I Visited China's Most Controversial Region 🇨🇳 (Uyghur Autonomous Region)
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- čas přidán 25. 02. 2024
- Xinjiang, Uyghur Autonomous Region - China's most controversial area
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Urumqi, Xinjiang China - I traveled to the far west of China to visit the Uyghur Autonomous Region. This region is all over western media for not so good reasons. But as usual, I am curious to see things with my own eyes. So, i booked a flight to Urumqi, which is the capital of the Xinjiang province in west China. This is by the way also the biggest province in China. According to some comments on my channel, I would not even be allowed to enter, as the region is apparently closed for foreigners. Well, I was able to enter without any problems and soon after I found myself exploring the city center of Urumqi. It was freezing cold there though: Around -20 °C (-4 °F). Join me as we explore around to get to know this region of China, meet local Ughyur Muslims, try local food and see what Xinjiang, China is really like!
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The milk tea shop girls said they are Uighur -- you asked them if they speak Chinese but they only understand "Chinese" (as people), so they told you that they are China Uighur people
Why there's no cc subtitle on this video
Yet I really still enjoy to watching it
Added now ✌️@@dianach-fl7fw
Das ist ein großartiger Beitrag, der uns die Wahrheit zeigt, im Gegensatz zu den Medien, die keine Videobeweise haben und nur das zitieren, was sie "gehört" haben. Und was noch lustiger ist, dass Du ab und zu ein, zwei deutsche Wörter sagst. Wenn Du auch auf Deutsch sprechen kannst wäre noch besser! Werde bei Gelegenheit hingehen und es dann auf Deutsch präsentieren!
@@KenAbroad it is armed police, not military
This is where U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said genocide occurred, and by the way, he also said there was no genocide in Gaza.
😂😂😂
Well, we all know where did US came from. From the word B”U”LL”S”H!T😊
Cultural genocide is still a genocide
Blinken himself is Jewish. The holocaust in Nazi Getmany is a real Genocide not what American propagandist is trying say about Xinjiang. 26000 Gazans killed is genocide.
It's Bloody Blinken.
In Xinjiang, people are speaking in Uyghur language. In USA, can you find anybody speaks Native Indian language???
我一直在想，把那些Native叫作Indians会不会冒犯？毕竟，这是殖民者给他们的名字。
Native American
yes the native americans speak their native american languages in the U.S...do you have any more stupid questions?
@@RichardEdwards40no they don't, their language is basically extinct!
It made me laugh, your comment fits my stereotype of most Americans, arrogant, ignorant, and uncaring about others.@@RichardEdwards40
There are about 24,400 mosques in Xinjiang, an average of one mosque for every 530 Muslims, which is higher than the number of churches per Christian person in England. In March 2014
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No one prays in those mosques , they just can't destroy them , because that will expose their plans infront of the world , No one is really a Muslim there , if they pray , if they fast , they'll be arrested, China government ofc can hide perfectly what is really happening from a youtuber with a small Camera , That's my opinion , and I respect yours 😺
Our Malaysia Diplomat visited Xinjang in last year 2023 together with bunches of diplomats from other Muslim countries including Indonesia found no such things in Xinjiang.
Most Muslim countries in the world have no issues with it, only the West keep expressing their concern on Xinjiang while they remain total silence to what happened in middle east right now! 😒
Actually Israel is among the western countries who "cares" about muslims in china
Exactly. If the west really care about the Muslims, they should have stopped the war in Gaza and not accusing china for establishing a peaceful community for Muslims in Xinjiang.
Because they did all the shits and they still are doing it, they used religions and ethnic groups to tear so many countries down.
So they can not imagine how the heck you Chinese can still put your country together, “you definitely suppressed the people, JUST LIKE WE DID!”
you make the point
Who cares about the middle east. Why should the West say anything? Fix your problems yourself.
Finally! Your Xinjiang video is out! This video makes us want to visit this region as well. Looks interesting and different than the rest of China. Very eye opening. Not like what we see on the media for sure.
You'll like it there too, highly recommend it 🙏
I just watched the part that you bought the Buffalo milk candy, the very funny thing is that a small portion for Uyghur is very big portion for us. Can't stop laughing so bad, it caused some misunderstandings for us as well in Shanghai, when we just want to buy a small piece of chestnut cake, you expect a 10 or 15 yuan portion, and finally they gave you 110 yuan portion.
I suggest you bring your international driver's license. Rent an off-road vehicle and find a team to play with. That is the real Xizang. There are only high-rise buildings in Xizang, which is no different from New York. Xizang's scenery is in mountains, rivers and villages.
There are indian youtubers who have visited this region
It’s better to visit Xinjiang in summer, handheld camera is a bit difficult in winter, and the spring will melting snow is also inconvenient for travel.
This guy is real, only show what he saw in china, and not brainwash by the western media, thumbs up for you and i subscribe because of it
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你这名字可以
@@KenAbroad
Don't you find it strange that the "mosques" had been changed to shops and with security at the entrance? And other mosques are closed and you actually don't get to see Muslims praying in any of these mosques? The mosques were used by the Muslims before the clamp down on Muslims practicing their faith.
@@ylyddd😂
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Ken, you absolutely change my mind now about the Uyghur genocide. I didn't see any at all the sign of genocide. Even they try to conceale it, with transparent video, we can judge by ourselves...many thanks Ken for your excellent video
Do you believe that , they can't hide the truth from a small youtuber with a camera 😺 , I am not saying there is really a genocide there , but the way you talk , you meant there is nothing happening there , China government ofc will hide these things even if it was small , As a Muslim , I didn't see anyone was fasting in this video , while it was Ramadan , even mosques were closed , so we did not see any one praying , there wasn't any woman wearing hijab , that doesn't look like there are many Muslims there , Judging from a CZcams video doesn't seem a good decision , You can't believe there is genocide here , but you can't believe either if there is nothing happening, let us don't judge from a CZcams video , ofc China can hide anything they do not want the world to see perfectly , and again , I am not claiming there is genocide here , I am telling my opinion 😺
correct！！
It's literally a walled in area and they wouldn't let him take a drone in. Look at how body is wearing hibajs or tradional Muslim clothes.
They are absolutely in a policed state.
You saw that with your own eyes?@@travisfrazier3407
@@travisfrazier3407真好奇，你们西方媒体是怎么给你们洗脑的，看到这些言论真的觉得好笑和幼稚。
My kids and i love your videos. You are polite and not rude nor racist. Keep up the great vlogs
Compare this place, which America claims there is a genocide occurring, with Gaza, which America is reluctant to admit there is a genocide, then you should know how hypocritic is America.
Exactly. And never forget America itself, the very result of real genocide centuries ago.
Absolutely !!
Exactly
Iraq
Afghanistan
Sryia
Libya
Yemen
knock knock
I am a Chinese person born in Urumqi, Xinjiang. I have spent ten years abroad obtaining a PhD, yet I still choose to return to Xinjiang for work after graduation. I believe my decision and choice are sufficient to demonstrate that the portrayal of Xinjiang by Western media is entirely inaccurate.
Nothing to do with “accuracy”. The Western narratives are based on intentional 'Lies" The rest of the world does NOT need to justify or respond to their mischieves!
So you must not a Uighur.
@@charliehsu0222 Does thtat matter?
@@charliehsu0222 But after I return to China, the leader of my workplace is Uyghur, and his son is also studying abroad with me. After graduation, he will also return.
Let's pay tribute to you, a true idealist, I think for the existence of people like you make this world better.
Thank you for posting this video to show what Xinjiang is actually like. I visited Xinjiang last September and it is actually a major tourist destination for Chinese also, mainly for the nature. As for winter Xinjiang has grown popularity in winter sports and there are already several major ski resorts in places like Keketuohai（可可托海）.
had to comment because I had the same experience entering the Grand Bazaar. The attendant immediately addressed me in Uyghur rather than Mandarin.
Great videos. After watching, I'm inspired to make my own on my next trip to China.
Very interesting video, tks Ken!❤
Uyghur people actually enjoy some special treaments cuz they are minority(alomost 99% of Chinese are Han ethnics). The Chinese government also has issued policy to help Xinjiang cuz its economy is not as good as the eastern developed provinces . For example, Uyguur students can get extra marks in the College Extrance Exam and easier to be admitted into good universities. Plus the reason why Xinjiang has more police and armed military is that there were terrorists and extremists who were brainwashed killing Han people a few years ago.Now it is definitely a safe place to visit.
China has 56 ethnic groups and we love each other and respect each other's religion.Have a nice time in Xinjiang Ken!
Han consist only 88% because it is in downfall but still majority.
Most minorities have morethan 3 kids while many Han were not even have a kid.
It was known that CIA supported Uyghur terrorists to destabilise China!
92%
@@monarchiwang6939 打错了想打90%的forget about it😂
Correction: 92%Chinese are Han people
I am a Chinese Hui Muslim living in the US for 30 years. As a non Muslim country China has a non spoken Muslim privilege policy. We Chinese Muslims have more privileges than Chinese Han people due to our minority status and cultural background. There are Hui Chinese living in Xinjiang too. I visited Xinjiang in 1991 when I graduated from college to visit fellow college students who studied in my university in Dalian University. Comparing the the western countries China has the best social policies towards minorities especially the Muslims. I am a product and witness of such policies. I am about leaving the US after 30 years.
Thanks for sharing👍
"Believe you I don't" says Yoda
Brainwashed, you are - Yoda says. @@PunditKING
@@PunditKING "facts or no facts, it is just facts" also says yoda
The United States and the West do not care about the Muslims in Palestine, do not care about their own Muslims, do not care, only care about the Muslims in China, which is nothing more than stirring up national unity within China and inciting internal wars. Creating so-called forced labor is nothing more than besieging the economy of Xinjiang and inciting internal strife. This trick originated from the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. Always used until now
planning to visite Xinjiang in the coming summer, thanks a lot for the video guide already~
Welcome to China. If you want to know more about Chinese culture, food and beautiful sights, please contact me. Thank you.
Fascinating to see Xinjiang from your eyes, thanks so much for sharing, I'm Chinese and I've never been to Xinjiang so this was very informative :)
Chinese liar, stop genocide uyghur, freedom Uyghuria go home Chinese occupants
In Xinjiang, some people are wary of those who use cameras because BBC journalists have come here before and made false news such as news about Xinjiang cotton and labor, which has affects on some Xinjiang people's jobs. So they may be curious about you and worried if you are a BBC journalist who tends to harm them again.One of vloggers I followed, who is also a foreigner, had such experience, and his name is 老王在中国 if you wanna check if out yourself. I dare say a lot of ppl in Xinjiang(may not be all) hates BBC, some even have negative impression on foreigners because of BBC.
Adrian Zenz is actually the German Christian zealout at the center of a lot of myths about Xinjiang. He's just referenced ad nauseam by the western press directly or indirectly. ETIM is a terrorist organisation, even USA bombed them in Afghanistan with the Mother Of All Bombs
BBC and the US are the two biggest liars, spread Fake news and lots more.
BBC = Bull#$&* Broadcasting Corp.
I follow Katherine's journey to the east, when she visited Xinjiang and was asked by Uyghurs of where she comes from, when she said from usa, their face changed and said usa is not good. 😬
@@greentea8852 Cuz USA also do lots of fake propaganda about Xinjiang lol
This is great! I’m glad more people are also visiting this controversial region and seeing the truth too! My visit to Xinjiang a few months ago was beyond amazing and I had so much fun. I hope they don’t say you’re paid, cuz I heard that a lot! Nice one🤠
Love your videos, been following you for a while , keep up the goood work
I'm being accused of getting paid since I posted my 1st China video, were used to that I guess 🤣
@@KenAbroad Follow your heart.
I was being accused being paid by CCP as well as I just made comments telling truth about China. lol, where is my money?
@@greentraveler4114
CPC, not ccp !!
Another great unbiased video. Telling the story as it is.
Thanks Ken, this is a very well made video which will go a long way to eradicate a lot of the western media's misconceptions (whether intentional or nor) about Xinjiang. I'm a 4th generation Chinese descendent born in Singapore and I really admire China for how far it has come since about 40 yrs ago. Looking forward to more of your videos, safe travels!!!
欢迎你和你的家人有机会回来多看看多走走！尤其是坐高铁游览中国的大好河山！
Chinese liar, stop genocide uyghur, freedom Uyghuria go home Chinese occupants
China welcomes Singaporean friends ❤
Xinjiang is very safe now. Since there were a number of indiscriminate terrorist attacks on people launched by terrorists in Xinjiang more than a decade ago, people in crowded places such as subways, stations, schools, kindergartens... There are strict security measures. However, after years of efforts by local people and governments, Xinjiang has been free of terrorist attacks for nearly a decade, and tourists from all over the world have begun to flood into Xinjiang again.
American War in Middle East:
IRAQ
AFGANISTAN
SRYIA
LIBYA
YEMEN
Most people don’t know that Xinjiang shares a border with Afghanistan. . . .
uygher terorists were trained by the cia.
@@Rav01508another one PALESTINE 😥
dude，it’s Pakistan @@amirism91
I am sure the Palestinian will prefer the life of the Uyghur than the tragedy they currently face.
And Israel is recently siding with the US in the UN to condemn China’s treatment of muslims in Uyghur 😂😂😂😂.
if they prefer peace, they wont attack
@@eee12335it did not start on the 7th
@@eee12335 During the past decades of the Hamas onslaught, Palestinians have been subjected to imprisonment, torture, detention, and genocidal abuse. Shouldn't they fight back?
@@Nothankyou758 but to this extent of suffering, it did
Thank you very much for sharing the true scene of Xinjiang!
Thanks a lot 🙏
O yea? Want some true true scene of Xinjiang? Try going to some non urban or non tourist areas lol
@@Byehk2047As a chinese I need to tell you what video shows to us is the truth. Xinjiang is very big, and there are some places where no one lives, because it is a desert and the environment is not suitable for people to live there. So it is a little dangerous for a person who is not familiar with Xinjiang to go to a place outside the city .（because you even cannot see a person lol）I think this is also the reason why Ken chose Urumqi
@@StaRry_mE-nebUla如果是夏天的话，新疆会更好看，冬天好多地方因为下雪而不方便Xinjiang would be more beautiful in summer. In winter, many places are inconvenient because of the snow.
That was great! Thankyou Ken. Im Australian . The mosques might be upstairs because l have seen that situation in the middle east. In lstanbul the first mosque built a market to get money and built the mosque above. Maybe that’s a good working model which has been adopted. Ive subscribed.
Some information about the video:
1:30 The girls at the security check talked in Uyghur to each other, but in Chinese to the translator app.
3:20 The traditional Uyghur script is based on the Perso-Arabic script, a.k.a. the Persian script, so it does look like Arabic. Some Latin-based and Cyrillic-based scripts are/were also used to spell the Uyghur language, especially in former USSR countries.
4:15 The girl selling milktea said 'chai', which is the Uyghur word for tea. (Also the same word in many Asian and Slavic languages.)
5:50 That IS a straw. It's designed thin so you don't get hurt when you are drinking hot liquid.
7:00 You are right, the bread is indeed naan, the same type of food as in other places in Central Asia or South Asia. (Xinjiang is the easternmost part of Central Asia.) It is called nan in Uyghur and nang in Chinese, both from Persian. That's why it is spelled as nang in the English discription there.
10:30 There are many ethnic groups in Xinjiang, not every non-Han Chinese there speaks Uyghur. Or maybe the man speaks Uyghur but cannot read. And he was telling you (through translator app) the snack is cheese made from cow's milk, maybe distinguishing it from sheep milk cheese.
12:57 That building which looks like a mosque IS a mosque. Its name, Erdaoqiao Mosque (دۆڭكۆۋرۈك مەسچىتى or 二道桥清真寺), is written above the main entrance. The place for praying is on the second floor.
26:50 Actually I don't understand Uyghur... But I guess the man was telling you the price for the naan is 6 yuan. The kebab itself is 20 yuan, as he told you in the beginning outside the restaurant. He gave up charging you for the naan since you didn't understand his language.
27:45 Those buns were samosas, the same type of food as in other Central Asian areas.
40:45 The entrance of the mosque is on the left in the yard, with the blue sign saying '清真寺入口' (lit. entrance of the mosque).
And 40:48 clearly shows the name of the mosque in Chinese 汗騰格里清真寺 and in local language. The rolling green display seems to show "今日禮拜時間" (today's worship hours) but the camera moved off too soon.
Thank you!
What you said is very detailed. As a China person, I think your answer is basically correct. You read it in detail.
Thank you for the explanation ❤
26:50 The man was asking if the food was delicious. Thumb represents delicious and little finger represents not delicious. As for the price, either the man gave Ken a discount, or nang is a regular gift when you buy the kebab.
"The bad things that Western colonists accused others of doing were actually done by themselves."
China's ethnic minorities have many advantages over the Han people. For example, they can get extra points in the college entrance examination, and some local governments may build houses for free. Regarding of religions and learning mandarin, the policies are the same as Han people's. Normal people have religious freedom except the cpc members. In our compulsory education, everyone learns "Chinese" subject. As for the local culture, it depends on the school curriculum and local Education Bureau arrangement. All in all, Western media is really keen on spreading rumors about China.
Compare that with the fate of Native Americans, or the Maori people. The idea that Western Imperialists have the audacity to call for action against "genocide" in Xinjiang. 😡
@@lollol-rq4mk maori is much better than the native Americans in terms of how they are treated in society
when my mum studying uni @ China in the 60s even a mid-low tier regional university canteen there's halal food there... doubt many or any western universities have halal on campus
@@lollol-rq4mk "The bad things that Western colonists accused others of doing were actually done by themselves."
Well usa has $300 M budget just to counter China.
Tolles Video! Danke fürs Hochladen!
I am very happy to have such a good foreign friend like you to explore Chinese cities with your own eyes. Thank you for your video to convey the real friendly China. This is the best way to eliminate prejudice.
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You only paid for the kebab, not the nang，but they did not ask you for the nang after hearing that you said it was delicious. Xinjiang people are very friendly and hospitable.
我还在疑惑肉串20加馕了结果还只收20是为什么
Those terrorists in the past were Fake Uyghur like current event in Ukraine with the Fake Ukrainian which join the war.
US always has an idea to do its dirty job. 😂
@@shellchan8876 +1
Some Uyghur barbecue restaurants I've been to give away nang for free if you order kebab. They mostly use it as a accompaniment when ordering kebab or even just as a tool to place the meat. But you are right, Uyghur friends are indeed very friendly and enthusiastic.
囊是6块吗
As a Chinese Muslim, I was discriminated against twice：1. An Indonesian once asked me if I was forced by the gov to eat pork😓. 2. A man from Scotland said to me that Chinese mosques are useless.
I believe in Allah and I love my country, the gov has NEVER NEVER NEVER banned my faith☪. They even set up “green lanes” for Muslim every Friday in my community. Instead, some foreigners are prejudiced.
Now I'm really tired of explaining to foreign friends that there is religious freedom in China.I understand they're just curious, but you know, it's really annoying to answer the same biased questions over and over again. So I hope your video can be seen by more people.
完全理解你的感受，西方人对中国的偏见不是仅仅几年的新闻妖魔化造成的，是几十年如一日，甚至上百年的各种方式潜移默化的影响
同胞，只是谎言对白人来说已经很委屈了，你忘了当年昂撒抹黑了印第安人后开始了种族灭绝？你忘了日耳曼人抹黑了犹太人之后开始了种族屠杀？你忘了本子丑化中国开始了侵略屠杀？一切的原因不过是，弱，就是罪过
I'm Indonesian and I would like to apologized for the Indonesian that was being rude to you. Some Indonesian are idiot.
But they can't pray in them by the look of it so they have a point
never never land
This is such a good video.. I would love to visit there one day
Very useful info and great video 👍👍👍👍
From the far east to the far west! Traveler you did it! I wish you have fun in Xinjiang!
Thank you so much! 🙏
你的头像不错🤣
@@Sylvanas-xh3hi 武统
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Hui Chinese here. It's funny that many westerners claim they care about muslims, but if you test them with some very basic facts, you'll find how ignorant they can be about real muslim life and culture, not to mention the truth of muslim life in China.
I also an interesting observation about westerners: they love to talk about cultural diversity, but when they encounter it, they usually would say "oh, this is like in another country" as if there can be only one culture and life style in one country. China encourages all ethnic groups to maintain and develop their own cultures. You can also find places in China that is "like in" Russia, Mongolia, Thailand, southeast asia, etc. We are diverse and open. All these cultures can coexist peacefully in China.
The collective West show their fake concern about Uyghurs fate. Fact is they're those who oppress Muslims in Europe and in the Middle East. China didn't wage war on Islamic countries, but NATO nations always do.
我比较好奇，汉族信仰伊斯兰教后可以改民族为回族嘛？
@@user-yj7zn9vb1n民族是民族，宗教信仰是信仰。也有很少的回族不信伊斯兰教的
@@yanniehe3199 因为我之前看科普说回回本来是形容阿拉伯人或者维吾尔人的，到民国后新中国把汉族信仰伊斯兰教的划为回族，所以有这个疑问，但是我在知乎查了下好像现在的政策是汉不可以改回，回也不可以改汉了
@@user-yj7zn9vb1n Ten ethnic minorities in China, including the Hui, Uighurs, Tatars, Kirghiz, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Dongxiang, Salar, and Baoan, have traditionally practised Islam as their basic faith, in addition to the Han Chinese, Mongols, Tibetans, and some of the Dai. Muslims in China are basically Sunni, and a very small number of Muslims in Xinjiang are Shia.
thank you for making this video, sir! it’s sooooooooooo beautiful there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am born and raised in Xinjiang, I like the way u share the video about my hometown. ❤
Uygur türkü müsün kardeş ?
the reason for armed guards is because xinjiang was the place where the most serious terrorism attack happened in china. it caused heavy casualties. yet, it's a past tense already. guards are simply for public security and prevention of terrorism. ❤
Western media rarely mention the context, that's what's up
Later, the Chinese government provided educational opportunities for terrorists, allowing them to master work skills and return to society to be ordinary good people. This kind of behavior is slandered as genocide against Uyghurs. If it were the government of the United States or any other country, would they provide education to terrorists? They will only imprison him or sentence him to death.
😂western medicine don't care about Pakistan and Afghanistan police carrying their AKs on the street, but They are very sensitive to China police carrying guns. 😂
Actually the local police even carry less weapon than the police in USA@@jt-ttt
Actually most China police do not carry gun 😂 They r just sensitive to china policeman@@jt-ttt
Thanks for your kindness to people wherever you go 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot 🙏
Most beggars on the streets are not genuine beggars; rather, they have turned it into a profession, some even accepting payments through QR codes.
thank for your kindness @@KenAbroad
Great !! Excited to visit xinjiang this year. Look safe with beautiful food.
Great exploration-informative nontheless, would encourage others to experience
The Americans say there was genocide here, not in Gaza.
@@rafatchowdhury9819 亲自来，亲自见，亲自体会真实的世界，而不是媒体塑造的世界。
@@rafatchowdhury9819 我不是穆斯林，不了解，当一个宗教设施在一个时间段内，都不开放，可能是宗教规则，这是我搜到的其中一个清真寺的开放时间或告示：艾提尕尔清真寺开门时间：每天10:00-20:00。每天下午14:00-16:00期间为礼拜时间，不接待游客。
艾提尕尔清真寺坐落于新疆维吾尔自治区喀什市的艾提尕尔广场西侧，始建于1442年。分为“正殿”、“外殿”、“教经堂”、“院落”、“拱拜孜”、“宣礼塔”、“大门”等七部分，它不仅是新疆规模最大的清真寺，也是全国规模最大的清真寺之一。在国内外宗教界均具有一定影响，为自治区重点文物保护单位。
以前按照教规，女性不能进入清真寺，但目前已经允许入内。周五的礼拜非穆斯林不能入内。在任何时候，进入寺内拍照都必须取得同意，不可随意拍照。
游玩贴士：
1.参观清真寺不能穿着暴露，需保持安静不可以喧哗，进入堂内要脱鞋。
2.礼拜时间寺院不能入内，仅可在外面参观。
3.在穆斯林做礼拜的时候，不要站在他们的前面或者侧面，因为他们面向的方向是正西方圣城麦加的方向。
@@rafatchowdhury9819因为清真寺不会在周末开放，如果你想看清真寺内部，可以先问问当地的穆斯林，清真寺什么时候会开放，然后到时候再去拜访。另外他去的其中两个清真寺有商场，但并不是变成了商场，可能只是为了方便参观清真寺的游客购物。
@@LukaWang-si7zn brother mosques supposed to stay open 24/7 there's no such thing they close at the weekends. Clearly it's forbidden.
yuck American politicians
I am a Guangzhou person, and I have many high school students who are come from Xinjiang and they are Uyghurs. My high school is a public school and all the Guangzhou students need to pay tuition ,but all my Uyghurs classmates are free for any charge of school. What’s more, they are free to having meals at school and the school will provide halal food for them. When applying for the college, they will more easily to get the offer than Han Chinese because of the government preferential policies to all the national minority.
Wow so the gov is actually helping minority Uyghurs. The truth is far from what the west has portrayed.
So happy to see different ethnic groups living with harmony together.
if Han Chinese government did not care of Han Chinese, who else will do😁😁
pity for Han Chinese
@@pok1mon999 in our Han Chinese worldview we think that all of the minorities in China are our bother and sister. Most of us Han have no problem with the gov treating to the minorities. Because we are the family so we need to help those minorities who live in the poor areas or less people to make them have better lives. Helping people is the virtue of our tradition culture.
That’s true, but the support for ethnic minorities in China is needed, when I was in junior high, 1/3 of my class was ethnic minorities but the top 10 students were all Han Chinese .
Great videos! You explore every city with curiosity and respect ❤
Thanks for your video. I've been to Xinjiang 4 times including accessing Kunlunsan accompanied by Uighur security personnels. No issues.
Thank you for sharing. Australians here. We are visiting Xinjiang next year and are super excited about it.
I would probably avoid visiting Xinjiang during winter i guess. 🥶🥶
Avoid it in summer too
@@426dfv oh no what season is the best then?
Stop pretending, we know you are Chinese, no native Australians have Chinese interviews and chinese Peter rabbit shows in their playlist. Your real name is probably Chen Y something, which can be seen from your CZcams channel name, using two separate capitalized letters as name, that’s one of the biggest telling signs of a Chinese user
@@cy9325 From May - Oct is the traditional tourist seasons, best will probably be May - Jun or Sep - Oct. Average temperature is around 25-36 deg C during July and that's when it's the hottest. Beware that July - Sep is summer vacation where the price of accomodation and food is higher as demand surges. Avoid 1 - 7 Oct as it's the official National Day long holiday too. Cheers!
BBC: Xinjiang need some western democracy to deurbanization like Afghanistan, Iraq, Lybia，Syria and Palestine😂
Xinjiang people want to say fk off
Musims Fundamentalists sometimes don't want 'liberal" democracy.. The taliban said it themselves, they don't like the idea of "WOMEN" having freedums, or their child brides will realize they are pados. China is liberal to some extent with capitalism/state, as they were much more conservative in the past. Sure a liberal society can allow multiple religions to exist.
Thats why its pointless for 3rd world muslims to accept actual "modern" society, as they still live in stone age.
Lol and many Western media said that Chinese authorities are committing Uygur genocide but the real genocide is going on in Palestine right now.
omg they destoyed palestine and lybia tho 💔 also don't forget egypt, iran, and japan back in the day
Japan was different...they were the ally to Nazi back in WW2@@user-ns3uw2xn6s
Thank you Ken for this informative video, it encourages me to visit that area sometime, hopefully this year.
As a person who knows Arabic language, I can tell you that the writing is Arabic alphabet but not Arabic language.
As for the mosques they are supposed to be open at prayer time 5 times a day, but in places where there is security issues they will be closed during non prayer times. First prayer is at dawn, second at noon, third at around 3:00 pm, fourth at sunset and last one at around two hours after sunset.
The poor woman asking for money sounded like she was talking Turkish.
The lesson learned here is to never believe western propaganda news, especially when it comes to China, Russia and Iran.
To quickly warm your hands, rub them together, blow your breath on them, and then put them under your armpits.
Wishing you the best of luck on future travels, stay safe & enjoy 😊👍🏻
The last mosque you visited actually put the time for praying on the led screen in both Uyghur language and Chinese (there're Hui and other non-Uyghur muslims) as you can see , so people need to attend during the specific time of the day.
Thanks for sharing real Xinjiang to the world!
Thanks a lot! 😊
@@KenAbroad thank you really very much for sharing the real unbiased view of Xinjiang. What you read, and heard from the Germany press, especially about China, were so biased .
I was so lucky to be able to see Urumqi, the authentic Uyghurs’ city 16year ago. At that time the mosques were still open everyday. Though I saw two young men were taken to the police office by the police officers because they joined the afternoon service while they were under 14 years old. That’s illegal!
外国人都说习近平好，我们中国人内心都在骂他，希望早点下位😂😂😂
@@user-og7oc2ml6k
哪一個外國人？哪一個中國人？
You are not the first westerner that I’ve seen visit the Uyghur region and show that the area is thriving and quite normal, disproving the lies of our western propaganda media. Love your videos of China. Best wishes to you and all our Chinese friends from Las Vegas USA
The more they make these types of cover up, white wash videos, the more they confirm the truth that western media and Chinese defectors have shared!
Big thanks to the propaganda machine
As american we all know this is prison and propaganda
@@orten3334the US accuses everyone of human rights issues but never fixes their own
@@catsNcode you clearly don't understand what happened in Xinjiang. Or you chose to believe the Chinese government because you hate the US.
@@orten3334
I mean the tourist didn't feel threatened did they?
Thank you for showing Uyghur - I never been and now I know how life is like there. Please make more videos about China. Interesting place I will make a journey there to taste the delicious local food and hear their local language which I understand China is proud to have >50 ethical communities living together and in harmony. Double thumbs-up!
My dad is from Xinjiang. The bread you ate with fillings is called Kaobaozi( roasted baozi) and it’s my favorite xinjiang food❤ the fillings is lamb btw
Hi Ken, greetings from Ireland. I discovered your channel on your first video to China and have been a subscriber since. I commend you on your excellent work in just “giving impressions”. You can only truly judge a place and its people from what you see and experience in person. All of your Chinese videos have been eye opening and I believe there is no better CZcamsr to have done a video in this region. I’m very much looking forward to the next instalment. Wishing you safe travels.
thanks a lot! happy to hear that
welcome 2 China
Just found your channel, look forward to more of your videos. I have now been living in China for 13 years and very happy with my life. I have also been to Xinjiang and had a great holiday.
Why don't you post videos on youtube
I do appreciate your wordings of the conclusion that let the viewers make own judgement !
You are very well informed. Looking for a open Mosque on a Sunday 😊
I have seen travel videos from Xinjiang that is full of people, that is busy and vibrant, obviously not in cold winter. I have been watching your videos in China and hoping to see one in Xinjian, and you actually did it! Thank you for tolerating the cold to show us people's lives there, it speaks much more than misleading media. Hope to see more videos from Xinjiang!
you missed some parts of the video, like cameras in the bread museum and market, mosque checkpoints, the heavy militarized police presence, widespread use of mobile pay, or the tethered knives. if you don't see a common goal here, find better news outlets
@@failureffectyou need go back in time and live in 1950s
So what do these indicate? Haha, some people are really conflicted. Sometimes they trust their own eyes very much, but sometimes they don't trust their own eyes. You see the camera and the police, but you can't see the smiling faces of the residents. Even if you see the free life of the residents, you will still say that they are acting, and you only selectively believe what you want to believe@@failureffect
@@failureffect检查站很正常啊，摄像机也很正常啊😂，因为有恐怖分子，他们搞事情啊😂，治安好不是应该的？或者说你是恐怖分子
One of the most interesting vids I have seen. The city is so nuanced and interesting.
hello,ken.My family take a road trip in Xingjiang in July last year and the view around the road is absolutely amazing.You can see desert,grassland,snow mountain,Danxia landform and ect. It's not a good time to travel in December ,many roads blocked beacause of the snow。It‘s advisable for you to visit in June to October.
I am a Han Chinese from Inner Mongolia, and I went on vacation to Xinjiang Ili last autumn. As a person from Inner Mongolia, I am very picky about the quality of lamb, so I was delighted to have had delicious lamb in Xinjiang that satisfied me greatly. In China, Xinjiang is a very popular tourist destination (when the weather is warm), known for its magnificent natural landscapes. I recommend you to come to Xinjiang again to admire the scenery here in the summer or autumn. Also, you are welcome to consider my hometown Inner Mongolia as your next destination. Inner Mongolia is also a place that has been vilified by Western media. You can come and see for yourself if what they say is true. I recommend you to come in the summer because Inner Mongolia's summers are very cool and comfortable.
I am a veterinarian. And I really like inner Mongolia. Wish I could get a job there or at least visit there.😢
Why don't you leave Inner Mongolia and the Uighur Turks alone?
@@dogukanyuce内蒙古新疆人过的很好啊，你不信可以过去看看。😂
Why don't you leave inner Mongolia and Uyghurstan and go back home to China?
@@dogukanyuce 我们国家说了，欢迎你们来到中国新疆看看，要是不满意，回到你们的国家，你们可以随便骂，为什么你们就是不肯来呢？
Brilliant work Ken, I appreciate your enthusiasm for discovering new places. I have been to Xinjiang too and think your reportage is very fair. Unlike much of the western MSM who seem to rely too much on unreliable single sources.
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Very interesting videos, I hope there can be more similar videos that allow me to understand the world.❤
This video’s really good. I enjoy watching it
I visited Xinjiang and Ürümqi last year and it was beyond amazing! Friendly people, delicious food and incredible scenery. Nice to see you showing Western people what the region is really like 😁Looking forward to seeing more Xinjiang videos on your channel!!
Plenty of similar vlogs
I am chinese from Hongkong used to visit Xinjiang twice early 80's. I am looking forward to travelling there again at this september.
summer is the most beautiful season in xinjiang
我建议您可以顺路去一趟西安，华清宫的表演是我见过的最好看的舞台剧。如果你去了西安，肉夹馍一定要吃汉人卖的猪肉馅的，脆皮的潼关馍更佳。
@@ajie-amap what about the heat?🤣
那肯定大不一样了。
宜家北上好方便架，得闲快d过来畅游祖国大好河山。
What lovely people.
Thank you for your great video.
I appreciate your work. I wish you the best.
As a guy born and raised in Xinjiang this place is absolutely one of the best places in this country with great food and great views. This place has complex history and management issues indeed but far away from what media painted. My home welcomes whole world🤞🤞
The United States and the West do not care about the Muslims in Palestine, do not care about their own Muslims, do not care, only care about the Muslims in China, which is nothing more than stirring up national unity within China and inciting internal wars. Creating so-called forced labor is nothing more than besieging the economy of Xinjiang and inciting internal strife. This trick originated from the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. Always used until now
since when carring about muslims became a issue for united states
In fact, the region is now rapidly industrialising, auto makers, factories and advanced agriculture developments are happening moving poor and under developed populations upward, they will be benefiting through and through, soon xinjiang will become a mid to high income province in china.
@@Houthiandtheblowfish The US cared so much for Muslims that they keep bombing them in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
This is off the topic. Is the Urumqi-Almaty train K9795, open now. It was closed due to Covid. I want to travel from Almaty to Urumqi this coming September.
😊 I'm a Chinese Muslim from Xi'an city where you have been to in Chinese New year. Really happy to see you and your friends had a nice time there. I have many friends from Xinjiang, they are so lovely. 😊 I see in this video you bought a cup of tea from a tea stand, the two ladies are so cute and a bit shy because they couldn't well communicate with English to you, but that makes them even cuter, they said China weiwuerzu. （中国维吾尔族）Same as In many places in China, people can speak their local language as well as official Chinese mandarin. Like me, I can speak Xi'an language and mandarin Chinese, but I cannot understand the Shanghai language or Sichuan language when I go there. 🤭✨😊
It's really fun watching your videos, thanks a lot! Keep yourself warm in a good health condition! Have a good time in China! 💖🧧🤗
别这样 吃猪肉会不会砍我
And weiwuer means Uyghur in Chinese. They are Uyghur ladies
@@user-ew3oy3gn4c 不会，你不信伊斯兰教的话随便吃😊✨
@@Sky-rw5vq 哦，学习了，谢谢✨😊
叫你養豬吃豬都不肯 找麻煩
Thank you for sharing
40:46 the green digital signage is showing “worship time” in both Uyghur language (Perso-Arabic script) and Mandarin.
Thank you for visiting xinjiang 🙏 You're doing a great job, keep it up. I'm a fan from Australia!
Thank you, appreciate it 🙏
Love from Perth
Ken, the milk tea girls said they’re Chinese Uyghurs.
Almost every chinese speak mandarin, and most Chinese speak at least one more dialact.
Btw Good job on the documentaries. I really enjoyed watching them. And u inspire me to go back to my motherland this April!! Can’t wait!!
The beautiful young lady at the metro also speaks Uyghur.
Seriously funny he is convinced that they cannot speak mandarin yet can't even speak himself.
@@simondan4668• Chongqing, China!
I like your content bro! I've been to Shanghai a month ago and I saw just one begging man, also there are 7 mosques in the whole city.
Good display of xinjiang, in a same way please show us Tibet region. Thank you!
There are 20k plus mosques in Xinjiang. Uyghur population has gone up to about 11 millions plus. All minorities in Xinjiang include Uyghurs speak their own language and most can also speak Mandarin. So where is population and culture genocide? The so called concentration camp is a western invented thing and happened in Europe and US that never existed in China.
true
thanks for bringing us around as always ken 😊 we reallt appreciate your hardwork.
Hi Ken, the "mixing bar" you think when you mix the milk tea is actually the Straw, it is very flat but it has 3 holes and you can suck through them, so that the milk tea will not be so hot (due to the thin pipe), i was the same reaction like you when I first use this straw, haha
U're indeed a nicest westerner tourist in china, really love to watch yr travel, very entertaining & encouraging. GBU Ken!
I saw your video on bilibili so I come here to support your channel hhh
me too
Me too!
+1
Urumqi is too cold to travel recently. As a person born in Urumqi, I reckon that summer is more comfortable for tourists to travel around in Xinjiang. But if you are a skier, winter in Xinjiang is perfect for you. The snow facilities here are great. Xinjiang welcomes people from all over the world to visit! Have fun on your next journey in China，Ken!
This is off the topic. Is the Urumqi-Almaty train K9795, open now? It was closed due to Covid. I want to travel from Almaty to Urumqi this coming September.
K9795 is still closed. This train has not resumed operation.
@@PooKoo-lt6gq Oh. Hope it will start operating again soon. Do update here. Thanks
What? What do you mean by infrastructure?Almaty people are not Chinese citizens，they are Kazakhstani citizens.
Hello! Im looking forward to travel to Urumqi, may i know May-June is a good time to visit (to avoid crowd)? And which area is best to visit in these month. Thanks!
Your videos are beatifull
love your video; ROCK on
I love the way that a western guy who can’t speak Chinese at all still was able to comfortably roam around in a China city.
well he has clothes and both is legs like of course he can walk around lol... who can't unless gravity in China is much heavier?
He never left the tourist area and had minders of course.
@@lennifrost2006 so who has been to the "concentration camps"? The news media farts and u fart too? Do u know the people who wrote the stories has never step foot in China nor speaks the language but they are experts? Your are expert too for repeating the fake news?
Dude is not western.
Supposedly you need an app in Mandarin and a bank account there to able to buy stuff since many stores do not use cash any more. Not sure how a foreigner does that these days unless he's using a Chinese friend's app and bank account to pay for stuff.
17:00 FYI: That's NOT military, they're so called Armed Police (majority of Chinese police officers are not armed)
In China, the police are equipped with guns, and the police will bring several assistants, who do not have guns.
武警跟警察只是名字像，差很远
武警是军队一部分，是隶属于军队的
跟隶属于公安的警察差挺多的
@@user-ic9ir3lq8t全中国可能只有新疆有武警在街上执勤，我在广东从来没见过武警，只有警察和保安
武警应该是military police？MP？
@@levin36 military police是宪兵，中国没有
amazing place. be wonderfull to visit !!
and yes!! i thought the building looks like a mosque
Excellent tour, thx! Although re: the 'controversy', so all those armed military 'SWAT' vehicles conspicuously placed around the city centers are just the 'welcome wagons'...?!
In the west, they think this is a tank.
Thanks for the wonderful video!
Welcome to Xinjiang! We are thrilled to have visitors from all around the world coming to explore our beautiful region.🤩
Thank you 😊
This is off the topic. As you are from Xinjiang...... Is the Urumqi-Almaty train K9795, open now. It was closed due to Covid. I want to travel from Almaty to Urumqi this coming September.
Man good to see ya
@@mlwee6796 Not sure about the train, but there is a bus route between Almaty - Yining, Xinjiang Province, takes in total about 8 hours, 3 hrs in Xinjiang, 3 hrs in Kazakhstan and around 2 hrs lunch & passport control. I took the Yining to Almaty bus last September, custom control at Khorgos, border city between Kazakhstan & China. Then at Yining you can easily get trains to Urumuqi, takes around 5.5 hrs (Xinjiang is a quite large province!)
A very informative video. We be visiting in June.
welcome .
Hi Ken, I suggest you to Yunnan province when you go to China next time. June and July might be the best time, the natural scenery is really amazing and the local mushroom is the best Chinese cuisine I have experienced.
oh I went to Xinjiang last September, loved every bit of it❤❤❤❤ the food is soooo good!
Very interesting video! Thanks for your sharing. As a girl born in southern part of China, I've never been to Xinjiang, for it' s too far away from my hometown and I did not have enough time(maybe after graduation from university I will). From an early childhood we had beautiful essays in our Chineses textbooks about sceneries and traditions of Xinjiang, we learn Xinjiang-style songs and dance(gestures,poses etc.) in our music classes. Actually, there are many popular singers(like Dao Lang) enjoying intergrating into Uyghur communities and writing songs for the local people. These songs are well-known to Chinese no matter the age. In China, almost every little child is fostered and educated to respect and love our members of different peoples in stead of being triggered hostility and hatred. I wish I could visit there as you did one day! It will be true soon!😊
妹子说的太好了！
Thank you, very interesting what you wrote. All the best from Italy ❤
Around Chinese new year time people usually stay home with family. It’s like thanksgiving here in the states. Not many outdoor activities
I like the videos you shot about China. The country looks safe and clean, and the people are friendly. I look forward to seeing more of your stories about China.
So interesting Ken, had no idea of this city in China...great coverage thanks👍
我看了两遍完整版的，第一次看没有任何字幕，第二次看了有中文字幕的😂
还有一点感受：在西方世界心理，武装警察和摄像头对民众是监视压迫，但是在中国人心里，武装警察和摄像头代表 绝对安全 ！！！！！ 没有偷盗，没有抢劫，没有恐怖袭击！ 绝对安全！
说出我心声！
不是好货，整个行程都鬼鬼祟祟的，完全是抱着“找茬”的心态而来的
@@kpaul4474 我感觉人家已经非常偏向我们了。。。没有诋毁 都是在解释。。现在我们宣传不够，只要中立立场的来我们都应该欢迎，把最真实的展示出去先去抢话语权
我跟你说他这几十万粉丝对于几十亿受改变观念的数量级几乎忽略不计，你们可能要说“有起码比没有要好”，我只能说“毫无作用改变不了大环境”@@bobtick27
@@kpaul4474你像个🤡
thanks for sharing. did you feel any tension in the atmosphere?
Enjoy your visit in totally different area, wish you all the best❤ 🇱🇰🇱🇰