China off the beaten path 🚴🏻 Exploring the villages of Jiangsu Province

It's so nice outside, let's go biking!! 😍😍 Today I am visiting the land of mysterious grasses and fruits, where around every corner is something new and interesting. Hang in there for a brief trip through the edge of Nanjing and through the frontiers of the demolition zone... then lots and lots of beautiful Jurong countryside scenery 🌾
Many people ask me, why is my bike allowed on the train? It's a folding bike!! 🚴🏻 so the downside is that it's slower than a regular road bike, but the upside is, I'm not in a hurry anyway, because I can put the bike on public transport / in the trunk of a car. I take small narrow country roads for most of the route and design my own itinerary using a satellite map as opposed to following the main roads.
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Music:
I Believe in Your Victory (This Will Destroy You)
趋向无穷的你 (壹环的复兴）

[@Alesscamera]

That’s the meaning of real freedom!

[@赵绍中]

阳离子真棒！

[@larryzhou7827]

My gorgeous hometown. I never realized it was not that far from Nanjing where I worked and lived sixteen years ago.

[@10lauset]

Sweet ride. Cheers.

[@GeorgeLouVideo]

Yup, there is something very calming about small towns. Although there isn't much to find, each thing has so much value.

[@Yupyupyuppy]

‘ U ... u .... u ... beautiful ‘ ... guess u are used to the compliments

[@zachhua7704]

This is so awesome, my home town is Zhenjiang, the villages you explored are typical village style in Nanjing and Zhenjiang.

[@lionelwong5842]

Wow! Very interesting !! I want to see more.

[@sylvesterfong9275]

Just subscribed to your vlog. Good to see your happy life cycling into rural areas in Nanjing. 👍👍👍 Blessings. Stay safe and enjoy life.

[@ruijohn7169]

it's a valuable video,thank you

[@haier8647]

That “Gigantic grass thing” in the ending is, i believe, edible. I am from Jiangsu, too, and grew up in a similar countryside. It is called “Lu Ji” in my hometown, and is sort of like Sugar Cane. It usually grows thinner and higher than the latter, but has similar texture with less juices after you peel off its skins. Enjoy!

[@andresdong]

I also followed your English channel. You are a kind and intelligent girl. I hope you live in China happily~!

[@kakakukakiki3286]

Just wondering, how long did this bike trip take you? I'm thinking of trying it out myself some time.

[@lovefreebee]

you're sacrificing so much to be in china just like myself left my native country vietnam to be in the usa...good luck & have fun! nyc

[@dyrectory_com]

I really like your bike rides to the country side and your commentary.... it's kinda has a "Stand by Me" (movie) vibe but done solo and on a bike or you're the modern day version of "Uncle Traveling Matt" of the children's show of past called, "Fraggle Rock" 💡 Keep on rollin' and filmin'

[@陳斌-p1o]

头条也关注了你

[@riz8450]

interesting trip

[@yourenodaisy2391]

Haha...Love the vibe.

[@HenggaoCai]

It sounds like the other cyclists are saying “On your right” in Chinese to pass you.

[@tsuikr]

You are panning the camera too fast!

[@llw2606]

You need a electric assist bike

[@SCX1718U]

I love to explore but my wife she doesn't... how I wish you and her can switch character over. lol...

[@kats_journey_east]

😝

[@jetfightercn]

So nice! 加油！

[@ed1003]

Cool！ it is too hot to bike in jiangsu summer time.

[@kats_journey_east]

yes it was so hot in August, glad biking season is back 😍

[@michael-8899]

哈哈哈哈哈哈，灵魂之问：你为什么不配一副眼镜。

[@马化腾-p1e]

阳离子，一直看你在B站的中文视频，才知道还有英文版的，英文说得更溜，好棒。

[@liujiangogogo]

Get yourself a helmet Katya

[@forjw2google135]

nice bike trip😘

[@petercao7847]

0:07 我是南京人，别看南大仙林校区偏，房价四万多。15年前，南大盖仙林校区的时候，房价四千，内部卖给教职工还要更便宜。可那时候很多人说：“那个鸟地方还要卖这么贵，傻子才买”。

[@mostafizurs]

1:45 Hotellings law . All the street vendors will assemble at one location automatically to avoid loss.

[@yingzhou4488]

头条过来的，支持一下

[@雨浓-i1u]

阳离子

[@3k3878]

B站来的

[@samy8897]

Buy a farm n build a cute farm house with wei hopefully u won’t take to long , n live there with them farmer hats

[@7590548]

I am first

[@CWu-di9sj]

扎堆买同一种商品会形成所谓的集群效应，反而会有利于各个商家的生意。

[@yongyang7059]

记得小时候跟我爸出差去丹阳，后来在还坐瓜州轮渡去了镇江。

[@liar_hater]

你是南大的？我也是啊，不过太早了，那时还没新校园。

[@许垚-l6s]

从抖音过来的，哈哈！17～20年在南京，去过两次丹阳眼镜城～

[@allenwong2219]

Are those colour buildings love hotels?😍

[@jerryfish09]

Please visit YI Xing next time

[@sbmonkeyz7216]

Those powerline squashes look kinda dangerous. Will people get shocked if they harvest them?

[@kats_journey_east]

I guess they've figured out a way to do it safely 🤣🤣🤣

[@sbmonkeyz7216]

@@kats_journey_east I guess they are both expert squash farmers and electricians at the same time.

[@sbmonkeyz7216]

@@kats_journey_east Yeah, northeastern accent can be really contagious. My parents are from there as well.

[@wanghaoyu886]

I think its cable wire or telephone line, powerline will be much higher or underground. I have that cable line across my roof back home, we use that to hang dry t-shirt. It's convinient

[@jackdiao4576]

You passed by my father's hometown! The village is at the southwestern corner of S122 and G4011. A lot of my relatives used to live there, but only one of my seven cousins still lives there, others moved to cities like Hangzhou or surrounding county-level cities. After my father's generation is gone, I fear it will become a ghost town.

[@kats_journey_east]

wow, small world! yeah I noticed that too, it seems that only people in their 50s/60s or older live in these places, I wonder what will happen in future generations, will the countryside lifestyle vanish altogether? I am doing my best to record it while it is still here..!

[@PlasticPlanet-o5d]

@@kats_journey_east Yeah, for more salary, countryside young people have to leave, maybe lots of people will go back when China become a developed country, like western. But I'm afraid most of the traditional houses will not exist any more by then, kinda sad because those are our cultural stuffs.

[@好好学习天天向上-g1c]

那些像扫帚的是芝麻啦。。。

[@sarahiri5724]

i'm living in jurong, my hometown. i love contryside here, and autumn is the best season.

[@troutstalker4744]

Sg.?

[@jasonjiang6542]

从B站来了老铁

[@kats_journey_east]

谢谢你的支持😄

[@birdyashiro1226]

2:31 😳omg...…

[@gunnetcn]

句容 丹阳

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@stevenlee3422]

Is your bike brompton?I mean made in england?

[@kats_journey_east]

It's dahon

[@nunyabissnas7035]

What is that 2:30 - 2:34 on the top right flying on your video? UFO..........

[@kats_journey_east]

yeah that is weird, didn't notice it until you commented 😂 no idea what it is, guess its a UFO 👽

[@kirkmark6138]

It seems like a kite.

[@realzhizunbao]

too young too simple..................................

[@spamproof1]

The "broom-looking grass" looks to be sesame plant. LOL.

[@suchadick6191]

Your vids give me peace!