Quanzhou: Where world cultures meet

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4 жыл бұрын

There aren’t many cities in the world like Quanzhou, and you’ll soon see why. As the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, it was a place where China met the world, and the world met China. As a result, Quanzhou is full of cultural influences from all around the world: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism.... the list goes on!
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@LorwaiTan 4 жыл бұрын

Massive congratulations for cramming in so much history and culture in less than 10 minutes. More of this style of video please. Well done Blondie in China.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Lorwai Tan thank you!! Glad you liked it :)

@cyonn2501 4 жыл бұрын

U also love her meh ha hehehe I jealous leh hehehe omg

@seanwang8386 4 жыл бұрын

Quanzhou should use this video as the official advertisement!

@xz1891 4 жыл бұрын

Freedom to belief+disbelief together is real and complete freedom.

@qilai844 4 жыл бұрын

you think disbelief is freedom?you disbelief your friends,disbelief your family,disbelief your goverment. you think that is freedom?I think that is a bad world

@xz1891 4 жыл бұрын

@@qilai844 you didn't get it. What it means is that I respect whatever faith you put on yourself, but you need to respect what others choose to believe (or not to believe), in other words, no one should impose their own ideology onto others. If you look around, not many 教 can be said like that.

@ZsXie10 4 жыл бұрын

qi lai Religion is the *opium of the people* -Karl Marx I believe this Smartest Jew in human history.

@sybelyan2535 3 жыл бұрын

I m not religious but it's fine if my friends believe in Jesus or Allah...of course if they want to preach their religions to me. That's intolerable. I think that's what this comment is about.

@John_C. 14 күн бұрын

However, the real situation currently is that it is illegal for people under 18 to enter churches in China, even if they are sent to Sunday schools or Youth Groups by their parents. Those who teach these children the gospel commit the crime of competing against 'You Know Who' for children's minds.

@stellarpipe 4 жыл бұрын

Most foreign travel vlog about China is superficial but your’s are deep, you really have to know China and love the culture, very impressive, my respect to u

@ikicksbigcartel 4 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese born American, I am happy to be cultured by an Australian Blondie in China. Keep up the good content!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

haha yay! Thank you!

@schonheitbi3397 4 жыл бұрын

@@BlondieinChina same from Germany, thank you Blondine

@herrkines 4 жыл бұрын

@@schonheitbi3397 same from Sweden!

@wubinfan603 4 жыл бұрын

@@BlondieinChina greetings from ur hometown🤪 I'm a shanghainese who lives in Sydney. Watching ur video is my daily routine now.

@pchen52 4 жыл бұрын

Watching your videos is like taking a history lesson. That's why I enjoyed your videos very much. You get a A+.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Chen hahaha thanks for the A+!!!

@senpow 4 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese born in Quanzhou, but now live in Germany. I've learned Quanzhou more in this 10 minutes video. Thank you Amy. I'd like to bring one fun fact that the pronunciation tea from various counties around the world came from Quanzhou where local dialect call it "Tjie" (Minnan, Hokkien,闽南语), while in Mandarin Chinese it is called "Cha".

@dedededededededededede 2 жыл бұрын

bin auch Quanzhouer und lebe momentan in NRW :)

@jemilynkaw6743 3 жыл бұрын

My relatives live in Quanzhou, and I'm very familiar with the streets and culture of Quanzhou; however I never had the chance and creativity to make an educational vlog like this. Thanks for sharing Quanzhou to the world!! also fun fact, many overseas Chinese in the Southeast Asia (like me) trace our ancestors back to Fujian particularly Quanzhou, and most of these Chinese are indeed businesspeople!

@peterwuwei3297 4 жыл бұрын

This clip has the most interviews with local Chinese people in their settings. That a new twist. Good history lesson, Amy.

@cedric9806 4 жыл бұрын

I love Quanzhou I've been there last year with an exchange program in my city (Neustadt an der Weinstraße) which is the german partner city of Quanzhou And I absolutely loved it It's so vibrant and full of culture and history On every corner there is something new to discover I'm so happy you made this vlog, so that people can see this forgotten gem And everyone is so kind Just an amazing place, I have fond memories of! Go visit!!!

@celinelee3758 3 жыл бұрын

My father is from Quanzhou, and I always love visiting his hometown. Your video was like a walk down memory lane, as I too walked past the Qingjing Mosque, Guangdi Temple and Kaiyuan Temple with my dad. The Maritime Museum is truly an eye-opener to see how diverse a society Quanzhou was a long time ago. Thank you so much for sharing a video on the history and sights of Quanzhou! 🙏🏼

@JeiBoys 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful clash of religions ~ symbol of respect for all faiths . Hope to go there someday .

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

JeiBoys it’s a really cool city - you’ll like it!!

@user-nv5ix3ib5b 3 жыл бұрын

Chinese just pick up a piece of Taoism a piece of Buddhism a piece of Christianity a piece of Islam and so on, then put all of them together. No fight 😉

@abyyy490 Жыл бұрын

@@user-nv5ix3ib5b but Christianity and islam are the ones creating most nuisance.

@banja1470 4 жыл бұрын

Of all foreign youtubers in China, you're my favorite one 😋😋.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Banja 1 you’re the sweetest!!! ❤️❤️

@banja1470 4 жыл бұрын

@@BlondieinChina 嘻嘻嘻，你以后可以成为中澳友好大使🤣🤣

@shonwon 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a Chinese in America, learning about my heritage through you blondie, beautiful !

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

HappyStrongHealthy yay!! ❤️

@gourmetpro6784 4 жыл бұрын

学的怎么样了

@user-pl3yh2fv8r 4 жыл бұрын

Is Fumanchu or the farewell or crazy rich asiens not good enough?

@shonwon 4 жыл бұрын

狂拽酷炫 Kung fu panda was not enough

@yuanyuanwang497 3 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese, I even don't know about these histories and cultures of my own country, which really makes me ashamed. I have to say thank you Blondie. Thank you for introducing and broadcasting our culture to the people all over the world. Really hope to see more videos like this. Thank you.

@PaddyMan1988 4 жыл бұрын

Tie Guan Yin is my favorite tea too. 😋😋😋

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Paddy Man so gooooood! I’m drinking so much of it these days

@hangtuah888 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, Amy it is such a positive video of Quanzhou. Thank you as I am sure the world can learnt from the people who have lived in Quanzhou in ancient time and now. Keep the videos coming. Thank you.

@johnhuang4884 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, Thank you Amy. Quanzhou is my hometown. I watched this video with my two young boys who were born in Australia. I couldn't introduce my hometown to them any better. In fact, it makes me feel proud again of my hometown after living away from it for so long.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

John Huang that’s beautiful to hear!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@alantan9863 4 жыл бұрын

Can you still speak that dialect?

@RespectOthers1 4 жыл бұрын

Had my history lessons in school being this engrossing I might be a historian today! :D

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

RespectOthers Hahahaha happy to engross you!

@luxucn 4 жыл бұрын

A high quality documentary in 10 minutes, great video!

@carsonzhang5014 4 жыл бұрын

It's great quality video .

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

carson zhang thanks Carson 🙂🙃🙂

@ragu4723 4 жыл бұрын

great video, It was so interesting to see so many religions blended in one area like that. The Dehua was so beautiful and to see that it can survive over such a long period of time is a true testament to its quality. The tea looked so refreshing 👍

@michaelhan8916 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this video is high quality ... can see the effort put in

@songbojiang6513 4 жыл бұрын

master of using background music

@yinhoukhor7109 4 жыл бұрын

Another truly brilliant video on numerous fronts! Incredibly informative within a limited timeframe! I love precision and you were very precise and to the point to fit that much information in within ten minutes! Superb! And apparently, according to some sources, there's religious "oppression" there. One of the best jokes of the century! Tie Guan Yin. It's even got my name in it so it must be great!!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Yin Hou Khor thank you so much!!! Editing this video took me so long to figure out how to fit as much info into 10 min as possible without being overwhelming haha!

@sunnychen1805 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Blondie in China for introducing my lovely hometown to the world.

@siyuanzuo3750 4 жыл бұрын

Not even many Chinese know the history of Quanzhou. 'Onya blondie!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Siyuan zuo thanks siyuan!!

@user-oo4lp5dy3z 4 жыл бұрын

I am one of the guys that u've said. And now I really want to travel in Quanzhou .

@user-xk2zy3ng1o 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-oo4lp5dy3z It's overrated by this video. It's actually very boring and messy.

@huiweng2927 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-xk2zy3ng1o 去玩主要是看的是历史

@kevincui5282 4 жыл бұрын

1 learned more history and was more entertained in this 10 minute video than many 2 hour documentaries.... Good job Amy

@Zl12361 3 жыл бұрын

This vid is great. I went to Quanzhou last week and I love it so much. The cultural heritage, the weather, and the food (especially the street food) there are great. The museum in ur video is my personal favourite among the three museums I’ve been to. I’ll definitely go there again and plan more time on the suburbs instead of city.

@mboihk3796 4 жыл бұрын

Your channel is not only entertaining but educational as well because you include the historical background of the city as well. Keep up the good work.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

M'boi HK thanks m’boi! 🤙

@Jimmy-et1bp 2 жыл бұрын

I was eating dinner and watching gastronomic episodes…all of sudden, it becomes a history documentary. freaking good.👍🏻

@jb9mic 4 жыл бұрын

those porcelains are really beautiful.. and i am saying this as a person that dont usually like porcelain.. and i love the prayers to the wind.. I never heard about Quanzhou before..thanks for this very interesting video..

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@kennethl4172 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amy for this very educational vlog and amazing how difference cultures and religions can be in harmony. I like the narrator said the colour of the skin doesn't matter...we are all human. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Amy!!!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

A very merry Christmas to you too!!!

@SpeakEverydayEnglish 4 жыл бұрын

I've been binge-watching your videos over the last few days, and really enjoying them! You are a very talented presenter, and your videos are highly professional. You are to be commended. I lived in China for the last six years until August last year, and I'm now back in Melbourne, but your videos are helping me vicariously tour the many places in China I never got to see.

@stevocanuck 4 жыл бұрын

the amount of planning and effort on this video is amazing.

@linlikai84 4 жыл бұрын

The big difference between China and West, China likes to trade but west likes to colonise.

@0wnagefactory 4 жыл бұрын

This was pretty cool, the extra effort shows!

@xxHotSpicyxx 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you taking precious minutes to show the details in the art! The little things and everyday history is what makes up the bigger picture!! Thank you! 😊

@yourenodaisy2391 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a dose of knowledge, love it.

@joannali9414 4 жыл бұрын

Such a nice video again, many of these ports are just a great showcase of the mix of culture, definitely loved them!

@stickerred 4 жыл бұрын

Amy. Thanks. Merry Christmas !

@sylviaplm9446 4 жыл бұрын

I’m from Quanzhou and I’m so glad while watching this episode!!! You show me many beautiful things that I didn't pay attention to before! 💕

@TheVintageRomance 4 жыл бұрын

Literally got goosebumps at the end. I think this might be my favorite video of yours Amy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@mauritsponnette 3 жыл бұрын

I know this video was uploaded some time ago, but I just love how excited Blondie is about everything she comes across in China! Keep up the great work Blondie! Love from Antwerp, Belgium!

@joshua549413569 4 жыл бұрын

the closing mark ended it very well: "It doesnt matter what color your skin is, we are all human." Love the culture.

@mguo8190 3 жыл бұрын

THE BEST content on BIC’s channel. Even I, a true Chinese learnt something new and should be proud of. Impressed!

@urmom-pk6jr 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos give me so much perspective on what Chinese life and culture is really like, I love your videos!!! 谢谢你 ❤️

@jparsit Ай бұрын

Hi Blondie, you are the best in short video. I will visit China and move there after. Your expression, you must love China, yes.

@kecinakim8974 3 жыл бұрын

8:45 I'm touched by the prayer to the wind. They cared about their visitors' life and safety.

@tinypanda 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Amy, bing watching some of your past content I haven't seen. Your charisma, professionalism, and talent for storytelling and educating the modern public screams so loudly!! Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you and enriching our lives. The world is clearly a better place with you!!🙏♥️💪👍😎

@dlyustudio 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for introducing my hometown so detaily!

@Bob-rd2bq 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Blondie

@niccola9176 4 жыл бұрын

This was another amazing video to watch. Thanks for making it, i really enjoyed it!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! Glad you liked it :)

@guintian9207 2 жыл бұрын

Best video ever. I learned so much about Quanzhou. Thanks Amy. Love all your videos!

@jellykelly333 4 жыл бұрын

Amy, you did a wonderful job! Big thanks!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mike!

@yihuichen2049 4 жыл бұрын

I truly love this video ~ I would be back to Quanzhou in September although I am visiting in Sweden as a scholar since last September. I can not wait anymore.

@shitian663 4 жыл бұрын

amazing video about QuanZhou about China.Thankyou

@youbright88 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your work!!

@zhuoyanghan5323 4 жыл бұрын

Great discernible progress in video making can be seen in this episode. Such as the introduce labels of architectures made by AE. And filming a temple by holding the camera going straight on the axis from far away to face. Thanks for so much efforts on producing such a nice introduction of Quanzhou!

@ericlin1243 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for your high-quality work

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@yeehuanchong6859 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, I must admit that though I spent 5 years time living near Quanzhou and have been there countless time, I never really realized how diverse and unique Quanzhou is! Much appreciated to your video, love it and keep the good work!

@hermesliteratus882 4 жыл бұрын

You have been to some of the truly amazing places in China, good job.

@landdevil 3 жыл бұрын

Love how knowledge you have with history and culture.

@sofiamidkiff7644 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and I learned so much! Thanks you!

@echozhao3124 4 жыл бұрын

very informative! Good job

@cherryday7528 4 жыл бұрын

this must be one of my favourite videos of yours. You're an amazing presenter. I learnt so much about my own culture thank you! ♥♥

@marsyu5816 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for introducing Quanzhou to us who knew less about this amazing city.

@congtan7470 3 жыл бұрын

LOVELY BGM, I like it for your introduction to QUANZHOU. Matches very well.

@leonphein 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking me home and bringing me going deeper into its culture through such an awesome video!!!Comments from an American University student who grew up in Quanzhou

@jjc4232 4 жыл бұрын

Well... Finally longer videos. I love it.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

hahah yay! Glad to hear that

@user-jj4kt3gh1d 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your hard working!

@MightySteve001 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very informative and presented.

@jimwong2269 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks lovely girl for your video introducing old Silk Road relics in China!

@evanhsu9372 4 жыл бұрын

I am from Dehua!! so glad u introduced my hometown. Dehua was recognized by UNESCO as the World Porcelain Capital, but still not as famous as Jingdezhen

@brianpetersen3429 4 жыл бұрын

An excellent video, well done!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian!

@danthaman5230 4 жыл бұрын

Nice editing with the mix of relaxed locals, interesting dialog, and exciting music! It really made the video vivid all the way through.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan for that lovely feedback!! Really glad you liked it :)

@NL-ch1ed 3 жыл бұрын

great video, great music, great speed and great editing

@Flyingaceful 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the English subtitles, I like what the last gentleman said, we are all human! 👍🙏

@AlleyCat888 4 жыл бұрын

Apart from the amazing and informative contents, I really liked your filming and editing skills, the B-rolls, time lapse, drone shots, composition, camera movements, object tracking, speed ramp etc, everything is done so beautifully and professionally. Well done! I can't get enough of it!

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!! Really appreciate the feedback :):)

@wannago905 4 жыл бұрын

Exported along with the tea leaves from Quanzhou was the word for tea in many European languages. The word for tea in the southern Fujian dialect/language ("Minnan hua") is "te" (or "de") and the pronunciation is almost identical to that of the French word "thé", the Spanish "té", or even the Italian "tè". From there we then have the English word "tea" and the German word "tee".

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing with us!

@huyodepartment 4 жыл бұрын

Jia te

@elainewu9165 3 жыл бұрын

I never comment on youtube until I came across this video in a cosy sat arvo eating my Haidilao self heated lunch in a quiet surburb in Syd. I miss QZ so much and you have really grasped the essence of my hometown. Well done Blondie, subscribed!

@lan6692 4 жыл бұрын

really provocative documentary in 10 mins

@davidwidodo1777 3 жыл бұрын

My great grand parents was from Quanzhou (We live in Indonesia). I have been there once almost ten years ago with my parents. However, we we're meeting lots of relatives and no time to see the local attractions. It's a good thing I can see the city through your video. Thank you

@maryannpayne6271 4 жыл бұрын

Again, simply great content. Very good work.

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Maryann!

@shiba18inu Жыл бұрын

This is such a concise and interesting video to watch. Was researching on what to do in Quanzhou, and bam, so much info and history! :) Keep it up!

@NightingaleSong 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing! You manage to fit so much into a short period of time.

@justinhu990 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video

@chairmanimao7982 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent work

@CC-zx5vu 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! You obviously put a lot of thought and effort into all aspects - from planning, filming, to editing everything is top notch!

@stalincen7179 4 жыл бұрын

I love ur video so much! I am a Chinese and was born in Ecuador! I lived in China for almost 10 years, and ur videos bring me back to home!

@RoadDestination 3 жыл бұрын

Never before heard about Quanzhou but you certainly make it sound as a must see! Added to the bucket list! 谢谢你爱米

@BlondieinChina 3 жыл бұрын

Its a wonderful city that's definitely worth visititing!!

@jianghaowang2854 4 жыл бұрын

An incredible high-quality video about Quanzhou even for Chinese people like me. Thanks, Amy!

@alexililin8024 4 жыл бұрын

Such an informative video! Miss my hometown so much:)

@user-vh7ux8zi3b 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to my hometown, thank u for introducing quanzhou city to the world.love u

@harrischua7480 4 жыл бұрын

Quanzhou is my hometown, I am proud of it, thank you so much Amy, I feel shame that you know Quanzhou more than I do👍 Btw Merry Christmas ～🎄

@BlondieinChina 4 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!!!

@swordofhan 4 жыл бұрын

WOW, as a long-time subscriber it's my pleasure to see your trip to my hometown

@MrTioung111 4 жыл бұрын

That was a very well done video: entertaining and educational. Xiexie ni.

@amosshao6938 4 жыл бұрын

what a good video, I learned lots of new things from your video about my culture lol

@kishoutian1341 2 жыл бұрын

it's amazing that our college teacher used this video to introduce Quanzhou's culture. When I saw Amy on the screen, I was shocked and happy to see you and your video in my classroom. Nice introduction!