Donglianhua: Islamic Influences (Yunnan: The China You Never Knew, episode 3)

Episode three of Yunnan: The China You Never Knew available now! Come with us to explore the 600 year-old Islamic town of Donglianhua.
Host Jordan Porter travels from Weishan to Donglianhua in search of a more complete historical sense of the region. Yunnan's cultural influences are vast, and in Donglianhua, Islam put down deep roots.
Jordan speaks with the town mosque's elderly imam, who can remember back to when Donglianhua had no electricity, saw few if any tourists and was completely unknown to the outside world.
Together with friend and guide, Frank Hitman, Jordan also learns about the famous Ma family, who prospered greatly as traders along the Tea Horse Road but also played a hugely important role in securing training, supplies and safe passage for anti-Japanese forces during World War II.
For more about Destination China and Yunnan province, see the following links:
Facebook: / destchina
Instagram: / destchina
GoKunming: www.gokunming.com/en/
Show host Jordan Porter is an entrepreneur, writer and the founder of Chengdu Food Tours and the Chengdu Baijiu Club. Originally from Canada, he has lived Sichuan's capital since 2010 and is driven by a passion for the food and drink of southwest China. When not writing or eating, he enjoys driving around the countryside, talking to farmers, exploring mountains and listening to rock'n'roll.
For more about Jordan, find him on:
Instagram: / chengdufoodtours
Facebook: / chengdufoodtours
Twitter: / jordanporter37
Websites: www.chengdufoodtours.com and www.chengdubaijiuclub.com
To know more about Frank Hitman and the Yunnan-oriented trips he organizes, check out Zouba Tours:
www.zoubatours.com/
/ zouba_tours
Special thanks to Kris Ariel for some post production sound engineering wizardry. You can find Kris here:
www.krisariel.com/
/ krismoonpie

[@sulaimanahmadmarzuki5760]

I'm a 4th generation of yunnan at malaysia. Since my great grand father going out from yunnan on 1900 to Guangzhou to Hong Kong to Terengganu, Malaysia.

[@mofb8331]

Ni hao..apa khabar

[@dchankk]

I salute you bro. Not many Malay will say that their ancestors came from China.

[@sanousielangputeh2489]

I am Muslim-malay from Satun,Thailand. I think i might have some if hui ancestors too.I've visit Yunnan once i like it so much that i think i can stay there for the rest of my life. Sometimes i kinda wish our ancestors would never moved down here to Malaya, it's damn hot here 😂

[@mofb8331]

@@dchankk because probably they don't have chinese lineage .

[@Asdfhjkl998]

I am Easter European Muslim half Sirbiyen half Greek genetically 3 point hun Chinese 😀😀😀😀 and My grand-mom god bless her soul look more Chinese 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@maria1060-f1q]

I wish this was an hour long. So interesting and beautiful art.

[@DestinationChina]

Thank you! We can consider doing longer videos in the future :) appreciate the feedback. Have you been yourself?

[@maria1060-f1q]

@@DestinationChina my father actually works in China but I've never been able to go. Thank you for your videos :)

[@DestinationChina]

@@maria1060-f1q Maybe these videos cam give you some travel ideas when you decide to visit :)

[@jazal_07munb]

@@DestinationChina are u muslim

[@vionirjaya]

Masya Allah, my from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@marshallstoneworld]

Alhamdulillah. Awesome video, very informative. Love to know more about the Muslims in China.

[@leimu8406]

This is my hometown,❤️❤️thank you author

[@sandrama4172]

so intresting to know the history of China.I am South African born Chinese of late immigrant parents from Southern China.My late father is a Ma.I still carry his surname. Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa

[@DestinationChina]

Greetings back from Yunnan! :)

[@sandrama4172]

@@DestinationChina hello back

[@PureVikingPowers]

@@sandrama4172 Look up serpentza on youtube, a South African who lived in China for 16 years i think he was the first person making youtube videos in China 🙂

[@avasim2911]

Very nice vlog Love from India 🇮🇳

[@prameswara1123]

great documentary and nice place to visit

[@WalkFun4K]

It's so so great videos, and beautiful!! STay connected dear.

[@diky_mahardikan]

Thanks Sir for make this video

[@feruzachinshailo4684]

Thank you very much for making this short film. It’s very interesting for my since my roots from hui Muslims. My grand-grandfather has moved to Kyrgyzstan. My dream is to visit places of my ancestors 🙏🏻

[@bakhiar3704]

Good job & thanks ganbatte.

[@DestinationChina]

Thank you!

[@yolantida]

great job, thank you!

[@DestinationChina]

Thank you too!

[@jefosterchina]

Excellent videos but way too short. The subtitles flash too quickly as well. People unfamiliar with China may have trouble getting the whole story. Keep it up and get better.

[@DestinationChina]

Thank you for your feedback! We'll keep that in mind for future episodes. The length is fixed for this first series, but hope to do longer videos in the near future.

[@aristahandayani1668]

thankyou for this beautiful video bro

[@DestinationChina]

Thanks for appreciating them!

[@cometmoon4485]

Mashallah, I'd love to visit one day!

[@parthamohan5891]

Our ancestral land was Mong Mao,Yunnan province...don't know what its called now...love from Tai-Ahom,Assam,Northeast of India🙂🙏🏼❤️ Our surname was mo-hung before we took Hinduism from Taoism(praying only to our ancestors)31st of January every year(meh-dam-meh-phi)

[@nanajeje9800]

Maasya Allah, i really want to go there. Salam from indonesia🌹❤

[@mariaana8090]

Please more duration, make interview with locals, food, culture, history, and so on, btw i am muslim woman from Indonesia

[@indonesiantangkas7446]

Apa betul nenek moyang Indo dr sana yah, pantesan mukaku asia banget...

[@DestinationChina]

We'll create more in-depth content in the future!

[@YerethJansen]

Love the history of the ancient tea-horse road!

[@sandrama4172]

Yereth Jansen me tooo,am a Ma,South African born Chinese of late immigrant parents from Southern China.I still have wall plague belonging to my dad with WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT...HORSES😀🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa

[@Saiddistama]

Subhanalloh, assalamu'alaikum my from indonesia.

[@MrStargazer777]

5:55 "Islam has been a constant" ..

[@mahizunmohamad1840]

My great great Grand Ma from Yunnan maybe from Donglianhua.

[@DestinationChina]

That's incredible! Did you ever go?

[@mahizunmohamad1840]

I never been there ,wish to❤

[@mohamadikbaabdillah3238]

Aku lihat ini postingan karena thumbnailnya gambar anak kecil yang sedang duduk sendiri, ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vincentmichael3338]

Did y'all cover Weishan and Weiboahsan?

[@DestinationChina]

Yes we did! Check out our channel for the Weishan episode. Thanks Vincent!

[@amandasari8710]

Thank you sharing nice content video. Respect love greeting from indonesia❤👍

[@klewank2615]

Even the province of Yunnan once stood as a Sultanate

[@ladyrainforest]

#mybucketlist

[@bakhiar3704]

I do know i can go to China for wonder

[@sarmansabrangwetan1390]

Even Yunan once founded a sultanate

[@kosone7504]

Welovemyanmar

[@kazi789]

What about the Uyghur?

[@DestinationChina]

The local people here are called Hui people.

[@helius661]

@@jasperbudiono295 well said sir. And since when American care too much about muslim life?

[@zg_rq]

Uyghurs live similar lives, since they are muslim-majority too.

[@dobmaster4412]

@@jasperbudiono295 CNN? yeah something doesn’t sound right here

[@MrSamsuriwahid]

The Uyghurs are further up North near Xinjiang whereas Yunnan is in the south.