First week of living in rural China 🐓 新村民入住啦！记录我在中国农村生活的第一个星期 🧨
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- My rural China dream has finally come true 😌 let's check out my video journal from a couple months ago when I just moved into this village - and in the upcoming videos I'll be sharing an up-to-date house tour and village life with you all, stay tuned 🌾
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➡️ If you're new here: hi, I'm Katherine from the United States 🇺🇸 I've been living in China 🇨🇳 for 5 years and after having graduating from my masters program in environmental engineering at Nanjing University, I am now working at an environmental organization called Green Zhejiang. I also run this video channel on the side to share interesting experiences and stories, especially focusing on rural / small town life. Some videos you may find interesting:
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中文越来越溜了！向你学习！
Rustic lifestyle matches your up rearing. I’d love it, to see that part of China.
Awesome !!! Can’t wait ❤tell us all the details , loving your journey!
KATHERINE DID YOU BUY THE HOUSE OR DID YOU RENT
Kats and family. It's astonishing and beautiful how much love and energy you share with the world. Eye wish you and your family happiness and beauty. Thank you for producing and sharing.
Great house ✔️
Friendly community ✔️
Splendid natural environment ✔️
Dancing Grandmas ✔️
Looks like you've hit the jackpot! :D
Happy dogs ✔
Funny geese ✔
Green frogs ✔
Beautiful sunsets ✔
Yup, jackpot !
May I say that you are the most honest, unbiased, and down-to-earth foreign vlogger showing China to the world on TH-cam I know of.
Thank you for presenting China and its reality in such faithful way.
Enjoy every video you posted, keep up the great work.
😁确实，真的很少看到博主来到中国的农村，他们一般都是在大城市，但是那不是全部的中国，农村的中国才有意思，欢迎更多人来中国玩Indeed, it's quite rare to see bloggers visit rural areas in China. They usually stay in big cities, but that's not the entirety of China. The rural parts of China are where the real charm lies. We welcome more people to come and explore China.
@@211-qq5ho 其实我的意思是 播主不吹不黑很难得，不会为了讨厌中国的人故意黑，也不会为了很多国人的流量刻意去舔。她只专注于事实，这很难得。
@@michaelzhang4817 觉得因为博主是真的想住在这儿，只是给我们分享她的生活，不像好多人为了做视频而做视频
愽主很漂亮自然。
I can say that the little speech you made in Chinese at 4:40 is better than 90% of Chinese can in such an occasion. I am really impressed.
You're inspiring, the way you identify your dreams and just went after them. Never change, keep smiling, keep dreaming.
so beautiful the life in rural! The dogs, chickens and children all are more happy than in cities. that's real life
You're amazing. Not only you're a genius at learning the Chinese language, you also adapt to their culture as well. Hope everything works out the way you wanted to.
Katherine. Great inspiration. I have always thought living in a big city where everything is easy reach is living the dream. Watching this beautiful rural area in China surrounded by misty mountain side feels so comfort, gives me another aspect of the truth meaning of life. Just want to say, thank you. 🙏
Thanks for supporting the channel ❤ more rural china videos coming soon!
Very harmony village. Very clean. Friendly people. Beautiful sunset.
Even dogs, ducks and cicada are happy.😁And frog also.😁
Love seeing those geese, chickens and pets running around freely. The main reason I subscribe to this channel.
you are one brave woman, I admire. I know china is safe. I used to live in china for many years in both city and small mountain villages. But I have friends to stay with, never alone for long. I find in the village, everyone know about your movement and you don't them. lol
I got a flat in shanghai now, but i left empty for nearly 3 years now. I will be back there next years.
I wish you happy and good fortune in your new place. Fengshui is very important in chinese points of views. if you are happy with what you see every day. you are happy.
congratulation and good luck. I love watch all your videos, it is funny and fun
What a wonderful journey you are on! I amazed how up to date the house is in a rural area and how welcoming the neighbors are. Your recorded experiences have opened my eyes on life and people to people contact are throughout the country. Thank you for educating us.
Just like a dream life, living in a beautiful, peaceful and hospitable rural area. Good for you being able to realize such life. Cheers.
很羨慕這種，自然，寧靜，悠閒，純璞⋯的鄉村生活！
首先你要有钱。
还有数不清的蚊子，爬虫跟你做朋友，每天来拜访你。
@@magnetospin我一直在农村生活 哪有你说的这么恐怖，我这里是山区 我感觉蚊子还没有市里多
@@user-hy2vj8kz6q你用蚊帐吗？
别胡扯，在中国农村有什么生活成本？她还在一个浙江NGO全职工作，每个月一万+油管收入，在农村简直神仙生活@@user-ws3db1jw3x
勇敢的女孩，真的佩服你的勇气，祝你在中国一切顺利。
Wow! This village is just amazing. Your house is nice and cozy and the surrounding countryside is so relaxing and you look very happy in there. The right place where to live.Then you have wonderful friends and neighbours who bring you a lot of joy and happiness. Great video, as usual. Thank you very much and take care!
Your videos are therapeutical to me. They let me see the beauty and simplicity of human society.
She is the new Li Ziqi, as despite exalting from her fans, Li has been no show. Yang Yang will have to assume the mantle of idyllic and peaceful lifestyle. Hope Yang Yang can cook and perform all the other tasks, Li used to do. 😂😂😂
Congratulations on your new home in rural China. Your friends and colleagues are very nice to help u move and settle in. And your nice neighbours will ensure u are never out of food. Looks like the black dog has found a new home as well. 😁
难以想象你的执着和对中国农村的热爱。你的选择是对的，如果要真正认识中国，就选择农村。将来我要要回老家，收拾收拾院子，回到我开始的地方，回到我的童年。
Good for you to experience rural life in Zhejiang. My grandparents left such a village in this part of world in their teenage years over 100 years ago. I visited the village about 10 years ago for the very first time. At that moment, I did feel in my heart that I have felt the pulse my root even though I did not know anybody and did not know where to go in the village. I tried my darndest to communicate in broken local dialect. Eventually with village storekeeper's help, I found the house my grandpa built for my great grandfather before WW2. Keep up and let us learn more about experience in such a village.
what a fascinating experience, that's amazing you can trace your family's history back so far , how cool to see such an old house 😄
10:10 the mountainous villages are unbelievably beautiful, peaceful n pollution-less, nice neighborhood villagers always around, oh look at the rosy sunset sky amazing broh😊
I feel that most people prefer living in the nature like this if modern conveniences are available. I think China can create a new way of life with their superb connectivity infrastructure and.
Greetings from Toronto Canada. You are definitely ahead of the curve!
阳离子，我看到你的生活有了新的进展，我发自内心开心。院子很好看还有竹子，最重要的是你有同事陪伴你不会那么孤独，小山村景色很美。看这个视频的过程中我总是微笑着，你真是个善良美丽真诚的姑娘，我祈求上天能够让你美丽 健康 安全 长寿。❤️
南方的农村，大部分家庭的院子后面或者侧面都会有竹子，一方面是因为南方盛产竹子，另一方面是南方人认为竹子可以给家庭带来福气，竹子不但四季常青、韧性强，寓意：“家庭地运势好，儿孙满堂。”
不过有一点需要了解，就是风水学里，门前一定范围内不能种树和竹子。😁
Congratulations Katherine! From the begining the house needs some touches then it will be great. The village looks super cozy.
can't wait to show you guys how it looks now in the next video 😄
@@kats_journey_east I can't wait to see it! It must also smell amazing! I grew up in a rural area and the greenery smelled sweet! It's rare to find that nowadays, city greenery doesn't smell the same.
Very good thanks Chinese speech given before the party began.
she is genius @@user-nz5qj6lc4m
If it weren't for work in the city, I would rather live in the countryside.@@kats_journey_east
The people in rural China are friendly, fresh air, green and many small animals ❤
Oh wow. The neighbours are so welcoming - that’s awesome . I can see you’re smitten by this village ! And with the view of the mountains from your house, and that unbelievable National Geographic front cover - worthy sunset on your walk - Wow ! However, the clincher for me has to be the volunteer guard dog 😅
beautiful american lady who speaks good chinese(maybe even better than most locals). of course.
I really enjoy ALL of your vids. They offer a unique, scenic, peaceful glimpse of China that we don’t often get to see here in the U.S.. THANX Katherine.
Wow good luck in this new chapter in your life. Thank you for taking us on yet another journey in rural China. Your house has a view of the mountains and sky to die for. You are going to be spoilt. The villagers do not know yet but their village is going to be made famous around the world by this American girl. You are so young yet you have embraced the the value of life that are acquired by people much older than you. You have that nature that chinese people are automatically drawn to you. I wish you alot of happiness in your village life and I will be following every story you put out.
Best wishes for your Chinese rural life... I love your unique sense of humour...
Big Congrats to Catherine (Contemporary heroine 徐霞客）settling in a ideal rural home as you planned for a while
It is always grateful and encouraging to see Catherine make the progress in your career and normal life. Be yourself and enjoy the natural is the key factors in your successful journey
I always referred young people to visit your TH-cam videos if they want to learn Chinese or interested anythings in China
Your rural home and village are absolutely adorable. Oh that early dusk shot of the mountains, pinkish clouded sky and walking pathway is so magical. What you captured in this beautiful video reminds me of scenes from the Japanese cartoon - My Neighbour Totoro - But a Chinese version.
Zhejiang is known as the “land of rice and fish” of China. In ancient time and today, it is one of the most prosperous and comfortable place for living. Because of this, you can find tons of poets, scholars, scientists and world caliber celebrities who are originally from this area! Congrats!
Wow.. A whole speech in Chinese without any problem. 🎉
Rural China with the modern conveniences. Excellent!
Quiet peaceful life in rural China. Love your video.
What a beautiful mountainous surroundings you have, Kathy. You are such a diligent, capable and very respectable lady. Keep safe and pleasant ☺️
Very nice indeed, we are botth jealous. Not only is your house more than enough, but the scenery is absolutely amazing. I told Huan you will have a dog before long and probably a yard full of chickens, ducks and geese! Looking forward to the future videos very much.
you guys have some gorgeous scenery yourselves so I am honored that this place gets your approval 😄😂 more videos coming soon!
This is the place I am dreaming. Thanks for your sharing the journey in China. Enjoy your life in such a beautiful village!
OMG This video makes me so nolstagic. It reminds me of the tiny village where I lived with my grandparents. The birds chirping in the morning, dogs walking freely to each other's yard, chicks and ducks walking around, aunties and grandmas dancing in any open free space.
The only difference is that I was from Jiangsu, very close to Zhejiang but not so many mountains.
Katherine is a special girl! Best wishes Kat!! Press on!!!
Nice and interesting video, Katherine. The squawking geese, grandma brigades and all! Can't wait to see your next one.
It's so nice to know that you're enjoying the countryside in rural China. Be happy!
看了你的视频很久了，第一次留下留言。首先，我羡慕你有自己想法并实现。其次，我能感受你必定遇到了很多不便，真心希望你能坚持下去，某些年后，这必定成为你人生中难忘的记忆，很有意义的那种。再次，我能感受你身边的美景和友善的邻居，但愿你能和他们长期和睦相处。万事安全最重要，因为你在聚光灯之下。最后，期望你能一直不断更新视频，真心希望别停下。祝一切安好！
Bloom where you’re planted😅!
Imitate ‘ Li Ziqi ‘ , the legendary rural chameleon wizard😮 !
Have you seen ‘ Flowers Drum Song ? You seem the reverse of it !
Have a blessed life !
李子柒那个周期特别的长，一般人还真不好弄@@marioleonl8800
Your beautiful new house and your good mandarin have contributed so much of hope and wonderful village life as a foreigner in China. Chinese saying, when there is Ying and the Yang is there for you without much difficulty. Write a book and be the embassy between East and West will be a perfect idea, may be you already have something in mind to share. Good luck Catherine.
Been following your channel for a while and you speak a little Chinese here and there but today I just found out how good your Chinese is! 👍👍👍 well done! Glad to see you keep enjoying your life in China!
Whoa Katherine, a great way to experience life from China, village and city to exact how China really is!!! ❤❤❤
典型的浙江山村。。
我是浙江人，出生在浙江临海一个不知名的小山村。现在住在宁波，你的视频勾起了我的回忆。
Thank you for sharing your very peaceful/calming rural lifestyle. Your mindset is to be applauded. We wish you a terrific and happy time.
很多城市里的中国人都有一个田园梦，你已经实现了好多人的梦想😊
但永远不会去做，城市郊区多了去，怎么不去呀？
Thanks for bringing us into Chinese rural village life. You are blessed to enjoy such peace, tranquility, and beauty!
竟然有人要住到村里去。中国之前的四十年都是逃离村落，但是到头来，我觉得最后我们都会怀念，甚至也会重返村落，那里才是我们的家，即使亿万人在都市上班，心之所向，灵魂所安的地方，才是家。
乡村振兴开始啦，希望农村不会彻底变空，农村也对国家发展有贡献
四十年前的农村没人想住,连个电都没有
浙江的农村做的是最好的，是因为浙江整体比较发达富裕，离城市近的村子或者有历史的村子肯定会有很好的发展 @@kats_journey_east
四十年前，牛下水，猪下水没人吃，
现在确实最贵的。
农村条件好了，为什么不能去住？
Kathleen, your videos are inspiring. look forward to staying in the rural village when I retire.
Katherine, Your videos are very fresh-feeling to watch. They soothe our souls and calm our minds.👍
I also live in a village in Zhejiang Province. We have the "green road" alongeside the river too. I really like it, and the view when you take a talk along it.
人往高处走，水往低处流。
我为你这样的逆行者点赞。
别人都去大城市施展拳脚，
你却跑到当年知青插队的地方。
BTW, Catherine please allow me share some more thoughts . I grew up in rural farming area with rice fields surrounded by bamboo trees in Taiwan. But my mother is from the province you are now. The scenery from my bed room is pretty much like yours now. It’s so amazing how much similar life experience we have. This is most beautiful part of different cultures and people sharing experiences in common. Because we all love nature and humble to the nature
你妈妈是浙江哪里的，我在宁波😂
@@goodwind1024 世界很小，她是鎭海。
@@yuhongwang813😂镇海就是属于宁波的一个区
Love your video! This house reminds me of the one I grew up in!!!🥰Haven't been back in decades... Will keep watching your videos and live vicariously through you :D🥰🥰🥰 Also as a youtuber, i got so much to learn from you, keep making authentic content and inspire other people!🤩
I love your new home and the peaceful environment, wish I could move to a village like this one day....
Im so glad you are living you dream . As we have one life all the things you've done so far brought you to this place. I wish you happy life in this house. ❤
Perfect rural life steel guitar intro. I love this in it's entirety, and updates can't come quickly enough. Thanks!
You are such an unique woman. I am envy you, respect you for your courage, inspiration. From my bottom of my heart, I wish you the best and I have been following you all the way from the beginning.
I'm so jealous.....a life like that is something I can only dream of.
You are so admired.. My wife is also from rural China and I enjoy every time we go back to her hometown..!!!
Compared with other vloggers, you are so special, unique perspective, objective record, and full of humor.
Always support you.🎉
Understand why you want to live in a place with such a beautiful view. Bought a house in Fuzhou, not in the countryside but sort of hidden away and got those mountain views 😊
好可爱的村子啊，路面挺干净的，位置也不错，有天空有山有林。我老家在田边，田都没什么人种了，更没有这种云雾缭绕的山景，太美了，羡慕啊。入住都大半年了吧😁祝你生活顺利
Coming home late from work, exhausted. Swiched on the desktop. Here we have, my beloved Katherine, brought me yet again, a breeze of fresh air. All my trouble suddently seemed so far away......😋😍
That black dog brings you good luck. If it comes inside your house, it's a sign of new friendship to come that is sincere and caring.
Congratulations! You have just got yourself a precious piece of tranquility. Happy staying.
What a wonderful experience. Have a fantastic time exploring and enjoying life in rural China 😊
WoW, Katherine, the quality of your video is great! Your video really had captured the essence and the vibes of rural living! Great job.
It looks like you may have some sort of gourd or pumpkin already growing there at 9:15
Other things might also start to pop up if one of the neighbours was using the yard to grow things in prior years!
Edit: There's a belief from India that considers soft rain when it's also sunny as auspicious! (Plus it also means there's a rainbow to be chased nearby!)
Yes it’s a remnant of the previous owners garden😎😎hoping to grow some more stuff as well after the new year
恭喜恭喜新居落成！ 誠執發自內心祝褔您生活工作兩相愉快好好享受令人羡煞的農家樂！
記得曾説過最喜歡“咕咕” 雞
期待很快在往后視頻裏能看見牠們來陪妳作伴不寂默。
So happy to see you have a wonderful life there.
Get some chickens of your own. They are good companions, from morning till dusk. Other than dealing with their leftovers, they are pretty self sufficient. You don’t even need to feed them, as they will look for food by themselves.
Having a few strolling in my yard, priceless.
Planning to get some right after CNY 😍 for now my next door neighbors chickens are enjoying my leftovers 🤣🤣
再养只狗吧，这么大一个院子养狗很享受的
While people are moving to the city, Katherine is moving to the Chinese countryside. Great move!
Great video! 🥰 You are living your dream. Thank you for sharing it. This is something I did in my younger years, but in Spain. I am now learning Chinese and would like to visit China someday. It's such a beautiful country and the language so fascinating. Enjoy your life to the fullest and may you always have peace, love, health and wealth. ☺
That rain was something supernatural... Even the weather's giving you a friendly housewarming!
Looking forward to see what you done with the interior but curious what you will do to the outside of the house in the next months
You are a few that speak English instead of Chinese in your VLOG. You are in a perfect position as a Chinese ambassador to the Western world. Keep it up, and I love your VLOG because you are so relax, honest, a natural!
wow, when I first saw your channel you had about 18k subscribers and I loved your content. In one of your vids you said it was a dream of yours to live in a Chinese village and I never forgot that. Now seeing you actually made the move it very surprising and impressive! Wish you all the best and looking forward to your videos!
Amazing, really beautiful village.
That's what I love about rural villages - everyone knows everyone and will share food with one another, it's really sweet ❤
❤ A Chinese version of “Under the Tuscan Sun”. Just be aware some season in southern China could be very humid, mold grew on everything. You need to choose rug with right material or maybe put a dehumidifier device in the room.
Just dry it under the sunshine occasionally will be sufficient, just the old way my mom did.
It's a figment of your imagination. I am from Malaysia and the humidity is stifling, about 80% all year round. Yet things only turn mouldy if left wet and no ventilation. 😮😮😮
There is a reason why people don't use rugs. I also have a place in the rural area, threw out all the wooden furnitures and replaced with stainless steel ones.
That interior, absolutely the vibe from the 90s, especially the round corner shelving 😊
恭喜阳离子乔迁新居，我好像看到了几十年后，中国一个小村庄里面有一个满头白发的外国老人，讲述这她和这个国家的故事😁😁
You are absolutely awesome taking on this adventure. You will look back years from now and realize your incredible journey. I wish I had that courage when I was younger. Such a beautiful place. Congratulations from LA!
Now i want to live in a rural village as well 😊 youre very inspiring
Great! Enjoy your new life in rural China!!
GOOD place, nice scenery, big house, friendly people
Beautiful valley and village and your neighbors seem fantastic.
I long for that life too, the rural air, the fresh food, the cute animals. Very soothing.
I lived in a village of Hubei Province Shiyan City for 3 years. That was great experience in Liu Li Ping Village. People are living commun lifes. Help each other. Even for some needs they just exchange but not use any money. Great life style for living. Not a stressful big city life. People are merry everyday. 😊
Congratulations on discovering such an ideal place to live and work! It's like a dream come true for those of us who have always yearned for this kind of lifestyle.
Great job with decorating the house! Thanks for making these videos especially for those of us who were born in China and haven’t been back for 65 years or more like me! 👏👍💚
Looking forward ur next exciting journey 🎉
恭喜入住新居🎉这是一个很棒的决定。
You literally blasted a couple of holes in the clouds with those fire works and they leaked, what were you expecting?🤣 Good luck with your rural life! It should be fun and a great experience!
Lmao
You are creating your dream life step by step with your own hands! Go girl! ❤
Wishing all the best for you, Katherine!
Thank you for sharing. What a peaceful and beautiful life in the rural area