BIKE WITH ME 🚲 Exploring South Nanjing

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Katherine's Journey to the East 阳离子东游记

3 жыл бұрын

Find out how to deliver a BMW (with a handsome driver) to your great great grandparents, check out some hand-painted weather deities in an obscure yet charming roadside shrine, and feast your eyes on dance-a-thons in the park, potato kittens, chickens in the road, beautiful reflecting ponds, drone footage, AND MORE!!! Nanjing is a beautiful and fascinating place and what better way is there to explore every inch of it than creating your own adventure in the countryside. All it takes is a bike, a satellite map, and boundless curiosity, and the world is your oyster!!!
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@BboyFever 7 ай бұрын

I'm so in love with the seamless blend of the urban with the rural in China. it's like the growth was so fast, some parts of the city never had a chance to catch up, and retained their historical charm. Also the amount of ponds and bodies of water is really scenic. Another great video! Love your lively expositions

@obsidianstatue 3 жыл бұрын

Religion in China is like a cultural practice, rather than a strict religion where there are rules you need to adhere to. Many Chinese would once in a while go to the temples and light an incense and pray for something. There is also no strict barrier, you can pray to Buddha today and a Daoist deity tomorrow then your ancestors too. Pray to ancestors are the most common most Chinese does it at least once a year on Tomb Sweeping day, so ancestral veneration is the most common religious practice in China, though it can be argued as a cultural practice.

@wlee9504 3 жыл бұрын

What a joy to listen to and watch. Your country bike rides are so amusing, keep it up.

@RespectOthers1 3 жыл бұрын

A near perfect biking adventure that would have been downgraded had Wei lost his bag. So kudos to that super lady for chasing after you guys. :D

@user-tj6ot7tw8g 3 жыл бұрын

Why Confucius's comments always get so many like🤔🤔

@godshiftgoose6443 3 жыл бұрын

太喜欢这种视频了，探索生活中的小细节，和去一个出名的景点相比，感觉更有趣，更像一次旅游。那个房间里画的神像很有艺术感。

@dimitrioskarastamatis4919 3 жыл бұрын

I`m always looking foreward to seeing the next video. Like you and the other wonderful Chinese sites you are all a light in the dark especially here in the U.S. where the propoganda against China seems to get worse. I`m an Atheist but if you believe in god then you are doing god`s work, Thank You for making me smile!

@yorkyuan8820 3 жыл бұрын

you are nice

@jt5041 3 жыл бұрын

Happy

@user-es5rb2yg1g 3 жыл бұрын

阳离子，因为你中文这么好，我就用中文给你留言了。看了你主页上得introduction video，真的太让人感动了。首先，感谢你提供的视角去欣赏中国的美，这个视角不仅对外国人看到中国的美好很重要，对中国人也很重要，因为我们很多时候生活在这个国家，被柴米油盐遮蔽了寻找美的眼睛，“不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中。” 人很多时候更容易被自己不熟悉和想探索的环境和文化带来的冲击深深吸引就投入更多精力去探索和发现，你看到的很多美反而让我这个中国人更细心去体会自己生活中的美和感恩自己的环境。其次，你说的“第一次离开中国就有一种怅然若失的感觉”，我有共鸣，所以我相信你一定是爱上了这个国家，那我祝你在中国生活得幸福愉快，即使生活中出现了偶尔不开心的插曲，也要让自己保持快乐的心态，毕竟中国人绝大多数还是热情好客和善良的。我第一次给KZfaqr留这么多言，希望不要吓到你，因为我确实被你的真情和用心打动了，我会一直支持你，加油！

@AliA-wy2tf Жыл бұрын

china is so beautiful you are very lucky to live there great government too

@user-gl2wu2fs8h 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and Wei for sharing your joy and adventures. Both of you are very lucky. A great couple.

@cafe_joe 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is great. I find it much more informative and engaging than news about China from US main stream news media.

@josechong8207 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely sunset...

@nileshbhattacharya2526 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sis once again for this wonderful video ❤️. I really appreciate your hard work ❤️. Today's video makes my day 👍. Nice bike trip. Love from India ❤️🇨🇳🇮🇳

@DIGAHub 3 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese currently living in the US, I laughed sooooooo many times while watching your video. I love your sense of humor!! Hanging clothes in the gas station, white toilet in the woods... Such weird but humorous things! Ha ha ha ha....

@lightandsalt0907 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you living in Nanjing and me and my wife ( who also from US ) also stay in Nanjing for years , when I watched your video I feel so cool we are in such nice city ! Love your video to introduce Nanjing to the world !

@dechaariyaratana2340 2 жыл бұрын

Really love your shows. Brought rural Chinese living to your viewers. Regular tourists would not have a chance to do all this activities. Thanks

@wildcat5625 2 жыл бұрын

Katherine, I am very happy to discover your channel which has great content about China rural and urban. The content shows the real life of China. Your husband is very supportive of you. I am not surprised though because most Chinese husbands do that too because their wives are halves of them. They support each other day in and day out. More so when they get older. I can’t live without my wife. Just remember that nobody is perfect so just focus on the good sides of your partner. I am looking forward for your next video.

@razrgu3838 3 жыл бұрын

awesome videos, I will recommend to my daughters who are abc👍

@bob.b.s8338 3 жыл бұрын

It is nice to know your ancestor from Sweden, I remember I saw your father in the early video, your father does look like a German, nice biking places, Love it.

@NaeemCho 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are making me really excited to move to Nanjing in the Fall! Thanks so much!

@rampandit4564 3 жыл бұрын

Amid growing animosity between 2 giants Meigguo & Zhongguo, good to see a Meigguoren enjoying a life in China. Thanks for sharing-all the best to you. Love from Kathmandu, Nepal

@10lauset 2 жыл бұрын

Becoming a small world. Cheers.

@dafengcao5409 3 жыл бұрын

I never realize there would be so many shrines in the countryside of Nanjing.

@NoelLee89 3 жыл бұрын

Your wit and sense of humour is so infectious

@user-tj6ot7tw8g 3 жыл бұрын

Her American English has strong accents. Maybe she was from an American farm.

@user-tj6ot7tw8g 3 жыл бұрын

BTW, your Singaporean accents sounds more pleasant than Taiwanese.

@sunnydaysddt2068 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-tj6ot7tw8g I don't get it. Why does every word of you sound so offensive? Are you not aware of that ? Or you are trying to trigger someone?

@dlk3904 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-tj6ot7tw8g No accent, but a unique cadence when speaking. Kind of like Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza.

@eulinawang7700 3 жыл бұрын

Just a few thoughts about the deities and Chinese agnostic environment, my understanding toward it is, although the Chinese government does not "promote" those deities things, for instance, Budda or Primus from Taoism, the government never "ban" them, which means whatever people do, the government will not intervene, as long as the officials do not openly worship them.

@Xind0898 3 жыл бұрын

The only period in which it is actually banned, many temples and those little shrines and praying room are destroyed is during the cultural revolution.

@eulinawang7700 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xind0898 Yes, you're right, but not for China in the 21st century

@Xind0898 3 жыл бұрын

@Jinhui Chen There is a paranoia level (the period of culture revolution) then there is a pragmatic level (Jiang Zemin's era) Right now i'd say its going towards the paranoia direction, but it's still very within the pragmatic zone where people can still openly learn and discuss western democracy ideas and free to practice religion (cant be at expense of CCP of course, but it never NEEDED to be at their expense does it?).

@madsam0320 2 жыл бұрын

Chinese government is not as secular as some western countries, there are many religious representations, advisory roles and financial sponsorships in various levels of governments. The only crux is no religious practices if you are a member of the communist party.

@weixing3094 2 жыл бұрын

Government not care about religion, but care about organizations in the name of religion

@felixliu4510 3 жыл бұрын

Katherine, it is absolutely a joy to watch this one. So much spontaneity.

@bruceche6138 3 жыл бұрын

love your style, super chill. Keep up the great work!

@josechong8207 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing people dance in the town center's square reminds me of seeing people (on tv shows) line dance in the US...

@jennil4326 3 жыл бұрын

阳离子，你住在我的家乡南京，我住在你祖先的家乡欧洲，很高兴认识你。

@choegyal100 3 жыл бұрын

This is called real life ! Meaningful one ☝️

@BestofChina 3 жыл бұрын

Nice bike trip! I used to live in Nanjing and in the south! It's definitely a great city! ❤️

@kats_journey_east 3 жыл бұрын

The south is really beautiful, hoping to visit Gaochun soon😍

@realaubreyliu 3 жыл бұрын

@@kats_journey_east Yeah, a very good idea! Take metro line S9 or bike through the Shijiuhu Lake bridge. Caution: the bridge is looooong.

@sandychai9096 3 жыл бұрын

I like your video. It gives me new perspectives and allows me better explain these complext topics to foreigners

@voxclamantis9280 3 жыл бұрын

You are a treasure! So glad I found your channel

@ptagert4159 3 жыл бұрын

Potato kitten. We were so happy to see a new video since we watched all of the previous videos withing 3 days of discovering your channel. The commentary you provide about the journey is always so entertaining. The popping night life!

@wenlongdai8419 3 жыл бұрын

I like your video. I lived in Nanjing for 6 years when I was an undergraduate student, I love Nanjing. Now I live in New Haven and study at Yale. But I miss China so much. I'm waiting for the day when I finish my work here and return to China. 我喜欢你的视频，我在南京读大学，在那里生活了六年，现在我在美国纽黑文生活在耶鲁读书，但我非常期待完成这里学业回到中国的那一天。

@bendangaier5654 Жыл бұрын

Your China travel vlogs are very interesting , I love to see and got to learn more of them through your travel vlogs, thanks,,, , Also your way of talking , sometimes in punchline is very catchy,. Fr, nagaland. N--E. India,

@helenm7329 3 жыл бұрын

Loving this series! Your narrations never fail to entertain :)

@williamluff8263 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Katherine for sharing these videos of your story exploring China. I studied abroad in China twice in 2009 and 2013 in Chengdu and Shanghai respectively. I never made it to Nanjing, but I definitely want to go check out the Ming Tombs there. Congrats on Completing your Thesis! Stay well and safe. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures. 一路平安。

@kats_journey_east 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you will get a chance to come visit China again soon 😁Nanjing is a beautiful city with a lot of history , I’m planning on making a mini series about the city in a month or two 🌻we also have some exciting trips planned for the summer 😍stay tuned 😆

@kats_journey_east 3 жыл бұрын

@honglinli955 3 жыл бұрын

Great one Katherine, keep it up. I would really suggest you visit Xinjiang and Tibet and other western areas of China, which are really great.

@Mayangone 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I live in a city now but reminiscent of my childhood and growing up in a rural area. Your video brings back memories.

@InesTessa 3 жыл бұрын

The bird megamansion 😂

@kats_journey_east 3 жыл бұрын

😝😝

@gaoip1778 3 жыл бұрын

Another interesting video. Thank you.

@haojiang2928 3 жыл бұрын

中國老公的宿命，被老婆無情的無視 😂😂😂

@xiaoyongaz2002 3 жыл бұрын

really love these videos. I use to go back to Nanjing every year to visit my Mom and my brother. Still waiting for it to be fully opened to go back again

@celloting01 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you're discovering the countryside of my ancestral homeland for me. It's what I'd love to do on my home-built folding ebike when I finally make it 'home' post-covid on the Trans-Siberian Express.

@micho999 3 жыл бұрын

So nice, look forward to see the next one.

@itsme2be 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing the Chinese country side. It has improved a lot! Very nice now. Be careful of the sun. Chinese summers are too hot and the sun is really burning.

@w.z.6062 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us to the countryside and letting us see how the Chinese are living their lives there.

@Frank_Techguy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us on your amazing trip.

@cheahd 3 жыл бұрын

Love the commentary!

@haleydonovan3421 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel so much from 加拿大

@gallenyue8380 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you have done and wish you a happy life in China!

@user-ff2gv7vf5l 3 жыл бұрын

love your show

@sciab3674 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah focus on one is good

@eduardochavacano 3 жыл бұрын

I have to 40 cities in China and this was one of the last cities, I have visited. I lost my photos though, so its nice to see such videos.

@jinniubility 3 жыл бұрын

Come from your Chinese channel, keep on the good work 😀

@MegaHuichen 3 жыл бұрын

You're so cute!! Love the waaayy you explain things. 😂

@teohct1 3 жыл бұрын

Love your countryside tours. I’m in Malaysia and the.villages and small towns there very similar to the ones here.

@david878ng 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@kaishekchiang4951 3 жыл бұрын

That security guard thing just make me laugh, LOL

@leonidmoore4208 3 жыл бұрын

Why you are so funny! I really like your comments and talks! This is amazing! Can't stop laughing!

@tintincole9380 3 жыл бұрын

be careful when riding, worried you will fall into the pool.😂

@summmmmmable 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to be able to see you here in the US! Nice place

@lemanlie2356 3 жыл бұрын

Clean , amazing place.👍👍👍katherine

@Traveler_earthling 3 жыл бұрын

Great video i love it 💕

@xiaozhitang 3 жыл бұрын

Nice place, thanks for sharing

@katiecanada4773 3 жыл бұрын

Saw your interview on Noel Lee channel and like you lot, beautiful and sincere. here I am, just subscribed 😄👍

@syke76 3 жыл бұрын

Wei’s such a fatherly figure. 😅

@wwang8349 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, great video!!

@dennish5150 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh god, 8D TV 📺…. 🤣🤣🤣 you got me there👍👍👍

@drizzleheavy12 3 жыл бұрын

untamed is one of my most favoriate song

@bornthiswe516 2 жыл бұрын

Chinese culture are fully impacted with Buddhism since Han dynasty, while its local sect is Taoism， Taoism is kind of like water that could endure almost everything.

@orkneyis123 3 жыл бұрын

You guys awesome youtube site. Thank you !

@DramaReads 3 жыл бұрын

wow! it’s my hometown🥰

@skywire5595 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us in rural area only shown by adventurous people . ..Actually burning of offering for ancestors particularly on tomb sweeping day was meant to show respect and filial . Somehow many common folks become superstitious praying to ancestor for good fortune and luck . This industry in making paper offering not small either.

@gillyguyshangguan4849 3 жыл бұрын

Not only we are from the same Nanjing Univs. My hometown is also nearby. Thanks for letting me see my hometown.

@RosaliaShiweva 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so beautiful...😍😍😍😍

@toucai8151 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel,, very interesting! It's also a very good material for Chinese English learners.

@GLPentAxel 3 жыл бұрын

Don't even have to watch more than the first 2 seconds to know that I'm gonna love this video!

@abhilashmg6856 3 жыл бұрын

Village side markets place take a shot 😅😅

@uss888999 3 жыл бұрын

Such big serving. Lunch looks Iike dinner !

@gillyguyshangguan4849 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trip.

@Byu12398 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty short video.. I would like to see some more details about each villages you passed by.

@uss888999 3 жыл бұрын

@4:21 The 8D TV will be definitely reach your Swedish Ancestors, without tariffs, only if you burn and offer it on Tomb Sweeping day ( every 1st week of April ). I know.

@neighborhoodsquirrel2504 3 жыл бұрын

I see those people dancing at the end of your video, and we do the same thing in “line dance” class here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

@dongmingrao9160 3 жыл бұрын

It's very funny!

@yl7806 3 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel, and you are great !

@puluqemil 3 жыл бұрын

Nanjing is beautiful

@travelhawk7895 3 жыл бұрын

Yes as long as you change the Chinese words into English, Swedish or whatever.

@eugenelds 3 жыл бұрын

I admire your courage and bravery to visit all those shrines. Im Chinese living in Malaysia. The looks of those deities do send shivers down my spine.

@kats_journey_east 3 жыл бұрын

😝😝

@joserizal4126 2 жыл бұрын

If you know some Chinese fairy tales, you won't be afraid of them.

@awyongleongsoo35 3 жыл бұрын

This whole place looks like a kind of Sleepy Forest.

@kevint7187 3 жыл бұрын

Give you a big plus🌹🌷💐

@Fuallz 3 жыл бұрын

That 8D TV cracked me up~ 🤣

@wimpiechn4304 3 жыл бұрын

you very brave ... 🙏

@josechong8207 2 жыл бұрын

I guess praying to ancestors and asking them for their blessings can be understood in the same manner as when Catholics pray to saints and ask them for their blessings.