How life is changing for the Shui people of Guizhou 🌲 贵州水族现在的生活条件怎么样？⛰

Join me on a Voyage to the territory of one of China's 56 ethnic groups, the Shui, in southwest China! We're heading into the Shui county of Sandu, and we'll stop wherever looks interesting and see who we meet - come with us on this spontaneous journey into the mountains, let's see what life is like for the Shui people in 2022 and how it compares to a few decades ago.
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[@kats_journey_east]

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[@jowen9422]

你的小王总可以扔了1:03🤗 I am serious

[@kats_journey_east]

“扔”😂😂😂😂

[@haohe6702]

我推荐你们探索一下贵州的三线厂旧址，遍布贵州，基本都废弃了，但是能找到活生生的七八十年代生活痕迹，我就是三线厂长大的，我四十八岁时回到童年的地方，我家房子竟然还在，墙壁上还有我小时候画的蜡笔画。在露天电影场，地上还有以前画的占位子的字：有人......运气好，能看到车间过去的标语，家里墙上的画报报纸，写的留言，食堂学校幼儿园医院小卖部和大礼堂，回忆啊，为国家牺牲奉献的一代人，甚至两代人。

[@theasianchannel2000]

shichuan looks lovely, but i'm not very tolerant of spicy food. huhu.

[@karinac.3378]

I'm new here!!so happy I found you❤️🎉💯🥂 很高兴认识你和你的老公。我是匈牙利人，我的老公他也是中国人。🤗🤗

[@gibsonguitar766]

The anti poverty effort in China for the past 30 years is amazing.

[@stevenc7877]

it is such a brilliant idea, it brings old generations into the fold and uplifts them at the same time.

[@Dovid2000]

The ninety year-old man was a treat. Thanks for filming for us these exquisite scenes!

[@mkdanmark]

I will take any upload from Katherine over anything thing netflix has to offer, any day. What a great video.

[@kats_journey_east]

Glad you like the videos 😄😄 I love sharing the stories I unearth during my travels with everyone

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

same! videos about real places and people beats mindless fiction any day ~ 😊

[@yingxu7908]

谢谢🙏你两位

[@mboihk3796]

As usual very interesting video. Keep it up.

[@阿棗]

[@baddoggi4238]

Thing about many Chinese people is that they are very direct and frank. A little boisterous but they can treat you dinner easily. I know, because I'm one of them. And also they treat their girlfriends very well (I stayed up all night whenever she's sick). And no, she's not Chinese

[@JukeWoo9263]

Katherine and Wei, most people in Guizhou speak Guizhou dialect, which is pretty much similar to Sichuan dielect. In fact, most people from Sichuan , Chongqing , Yunnan, Guizhou, the small part of West Hubei, and North Guangxi speak Sichuan dielect or its close variants, including many ethnic minorities in those provinces. Older generations of Han Chinese in those areas don't understand or speak Mandarin.

[@菜阴蚊-l7m]

祝你玩的愉快！

[@zhengyuhou]

那只白色的狗 叫作 下司犬 是中国本土 优秀的猎犬 ❤

[@RespectOthers1]

What another gem of a video! Seeing these friendly people modernising their way of living but at the same time retaining some elements of their precious tradition like those ingenious fake wood-looking outer walls is awesome. Most important of all they look happy and content. :D

[@jonah_lau]

I've seen so many misunderstandings towards Chinese people on the Internet, and I am quite saddened, reckoning that they haven’t t found the right way to see China. Obviously, Katherine, you've found your own individualistic and unique way. Thank you for letting the world know China better! ❤️

[@MrLee4747]

Katherine is one "Chinese" who can speak multiple languages. She is priceless.

[@44jwong]

I don't think there's misunderstanding. They just ignorant and one track mind, believing in their own race superiority and mix with western propaganda.

[@stellades123]

China is now facing a fifth wave of the epidemic which it cannot easily control without major ' societal disturbances' (to put it mildly). They engaged in risky gain of function virus research and unleashed a virus they could not control. Instructions for Agent K - The mid to long term effects of this pandemic including the upcoming World wide food crisis and increased cross border wars may well spell the doom for the majority of human population. My advice, if you are fortunate enough is to identify islands of stability such as Australia new Zealand, south pacific etc and try to bunker down with supplies and neighbours you can trust or at least are not a threat. Remember you don't have to prep for years of self sufficiency. You only have to survive the population transition

[@zww9397]

中国人的生活文化为什么需要外国人理解呢？

[@zww9397]

你有强迫症吧

[@satananda9078]

Wow, this video was amazing. The Shui people seem so kind, even though there's a language barrier much of the time. It warmed my heart to see how the man who gave you guys a pomelo refused to take your money, even though Wei tried to insist. Safe travels to you both

[@fontaschan4665]

The chicken crowing really brings up the peace deep in my heart.

[@detrickguillory7537]

What a treat this video is. The people, culture, changes, … Thank you for sharing your love for people, tradition, history, China, … I have the same loves cannot get enough time exploring beautiful China. Your videos do quench my thirst at the moment. Once this pandemic is over, I will be on the first plane to Shanghai to explore all over beautiful China. GODspeed in all your endeavors & studies.

[@kats_journey_east]

Hope you can come visit soon, darn this pandemic 😷😭

[@imahandsomechinesemanwholo6609]

I hope you can visit my hometown Chengdu and Deyang. There are hot pot and giant pandas here.

[@fontaschan4665]

i guess i can understand what the old grandpa is talking about, he says 水埔村与另两个村统一（合并）了。he means Shuipu village has been merged with another two villages. in fact this is also a part of rural society changes in China during the last two or three decades, more and more younger generation left from remote rural area, and went to bigger ciries, seeking for better living and job opportunities, so population in rural area like Shuipu village keeps shrinking, so the government will merge several shrinking villages as well as towns like Shuipu into one bigger village or bigger town, so as to reduce cost of government management.

[@DBGE001]

@@fontaschan4665Thank you for the translation and the explanation!

[@alanOHALAN]

Fun fact: Huawei's founder Ren zhengfei is from Guizhou province. He grew up extremely poor in a village probably like this, but was able to study telecommunication in the army and became one of the most respected entrepreneurs in China.

[@kevinkuok9131]

Thank you Alan for this very interesting fun fact.

[@notsure1276]

Very interesting look into a village that has evolved over the decades. My silly self started thinking about the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf as Katherine describes the various builds of homes. The life these people live are simple yet happy. Thanks for showing us.

[@kats_journey_east]

Glad you liked it , more videos coming soon🌼🌼

[@maxwin4398]

老家是附近另外一个县的。由于老房子很多都已经很破旧，有些已经是危房。政府给了两个选择: 1，给材料给你修缮旧房，使之适合居住。2, 搬迁到政府建在附近城镇的集中居住点，老旧的危房要拆掉。农村里面很多人选择搬迁到新房，所以原来的村子很多都空了。

[@独孤孤独-h7p]

大家应该都会这么选择吧

[@alvinnnliu]

这样蛮好的，时代在发展，每个同胞都有享受现代生活便利的权利。老房子选择性地留存保护一些即可，供大家缅怀也好参观也好，就像视频里第二个景点一样。

[@pengpeter6955]

I am a Chinese and like to travel. However, you travel much more than me in China and more exploring! I admire you for all your experience.

[@kats_journey_east]

😄😄😄

[@bull7173]

Followed you and Blondie's channel at the same time, I love both. But gradually I like your work more, because the perspective of the story is unique, and can't find anyone similar so far. Always support you and Wei and look forward to more and better videos.

[@kats_journey_east]

Glad you like the videos , looking forward to sharing our journey to Yao ethnic group territory and our yunnan bike tours with everyone over the next couple weeks 😁

[@bull7173]

@@kats_journey_east bike tours🚲 in Yunnan🤩🤩

[@Vict0rHy]

Katherine is like the Chinese version of baldandbankrupts Soviet Russia. Stepping into the unknown, untouched and speaking the local language to fully understand the culture.

[@davidmoss2576]

Blondie is cool but more of a food channel.

[@MrLuca998]

@@Vict0rHy Omg, I loved this metaphor, I follow both and that's so true !!😂

[@mochichichi2458]

I'm Chinese but born and raised abroad...I feel sad when I see laowai seeing more of China than me 😭

[@bryantabel8460]

不知道你是否能看懂汉字，等疫情结束了，欢迎你回来看看😁😁

[@kats_journey_east]

Hope you can see more of china someday , whenever this annoying virus ends 🦠 😷

[@MadyshoneTristene]

别难过！人生是一场旅行，但一定要记住自己的根。当落叶归根的那一刻 你会发现这片神州大地就在你的脚下 就在你的心中！在外就保护好自己。

[@ghostofsolomon237]

Haha she saw more of China than most born and raised Chinese.

[@lwong6289]

@@MadyshoneTristene t

[@monkeynorn]

Katherine’s channel has carved a niche as far as China-related contents are concerned. Your videos are unique and authentic coz not many KZbinrs showcase abandoned wooden houses in unknown villages, and the fact that you speak fluent Mandarin helps you communicate with the villagers and understand their history and culture on a deeper level.

[@kats_journey_east]

Lots more exploring of random places coming soon😁😁

[@albertkoey]

Glad to see your published video, in view of the recent aviation incident. A moment of silence for those onboard the ill-fated flight and wishing affected family and friends can move on after they have grieved. Back to your video now - nice to see the minorities being shown. Good job! I wonder how many people know that there are minorities even among the billions and billions of Chinese people in China and elsewhere around the world.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

🥺🙏

[@stevenchen7101]

Sandu Shui Autonomous County (Chinese: 三都水族自治县) is an autonomous county in the southen area of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and the only Shui Autonomous County in China; 63% of Shui in China live in this county, which is the heartland of the Shui people. Sandu has a population of 400,000, 97% of whom belong to ethnic minorities and 67% of the total population are Shui. It is one of the poorest counties of Guizhou. Most of the county is forested and it is noted for its clean air and warm hospitality of Shui people. Hope you have a pleasant journey here.

[@10lauset]

Wonderful looking place. Thanks for bringing us along and discover more of the ethnic minorities China. Cheers to you both.

[@lovefreebee]

wow very interesting to see such an ol' village with a touch of new facelift; always great too see katherine's videos many thanks!

[@sirwu6041]

11: 33. The lady, who is not fluent in Mandarin and dresses up like an aquarium, said she was going to "走亲，喝酒", which means "visit relatives and drink wedding wine". In China's traditional culture, neighbors, relatives and friends will bring gifts to the scene to congratulate and help when they encounter wedding or funeral events such as taking a wife, marrying a daughter, having children, celebrating their birthday, and the host's family will entertain guests with drinks and food. Good works. Katherine & Wei.

[@efronlinneas7131]

I am growing increasingly concerned about Wei's recent insubordinations and fear it will only get much worse unless pre emptive 'measures' are taken on your part to decisively reign it in

[@isaacisaaca8163]

Yes. The Americans are expert in taking pre emptive action. #prayforwei

[@kats_journey_east]

Lmfao

[@raylee5030]

@@isaacisaaca8163 I suppose Wei needs to be sanctioned first. He will be given the privilege of sleeping on the sofa alone.

[@techte7604]

😂🤣What a humorous comment 👍

[@jerometsowinghuen]

Despite how simple it is on life in rural/agricultural areas, but still gives a peaceful and natural environment in the mountains.

[@gigishaw3318]

Katherine, you got to discipline Wei. How dare he said something opposite to your command. No allowance for a week, for example.

[@davepsk7334]

Interesting, very interesting. Much better than national geographic. I like this type of adventures.

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Thank you for a look at this place, it's sad to see such traditional villages disappearing.

[@spadeysay6846]

Love it or hate it, that's progress ! And progress has penetrated into every little corner of China. Where are the dismal lives and living conditions of the Chinese people that so many outsiders either choose to portray or believe in?

[@VerhoevenSimon]

@@spadeysay6846 I know it's "progress" but it's still a shame to see certain ways of live disappear if the people living them still like them.

[@王柯翔-l6c]

As a bai people in China all of my family and another bai people I know we are happy to see changes and progress. Ps government really does something to protect the traditional culture of bai people.welcome to my hometown sangzhi

[@mikel4690]

@@VerhoevenSimon Hey man they are real people, not a relic for others to watch :) They want nice houses and nice cars just like you - you wouldn't happen to commute to work on your ox wagon in the name of cultural preservation, would you? Some folks just don't get it - like, unless the Tibetans crawl for 100 miles to pilgrimage, it's "genocide" - while they fly in with jumbo jets and $1000 Costco cameras as spectators. Hey, the Tibetans are riding bullet train now. Sorry they don't live in caves for your viewing pleasure.

[@VerhoevenSimon]

@@王柯翔-l6c oh I am all in favour of progress and quality of live improving. I just wished some of these places could be reserved like a museum. (we have some of these in West Europe)

[@stanbimi]

Such a peaceful old village. Chicken and ducks seem to take over the leisurely place. China must develop these rural agricultural areas so that young people don't all need to move into crowded cities. Soon the old wooden houses that are worth preserving will become renovated airbnb for the curious tourists from the cities. Can't hold back the march towards modernity even in remote villages. Let there be 5G & wi-fi.

[@willengel2458]

it costs a fortune to run sewage and waste-water lines and upgrade for lodging purpose. the government relocated those willing to move to a central area where they have job opportunity and receive the service they're entitled to.

[@stanbimi]

@@willengel2458 Makes sense to build new settlement away from old area. It is more cost-effective to plan and build from scratch.

[@willengel2458]

@@stanbimi Katherine actually showed the new houses where they moved to. they can see, visit, and size up things before they commit themselves. big companies donated furniture to furnish the apartments.

[@stanbimi]

@@willengel2458 City planners and architects concluded from past experiences that it's too much trouble to "renovate & modernize" old cities, e.g. Guangzhou, Suzhou. Best to build a whole new city in adjacent land, and preserve the ancient city as tourist attraction.

[@sli6047]

Hey Katherine, it should be 55 ethnic minorities (56 ethnic groups). Always love your village videos ❤️ looking forward to seeing more !

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Very beautiful video! It is such a pity that old traditions, ancient villages ...are disappearing. China is undoubtedely a country which is developing more and more but despite this some traditions of the past should be preserved, like these awesome villages surrounded by an extraordinary nature. Thank you very much for sharing your adventure with us.

[@杜伟-u1u]

中国人在保留传统和历史方面，确实还做得不够！

[@sog8074]

@@杜伟-u1u 你举例一下，哪个国家保留传统和历史更好？四大文明古国只剩中国文化历史传承没断了。

[@裴军]

@@sog8074 我们国家的传统工艺和部分文化保护确实还不够，但有些也是客观原因导致的，现在经济社会，很多传统工艺复杂成本高，费工费时，没有年轻一代愿意学习和传承了。也就是最近这五年左右吧，感觉我们国家在大力推行传统文化，感觉有点起色。

[@劉沛-l3l]

@杜伟 我愿意以最大的善意理解你这句话。更希望你回答楼上提的问题，全世界还有哪个国家比中国在保护少数民族文化传统方面做的更好？

[@裴军]

@@劉沛-l3l 我说的不只是少数民族文化，我说多是一些传统手工艺和中华文化。很简单的一个例子，你是不是会觉得现在过年越来越没有意思了，很多人过年的时候觉得没太多的意义，会贴对联，但是很少贴门神了，还有就是早早就睡了，不会守岁，等等。还有比方一些中国传统的一些餐桌礼仪，大人只是教一些简单的礼貌性的，其实还有很多餐桌礼仪连大人都不见得遵守，更别说教下一代了。等等这些，这举例只是很小的例子，很多传统中华文化和习俗都在逐渐逐渐的消失。

[@rastef1440]

Dear Katherine. I am student in biology, just undergraduate in my secondary year of university, but I am pretty sure human is not of genus legume but belongs to genus hominid (of species sapient). Also the plant and animal kingdoms are not closely related, having been separated in evolutionary times by some 900 million years

[@kats_journey_east]

Sorry Lol should have consulted an expert first 🤣🤣

[@chrisyong8719]

This village is truly a hidden treasure. Stunning old village homes, rustic stone and timber set along narrow alleys weaving its way up and down the sloping terrain. It’s perfect for restoration and can easily turn into a movie setting. Thanks for showing us this exquisite discovery

[@user-hzds]

Katherine总是能把我们自己很少去关注的中国很温馨淳朴的一面展示出来。在中国的版图上有着最复杂的地理结构，从而产生了如此丰富多彩族群和文化。经济的发展必然使很多传统慢慢消失，虽然贵州像很多地方一样这些年努力通过开发旅游试图保存一些传统的记忆。我也去过很多国家旅行，但现在越来越发现最能打动我的风景往往就在国内旅行的旅途中，偏乡的路边，大山里的小村庄。感谢 Katherine和小王总！

[@colinchai]

Thank you again for the nice video and the wonderful villages and its people. Life is simple and happy; no wonder they are so healthy and live so much longer.

[@erzalovesthesun9602]

In Bisaya language (2nd most spoken language in the Philippines), we call pomelo a "boongon" 😉

[@morainchan]

水族，有本民族的语言和传统文字，水语属汉藏语系壮侗语族侗水（侗台）语支，水族古文字体系保留着图画文字、象形文字、抽象文字兼容的特色。 水族自称“睢（suǐ）”，关于水族的来源，有殷人后裔说、百越（两广）源流说、江西迁来说、江南迁来说等说法。水书是夏商文化的孑遗，属水族的精神支柱。鱼是水族的图腾，饭稻羹鱼是水族的重要社会习俗。 水族主聚居在黔桂交界的龙江、都柳江上游地带，贵州省黔南的三都水族自治县、荔波、独山、都匀等县市为主要居住区，黔东南的榕江、丹寨、雷山、从江、黎平等县为主要散居区，此外在广西北部的河池、南丹、环江、融水等县市以及云南省富源县也有水族村落分布。--百度百科

[@ghostofsolomon237]

The smell of thistle and other unknown plants, blue haze silhouetting the remote mountains, rusty farming tools on the lichen floor, running into strange ppl or animal around every stranded building. You and Wei are so lucky to have each other, and have the moments together.

[@kats_journey_east]

Love this description ❤️ life is full of beautiful details and we treasure every one 😄

[@walterbenicio6408]

That means a lot, to understand on your video that everything changes, how life goes on. Congratulations once again Katharine to continue show to us the old China countryside.

[@detrickguillory7537]

I do hope Wei reads the many posts by your subscribers to see the positive impact they have to both the people from China & the people that now wants to visit because of your videos. Also, please thank him for his contributions to your videos. GODspeed to you both.

[@kats_journey_east]

He doesn’t speak English but I translate many of the comments to him 🌼🌼we like seeing what everyone has to say about our videos 😁

[@alexyu2184]

Thank you for your brevity and curiosity of venturing, showing the other side of and the very friendly side of China. That most of the foreigners can’t really reach.

[@beautifuldream108]

So interesting.., real time, real people and real story. 👏👏👏👍😁

[@pijianyong8670]

三都县是水族自治县，那里的水族比较集中，建议去参观一下：）

[@TinyewPoon]

我就是喜歡江南及川雲貴地方這種氣候濕潤，綠植茂盛，山頭有雲霧遼繞，山脚有潺潺流水的地方，像西北華北很多地方一眼望去都是裸露的黃土地，几乎看不到幾抺沒綠意，我真是望而生畏，尤其我的鼻子特別怕乾燥。

[@relaxwhc]

小王总和小王八 谁比较可爱？ 😂

[@walterchin8832]

Very interesting village tour in China.

[@howard8723]

小王总最近有点儿飘啊，这胆儿也太肥了吧？居然敢不听老婆的话了。阳离子应该搓衣板的伺候，让他好好反省反省

[@kats_journey_east]

😂😂

[@alanOHALAN]

Gui zhou province was one of the poorest one. Too many mountains blocking access to many villages.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

Another enjoyable video! I love how you've captured a lot of old but definitely in shape people, straight backs, lean weights etc. I think the lack of junk food (thanks a lot US fast food 😆) has something to do with it. I'm Filipino-Chinese and even back home I noticed a lot of older people in the remote areas (in the Philippines we have the ethnic groups in the Cordillera Autonomous Region for example) are kind of healthier compared to the middle-aged to older people in the cities. Looking forward to more ~

[@kats_journey_east]

Yeah usually as society progresses/modernizes peoples life expectancy goes up yet I have seen some exceptions to that in these tiny villages 🤣 good air , natural food , lots of exercise , there are lots of healthy old ppl

[@robertreiku2554]

Aged people in remote areas do farm work day to day, as is shown in this video. That's how they keep fit.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

@@robertreiku2554 Ya that helps a lot too, besides the natural diet, especially since they've been doing it since they were young and so they are at a different level to city people in terms of stamina and the age of their vital organs. 😁

[@robertreiku2554]

@@quinndelcarmen1384 Speaking of diet, city people nowadays have to spend much more money on balanced diet in order to maintain health.😂

[@willengel2458]

you have to be a chemist to under the long-term effects of various chemicals in the processed food we ingest daily.

[@mohammedibrahim42]

You're amazing katherine sister stay healthy both of you and God bless you and bless your family ameen 😇

[@jalexanderglenn]

Great video. Fascinating glimpse into the Shui people and the ways their villages are changing. Highly informative and heartwarming.

[@setsanchew3897]

Tqvm. The real china. That s the beauty of china.

[@pangrui945]

Because you are outgoing and kind people, that's why you often meet similar type of people along your journey.

[@wongcy713]

I am overseas Chinese but had not the privileges of witnessing the progress and changes of live of people in China as Kate. I must thank her for sharing .

[@davidchen92127]

The old and new sections of old villages show "Common Prosperity" is working well. Thanks!

[@relaxwhc]

If you wish Katherine 😺ion will one day show you Liziqi's house, raise your hand ✋🙋🏻‍♂️👍❤️

[@kats_journey_east]

I wish😂I am Unworthy

[@andrewjlow]

Gee, Wei is sooooo cheeky!!! It is so scenic around there. You are very fortunate to capture the village before it disappears. It is nice that one of the villages is preserved! Thank you Katherine! Your videos always brings a smile to me and it always brightens up my day! 🤗👍

[@willengel2458]

they do have a committee of experts and academics working with local officials to determine whether a specific area needs to be preserved.

[@cdong]

'70‘?!!! great, I can't even tell the age of people from my own race.......I thought he was in his 50s

[@Zerpentsa6598]

You mean there are more Shuis in China than Cherokees in America! We thought the Trail of Tears gave the Cherokees a boost.

[@georgem7325]

Okay, am I the only one that keeps mistaking Katherine as Blondie in China or the other way around? Lol, no offense intended, but you two really seem similar and its not just way you look. You guys should try to do a collab! Actually Blondie in China's new video seems to be in GuiZhou too!

[@kats_journey_east]

Lmao yeah I hear that often😂😂😂

[@Ibrahim86373]

when Wei tried to pay that old man, you speed up the video, did Wei said "你也不容易”? I kind of heared of it🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexKai739]

Hi Katherine.. I just love to your videos. Some pleasant.. ! Thanks for the excellent work

[@minzhumongolian6076]

五千年前水族苗族夷族藏族, 都是有文字有语言的发达民族, 生活在平原, 逐渐才上高原或进深山. 越来越封。希望政府扶持一下他们

[@Ju-co5kp]

Beautiful scenery with all the rustic looking houses. Great video & editing. Good job! 👍

[@don08ngo]

Those abandoned houses would be perfect backdraft for the those Chinese ghost movies. Hello Katherine.

[@kats_journey_east]

I see abandoned stuff pretty often on my travels and I keep trying to convince Wei to do a “stay overnight in an abandoned house” video… maybe one of these days 😂

[@constantineding8700]

@@kats_journey_east That must be a huge amount of work to convince him... Maybe do it as a celebration at 100K subcription?

[@rayhughes]

Wei -nah, Wei -nah... I can't think of more positive optimistic person than you Katherine to help Wei recover from his mothers passing.

[@gaoip1778]

Love the smile of the people. Showing us that actually life can be so simple and full of contentment in this world.

[@aoeu256]

All those abandoned houses in China, Japan, America, and Europe and yet so many homeless people.... If you could fix the water pipes and install solar panels and wifi it would be nice to work remotely from them. You could also homestay over there O_o.

[@beirangiaphiapi452]

Maybe i am wrong but why rural China is seemingly backward or Do the villagers want to keep it this way?

[@xxzheng8248]

one thing about exploring in the Chinese rural countries is you don't need to worry about getting shot, or sued, or yelled at.

[@KK-gb5mj]

挑着擔桿的老頭是說：「來看地方啊？」

[@Vict0rHy]

Also video Katherine and Wei, can’t wait to go back to China and visit.

[@MrLuca998]

Wooow I loved this video 😍😍 I really like these villages and I hope I will see with my own eyes in future, despite all shitty politics I really love China and its people 🇮🇹❤️🇨🇳

[@xichen9459]

迫不及待想去品尝🇮🇹美食。。。想去体验一下，意大利风情。。

[@MrLuca998]

@@xichen9459 You are welcome ! I hope our and your borders will open in future, I'm so tired of this virus ! And if you miss China while you're here I really suggest you to go to Prato or Milan's Chinatown, they are the best in our country !

[@yanhu5628]

They seem have longer life even tho there aren't that many resources like cities. It's so nice to live in s slow paced life.

[@chufang50]

Your mandarin is amazingly good 👍 Thank you for sharing the parts unknown in China 🇨🇳 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@xiaorongzou9620]

Much appreciated for your work! You inspire many Chinese like me to know better their own culture and history. When I was in your age, I was exposed quite towards to foreign culture and history, and thinking we were left behind and need catch up. Thus I did not pay enough attention to my own culture, especially Chinese tradition, wisdom etc. Understanding Chinese culture at a level that one can appreciate and love it is quite hard even for native chinese people, not even for foreigner like you. I feel a little embarrassed that you are more passionate to introduce Chinese culture to the world than native people like me (may I include your husband :)). By the way, I am trying to catch up missed lessons and am more able to appreciate your channel.

[@李小叶-l4q]

Katherine 对中国的了解远超过我，身为中国人没有了解自己的国家，惭愧。

[@xiaorongzou9620]

@@李小叶-l4q 虽然如此，我们也有理由高兴。大背景是国家的发展，你我都意识到要重新认识传统文化。☺️

[@simonz2468]

能不能拍中国不好的事情，因为中国人喜欢吹牛的习惯应该改变。

[@TC-ro7qs]

Beautiful scenery 😍 👍👍🙏

[@rebecca2950]

❤️❤️❤️Katherine, thank you for sharing this video , i love it . It not only opened my eyes , I m amazed by the people who cab live such a long healthy life without advanced hospital and doctors support nearby their home . They do t have much but they can be satisfied to have simply life since the day they were born in ghost small village . How blessed we are but we often forget until we see we can have many choices of food, drinks , high internet . entertainment. , school to learn new things from each other and able to choose to learn to more languages . ❤️😍🥰🥰

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

Personally, the only ones I would call blessings in the things you mentioned are school and learning more languages. Too many choices in food and drinks can be bad for health, and ofc internet + entertainment can make us addicted to make-believe things and some people completely get out of touch with reality because of that. I think these rural people are much more grounded in the real world tbh😅

[@willengel2458]

it's all the processed food with all the preservatives/unknown chemicals that ... 😁😁

[@搬运工-f3h]

我这里显示无人观看 但有这么多评论 闹鬼了

[@张一为-b6d]

向世界展示了最真实的中国！！！

[@anihcgno]

SHUI People ❤️

[@RoaminRob]

Gotta love the old people! 🧓😊

[@jurrasicpig2426]

It may come handy if you learn some Kung Fu while dealing with Mr. Wang, something like 九阴白骨爪, or 化骨绵掌😄

[@tsuikr]

葉底偷桃！

[@jurrasicpig2426]

@@tsuikr wow一招致命。。。

[@relaxwhc]

If you think China is a peaceful and progressive country rich with food, culture and beautiful sceneries, raise your hand ✋🙋🏻‍♂️👍

[@起航-r3w]

🙋

[@MadyshoneTristene]

兄弟 我佩服了👍

[@刘上来]

这兄弟是帮博主增加互动量以便影响算法推荐给更多人看到

[@小陳-x5p]

哪都有你举手哥

[@littleowlbooks8514]

You still doing the same shit then. I thought you'd stopped.

[@Theodore_Evelyn_Mosby]

3:46 太会说话了。要是换成我就是：大爷，nb啊。

[@leymuschinensis9922]

我一直生活在北方，不知道贵州居然有这么多奇怪的所在。谢谢。让我这井底蛙开眼了。

[@leymuschinensis9922]

不过我经常去西藏，感觉那里变化更大、更快，如果不记录下来，根本不会有人相信曾经有这样的生活形态了。

[@leymuschinensis9922]

真奇妙，我第一次看这视频时候是678人看过，现在是485人。时光倒流啊。

[@junfengzhang8302]

General speaking, people from the rural area or countryside in China are more likely naive and genuine. really hope chinese countryside improving more life quality and living environment.

[@banshong3997]

An amazing expedition to a less travelled part of China. It's so unique and I have to thank you both for showing it to us. Please keep showing these unknown and seldom showed part of China. Excellent and unique 👍👍👍💕💕💕

[@khsaw6679]

Its very relazing watching your video episode , just bring me back in Time tks

[@katherinekoo5342]

Hi Katherine, I enjoyed so much of your video. U took us to many nice & unique places that hardly people visited. 😊😘

[@rikoajeng]

Always curious about southern part of China in the border with southeast Asian countries.

[@kats_journey_east]

We did a little bike trip in Wenshan about 50 km away from the vietnam border , will share it with everyone in a week or two😛😛

[@wilhelmreinhardt4643]

The Shui language is a Tai-Kadai language, a complete different family group from Mandarin (Sino-Tibetan), so I won't blame Wei for not able to understand.

[@jowen9422]

Actually not, I am Han, I can understand what they said， for me that is only regional dialect, because there is no writing words only speak language of shui people, you know China is so huge, even speak the mandarin in different region can not understand each other, but we have the same writing words.

[@wilhelmreinhardt4643]

@@jowen9422 If you could understand then they are most likely not speaking actual Shui language but a local dialect or Shui with many Mandarin loan words. Shui is the Kam-Sui branch of the Tai-Kadai language, Sino-Tibetans will have a hard time understanding it in it's plain form.

[@kats_journey_east]

@Jowen not all of them were speaking their local language in the video , some were speaking mandarin with a heavy accent

[@niamtxiv]

If they were to speak Shui, you would not understand them. They speak local Han Chinese with accent. I am ethnic Miao. Shui language is similar to Lao and Thai people.

[@xuanhua7982]

Beautiful documentary!

[@sylvesterfong9275]

👍👍👍 Beautiful village and lovely, friendly people. Love your vlogs. 💕 Blessings.

[@jerrygreen5360]

that is one of the top of poorest place in china as i known, the underground that traditional wooden house they stay is for keep some pigs or chikens for their life.