Absolutely brilliant. Respect for making the trek out there and for capturing this stunning place with such fantastic gear. Looking forward to more. Stay safe!
Well that was a fantastic watch, Scott - great shots in a beautiful town. You’ve definitely made the most of this trip!! Really enjoy how you’ve put these short films together - thank you. 👍
they are really good shots, it seems you very well seized the sense of appreciation that Chinese do, or maybe just the beauty bridges cultural differences.
I just got back from my own trip to China, and it’s been great watching your videos exploring as well! I highly recommend Hong Kong as well for photography. It’s got such an incredible vibe, and I couldn’t stop gawking at nearly everything. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for watching. What an incredible country China is! Hong Kong is awesome too, I’ve been a few times now. Maybe I should go back to film a video 😊🙏🏼
Absolutely beautiful, colours are so vibrant, your passion on what you do really comes through. You definitely take your followers on a journey with you xx
Another banging video Scott. I watched many a travel vlog in China but you nailed it. How are you managing with the language? Out of interest where do you source your music?
Thanks so much for watching, really stoked your enjoying the series. The language was tough but we picked up quite abit, Google translate saved the day. Music is from Audiio, there is a link and discount code in the video description where you can get 70% off a pro subscription, it also gives me a few $ to support the channel.
Been watching quite a few vloggers on China but I must admit I love your “photographer” series. You give a different aspect. 🙌 Might also be because I love photography too 😂
U have totally got the idea of Chinese traditional aesthetic character! If u have time u should visit Mount Huang, a phenomenal sight which is correlated to the ink and wash painting style
I used to live in China and wanted to visit Fenghuang for years. I also do photography. I'm planning a trip back to China soon and Fenghuang is on the itinerary for sure. This video has nailed that down for me. I'm curious, because I speak mandarin, how did you find visiting Fenghuang as a non-mandarin speaker?
It’s well worth the visit in my opinion, I visited in off season and it was real good in terms of crowds. China would have been really tough to travel without a translator but we also knew some words to get by. With Fenghuang being a touristy place a lot of people actually knew some English so it was fine
You can take a look at the ancient city of Pingyao. Although it is also quite commercialized, the buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties inside are very good
I went there once when I was two years old. At that time, the tourism industry here was not so developed. 😮Now it has changed a lot, but it is still beautiful!😊😊😊
Welcome to China! I really like your way of looking at these scene. As a Chinese and an amateur photographer, it is difficult for me to regard Chinese characters as symbols when traveling domestically. Their commercialization and secular meaning often make me lose the desire to take pictures. But your perspective gave a good example of how to treat everything as a part of a photo.
Amazing video. I have been enjoying this series, travel photography vlogs are the best. I do them sometimes. Do you use 2 cameras? Your footage is stunning. As an hybrid shooter with only 1 camera I have to compromise between taking the picture or the video haha, then end up filming on my phone or action 4
Thanks so much for watching, glad you're enjoying the series, I really appreciate it. Yeah I am using 2 cameras, the Sony Zv-E1 for video and the Sony a7iv for photos and video if needed.
@@scott_howes qinghai province, area between West Sichuan province and Tibet, and Xinjiang, would be your best options. I believe you can capture many stunning moments.
I thought the same, it does get very different of an evening. You should go in the off season when there are less people there for sure, it’s well worth the visit
wow converted on touristy ancient towns already 😂 fenghuang is more on the touristy side. any town that has train access to it is going to be more touristy. that said, china does do a good job of preserving the identity of places, just with a face lift and modernized to make things more accessible. if you want really untouched ancient towns, head south to yunnan and look for ones where the only access is by hired car. the south is a bit poorer, less developed, and more ethnically diverse.
@@scott_howes honestly if you are just there to get great shots, it shouldn't matter if 'ancient towns' got a facelift and a bit touristy. you really can't go wrong by going to any of these. some people go a little out of the way to some of the lesser known ones not because it's untouched physically, but more because people don't go there so you can avoid the crowds and just enjoy the vibe. any known tourist site in china can get extremely packed. it seems you went to fenghuang during the offseason because I've seen that place packed as well. if you prefer to avoid the tourist crowds, travel when it's cold. many local chinese tourists are older retirees and hate the cold. for yunnan, just search top attractions - I would mostly recommend the same places but personally I prefer the nature side of things. it's the land of eternal spring so great of you want that vibrant nature shot, even within a major city like kunming. in terms of ancient towns, shaxizhen is one of the better lesser known, a little more out of the way ones. it's often skipped because people just go directly to lijiang or dali. china's not a monolith as you probably already know from traveling there enough. it just depends what you are looking for and it's once of those places you can spend an eternity looking for something but be surprised by other things you find along the way.
Sometimes or even a lot of the time touristy = lame but also you have to consider that these places wouldnt be popular with tourists if they werent worth seeing like stonehenge or the coliseum...... its not all Disney land stuff thats touristy
The moment of the high speed train running into the screen is like a sci-fi movie scene, the town is absolutely stunning!
movie like scenes!
This kind of video should be seen by more people, let's give it a thumbs up!
Thanks mate, means a lot 🙏🏼
Watching your video is a kind of enjoyment. I hope you can be loved by more people! You will definitely be followed by more people!❤
Really glad you enjoyed the video🫶🏼 feel free to share it with your friends 😀lots more to come from China
Absolutely brilliant. Respect for making the trek out there and for capturing this stunning place with such fantastic gear. Looking forward to more. Stay safe!
Thanks so much for watching, hope you enjoyed the journey through China series 🙏🏼
Well that was a fantastic watch, Scott - great shots in a beautiful town. You’ve definitely made the most of this trip!! Really enjoy how you’ve put these short films together - thank you. 👍
Really glad you're enjoying the series mate, really means a lot to me. Thank you
So many fun compositions with the alley ways and semi-obstructed perspectives!
It’s a street photographers dream😬
they are really good shots, it seems you very well seized the sense of appreciation that Chinese do, or maybe just the beauty bridges cultural differences.
Magical town.
Streets are so clean.
China was one of the cleanest countries I’ve ever been too
❤ I've been wanting to visit FengHuang for years.
An excuse to make the trip 😬🙏🏼
欢迎
超级喜欢你所记录下来的美好！这个系列我超爱！
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As a Chinese, I haven't been there yet. I want to put it on my to-do list.This place is so beautiful！
Thanks so much for watching, stoked its made you want to visit
I just got back from my own trip to China, and it’s been great watching your videos exploring as well! I highly recommend Hong Kong as well for photography. It’s got such an incredible vibe, and I couldn’t stop gawking at nearly everything. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for watching. What an incredible country China is! Hong Kong is awesome too, I’ve been a few times now. Maybe I should go back to film a video 😊🙏🏼
Love this ancient town! Thank you for sharing 😊 can’t wait for part 4!
lots more to come
So rich with atmosphere 🏮🍵
It’s like something out of a movie
你拍的太好啦，喜欢！
Thanks so much 🙏🏼
Beautiful videos! Absolutely stunning. You’ve done a great job of capturing the vibe of rural China! Keep up the great work ❤❤
Thanks so much for watching🙏🏼 lots more to come from China
welcome to fenghuang, many people like to visit beijing, shanghai, in fact there are many unique small tourist attractions in other parts of China
well done man. came to see a vlog about china but will be staying for the beautiful photography
Thanks so much for watching Legend
Very atmospheric- can imagine you’re glad you stopped off.
Really stoked to have spent the time there, looking forward to getting back to China to explore more now 😬
Scott, thank you for beautifully showing us exotic parts of China. Really looking forward to the next episode!
Thanks so much for watching Alex, lots more to come from China 😬
I love your photography
Thanks so much for your kind words
Wow!spectacular my friend, excellent work 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks so much for watching Alan!
I really like the beautiful things you recorded! I love this series so much!
I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks so much for watching
5:22 5:24 😮 Stunning stilt houses.
Really cool aren’t they
fantastic photos video again, love the photos mates
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching legend
Thank you very much for your video! Rainy weather is most suitable for this scene, putting yourself in dreamland
The weather was perfect for this place
Good job!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
非常喜欢你拍的这个系列 hope you come back to Shanghai soon :)
I can’t wait to come back very soon 🙏🏼
Absolutely incredible Scott, thank you for sharing, amazing 👍🏻
Thanks so much for watching Gail!
Dein Video ist wunderbar ❤
Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏼
really?there is my hometown.THX scott
you come from a very beautiful place
Wow!The town is so beautiful in your camera!
Thanks so much for watching
enjoy your trip
Thanks for watching
Dear blogger, I like your videos very much, may I know when will you update? I've been waiting for a long time
Thanks so much for watching, a new episode is coming this weekend 🙏🏼
Professional photographer👍🏻
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such a beautiful and peaceful village. thanks for your sharing!
Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏼
Absolutely beautiful, colours are so vibrant, your passion on what you do really comes through. You definitely take your followers on a journey with you xx
Thanks so much for watching!
Another banging video Scott. I watched many a travel vlog in China but you nailed it. How are you managing with the language? Out of interest where do you source your music?
Thanks so much for watching, really stoked your enjoying the series. The language was tough but we picked up quite abit, Google translate saved the day.
Music is from Audiio, there is a link and discount code in the video description where you can get 70% off a pro subscription, it also gives me a few $ to support the channel.
Been watching quite a few vloggers on China but I must admit I love your “photographer” series. You give a different aspect. 🙌 Might also be because I love photography too 😂
Really appreciate your kind words, glad you're enjoying the series. Thanks so much for watching!
美丽的视频，期待你的更新😊
Thank you! Lots more to come from China 😬
Wow You make beautiful video
Thanks a lot 😊
Amazing content again. True inspiration, love from Amsterdam.
I'm so glad you enjoy the videos, really appreciate your kind words. Thanks so much for watching
Straight out of a movie 😮
Beauty man
Thank you bro!
Amazing pictures! You inspire me to visit China despite my decision to not do it.
China is incredible
拍的太漂亮了！
Thanks for watching
enjoy trip in china 😊
China was incredible! I want to go back so bad
@@scott_howes As a Chinese, there are many places I have never been to. Each region of China has its own unique ecological architecture and culture。
U have totally got the idea of Chinese traditional aesthetic character! If u have time u should visit Mount Huang, a phenomenal sight which is correlated to the ink and wash painting style
Thanks so much for watching, I will add Mount Huang to my map for my next visit to China 😬🙏🏼
Welcome to China!
Thanks so much
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Bro, your video is very professional.
I appreciate that! glad you liked it, thank you for watching
I used to live in China and wanted to visit Fenghuang for years. I also do photography. I'm planning a trip back to China soon and Fenghuang is on the itinerary for sure. This video has nailed that down for me. I'm curious, because I speak mandarin, how did you find visiting Fenghuang as a non-mandarin speaker?
It’s well worth the visit in my opinion, I visited in off season and it was real good in terms of crowds.
China would have been really tough to travel without a translator but we also knew some words to get by. With Fenghuang being a touristy place a lot of people actually knew some English so it was fine
欢迎🎉期待新作品🎉
Thanks for watching, lots more to come from China 🙏🏼
You can take a look at the ancient city of Pingyao. Although it is also quite commercialized, the buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties inside are very good
I just had a look and it looks amazing, I will add it to my map for my next trip to China, thank you 🙏🏼
love it ❤
Thanks for watching☺️🙏🏼
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Thanks so much for watching
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I went there once when I was two years old. At that time, the tourism industry here was not so developed. 😮Now it has changed a lot, but it is still beautiful!😊😊😊
Im sure its super touristy compared to what it used to be. As a foreigner coming from the west it was really cool to see.
Is it possible to go to Fenghuang from Yangshuo by train? I'm visiting China in october, can't find this route on china railway sites((
Yes you have to go from Guilin Railway Station to Fenghuang Gucheng Railway. This is the route I took, it takes around 6 hours.
Welcome to China! I really like your way of looking at these scene. As a Chinese and an amateur photographer, it is difficult for me to regard Chinese characters as symbols when traveling domestically. Their commercialization and secular meaning often make me lose the desire to take pictures. But your perspective gave a good example of how to treat everything as a part of a photo.
Thanks so much for watching!
epic！
Thank you
Amazing video. I have been enjoying this series, travel photography vlogs are the best. I do them sometimes. Do you use 2 cameras? Your footage is stunning. As an hybrid shooter with only 1 camera I have to compromise between taking the picture or the video haha, then end up filming on my phone or action 4
Thanks so much for watching, glad you're enjoying the series, I really appreciate it.
Yeah I am using 2 cameras, the Sony Zv-E1 for video and the Sony a7iv for photos and video if needed.
You must visit western sichuan province, has the best landscape, natural view and also Tibetan culture.
It's on my list for my next visit for China, I cant wait to return!
@@scott_howes qinghai province, area between West Sichuan province and Tibet, and Xinjiang, would be your best options. I believe you can capture many stunning moments.
好漂亮 以前觉得凤凰古镇很漂亮 但是后来说有点商业化了。还觉得可能不会去，现在看到你拍的这个影片，突然觉得必须找时间去走走🥳
I thought the same, it does get very different of an evening. You should go in the off season when there are less people there for sure, it’s well worth the visit
@@scott_howes Thank you very much. I will go when there is less person available☺️
come and visit hubei, northern from hunan province 😊😊
Its on my list for next time
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谢谢你把中国拍的那么美❤中国还有很多各具特色的人文，历史，自然风景，欢迎你
China is incredible! The landscapes are otherworldly. I cant wait to return again soon
兄弟你好，欢迎来到中国，你的摄影作品很棒，中国地域辽阔，有沙漠、雪山、高原、湿地、山地、喀斯特地貌、丘陵、盆地、平原、草原、海滨与雨林等自然景观，有至少5000年的历史，如果你喜欢拍自然风景和中国传统建筑，我推荐去下面的地方：
山峰有黄山、华山、庐山、梅里雪山、南迦巴瓦峰、贡嘎山、四姑娘山等。湖泊有杭州西湖、长白山天池、喀纳斯湖、羊卓雍措、纳木错、大理洱海、天山天池、茶卡盐湖等。因为中国太大，有很多值得去的地方，所以没法全都列出来。
如果想缩小范围，在某个地区同时拍摄风景和传统建筑，可以去云南大理古城和洱海；陕西西安和华山；安徽黄山宏村和婺源；浙江杭州西湖；湖南张家界；新疆阿勒泰地区的喀纳斯湖图瓦村；新疆喀什古城；贵州乌江寨；山西大同；中国318国道（四川西部开始的）沿线的贡嘎雪山、毛垭大草原、姊妹湖、怒江72拐、来古冰川、南迦巴瓦峰、雅鲁藏布大峡谷、林芝地区、巴松措等。
你可以先在网上搜索一下对应的照片，再决定是否写进旅游计划中。
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your suggestions. I really want to come back to china soon so I will add these locations to my list 🫶🏼
if you could chose again... fenghuang or yangshuo ? :)
Both 😬
I've convinced myself that you are that TH-cam vegan Welsh homesteader
Can I take that as a compliment😅
In China, this place is mostly visited by couples.
Oh no, you didn't show the famous curved bridge with a pavilion in the middle, a landmark of Phoenix Town. But otherwise everything else is beautiful
Thanks so much for watching
wow converted on touristy ancient towns already 😂
fenghuang is more on the touristy side. any town that has train access to it is going to be more touristy. that said, china does do a good job of preserving the identity of places, just with a face lift and modernized to make things more accessible. if you want really untouched ancient towns, head south to yunnan and look for ones where the only access is by hired car. the south is a bit poorer, less developed, and more ethnically diverse.
Thanks so much for watching, Yunnan is on my list to visit next time. Any recommendations?
@@scott_howes honestly if you are just there to get great shots, it shouldn't matter if 'ancient towns' got a facelift and a bit touristy. you really can't go wrong by going to any of these. some people go a little out of the way to some of the lesser known ones not because it's untouched physically, but more because people don't go there so you can avoid the crowds and just enjoy the vibe. any known tourist site in china can get extremely packed. it seems you went to fenghuang during the offseason because I've seen that place packed as well. if you prefer to avoid the tourist crowds, travel when it's cold. many local chinese tourists are older retirees and hate the cold.
for yunnan, just search top attractions - I would mostly recommend the same places but personally I prefer the nature side of things. it's the land of eternal spring so great of you want that vibrant nature shot, even within a major city like kunming. in terms of ancient towns, shaxizhen is one of the better lesser known, a little more out of the way ones. it's often skipped because people just go directly to lijiang or dali. china's not a monolith as you probably already know from traveling there enough. it just depends what you are looking for and it's once of those places you can spend an eternity looking for something but be surprised by other things you find along the way.
虽然在中国，我也很讨厌去商业化的旅游景点，但看了你的视频我感觉我错了，我缺乏一双发现美的眼睛
Visit in low season and things are a lot quieter 😬
Sometimes or even a lot of the time touristy = lame but also you have to consider that these places wouldnt be popular with tourists if they werent worth seeing like stonehenge or the coliseum...... its not all Disney land stuff thats touristy
Well said, i'm glad I visited. It was also low season when i visited so it was a lot quieter.
China have no old buildings,they are all new
在的你的镜头下，凤凰古城 更美了❤
Thanks so much for watching 🫶🏼
This kind of video should be seen by more people, let's give it a thumbs up!
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超级喜欢你所记录下来的美好！这个系列我超爱！
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