Exploring Rural CHINA Solo: A Journey Off The Beaten Path

[@michaeljiang960]

Fantastic video. An Australian show us Chinese parts of our own country where none of us has been to. Good job!

[@louiserobinson9776]

What a journey! I shared your anxiety at the beginning of the trip, but what a reward for your determination! The view of and around the temple is out of this world! Thanks for taking us along!!

[@kungyin]

對於外國人來說，你這樣做的確很有勇氣，變數太多，資訊太少。但是中國肯定是世界上少數你可以突發奇想就去探索邉鄉但卻不用考慮安全因素的國家之一，而這種視頻帶給了我們旅行真正的感覺，繼續努力！👍

[@jeffreyINAus]

中国很安全，所以去到一些非旅游景点 是没问题的

[@theresa337]

You make this so real unlike a travel brochure.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you! That's the goal

[@qinlee8319]

作为一个云南都没去过的中国人，为你的视频点赞，拍的很漂亮，中国人基本都非常乐于帮助人，希望你接下来旅途顺利，带来更多优秀的视频！

[@thejourneyofjake]

谢谢你的好评论。 我很高兴你喜欢这个视频

[@garylee9668]

The reason that the kid was staring at you all the way is you are probably the first foreigner he ever seen in his life😄

[@thejourneyofjake]

Haha quite possibly!

[@noidnobb]

The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful. As a Chinese didn't even know there was such a beautiful place. Thank you for showing us around.

[@thejourneyofjake]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it!

[@yonight6871]

It’s hard to imagine that your Chinese is so good and you also have WeChat payment. With your ability, you can travel around China no problem. China is very safe and every province is different. Especially Xinjiang, Tibet and Guangxi are worth visiting.

[@thejourneyofjake]

I'm starting to realise just that, northwest China is on my bucket list this year 😁

[@yonight6871]

Nice...@@thejourneyofjake

[@andreastano7920]

That place was so peaceful and beautiful

[@thejourneyofjake]

It really was, beautiful part of the world

[@stvdmc2011]

great video.....seems like the chinese are just like another....live life.

[@chenyangli9777]

I have no idea how this pops up on my recommendation list yet this is the most calming and relaxing video I've watched in a while. Great job.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@kellyxu9264]

Such a beautiful village!! Very grateful for the efforts you made into making this video❤ As a Chinese I’m definitely gonna see this place myself one day😊

[@timtamwam]

Well done 森山. Looking forward to more vids of your journeys

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you!

[@jeffreyINAus]

wow ,Jake, your drone footage is absolutely stunning.I have never seen it like this before

[@thejourneyofjake]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@YongLi-np3wg]

6:08 The place you are going is like 50km to the Burma border. Drug traffiking and human trafficking have always been an issue alone that part of the border. Security has to be tight especially on strangers.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Gotcha, fair enough!

[@kexinzhang-hc6rc]

太漂亮了，像纪录片，太美了！

[@JPan0530]

👏👏👏

[@Trumppower]

Nice video Mate... 👌我喜欢这个地点

[@thejourneyofjake]

cheers！

[@maneil9297]

nice video

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks Neil!

[@ZhuLongPeng]

Hey bro.Thanks for exploring these peaceful place,showing a different image of China. Popular place doesn’t mean the most worthy place to visit. We also need someone to exhibit some place with splendid landscapes like this. Everything goes well!

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks for the comment, I'll do my best to stay off the beaten path!

[@谢晓峰-i6s]

在厦门很近的一个县城安溪，生产一种茶叫铁观音，功夫茶的一种🙃，有些地方也远离城市，是闽南文化的一些村落

[@iammeandmyself2083]

Envious of what you’re doing mate! I imagined that like you I would be intimidated by the challenge, and unlike you, I would probably “chicken out” and find an excuse to stay in my comfort zone. I’m glad you went and so I can see another beautiful place in China.

[@shy3053]

come from Bilibili. Well made video.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you!

[@shy3053]

@@thejourneyofjake 我居然可以正在看着的时候收到回复，哈哈哈，博主加油，视频很真实且有趣。

[@LW78321]

I love your adventurous spirit! The amazing scenery made all the stress worth it

[@alexxgalaxy]

Your video gave out a sense of peace and it's different from a lot of others. It deserves many more views.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it!

[@theresa337]

You are so brave!

[@davekuek4811]

Loved this. Thanks Jake!

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you!

[@openzzf9937]

虽然中国有14亿人，很多地方人山人海，但风景很美又没什么人的地方数不胜数。我也经常离开闹市坐车半小时去山里假寐，听风听雨，花开花落。

[@thejourneyofjake]

这听起来像是一项放松的活动

[@yasuloh1643]

In the past, when you enter a county which has a land border, there is a check point. It's pretty much like a pre check. If you could imagine, it used to be a check for people visiting places like Shenzhen as it shares a border with British Hong Kong. Obviously nowadays, for most of the border counties, there is no more checks, but for remote areas, you just experienced one.

[@sooowang]

Well done！And thank you for your helpful information！

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you, you're welcome 😁

[@lei285]

Thanks for exploring the vast and diverse rural China, you’re indeed very adventurous… now, allow me to teach you a new word(maybe not new anymore): people mountain people sea… that’s literally how crowed Chinese New Year is!!😂😂

[@thejourneyofjake]

Haha I learnt that one pretty quick during CNY - definitely 人山人海 🫣

[@Nickhuynh9]

Do you watch any Chinese dramas or movies? Your Mandarin is very good.

[@revenchou8798]

作为中国人我都没有去过那么远的地方！会说中文真的让旅行体验提高了很多很多😉期待你分享你的下一次冒险~

[@thejourneyofjake]

感谢你的评论😀

[@minzhang9112]

From Sydney Love to visit this place 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jingsongyang876]

well done Jake, local buses are always the way to go in western sichuan and yunnan provinces, it's pretty easy once you buy the ticket, finding hostel or 农家乐 is also easy.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks! yeah really not as difficult as I expected, can't wait to check out more places like this.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Western Sichuan is definitely on the bucket list too 😀

[@ivylee5316]

That's cool, such a challenging thing，even me as a Chinese，I only went to many ‘big’ cities in different regions of China, learning from u

[@faobei8969]

I saw your video on bilibili，its amazing that you go to some rural areas that i have never seen before as a Chinese. Your pronunciation is pretty good also，hope u have a great time in china！

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks so much for the kind words 🙏

[@notMelan]

Epic definitely.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks!

[@yonight6871]

China is better, The ancient city of Lijiang in Yunnan Province is very famous. It is home to ethnic minorities, centuries-old ancient cities, mountains and lakes. There are also some foreigners living in the ancient city. They like it very much. If you have the opportunity, you can go there.

[@quietlives]

去澜沧的路上，看到景迈山的路标，可惜没上去。

[@obsidianstatue]

Those are border region checks, because it's near Myanmar. In some border areas, even Chinese citizens needs a permit to travel to.

[@施刘涵杰]

非常高质量的视频，你应该拥有更多的fans

[@thejourneyofjake]

感谢你的支持！

[@Ottovonostbahnhof]

wow, it is indeed an uniq venture, you dont see this done by many ppl, not even many chinese ppl visit there.

[@georwoogle]

😄😄😄

[@noidnobb]

I hope you were able to visit the old town of Lijiang.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Friends told me lijiang was overrun with tourists so I didn't go on this trip. I do want to go at some point though

[@白白-d5x]

能讲中文赞一个

[@never4ever386]

Was that 150 a night or for the 3 nights?

[@thejourneyofjake]

150 per night, not too bad for staying within a scenic zone during Chinese New year

[@remeycn]

it is not puer tea, it should be white tea.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Oh you're right! Thanks for the correction

[@jeffreyINAus]

终于有双语了，可以在B站更新快一些了。这样可以涨粉丝

[@thejourneyofjake]

哈哈对，终于找到一个很棒的中国人愿意帮我做双语字幕。👌👌

[@quietlives]

你被边防检查是因为你一个人旅行：旅行一般是几个人一起，这样才有趣。

[@豪張-n1y]

因為是中國少數民族自治區為保護其當地鄰介東南亞鄰國如泰、老沃等之地理特殊性安全故才有國境內臨檢點以防偷渡不法份子出入中國國境，這也是為保護當地百姓生活居住安全的必要措施尤其在當地因非觀光旅遊景點幾乎少見外國人到此因而才會被注意，希望能被國外旅人諒解。

[@quietlives]

@@豪張-n1y 云南是打击毒品走私的前线。

[@theresa337]

When it comes to kids. Make faces. It willmake you and them happy and relieve discomfort, but it’s China I don’t know you are allowed.

[@thejourneyofjake]

I do try to engage them most of the time, but I'm usually met with a blank stare 😅 I understand it though, I've even found myself staring at other foreigners because we are so few and far between out in these places 😂

[@shadowyt3384]

Now you understand how much very very bad country 😂🤣🤧😭🇨🇳😹 Brother l wish your safe 😱😓😨😰