

Shady looks like he just came from the Matrix.

[@fengz-x7z]

40% of the Chinese living in the US came from small towns in Fuzhou.

[@cherryday7528]

Woah that’s so interesting how did I not know this before

[@xz1891]

数字夸张了，不过，世界怕美国，美国怕长乐。

[@brianplum1825]

No, that's not true. Chinese-Americans are overwhelmingly Cantonese. Fuzhou people consist of a much smaller minority and are more recent immigrants to the US.

[@Tekhelet75]

Qiu S is it? China people migration to USA is only in recent decades. They mostly come from northern China or elsewhere. For centuries, the China people who migrated overseas are Han Chinese who are mostly from Guangdong and Fujian, and they mostly settled down in. Southeast Asia, even Australia. Southeast Asia has largest population of overseas Chinese in the world.

[@brianplum1825]

@@Tekhelet75 For God's sake. Go visit San Francisco and you'll run into Chinese who've settled in the city for many generations. There were so many Chinese in America that it generated a discrimination backlash and the Chinese-Exclusion Act of 1882 in U.S.

[@rca6576]

My son lived near there in Putian City for five years. He took many trips to Fuzhou, it's nice to see some more of this city!

[@liangpinchiu2989]

Hi…you guys are having so much fun in fuzchou …I feel happy watching it ..keep going youuuu❤

[@Andrew-nu8ez]

Finally my hometown. They should bring you to other attractions like Drum mountain and the West Lake. Where is the famous pork meat ball wrapped in pork skin? Peanut noodle and flat meat wonton? It's like this video is part one of two.

[@phatcow7222]

Absolute blessing since they introduced direct flights from Sydney to Fuzhou!!! All me relatives are from Fuzhou and it's so much more convenient for me

[@codyshi4743]

I’m glade that you’re enjoy the capital city of my home province. You should visit my hometown Changle, Fujian that’s where my entire family and relative came from.

[@darrenzhi1806]

"Can you rap?" "You finally ask, what do u think I am wearing sunglasses for in gloomy day."

[@wimprezax]

My wife and I plan on moving to China soon, we were looking at apartments in Shantou. From Shantou then visit a whole bunch of cities nearby. It seems so easy to travel around by train.

[@Kk-ih3yt]

Shantou is quite a nice place. You cant get enough of its beef hotpot and late-night supper!

[@qs332]

Beef hot pot is a miracle!!!!

[@jeanzhan567]

Stephen Song wait? Shantou? My hometown!!!!! 胶己人！

[@yapengtian7209]

Q S I cannot agree more！

[@kevinchen2481]

So Glad seeing you travel in my hometown! I'm staying here over Chinese newyears and i've always been thinking that nobody besides locals would bother coming Here😂😂

[@iheartchina8160]

Dali says hi!! As always - super fun!!!! LOVE watching these!

[@BlondieinChina]

Ahhh need to pay a visit asap!!

[@iheartchina8160]

You are always welcome!!!! Dali would love to have you!!!

[@iheartchina8160]

Also - my son just came in and said “Did Blondie just post a new video?????” He was excited!!!!

[@BlondieinChina]

I Heart China OMG that is the cutest! Can’t wait to meet him!

[@CristopherCal]

@@iheartchina8160 I love videos you made about making food for your family, hope you enjoy your trip in China!

[@ASH_LEY000]

this is my parents hometown!! I’m so excited that you decided to visit and film!!

[@kwokbear4359]

I worked 13 years for severals month， thanks for bringing me back

[@JAY-wn2hr]

Cool vid, I spend the odd few years in Fuzhou (about a decade). Funny seeing Aaron in this video, must have been shortly before he went back to the UK.

[@kshienator]

That food conversation is hilarious, understandably only happens amongst foreigners.

[@marsyu5816]

nobody: Amy: Kind of... ish...maybe.. you know.. it's a vibe.

[@thefungiblemillennial-fina2207]

Thanks for this video. Some of the images made me so nastelgic. I was born in Fuzhou and came to Australia when I was 7 but don't recall the local food being spicy. I think it might be an effect of inter-provincial cultural exchange. In Melbourne you can buy the meat filled fishballs in Chinese supermarkets and these are made by a family friend! Also my extended family lives close to that bridge 6:58!

[@jinshuichen829]

Really recommend you schedule a plan to Xiamen. Xiamen is so beautiful.

[@angels0318]

My first time to visit Fujian and Fuzhou. We were in Fujian with my family and relatives. Then We took train to Fuzhou and stay there for 2 days 1 night. That was January 2020. I didnt expect they have train there straight to HongKong

[@KaKaSkittlez]

This is my hometown! Hope you enjoyed it! Also a big fan! If you ever need help or recommendations please contact me!

[@何星汉-u6d]

Kevi 艾米是个中国通，估计用不到你的帮助了😏😏😏

[@coolstay85]

Having lived in the US for so many year, I kind of miss Fuzhou food despite I hate hate sweet dishes in the US. The famous "Chinese dish" called sesame chicken, is similar to the lychee rou. And of course the Fuzhou fish ball. Lucky it can found easily from local Asian grocery stores. But the "rou yan/肉燕" can only be found in Fuzhou.

[@rockysdiary9194]

😂😂😂 the friend is too funny. But love the cinematic parts! 👍👍👍

[@马哥哥-t2e]

从你刚开始来中国拍视频的时候就已经关注你了，那时候你还不会中文，但现在这么多年过去了，你中文有了很大的提高，也谢谢你分享美丽的中国城市

[@sandyhuang8479]

中亭街was build as a mutiplex center for high end living/shopping. Unfortunately something went down with the development company and so now it’s a place for cheap whole sale. Hence why it has such a glorious exterior.

[@theories1972]

FYI, Fujian and Tasmania are sister states, I think this year marks 39th anniversary of that relationship.

[@alf.2929]

Hope your family is safe and the fire hasn't greatly disrupted their lives. Hoping the fires are extinguished quickly.

[@mysmilesarah]

This was so great!! Such fun!

[@ginguongdang5993]

Oh, Blondie dear, u missed a wonderful place which named Yantaishan (烟台山) there is the former foreigner's settlement (1840s-1949) in Fuzhou ( Foochow in that era), lovely place indeed, a lot of western architectures, you just need to cross the bridge in the end of video.

[@AaronTeale]

Awesome Amy!! So happy to have had the chance to collab with you :) happy new year 🥳

[@chrisjwalker5088]

Beautiful, both you and the city!

[@tanitpin]

Enjoy all of your videos :) Btw, after visiting Fuzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian, did you visit Xiamen as well? This city is underrated, but actually have so many interesting places. Zhongshan Road, Nanputou Temple, Gulangyu Island, Botanical Garden, and much more. The foods are incredible too, especially at Zhongshan Road.

[@rokuwhite156]

Sweet and sour. My favourite Fuzhou dishes. And the most I miss. Fish ball Potato ball sticky rice ball. And those nice things I miss from my hometown.

[@momentswkathy]

Fuzhou is my parents hometown, I want to go back and visit again. Such a fun place to hangout and eat.

[@zhu_zi4533]

1:06 Oh! my house is opposite. I should be playing EU4 at home 8:00 This street is called Zhongting street. It's the commercial center of old Fuzhou, so there are many buildings of 20th century style. But now it's not as prosperous as before, but the street is still very busy

[@chiangchengkooi9791]

Fujian was left out from development because it close vicinity with Taiwan. However it is a blessing in disguise because lot of natural greenery are still there.

[@TomLOW0328]

Yahoooo my hometown :D

[@robincorprew9007]

I'm new to the channel but I'm here for shady

[@amypb467]

Great timing for this video, I'm heading to Fuzhou in a few weeks time and I thought it was a shame you didn't have a video about it because there wasn't much to find on KZbin - looking forward to watching this video 😁

[@photographer_photovideocreate]

Great video! You make people know more about this city!

[@JP-sg8ng]

My goodness!...I’m sooo jealous you speak Chinese so well...which is gd for you...

[@nonameratnowhere]

Happy to see my hometown here.

[@allenlin9801]

wow, I went to china in Fuzhou Fujian, kinda hoping by miracle that I would see you and then when I came back, the first thing I see is your new video in some of the same places I've been too...

[@BlondieinChina]

Shame we didn't run into each other! Such a lovely place

[@LisaZheng]

So cool! My parents hometown!

[@xberttraveler2032]

Great collab with you guys.

[@a5htmas838]

I’m totally Fuzhouness so glad to watch video of Fuzhou

[@ishabrown]

You guys bounced off each other well, great vibe and funny. You all should do more video's together

[@mmzheng]

I am Fuqingese , studied in Fuzhou. I miss fish ball so much. Although there are lots of Fuzhouese in the States, I still couldn’t find good taste fish ball here!

[@rickychua3790]

Fujian is where my great grandparents came from.

[@beauduu4675]

Amy真是一股清流。不论何时，看着你的视频都会不自觉的微笑。

[@jamesl9371]

I found many places in China like spicy food and put a pot of hot red pepper on the tables. For example in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi...

[@power-uy5it]

The video is great! Tip, upload the ticket QR code to network, remember to add the mosaic

[@nz5122]

Fuzhou! Yay!!

[@licheng1743]

Before the high speed train, we often took long distance bus between these cities. Never thought of "walking".

[@songbozhou2533]

that's dope. My second hometown is Fuzhou. Welcome to Fuzhou. Have fun Blondie

[@TomatoTom83]

WoW，such a nostalgic video, I used to study English at the building which is near 南后街，😊 great video

[@Chuandonakamoto]

fuzhou is my hometown, I love your video blondie!

[@colinchew2302]

Love your videos and your charisma ! Plenty of interesting contents in your videos. Hope you have a lot more subscribers !

[@lalannieknoll4456]

Shady is a vibe!!!

[@rickyz5606]

Shady is AWESOME !

[@boc9789]

Hi Blondie, nice video again! Why not explore the winter in northeast part of China? That would be a lot fun!

[@linlikai84]

My hometown.

[@eddiegerahty3454]

omg! Aaron is so handsome! I'm so keen to follow his channel!

[@BlondieinChina]

please do!

[@ameliebollore1533]

Oh! Really love your smile!

[@ningboflyer3871]

By the way, even if you have proxy and you use Google Maps in mainland China, the info it provides isn't up-to-date. Apple Maps works well in mainland China, it uses Amap(高德地图）'s data.

[@niccola9176]

福州 is such a cool place to do another video! Could you please do more food related videos??!! I absolutely love to watch them

[@cherryday7528]

Hehe me to, seeing Chinese food being shared online makes me so happy

[@ashmarowl]

I super duper love your videos 😘and you do have a great contents,keep up the good work. Lots of love from Kenya,Africa💖

[@bistro985]

Welcome to my hometown!!!

[@jimlin6545]

I see my home in this video!!! So touched for an oversee student!

[@vanila2012]

As always. You're awesome.

[@rainofsummer]

Haha, he probably confuse Sichuan food in Fuzhou as local food lol I was there 11 years ago and it seems Fuzhou has change a lot.

[@mrfriendlyguy]

Suzhou food is also pretty sweet. Not sure if its quite as sweet as Taiwan (who has brown sugar on stinky tofu), but still quite sweet.

[@zhexinxu1606]

Fuzhou, my sweet home.

[@timelyrain]

“my favorite thing of living in Fuzhou is the food" while holding McDonalds

[@jcai5237]

Woohoo! My hometown! Nice place to live but not many sight seeing for tourists

[@ISTP-TCatboy]

I ate a lot of li zhi rou (Lychee pork) before, it was very delicious and sweet.