Thank you for telling the true story and so many of us had no idea about this part of Chinese history !
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Hopr you enjoyed it! Crazy history.
@mglee14317 ай бұрын
Thanks for telling Eric Liddell's story. I had watched that movie 3 times.😊
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Fascinating person! Hooe you enjoyed the video!
@kenbarry7497 ай бұрын
You never know what you will come across until you travel, great insight , keep them coming
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
This was a real wander to be honest, but found a few very interesting places. Nice city
@zagfat7 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the backhistory on Eric Liddle. Didnt realise there was a connection between chariots of fire and china. Thank you. This is such a nice piece again.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
I had to rewatch the movie after visiting Tianjin haha
@nivzfrabx37187 ай бұрын
Another amazing video Nick, thank you for your videos!
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Thanks!! The next is from a place very different from the megacity of Tianjin!
@josuetkiu93227 ай бұрын
You are such a knowledgeable blogger, keep your work, it's nice to see.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
i'm happy you enjoy it! Thanks for the encouragement!
@fargr59267 ай бұрын
what a journey! I watched the movie Chariots of Fire. I did some extensive study on Eric Liddell, was quite moved by his devotion. He died in Weifang city (used to be Weixian), his tomb is still there, quite close to my hometown. I bet locals don't know him well. But the missionaries significantly contributed to the earliest modern education in the area. In those remote poor villages, some of the earliest students spoke fluent English, learned math and physics and so on. Some of the these students joined communists or nationalists, contributed to China's modernization. My great grandfather received the first modern surgery in a missionary hospital in my hometown, appendectomy, he was a father in my home village's church. In many our local villages, Christianity is still the dominant religion, it went through some difficult era, still survives until today.
@MrDavidc7 ай бұрын
I've passed through Weifang a few times but never stopped, while travelling from Jinan to Weihai. May get off there next time.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Thanks for your story! The next time in the area I will stop in at Weifang! I learn a lot from your comments! Thank you
@kuloglu63117 ай бұрын
Tianjin is one of my favorite places in China.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
I think i need to go back when it isn't -10. haha! Good food in Tianjin!!!
@debbywang33697 ай бұрын
Great episode! Thanks for taking me back to my hometown, and seeing so many familiar places that I miss so much, thank you, Nick!
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Your hometown! It was absolutely freezing! Some great food in Tianjin though...😍
@heqiuyisheng9117 ай бұрын
Lost you for a while during Covid and glad to see you back now on channel@nick
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Thanks! Nice to see you remembered me! Yeh, that last year of covid was tough. Back in the game now though!
@joeyp19277 ай бұрын
This is what I call a walking tour! Talk about history, give a nice backstory (like Eric Liddell), while you pass monumental structures that illustrate that history. Speaking of missionaries and Christianity, an American missionary in the early 1900s, Rev. George Pentecost, wrote that the conduct of Westerners in those times would make any Chinese think twice about becoming a Christian. Essentially he was saying that his own countrymen were making his work harder by making Christians look bad! Europeans certainly left behind many beautiful churches, but I wonder if they were able to leave behind the faith.
@binhe65007 ай бұрын
Missionary and colonialism go hand in hand. The former is often used as a cover for the latter. The saying goes, you do “well” by doing “good”. Occasionally there is a true believer like Liddell but ultimately he was just a footnote
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I just had a read about Rev. George Pentecost. Interesting!
@joeyp19277 ай бұрын
You're welcome, and thanks again for making this video! Always enjoy listening to your insights and like how you don't shy away from uncomfortable issues, but put things in perspective. Glad your curiosity was piqued about George Pentecost. He was genuinely sympathetic to the Chinese and probably the other peoples he ministered to, and I think that was generally the case among American missionaries in the early 20th century.@@nickinchina2552
@SinglespeedB7 ай бұрын
Love you Nick...
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Well...thank you very much 😀😀😀
@yiranirene7 ай бұрын
❤❤❤u r my sleep time history book
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
😘😘😘 This means a great deal to me, thank you so much
@MrDavidc7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the brief history and views around Tianjin. I guess the UK and Europeans left a good legacy from their contributions to building interesting infrastructure, amazing what the Victorians were capapble of; which the Chinese can now use. I rather liked the the look of the porcelain covered China House, which may fit in to Barcelona ambience.
@zagfat7 ай бұрын
Too arrogant to be a nice person. That's u.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
Despite the insane history the old European buildings are very lovely. The China house definitely had some Gaudi influence!
@Tampin1117 ай бұрын
I understand Tianjin has a airbus assembly plant & the only one outside Europe
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
It does indeed have an Airbus plant!
@mayz-78227 ай бұрын
China House is one of the strangest things in Tianjin. Although it claims to be a……museum, but I think it's more like a product of some sort of weird performance arts.
@rainbow26397 ай бұрын
Or over enthusiasm by the owner creator ! I visited the place 10 years ago as a tourist and found it gaudy .
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
certainly is a very odd place!
@stanbimi7 ай бұрын
(5:19) Want an example of kitch? This is it.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
haha! yup!
@AnnieT36919 күн бұрын
British legacy now continued by the US.
@mistman56407 ай бұрын
There is a difference between a concession and a colony. A concession is a rental, where the victim country retains nominal sovereign. In a colony, the aggressor state has sovereignty.. In the case of Hong Kong, the island of Hong Kong is a colony. China cedes the sovereignty to the British after the opium war. The new territory of Hong Kong had a 100 year lease from 1897 to 1997. I don't think the British paid rent. Thatcher initially wanted to relinquish only the new territory, not the island of Hong Kong. DXP spat at that offer. Finally, I find these western missionaries despicable. They were so interested in doing the work of the Lord and moral grand standing. While in fact they rode on the backs of war, opium trade and ruthless depredations of a local population.
@yiranirene7 ай бұрын
Western missionaries kept Europe dark for 1,000 years, and they did nothing except brainwash the people. they also sexually assaulted boys….🥵 It is undeniable that the British concession business in Tianjin is the best.smart🤭It’s just that the Qing government is an idiot landlord🤬and doesn’t know charge more rent🤦🏿♀️ My impression seems to be that the Qing government owed money to Britain and then used Hong Kong to pay off the debt. so 😂
@野望-x5m7 ай бұрын
The style of Tianjin looks like an American city, the weather seemed to be good on the day you shot, and the light gave the film a cinematic quality. I have been in southern China for a long time and have not had the opportunity to go to northern cities. From your lens, I can see that the city is very clean and everything is going on in an orderly manner.
@nickinchina25527 ай бұрын
I wish every day i film had light like that! Get to the north, really different from the south!