Exploring the Past & Present of Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Exploring the Past & Present of Fuzhou, Fujian, China | Vlog Part 1

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Grace and Yongjian

Күн бұрын

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@TigerSing 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for promoting Fuzhou culture

@GraceandYJ 10 ай бұрын

And thank you for appreciating Fuzhou culture!

@lukasyeung-vn2kx 5 ай бұрын

Fuzhou My hometown too

@ltrocity6920 16 күн бұрын

Fellow Fuzhounese ABC here. This video was awesome and so well done. Just got back from visiting Fuzhou again after 18 long years. It's insane how different it is now compared to what I visually remember from visiting as a kid. Miss the food already!

@cwsiu2025 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your nice video with us. I went on a trip to Fuzhou in November and your video brought back a lot of good memories. The new metrorail system is awesome. Don't forget to write off your trip costs as business expenses on your tax return next year.

@s627y 10 ай бұрын

i enjoy all your videos thoroughly. Taking notes for my future travels. :)

@GraceandYJ 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy travels!

@lillianzhang_ 9 ай бұрын

wow i love how you captured your reactions to the food and culture, and it was so great to hear more about the culture contexts! i want to go back now~

@GraceandYJ 9 ай бұрын

This is exactly what our channel exists to do! 💕

@MeiJuanZhang-f6r 10 ай бұрын

The night view of Fuzhiou is beautiful. How many people can be sit on that huge table?

@XiongCheng 4 ай бұрын

my hometown is fuzhou, i recently went to fuzhou and i recognize everywhere you went to,including bridges,buildings

@graceanimalrehabcenterinc.2832 7 ай бұрын

I was born in Fuzhou of small village. I came to US as a young child. Now, I am in my fifty and my mother is gone, I very much missed my culture and food. Thank God there is Fuzhou people that own a Chinese buffet cooked me some Fuzhou food. I totally agree that parents' don't teach their children their homeland language when they are born in America or go there in young age. My mother talk to me Fuzhou so I can speak some, plus other Chinese dialogues. We need to preserve our language and culture. Thank you for doing this.

@linsridesharehustle 3 ай бұрын

I also immigrated with my mother to America at a young age. She was only able to speak Fuzhounese so I had to grow up bilingual. Ever since I could remember I’d be her personal translator. It was confusing at times especially in my teenage years but as an adult I embrace my Fuzhounese heritage. I’ve been back to Fuzhou several times, most recently in Nov of last year. Nothing special imo, particularly the rural villages

@HelloWorld-hb7yt 2 ай бұрын

Same here. I am in my 40s. I am from tingzhang

@linsridesharehustle 2 ай бұрын

⁠me too! I’m from tingjiang well I mean my parents are

@HelloWorld-hb7yt 2 ай бұрын

@@linsridesharehustle - I left there at 13. how old are you parents?

@linsridesharehustle 2 ай бұрын

⁠I left when I was 7yo. Been back there several times. Honestly I’m not missing much. The diaspora of fuzhounese people is well known. I came over in 95’ at the peak

@thienantrinh4568 10 ай бұрын

All the food looks so yummy! I’ll have to check out Fuzhou next time I’m in China :)

@GraceandYJ 9 ай бұрын

YAY! That is our goal with these videos! 😉

@ponuni 9 ай бұрын

The last time I went to Fuzhou was 2002 and golly did the place change. It's definitely a lot nicer than I last remember it. Cool video!

@GraceandYJ 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, Fuzhou did indeed change so much that Grace's parents and grandparents didn't even recognize parts of it! You should definitely visit again if you get a chance :)

@HelloDaisy 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video♡ i miss travelling back to fuzhou

@wongwaikuok7334 10 ай бұрын

謝謝分享😀👍

@GraceandYJ 9 ай бұрын

謝謝您關注我們！

@alexandconi 27 күн бұрын

Awesome video! How did you do guys uploading the videos in China? Was it possible or you had to wait to be in another country to upload them? We are really curious about that because we would love to visit China soon and create some content there, but we are not really sure about how it works. Best wishes!

@davidli5115 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I missed Fuzhou. I was there 6 times from 2005 to 2010. Thanks for your videos.

@GraceandYJ 10 ай бұрын

Very cool! What was your experience like when you visited Fuzhou?

@davidli5115 10 ай бұрын

@GraceandYJ , I was shell shock. As I walk off the jet way. I tell myself that I am in Communist China. ( I was born in Taiwan). Friends took me to the city and checked me in the hotel in the back of 5-1 Square. I was amazed. It looks and feels modern. I like it. I am an early riser ( friends are not). I walk through the Fuzhou City back alley, and I smell the local air. Walk up the drum mountain every other day. I am Chinese, and I am in China. I feel good. I stopped at every tea shop ( just to experience the tea ritual). Stopped at most of the coffee shops. It reminds me of Japan. The U.S. doesn't have anything close to it. I will be back very soon. I was so backwoods person, I ordered sweet and sour pork. I love it so much ( reminds me of Taiwan), I walk into the kitchen and tip the cook for the awesome dish. Living in the U.S. for 50 years, I am a Chinese redneck. That's my 2 cents. Thanks.

@haleyhaley6257 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, I will be traveling here to meet my in laws and see my husbands city and I’m so excited ❤

@WarChortle 2 ай бұрын

Just found the channel. Really fun, just one note at 9:30 did you mean to say Japan? Not a big deal but that confused me

@linlong5053 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for introducing fuzhou in English.

@febbystrange 6 ай бұрын

can you tell me the name of the restaurant of your first visit? and the one you had peking duck… looks so good

@0591GG 8 ай бұрын

It is true that Fuzhou dialect has fewer and fewer application scenarios. I hope everyone will speak it more. I am glad that you introduced Fuzhou.

@lillianzhang_ 9 ай бұрын

how long did it take you to edit this video? it's super well edited :D

@GraceandYJ 9 ай бұрын

haha it took many days! thanks for the support as always

@destiaraliong 3 ай бұрын

希望我有机会回福州

@真实-b7j 5 ай бұрын

Have you been to the fuzhou pedestrian street?

@qake2021 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏 西湖👍👍👍

@linghaantiang1832 8 ай бұрын

Never can imagine Fuzhou is so much bigger than Kuala Lumpur 😅

@kevinyang8881 8 ай бұрын

好样的长柄年轻人 👍👍👍

@fenxian 3 ай бұрын

The reason you can speak Fuzhounese is because both your parents speak Fuzhounese at home. Same as my relatves, whose kids grewup in America, speaking Fuzhounese with parents all the time at home, but siblings prefer communicate in English. Their Mandarin suck despite learning in Weekend. It seems your Mandarin good.