I used to travel like a tourist, but China has totally changed me. I would search out landmarks, almost as if there was a checklist to complete, and I felt like didn’t really see the place unless I saw those.
But after 8 years in China, I stopped visiting places, and started looking for stories.
I found out about King Qian Chu from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China. The way he ruled his people shook me to the core. I learned so much about conquest growing up, byt rarely anything about sacrifice. In this video, I briefly touch on what he did, and show some areas in Hangzhou that still honor him and his family. If you guys want a deep dive video, let me know.
I also stayed at one of the fanciest hotels I’ve probably ever stayed at, and attended a world family banquet hosted by them for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is a time for family reunion, and although we started as strangers, we ended the night feeling a little bit like family.
I got to talk about my story that led me to my love of China, which heavily involves my husband. Let me know if you guys are interested in hearing about this as well!
Coming to Hangzhou for Qian Chu’s story and getting to tell my own made me feel like this country, with over 5,000 years of history, is full of hidden gems and surprises every corner you turn. And that craziest part, my story is unfolding before me in a way I never would have guessed in my wildest dreams when I was younger. In learning about this place, I have learned so much about myself, and continue to do so.
Let me know how China has impacted you, and if you’ve found out something about yourself along the way in your travels~
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You look so beautiful in those traditional clothes!!❤
中国文化里面确实有很多这种“不争”的智慧，像水一样滋润人。听了感觉很感动，谢谢
Loves how you present your moments, simply elegant
The C drama 天平年 (Swords into Plowshares) cnetrered around that story! Although he surrender the throne, his were able to preserve his family. The Qian family remained prominently and influential over the centuries. Decent famous descendants including Qian XueSen, a co founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Father of Chinese Rocketry.
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Beautiful short video
"The reality is that America was built upon the genocide and extermination of Indigenous peoples. This is a history that the younger generation must never forget."
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you are a writer
American has cowboy, salvery, colonial and pioneer culture. And now all cultures around the world makes us America, mixed up 😊
Japan is the only nation on earth who doesn't learned history much/enough !! It's going to be Fatal one day, Mark my word
King Tai of Zhou ,1100 BC is a similar story. Upon harassment by NorthWestern nomadic tribe, he refused using his soldiers to defend his region, thus saving loss of many young men’s lives n instead brought all his people to move eastward. 古公亶父. I wished one modern days country could have done what King Tai did.
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Another city on my bucket list
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Beautiful video ❤❤❤
I like this I will subscribe keep making your videos
God bless beloved from New Zealand happy Sabbath day
太佩服你了，也太喜欢你了，我一个中国人竟然有时候要需要通过你的视频了解自己国家的历史，谢谢你，让更多不同国家的人民了解中国，一个真实的中国。
It is wonderful that both of you appreciate the cultures of each other.
Sorry but America has culture?😂
Very well said ❤
Just subscribed you!
Happy that YouTube algorithm sent you to me!
great story but heartbreaking to sully this history with generative ai 😞 it is responsible for so many people losing their homes and land both to the server farms and the climate impacts so it feels very sad and ironic to me to use it to tell another story about protecting people's lives in their home using a tool that takes this same blessing away from so many around the world
The commoners around the world are peaceful and want coexist peacefully with people or animals or nature all around the world. It's the western governments serving global billionaires orligarchs that keep creating chaos conflicts exploitation of resources from Asia and global south nations
You need to give tips for any western women who want to seeks new life in China. You made it, now past that knowledge along to your fellow Western women.
Beautifully expressed.
There is soooo much history in China’s everyday life.❤
Before the Wuyue kingdom surrendered, the Minnan regime in Fujian (comprising the Zhangzhou and Quanzhou regions—while Fuzhou was occupied by Wuyue) had already submitted peacefully. During the Song Dynasty, the ports of Quanzhou (in the Minnan region) and Ningbo (in Wuyue) rose to become the largest trading ports in Asia and the world. Later, during the Ming Dynasty, due to the maritime trade ban, Yuegang (Moon Port) in Zhangzhou became the sole legal port, channeling between one-quarter and one-third of the global silver output of the Age of Discovery into the region.
中国古代的“国”和现代的“国家”不是一个概念，国只是大一统王朝的一部分，类似“军阀割据”或者“封建领主”，所以无论是“春秋战国”还是“五代十国”或者“三国”，中国始终都是大一统的，只是概念比较复杂
The realest short ive seen ……
“I stopped looking for landmarks and I started looking for stories.” Wow! Well said! 👍🏻
So elegantly said!
Well done
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I lived in Beijing for 6 years and always tried to stay away from tourist spots. So much life and history to see on normal streets and alleys.
Well said. Thank you
“I came to China for the history as re-written by the CCP handlers who help guide me around the places I’m allowed to visit or just write about…”