My Spring Festival in Rural China Chongqing

[@pslaw]

Yet another up close and personal story told by a native! For most people, the Spring Festival is a time for family gathering and looking forward to a new and hopefully better year ahead. What I find interesting is the father went back to a place where he grew up but no longer lives. Apparently, he has not forgotten where he came from, in contrast with some who would rather not look back at the hard life that they had.

[@李榮浩-r5o]

20:57 说的真好，故乡，并非一隅确定的疆土，而是心间那份深沉而炽热的情感。当那熟悉的馨香，声韵，亦或是那些熟悉又陌生场景悄然浮现，那份深藏的情感便如春水般唤醒心底的思念。它，会在你梦的边缘轻轻徘徊，带着岁月的痕迹，带着儿时的欢笑，也许只是对家的眷恋。你会在梦中与它相遇，那份亲切与温暖，让你心醉神迷。脚步匆匆，突然间，那熟悉的味道、声音、场景扑面而来，你会驻足，张开双臂，紧紧拥抱那份久违的故乡情怀，它或许遥不可及，或许近在咫尺，思念的地方就是故乡。

[@LDRTravels]

Thankyou for the insight into your familys past. I agree that "hometown" is more linked to our strong emotional connection to a place. A feeling of home.

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you🤗

[@supa3ek]

That was beautiful narration. Your culture is precious ! Thank you !

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks 🤗

[@aurelcorbu]

A new beautiful video where we can see the traditions of the Chinese New Year Happy birthday to you with your family and loved ones 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you! happy spring festival 🤗 have a good day!

[@aurelcorbu]

@@Honglintravel 😘😘😘

[@Diannarobi57]

I love your videos. My wish one day is to visit China your country is so rich in history

[@MKVideoSinzig]

Very interesting, returning home is always emotional. Home is where your heart is!❤️

[@ArtyYeo]

Beautifully done. Thank you for sharing. I have to make trip to China!

[@denisshea6494]

Excellent !!! You are very good at drawing the viewer in , and leading them to see and feel your story telling with emotion . Thank you .

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tgyel6490]

that hometown feelings is one that never gets old

[@trekpac2]

I truly appreciate your high quality production. The Chinese perspective, the dialogue, the photography, the choreography. You put everything together so well. Congratulations. I’m a big fan. And I just love to discover more about all aspects of China.

[@Honglintravel]

Wow, thank you! ❤️

[@cp_honey]

Thank you so much for taking us along to all these special places rich in history, and intruducing us to your family. 🙏 This really made me think, about places I've lived, and how even in the generations after displacement, it makes me one of those Europeans who don't quite have a hometown. Maybe one day. But it's beautiful to see this rooted 'home' feeling in others! Your videos, impressions and stories are always sublime. And my god, those pink pigs are so lively and cute! 😄 Happy New Year!

[@Omnomnom-fb6sn]

Beautifully narrated, almost poetic. You are very talented.

[@nivzfrabx3718]

What an amazing video as always, i'm sure one day your channel it's going to grow so much. You have an incredible family, Happy Chinese new year of the loong!

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you 🤗 happy Chinese new year! 龙年大吉

[@jimsmith7707]

This is the first of your videos that I have watched, I love how you capture the charm of traditional life in rural China. I have spent time in many villages in China over the years, and have always found the people welcoming and honest. The street markets that are everywhere often have the most interesting and best foods. Thanks for sharing this very personal video.

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks Jim❤️

[@briantrieu2767]

Wow 🎉!great video and thankyou watch from Canada 🇨🇦.

[@diwalimbu100]

Wow your hometown is so beautiful i enjoyed your video lots of love from Nepal ❤❤❤

[@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel]

Lovely, heart made film.

[@razsingh6575]

Maam I’m huge fan of your presentation of show your country

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks a lot

[@Alex11V]

Thanks. Happy New Year from Spain.

[@Honglintravel]

Happy new year! 🤗

[@davidescozzi9885]

Unusual video, lo0vely to see family's feelings and where they once lived. A genuine video. Xie Xie

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks 🤗

[@ghostknifeisland]

Thank you for sharing this experience with us!

[@BlueBenz2005]

I love this narration of your hometown. I have been away from my “hometown “ for more than 42 years but every time I came back from abroad, it is and remains to that hometown similar to yours

[@hematbhatar9993]

So beautiful

[@Tony-cs5hq]

Wery nice and relaxed athmosphere in that willage. Lovely video 👍 Happy new year or 'Xin nian kuai le' ☺️

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks 🤗 新年快乐！

[@victory_is_ours22]

Happy Chinese New Year 🎊🎉🎈😊🤗

[@Honglintravel]

🤗🤗🤗

[@sandokan178]

Chinese new year greetings from Melaka, Malaysia. I envy Chinese being able to return to their ancestral villages during the celebrations. The ancestral villages of Malaysian Chinese is by tradition still in China. A very important day for Fuchien Malaysians during Lunar celebrations is called Pai Tian Kong on the eight day.

[@motethone-e7y]

Hope you can create a video about red cliff battle and state of three kingdoms.... love your videos so clam and pleasing to watch...

[@lktruong]

I must say I am a fan of your videos. Your videos are very good quality. I love your voice and background music. Thank you!

[@nightwindprincess]

Hello! I've just watch two of your videos and I enjoyed the way you narrated, it's wholesome and simple yet the words and your voice and the way you say it, come off lyrical and it's a verynice way of story telling. I also enjoyed the videos and the content. Thank you, it's like I also experienced the places, culture and the emotion❤️.

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you very much!!!

[@seekingthelost7]

Thank you for the video.

[@kentssl8709]

Love your videos. They show life as it is and real people living in a different world.

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks 🤗

[@EmmaSharma12]

I lived in Macau for 6 years and know the importance of Chinese new year. We used to say Sang ni fai lok, kung he fa choi.

[@cjason-k5s]

Amazing !!Your video awakened me to miss my hometown in my heart. You deserve millions of fans.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks!

[@jasonpetersharpe]

You are an excellent filmmaker and writer. Your words are profound, inspiring and very meaningful. Love ❤️ your work! -j

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you Jason!

[@jasonpetersharpe]

@@Honglintravel top notch! 🏆

[@cd7856]

Wow, pretty！Very similar to my CNY in rural Hunan, except we had 腊鱼 and an ice storm. 腊肉，腊鱼，香肠太好吃了。

[@WTChong]

Awesome video & really like the vibes & hustle & bustle on the street. Keep up the great sharing. GXFC

[@Honglintravel]

恭喜发财！and happy new year!

[@nuninuninchannel]

Your fan from Sarawak, Malaysia.

[@ZelmoPulmano]

You have an excellent video presentation that covers culture, heritage, community life and history. Your aerial footage are fascinating. You clearly discuss topics and present them so clearly ! Regards from New Jersey, US.

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks Zelmo❤️

[@x7j4]

Really good video that captured the essence of a rural Chinese village. You commentary is very exceptional and quite poetic; in particular I liked your expression of bygone times: “Days were slower in the past. The paths were long, like the far off mountains turned into clouds.” So true, so poetic, so beautiful.

[@garridobenja]

❤❤❤❤❤from chile with love

[@along2613]

The rural life in China is very similar to rural life in Northeast India. The house structure, way you guys smoke meat and also the terrain. Even though we are divided by boundary and politics, it's refreshing to see the similarity of way of life. Keep making more videos like this.👍

[@Akishimatsu]

This is top notch production! It was amazing and I feel honoured to see your family and your family roots. Beautiful place.

[@Honglintravel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MarieSondraMaribelle]

Sehr interessant, vielen Dank 🙂 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@trekpac2]

I loved meeting our family and seeing your hometown!

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you I'll pass this to my family

[@arkturspace727]

Nice and interesting video again, as always. Thanks.

[@Honglintravel]

🤗🤗🤗

[@EmmaSharma12]

You look like your dad. It’s great to see your grand parents’ home town and house, thanks for sharing such amazing vlog.

[@williamwilliam]

I am half Chinese. Watching the daily life of the village people, it doesn't look all that much different from the daily lives of my Chinese families back when they were living and working on their farm far, far away from China. When one of them passed on, they would say that person has gone back to China. And yes, CNY or Spring Festival was a very special day for them and all overseas Chinese.

[@samorayee420]

I have to say this video was best to me about the view and Chinese culture . I love so much Chinese original culture . I wish one day I can visit the Chinese village

[@Honglintravel]

Thanks!

[@SalahAli-dn2bk]

فيديو رائع ،❤

[@andriesusanto8684]

it is such an honor to watch this , very well documented . thank you very much 😁🙏

[@Honglintravel]

Thank you Andrie❤️ Glad you enjoyed it!

[@akiray4776]

呀，第一次刷到你的视频，拍的好漂亮。我也是重庆人，这一些看着都熟悉又温暖。期待更多的视频〜

[@Honglintravel]

谢谢！

[@longtaoyou2931]

粉丝破一万的时候来介绍下自己吧，比如我们应该叫你什么？你想在频道里面展现什么？你的计划是什么？

[@Honglintravel]

可以可以🤗

[@Gpenguin01]

Wow! Another great video. Love how you’re capturing the experiences in each locality. Very poetic too. Keep it up!!

[@NarasingaraoMantri]

Beautiful exploration of chinese vilages in different parts.

[@benedictchin5261]

Thank you for sharing. Always a pleasure letting you take me on one of your personal journeys.

[@engkumuradengkuibrahim5029]

A lovely family day out... you must have enjoyed it... fantastic

[@NarasingaraoMantri]

Beautiful New Year Spring festival

[@pritiparmar1002]

How beautiful 😍 someday I wish to see this side of China …hopefully

[@lim5751]

Truly enjoy your descriptive narrations . The introduction and final thoughts are emotive. Love watching and listening.

[@ritaranee4787]

Seeing those open meat vendors like in North east India 😂😂😂

[@andrewhuang5147]

Yet another great video from you. I'm looking forward to the next episode!

[@engkumuradengkuibrahim5029]

Lovely... very nostalgic for your family...

[@kcfmark]

Country roads, take me home To the place I belong

[@johnd3860]

好喜欢这些勾起无限回忆的视频，好像自己回到了童年。你的视频，文案，述说，特别真切感人。“为什么我的眼里常含泪水？因为我对这土地爱得深沉”。

[@tonysanchez7246]

is the band actually playing something ?

[@KitoTodd]

Very nice video and it's good to see an active smoke room. Meat tastes so much better when it's smoked

[@larryvermeer6170]

I keep praying 🙏 to the God to have you as my partner for life there to

[@charliedunniii6940]

What is your name??

[@Honglintravel]

Hi, I'm Honglin 🤗

[@johnd3860]

山区猪圈很干净。看上去山村肯定比过去进步了许多，老百姓的生活也一定有了实质性的改善。

[@JungleJoeVN]

I like the sweet potato vermicelli the best. I'm making sweet potato for my dinner right now. The countryside around your grandparent's old house is very beautiful. Have you ever thought to stay the summer there?

[@Honglintravel]

Hey, William!!! Bon appétit. That's a good choice

[@NarasingaraoMantri]

What a good gathering

[@jparsit]

I stumbled on a few videos that were hosted by Chinese, and I learned more than continuing education taught by Havard professors. My father was Chinese, I was born in BKK but lived in the US for a decade. I am glad to return home in search of Buddha and Asia. You are one of the quality producers. Thanks.

[@Honglintravel]

That's awesome!

[@glenfordballon8060]

More videos please 🥺

[@bendobendotrango3025]

hello 👋 from 🇸🇬

[@tameranik1375]

yes

[@gilberttello08]

👍👍 Philippines

[@RaumfuerSpiele]

I am German and my wife is Chinese, so I am generally interested in China. I like to see your videos, however what I don't like about it, that you make the videos with a sad and melodramatic vibe. Why don't you take a happier approach? It would make me more smile. :)

[@pillowzzzs3236]

Dude... ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I really doubt that 'my wife is Chinese' part