Come with me on my evening stroll! ✨ My life in rural China✨ 🐓 带你们参观我住的农村！美国人在中国乡村日常 🚜

Every evening I take a walk around the village, today you're invited! 🌾 Get Blinkist's 75% off Black Friday deal here (valid until November 30): bit.ly/kats_journey_east or scan the QR code onscreen 🌻
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➡️ If you're new here: hi, I'm Katherine from the United States 🇺🇸 I've been living in China 🇨🇳 for 5 years and after having graduating from my masters program in environmental engineering at Nanjing University, I am now working at an environmental organization called Green Zhejiang. I also run this video channel on the side to share interesting experiences and stories, especially focusing on rural / small town life. Some videos you may find interesting:
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[@kats_journey_east]

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[@heartbeat8960]

I saw the license is 浙 E. Are you in Deqing（德清） County?

[@seymorefact4333]

😎who's your partner holding the camera? If I could start over...I'd have a little 100 acre farm.

[@artistlovepeace]

Your cinema is always inspirational. I love your channel. I love most that you are honest. I love China.

[@brianwong8564]

thank you Katherine! i donot have interesting on shopping. from your video i watched the yellow dog jumped to other side of a ditch maybe got injured for he missed and hit on the edge. i am in the usa, here now is 9:40 p.m.

[@petersong9795]

超级治愈，超级解压。Thanks for your sharing!

[@shakiMiki]

China's natural beauty is the main thing I have learned from this channel.

[@jiahaomo]

If you want to learn more welcome to China

[@ahkoy973]

I love bamboo 😊

[@bcjoey9944]

That's it. I'm going to tour China again this next year. You are like the perfect ambassador.

[@alessiii58]

巡演？唱歌吗？

[@bcjoey9944]

​@@alessiii58Actually in 2024. Visit and learn more and enjoy great food. It will be my fourth trip

[@marioleonl8800]

Did I hear that there’s bamboo disease that may wipe out its crops?

[@marioleonl8800]

Who’s that tourist?

[@kennedy6618]

Great video! China is such a diverse country. There are things dating back 1000's years ago. What got my attention is rice terraces on the mountain sides, the amazing mountains and temples on the top of the mountains. I am planning for more hikes and discover more about the rural areas of China in the near future.

[@santsuma]

5:28 ... Little boy proudly driving his electric Lamborghini sees Katherine and thinks: ¨Oh my god, she's cute!"

[@blkoay]

Love how peaceful, beautiful and laid back the life in this village.

[@LuckyJojo-yb9vt]

Life in the countryside is really simple and relaxing.

[@midwestmeiliguo]

Your videos are great testament of the true nature of the Chinese people: peace-loving, hardworking, family-oriented, law-abiding and kind-hearted. Thank you for showing the world the beautiful environment of the Zhejiang villages. The mini-temples in the villages are like the community centers of the rural American towns. That's where local people go to hang out for village events or family events, such as wedding banquets or high school graduation parties.

[@lancelotkhan4460]

Your appreciation for the simple things in life is refreshing and you traveled half way across to the world to find it. This is courage to explore!

[@LRD113]

Nice 😊 looking beautiful… China 🇨🇳 is a beautiful country

[@forgettohaveaname2954]

7:00, by my observation, the sculpture is a 凤凰Pheonix, which is the king of birds in Chinese fairy system.

[@fuzong1069]

@user-ml2od3dn1r 没必要。给凤凰分雌雄已经是后面的事了，很多时候就是不分雌雄的。

[@walterchin8832]

That statue is an interpretation of a phoenix rising from the ashes. Where I was born in China, now living in NYC, a mini bamboo forrest surrounds our village.

[@RespectOthers1]

Thanks for showing us your neck of the woods. Happy that you’re loved by the locals. Wished you wore a panda hat when walking through the bamboo forest! :D

[@kevinkuok9131]

The two ears on her woolly hat come close enough!

[@dennisluz6453]

Such a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of those big cities. What village/ town/ province do you now live in? I am guessing SW China. How do you get to work and where is work?

[@lepenseur1589]

@@dennisluz6453From what I learned Katy is currently in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

[@lolilollolilol7773]

I love your life choice, Katherine, what an adorable place ! I hope you'll consider organizing tours in your area for travellers and tourists. I'd love to visit this place :)

[@siewliantan72]

The dog.....aiya ! 😅 it felt very embrassed to see a beautiful lady and more embrassing when it lost its step to knock the concrete bridge....😅😅😅😅😅

[@kevinkuok9131]

Good clean air. Lovely country scenes. Quiet peaceful environment. No hustle and bustle of a city. Virtually zero crime. No polluting cars... Enjoy your new life and home.

[@iany2448]

This country life looks so leisurely! That old house provides so much authenticity to the village.

[@truthbearer888]

One of your videos is worth a thousand words. I love the story telling in these videos. I feel like I am there watching the locals live their peaceful lives. Living off the land, chickens, geese, and harvesting their vegetables is how God intended us to live. It is no wonder they can work well into their 80's and 90's. Words cannot describe adequately what your videos show in the integration of these people with their living environment! Keep up the good work.

[@kats_journey_east]

Glad you like the videos, can’t wait to show you guys more 🐓 ⛰

[@rudyalfonsus686]

you should stay next to Liziqi's house. You and Liziqi could be a soul mate

[@chewy1709]

この村は美しいと平和なです。私は好きです

[@astridenchina]

My last video is about a small Chinese town close to Shenzhen 🥰🥰

[@prokiddie3520]

Thanks for make a perceived mundane village walk into such a fun one while appreciating the nature ❤

[@saturnprivacy]

beautiful village🤩

[@BboyFever]

Just completed a marathon of all of Katherine's videos, from the very first one in Inner Mongolia to this latest. Wow, what a channel! Thank you for presenting modern China in such an intimate and fresh way. The blend of humor, stunning cinematography, and stories of daily life - both Katherine's and the villagers' - made me feel like I was part of the journey. Best wishes for your rural life. Eagerly awaiting your upcoming videos!

[@kats_journey_east]

glad you like the videos, more coming soon! ironically another Inner Mongolia video is on the way, I just stopped by there for a day during a work trip to Beijing, it's in line to be edited, stay tuned LOL

[@BboyFever]

@@kats_journey_east I look forward to it!

[@michaelking5504]

The statue in that park is a phoenix. It is associated with good fortune, prosperity, and the power of transformation. I am of Chinese descent and was not born / raised in China. My parents were born / raised in China, they told me about our heritage and some folk lore. Especially don’t desecrate / disrespect their gods, temples and the area at their home / office used for praying / blessing. There are a lot of people in the rural areas who still practice the old ways.

[@yummytummy88]

Thank you for bringing back some of my fond memories of my childhood with your prsent live. The peace and tranquility of the country lives is only a distance memory many of us city folks these days.

[@CouchTomato87]

I’m enjoying watching your gradual metamorphosis into a panda!

[@billyminer398]

She's starting with the bamboo shoots. Eventually, she'll graduate to fully-grown bamboo.

[@CouchTomato87]

@@billyminer398 before that she started the panda hat! I think the hat will slowly take over her body over the course of the next videos! Let’s find out

[@Jkl62200]

Frankly, I'd be spooked and lonely too, living in such a small village.

[@hainanbob6144]

Your video production just keeps getting better better, loveit. I love to see the chickens down here too, and the cows. For us the best part is when we approach the enclosed area, (byre for cows, fenced off for chickens) and the 'inmates' all surge forward to see us. Chickens think we are there to feed them, cows think we are there to let them out for their daily walk. Of course it doesn't happen every time. We also had a 'high five' with a lizard once, still trying to repeat that experience.

[@MsOceanstar]

I love how so much planting is going on. Chinese villagers love farming….so healthy! Thank you for filming their life style!❤️

[@sanyomoto5029]

Good to see you are enjoying rural life in China.

[@santsuma]

@ 5:48 ...Bok Choy! They belong to the Brassicaceae family like Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Kohlrabi, etc. Delicious vegetables and very nutritious. One of my hobbies is my organic kitchen garden, where I spend most of my day cultivating several types of Brassicas.

[@ivonhiero1676]

There is a rural place but there is no rubbish, very clean and nice place.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

So beautiful to take a daily walk in this awesome environment!. It is peaceful and the people who lives nearby looks so friendly and calm. The right place to relax after a day of work! Thank you very much.

[@buzzlightyear3715]

That bird is the "phoenix". It represents power sent from the heavens to the Empress. If a phoenix was used to decorate a house it symbolized that loyalty and honesty were in the people that lived there.

[@tonyyin8524]

Beautiful land for daily strolls, glad to see you're loving it. Places like that are what my wife wants to see when I finally take her to go and see China, but they're too rural for my taste. To each his/her own.

[@chaohongwu4824]

What a lovely and sweet dancing little girl! the added music matches perfectly her moving.

[@thomassowell-qx2rm]

Oh, the BGM of the golden rice field is so amazing, it caught my heart at once, I have added it to my music list.

[@dickyquah3047]

Great place to be Katherine. Take good care of yourself and keep warm. Who is holding the camera? Someone new in your life?? 😂

[@ensteffo]

It was great seeing more of the area and people who live there. Cant wait for what ever comes next.

[@truthbetold001]

A cooking show that featured bamboo shoot harvesting saids to look for black tipped leaves at the tree top and collect young tender crunchy shoots for stir-fries.

[@boonteoh2346]

Looks more at peace Katherine, away from the bustling cities!! ❤❤

[@zhongyanlin1622]

绿色的艾草青团，凯瑟琳也好这一口。只有宁波东钱湖一年四季都有卖的，10元买6个。他们春天摘很多艾叶，冷冻起来

[@peterlai9018]

Dang it! Katherine, you get to get a small charcoal roaster for various birds (goose included) 🙂 All those gooses and chickens look yummy.

[@Linkwii64]

I love living with nature this village looks very green indeed. Maybe you should raise some chickens or roosters. Heck grow your own garden.

[@user-hg2ey9bk6m]

Wow, Katherine has walked into a background of a Miyazaki cartoon movie. We are waiting for that key note story and romance to take place.

[@kats_journey_east]

Stay tuned 🤣

[@Jack-bg5sg]

Katherine, it’s so relaxing watching your video, and it’s taking away my pressure from work in NYC. 😊

[@user-ui6ik5so7h]

Thanks Katherine, life in rural China indeed improved drastically, well done to the people there!

[@timmcgraw3096]

Katherine, once you go to the countryside and natural scenery, the smile on your face will be very real and full. I can see that you really love nature. I hope you live happily in your new home and countryside in China.

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

Nan shan Bamboo Sea and Yi xing Bamboo Sea are not far from your side, you can search

[@iamcanadianedmonton]

When i saw the bamboos, somehow the movie " crouching tiger hidden dragon " came to my mind. When i saw the chickens crossing the road, i asked myself, yes why did those chickens cross the road? Silly me 😂😂😂. Love from Canada.

[@colinchai]

Nice video Katherine. It reminds me of those younger days of my life.

[@bloodyChina]

居住环境真是太棒了！

[@secar6742]

It is supposed to be a phoenix, symbolizing health, warding off evil spirits, rebirth, and sunlight, which is similar to the sun's place in religion.

[@user-op4sx6bg8n]

可以拍一个雨后的vlog，山村雨后山上会有雾，跟仙境一样，春天花开农村的景色也很美，我老家也在山村，不过现在都搬到城市生活了

[@weepingcamel1]

8:50 that's the tiniest & cutest harvester i've ever seen.

[@jon_yuan]

中国并没有很多耕种的土地，南方都是山丘地形，所以南方全是这种。

[@weepingcamel1]

我估计哪怕是南方，能买/租久保田收割机收1亩三分的也不多XD@@jon_yuan

[@jon_yuan]

@@weepingcamel1 看不懂你想说什么，如果你想说久保田价格贵，收割机不就一工具吗？实用不就行了，如果我用一半的价格买一台次级的工具，那不是非常好吗？

[@brandonso]

What a dream life. Thanks for sharing your life and experiences Katherine.

[@TAL142]

That bird statue is probably Fenghuang or in English term Chinese Phoenix. In ancient time, Fenghuang is made up of the beak of a rooster, the face of a swallow, the forehead of a fowl, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish. It has the same status as the dragon in Chinese culture.

[@kats_journey_east]

Omg, I didn’t recognize it, where’s the fire 🤣🤣

[@user-fg8vr3xw2j]

10:39，poor puppy，haha。

[@user-bu5fc4wb6k]

快来安吉嘻嘻，安吉的环境很不错，两山理论的出处，并且离百丈很近很近❤

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

Si chuan Shu nan Bamboo （蜀南竹海） It is the place where the film art materials for Disney’s 1998 animated film Mulan were obtained.

[@nadineinchina]

That's it Katherine, I'm inviting myself to your bamboo forest and I want this exact tour 😄😄😄

[@kats_journey_east]

You are welcome to visit, would love to show you around😎😎

[@spiritofthetime21]

Katharine has never been to dongbei I think. Can't wait to see you guys collab.

[@superpanda2018]

Fantastic video, showcasing the charm of country living! I'm eager to witness the village's celebration of the Chinese New Year!

[@wunxue]

I also like living in village with forest

[@pollylu6733]

Thanks!

[@kats_journey_east]

Thanks for supporting the channel 🌸

[@kimchiba4570]

Rural China gets more beautiful by v the year

[@gordkao]

Great video. Those working men and women are amazing. This video is full of interesting stuff. Amazing

[@xspager]

Nothing like chill farm life with a pinch of harvester machine automation

[@user-gl2wu2fs8h]

Bamboo plants thrive in China. They a source for food as well as sources for chop sticks, steamers, utensils musical instruments, baskets, furniture, fences, ornaments ... their usefulness is inexhaustible.

[@kimmyli722]

Very interesting a family rushed back to France w 3 kids, an American girl obsesses in rural China life👍😏😍

[@michie1688]

Hi Katherine. I just stumbled upon your vlog. Thank you for sharing your beautiful rural walks, the heartwarming people of the village along the way. Love the zen vibes from the bamboo forest and tea gardens. The natural melodies from the geese, chickens and dogs is wonderful. Seeing your vlogs inspires me to wanna retire in rural China. Love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@kats_journey_east]

glad you like the videos, more coming soon !

[@andyxu8838]

That silly dog is so funny

[@blueinskylee]

I think that's a Chinese phenix sculpture there. A Chinese phenix is in some way similar to a western phenix, but not exactly the same. It has the beak of a rooster, the face of a swallow, the forehead of a fowl, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish.

[@k-fm4zx]

Let me tell you that the nutritional value of free-range chickens in the mountains in China far exceeds that of factory-fed chickens in the United States. They are generally more expensive than ordinary chickens, are more delicious, and will not cause hormonal harm to the human body.

[@riceball4u172]

Bamboo, chickens, and dancing grandmothers, you are living the dream! Loves bamboo!

[@lepenseur1589]

Su Dongpo (Song Dynasty) and Zheng Banqiao (Qing Dynasty) were bamboo lovers.

[@andrewjlow]

Wow! That is so awesome! It is such a diverse area - bamboo groves, mountains, village life, rice paddies, never a dull moment! Thank you for sharing your evening stroll; it is such a contrast to living in the city. I can imagine the main thing you would notice is the quietness compared to the constant background murmur/ noise of the city.

[@_punna_1398]

my recent comfort is to watch ur videos!!❤❤

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

It is recommended to visit the Shu nan Bamboo Sea and the chuan xi Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, where the beautiful material of the Avatar 2 game was taken.

[@OguejiDavid-ey4cw]

Katherine, you are a special person, 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@xuray6082]

always find peace in your videos thanks a lot

[@xuray6082]

And the only sad thing is : now younger generation leave to town or city for better education/health/job resources anf left elder generation behind.

[@Ray-mm1xg]

That “bamboo baby” actually tastes good 😆

[@andrewzhang985]

No, there are few snakes in bamboo forests. The place she lives, it is very rare to have snow. Winter is still quite mild, the temperatures are mostly in teens.

[@rabbitazteca23]

Oh to live close to tea fields is a dream

[@skywire5595]

Look so tranquil and peaceful .

[@simonyang-pe3ux]

hahha that dog was so FUNNY

[@lorenstiteler305]

Oh how I love your content. You make me miss China soooooooo muuuuuuuuuch.

[@jeffreytsai4394]

love your video!!

[@linmei4362]

Thank you for sharing the peaceful countryside life

[@marioleonl8800]

Happy thanksgiving!

[@ArceusRiver]

Great video!

[@alancui3470]

Katherine, the mascot in your video is "Phoenix", that represents the noble female, and also means fortune.

[@kats_journey_east]

Omg, I didn’t even recognize it , where are the flames 🤣🤣

[@jeffreychu85]

That mascot in your village is a 朱雀/vermillion bird, a Chinese mythical creature that represent the fire element. I think Japan also has folklores about it as well.

[@PointduNord]

Thanks for this informative perspective of rural China!

[@Choolloyd]

Great video Kat; very informative. All the best! Thanks 👏🙏

[@IkinAustralia]

Amazing video ❤❤

[@Samo1228]

The bird statue is the " Fenghuang " which is Phoenix, A mythical creature in Chinese Mythology.

[@reconeix]

What an absolutely gorgeous area! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@lytan36]

It's beautiful!

[@Cremenium]

这个邨子环境真好

[@syncmaster915n]

You can raise turkeys in lieu of geese. Turkeys are much mild-mannered than geese and you can eat them during festive times like right now. Happy Thanksgiving and cheers everybody!

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

Zhejiang Nan shan Bamboo Sea and Yi xing Bamboo Sea are also very interesting