Was China really this POOR 50 years ago?

I am taking you to a trip back in time, this place reflects how was living in China 40 or 50 years ago. This is Wenheyou a place that recreates the vibrant local street culture of the 1980s in China. Over time, it has transformed into a captivating '80s culture-themed park, offering entertainment and restaurants that offer dishes from fried delicacies to crawfish and the famed fermented stinky tofu.
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[@KrazeDiamond]

Most people are either completely unaware or neglected the fact that China went through over 110 years of nonstop foreign invasions since 1830s, which led to a destabilized society filled with extreme poverty, diseases, famines, starvation, and increased civil unrests that bred more warlords, bandits, gangs, and uprisings. China was forced into a very bad position with limited to no resources to rebuild the country after 1947 when Japanese Invasion ended. Then came the Korean War where US-led Allied Forces tried to invade China but was defeated by PLA, so US imposed a 22 year long Trade Blockade against China that prevented them from importing anything. Between 1960 ~ 1980s China had to stabilize economy, internal affairs, politics, geopolitics while simultaneously defending their borders against India, Soviet, and Vietnam. It was probably the most difficult period in China's history that was no fault of their own.

[@hiyehong4066]

Someone will always understand the correct history, thank you.

[@Ray-Kang717]

Thank for your information.

[@lkchoh1454]

Korea war alone was not enough to make China to poverty. 20 years of Vietnam war from 1956 to 1976 with blockage of South China Sea, blockage of trade with outside world and threatening with nuclear bomb if supported Vietcong. Food shortages and machinery shortage caused slow development. Since it was in poverty nuclear bomb and thermal bomb and missile were made out of surprise. Yes could China be copycat when American was so strict to prevent in leaking of know how.

[@cabasadefogo9533]

One thing that stands out to me in your videos is that innovation in China pervades every area and level. For example, the variety of styles, themes for the malls are astounding. Here in the US, literally every mall from New Jersey to Arizona all looks the same.

[@guillotineblade999]

The rustic look is still way better and cleaner than many U.S. cities today. Not to mention.. The lack of bullet holes and zombies (drug addicts and people with physical and mental issues. who are left to Rot on the streets.) Which have always been a problem in U.S. cities [bullet holes and "zombies" not a new, recent problem (as some would like for us to think) in the U.S. places like Trenton NJ and many parts of NYC, Detroit, Chicago, L.A etc etc. Have always had these problems.

[@truthaboveall7988]

Even just 3 decades ago it was nothing like China today

[@MsOceanstar]

Like a movie set! Chinese are so imaginative and skilled in creating interesting sites! No boring cities!👍❤️☮️🇨🇳

[@JohnnysCafe_]

Thank you Rafa, enjoyable as always 👍

[@w.z.6062]

This place is so fun

[@greyson3452]

this place look so fun !

[@ItzMiku3939]

My hometown! I remember literally going to the places you filmed at LOL

[@TravelEndleslie]

This place is really cool!

[@kr8972]

To be more accurate, this only reflects how was living in Chinese major cities in 1980s. As you said, Changsha is the capital city of Hunan Province and it is one of tier2 cities in China. At the same time, 70~80% of Chinese population were living in countrysides or rural areas and their living condition were even worse. No one could dare to imagine today's China.

[@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA]

这个有点极端了。我是怀疑有人瞎编的。就算是乞丐家也不可能这样子。

[@user-cf7qu5ze3k]

@@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA 莫言說的。。。。。。

[@cxplb]

80年代湖南小县城，家里有彩电，洗衣机

[@cxplb]

@@user-cf7qu5ze3k 不排除个别的，但是莫言是个什么鸟，只要你自己不先有立场，你就能很容易判断。

[@user-cf7qu5ze3k]

@@cxplb 莫言是魔幻现实主义作家啊，说的话就挺魔幻的。。。

[@my33311]

Amazing China

[@Periodnetta]

Lookin real good with the beard grown out a bit 👍

[@EZ-rs5zv]

I lived in Hongkong in the early 1990s and I have to confess that I avoided any place where they cooked cho-tofu!

[@liminalist451]

2014 i remember they literary spit in the mall floor XD

[@xyyyyx3247]

They kept the toilets like I remember in public places, not the new modern deco. 😂 I remember the public loos; long sleuces, mini walls for cubicals, no doors.....

[@raypoon991]

Look haunted, might actually be popular during Halloween.

[@albback8176]

Inauthentic. I cannot hear the HK'81 theme song 😅

[@wubounce]

Who told you that the yellow wall was due to smoking, why didn't you say it was due to getting wet in the urine. Use interrogative sentences more often when dealing with uncertain reasons, rather than affirmative sentences, as it may appear that you are ignorant🙂

[@georwoogle]

😀😀😀

[@jacintochua6885]

Some smear artists took scenes from this place and presented them as current szd state of China.

[@user-ot8ko5zb9z]

喜欢长沙菜

[@jonwick7635]

it was

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙂🙏😀😀🙏🙂

[@josephguo6256]

wrong, 74 years ago.

[@CristianMejiasAlvarez]

No hay nada parecido en Shanghai o Beijing?

[@RafaGoesAround]

Por ahora no. Quizá más adelante estas ciudades estén en la lista donde planean abrir mas locaciones

[@CristianMejiasAlvarez]

​@@RafaGoesAroundMuchas gracias por la información,en septiembre viajo 15 días a China y me hubiera gustado poder visitar algún lugar similar a este. Aprovecho para felicitarte por el contenido que nos brindas a las personas que no tenemos la oportunidad de vivir el día a día de China, para mí es uno de los canales referentes en KZbin para los que seguimos la evolución del país desde occidente y nos interesa tener una perspectiva diferente de temas variados 👍🏻

[@jasonlu2051]

@@CristianMejiasAlvarez i remember in shanghai in or near the oriental pearl tower there was an exhibit of i think pre ww2 shanghai which is a little bit similar. It was more like a museum and there wasn't food but thats the closest thing i could think of.

[@Ray-Kang717]

@@CristianMejiasAlvarezWen He You is not popular enough now. And it's in Chang Sha. 15 days trip，is not enough in China. A：You can visit Chengdu、Chongqing、Xi‘an，3-4 days for each city. Chengdu has panda，Chongqing is magic. Xi'an is the most famous capital in history. B：Kunming、Guiyang、Guiling，these cities has great natural landscape. C：Shanghai、Hangzhou、Nanjing。 D：Guangzhou、Shenzhen、Hong kong E：Beijing、Tianjin、Jinan F：Ha'erBin、Shenyang、Dalian、Yanji G：Xinjiang、Lasa H：Wuhan、Changsha 😂China is big enough to explore.

[@CristianMejiasAlvarez]

​@@Ray-Kang717I'm going to Beijing, Shanghái, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

[@wazoomy]

Hi

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