Foshan: China's hidden gem, my past education in China 🫣 | 我的家鄉佛山人傑地靈，有機會來看看吧

[@SimingLan]

胖友們 简体/繁體/广东话字幕已经上传了 点视频右下角的⚙就可以找到了喔 you can find subtitles in your language by clicking ⚙at the right corner of the video! :) please help spread the words by subscribing, liking and commenting this video even if it's just "sfhjkdklsgjlkghjlksd" 別忘了一键三连 可以让更多人看到这个视频～比心🫰 love,

[@Speedtox-HK]

聽聞由深圳可以坐地鐵到佛山，真係珠三角地底都挖通晒！

[@mytube30005]

​@@Speedtox-HK不是。

[@darleightenmusic1713]

Very nice video, well done! :) I wonder if it's the same high school where Tim Walz (US vice presidential candidate) taught many years ago - perhaps not, but I guess that school is very close and similar.

[@yojimbo3681]

Wow this video was so emotional and powerful, thank you.

[@metanews7656]

胖友們?!😆😭

[@JaceHart33]

I am an American, and I love your videos. I am trying to use them and others to counter the Anti-China rhetoric our government feeds us everyday. Thank you for the work you do.

[@ChrisHereToday]

Good for you. I live in China and know the truth - hope you can visit one day

[@Go4Broke247]

When they don't have a counter, rhey will use bot, CCP, Wumao, 50 cents, Winnie the Pooh, and WuTang Clan on you. Lol and I'll gladly accept all of the terms.

[@cheney9614]

Fake American bullshit

[@antrant7533]

Bootlicker detected

[@kwokholuk8723]

Politicians of your country have zero sum game mindset. Since your country is the sole superpower after Soviet Union collapse in early 90's, politicians of your country are afraid that China will surpass them in the future. This is why your government feeds you anti-China rhetoric everyday.

[@leansanloh2043]

When you spoke of your teacher Sweet, it was not confusing or inarticulate. It was Genuine. Your humanity with emotions, gratitude, fears and regrets came across naturally. This balances your clear intellect for a fuller human being. 👍

[@ChrisHereToday]

Yes, was great

[@tedtombling2770]

I would argue that you are very articulate. The bright city lights at the end of the video reminded me of Beijing, when people I had come to know during visits, kindly drove me to the airport. I didn't want to leave (2012). But I'm going to Lhasa in October via Chengdu - I can't wait. Another enlightening video (good stories). I'm sure we all cried with you 😊.

[@barbarap6992]

Inarticulate...? Confusing...? This video was SO clear and open and vulnerable! I love your videos, Siming! You are breaking new ground with them! You are using the power of openness, curiosity, and your strong belief in human connections to break some very tough barriers -- barriers that are pulling the world apart right now. It is an awesome power! Take care of yourself and please continue on your path!

[@ChrisHereToday]

Great comment

[@wongseowyong8645]

Exceedingly well presented in many aspects and dimensions. Jiayu!!

[@DylanaSuarez]

Hello! I discovered your channel last year and it's my favorite one on KZbin! I'm American, but my mother is Chinese born in Singapore and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and my dad is Mexican born and raised in Los Angeles. I've always taken a great interest in China, and especially thanks to my husband who is Brazilian and has really got me into the history of China and he admires how the country has lifted up its people in such a short amount of time. It's both of our dreams to one day come visit China together and get to know the China that we never get to hear about in mainstream media. Thank you for creating such informative, beautiful an inspiring videos that speaks to curious minds like myself and so many in the comments here. Looking forward to the next one!

[@listohan]

All of this makes the tension between East and West so sad. None of us humble folk want it.

[@gyalpo1]

you moved me to tears also! and...I must visit Foshan!!!! thank you! :)

[@trekpac2]

Siming, you are just the best! Very articulate, impeccable English, a strong curiosity about life. Just a thrill to watch your videos.

[@jys390]

I taught English in Foshan for a year 20+ years ago. Back then it was a grimy factory town with a small shopping downtown district. We would take a small bus there from the industrial area, which wasn’t far. Thank you for doing a video about your hometown and see how it’s developed. I learned to really respect the Cantonese culture and learn about China more broadly.

[@donaldpkelley]

A beautiful video Siming--thank you. I am a former high school teacher. Several of my students tracked me down to tell me how I changed their lives--one even naming his child after me. So your emotional reaction was very real for me. I also teared up. BTW, I wrote to you before about Peter Hessler's book River town--which is based in Fuling. I believe you lived in Fuling at one point in your life.

[@sarawakguy]

Siming Lan, I beleive Teacher Ms Sweet will appreciate your kind thoughts and telling the world about how you are impacted by her guidance and encouragemts. You will emmulate her in more ways than you know. Smile and be happy always.

[@ChrisHereToday]

Was a cool moment

[@LouisaLee9340]

OMG girl!!!! I am so glad to find your YT channel! We have the exact same struggles and similar life journeys! I am also from Guangdong but not from Foshan and I am currently studying a history degree in overseas! I experienced the exact same struggles such as cultural and political identities struggles as well as u did! And I am also a person who truly believes two different ideologies can get well with each other. I am not sure if all the Cantonese have the similar mindset tho. I also want to get along with everyone as well as you do too! My bestie whom I met overseas is from Taiwan and one of my close friend is from HK. I also made a lot of frens from Vietnam and Malaysia. Anyways, when I know u are from Guangdong I am just simply feeling so excited!!! I have been watching all of your videos girlie!❤❤❤ Wish your channel would grow faster! Wish both of us could be a cultural bridge instead of building a wall! ❤❤❤

[@SimingLan]

noooo wayyy! welcome welcome welcome!! :D

[@hsheuw]

@LouisaLee9340 somewhat curious here.. Are you also a Cantonese? or a Hakka / Chaozhou perhaps..?

[@LouisaLee9340]

@@hsheuwCantonese, can’t speak Hakka and Chaozhou dialect unfortunately 🥲🥲🥲but some of my frens from Taiwan can speak Hakka.

[@hsheuw]

@@LouisaLee9340 greetings from me, a Hakka in Jakarta, Indonesia 😀. Nice to know u here :)

[@LouisaLee9340]

@@SimingLanlove your channel! I watched your video about the conversation with a HK guy til then I knew you are from Guangdong! ❤❤

[@berilorettorejr4955]

Congratulations on the beautiful stuff! Your work is extremely pleasant and professional. The editing, music, shots, everything came together very well. I hope you continue to present us with works like this! Greetings from Brazil.

[@wenvohong]

Greeting from hk. Really appreciate you Siming, with such a great passion to make the vedio to show your hometown, your story and true Chinese culture to foreigners. 佛山真的人杰地灵！

[@toppjj4154]

Beautiful video, Siming. May you never lose your affection for those special people. It’s obvious that you won’t. I was tearing up as well ❤

[@andreastano7920]

I'm always fascinated to hear about education in China, because of the high-spirited students in studying, even though they just listen but I can feel how teachers are so respected. At the end of the day, they realize the actual education is all about perseverance, resilience, hard work to face any challenges to make us grow. No wonder Chinese education is superior, easy to grapple anything. Thanks for sharing.

[@truthful3777]

Just strike me .Simming might not enjoy her early days but it actually molded her to what she is now....😅

[@joerutherford79]

I go to Foshan a lot. It’s one of my favourite Chinese cities, and I agree; it’s a hidden gem. I moved to Guangzhou recently, so now I have less of an excuse not to go. I also work in a school. Your school is very like the school I teach at. Being a school kid in China is tense! But at least you got through it. Great video.

[@mmhcc9907]

Foshan was the first city that I visited during my first china trip. Loved it.

[@sheepmanleader]

Your emotional piece about your teacher moved me.

[@kanamasai5194]

Thank you for providing an exceptional tour of Foshan. You have been a wonderful ambassador.

[@hectorwong1692]

Siming, you´re the best filmmaker i´ve come across in YT. Amazing your way to approach every subject in your video. Congrats, you´ll be famous , I have no doubt. Best wishes!!

[@LucasZero64]

Wow, your videos have gotten really impressive since the last time I watched. I really liked the story you told about that teacher who made a positive impact on your life. I think a lot of people can relate to that experience, most people can think of at least one great teacher who helped them find something they were pationate about or simply made them excited about going to school. An equal amount of people can probably think of a bad teacher that made their life hell for a year or so. It's one of the reasons I am going to school to be a teacher this upcoming fall, I hope to be able to make a positive impact some day.

[@litewavez5431]

Great video about foshan! And really nice to hear your experience in school, it’s always nice to have teachers that give encouragement and see your potentials

[@stephenkrall7609]

Siming, thank you for such heart felt video. I understand your situation in your earlier years as I too was bullied in school. I really did not enjoy learning until I got to college. Students were too busy to be concerned with trivial things. I am 60 now and I am still learning and enjoy it. I enjoy your videos and learning about China, your country and culture is so much older than mine and it is interesting to see how humans have developed over centuries. We are constantly fed BS from our government how China is trying to take over and I am tired of it, so I thought I would find out for myself. I am glad I found your channel. So again, thank you for sharing.

[@ajitsanghi7454]

Siming, yourself, Jingjing and SunDay to name a few are such adorable characters that it makes one wish to get transported to China to spend the rest of one's life in your most adorable country called China.

[@nivzfrabx3718]

One of your best videos to date. thank you for showing us this fascinating country especially the traditional side. Also i'm sure that Sweet is very proud of you!

[@Ivan-bg1jp]

Correction: Yip Man didn't found Wing Chun, rather, he popularized it. It was founded by Ng Mui

[@PianoKei]

I was going to say. 😂

[@truthful3777]

Back in those old days of Black & White TV, never knew who Yip Mum was nor Wing Chiun. We all kung fu fans knew Wong Fei Hung the medical practitioner from Foshan..

[@kenaidiun3736]

Oh....a beautiful Guangdong Fosan girl🥰

[@halvardopem3868]

Lovely! Thank you for leaving the emotional part in the edit. I really enjoy your channel; Your impeccable English and your insightful comments. Greetings from Norway.❤

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

I think no matter where you are in the world going back to your old school will always bring back great memories

[@mortecai222]

what a beautiful moment, thank you for sharing it with us! it’s interesting how moments in our younger years feel so insignificant at the time and yet once we get older we realize how important certain people were in shaping us, then you start to see life differently. such an enlightening video!

[@kiyoshitakeda452]

Very interesting and at times humorous video. So you are a budding opera singer, fearless student and most appreciative of China and its culture. The bo zai fan (煲仔飯) looked delicious. Always enjoy it in visits to Hong Kong. Thank you for the video. Enjoyed.

[@lightwings9042]

i see a lot of emotions there, thank you a lot for the courage to show them! You are a strong person and im hapy to learn more about china with you! thanks!

[@cinematicsomething]

Great tour and look at Foshan! I definitely need to check it out.

[@PaddyTobin]

Beautiful,Siming.❤ 🙏

[@mrtigerchan]

Hi Siming that part when you showed real emotion, I felt the genuiness of you and touched me as well. Best part of this video in my opinion. Thanks for sharing

[@johnlampe6785]

Thank you Siming for a beautiful video about a country and culture I know very little about. You are right , good teachers are gold. Good luck on your journey through life, I suspect you'll go far. John Lampe,Sunny Perth, Western Australia.

[@sgr2828]

Your English is so good that you really don't need to embed subtitles into the video. I myself tried to turn them off in the first 10 seconds of the video because I understood you perfectly. You can also put them in through KZbin which would give people the ability to turn them on or off. Also, sfhjkdklsgjlkghjlksd

[@ThomasBolling-w2f]

Siming, I love your stories about your education -- especially your dear teacher Sweet. ❤❤

[@vsalasarcr]

Greetings, without a doubt, it is a fantastic place. Thank you for showing it.

[@Clarahalfstone77]

Love your channel, it’s so genuine. Your hometown is beautiful!

[@clementsliu]

这期视频很棒，很棒的佛山文化介绍，佛山确实是hidden gem，保留了很多传统文化，至少让我觉得佛山很值得游览一番，相信大家也这么认为

[@gregorypaul4351]

Thank you Siming for this vid; I think it's my favorite of your posts so far. I appreciate the beauty you show in Foshan, and also being so vulnerable about your feelings regarding your teacher, Sweet.

[@trevornorman7563]

as an Englishman and still living in the uk it is nice to see a video of my wife's ancestors home town. which i hope to visit latter this year and also visit my in-laws who live in Guangzhou. always a great time when i see family

[@beaner_b]

this is my absolute favorite video of yours. suppose it does help to know you from your other videos. thanks so much for putting this together. everything about it was great -choice of music, little bits of people watching, and of course a window into school life. oh and that girl singing @ 8:30 such a beautiful voice!

[@tmming-h6k]

Siming we in Malaysia Chinese love Ur video, it's really meaningful for our culture like da great wall of China our motherland, so keep carry on n we love U ever,

[@Mahawww]

The city looks absolutely beautiful and very interesting! Thanks for making this video about it and sharing it

[@marktroy3798]

I think you are very articulate and I very much enjoy your videos.

[@overseaschinese2445]

Thank you for opening a window to Foshan, to Cantonese culture, to your alma mater & a glimpse into your inner self. It's very heartwarming.

[@davidchung4691]

Thank you for sharing your part of life in Foshan past and present! Foshan is very modern yet still preserving many of the past!

[@louischeung6659]

Super interesting to learn about Chinese education. As an overseas Chinese, I always wondered what it's like to grow up in China. The editing in this video was top-notch! music and imagery flowed so well, it felt really professional.

[@ubermenschen3636]

@ 9:11 ,Foshan city center is vibrant, yet peaceful and relaxing - teaming with residents and tourists strolling about and enjoying the local ambience. The streets are clean; walls are free of graffiti; no homeless, no beggars, no druggies, no urine -feces stench, no smash-and-grab looters; no SWAT troopers armed with heavy machine guns, sniper rifle, grenade launchers, or armor vehicle.

[@nolim99]

This video acttually go me thinking about inclidng foshan on my visit. Thanks.. 別忘了一键三连 可以让更多人看到这个视频～比心 🎩

[@willgates8383]

I so great to see how proud you are of your culture as it comes through so clearly and visibly!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@moozoowizard]

Thankyou. Another awesome video!

[@ubermenschen3636]

@ 25:20, ok, you got me hooked. Now, I gotta try “Bo zai fan.”

[@MarkFoster-l6s]

Putting politics aside this was my favorite episode. I appreciated the travelogue aspect; opera, lion dancers, temple and Yip Man museum. Thank You.

[@boonteoh2346]

Certainly China never cease to amaze!! ❤❤ Thanks for the vlog, very informative and endearing!! 👍👍

[@vincenttayelrand]

Well done. I love 'off the beaten paths' videos like these. Should I ever have the opportunity to travel Guangdong I will certainly visit Foshan .

[@nonglouie5106]

Excellent video. Thank you for the hard work in preparing this video. Inspires a trip !

[@Leelylbc]

Wow, your video gave me a new understanding of Foshan. The claypot rice looks so tempting😂

[@tongfattho6913]

Foshan is where my grandfather came from. I am a Singaporean. Etched on my grandfather's tomb is the name of his home town : 佛山南海。 I have been to China a few times but not Guangzhou and Foshan. I was very happy to know one of the my former colleagues who has settled down in Singapore was from 佛山南海。

[@miaouscleaumonocle]

3:24 the opening of Wukong Black Myth 😅

[@truthful3777]

I am a Malaysian Chinese where my father came from Taishan. Thank you for introducing us to your " Famous" city Foshan. As a kid , we always watch Wong Fei Hung kungfu movies produced by TVB HongKong. Wong Fei Hung hailed from Foshan. Thanks to you we can visit Wong Fei Hung hometown.

[@brianquinn5060]

wow what a wonderful move about your culture and you, Your teacher Sweet always supported your strong and intelligent spirit and never forgot you and your appreciation and you her. your English is so beautiful and Sweet. Thank you.

[@jed-b3857]

This was like watching a travel doco, amazing production and storytelling :D

[@Autogenerated_Username]

You are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your videos.

[@KEKSIMTV]

Amazing video, thanks Siming!

[@yanatanSaladang]

Watching u has an impact on me. 🦁

[@daffyduck4195]

I like your videos and your childhood neighborhood. I might visit Foshan someday.

[@dyong888]

Your videos are increasing in quality! Well done! Also it must have been a super hot day. I can see you're sweating like crazy! Can't wait to return to China. I just spent 5 months in Beijing. It was awesome.

[@weavebrain]

Fantastic production, content and commentary. More please 😁🙏

[@dawei666]

I always love the very personal elements of your videos/stories. Sharing your experiences about school was exactly this. It makes your videos come much ore to life and viewers can connect with the content much more. Tragic to hear about your teacher. My sympathies.

[@mrtigerchan]

Thanks!

[@watleythewizard2381]

Happy to be your date for twenty minutes 😊

[@gordkao]

Another great meaningful video. Keep up the great work

[@longboarderanonymous5718]

So Cool. I happened to be in Foshan in May. It's really nice. If people like Hong Kong, then they need to visit Foshan. Foshan is like an extension of Hong Kong or vice versa. They were finishing the new Cantonese Opera Theatre/Museum when I was there. Definitely need to go back to check it out.

[@dawei666]

I love foshan! So green and so much parkland and great biking trails.

[@dragondescendant1]

Foshan was my mother's birthplace, she left mainland when she was few months old because of Japanese invasion.

[@betrayninja]

I'm Japanese . So sorry we invaded you 79 years ago.

[@Herr_Vorragender]

Bloody hell, there is a tale about those dragon boat races.🤯 I askes GPT to give me a tale about Foshan. It gave me a nice tale about an old white bearded man with a wooden staff coming to Foshan. He told the locals the yearly floods were because of an angry river dragon. The locals built a dragon boat, the dragon saw the boat, and from that day on the river never flooded the village of Foshan again. Nice! 😁

[@johnliu8953]

You English fluency is just another level, perhaps better than people in America ,most people I talked to,like they replied to me ,bro what are you talking about,off course the uneducated one,you video are very details about foshan ,so thank you for sharing this hidden gem.

[@ngheanchoong]

very good video. love it.

[@UnitedKashmirNews455]

Love, after long time I noticed your video. It is lovely 👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@saxmaniac6321]

Great to see another of your videos, Siming (and to see your impersonation of 唐三藏). 我超爱没有眼睛的陶瓷 ❤❤ Sorry to hear about your teacher 😢

[@kevinfitzgerald527]

"I personally did not enjoy school as a kid" best line ever hahaha

[@listohan]

I wish I had been in your class at school, Siming. Or even in the same school. And even if I did not qualify for couple things, I could dream or write poems about you if I had the talent, which I don't. Being in the same timezone in the southern hemisphere (almost) is the best I can share. Seriously, your videos are the best. They are the highlight of my KZbin viewing and that's against lots of competition. Is there no end to your creativity? I can't wait for your next video...how can it top this one? Not that it needs to.

[@fafaliu4278]

3:50 Black Myth: Wukong😄

[@yngvesognen1092]

Wonderful as always Siming, but that hat is outrageous!

[@willgates8383]

I am so impressed how proud you are of being proud of your heritage !!!!! My parents are Hakka from Moi Yen, Guangdong 😊

[@士雪]

To be more exact, use CPC. Only those foreigners would like to make it an ambiquous figure as CCP. You speak quite good in English. Your experience in talking to a group of exchange students from the USA gave you a sense of success and you earned confidence in learning, or even self. Your English teacher just did the right thing. In the process of preparing your presentation, you learned how to learn and this is the essence of learning (metacognition). Most teachers in China are great. Whether his/her style of teacher fits a student or not is somehow difficult to say.

[@yunwuyu]

Thank you for sharing, I always learn something new from your video.

[@martinvanschalk5973]

Great video, really good.

[@SoCalFreelance]

9:55 beautiful shot. And I liked the monkey man expressions and movements. You would make a great tourist guide or chaperon! 😊 Perhaps if I visit China I could hire you for your language abilities, knowledge of transportation, cultural knowledge, and assuring PRC security personnel my intentions as an American for visiting are genuine and sincere. ✌

[@ChineseKiddo]

Like the way you interact with your friend.

[@guilhermefaleiros4892]

Ip Man was from Foshan, that alone makes it super cool

[@yukonzhang3034]

Love your video! ❤

[@Olivia-tb9kk]

omgggg我一直以为你是广州或者哪里的，没想到你也是佛山人，我也是，超爱看你的视频！！我也是留学生一枚

[@Herr_Vorragender]

Help please 😅 As someone from Foshan, you may know this. ChatGPT told me about a local story from Foshan. It said : The river of Foshan flooded the village every year. One day a kind old man came to Foshan. He had a white beard and a wooden staff. He told the locals the floods come, because of an angry river dragon. The locals built a dragon boat. The dragon saw the boat. And the dragon liked it. The river never flooded the village of Foshan again. That is the reason why there are dragon boat races in Foshan today. Is that story correct? I've shortened the story. This is a comment after all. If it is, that is wicked cool! ✌😁

[@79chgoh]

Traditional Opera is nearly a died art in Singapore

[@duloo97]

Great episode:))

[@MarieSondraMaribelle]

Vielen Dank, daß Du mich in Deine schöne und interessante Stadt Foshan mitgenommen hast, meine charmante Reisebegleiterin. Ich schätze auch Deine Emotionalität und Dein Selbstbewußtsein als eigenständiges Individuum. Das macht Dich außerordentlich sympathisch. ❤❤❤❤❤ Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland.

[@ericlo6370]

I had been to Foshan and Shunde many times, a nice place to be for good food and some nice places to visit. Lake of Thousand Lamps is a really nice place to visit indeed! You are really blessed to have met your high school teacher who lets you blossom in your own way and pace, to a point it makes me so jealous of you since I have never come across any teacher that I regard as a mentor or someone who let me explore myself and the world freely, your teacher is a rare breed even in Hong Kong where education system is spoon fed by nature and not allowing one to be creative (is it by design of the then British Government?), unless you can attend International School but have to pay a premium to get in! BTW, where's this place with a tower and three dome shaped structure?