Why foreigners should visit Quanzhou, a rarely visited but totally underrated city! EP15, S2
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- I stayed in Quanzhou for quite some time, and it quickly became one of my favorite cities in China.
Foreign tourists are rare, but Quanzhou is a hidden gem. And I have enough reasons to say that. As the birth place of Fujianese culture and the first Chinese trade ports that opened up to the outside world Quanzhou is the place to find a huge diversity in Fujian Province:
⭕️ Kong Fu and Shaolin Temple
⭕️ Beautifully preserved historical city quarter (UNESCO sites!)
⭕️ Great food, laid back, and stunning landscape
⭕️ Incredibly diverse religion, and you can find temples, mosques, churches...
and the list goes on...
In short, it is a super laid-back city with modern charm, and an ancient soul!
Join me on this adventure :)
0:00 Intro
1:53 Kungfu in Shaolin Temple
6:56 Religion in Quanzhou
11:15 Quanzhou culture
19:42 Oldest Mosque in China - Qingjing Mosque
21:56 Luoyang Bridge
#china #quanzhou #fujian #culture #chinavlogger #chineseculture #traditional
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Western media has projected China in a very one dimensional image. We forget that so much culture, food art and technology we see today comes from China. The people of China still carry that with them. Your videos convey this so well. You are doing a very important job. Thank you.
Are you nuts? As long as you make a positive content like this in China of course it would be allowed. That’s what “one-dimensional image” means.
Western mainstream media have been portraying China largely in negative light for decades. No matter how much you try to gaslight others to the contrary, people are beginning to wake up
@@zulucruz664 How would you know? Evidence? Adrian Zenz? Fulan Gong?
People forget what happened in 1949 let me remind you
The culture revolution this is when Mao destroyed the history of China in its entirety
In the past 15 years China has started to repair the damage
Most places you see are no older than 15 year’s hundreds of fake ancient villages have popped up and to be honest they are abysmal
Food here in China, if you like the mix of garlic soy sauce and ginger then you are ok because everything has these ingredients including chickens feet heads and butts dogs cats and rats
I’ve been here 22 years and I’ve yet to have eaten anything Chinese that I can honestly say was good
So if you are thinking of coming here chose a city that that has authentic western restaurants and stay in top hotels like the Hilton otherwise you will starve
And don’t forget it’s Chinese culture to rip off foreigners in shops bars and restaurants
Good luck travelers
But don’t forget it was Mao Zedong who spent 10 years trying to destroy and eradicate every bit of that culture and history.
I really enjoy and appreciate all your efforts. I am 72 years old so it is a treasure to see places I cannot go to. I wanted to see the world so it is a gift to see China through your eyes!🌷
I agree. I know what it takes..😎
Hi, Thank you for this wonderful tour, I enjoyed it very much, Frances from Queensland Australia. I'm 82 I never stop learning about new things in life.
活到老，学到老！
I have lived in China for 12 years and yet still there is so much to see and explore. Your videos are excellent for bringing new ideas and new desires within China. I still feel excited at the thought of so much exploration still to be done.😃 Thank you so much for helping generate that excitement.
Why the f u r u in China for?
which city you live in China ?
One expat said: If u visit China for 2 weeks, u may write a book, if 2 years, u may write an article, if more than 4-5 years, maybe a sentence. The more you travel, the less u know about China. 😆
bro you live where there's highspeed rail and you're not travelling constantly?
All the Chinese cities in your video are clean, people look content, structures are beautifully maintained and business are prosperous; I hope this is how China be as a whole. I’m an american Chinese never being to china, and I’m so glad to see my motherland is beautiful, peaceful and progressing. My mother described the common free tea offering on street in her home town, witness it still exists just warms my heart. Kind people offer drinks to strangers and strangers accept the offer with trust, this is how society should be.
What is stopping you from paying a visit to see China?
@@tonykhongI think you could figure out the answers yourself, it’s not the country and its people but it’s the …..L
@@lazyjaney28you only speak for yourself.
I do not comprehend your “dotted” sentence. Would you care to complete your sentence?
I heard "Chinese American" or "Asian American much more often then American Chinese".
To be honest, every Chinese city(not top tier well knowned cities) i went i always felt these are superunderrated and deserve world recognition.
万分感谢你分享你的视频！我和我太太计划明年第一次去中国旅游，你的描述和故事激励了我们考虑我们不了解的地方，去体验它们 :-)
你中文寫的還不錯 意思表達也還清晰 嗯 可以去中國了😅😅😅
华侨在这个时空环境下第一次到中国旅游是非常棒的，我家有远方亲戚印尼华人1980年代第一次到中国，被脏乱差还有恶劣的服务态度吓跑了🤣，现在的中国干净得一批，服务也超级好
Quanzhou, ancestral home of many Malaysians .
Filipino Chinese as well
Indonesian as well..
Singaporean and Thailan as well!😊
Another TAN family. !!!!!
I am touched so much by your videos but I even don't know your name. The longer I look your wonderful high quality videos the more I realize how few we western people know about China. It's so rich of culture and history and you bring it to us with such a tender voice. Go on with this teaching about China! It is so important to exchange our values!
Her name is Yan
Her name is Shirley
@@ramencurry6672 Shirley you gotta be kidding?
@@birdsnature6421
Any Chinese name?
@@SK102938Yan
QINGJING MASJID (MOSQUE) - the oldest masjid in China. Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (Radhiallahu anhu), a sahabah (companion) of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallah 'alaihi wa sallam) went to Quanzhou. I am seeing this masjid/mosque for the first time from your video. Thanks and I want to visit the masjid.
Maaşa Allah Selam from Türkiye
This is the last city that I visited before China closes its doors to tourist because of Covid. Lovely memories. Wish I could visit it soon.
The city is beautiful as well as your video but I can understand why not many foreigners are attracted to this city. China is huge with too many places to explore and enjoy.
I am a fan of your videos and I believe Unseen China is a great line you are following, so hopefully we foreigners get a more realistic picture of the Country.
Well done and greetings from Shanghai 🌷
I have been to Songshan Northern Shaolin Temple but not here inFujian. I just love the traditions of China and this city is so precious in its culture. Tai haole.
Thank you for this awesome episode. My ancestors are from QuanZhou, they migrated to Singapore in the early 1900s. Sadly none of our relative are living in QZ, However, we still speak MinNan dialect at home and pray to same gods. Mazu, TaBoGong etc.... Watching this episode , it give me a warm and fussy feeling.
I will visit Quanzhou when China opens she borders to foreigners tourist.....KamXia.( Thank you in MinNan).
欢迎来泉州玩，
Now China has waived visa requirements for Malaysia & Singapore, welcome back home to take a look.
Your videos let me know that I know basically nothing about China, despite being an avid lover of geography and travel. I also love that you are Chinese, I think it helps capture the spirit and culture of China for us.
Yes, but is she a typical Chinese person or is she someone who has a charming personality who happens to be Chinese?
@@seth1455 In my experience quite typical as ordinary people in china are very nice but, same as anywhere, occasionally you come across an asshole who will probably just avoid you.
It has always amazed me how little westerners really know about China. You are doing a very good job educating people. Love your channel!
I live in Korea, Koreans don't really know much about China, when I lived in Malaysia, I don't think they knew much about China outside of the main areas, same with Filipinos. People in China don't even know much about China, nothing to do with Westren countries.....
We know more about them than the chinese people themselves 😂😂 wym… china is known for hiding information from their people.. meanwhile in usa and many countries we know how corrupt our government is and others too.. the truth will set you free
What do you expect? China really did little to invest with soft power in the past few decades.
@@stephenp1461 But today, social media made wonders in altering the course of discussions.
Cost-efficient and targeted at young people
Just Westerners? So Africans,Middle Easterners, South Americans and Indians know a lot more about China?
I just love these videos which give us a down to earth honest look at the real people of China given eloquently by a beautiful young lady in touch with the culture of her people. Thank you from England 🏴
I lived in Quanzhou for 8 years. You are making me miss it. Thanks for representing it so well. I am realizing how many things there are to see and do as there are so many things that were not covered in this video.
It’s true, there is so much to see and to do in quanzhou, this is just a small part
For the food only I'd never leave it.
Hello good a day ❤❤❤❤
你是留学生吗
@@fanmin-nr1jy 口语挺好的 很羡慕呢，中学+大学学了这么多年英语，全是哑巴英语
QuanZhou is the gateway of external trade of ancient China. For new China新中国，Guangzhou is the new Gateway. It was probably one of the few global cities then. 郑和was a muslim and his sailors were mostly arabic and people from SE asia. There is a lot you can say and talk about QuanZhou. Definitely, a grossly underrated city in China even by the Chinese. Nice video.
Great video. My grandfather birth place. Got to visit it one day. From Singapore.
I just visited China 2 weeks ago, I went to Xi'an, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Hangzhou, Ouzhen. I did not regret going there and they made me want to come to China again, but yes they are touristy eventhough there are not many foreigner but they are crowded with domestic tourists. You put an item on my bucket list next time I visit China. Thank you. A friend from Vietnam.
I put Quanzhou on my bucketlist a few years ago after seeing a video from Blondie in China, before I was not aware of the city. Over time I discover that I've underrated Fujian province as a whole (as many other parts of China) and your videos confirm it. Now waiting for cheaper tickets, flights to China are crazy expensive at the moment. Curious to see what more you'll uncover visiting all the other provinces of China.
The old part of Quanzhou, including some its temples, the mosque, the bridges (Luoyang and Anping) and wharfs are all part of the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Been to a no. of places in China , Ofcourse including Quanzhou … so much to discover : saw our x-Prime Minister Badawi pic in d old mosque there .. I love Xiamen n Ofcourse my ancestors home in Guangzhou … Leshan, Lijiang , Dali r just amazing !!! Hope to discover more : Urumqi !!!
Glad to see my hometown here and good work!
6:15 - 面线糊 is not made from rice, nothing but ultra-thin noodles. The soup base comprises meat (chicken/port bone idk) and seafood (shrimps, crabs, maybe fish too?)
9:09 - 中山路 Zhongshan Road is one of the first roads receiving modernised concrete pavement in the city, constructed back in the 1920s. The buildings adopt the southeastern Asian style, brought back by old Quanzhou ppl making their living overseas. The clocktower 钟楼 (the white tower 10:28) on the road is a must-visit.
16:18 - 摩尼教 Manichaeism also exists in Quanzhou, with 草庵 Cao'an being the last trace of Manichaeism existence in China.
19:42 - Had you been to the mosque it is probably worthy of paying a visit to 灵山伊斯兰教圣墓, an Islamic tomb constructed in the 1300s.
22:06 - 洛阳桥 Luoyang bridge completed in the 1000s is China's very first harbour bridge. Note the bow-shaped bases to protect the piers from the tide. As well, the river and the bridge were named after the ancient Chinese capital city of Luoyang, when its residents and the royal families fled to Quanzhou to escape wars.
My grandma was born in Quanzhou Nanan. In fact, I think lots of Fujian chinese in Malaysia, Singapore came from Quanzhou.
The well with the small opening is a common feature in old fujian houses in Melaka, Malaysia.
Thank you for the video. I am from a small village within the administrative boundary of Quanzhou. I left that small village 65 years ago and last visited Quanzhou more than a decade ago during one of my once-every -five-year backpacking tours and had planned to visit again. Unfortunately, my plans have been truncated by health issue.
It's nice to see your video and I observe that the city has changed a lot. I sure hope my health will recover and I can go see the city and my home village again.
it just seems every city looks clean well planned and full of cultures wishing nothing but the best for China for years ahead ❤❤❤
Underrated content from an underrated channel. Your delivery is so gentle and satisfying. Mukbang + asmr + travel vlog + educational + many more all in one package. ❤
Oh my goodness! That hand embroidery was so beautiful and perfect! Wow!! I love your videos! You always show historical things that not many others show. Thank you for sharing China with all of us.
I love the way you go off the beaten path and show us the parts of China that most "tourists" will never see. Thank you fro making and sharing these fascinating videos about this exquisitely magnificent country, its culture and its people. May your travels be safe and pleasant.
Love your intro and tour of Quanzhou. It's my hometown and I love it there. Even though my home is U.S. now, I always miss the food, people, and the city. It has changed so much and they keep improving the city but at the same time protecting the history.
泉州真是個很美麗又多文化的老城市👍它現在是我要訪問的城市列表中。芭樂英文叫guava fruit。我們台灣有很多這種水果。
I hope you understand how incredibly valuable your videos are. Especially during these times. I hope you never grow tired of making them and wish for more people to see and appreciate your work.
Your loyal viewer from the Philippines.
Hi Yan
Amazing video.
Am going to Guangzhou this month end. Can you pls recommend places to visit.
Tulou n Quanzhou must go after watching your video. Any more places you can recommend. Tq
Well done, Yan.
Keep up
Tks again ❤️
Love your channel! It provides a very informative view of China. Thanks.
Chinese art, embroidery, culture and history has always fascinated me. Despite the tragic history over the centuries, so much beauty has been produced. Thank you for your wonderful videos. I would have loved to live and travel in China these days. So much to see and marvel at. I pray that future generations will appreciate and carefully preserve all this incredible, priceless heritage. With Love and best wishes from sunny South Africa.
It's not all gloom and doom in Chinese history. There were long periods of peace and prosperity too, whenever China had strong central government.
That's why Chinese are not afraid of strong central government. Their history shows what will happen in the absence of one.
@@johnyossarian9059Very well said people can't handle to much freedom
Another interesting visit in the underrated Quanzhou city. Where there are many relics of Arab history. Thank you for sharing this amazing journey. Big LIKE from me. Greeting from Singapore.
An "illegally underrated channel", or should we say "a criminally underrated channel" (I think so). But it's gradually growing, which is amazing in today's environment. INSPIRATIONAL!!
Thank you for showing us this amazing country. China it's awesome and your channel too!
Don't know if anyone said this before but your selection of music and soundtrack is absolutely stunning 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 (obviously everything else is great too, you're honestly so natural at this) always at peace watching these videos ❤️
Some cities in China really are such lovely places to live and visit, loved this video so much. Never stop making these videos, the world needs to see more of this side of China. ❤🐉
I just found your channel, and is bringing memories from the large community of chinese people that lived on my town in the island of Cuba, they were open, joyful and generous like the people that interact with you. Your channel is a gift to me for the quality and content of your videos. Thank you for bringing good memories from the people who were an important part of my life, now I am away living in a different country, but what I learned from them still in my heart.
China is an amazing and very beautiful country you are a great ambassador for your beautiful country
Thank you so much. Im just a regular old guy from Chicago and ilove the good job you do. I could see you being a expensive tourist guide for couples or families who want a translator to feel safer. I love how awesome your vlog is of a beautiful country and warm people. God bless
Am so fortunate that you continue to do such videos for us to enjoy. Thank you so much
Lovely! This is totally unseen China. I agree too when you said it is so laidback & peaceful. Dating back more than a 1000years and still standing. Can't quite believe you have a mosque here too! Lots of surprises!
There are literally hundreds of towns/ cities & urban populations dating back 2000 years ago or even more like this in China that anyone from outside of China have NEVER even heard of (some have bigger populations than most Scandinavian countries LOL)
China has 39,135 mosques, the largest number in the world.
@@frankh.6122sadly they closed or demolished many of them and I heard that they also closed many churches and temples.
@@mdarifislam7629my friend, renovation and alteration does not equal to demolish， like the mosque in the video，they need further restoration and repair,
@@mdarifislam7629heard from whom? Lol
Oh dear me... I totally love your videos, so sweet, down to earth and genuine. Please share more...❤ You make me want to visit Quanzhou..
It is a very snowy day in the US. So the best thing to do is to watch your lovely videos. Thanks
Quanzhou would hardly ever make it to my to visit list, but you might have just changed my mind. I really like how so many buildings are well presented for such a long time and the many people preserving local culture.
Quanzhou is actually the most richest city in Fujian province. You will not regret to visit there. A lot of old buildings and acient arts. Quanzhou started ocean export business almost 2k years ago.
自己的首页推荐了你的视频，随便点开一看就停不下来了😂拍得太好了，还顺便学习了很多自己之前不了解的文化。Keep up the great work，加油！
Also..i lived in chaoshan for several years. The countryside around chaozhou and shantou is really interesting and special. I hope u have a chance to visit there!
That embroidery is beautiful ❤
China is a vast country to explore. I have visited several districts of China. I have a short stay in relative's house in Quanzhou.As a chinese from abroad, much to learn from mainland China for more visit yet to come.
I have hand embroidered clothes and huge pictures that are made with needle and threads from my visits to China. It's funny to hear when people living there say "you've seen more places in China than most Chinese people. " I love the land and the people.
I’ve been to China but only in Beijing. I want to see more of this fascinating country.
Same here! Just Beijing! Actually, Fujian province is one of my top places I wanna see in China if ever I go back!
@@daryldeal i suggest you should visit Yunnan province, cause it more amazing
I love these videos because they help me to learn Chinese. Please do not ever stop doing this
That’s the rare thing. This is something that some of us never seen from movies and tv shows, and it’s rare, once you’ll know people who knows that history that been within the town itself.
I visited Quanzhou with a small British tour group in 2007. We spent most of our time in a Buddhist temple where we were served multiple dishes of various kinds & flavors of tofu. Your walk through the peace & quiet of the temple grounds brought back the feeling of being there. Thank you for showing so much more of this beautiful & ancient place! Btwn, Feng Shui would dictate the need for protection in the tight alley ways, hence, lions, etc. carved into the stone.
Wow. someday I will explore all Provinces of China. So beautiful and full of historic places too. You did a good job Yan! Another masterpiece. Xiexie
Thanks Yan for showing us the unique culture of this city. It’s amazing they are still able to preserve their folk arts, music and way of life alongside the rapid development nationwide.
I absolutely love you and your videos. I've always been fascinated with China and I feel like you're literally bringing me with you on your adventures. 🙏❤️
My husband and I have spent the evening watching many of your beautiful videos. We have really enjoyed watching you and wish you well in your documentary journey.
Historically for most of history Quanzhou was just as important and prosperous a maritime trade city as Guangzhou was. While both cities had ancient similarities in status they're each uniquely rich culturally. Though because of the stark economic differences between the development of Guangzhou and Quanzhou the latter often goes underappreciate.
Underappreciated? Better preserved!
I love watching your videos, it's so easy to see how much work you put into them. They're so well made and so peaceful to watch. Thank you!
The 'Ba-Le" fruit is a tropical fruit native to the Caribbean sea / Latin America. Ba-Le is a Taiwanese name. In the west people call it Guava in English, or Guayaba in Spanish. In Cuba you can find a very nice ice-drink with the Guayaba juice in street corners everywhere, I l am a big fan of it too :) In Minnan dialect we call it "nah-boa".
Oh by the way, I am lucky enough to have just been to the same places you visited in this video not long ago, but without a drone. So again, thanks for sharing these amazing views.
Yes, we call it guava fruit, Psidium guajava.
Quanzhou is my birth place and I got to spend six years of my childhood and many summer vacations there with my grandparents. It was a lot of good memories. I spotted YAN wearing this t-shirt with “泉州” in the front in many episodes and I figured she must have had one made in Quanzhou and the thought brought me here with no difficulty. Thanks for your work ! I like your travologues a lot!
Thann you :)
This video just popped up in my feed. I watched the whole video and really enjoyed it. You have a pleasant way of presenting. Going to watch more of your videos. China has some really interesting places. Hope they issue tourist visas again soon 🙏
Ken !!! 😉😉👍👍 I really enjoy your adventures in Thailand and the Philippines 🙏 stay healthy stay positive - ciao!
The Luoyang bridge neighborhood is beautiful and feels so peaceful and chill. Must be pleasant to live in, it's already so soothing just watching it.
Beautiful city! Might be worth a visit sometime in the future! Stay safe.
Actually, not only in Quanzhou but also in other regions of China, ancient mosques have been blending local architectural traditions with Islamic motifs. For example, the Haopan Si mosque, located on Haopan Street along Renminzhong Road in Guangzhou, exemplifies this remarkable fusion. It takes the form of a seamless integration between traditional Chinese architectural elements and Islamic motifs, standing as a testament to the rich cultural interweaving
Great 👍 to know more abt Quanzhou frm your channel. Eye opening indeed !!
Nice city. No traffic jam and stress of city life. Should be preserved as it is.
Hello, I am writing to express my gratitude for your wholesome and beautiful videos.
For the past three years, entry restrictions combined with constant sound around and real deteriorating relations between China and my continent of origin and love Europe have led my love for China to fade slowly and steadily. China was envisioned by me as an ever more digitalized, commercialized, urbanized modern dystopia that has no place for an architecture, nature, slow paste, and people-loving human being like myself. The thought of having to live in Shanghai, Beijing, or worst Shenzen let me break out in cold sweat.
Your videos have shone a light on earnest human beings going about their lives with a deep sense of living, community, and aesthetics. Places not bustling, not digitalized, not over-urbanized, preserved nature, and walkable and bikeable cities and townships also exist in China. This should be pretty obvious to anybody with a commonsensical mindset but to be honest, I was just too stuck. So thank you earnestly for helping me rediscover my love for China, energizing my language and general studies, and "repassionizing" my bread-earning activities.
Beautiful thought 🙏 I can relate 👍
Beautifully written
I recognized myself in your words
Have a great day
Sorry, but when was the last time you went to China?
I love your videos! Please keep them up!!!!!
It may sound strange, but I’ve dreamt and woken up with this word “quanzhou” twice now, like a vision. So I had to write the word down as I saw it. Now I’m researching, this is why I’m here.
truly wonderful video, thank you!
Thank you for posting this! A great start to a Sunday morning)
I love your videos. Thanks for making them! ❤👍
These types of videos are always my favorite, thanks.😀
Wow what a peaceful soothing video and editing style! I'm really impressed. Quanzhou is an unknown gem among many more famous Chinese cities, like this video is a gem among many other more widely known channels and videos. First video I've seen! Thank you for the gem 🙏 😌
Very nice thank you for showing
Loved it. Really nice vibe.
Great video, so informative, thoroughly enjoyed, thank you.
Love your videos. Fasinating❤
I just came back from my week long business trip in Quanzhou. I took high speed train from Dongguan. Beautiful city and beautiful temples. Love your show and I was so excited to visit a place you introduced on the show!
Quanzhou is now on my bucket list! Thanks for the wonderful and eyeopening video!
Great video, Yan!
That's a fantastic work. Keep doing it
Love your videos.
What a cool video. Thank you for sharing! Love to all!
Your videos are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your lovely country and its traditions.
That was very interesting. The embroidery was stunning.
Thanks, I think this was one of the most interesting video's you made so far, much appreciated.
Another amazing video. One day I'll be able to visit
Great review.😍
Thank you again Yan, for another most enjoyable episode on China’s hidden city gems. Quanzhou, Fujian will be on my travel bucket list now! I hope these sort of traditional cities will be well preserved and not get gutted to be modernized! I so enjoyed visiting Dali, Shuhe( Lijiang), Yangzhou back in 2014. I much prefer visiting laid back traditional townships, cities China than the mega 1st tier cities! I understand Quanzhou also has a great tradition in puppet art. I saw a CGTN show on Puppetry of Fujian, but can’t recall if it is in Quanzhou or not. Btw, i also have been to Shiraz, Iran…glad you mentioned the connection. Maritime silk road would be a fascinating history to look into! Thank you again!👍☮️❤️
Thank you for making us travel with you 😊
Just how much I love this channel!!! Please, keep doing your videos!
I’ve heard so much of Guanzhou looks so beautiful love your drone footage will be purchasing one very soon ❤
Love the drone shots.
your videos are amazing. you've earned yourself a subscriber!