Crossroads of four countries: exploring a Chinese border town 🐐 四个国家的交界处！新疆的这座边境小县城，生活条件如何？⛰

[@kats_journey_east]

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[@tomiputra3720]

Hi Katherine, i saw your video is being clipped and spread around twitter without any credits. You might want to use some watermark on your next video

[@areebachewa8318]

Hopefully you can do more of the ancient site of Tang and Ming dynasties and why aren't you are doing it, is it because of Wei he is not a Han ethnic that preventing you from showing the beauty of the ancient sites ....

[@josephsmith4]

Would you mind deleting the part of this Video regarding Putin and Biden, so embarrassed 😂

[@areebachewa8318]

@@josephsmith4 Only people feel embarrassed when they could not handle the truth ...

[@kats_journey_east]

@@areebachewa8318 there is so much to see in China, we just haven’t gotten around to it , it’s not Wei’s fault 😂 we will get to it one of these days 👯‍♀️

[@Mr-cb5de]

你们走的那条路国道314就是我毕业那年参建的，哈哈哈哈。。。那边的桥梁混凝土都是我检测的，当时我们都住在布伦口水库那边，一到下午4点左右就开始刮砂子了，水库面上一片白茫茫的，不是雾，是被风刮起来的砂子。

[@yukiwang4133]

你牛逼啊，够吹二十年，新疆基础建设很好

[@luweihan9579]

身在美国红州小城市的我有一种莫名的感同身受😂，上次听到不是很熟悉的“朋友”说shein 的衣服便宜又好看可惜都是made by Chinese slave kids 的时候，我只能跟他说这种事情是不存在的。他跟我说他不相信我说的话，我最后沉默无奈又有点愤怒的感受。小王也有一种passive aggressive的情绪在，非常感激你对中美交流作出的贡献，我是新疆人，看到你在白杨树下骑自行车，仿佛看到了平行世界下的自己还有熟悉的烤馕的香气。❤❤precise content and blogger

[@kats_journey_east]

谢谢支持❤️❤️

[@kats_journey_east]

希望未来两个国家之间的怨恨能消失🥲太累了

[@paintinghouse8763]

The following is what I borrowed from a Malaysian KZbinr’s comment: I’m from Malaysia. China has traded with Malaysia for 2000 years. In those years, they had been the world’s biggest powers many times. Never once they sent troops to take our land. Admiral Zhenghe came to Malacca five times, in gigantic fleets, and a flagship eight times the size of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, Santa Maria. He could have seized Malacca easily, but he did not. In 1511, the Portuguese came. In 1642, the Dutch came. In the 18th century the British came. We were colonised by each, one after another. When China wanted spices from India, they traded with the Indians. When they wanted gems, they traded with the Persian. They didn’t take lands. The only time China expanded beyond their current borders was in Yuan Dynasty, when Genghis and his descendants Ogedei Khan, Guyuk Khan & Kublai Khan concurred China, Mid Asia and Eastern Europe. But Yuan Dynasty, although being based in China, was a part of the Mongolian Empire. Then came the Century of Humiliation. Britain smuggled opium into China to dope the population, a strategy to turn the trade deficit around, after the British could not find enough silver to pay the Qing Dynasty in their tea and porcelain trades. After the opium warehouses were burned down and ports were closed by the Chinese in ordered to curb opium, the British started the Opium War I, which China lost. Hong Kong was forced to be surrendered to the British in a peace talk (Nanjing Treaty). The British owned 90% of the opium market in China, during that time, Queen Victoria was the world’s biggest drug baron. The remaining 10% was owned by American merchants from Boston. Many of Boston’s institutions were built with profit from opium. After 12 years of Nanjing Treaty, the West started getting really really greedy. The British wanted the Qing government: 1.To open the borders of China to allow goods coming in and out freely, and tax free. 2.Make opium legal in China. Insane requests, Qing government said no. The British and French (with supports from the US), started Opium War II with China, which again, China lost. The Anglo-French military raided the Summer Palace, and threatened to burn down the Imperial Palace, the Qing government was forced to pay with ports, free business zones, 300,000 kilograms of silver and Kowloon was taken. Since then, China’s resources flew out freely through these business zones and ports. In the subsequent amendment to the treaties, Chinese people were sold overseas to serve as labor. In 1900, China suffered attacks by the 8-National Alliance (Empire of Japan, Russian Empire, British Empire (including India), France, USA, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary). Innocent Chinese civilians in Peking (Beijing now) were murdered, buildings were destroyed & women were raped. The Imperial Palace was raided, and treasures ended up in museums like the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris. In late 1930s China was occupied by the Japanese in WWII. Millions of Chinese died during the occupancy. 300,000 Chinese died in Nanjing Massacre alone. Mao brought China together again from the shambles. There were peace and unity for some time. But Mao’s later reign saw sufferings and deaths from famine and power struggles. Then came Deng Xiao Ping and his infamous “black-cat and white-cat” story. His preference in pragmatism than ideologies has transformed China. This thinking allowed China to evolve all the time to adapt to the actual needs in the country, instead of rigidly bounded to ideologies. It also signified the death of Communism in actually practice in China. The current Socialism+Meritocracy+Market Economy model fits the Chinese like gloves, and it propels the uprise of China. Singapore has a similar model, and has been arguably more successful than Hong Kong, because Hong Kong being gateway to China, was riding on the economic boom in China, while Singapore had no one to gain from. In just 30 years, the CPC have moved 800 millions of people out from poverty. The rate of growth is unprecedented in human history. They have built the biggest mobile network, by far the biggest high speed rail network in the world, and they have become a behemoth in infrastructure. They made a fishing village called Shenzhen into the world’s second largest technological centre after the Silicon Valley. They are growing into a technological power house. It has the most elaborate e-commerce and cashless payment system in the world. They have launched exploration to Mars. The Chinese are living a good life and China has become one of the safest countries in the world. The level of patriotism in the country has reached an unprecedented height. For all of the achievements, the West has nothing good to say about it. China suffers from intense anti-China propagandas from the West. Western Media used the keyword “Communist” to instil fear and hatred towards China. Everything China does is negatively reported. They claimed China used slave labor in making iPhones. The truth was, Apple was the most profitable company in the world, it took most of the profit, leave some to Foxconn (a Taiwanese company) and little to the labor. They claimed China was inhuman with one-child policy. At the same time, they accused China of polluting the earth with its huge population. The fact is the Chinese consume just 30% of energy per capita compared to the US. Minorities in China Show me any currency in the world which also prints the language of its ethinc minorities. Chinese bank notes show 5 languages of 5 minorities living in China, including Tibetan and Uyghur. They claimed China underwent ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang. The fact is China has a policy which priorities ethnic minorities. For a long time, the ethnic minorities were allowed to have two children and the majority Han only allowed one. The minorities are allowed a lower score for university intakes. Muslims students get Halal food at the university cafeteria. There are 39,000 mosque in China, and 2100 in the US. China has about 3 times more mosque per muslim than the US. When terrorist attacks happened in Xinjiang, China had two choices: 1.Re-educate the Uighur extremists before they turned terrorists. 2.Let them be, after they launch attacks and killed innocent people, bomb their homes. China chose 1 to solve problem from the root and not to do killing. How the US solve terrorism? Fire missiles from battleships, drop bombs from the sky. During the pandemic, When China took extreme measures to lockdown the people, they were accused of being inhuman.When China recovered swiftly because of the extreme measures, they were accused of lying about the actual numbers. When China’s cases became so low that they could provide medical support to other countries, they were accused of politically motivated. Western Media always have reasons to bash China. Just like any country, there are irresponsible individuals from China which do bad and dirty things, but the China government overall has done very well. But I hear this comment over and over by people from the West: I like Chinese people, but the CPC is evil. What they really want is the Chinese to change the government, because the current one is too good. Fortunately China is not a multi-party democratic country, otherwise the opposition party in China will be supported by notorious NGOs (Non-Government Organization) of the USA, like the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), to topple the ruling party. The US and the British couldn’t crack Mainland China, so they work on Hong Kong. Of all the ex-British colonial countries, only the Hong Kongers were offered BNOs by the British. Because the UK would like the Hong Kongers to think they are British citizens, not Chinese. A divide-and-conquer strategy, which they often used in Color Revolutions around the world. They resort to low dirty tricks like detaining Huawei’s CFO & banning Huawei. They raised a silly trade war which benefits no one. Trade deficit always exist between a developing and a developed country. USA is like a luxury car seller who ask a farmer: why am I always buying your vegetables and you haven’t bought any of my cars? When the Chinese were making socks for the world 30 years ago, the world let it be. But when Chinese started to make high technology products, like Huawei and DJI, it caused red-alert. Because when Western and Japanese products are equal to Chinese in technologies, they could never match the Chinese in prices. First world countries want China to continue in making socks. Instead of stepping up themselves, they want to pull China down. The recent movement by the US against China has a very important background. When Libya, Iran, and China decided to ditch the US dollar in oil trades, Gaddafi’s was killed by the US, Iran was being sanctioned by the US, and now it’s China’s turn. The US has been printing money out of nothing. The only reason why the US Dollar is still widely accepted, is because it’s the only currency which oil is allowed to be traded with. The US has an agreement with Saudi that oil must be traded in US dollar ONLY. Without the petrol-dollar status, the US dollars will sink, and America will fall. Therefore anyone trying to disobey this order will be eliminated. China will soon use a gold-backed crypto-currency, the alarms in the White House go off like mad. China’s achievements and success have been by hard work. Not by looting and plundering the world. I have deep respect and love for China for all the suffering and the hardship they endured, but now I feel happy for them. China is not rising, they are going back to where they belong. Good luck China.

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙏 Thank you 🙏

[@MadyshoneTristene]

👍👍👍😭😭

[@pCpi96]

Thank you so much brother for the article. Really it enlightened me a lot. ✌

[@tonysh3939]

Thank you

[@半粒微尘-t9e]

Thank you, you know a lot about China. 🙏

[@hendrik7502]

A big thank you Katherine for once again showing us Tashkurgan. Enjoy also your narrative as you bike along the remote area of Xinjiang. Its so safe for an American girl to wander along in Xinjiang.

[@willengel2458]

Xin is new, jiang is frontier. there is nothing new about it because it dated back to at least the Tang dynasty.

[@stevenqiu4682]

It's history, thanks for explain !

[@hangtuah888]

Yes, it is very safe for all American female unless you are Alamak Harris and Nancy Pelosi. Rumours had it that there are posters of both of them wanted dead or alive plastered around Tashkurgen. The reward is 100 head of goats. 🐐🐐🐐

[@brandonwoo8299]

Its safe. Nothing as bad as western media mentioned.

[@劉沛-l3l]

My understanding, this is freedom!

[@ykwong230]

I have to say again. I'm really impressed with your coolness when faced with criticism of the US. There is really something I would like to learn from you. You are super cool Katherine ☺️

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

Be principled and have integrity, I suppose. I think she's been doing her best not to give politic way to the topic.

[@llkk290]

Because Biden sanctioned Xinjiang based on lies, harming the interests of Xinjiang people

[@kats_journey_east]

It’s ok, the weirder things people say , the better it is for the vlog, Lol

[@freespeech8520]

Tucker Carlson probably agrees with the guy about Biden.

[@grouchypatch9185]

They are not stupid, Katherine. They are not being taken for a fool.

[@ExpatNatt]

I love seeing rural China. I hope to explore more of this beautiful country soon! Thank you for sharing 🥰

[@Keay9527]

How long have you been in China? I saw your profile picture and found that you are married to a Chinese, can you speak Chinese? If not, you need to study hard. If you live in China and don't speak Chinese, maybe you will get bored sometimes.

[@willengel2458]

it really is the frontiers or borderlands of China, but you do not get the feel of border towns. 😁😁

[@ExpatNatt]

@@Keay9527 I have only been in China for 1 year so far and I’m slowly learning Chinese. It is quite difficult to learn but I’m trying 😅

[@Keay9527]

@@ExpatNatt Okay,got it.Looking forward to seeing videos of you speaking Chinese to locals in the future.加油哦😜😂😂😂

[@hangtuah888]

@@willengel2458 What is the feel of border towns? Are you expecting lots of army bases and soldiers running around? 😂😂😂😂

[@yoyohighness]

Katherine, I am so glad to be the first person signing in. Great video and great people. Understand that no matter where you go, politics will always follow you, but people are nonetheless sincere and very friendly. For commoners, there should be no boundary and barrier, and that's what makes your videos so precious. Keep it going.

[@first-gordonchang9510]

And mainstream in western claim the Chinese being oppress no freedom don't know outside world.

[@賴忠亮]

之前我一直想妳們會去新疆走走嗎？?哦哦竟然看到妳們真到新疆，甚至還進去克什米爾塔吉縣！不愧"陽離子"的個性，還騎自行車逛鄉間不離本質，崇拜！見真情!

[@sqsin6195]

Katherine 新彊隨意自由行，所見所聞強力打臉什麼新彊反人類滅絕人性之類惡意渲染! Well done , Katherine ! We ❤️ you !

[@ashleymcintosh1604]

Katherine and Wei that was absolutely Fab..just an other world your in..so lucky your meeting all these polite and very friendly people..the scenery fantastic too.enjoy ..

[@iqbang9236]

The attitude of the locals towards the United States cannot be blamed. After all, blocking Xinjiang products will only hurt the locals. I understand Katerine tried very hard to avoid discussing political issues, but talking to locals and knowing their thought brings your videos to another level. Jia You!

[@hilmars.2857]

Boycott is because of the genocide the Chinese government makes to the uyghurs

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

The Americans are quite hypocritical, they don’t care about Muslims, they don’t care about Xinjiang, but they care about the Muslims in Xinjiang... The Americans say that they are for the good of Xinjiang people, so they sanction Xinjiang’s enterprises and do not allow Xinjiang’s cotton exports. LOL

[@deathdoor]

In Xinjiang is only expected to hear people talk like that. The old man is absolutely right EXCEPT that it's not just Biden, is Murrica in general and half of Europe's leaders. Today there's still anyone still in denial about this, seeing they joining their forces to enable, and in the case of murrica, participate, in an escalation of the Pale$t1n1an Gen0c1de?

[@sherkarim9571]

I red salute to Chinese local who showed America's image around the in mirror. Well done Great Chinese People.

[@nostradamus2642]

Great video Catherine. Thanks for bringing more Xinjiang to viewers. I hope to experience this in person in my life time.

[@我大大-h4z]

欢迎你👏

[@dollarsliu5350]

這集開頭幾個場景、對話實在太可愛了 🥰 so cute 但是風景依然很美麗

[@cleopatra3206]

Thanks

[@kats_journey_east]

thank you for supporting the channel ❤️❤️ sorry to respond so late I only just figured out how to find my super thanks comments😂

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Hello Katherine and Wei! You are really a wounderful couple and your videos are always so beautiful and enlightened, as let us know the real rural China and not only. I noticed that this fantastic border region has some peculiarities very close to the Caucasian people. Firstly for the landscape with its huge mountains and then the people for its physical characteristics. The scenery is really awesome and above all the air must be clean and pure, despite some dust in particular places and moments and this fantastic people can undoubtedely enjoy this natural gift. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful video with us.

[@tsuikr]

Tajiks are Caucasian

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

@@tsuikr Thank you

[@kats_journey_east]

Glad you liked it , more coming soon, in the next video we have more In Depth Encounters with some locals 😄😄

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

@@kats_journey_east Thank you so much

[@sonam1959_]

Yes of course, it borders Tibet, Ladakh, and Northern Pakistani regions which are all geographically similar to the eurasian steppe and used to be inhabited by Scythians, Sogdians, Tocharians, and are places where Alexander the Great visited and his army settled. Descendants of his army still live today in the Tibetic region of Ladakh in Dah Hanu and also tibetic speaking village of Malana in Himachal Pardesh, northern India near the Tibetan border

[@josechong8207]

Thank you Katherine and Wei for showing us a corner of China that is definitely less traveled. I loved every minute of it. Thank you :)

[@portoguest3346]

Thank you for showing the peaceful and quiet living in these parts of China. I really admire your strength and determination. It's not easy.

[@isaacbauman8174]

Let their people live in peace and quiet, and become richer and richer. This is the most important goal of the Chinese government

[@阿拳]

@@isaacbauman8174 why Chinese government put innocent Uygur people into jail?

[@isaacbauman8174]

@@阿拳 because they are ignorance like a Green Frog! like scoop a hole.

[@na-gs1nt]

@@阿拳 name one that you know

[@haohedeyezhi]

@@阿拳 为什么你天天上网还这么愚蠢？

[@andystieg6339]

One of my favorite episodes yet. I love seeing the remote areas of China with the different ethnic minorities. I love listening to their view on biden and politics as well, I perked up when I heard them talking about it and smiled.

[@hangtuah888]

Wait until Biden sees this video, I am sure he will perked up too. Not sure if he can process it like you did. Hope he does as we all wish him the best. 😂😂😂

[@andystieg6339]

@@hangtuah888 haha, biden can't watch anything as he is incapacitated. I wish you all the best.

[@lukelarssen7072]

@@andystieg6339 heard he just got covid, god knows what gonna happen to him

[@完美不必]

@@andystieg6339 是的，拜登开始倒计时了，我觉得他连到手的四年美国总统都做不完。

[@andystieg6339]

@@完美不必 你说的对,我怀疑他会完成。 你在这儿应该看到牌子，大部分的美国人很生气

[@xxMonkey99]

I’m amazed how you can bike, film and talk at the same time and not sound out of breath 😮

[@VerhoevenSimon]

I love seeing rural China, thank you for sharing. And I hope Wei is feeling better.

[@mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862]

I'm from Malaysia,,,I and my wife had been to Tashkurgan almost a decade ago,,,,we have to obtain travel permission permit from PSB to go to Tushkurgan,,, early in the morning we went to the bus station and found ourselves share pick up truck,,, We stopped over at Karakul lake and stayed at local yurt/ger run by Tajik local,,,,we stayed there for two nights,,than we hitch hike using big truck to Tushkurgan,, stayed there for One night,,, we cannot go to Khujerap pass because we don't have Pakistani visa,,, We went back to Kashgar by bus,,,,one Chinese military guy help us to board the bus full of Pakistani trader,,,the high lite of Tashkurgan is visit to the old stone fort and ruin of Zoroastrian temple.

[@kats_journey_east]

Hope I can travel here again when the roads are open with the neighboring countries 😭😭😭😭

[@arbs3ry]

Wow, that was quite long time ago. Back then it's really poor and underdeveloped and kids needed to climb mountains and to walk through rivers to go to school. Xinjiang used to have the biggest Pakistanis community in China but after 2000s they gradually move to coastal provinces where the factories locate.

[@thisiskevin1000]

@@arbs3ry And Pakistanis are among the largest expatriate community in mainland China.

[@leongyet9896]

Were the people being mistreated? Sorry that I asked this question because the western media said they are being oppress and the people are in a so called camp?

[@liuhansheng]

“One Chinese military guy” truly lmao, it's like you tried so hard to not saying "a Chinese soldier" XD. Anyway welcome to my country again, it changes a lot and many new places are worthy to visit.

[@alee2204]

thank you Katherine, you are doing the bridge job that many professionals in journalism, politics, and academic circle failing to do for the world peace.

[@freddytameo]

Never cease to amaze, thank you for showing us the lesser known places!

[@kats_journey_east]

😎😎😎😎

[@levinanji9649]

Wow..this is the most authentic expressions of locals I have I ever seen in a vlog

[@ray-np5hi]

I can’t get enough of Katherine’s video. She is a treasure.

[@tiandc484]

chinese version Tiktok has more Katherine's video, I am a fan.

[@pwling888]

LOLs, Motel 8 all the way out there! Great fun video and informative. Thank you for bringing the world to our homes.

[@yogaterapi802]

Yes, I always enjoy your adventures in China. Always stay safe, healthy and happy! 🙏🏻👍🏻😍

[@heping07]

A BIG thank you, Katherine. I really enjoy your vlogs.

[@flash132]

Keep these videos up, Katherine! Eye opening experience and we appreciate all the hard work.

[@Cuz1888]

Thanks!

[@kats_journey_east]

🌹🌹🌹

[@chuankityap6160]

Love all your videos and this is another great video from you, Katherine.

[@mohammedibrahim42]

It's good to see you again katherine sister with your husband Wei God bless you and bless your family ameen 😇

[@tsengenhu6494]

Awesome video! You have shown us what China is really like in the remote area. I visited China far west regions in 2001 and thru your video I have seen real and dramatic transformation of how people live their lives. I am very happy for the people for their livelihood has vastly improved.

[@jameshongtaoliu9698]

obviously,we can saw the smile from the natives and the road,the instructions. that's great.✌

[@noelborbon6155]

Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative and recent decades of industrial development. The diverse geographies of Xinjiang remain a challenge to further exploit its potentials

[@阿拳]

the real china is people are even scared to mention these 3 simple character“集中营” concentrate camps

[@javaiddar2217]

Thanks kat sharing your epic video of thashkorgan, its my kind of video.

[@zl7491]

The conversation with local Chinese never disappoints lol. Oh and those stools covered with American flag ...Lmao. I think this makes your visit even more important. We need more people to people communication.

[@hangtuah888]

What other communication do you have in mind? After all her travelling our Yang Yang is also a yak and goat wishperer. Maybe we can suggest she communicate with a herd of goats in the next video. Yes, she is a polyglot of sorts, goats, yaks, Chinese and of course, American and English. 😂😂😂 She has yet to master communication with village dogs. 👍👍👍

[@lepinearbres5299]

@@hangtuah888 America Politicians start to communicate with China in Chinese? 😂😂

[@toy315]

Can they not hate the United States because they hype the Xinjiang problem and make the cotton of local farmers in Xinjiang unable to sell?

[@hangtuah888]

@@toy315 Incorrect information. All the excellent Xijiang cotton are fully utilised by China. It is the garments that the United States tried to ban. Hence most companies are asked to provide statements that their products don't contain Xijiang cotton.

[@dutchmilk]

What is with the LOL. Instead of addressing why these kind of things happened, being dismissive of it is a form of arrogance. What kind of Communication do you have in mind? that American has nothing to do with their government and the Chinese should distance from CPC?

[@迷墙-n3n]

塔县，是当年玄奘取景回中国的路线，红旗拉普是中国宣传最多的边境口岸，也是2400公里的喜马拉雅山脉上，通行条件最好和最繁忙的口岸。

[@阿拳]

唐僧被抓了，在新疆的集中营里

[@victorcelestine01]

Katherine journey to the East, has most be my come relax channel, you always show us that the world is not only about the city.

[@10lauset]

It's great that you take us to such faraway places that few have seen before let alone heard of. The banter between you and Wei is always fun to hear. Cheers until the next video.

[@kats_journey_east]

Next one coming soon😎😎more Tashkurgan , some encounters with locals 😁

[@wooibanghann9913]

哇，这美国妞简直就是现代版徐霞客游记嘛，非常专业的视频创作者。内容丰富充实生动很好看太喜欢了，请继续拍。祝妳旅途愉快谢谢你的分享。❤

[@fletcherbrown728]

How was your experience with security stops? I am American but drove my car, solo, from Lijiang to Xijiang and back, with 40 days in southern Xinjiang (2021). My objective was to drive all the way around the Taklamakin Desert and then drive through it. I didn't accomplish that as the southern part did not have hotels that would accept foreigners but IO made it 75% and then had to turn back. Great experience and I also got a hoot out of all the plastic police (I called them all Elmer) near Tashkurgan - even down some of the gravel village roads. I had about 120 security stops and was followed by security people for several days. But they were all very polite, professional and friendly. Not a problem for me but caused a lot of delay. My Mandarin is pitiful so I would have to call my wife to have them talk to her on the phone. My best experience was at the animal market (one day a week) outside of Kashgar. The biggest problem was trying to buy gas. Foreigners are not allowed to purchase gas and all gas stations are under high security. Sometimes I would spend an hour or two asking other customers to also take my car in for gas. Only one car at a time is allowed in the service stations along the highways. Several times the local police at the security stops would come with me in my car to help me buy gas. In 40 days I never met, or ran into, a single person who was not super friendly and I will certainly return again (at 77 I hope I will be around long enough). So many fantastic places to visit and people to meet in China. I love your videos - keep up the great work.

[@kats_journey_east]

I didn't actually do any road tripping in Xinjiang beyond the drive from the city of Kashgar to Tashkurgan and back, and the drive from Kashgar city center to a neighboring county. from what I recall, there was one security stop, maybe two on the way to Tashkurgan, nothing on the drive to the neighboring county

[@shonyang5176]

those security stops you went trough in 2021 may have something to do with covid

[@fletcherbrown728]

Thanks for asking. A few of the stops were Coviod stops with testing required but most are just Xinjiang security stops. If is not just for foreigners. Every highway is blocked at each exit and service area. All must exit the highway and for Chinese citizens, it is a fairly quick process of just having them scan your national identity card and you on your way. For foreigners, it is - park the car - go inside with your passport, visa, and your local police registration paper. I almost always had to call my dear wife (Chinese) and have her do the communication. However, they were always very pleasant and professional. It was just time consuming - but it's all part of the adventure.

[@zhongguo1phd]

One of my favorite episodes. Keep up your travel logs. your attitude and delivery are effectively positive.

[@patrickchong6579]

This place is really way...out. Nice perspective and can't wait for your next episode.

[@kats_journey_east]

Coming soon😎😎gonna meet some locals 😁

[@Baldcafe]

Your videos inspire the hell out of me

[@NoelLee89]

Pretty good stuff indeed

[@enghoeng22]

Nice places to visit

[@ЮрийСе-з7п]

Какое впечатление у Вас после поездки в Синьцзян? А где Вы живёте? У Вас сельская жизнь людей какая? Тоже интересно знать правду. Синьцзян и дальше будет процветать, всё делается для благо народа. Правительство делает всё возможное для этого региона.

[@tetelbierg]

It's always so refreshing to watch your videos, Katherine. I hope many people appreciate them like I do. You are doing great, with a little help from Wei 😄.... (note: not "little" but "A little"; maybe more than that?)

[@simonjp873]

You must saw a lot of AV,But white is evrage not that kind of huge size

[@wuhui]

Lmao i was honestly pleasantly surprised the natural way you guys banter and bickered with each other in Chinese. Hope Wei is feeling better from altitude sickness .

[@Redstrikelin]

I would say that Katherine's Chinese is better than some native speakers.

[@feisfwliu6556]

@@Redstrikelin YOU BET.

[@JukeWoo9263]

The rural view in Xinjiang is pretty much like what we see in California, Arizona, and New Mexico, sparsely populated areas with remote towns, oases, and cattle surrounded by mountains and desert. Nice video. It would be more amazing if you trekked into cropland.

[@kats_journey_east]

Coming up next time 😜😜

[@sonam1959_]

Looks like Tibet, Ladakh and Gilgit Baltistan, same Pamiri-Tibetan plateau

[@charleswomack2166]

It would be even better if you could film some of the Uyghur genocide camps.

[@nnbbq9003]

@@charleswomack2166 Then you should go to the BBC, There's a massacre you want to see. But if you want to see Xinjiang, stay here.

[@sonam1959_]

@@charleswomack2166 I agree

[@petermanuel5043]

Best videos on the internet. No competition. ❤👍

[@xxz521]

I CAN NOT AGREE MORE

[@thesavvyartist]

I love the clear blue sky with the cotton white clouds at 5:54. Can't remember how long ago I saw such a sky. Thanks for another beautiful video! :)

[@eckligt]

Recently started following your channel, but really like your style of narration and how you show us around. I think having dinner at 20:30 is normal in most places in the world, so not shocked.

[@linlinliu3543]

her point is that at 20:30 the sky is still bright.

[@zhidongchen8759]

中国统一使用北京时间，但塔城实际的时间差不多比北京时间慢了两个半小时。所以北京时间差不多8:30的时候，当地才是6:00。

[@zywin131]

China also includes several time zones like the United States and Russia, but the whole country uses Beijing time uniformly, so 20:30 in Beijing may be 18:00 in the actual local time zone, so when people in Harbin in the east go to work at 9:00 in the morning At that time, the people in Urumqi to the west may not have woken up yet.

[@seitch1]

I really enjoy your vlog. You've got a great, positive attitude and it shines through your video. Safe travels to you and your husband. Look forward to more videos from you guys.

[@kats_journey_east]

More coming soon 🚲 I love sharing our adventures with everyone 😁

[@hpmoxie4660]

👍your strength, courage and generosity. KZbin is better with people like you!

[@TravelinChina]

Excellent content as usual Katherine. Take care on your travels.

[@bigtimer4993]

哈哈哈哈抓到你了。

[@kats_journey_east]

Thanks ❤️❤️

[@祖宗-e5o]

司徒建国去过西藏 还没去过新疆呢

[@TravelinChina]

@@祖宗-e5o 去过几次，也拍了好几个视频，没看吗？我的帐号有一个新疆playlist，可以看看把

[@elootl]

This place looks very developed.

[@user-os7cz3mb1f]

Thank you Katherine for your video! It is enjoyable to see such a remote place so far away.

[@jasonwu6010]

You two give a real Xinjiang to the world, thank you very much!

[@iamcanadianedmonton]

I just found that a new railway system has been built in xingjiang, I look forward to travel there when china opens up again. Love from Canada.

[@zww9397]

No, foreigners can't just enter Xinjiang.

[@jackoneill28]

@@zww9397 I think it's Tibet.

[@miss1388]

欢迎来到新疆，新疆不像他们说的，可以随时到新疆来玩。

[@Austine1452]

@@zww9397 BS

[@gamal-nasser]

I have visited China three times. Taxkurgan is my no.1 destination that I plan to visit in the near future. I was worried that it might be difficult for foreigners to get there but now I'm very glad to see some light in my future journey! 🎊

[@peakserv]

Love your tours around the countryside.

[@colinchai]

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful place, a real eye opener. Take care always.

[@sleepingdragon76]

What an amazing place. Your travel vids are so cool!

[@cashmerecat9269]

Beautiful scenery as always..thanks for sharing this with us. :)

[@deweylee5849]

不错，而且自由，没有枷锁

[@Adam-gg7ps]

Wow! What a cool place, with such epic views!

[@davidng407]

Your narration is what makes your videos super awesome!!

[@jaguary412]

终于看到更新了，每次都很期待。

[@kcwong8011]

I always watch Katherine's video 2 times simultaneously so that I can appreciate the background scenery and the local people especially their local dresses and the way they speak. One disadvantage about Katherine's video is that it is always too short i.e. only about 10 or 12 minutes. I hope Katherine can produce a longer video say about 30 minutes or so. Thanks.

[@jingren6385]

me too,2 times

[@hangtuah888]

Have you got nothing better to do. Sure it is interesting but why don't you spend some spare times picking up the plastics in the ocean. Just joking. Yes, it is very interesting as I am surprised by the Chinese veteran😂😂😂 wanting to take on Biden. He is probably the same age as Biden. It is a place we would not have gone to as China is such a vast and diverse country.

[@kcwong8011]

@@hangtuah888 Probably the Chinese veteran is a retiree. Like retirees all over China including Xinjiang, they will always gather in small group either chatting, "gossiping", dancing, singing, or practising Tai chi in public places. With their "big" mouths, they will definitely talk about Genocide, 2 millions Uyghurs in concentration camps, or forced labour, etc. if these allegations by the US are true. This border town Tashkurgan is only about 20 km from Tajikistan. Why are there no thousands of Uyghurs escaping to Tajikistan if there is genocide happening in Xinjiang? Even the roads to the Tajikistan border are only guarded by faked policemen and even these fake policemen don't carry guns.

[@AKu-xs5vg]

@@hangtuah888 He could probably beat up Biden Not that it'd be an achievement

[@benjamwxs2008]

Bonjour Katherine, I’m so excited to take a glance at this video. It’s so interesting. Thank you for sharing and hard filming. I really love it.

[@kimleongthen7555]

A pleasant video to watch… Salute to your wisdom for recording that short conversation on politics to let viewers to do their own judgment.

[@peterye4112]

Katheryn, back you. Only because of “好，加油”. That’s the confidence and open minded, if you really do good, we are glad to congratulate. No hatred. I am Chinese.

[@sic8098]

Mindblowong opening Landscape 💚

[@ID-me2lf]

希望这世界上无论哪个国家都多一些像你们夫妻俩这样乐观向上的人。

[@121551011]

Thank you Katherine for this lovely video of Tushkargun. Makes me want to visit again.

[@jackturner188]

镜头 剪辑 文案都很舒服，视频节奏也很棒，阳导的水平一如既往的出色啊😎老一辈人的政治调侃还希望不要介意～ 结尾的兜帽实在太酷了 截下来当壁纸了🥰 （国内审核属实太严，先来油管预览了

[@xsmiao7124]

国内视频也能看得到

[@pablolai9341]

I love watching your videos. It is almost as good as travelling there. There are so much inconvenience going to China now. Thank you

[@dcauninaivonarck5266]

Katherine, this episode really cracked me up. You're such a good sport of all this international trash talk. Looking forward to your next video.

[@liamporter1137]

Great sharing of Xinjiang👏👏👏👍. Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍

[@jacobrocks7]

The mountains and land are beautiful..Wei is clowning around..good to see..thank you so much for the amazing travels in rural China...

[@roccoboy32]

A corner of China I have yet to visit. Can't wait to travel there again from Canada. Really miss it.

[@kats_journey_east]

Hope you can come soon 🤩

[@KSMrK]

Tks again for the exploration of the rural Xinjiang.Interesting to see how people live life there which actually beyond my expectation.Im sure the border towns with Russia will become much nicer in futere when business with russians grow.

[@willengel2458]

the China Russia border town is in Harbin.

[@detrickguillory7537]

Another great video with beneficial international relations. So many people around the world get to see true China not only the land but also the friendly people, culture, safety, … I look forward to an end of COVID & their restrictions so I can visit again.

[@fattybear886]

Katherine & Wei thanks for taking us to off the beaten tracks of Xinjiang. Like the way you interact with the locals. Great video as always👍

[@parisqs]

Salute, actually few KZbinr even the Xinjiang KZbinr have covered this remote area of China.

[@injunnfuz6698]

Beautiful green scenery N great info

[@杨晨光-o2r]

在新疆读了小学，又去了浙江苏州读初高，现在在英国留学。转眼已经离开那里十年了，当初的朋友都没有了联系。以前冬天的时候，早上八点天还没亮就要上学了，我穿过积雪的街道，昏暗的路灯和在一片漆黑中带着一抹黎明的深蓝色的小区，进到开着暖气的明亮教室时格外的开心。放学时天还很亮，街道上十分热闹，天空晴朗没有污染，能看到远处的雪山。 不管是在内地还是英国，都再也找不到记忆中那座小城带给我的温馨了。

[@lulalala_]

我在苏州和杭州都住过，但生活作息一直保持着新疆时间…南方的天亮得真的好早啊😂

[@user-rm4cs6jt7o]

How is the uk for you? Are you happy?

[@zhenjunyang4449]

文采飞扬😀

[@tomiputra3720]

It is started with (8:29) Wei want a Tajik woman, ends up with (12:00) Katherines called cute by (assumable) Tajik Guy 😅

[@walterbenicio6408]

You really went to far this time, Katherine. Very nice video. Thanks to share to us. I just recommend you to use traditional music of each place you has visited. I am thinking is more suitable then western music. 🤗🙏

[@kats_journey_east]

I wish I could but I actually can’t use any music I want because of copyright issues , I get my music from a copyright free music provider that I pay a monthly subscription to . If I use any random music I find online and it has copyright , I will lose my Adsense support on these videos 😭😭

[@wellawong2417]

Good Job and Support !

[@minxueit]

LOL on your response "加油" 🤣

[@tozhentai]

Nice video about Western China!

[@jimchao219]

Katherine, love your videos ! Keep up with the good work. I admire you can keep your cool even with the trash talk from the local veteran.

[@debsctn]

I wonder if the hard bread is to be soaked in Xinjiang special salad-- it is common where I am from in Italy.

[@行行企企大灣區]

Yes,it was.

[@yyz1460]

You're right. Eat it in soup

[@lkm1010]

9:34 so cute skipping their way across the stream on the stone steppers

[@andrewcheng5655]

Thanks for showing your trips. I have been following your youtubes. I have never been to some of these areas. These places are remote but very beautiful.

[@michaelsmusicinstruments9980]

I have seen these yurts next to the houses on fenced land on photos of Ulan bator, very interesting to see that also in this area. I think this shows the change of society very well. nice video thanks u2

[@noelborbon6155]

Xinjiang is also home to a sizeable Mongol minority

[@seymorefact4333]

🇺🇸 you guys take me to places I would never experience! Thanks.

[@pakhoe888]

👍 Fantastic video, one thing with the 'dummy' cops and workmen, where I come from they're animated, they have actuators and motors to move their arms, and the outfit are usually real uniforms, so not only in Tashkrugan, seems like a cool place to retire, just have to learn to deal with the dirt and dust blowing. Keep up the fantastic work, you bring unknown places to your viewers world.👏

[@healthfirst6501]

Thanks, Katherine, I know more about China and Chinese culture because of your videos

[@lovefreebee]

amazing place amzing video & thank you, Kat...NYC!