Journey Through China's Cities - Urban Travel Documentary
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China is one of the world’s most fascinating and complicated countries, and its cities seem to get bigger every year. Considered a rural society just a few decades ago, China today is home to the world’s largest urban population.
In this travel documentary, I take you on a journey through some of the country’s most interesting cities. While many city centers are filled with modern skyscrapers, we also search for more traditional neighborhoods, historic sites, tranquil parks, special events, and cultural activities. We look at the rapid changes China is undergoing in its urbanization process, and mention some of the challenges the country is facing.
From the modern megacities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou we travel to the ancient centers of Beijing and Xian. We visit the popular Summer holiday beaches of coastal Qingdao, and the exciting Winter festivals of Harbin. From the streets of fusion cities like Hong Kong and Macau we continue our journey to Tibetan Lhasa, located on the Rooftop of the World. We also take a look at the disappearing alleys of old Kashgar, in the controversial Xinjiang region, and the empty streets of Ordos, China’s best known ghost town. And we explore the expanding urban centers along the Yangtze river, including Wuhan and Chongqing, all the way to the fast paced metropolis of Shanghai.
I traveled through China independently for more than a decade, on several occasions. The footage in this video was shot between 2010 and 2019, and is accompanied by background information. For more in-depth information on each place, I recommend to read, watch, and listen to as many different sources as you can.
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Here’s a brief overview of the content in this video:
We begin our journey in Shanghai, one of China’s most remarkable cities. Its skyline has become a symbol for the country’s economic growth. While we look at the modern face of Shanghai, I also visit some more traditional neighborhoods, even though they are disappearing fast.
We travel onwards to Harbin, in the North of China, to visit a spectacular Winter festival, with sculptures and palaces made from ice and snow, which draws millions of tourists every year. Beijing, the nation’s capital, is our next destination. This is the political heart of China, but also brims with culture and creativity.
In Chongqing, located on the mighty Yangtze river, we witness some of the urbanization process, while in Lhasa we look at the traditions and customs of the Tibetan people. We travel onwards to Xian, where we walk on the ancient city walls, eat some delicious food in the Muslim neighborhood, and visit the magnificent Terracotta Army.
After Xian, we travel to Ordos, China’s best known ‘ghost town’. After which we continue our way to Kashgar, in the now controversial Xinjiang region, where the faith of the Uyghur people hangs in the balance. Qingdao is our next destination, one of China’s most beautiful coastal cities, where we also explore some of the suburbs.
Hong Kong is perhaps the perfect mix between East and West. A short ferry ride away, Macau retains some of its Portuguese history, but is also known as the ‘Las Vegas of Asia’ with its many casinos. Just across the ‘border’ from both, Shenzhen has grown into one of China’s largest and wealthiest cities, while it was just a small fishing village 40 years ago.
The last two cities we visit are Wuhan and Guangzhou, which have their own distinct character. I visited Wuhan before the pandemic broke out, and found a sprawling city. Guangzhou is also a vast metropolis, and is known for its Cantonese culture and cuisine.
Timestamps / video chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:20 Shanghai
6:53 Harbin
9:31 Beijing
13:48 Message from sponsor
15:39 Chongqing
18:25 Lhasa
23:08 Xian
26:50 Ordos
29:04 Kashgar
34:01 Qingdao
38:41 Hong Kong
44:05 Macau
46:16 Shenzhen
50:34 Transport
51:59 Wuhan
56:09 Guangzhou
59:32 End
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Why are your videos from 2010s?
Please make a video on India you will definitely attract billions of views from India
@@DrSohail_batt I made videos about India in the past, but would love to go back there :)
@@DrSohail_batt That sounds very interesting, India is also changing very fast I believe.
@@stefhoffer yeah lots of love brother ❤️
作为一个中国人，我感觉很自豪，我们的国家正在高速发展，城市变化每一天都不一样，我们的农村也越来越好了，许多漂亮的房子也建了起来😊😊😊
但不知為何, 總是拍到中國充滿陰霾的感覺, 可能是中國天氣就是這樣. 總是出不了藍天. 但其實我作為港澳人. 這邊的天氣除了較濕以外, 藍天其實經常見到.
@@hk2app 作为上海人，只说上海的经验，每年蓝天的天数确实越来越多，很少有重度雾霾天，也许冬天可能会有几天吧，但是印象已经很淡了。但是确实有的时候天看上去会有一层灰的感觉，尤其是没风的天气，看远处尤其明显。但至少和10年前比起来，已经是云泥之别了
@@hk2app 我们这边蓝天还挺多的，坐标湖南长沙市也算全国前十的省会城市了，只是博主拍摄的时候选的时间刚好就是雾霾的时候，有的时候这个确实是气候造成的，学过地理的我们都知道，霾的形成因素太多了
I would love to visit. I'm from Jamaica
显然是刻意所为，这些视频都安排了大量的阴暗天气，落寞场景，心里阴暗的人才会有这些刻意手法@@hk2app
The gray camera, the dark sky, the camera angles in Xinjiang and Tibet...you really got the essence of the BBC!
In his other so called travel documentary, he introduced Hong Kong with an image of protesters holding umbrellas!!
Thank you :)
@@stefhofferAre you German or Austrian ?
유럽인들의 세계관은 무조건 아세아를 비하하는것인가요...과거 중국의 통치자들은 서양인을 두다리로 걸어다니는 동물이라고 비유햇습니다...
Am 100% sure you can't do a same video showing modern China instead of the one of 2010.. the question is what purpose to show decade old video its quiet deceptive.. China changes so fast even 5years would have a noticeable difference.
Yes, it changes very fast, and I aimed to show some of this process by also adding older footage.
The video creator just want to show the old part of China, the City Qing Dao which is my home town is around 2000, much city are around 2005, much earlier than the creator said around 2015-2019, some from 2010. So first ,he is a liar . Secondly he really learned from CNN ,always used a dark and smog picture of China to show how polluted China used to be , but more like around 2005 which is I said the time the video come from, to show to the audience the bad image of China. Thirdly he used invade Tibet which pretending never know that Tibet already belong to Chine much longer than U.S.A founded. And also used the 1 million concentrated camp to devaluated Xinjian ,and show the raining and muddy part of Xingjian, and also never show the new building and people dancing in the park, so just show the bad part never show the good one. unbias way, but the realty is he never travelled to China maybe or the most of the videos from this from other resource
@@peacelover2008我是四川这边的，赞同你说的，这博主用心不纯啊，他们这些人特别会伪装，我也差点被影片开头部分欺骗，以为他真的是客观的在展示中国，结果并不是
@@peacelover2008 Tibet the real name is Xi Zang , joined China during the Tang dynasty and formally united with the rest of China in yuan dynasty, when British invaded China, robbed part of Tibet, then put it into part of India , whenever Tibet had been a part of China much longer than the history of USA , the imperialism never going to stop including British and American made color revolution in HK 2019. I hope more Chinese go to the western world at least travel a little bit to see the epic hypocrisy of face , many of them like he even lived in China more than decade as he said , you can tell how much westerners live in China even longer but watch the anti China fake news propaganda every day, refuse to believe what they saw , happy to watch the propaganda from western medias , and he is not alone , I am frustrated by the westerners who 99% brainwashed by the western propaganda but acting like a Chinese expert, it’s disgusting but it really hurts China ?or hurt themselves? Time will tell!
Thank you OP...
我很惊讶评论区竟然有外国人能看出来这些都是至少10年之前的影像了，所以跟现在差距还蛮大的，视频里关于新疆和西藏有很多错误信息，很难想象这是2023年的视频，看博主视频的时候我觉得好像回到了小时候的中国😂😂
oh! looks like u also play genshin! I very like this game😊
是啊... 我見到澳門還有很多酒店還未建起來.
很有年代感，发展太快了
故意这样子的
看评论这个博主就是故意这样误导西方人的
One correction: Tibet is a part of China since 1288. CPC just inherited the sovereignty of Tibet from the former gorverment.
Whole was part of China in 1287.... May God bless you
Stef, thanks for your introduction! ❤❤❤ But the difference between the Chinese cities shown in your camera and the ones I have been to is very significant, perhaps because your filming was more than a decade ago. The air in China is noticeably better now, and the streets are cleaner and cleaner. Also, I am surprised that you used the term 'invasion of Tibet'. Because since the Yuan Dynasty in China, Tibet has always belonged to the Chinese government, and you can even see the Yonghe Palace in Beijing, the place where Tibetan religious leaders lived for a long time during the Qing Dynasty. In 1950, the CPC expelled the Dalai Lama and abolished the serfdom. In addition to the then Tibetan warlord leader, the peasants were very supportive of the CPC
Look at this CCP propaganda nonsense.
This guy has a habit of spreading BS political messages in his so called 'travel information', how sick. In one of his other video, he also made some misleading political info on Tibet, and then he introduced Hong Kong with an image of protesters holding umbrellas, this would be the same as introducing Washington DC with an image of the Jan 6 Capitol Insurrection.
Most of the filming was done between 2015 and 2019, and a small part is from 2010. Regarding Tibet, we probably have to agree to disagree. Thank you for your comment though, I'm glad you enjoyed the rest of the video. Best wishes :)
@@stefhoffer The Americans invaded the lands of the Indians, why don't you dare to say? You make up such a lie, who gave you money? Hundreds of years ago or even more, Tibet was under Chinese rule, and today Tibet is China's territory, and now you use the word invasion, you are challenging the bottom line of Chinese, you know
Here we go again, the 50c army is thriving in the comments section as always... Just take a look at those computer-generated usernames. It's truly mind-boggling how we allow these propaganda artists to roam freely on the internet without restraint.
China is really a middle kingdom. You can enjoy the west and the east with comfort that we're used to. From American to Russian and far-flung Asian. It truly has everything. Wishing you all the best, Stef!
Every city have their own culture, because China is a so large contury but not a Migrate country. Since 2000years our ancestor lived in this lands
Thanks a lot for your kind words, best wishes to you too!
central kingdom instead of middle kingdom
In the minds of Westerners, there are some prejudices and inherent impressions about China. What I want to say is that China has uneven development and a large gap between rich and poor. China is a super-large developing country, but China’s development , the speed of change is much faster than what Western countries think. Thanks to the rapid economic development, low production costs and high efficiency, highly educated workers, and industrial upgrading towards high technology, it is happening every day in many places and cities. Earth-shaking changes, your video reminded me of what it was like when I was a child, and obviously there have been too many changes now. I don’t think this is a fair and objective video that can provide many people with a correct understanding of China. I hope everyone will come. Walk around China and take a look. Maybe you still don’t like China, but your impression will definitely not be too bad.
Thanks for your input and kind words. China, indeed, is one of the fastest changing countries in the world.
You might want to put time marks on each clip to indicate when they were filmed. Some clips look very old and cannot reflect how things look now.
Good suggestion, thanks!
Looks like an old footage of like 5-6 years ago. People are not wearing mask and fashion sense seems a bit out of date too compared to present time. A lot has/can changed in just 5 years especially in China. In all other recent vlogs I've seen from China, most people are still wearing mask even without government mandate.
Oh see now, you've mentioned in the description that "The footage in this video was shot between 2010 and 2019" which is kind of 'very old footage' base on changes that is taking place in China. I was thinking that some footage seems very old like 10+ years, and I was right. 😄
@@kolviczd6885 Brother, four months have passed since our epidemic!
Yes, most of the footage was made between 2015 and 2019, and a small portion in 2010. Hope you enjoyed it anyway.
@@stefhoffer I think most of Kashar footage was from 2010 or 2015, if not all. And some for Chongqing too.
I went to university in Wuhan in 2010. At that time, Wuhan was under construction everywhere, and now many places that have been built are really beautiful. I remember very clearly that China has really changed a lot since 2010, every year is different, 10 years is too long,
Hi, just for discussion, I wonder why you use invade at the Tibet part, because simply Tibet region was conquered by Mongolians and become a part of the Yuan Mongolian dynasty, since then is has become a part of China through every dynasty. Including the ROC, and PRC just had the troops walked into Tibet to claim actual control, no violence and combat take part, the remaining ROC soldiers chose to switch to be PLAs. According to your attitude, should I describe Hawi as a independent region invaded by US? I feel your video is very nice made and you spend a lot time to make this a great video, however, I hope you can present less stereotype China to the KZhead audiences.
BTW, I want to include that before PLA walked in, Tibet was ruled under violence and slavery, when PRC went in, every Tibetans was allocated with their own land to farm.
I couldn't agree more. I was surprised by his word"invade". I gave him a thumb up before I watchedthis part and realize it was too early.
Because he is WHITE
I think it’s just western mindset. The western media and narratives repeat things over and over again so people just take it as truth.
Thanks for your input and kind words about the video. Regarding the word 'invaded', perhaps I should have chosen for 'annexed'.
Wonderful compilation of cities. I must say that most of your videos show how polluted China WAS a decade ago. Today's Chinese cities are cleaner, greener and even more developed.
Would love to visit China again after being closed for so long.
Why do people like you who smear China with rumors come to China. Again to China to smear? Get out of my country.
@@stefhoffer welcome
@@LYJ0207 欢迎个p，看看他在视频说的，这逼还妄想分裂中国
@@user-iv8so5op9k trouble is, he can’t go to Tibet or Xinjiang and ask local people how they feel, without the government minders assuring the answers would be positive about the CCP. That was the case then and is certainly the case now.
Stef, I have to applaud you for using half truth for soft propaganda, it is really a good technique, much better than Winston’s work! Purposely omitting some facts mixing with outdated videos footages while display “Stef Hoffer 2023” through out your entire video is also a good choice! It makes people believe all are taken recently, especially that part about Xinjiang - such a underdeveloped placed for Uyghurs in sharp contrast to those modern none Uyghur cities. I love your occasionally using the word “invade Tibet” “ million of Uyghur in concentration “, it blends into your soft propaganda narrative so smoothly yet it can definitely leaves the ‘desire’ impression on your audience quietly.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your refreshing comment.
@@stefhoffer😂 you're a 🤡
In the usa they call it prison in which they the most people in prison in the world mostly black people how much does black ppl does china hav in prison
I am Chinese,hope you can visit China again,we are much better than several years ago,air is much better,street is cleaner,and even rural areas are much better,we are changing so fast
Would love to visit China again, it's one of my favorite places.
@@stefhoffer come to Hangzhou
Beautiful country ❤️
@@stefhoffer Welcome to Nanning where is Guangxi province.
@@stefhoffer没看出来你的喜欢，从你的视频中看到许多偏见与歧视
Great video. It's a pity your comments on XinJiang is not balanced. Whilst you mentioned the international community condemn the imprisonment of Uyghurs are a crime against humanity, you fail to acknowledge why the Chinese government is doing it, that being it's a strategy to contain terrorism. A fact acknowledged by UN.
Thanks for your comment and insights. And I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Westen media lies to all world about Xinjiang.
Westerners find it difficult to get rid of the bias and ignorance of the media. Western media has always promoted that Chinese people are brainwashed by the government, but in fact, Westerners are being brainwashed by their own media. Unfortunately, they themselves are not aware of this issue. I hope more and more people will come to China for tourism. The Chinese government has not restricted tourists from visiting Xinjiang and Tibet. Communicating with local people and seeing the real social situation in China will change your perception. Although China is not perfect, it is definitely not as evil as advertised by Western media.
@@stefhoffer 我想你应该明白，极端民族分裂势力和恐怖组织没有什么不同，如果你能容忍并支持之前曾在新疆各地公共场所发生的极端民族主义者对普通民众、军警无差别的屠杀，那么你也应该为911鼓掌
Do you see any Muslin countries saying it? Basically, it is a western lie. Do you know how many foreign government groups have visited Xinjiang?
The contents in this video seem to be so out of dated about China. I've just come back from China, everything there is so amazing and developed.
He did it on purpose.
So why so many people leave the country ?!…
他是故意的，一个外国人为什么要汇编展示中国，当然要展示落后的中国，BBC CNN就是这么做的，
Once I start working and save money, I really want to visit those big cities , to learn how those people go on and with their lives while having millions of other people around. I am from a small island in Africa and I have never experienced what is like to live in one big mega city .
Wellcome to Guangzhou，China。 City of Foods
数百万人的城市是小城市，在中国大城市至少在一千万人以上😂
I hope you can in the future, good luck!
It is okay to travel to China, but please abide by China's laws and regulations and public order, China is an orderly country, and if order is not observed, it will cause hostility from the locals.
Work hard and save money, and then go for a walk in a big city. I believe I will meet many opportunities.❤
Most of the content in the video is not current, but from ten years ago. The current Chinese cities are very different from the ones in the video. I hope you to update the latest city scene.
he said exactly that, its from 2010
Most of the footage was shot between 2015 and 2019, and a small part in 2010.
@@stefhoffer Yep ! anyway China is changing so fast , by days , months , ....huge changes when mentioned as like years
I'll say that this is too much bullshit, the Xinjiang shot and my small county are not as good.
看到100万维族同胞关进集中营，还能说什么，滤镜不但会在视频里，也会在心里，真的搞不懂是怎么想的，维族一共1000多万人口，有100万关进集中营，是什么样的脑袋想像出来的，这个快要赶上法轮功的有9000万人退党了，共产党一共多少人，还9000万退党，真怀疑他们的大脑构造是不是有什么不同，这视频看上去年代感重，正好说明我们发展快吧。
You need to update to the latest version in 2023.
Yea very old video: "The footage in this video was shot between 2010 and 2019"
Yes, would love to visit China again after they reopened borders.
Can’t have this objective level of filming in 2023. Just take his film for what and when it was.
Generally a good, informative video depicting the China of about a decade ago. Although regretably, you mentioned the Xinjiang "concentration camp" story as if it is a proven fact, not a mere political speculation.
As a Chinese, I am very angry at this kind of fabricated fake news based on western political lies.
Chinese people know that around 2010, the West misjudged China, thinking that China was about to carry out political reforms based on one-person-one-vote democracy, so international media capital entered China and bought a lot of Chinese media shares, but their expectations fell through. . If a country is a one-person-one-vote democracy, then the West can control the media in that country, and then brainwash and control voters, then it can control that country.
Then the West began to find another way to isolate China from international propaganda. The West found a few so-called experts, instructed them to write several so-called reports, found legal basis through the circus of the United Nations, and finally launched a full-scale attack through the politicized Western media.
I am one of the ethnic minorities in China. My grandparents lived in traditional houses without air conditioning or toilets, and wore clothes without modern zippers and buttons. I don't want to live in a sweltering traditional house and be watched by modern Westerners like monkeys while praising us for preserving our nation's traditional culture. Now we live in air-conditioned modern buildings and wear loose, comfortable clothes. This is not only supported by the government, but also our own choice. If westerners say we have abandoned traditional culture, how about we switch places?
I believe I chose words that are accepted internationally. But I'm glad you enjoyed the video anyway :)
I am Chinese, and by the way, I would like to answer the question raised by the blogger about our country's network blockade. What I want to say is that being able to speak here actually means that the country's control over this area is relatively relaxed. Our country's network blockade is actually for two purposes. 1. It is to break away from the control of American hegemony. We have learned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that our country must have an independent network, Because these two countries were randomly cut off by the United States during their war with the United States, resulting in the paralysis of the entire national network, our country attaches great importance to this. 2. To prevent unrest, many people do not know that our country used to be able to use Google services, but a major event occurred in 2008 when a terrorist organization planned a terrorist attack on Facebook, The location took place in our Xinjiang region, causing widespread unrest in our country. The country put in a lot of effort to govern without success, so it made representations to Google and Facebook. However, the two companies refused to provide information about terrorist organizations on the grounds of violating personal privacy rights. As a result, our country realized that it was necessary to firmly control technology and talent in its own hands only by independently building a network, So our country has developed the Great Firewall of the Internet to prevent interference from foreign forces. Now, our country has relaxed many controls. Although we still cannot use Google services, we can use some special means to search for foreign inquiries. Our country's original intention is to prevent some brainless and simplistic people from being brainwashed. Most of the people who search for information are neutral in concept and have their own judgment ability 我是中国人，这里顺便回答一下博主说过我们国家网络封锁的问题，我想说的是我能站在这里说话其实就是代表着国家对于这方面管控其实比较放松的，我们国家封锁网络其实出于两个目的，1.是为了脱离美国霸权主义的控制，我们从阿富汗，伊拉克战争中学到了我们国家必须要有独立的网络，因为这两个国家之前在和美国打仗的时候被美国随意切断网络，导致整个国家网络瘫痪，所以我们国家非常重视这一点，2.是为了防止动乱，许多人不知道的是我们国家以前是可以用谷歌服务的但是在2008年出过了一个大事就是一个恐怖组织在facebook上策划了一个恐怖袭击事件，地点就发生在了我们新疆地区，导致我国大面积动乱，国家花了大力气去治理没有成功，于是向谷歌公司和facebook公司提出交涉，但是两家公司以侵犯个人隐私权为由拒绝提供恐怖组织的信息，于是我们国家意识到只有自己独立自主的建设网络把科技与人才牢牢掌握在自己手里是必要的，所以我们国家开发了网络防火长城来预防境外势力的干扰，现在我们国家管控放松了许多虽然任然用不了谷歌服务但是可以利用一些特殊的手段翻出来看外国的咨询，我们国家的本意是为了防止一些没有头脑思想简单的人被洗脑，翻出来的人大部分观念中立，有自己的判断能力
Superior dissemination of values seems like an objective description, yet it's infused with much subjective, non-objective, and unsupported content. For instance: 1. "Tibet is being invaded." Have you truly delved into Tibet's history? Are you aware of the previous serfdom in Tibet? Do you know how the majority of Tibetan farmers view this issue? 2. The "millions detained in Xinjiang's concentration camps." Have you personally witnessed these camps? Do you understand the scale camps for millions of people to be detained in such facilities? Need how much vast land area, staff required for management, food, and medical supplies? It's remarkable how things unknown to billions of Chinese people are conveniently discovered and "stated as facts" by those briefly traveling, akin to a discovery by Sherlock Holmes.
How do I look up that major terrorist attack? I'm not getting results on Google. I also can't find any information about the US shutting down the internet in Afghanistan or Iraq. It turns out websites are stored on servers and can be accessed through submarine cables, satellites, and radio towers which are owned by internet service providers. To shutdown internet access, governments have to tell the internet service providers what they want done. The Taliban is able to censor internet in parts of Afghanistan because they occupy the ISP centers. Countries like India and Zimbabwe regularly shut down internet by threatening to arrest local providers. Internet shut down is condemned by the UN, but any country can do it. Going a little deeper down this rabbit hole, The Great Firewall is an exchange between ISPs inside and outside of China. It's purely a means of controlling information
@@markmraven US just cut down the cables, no need to occupy all centers. because almost 97% data transfer by cable…
@@user-ms9up7gs3c yeah, that would do it. I found that early this year, China lost a contract to build a submarine cable running from Europe to Asia. Can you link an article about the US cutting cables in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars? They're land locked countries and cables are only used in the oceans. IXPs are connections between ISPs that communicate data between providers faster. The Great Firewall is three IXPs being used as "internet customs". It slows down communication in and out of the country and doesn't have any thing to do with submarine cables. There are cables along China's coast connecting cities. The APCN-2 goes directly from Lantao Island to Chongming
No... sorry but the censorship is very obvious to anyone who isn't a CCP sympathizer and propogandist that it isn't there to protect the people but only the CCP. How many Chinese know the truth about Tiananmen square and how the government ran people over in tanks and hundreds of not thousands of students were killed? Your own replies in regards to your ignorance on how the CCP has locked away at least a million people in Xinjiang is proof enough of the CCP's propaganda and censorship. Hell if you aren't part of the communist party yourself (which you likely are) odds are you are using a VPN and are simply lying to spread propaganda.
How do you know Kashgar is not better today than 2010? Cleaner streets, better education and communition, richer households, most importantly no terrorists any more.
I'm sure some things have improved, but the big development that caught global attention is not pretty, is it..?
I don't think so. You should visit there yourself to see the change before believing what western media and politicians told you.
Great video and enjoyed a lot. But honestly I don't understand why you think replacing slums and poorly built neighborhoods is a negative thing. It's a necessary process that any country needs to go through when emerging out of poverty. By the way, it might be true that the type of developments that are replacing those neighborhoods are not people oriented. That's a problem with poor/outdated urban planning. But replacing poorly built neighborhoods is not a choice. And I think China is learning fast from other places, especially from European cities, about people oriented urban planning.
Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it.
Great points. But I think his point is that slums are being replaced with the same copy/paste development you find in any modern place. However, what China mistake from Europe is that the slums are improved in character with the city; London looks very different from Paris/Rome/Berlin/Moscow even though all have modern tower clusters - you know when you’re in Moscow vs Rome. In China, there’s not much different from the built up part of Chongqing vs Shanghai or Guangzhou for example other than terrible and climate (and dialect/spoken language).
@@rchilde1 I agree, and that's why I said the problem is with poor urban planning. Slums should be replaced by well planned development. By the way, the issue with lack of identity is not unique to China. It's common to most places outside of Europe. (When I say Europe I mean the entire Europe, even including Russia).
If you know anything about China, you will know that people in the "slum" are counting days for the demolition. They get paid millions with even several replacing apartments. that's the fastest way for the people in the lower class to get rich after one night. there is even a noun for family like this called 拆迁户，"demolishing household". A huge flex for your son in the marriage market.
If making people rich over night is not people oriented, I don't know what is.
You either used a special filter from BBC 😎 or videos from 2010 or before. I toured different parts of China several times and it's not like what you presented.
The oldest videos are from 2010, but the vast majority was shot between 2015 and 2019. Maybe you had better luck with the weather in some places...
Beautifully shot Steff, always love your content.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it :)
I think many of your video content still used the clips 10 years ago.😂I am from China, and this is nicely and detailedly produced
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Most of the footage I filmed between 2015-2019, and a small portion in 2010.
China is already very different in 2023.
Yes, I'm sure it's changing fast.
Stunning! Narration is just right, and the music is very soothing. Great job!
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
哈哈，看了視頻，我感到很奇怪，也許在歐洲2015和2023區別很小， 但是在亞洲，2015，和2023是完全不一樣的。 街景，人的衣服，時尚，空氣，等等，完全不一樣。 這些視頻看起來是非常落後的，歷史的內容，衣服，街景都是非常落後的時代。但是現在完全不同了。
Most of the footage was shot between 2015 and 2019, and a small part in 2010.
特意夹带私货来的，恶心
A beautiful and well presented documentary - thank you!
Thank you :)
You were purposely manipulated the light and color on the screen to dim the cities' light, color, or illuminated object including all the trees, folowers...to be not shining brightly or clearly. You are not honestly presenting.
Sorry you feel that way, but this is what it looked like.
This is actually what it looks like, there’s dust anywhere
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Great work. I lived and worked in China for about ten years. Miss it so much.
Thank you, where did you live?
@@stefhoffer I lived in Zhengzhou for a year and then Nanyang from 2011 to 2018 and finally Changde. I left in 2020. My favourite city was Nanyang. Great times.
@@woodrowclose I can imagine, sounds like an interesting time. Hopefully you can go back there one day.
What a great video !! Beautiful images !!!!
Thank you very much!
incredible video, thank you
Absolutely beautiful footage.
Thank you.
上海，两千五百万人住在这里，这座巨大的城市仍然一直在发展，成长，演化，和改变
It's remarkable, a fascinating city that keeps changing.
peace lover 3 weeks ago 这个作者真是得了CNN的真传啊，表面化装中立客观，可事实上呢/? 1.里面的城市几乎都是2000左右的，包括我的家乡青岛，里面的镜头都是2000年左右的，我太收悉了。而且绝大部分城市都是。还撒谎说是2015-2019.个别2010. 可笑。 要不就是雾霾的时候，要不就是新疆喀什显示下雨泥泞，然后都是辛苦的工人，一点现代和其他的都没有，显示的只有落后和贫穷。 2.说中国侵略西藏，说新疆100万集中营。 这人黑的很高级，这人可能都没去过中国，然后找了一些20年前的视频，就上来了。 Translation : peace lover 3 weeks ago This author really has a true biography from CNN, pretending to be neutral and objective on the surface, but what about the fact? Almost all the cities inside are around 2000 years old, including my hometown Qingdao. The footage inside is from around 2000 years old, and I have received it so much. And the vast majority of cities are. Lied and said it was from 2015 to 2019. Individual 2010 Funny. Either it's a time of smog, or Kashgar in Xinjiang shows rain and mud, and all of them are hardworking workers, with nothing modern or other, only showing backwardness and poverty. 2. Talking about China's invasion of Tibet, talking about one million concentration camps in Xinjiang. This person is very sophisticated and may not have been to China before. They searched for some videos from 20 years ago and then came up.
This is a brilliant video, well done & thank you.
Been most fascinating. Thanks for posting.
Thanks a lot for watching.
Why are your videos from 2010s?
A small part is from 2010, the majority was made between 2015 and 2019.
The video creator just want to show the old part of China, the City Qing Dao which is my home town is around 2000, much city are around 2005, much earlier than the creator said around 2015-2019, some from 2010. So first ,he is a liar
@@peacelover2008 I know it was obvious. Its like taking a photo of new york before 9/11.
Hello，Stef, thank you four you video. As a Chinese, I want to point out one mistake you made: China doesn’t block YT and Facebook. It is YT and Facebook who don’t want to put their server in China, which is the regulation of the law.
Thanks for your input. That said, however, it is true that China blocks certain internet traffic, right?
@@stefhoffer According to Chinese law, those who want to do business in China should put there servicer in China. This requirement is the same to both Chinese companies and foreign companies. Everyone who wants to do business in China should abide by Chinese law, right? If they don’t want to abide by the law, their business is illegal in China. So, I would rather say it is YT and Facebook who don’t want to do business in China rather than China banned certain internet traffic. For example, if someone wants to built a bridge across a river, the government in one side says: ok, you can built a bridge across the river, but you should meet our requirements in our side. The builder says I am not sure I can meet your requirements, so I give up. If you are someone who want to cross the river, do you think who is blocking the building of the bridge?
Amazing work. keep it up
Thank you :)
Amazing video yet again. The beautiful shots and music are both calming as fascinating. Love your work!
Thank you, I appreaciate it!
One can see so many happy faces among the crowds in public places and pride and affection towards their country. The CCP can't be as evil as most westerner media portray.
Ordos isn't a ghost city anymore its now home over 2 million people.
Thank you, I saw that some parts of the city are now being populated, but many areas are still empty.
Amazing video, must been a loooottt of job, thank you for making it :)
That was great! Looking forward to more, thanks
Thank you!
very old images feels bad for you
Most of it between 2015 and 2019, and a small part in 2010.
@@stefhoffer Welcome back to China in the near future. Thank you for your documentary.
@@richardpan4252 Thank you, I would love to visit China again :)
Very beautiful video of Stef, as always, and also really informative!
Thank you Daan, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Good to boost white western chauvinism by blaming evil China.
Most comprehensive. Thanks
Fascinating and informative. Thank you
You too!
thank you for this great documentary! what are the names of the songtracks you used in the video? and which gear (microphone and camera) did you use to create that footage?
Thanks a lot Tim. I licensed the music through Artlist. And I shot the footage throughout the years, using quite a bit of different gear.
Do you say that Xinjiang has imprisoned over 1 million Muslims? How many police officers are needed to manage? And the families of these over 1 million Muslims.. Does China need to dispatch over 3 million police officers to manage it?? How much does it cost to have over 3 million police officers? No one needs $150 million to sustain expenses every day, counting only $50.. Even the United States cannot afford such large expenses.. If Xinjiang imprisons over 1 million Muslims, do you see the fear of other Muslims in Xinjiang? Have you seen the scene of their mass exodus?? Have you ever been to Xinjiang? Think again about what you saw, do you think it's possible?? If a prison imprisons more than 100 Muslims. Xinjiang needs more than 10000 prisons.. Do you think it's possible?
The story is already out, so I'm sure you can also find the answers to your questions.
Thank you for sharing this content, it’s incredible, of great quality!
Thanks a lot, I'm happy to read that!
A wonderful job! That took a lot of efforts.
Thanks a lot!
And to think there's almost 160 cities in China with over 1 million people, all with their distinct history and character.
That was also my understanding, very interesting to see. Thanks for your kind words :)
Props to you man , your documentary is way better than most produced by networks , and u say it as it is without your own opinion. Also i really can understand how difficult this must have been to produce .
Thanks for your kind words. It surely wasn't easy to make, but it's good to be challenged sometimes :)
@@stefhofferWhen the Americans invaded the lands of the Indians, killed so many Indians, destroyed the country of the Indians, why don't you dare to speak out about the historical sins committed by the Americans now? You make up lies about China, who gave you money? Hundreds of years ago or even more, Tibet was already under Chinese rule, and today Tibet is China's territory, and now you use the word invasion to challenge the bottom line of Chinese, who gives you money to challenge the bottom line of Chinese? Why don't you dare to report that white Americans shot blacks? Germany and Japan committed the crime of exterminating humanity, killing so many people, Germany and Japan tested chemical weapons with live people, poisoned them alive, why don't you dare to say the crimes committed by these countries? You Western dog, looking at China with colored glasses, you have no right to say China, foreign dogs roll! Foreign garbage like you is not welcome in China
Beautifully written & filmed!!! BRAVO!
Thanks for that, glad you liked it!
You showed amazing diligence making this video❤❤❤
Thank you, it was quite some work :)
It's 2023, not around 2015. It's very real. Thank you for your real shooting, but many videos are from ten years ago. China has changed a lot in the past ten years. I hope you can come to China again and learn about China by yourself.
Its gotten much worse since 2015. China was going up and up, then Xi started dragging it back to the days of mao.
Yes, China has changed a lot, every year a new look and better.
@@haijiezhang1473 what do you mean a new look? Xi will be chairman for life you’ve got a dictatorship now my dude.
Thanks a lot, I hope to visit China again.
Thank you for providing such a spectacular video. International friends are welcome to come to China for a wonderful trip.
Thank you for your kind words :)
Nice documentry with beautifull plave Thank yiu so much for great sharing
Thanks a lot for that, I appreciate it.
8:55 the ice sculptures are so beautiful 😍 ice crystals 🧊
Completely agree!
it is too too too cold there ,I have been there 3 months ago.
我就是很好奇，为什么不注明这是十多年前拍摄的影像？而在屏幕右下角写着2023很误导观看的人，以为这是去年刚拍的。以及有很多对于中国历史错误的认知。中西文化差异，千百年来中国有自成一套的哲学思想理念，不是西方人所完全能够理解的。（加上近现代外国对中国的扭曲抹黑和造谣）尊重文化差异，不是带着有色眼镜站在高处拿着别人的观点为的前提去尊重。而是摘下来，坐下来，亲身感受和好好看。
Great movie. I have been in China but only in Kashgar and Urumqi in 2011. I really loved this trip. I continued from Kashgar over the Karakorum Highway into Pakistan!
That must have been quite the adventure! It's a remarkable area, also the KKH. Simply stunning.
@stefhoffer it has been one of the best trips of my life to be honest. And I recommend it doing it.
@@inspiraluna Absolutely, a fascinating area. You must have great memories :)
@@stefhofferPlease post more videos about East Turkestan, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Akhsay, Uyghur, Tibetan ....❤We love you videos ❤. 📹. Post more videos, please.. In fact All Uyghurs, Tibetans and Non Chinese People are the Victims of war criminal China's illegal invasion into East Turkestan, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Akhsay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean liaoning..... All Uyghurs, Tibetans and Non Chinese are the Witnesses of China's non stop bloody wars against unarmed, defenceless and innocent Uyghur children, Uyghur women, and Uyghur men in East Turkestan in Central Asia and Tibet on the roof of the world. Both war criminal Chinese State and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders have Exterminated over 100 million non Chinese people on vast non Chinese territories since 1950s by bloody wars, state Terrorism, organ harvesting, making HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, Cannibalism, Great Leap forward ( Genocide), Great Cultural revolution ( Genocide), strict control of Birth ( Genocide) , forced sterilisation ( Genocide), blood harvesting, Organ Harvesting, Tested Forty Six Nuclear Bombs on unarmed Uyghur civilians ( Genocide) , Established the World's biggest Uyghur concentration mass murder camps ( Genocide), produced millions of UYGHUR HALAL ORGANS ( Genocide), produced billions of HUMAN Flesh Capsules ( Genocide, Cannibalism).... In fact in real world since ancient times till 1st October 1949 there is no such thing "China, China's Qing dynasty, Han-Chinese, Hui-Chinese, Chinese civilization.....". In fact since ancient times till Today there is no Chinese, Chinese race, Chinese ethnic group, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese civilization, Chinese history ..... those are the fabrication of the Department of Propaganda of CCP since 1950s. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu people. Manchu people are para-Eastern Turkic people, practice Shamanism, do not eat dogs , do not eat cats ..... Mandarin language is not chinese language. There is no such thing Chinese language. Manchu Khanate ( 1644-1912) of Manchu People has nothing to do with fictional Chinese. Manchu Khanate ( 1644-1912) is not China's Qing dynasty. Manchu people do not know the meaning of Qing dynasty, because there is no such thing Qing dynasty. Manchu Khanate ( 1644-1912) is established by Noor Hach Khan . Cantonese language is the language of Canton people in the South of Yangtze River. Cantonese language is not chinese ĺanguage . There is no Chinese language. Mandarin language and Cantonese language are Two Totally different language groups of totally different people on totally different geographical regions of the Asia. Written language of Mandarin language of Manchu people, Japanese language, Korean language, and over 400 totally different languages in North East Asia and East Asia are very much similar, but very much different reading, different meaning, and they do belongs to over 400 totally different nations, and they are not Chinese written language. There is no Chinese spoken language, no Chinese written language and nothing is Chinese.... Chinese is total fiction of the department of propaganda of CCP. At least 99.99 Percent of the comments on this Video are "Made in China" by China's Internet Army. Again millions of Wumao on the comment sections of KZhead all the time. China is the Global Disinformation Superpower monster. East Turkestan Republic is full independent Uyghur State on 12 November 1933 . Communist Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949. Since then war criminal China has illegally invaded vast non Chinese territories including East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Akhsay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean liaoning..... Both war criminal Chinese State and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders have Exterminated over 100 million Non-Chinese people. Since 1949 War CRIMINAL CHINA'S non stop bloody wars are still going on Uyghurs in Eastern Turkestan, on Tibetans in Tibet and war criminal China wanted to totally exterminate Uyghurs and Tibetans. Because Uyghurs are the natural and legal owner of the Eastern Turkestan. Tibetans are the owner of Tibet. Since ancient times till Today Chinese naturally and Legally do not belong to Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia, Tibet on the roof of the world, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Akhsay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean liaoning... All Chinese are recently illegally invaded war criminals, Terrorists, thieves, robbers, looters, mass murderers and aliens in Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia, Tibet on the roof of the world.... How many million Wumao on the comment sections of KZhead right now?. Too many 😢bloody Wumao on the comment sections of KZhead right now. Wumao are posting Disinformation to cover up China's Uyghur Genocide, China's Tibetan Genocide, China's Manchurian Genocide, China's mass Extermination of Non-Chinese NATIONS on non Chinese territories. War CRIMINAL Chinese state and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders have destroyed Ancient Uyghur City State Kashgar. Every UYGHUR is the Victim of China's Uyghur Genocide, China's Uyghur concentration mass murder camps, China's Uyghur Organ harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ trading industry, China's HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES Making industry, China's unlawfully mass transfer own Chinese from China in Far Eastern Corner of Asia into East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia. ... All Uyghurs are the Witnesses of the War CRIMINAL CHINA'S state Terrorism and the China's Global Disinformation Campaign. Chinese state is the Global Genocide Super Zombie..China is the Global Disinformation Superpower monster 👻 What is Uyghur HALAL ORGANS? What is HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES? What is Gutter oil? What is Tofu Dreg civilization? Both war criminal Chinese State and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders do not let Uyghurs freely travel around in their own motherland Eastern Turkestan. Both war criminal Chinese State and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders do not let Uyghurs freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern Corner of Asia. Both Chinese state and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders do not let Uyghurs escape from East Turkestan to other countries. Chinese state do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Because Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern Corner of Asia. Uyghurs live in own motherland Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia. The World's Great Gobi Desert has totally isolated Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern Corner of Asia. War CRIMINAL Chinese state have unlawfully totally isolated Eastern Turkestan from the rest of the world. War CRIMINAL Chinese state has unlawfully totally cut off all telephone connection, Internet connection and postal service for all Uyghurs in between East Turkestan and rest of the world. Both war criminal Chinese State and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders do not let foreigners to have freedom to meet up with Uyghurs without China's Armed State security agencies . Uyghurs are not allowed to freely meet up with Uyghurs without China's Armed State security agencies. How many million Wumao on the comment sections of KZhead right now?. Too many 😢bloody Wumao on the comment sections of KZhead right now. Wumao are posting Disinformation to cover up China's Uyghur Genocide, China's Tibetan Genocide, China's Manchurian Genocide, China's mass Extermination of Non-Chinese NATIONS on non Chinese territories. War CRIMINAL Chinese state and war criminal Chinese illegal invaders have destroyed Ancient Uyghur City State Kashgar. Every UYGHUR is the Victim of China's Uyghur Genocide, China's Uyghur concentration mass murder camps, China's Uyghur Organ harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ trading industry, China's HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES Making industry, China's unlawfully mass transfer own Chinese from China in Far Eastern Corner of Asia into East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia. ... All Uyghurs are the Witnesses of the War CRIMINAL CHINA'S state Terrorism and the China's Global Disinformation Campaign. Chinese state is the Global Genocide Super Zombie..China is the Global Disinformation Superpower monster 👻 What is Uyghur HALAL ORGANS? How is China's Uyghur ORGANS harvested? What is HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES? How is China's HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES "Made in China "? What is Gutter oil? What is Tofu Dreg civilization? China's Uyghur Concentration mass murder camps? Freedom, Independence and Self Governing for East Turkestan, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 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Wonderful documentary. Not only beautifully filmed but informative and unbiased… With the exception of Tibet. I hope you make more about Chinese life I will be watching.
Thank you for making this video. Great video! VERY COOL
Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!
What would a justification to use a 2010 footage as a present day China.. you wouldn't do that for any other country or city. It will preposterous.
Many of my videos also contain older footage, also from other countries. I always mention this in the description.
You might be horrified to see these streets right now. People are terrified. People are being systematically murdered for refusing to do the wrong thing. The pollution is out of control. People are being contained and tortured in their homes via weaponized sattelittes, abducted in the street by "death vans" and never seen again for eugenics Programmes and organ harvesting. Just to mention a few reasons. 🏳️
This city is very beautiful and busy of people. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Greetings back :)
Chinese greeting from Sweden❤
Que vídeo instigante! Adorei!
You can see in the faces of people the genuine expression of happiness 😊
I appreciate your effort try to show the world about city in China. A lot of views you catch with the gray sky that’s like a camera from BBC or Hollywood propaganda shoot
I guess I should take that as a compliment :)
Would have been a great travel documentary on China if you had left the narrative of the politics of Xinjiang out of it.
It's impossible when showing historic Kashgar, I think.
@@stefhoffer You are wrong to follow the Western countries led by the United States to smear China's Xinjiang. This is the biggest flaw of this video.
You are wrong to follow the Western countries led by the United States to smear China's Xinjiang. This is the biggest flaw of this video.
@@user-tj2zw3vb5d Russian Backed India also supports the view on this matter so sorry to say the whole world agrees with the US meaning China is clearly lying
@@varadillath4508 The “whole world” agrees with the US? The world has 195 countries today. Do they all agree that the US? How many countries really agree with the US? The 5 eyes, the European countries and some US vassal countries. Add them up, and it’s less than 30% of the countries in the world.
Great footage!
Thanks!
China is so large and vast, and culturally diverse, that even I, an authentic Chinese person, haven't been to most of the Chinese urban cities.
So true, you could spend a lifetime traveling through China and not see most places.
2023年的中国，每时每刻都在向好发展，给世人带来更大惊喜，科技更加发达，城市更加绚丽，环境更加优美，到处都是美丽乡村，希望你拍摄🎬一次今天的中国。注意，要客观真实的记录和报道。不要带任何政治色彩。
Agree 👍
我感觉他用的音乐很压抑，整体天气也衬托灰色。。。但只要国人自强不息，中华一定崛起。
Lol, you even visited Macau. Thanks you very much for sharing 😂
Thanks a lot for watching :)
AN EXCELLENT COMPREHENSIVE OF MAJOR CHINESE CITIES OF CHINA - WITH GOOD NARRATIVES! from my home in ' The City of Angels, Bangkok ' As a China-born, Thai national, I admire the 1.4 billion citizens of the Chinese nation that has progressed in just a few several decades to become the Second Economy in the world & eventually the Top very soon. ' Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era ' has been working for the Chinese people with its PEACEFUL & HARMONY! ALL THE BEST TO MY MOTHERLAND, CHINA!
Excelente vídeo!😊
Glad you liked it :)
Mukemmel bir video hazırlamışsın.Çok emek harcamışsın.Ellerine sağlık .Türkiyeden selamlar..
Thank you for your kind words :)
I never knew China is this big and massive, even bigger than any city in America, I am so surprised!!! 😯
It is indeed massive.
Not bigger than ANY city in the US (NYC and Chicago come to mind as bigger) but yes China does have many cities full of modern skyscrapers. But as the op pointed out, just around the corner and especially in the rural, it’s very undeveloped and poverty. Something the govt doesn’t like to admit.
Have you ever been to China? When? It looks as ignorant as those who have never been there and don't know where it is on the world map.All the impressions come from western media.😂😊
@rchilde1 what you mean by not admit? Government literally says eveyday in news that rural China needs to improved, thats the whole point of poverty alleviation project. Our government isn't denying it...
@@roro4787 govt says poverty has been eliminated. They never admin to reality. Having been there myself without government minders; I can clearly say China does have great cities with pockets of modernity but even there one can’t enjoy the success the US has - simple things like clean drinking water that’s not bottled, clean bathrooms with free toilet paper (not just in “foreign hotels”, and a range of development with their characteristics. NY and Chi are still the world’s #1 and #2 central business districts; that ain’t changing. So yes while these areas are nice, they don’t compare well to the US or even HK. Move to the rural and its 3rd world with Chinese characteristics.
Beautiful. Good coverage of urban China. Thanks for giving a great video.
good job, thanks for your sharing, Stef, have a nice day
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed watching. Have a nice day too!
wow🤩one of the best vlogging videos around china that I have ever watched...🎬💖Keep the good work going..🤩well done❤🔥👍 Love from Srilanka 🏳🌈
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
Very good documentary! I have been in China for four times already, and went to some places as you showed. Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks a lot, I'm happy you enjoyed it. You surely spent a lot of time in China :)
I am Chinese,Where have you been in China?
@@Friedheim. I have been in Hong Kong, Macau, Foshan, Guangzhou and Zongshan.
@@walterbenicio6408 Cool,I live in foshan now
This city is very beautiful
Amazing document❤️
Thank you!
Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai are my favorite.
They are indeed great cities.
Haven been to/lived in the three - Chongqing and Guangzhou are my favs. Shanghai is too pretentious. Chongqing is hectic pace and new/modern mixed with old; but very surprisingly welcoming. That is its attraction.
These are outdated clips and information. For one thing, Ordos is no longer a ghost city. If you visit today it's quite crowded. Kashgar is a buzzling city at night. There are more recent foreign visitors in Xinjiang with better clips. I hope you revisit these places and see how fast things have developed.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Helpfull and informative
Glad to hear that :)
this is the best video on youtube ive ever seen
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
1. Tibet covers an area of 1.2028 million square kilometers, accounting for about 1/8 of the total area of the country, second only to Xinjiang, with a permanent population of 3.66 million. After the unification of China in the Yuan Dynasty (1271), Tibet was formally brought under the direct jurisdiction of the Chinese central government. Before 1959, Tibet was practiced as serfdom until 1959 when the Chinese government exercised full direct jurisdiction over Tibet. If you think that living in If the serf society is happy, then you may be a serf owner. 2. Xinjiang, the largest provincial-level administrative region in China, has a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, an area of 1,664,900 square kilometers, accounting for about one-sixth of China's total land area, and a population of 25.89 million. In the Han Dynasty, the central government began to set up local government agencies in various parts of the Western Regions. In 127 AD, all the countries in the Western Regions belonged to the Han Dynasty. In 1884, the Qing government established a province in Xinjiang. Regarding the 1 million people you said were imprisoned, then I would like to ask, how many people are there in your city, how many people are there in your university, and how big is the area? A university like yours can accommodate 1 million people. These places must be far away from towns, so as not to attract people's attention and cause panic and negative effects, and there must be a road leading to this place to transport 1 million people's daily necessities, and vehicles come and go It is very frequent and the fleet is huge. You can find it along the roads and railways through your trusted Google Maps. This is definitely not something that can be solved by helicopters, and the transport plane must have an airport. Don't tell me you can't find it, you even found the silo with a diameter of more than ten meters (actually it is the foundation of the wind turbine). Or to say that 1 million people are hidden underground, and the daily necessities of 1 million people are also transported underground. It seems unrealistic. If it is true, then 1 million people must be imprisoned separately. How many underground tunnels have to be dug? ? There is no underground building that can hide 50,000 people, right? Even on the ground, a prison of 50,000 people is definitely not small, or 20 such a large place, can't you find it on Google Maps? Why is no one looking for it? I have also seen the pictures sent by your media, and they are very funny. It is hard to say if it is a normal prison, or is it that there are no prisoners in prisons? 3. Beijing, at the end of 2020, the permanent resident population of Beijing was 21.893 million. It has only been 34 years since 1989. The college students were about 20 years old back then, and they are only 60 years old now, and they have not even retired. Why don’t you ask a 60-year-old Beijinger? The most popular video on the Internet is a person stopping a group of tanks, but there is no follow-up video, why? Because the man behind climbed into the tank and was dragged away by his friends, how did your media describe it? Run over, that's what you imagined in your head, and that's what the media wants you to think. Do you know how I see it? It was a documentary filmed by your foreign media, and the female college student who led the movement was interviewed. She said that it was the students led by her who protested at the beginning, but it was only a peaceful protest. Later, the state leaders received her, and the interview ended. Afterwards, she led the students to disband and return to school, but most of the people in the square did not leave. Those who were eating hamburgers and drinking Coke, the square was full of garbage from the hamburgers and Coke they threw. At that time, the people were still very poor, and the students She couldn't afford hamburgers and coke. She knew that those were not students, and then there was an incident of soldiers being hung on pillars and burned alive. , ran abroad, these documentaries were also filmed after she fled the country, none of you have watched these documentaries, right? The young people who experienced these incidents are only 60 years old now, and they are not dead yet, so start spreading rumors? You can go to the streets of Beijing and ask them if they support the Beijing leadership. 4. The environment in China is changing really fast. Maybe your economy is developing better, and many things have settled down. All kinds of buildings and living facilities have met the needs of the people, and the changes are not so big. But China is not, China is the world The second largest economy (meaning that the government is very rich), but the per capita GDP ranks more than 70 in the world. This has led to the rapid development of Chinese society and a better living environment, but the people's wages are still not as good as In fact, the country is very rich, but the people have little money, but the country has invested heavily in infrastructure construction, and the people's living standards have improved. Unfortunately, these speeds still cannot keep up with the people's desire. The people hope to become richer, and the people's Desire makes people forget the suffering they have experienced before. The society is developing too fast, but the treatment of the people has not improved (even though the social living environment has improved, but the personal economy has not improved), which makes people feel very stressed. This is the problem China is facing now. 1.西藏面积120.28万平方公里， 约占全国总面积的1/8，仅次于新疆，常住人口366万人。元朝(1271年)统一中国后西藏地方正式纳入中国中央政府的直接管辖，1959年前，西藏一直实行的是农奴制，直到1959年中国政府对西藏进行全面直接管辖才结束，如果你认为生活在农奴社会很幸福的话，那你可能是一名农奴主。 2.新疆，中国陆地面积最大的省级行政区，陆地边境线5600多公里，面积166.49万平方公里，约占中国国土总面积的六分之一，人口为2589万人。在汉代，中央政府在西域各地开始设置地方政府机构，公元127年，西域诸国俱归属汉朝，1884年清政府在新疆设省。关于你说的100万人遭监禁，那我想问下，你的城市有多少人，你读的大学有多少人，面积有多大，即使同样的人数下监禁面积缩小三倍，那么需要多少个你这样的大学才能装下100万人，这些地方肯定会远离城镇，以免引起人们注意引起恐慌造成负面影响，而且一定会有一条公路通往这个地方，运输100万人的生活物资，而且车辆来往非常频繁，车队庞大，你可以通过你们信任的谷歌地图顺着公路铁路去找，这绝对不是直升飞机可以解决的，而运输机得有机场。别告诉我你们找不到，你们连直径十几米的发射井都找出来了（实际上是风力发电机地基）。又或者说把100万人藏地下了，100万人的生活物资也是地下运输的，好像这不现实吧，如果是真的，那么100万人肯定是分开监禁的，那得挖多少地下隧道啊？地下没有任何建筑能藏5万人吧？即使在地面上，5万人的监狱绝对不小，还是20个这么大的地方，你们在谷歌地图上找不到吗？为什么没人去找？你们那些媒体发出来的图片我也看过，看着就很搞笑，是不是正常监狱都不好说，还是说监狱不能有犯人？ 3.北京，2020年末北京市常住人口2189.3万人。1989年至今才34年，当年的大学生大概20岁左右，到现在也不过60岁，甚至还没退休，你们怎么不去找个60岁的北京人问问呢？网上最火的视频就是一个人拦住了一队坦克，但就是没有后续的视频了，为什么呢？因为后面那个男人爬上坦克，被他的朋友过来拉走了，而你们媒体是怎么描述的？碾过去的，这就是你们脑里想象出来的，也是媒体希望你这么想的。你知道我是怎么看到的吗？是你们国外媒体拍的纪录片，访问的正是领导这场运动的女大学生，具她所说，刚开始抗议的正是她领导的学生，但只是和平抗议，后来国家领导接见了她，接见结束后她就领导学生解散回校了，而广场上仍有大部分人没走，那些吃着汉堡喝着可乐，广场上全是他们扔的汉堡可乐的垃圾，那时候人民还很穷，学生们根本吃不起汉堡可乐，她知道那些不是学生，再接着出现了军人被挂在柱子上火活活烧死的事件，很多人都被人袭击了，她才知道她被人利用了，然后怕坐牢，跑出国外了，这些纪录片也是她逃国后拍的，你们没人看过这些纪录片吧？经历这些事件的年轻人现在也不过60岁，人家还没死呢，这就开始造谣了？你可以去北京街头问下他们拥不拥护北京领导。 4.中国的环境变化真的非常快，或许你们经济发展比较好，很多东西都沉淀下来了，各类建筑居住设施都满足人民需求了，变化也没那么大了，但中国不是，中国是世界第二大经济体（这意味着政府很有钱），但人均GDP排在世界70多位，这就导致了中国社会发展的很快，生活环境变得更好，但是人民工资待遇依然没有跟上，也就是国家很有钱，人民没什么钱，但国家大力投钱建设基础设施，人民的生活水平提高了，可惜这些速度依然跟不上人民的欲望，人民希望变得更有钱，人民的欲望让人忘记了以前经历的苦难。社会发展得太快，人民的待遇却没有提高（即使社会生活环境变好了，但个人经济没有提高），让人觉得压力非常大，这就是现在中国正在面临的问题。
If you tell biased people the facts, they won't listen.
You used to make great content before without annoying politics, but it seems politically correct principle is well inserted in an unnecessary way. This is from my ethnic Tibetan Chinese friend, he doesn't speak good English. Me too, unfortunately, since Western mainstream propaganda have been being inserted into this video, I don't enjoy too much honestly. If you make USA travel videos, are you gonna describe how American massacre indigenous people and racist attack on minorities and the weaponry supplies they provide for genocide Afghanistanis, Iraqis, looting African resources? Politically correct shouldn't being applied to these videos about traveling in Europe who enslaved millions of people? Who genocided millions of indigenous people?
Sorry that you feel this way. I simply tried to explain something with every place that I visited.
@@stefhoffer I really enjoyed your previous videos without biased unnecessary complicated politics inserted in, but I respect your dedication both time and hard work to make this documentary happen which is extremely rare in the West. But I gotta unsubscribe your channel. Thank you for bringing us honest and unbiased content during the past years.
@@greentraveler4114 Sorry to see you go, but thank you for watching in the past. Best wishes.
@@greentraveler4114 Yes, this is a video from 20 years ago and more than 10 years ago. This man is using illegal goods to slander China and wants to split China.
I come from China. Thank you for making this video. Welcome to visit China again😄
Thanks a lot, would love to visit China again :)
What a great video, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
除香港暴動是l9年攝的外，95%都是10年前加了淺灰鏡的片子。中國在你的心中都都是灰朦朦的？中國的欣欣向榮艶陽美景都給你拍壞了！人的心腸好坏从他的作品可見一斑！
然也，这类人应赶出去，不懂中国是三年一小变五年一大变。
不要这么玻璃心！作者很专业很全面，全面展示了中国的所有部分，所有大城市的新城区和老城区，灰蒙蒙是拆迁老城区时造成的，不是什么滤镜，但还是缺少一些农村农田的拍摄
在西藏部分，他说共党"invade"西藏；在新疆，他说“concentration camp”；在香港，他用的是暴动场面。其它的镜头都是加了BBC滤镜的。此人的立场还用说吗？
Actually, the vast majority of the footage was made between 2015 and 2019, and only a small portion in 2010 (which I mentioned).
@@lchen28 他说了有“争议” 当时西方媒体主要是这样说“入侵”，“集中营
Amazing documentary, it is never easy to record so many different places in depth, great job!
Thanks a lot for your kind words :)
都是网上找的素材，这些视频画面明显是十几年前的，这人还无耻的标注是2023年
@@xshfish3095 我说怎么看着不太符合现实呢?原来如此啊
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Viva For Ever .... @@stefhoffer
Nicely done!
Thanks!
Uploading Old memories becoming alive in 2023. Nice man for bringing back old vedios ❤
Thanks for your kind words!