You have Never Heard of this City... And it's Bigger than Los Angeles! // 一座你从未听过的城市...比洛杉矶还大！
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- Our first day in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province with China Radio International. A third tier city in the North of China with a bunch to offer... sit back and enjoy the tour!
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We had never heard of Taiyuan before we went there but we were pretty impressed with what we saw.. hope you are enjoying the Barrett vids ✌️
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It is a provincial capital city, an ancient city with 3000 years history. It involves so many origins of our culture beyond general expectation.
Went to Taiyuan in the summer of 1987, the vlog brought back the good times in Taryuan. Thanks.
My wife was born in Taiyuan! We were married in Taiyuan 2016.....so yes I have heard of it.....ha ha....thanks for the trip down memory lane....they also cook spicy food similar to Chongqing
That's great to hear... thanks for watching Robert
Not really, I am from Taiyuan,we don’t like eat spicy food
cool👍
@@Freedomfighter841 For a soft tongue, pepper is unbearably spicy.
@@BarrettYT You need to work on your basic pronunciation of Mandarin place names.
These buildings should be built without using a single nail. The craft of cutting wood in thousands of pieces that seamlessly fit together was spreader to Japan and other parts of Asia
they were built without nails and they're quake proof as well because of the joinery used.
Omg. Legend Bobby Ang is here. Pleasure to meet you. I'm a follower of your great car channel and good to see you here.
Wow.... Bobby is here 👍
NO，The South Koreans objected this
Japan learned from China
Greetings gentlemen, welcome to China, the land of excitement.
Raise your hand ✋ if you're impressed with CHINA
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@Molly Wop Chainsaw Sour grape loser, they are enjoying their life while you're still in that corrupted fake democrazy west and living crumbling structures!!
@Molly Wop Chainsaw USA weaponry are outdated now, because of Snowden this biggest thief can't steal from anyone anymore even from its close allies. Just look at USA's HGV program which had failed miserably, but the government won't tell its soldiers because American soldiers think they superior but in fact not anymore!!
@Molly Wop Chainsaw Wake up dumba$$ majority of your budget went into the pockets of the elites. That's why they always ask for more and threaten if they don't get it China will surpass the US. But in fact China had already surpassed the US, that's why US will do anything now to contain China's rise including making fake news about Xinjiang. Now today report came out the terrorist group in Xinjiang is associating with Australia and the 5Eye.... you don't need me to tell you.... C I A is in the middle of it!!
The reason why so much ancient Chinese architecture has survived in Shanxi is because the province has a very dry climate, which helps to preserve the wood of the temples and statues.
It was the last province the communists took over after KMT beat the Japanese army. Local people didn't want to destroy ALL of their cultural heritage during the cultural revolution, like in other parts of China.
No, it was one of the bases for CCP during anti Japan occupation due to its mountainous landscape. Many famous battles and heroes and heroines were from this province in the WWII.
It is also because the Chinese use Tung oil to preserve their wood. China is the only producer of Tung oil and the west recently discovered it. The beauty of Tung oil is that it is natural and non-toxic. Chinese use it on their wooden chopping block.
@@EsaiasP Wait… what? Shanxi was liberated in 1949; the cultural revolution was happened during 1966-1976. And for your information, the Japanese invasion was beaten by KMT + CPC. Don't try to make up new history.
Another reason that shanxi was rich in the past (so there were a lot of buildings) and relatively poor in modern time (so less likely to build new things on the sites where old buildings are standing)
Taiyuan is ancient city used to be like Shanghai today in history for quite a long time, it's very famous and decent city!!!!!
Dear Oli, Shui Jing Zhu（《水经注》）is the name of the book. Its author is Li Daoyuan（郦道元）, a government officer living in the period of the Bei Wei dynasty（北魏时期，AD 386-534）.
Thank you for that
亲爱的老外，为你点赞👍
Chinese people including me as a Chinese descendant are very proud of their long-time history. That is why they have spent so much effort and fund to renovate, restore and conserve such ancient buildings.
History in CHina ?
btw why did mao destroy everything after that shitty cult.revolution ?
@@theciklia rubbish, that’s what the west r trying to sell. Those ultra superstitious no historical, cultural values structures were flattened, eg, u hv rats, snakes, woods, rock, shrines for person as idols coz he appeared in somebody’s dream temples were eradicated together with extreme superstition n feudalism.....irrational temple ‘priest’ gv u oracle paper to b burnt n drink instead of seeking doctor for your sickness. Soothsayers broke up many families by giving shit n fear advice - oh, this child wl bring disaster to father or family, so how? left him in an orphanage to grow up without a family. Or this child must look for how many godparents in order to survive. Women were suppressed n abused.
@@theciklia Do you know there was a heresy in China named FALUN GONG, they tried to made people believe that thay can go to heaven through burn themselves, and then they were kicked out of China by government, are you one of them?
@@culture5679 hahahahaahaaahhahaaaaaahahahahaha
nope !!!
but i can see you are turd warrior !
CCP suck bals
I did visit Taiyuan about 16 years ago. Was visiting a friend In Beijing and we drove there to visit her brother. It was a great trip.
你们好！我关注你们的频道有一年多了，非常喜欢你们的内容制作，父子档很有爱！我出生在山西太原，在家乡生活成长到18岁后出国留学和工作。很高兴你们能向全世界介绍和宣传我的家乡太原。作为youtuber的你们可能在太原停留不了很久，但还是希望你们有机会多来几次，体会地道山西美食和人文历史。山西省境内推荐你们去参观平遥古城，乔家大院，皇城相府，太行山，悬空寺，云冈石窟这些充满历史文化和人文气息的地方，希望你们能把这些地方介绍给全世界！
西方殖民主義者一直把中國當作一塊肥豬肉，這些老外紛紛走來中國想分一杯羹！對他們必须要極度提高警惕！
你是湾湾吧？人家是帮我们宣传的，比你这啥也不干，心带偏见的好多了。而且不允许别人喜欢中国？一点民族自信力都没有。
@@swchan6152 吃莱猪的蛙和你想的一样！
@@swchan6152 你的话没毛病，但场合不太对，Barrett父子是中国的老朋友了，是不是来分猪肉的要具体人具体分析🙂
@@swchan6152 你说的没错，他们拍摄的视频就是证据！看看他们在里面吃得多香，那不就是分了一杯羹吗。
Thanks, hope Serpentza and Laowhy enjoyed watching the video.
So cruel…
Are those guys still making videos ?
@@moorishstar, oh those guy guys, yes, but viewers zero.
@@aaronbaldwin2380 viewers 0 ? How ? lol, they still got plenty of views
Fuckin clowns those two are. I bet they miss China so much. Losers
Welcome to Taiyuan
And thanks for sharing the vedio of the capital city of my hometown, Shanxi Province
Shanxi is famous for its history ，coal , noodles …You guys should really pay a visit to Pingyao and Da Tong
Greeting from Australia
A Chinese living in a island in Pacific here🙋♂️. My hometown is Pingyao, only half an hour high speed train from Taiyuan. It’s an ancient town and a world heritage site. It’s must-visit place of Shanxi Province.
我妹妹的公公以前是平遥的县委书记，现在去晋中了
哈哈，我觉得下一期肯定要去，既然去了山西，五台山，平遥古城，悬空寺，乔家大院不得都转转？
老乡你好🤝
老乡你好🤝，我太谷的
19年我有一个机会去平遥，可惜没去成，现在后悔莫及。
Thank you to showing us the different side of China.The thousand years of building look so elegant. It's like looking back to the history of China.A very worthwhile video to watch.Keep going. Thumb up!
When i did online student English teaching, i had a student who lived in Taiyuan. Very cold during winter, and he was keen to do winter sports.
Taiyuan close to Inner Mongolia province, yes , it is cold
又遇到你了，宾阳老外
@@William9-11 😁😁😁
Nice video. It makes me want to visit the city as I didn't know Taiyuan was such a beautiful city! Thanks for showing us around.
Thank you! Really appreciate you guys! I used to be fascinated by ancient China as a kid. I should rediscover it as my heritage again. I am very happy for the Mainland. She has done it! Standing up all by herself. Thank you to President Xiu and the Chinese spirit. Best wishes to everyone!
正值的人！为你俩父子点赞👍
You are genius, you are exactly a HERO of this new generation. You are our hero standing by your own
The oldest structure in Jinci-the Hall of the Holy Mother,was constructed from 1023 to 1032 during the Song dynasty.
Sister Hua said so well! China's development is not to surpass the United States, but to surpass itself 🇨🇳
Absolutely stunning! Just wouldn't imagine about 20 years ago when I visited Taiyuan that it could be changed to a so fabulous 5-star city in China today.
What is a 5-star city ?
@@georgeinjapan6583 A city like Dubai. That's what the people called it a 5-star city.
@@frankie2022 So is Tokyo a 5-star city ? Is London ? Is Singapore ?
@@johngood4419 No，5-star means its cultural and tourist value, not its economy.
@@jermywong8588 Who is doing this rating ? What criteria are they using ?
Good job guys. Keep going on your discovery of China. The restoration of ancient buildings and even 300 years old church . This is a good indication of peace and harmony to show and tell the western world.
BIG THANK YOU GUYS.
Oh my gosh you are here in my city really?! I have been watching your videos for quite a while but I’ve never thought you would be here in Taiyuan!It seems kind of surreal.Welcome!And leave a message if you need a help 💕
😆 We have left now... but we have plenty more videos from your city on their way...
@@BarrettYT Oh wow too soon to say goodbye and I’m waiting for updating 🤩 Sending love ❤️
I am from Shanxi Province. Very happy to see that my hometown has so much changed and is becoming better and better! Thank you Barrett for sharing the video!
看完真讓人开❤️！到中国旅遊，哪都景好！吃好！玩好！🥳
哪儿都有好吃的好玩的
Thanks for the video Lee and Oli. ShanXi is the home to the ancient Jin state back to the east zhou dynasty(the Spring and Autumn period). They exist almost the same time as the ancient Greece. During this period China was divide into several small and large states. Jin is one of the super power at that time. I highly recommand to have a visit to the acient capital of other big states like, qi(shandong), qin(shaanxi), chu(hubei) You can learn from the history and stories on what cause a state to fall and thrive.
My hometown! I left Taiyuan 20 years ago. The city has evolved so much and there have been so many projects built for the city. It’s so impressive now. Also we’ve got the most ancient buildings in China. Hope more people will visit Shanxi to experience China’s heritage.
welcome go back
Wow! That ancient town looks great. It is so amazing that they put so much details on the building. That town will be in my places to visit list.
政府花钱建造这些公园供人民休闲娱乐，看着是根本收不回来的成本，因为根本就不收费，怎么能收回成本，但这就是中国伟大之处，虽然看着好像收不回成本，其实它比收回成本更有价值，一个地区的百姓，生活在如此的环境里，人民会安居乐业，衣食无忧，自然会认为共产党为人民做的很好，当然会拥护国家政府，那换来的就是国家的和平稳定，一个和平安定的国家，同时再齐心合力建设国家，你们想想发展能不快吗。这就是5000年文化历史下的国家底蕴，我估计老外是不会明白的，即使你明白，也不一定能学会，因为你们是以资本利益为基础的国家，看到的只是眼前的利益，根本看不到未来。
Wow, just wow, the architecture is simply spectacular. I wish I could make it to 太原 at least once in my life time.
This is my city! My hometown. Can't believe you guys visited it.
All your videos are so informative and enlightening. Bravo!!! Keep it up..
Welcome to my hometown! I'm sooo excited to see this video, i strongly recommend you to take a night tour in Yingze Park迎泽公园.Ancient buildings with lights on are REALLY astonishing in the night! I spent a year in Durham for my master degree in 2018. I really missed Northeast England, lovely Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, York, Hartlepool, stockton on tees.etc. Fish and chips, crackheads, tough guys.
Thank you for such a nice videos. Keep us entertaining. Kudos to Oli and Lee!
感谢你们父子，不止是向外国友人推荐CN，也是让我们在海外的也欣赏祖国的风采！中国太大了
确实太大了，之前一巴基斯坦人问我难道我没去过全中国吗？ 我....
@@dominiquem3305 别说全中国了，全省的每个县市都去过已经很厉害了。可事实是大部分中国人也就去过不超过10个城市，一生中
@路χ 你们经济好的省的人都不爱出省。我现在在江苏，身边的同学都是本省的。拼命挤在江苏省内卷。我是山西人，本科在黑龙江，现在在江苏。
Beautiful view.
This finally out, great to see my hometown here. gj like always.
awesome vid guys!
Love all your posts, never been to China but from the videos you guys post i hope to be able to visit one day. Keep up the good work guys. China is really beautiful.
wowow, such a large scale building project, really want to visit. You can also get very nice noodle food in west China style. thanks for this fresh content
Just place we are looking for, brilliant 👍thanks Oli & Lee 💕
Wow you guys have been to more Chinese cities than me... impressed
Haha, we're getting around
@@BarrettYT Not really not like SerpentZA or Laowhy86 travelling across northern and southern China on motorcycles.
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Appreciate it!
Luckily to see duo Barrett again，thanks Lee and Oli very much
Very good video. First time hearing this place. Impressed.
well done. I admire that you guys have your own opinion while introducing tourist attractions.
Wow I've never thought to visit Taiyuan, now I kinda wanna😀
Well done, i felt your video step up to a new level, the view, the music, the explanation all well edited 👍 keep going....
Appreciation from a Taiyuan citizen. Exciting to see you traveling in our city, thank you for bringing our city to the world.
thanks for sharing us in real China...good video as always 👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing us your trips to one of the ancient cities and spreading the Chinese culture and heritage in an authentic way 👍
这些投资不是为一时利益，她是功在千秋。
woohoo 山西太原， 好有品质的视频也看了Barrett看世界的观点， 很棒。 看的我的很热血 很想为自己的出生的城市做些什么
woooooow! Welcome to my home-town! Thank you for letting people all of the world see it !!! Love you guys😘
I like how you explained the development of the projects and what they plan to achieve. The noodle masters were impressive.
i like your opinions about the motivation of the government spending lots of money on building those massive projects, which is quite true
Oli, very impressed with how fast your Chinese language skill is coming along. It shows commitment & application on your part. Bravo!
Welcome to Taiyuan, I am so excited to watch the video. Thanks to recommend my hometown!
很精彩感谢分享，山西太原已在旅游计划了
my hometown Taiyuan city. never thought you guys would be there. so am quite surprise to open CZcams and your video jump into view... now am living in Shanghai and close to Century Park which you took video around in Century Avenue. we are far away but sometimes really close. hope can a chance to meet you someday
眼见为实!感谢2位!马上订阅与分享了!
Great video...! Thanks for uploading this one....
I haven’t been to Taiyuan. Thanks for introducing this beautiful city. China is so big and almost every place is worth a visit!
Very nice video. Support. Thanks for telling the truth
Thank you so much for sharing! Taking us go to traveling so far so good 😊 !
Taiyuan is my hometown¡¡¡ many thanks for promoting my home city guys. Haven’t been back for 2 years due to the pandemic, great to see it from your video. Again, many thx. Enjoy your trip to Taiyuan and highly recommend to try different noodles as the city is famous of its noodles and pasta.
I really enjoyed your trip video and I am very proud of being a Chinese. Thank you very much!!!
OMG!This is my hometown TaiYaun city!Thank You!
Great Vid and Information and congrats for including nice chinese music!
Wonderful historical sight🌹Thank you for sharing😊 It’s so clean no matter where you go! Amazing 😻The cold dishes are appetizers 😋
holy moly. this city. the content on this channel. 👏❤
Garcias, for showing us another beautiful, well-planned city. The Chinese work so hard to improve their lives and community, and all they want is peace, respect and stability from us and the world. The IMF, World Bank and UN have all praised and recognized the Chinese for the historic economic gains they have made in the last generation or so. Amazing infrastructure, beautiful cities and improvement in the lives of over 800 million people. Again, thank you for another informative video. Adios Sr. Barrett.
Thanks for appreciating Chinese culture! Gracias amigo!
Good video as always, thumb up 👍👍👍
Good video... keep them coming.
Thanks 👍
I love the drone shoots! thi sis why I love this channel so much we can see from above the places you guys visiting! also how much history and culture we could learn in just 15 minutes
This is my mother city mate!!! I have been stuck in Melbourne for almost 2 years. MISS!
I’m from Taiyuan and I’m stuck here at Melbourne too haha. It’s been a long time since I was back in Taiyuan, I really miss it. Great to see it here in your video.
Thank you for sharing your on-the-ground experience and visits.
Barrett guys r just so fortunate to cover sooo much of China that I can only dream of. Envy, man. Cheers! Enjoy!
these two guys, father and son, have the best job ever, I want this kind of job.
so rewarding and captivating and amazing.
只要你能来中国就可以做这样的工作，只要你真实的报道中国内容，相信你也快会像他们一样拥有令人羡慕的工作
@@JL-xg5jf 他是北京人
I didn't know they were a father & son team!
Support from Malaysia，your video is great,keep it up
Saya juga..
+1
Wow, my hometown, last time I went back was 2008. Never seen any CZcams videos about my hometown before this. Thank you very much. Hope I can bring my daughter and my husband back to visit next year if the pandemic comes to an end.
Shanxi history dates back to 4700 years ago, right at the beginning of China's history. The archaeology site of Tao Si is believed to be the capital of Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun, two of the 5 great emperors at the dawn of the Chinese civilization.
Great video, BTW. Very beautiful.
“都说山西好风光”艺术家郭兰英演唱。山西面食是一绝，千变万化。
胡说 明明是陕西🧐
呵呵呵呵…
@Dord Dord 你把甘肃放哪了？
欢迎来到我的家乡，welcome to taiyuan
Lovely background music! Glad you are getting to know some traditional and typical Chinese music 😊
Awesome! Keep up the great work!
I am at Los Angeles and definitely want to visit this cool city, 太原!
A big thank you to you both for making me feel proud to be born Chinese. Keep up the good work
Thank you for your info!
Great work and A great DAY !!!!
大美山西❤有机会一定要去旅游！
Myhometown is Da Tong, also a city in Shanxi.It is worth visiting too.
大同太好玩了，我喜欢
it's on my list.
The ex mayor president of da tong , made da tong, the ancient city great again. I heard the local people love him and very appreciate of what he did
That's true.
去大同玩过一次😀
It looks like another beautiful CITY thanks for sharing!!!
从 老外 视频里看 祖国新貌，
上世纪九十年代初 去过 山西五台山，正好春天，满山遍野的 梨花，真美，
开车绕山而行 大半天，与住山里人 一老爷爷交谈，好奇他如何 在这样交通不便的地方生活，
淳朴自然 善良，过着日出而作 日落而息的生活，所谓世外桃源 不过如此。
Amazing china 💖💖💖💖💖
Taiyuan is actually a pretty famous city in china...
Not in the world
Not at all
我家祖上是晋中太谷的，前几年去了一次，把我震惊了，古建筑太多了… 山西文化遗产保留得比较好。
我爷爷指着县城中间的鼓楼说：“我小时候在那儿玩”..
其他省市基本都拆完了。山西还剩很多。不知道当地官员能不能意识到这些玩意儿在经济发展起来以后是不可复制的瑰宝，价值连城。
@@strategicfooyouagencyfirst8197 陕西也比北京保护的好，说白了是发展的晚，早期对古建筑保护不重视（因为中国人经过100年的战乱，贫困，没有意识到中国古代文明的珍贵）。晚发展的城市保护的好，是因为过去没钱建设，等有钱建设的时候，文物保护意识已经在全国范围内得到广泛宣传，地方政府也意识到这是发展旅游经济的重要途径
@@danfeng6703 还行吧，古代很出名，现代也还好。
Great video, I never been to Taiyuan and now I want to visit Taiyuan some day, thanks for sharing, love your channel.
Great video clip👏👏🙏🙏