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@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 with all due respect, I have been to India so many times, but compared to China, India is just like a cockroach. and it will always be like one.
A lovely young American girl and a bunch of young Chinese student kids having a fun time on a lovely day of the Fall season, this picture is precious and sadly not too common. What’s happening in the world now makes it more imperative to promote such harmonious environment which is filled with peace and love.
This proves that no matter how insignificant you may be but still you may impact history in a long run. Cheers for that kid for writing that letter. Ancient city with modern facilities is so a china way. Thanks for the video, greatly appreciate your effort.
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 Why do you trolls have to poke your nose everywhere. You are only hampering your countries reputation. This was such a nice video and you just had to ruin it.
@@elodinruh765 This idiot girl will just NOT show any REAL things in China! Man near Wuhan last week killed a CCP party chief and wife, and 5 others before jumping into the Yangtze. Hope countries boycott OLYMPICS!
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 So, what does she have to show. She is showing what's happening on the ground. And it's a travel, environmental video. What more does she have to show. Get a life.
Very happy to see the success of environmental protection of a heavily urbanised area under the pressures of industrialisation and economic growth. Having the next generation take a keen interest in protecting the environment augurs well for the future of the country. Another excellent video! Looks like Chengdu is another must visit place in China.
This video almost moved me into tears. I, as a kid, grew up in Shanghai and lived by a heavily polluted river. The river looked dark and the banks were filled with trash and were infested with rats. Unfortunately, the river was no different from others. Almost all waters in Shanghai smelled, looked dead like sewages and unapproachable. One of my biggest dream back then was to see fishes in these rivers one day in my life time. It was definitely not a small undertaking but a world of changes happened over the few decades and I saw people start to try their fishing poles again the last time I visited my childhood neighborhood in 2014. It's so delighting to see the same happened to Chengdu as well. This video reminds me of what we grew out from and how much we should cherish what we have now. You are the best, Katherine!
@@hacken1983 Are you talking about Suzhou River? It used to be black and full of bad odor. It’s been cleaned up. My friend lives next to it. The riverbank next to her house is parklike, with paved pathways along the river and abounded flowers and trees. Didn’t smell any odor walking along the river when visiting my friend in 2019.
Your face is so bright and radiant in this video. You are a blessing to, both, China and to US. Proud to see someone trying to bridge the gap between the Western culture and the beautiful and ancient Chinese culture.
@DSki Dski She is a cosmopolitan person who loves all mankind. I guess you can say that her exemplary traits are rare in the American society, and, therefore, she truly is a blessing to all.
My old man worked for Sichuan Environmental Protection Bureau back in the 80s, tho his main focus was on the greater provincial area. I still remember how excited he was when he published his first college textbook on Environmental Ecology, at the time the subject was pretty much non existed in the Chinese higher education system. He sent me to study Environmental Engineering but walked away from that path to pursue other dreams. He must be very happy to see how things are striving now.
i am glad that the rivers are being cleaned up. not only in china, but other countries should do the same to protect the environment. we should not hide our responsibilities under any disguises. education is so important. love from canada.
depends how you define peaceful and progressive. They're banning feminine male characters from all aspects of TV because men should be manly. Gay marriage isn't legal to begin with. Also drugs etc are strictly forbidden. This isn't very progressive according to the rest of the world. But if you're talking about getting people out of poverty and technological advances, you are right. Oh and Uyghurs are put in camps sadly.
@@Mikachu2407 You are a disgusting Western racist, and you never really consider the Chinese. Homosexual policy is only a problem in the West, because your religion historically considered it a crime and put homosexuality to death. China has never sentenced anyone to death for homosexuality in the past 5000 years. Now you blame China's homosexual policy?
@@Mikachu2407 maybe this Masana is bit annoying and arrogant by posting things like this, but China is a peaceful and progressive country, nevertheless China chose a different path than you guys. Or what you mean “feminine male, gay marriage and drugs” are the index for a peaceful and progressive country? Lmao
Please don't steal your idea from a Malaysian chap called Mansana. I raised my hand up since last December and have never lower it down. It is already quite sore so can you offer another alternative like hitting the LIKE button. Man, I am a single child and I am sure I do not have any brothers or sisters. Are you implying there is illegitimacy in my family, heavens forbid?
@@kats_journey_east Hang Tuah doesn't know my nationality. Just because as a polyglot I talked to him in Malay, he blatantly assumes I'm a Malaysian. He spreads lies 💥
Katherine, kudos to you for vlogging to highlight that teaching n bringing awareness to children the importance of taking care of the environment. Thank you.👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏💖
Thanks Katherine, for this wonderful video. I was brought up in SE Asia, where "surviving" was more important than the environment. Glad these kids get early exposure and hopefully they become important protectors of the natural beauty, resources. etc.
I love your videos! I lived in China for 12 years and have now been back in Canada for 6 years... And not happy. Once COVID settles down we are moving back!! I can't wait! Thanks for sharing!
Compared to Greta, the "how dare you" political girl, I prefer this kind of environmental education project, which allows children to get out of the classroom, learn, study, and enjoy the beauty of nature. A very interesting and real report. Thanks, Kat.
You think this happens magically without the political will to implement it... wow just wow. Greta had to be like that because nobody listened, the little kid from Chengdu in the late 80's was lucky enough that the mayor listened and didn't kick up a stink that they were being disrespectful to their elders.
@@ANTSEMUT1 I didn't mean to offend that girl, I just wanted to emphasize that we can't just talk the talk, we need to walk the walk too. Apart from criticizing politicians, I can't see what else Greta did. Giving up the study and getting into politics at that young age may not be a wise thing to do. As for what's happening in China, I don't think you understand, so just don't pretend to be.
I really don't want to argue under Kat's video, but what Greta is doing is "political activism". She managed to attract attention to the issue and rallied young people. Btw the previous user said nothing about China. In fact, he/she was talking about how the local government did it right. Telling people to shut up just isn't a good way of communicating.
There is nothing wrong with being political and speak out loud, especially when the young generation is the victim of the policies today. We should examine our attitude toward Greta: is there a mix of sexism and age discrimination in there? Oh, how on time, given yesterday was the international women's day.
Katherine, thank you - a kids days outing shows they are the same everywhere. And your excellent conversational knowledge of mandarin we all get to share.
A few words for gutter oil. You are very jealous of China which is trying to clean up their rivers. Why don’t you tell your government to clean up your rivers which are full dead bodies and garbage. Your people are swimming in them and drinking the water. Those rivers are sticky to heaven. Get a life.
When I was in junior high school, I lived near a sewage river, so that every day after school, I held my breath and rode at a very fast speed. When summer came, the residents around did not dare to open the windows. Even so, I still like Dahe. Three years ago, with hesitation, I went to inspect the house 20 kilometers away from the city center. When the car drove over the big river near the real estate, I was stunned by the scenery in front of me. It was a super wide river called Duliujian River. I think you might have passed there by cycling in Tianjin. There are even some birds in the middle of the river that feed in the reeds and shallows. The water vapor and breeze after the rain are refreshing. At that time, I decided to buy a house here.
Love your videos. It was long enough to showcase the river project but yet not too long that one would lose interest. Good pacing, and I love how you engage the locals without a pushy agenda to promote your own narrative. Thank you.. looking forward to your next video.
I hope this kind of teaching method can spread the whole country. As what the mother said in this video, this can help students to learn new things actively instead of positively.
I grew up just a few hundred meters away from the river near Wuding bridge 五丁桥. My mother told me that she used to swim in the river back in 70s. But by 1990, water was totally black and stank badly. I witnessed the whole project back in 1992 when I was at elementary school age. It was such a spectacular thing to watch excavators edging. Soon after the project completion, there were inflated dams and locks along the river, and tourist boats, not any more though. I cycled along one of the tributaries to and from school during middle and high school age. My parents now live in an apartment by the river near Xibei bridge 西北桥 with a river view. I wish COVID could end soon and my mother country eases the COVID quarantine policies so that I could visit them soon. Last time I went back to Chengdu was 2020 Chinese new year. EXCELLENT EPISODE!!! MANY MANY THANKS TO YOU KATHERINE!!!
Thank you for your personal observation , most foreigners always assume Chinese government’s reports were propaganda . Thanks again , for your personal views .
Loved seeing the old pictures of the city. Really gives you a good perspective just how far China/Chengdu has come in the past 30 years. Thanks for sharing!
One more word for Indian 1. Why don’t you Learn more English words too. The only words you know are “ gutter oil” . You just can’t get the gutter oil of the rivers in India out of your mind.
Every country should do this, teach the young to respect and treasure their surroundings. I would add farming to the list. Good to know where and how dinner come about and not waste food.
I've been following your videos for a while now. I thought I would suggest you to talk about the conservation and environmental protection work in China. Great to see this video coming out. I hope there are more on their way. I really want to know if China is "walk the walk".
I absolutely love all your videos. However, this has to be my favorite because the human & culture connections is the strongest here as well as showing the history of the city challenge that was overcome through citizens & government working together. Teamwork like this has happened to numerous cities throughout beautiful China. The 2 things that surprised me most in the 5 cities I experienced in 2017 & 2020 was the safety & cleanliness. From the street to inside buildings, everything was cleaner than I seen in other countries. Everyone has strong pride in their city. Thank you for showing your heart to the locals & to the world. You are awesome Katherine!
Back then people joked about this Funan river(府南河) being a rotten river (Fulan river 腐烂河). As far as I could remember, literally all the little water systems I happened to live beside while I was small in Chengdu, stinked horribly. This has changed so much over the years.
this is so great to see i think China is taking the environment very seriously after watching this video that is great I still remember the smog and sky is bad in quality after just few years I can see a greener and clearer sky
Another great video. I truly enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next one. I also noticed that you are very intelligent and learn to speak Mandarin in such a short time. Of course, having a Chinese husband as a tutor definitely helps. Good for you.
I really appreciate the subject matters that you pick for your videos. I am from China but been away for 30 years. I learn something new in every one of your videos and eager to wait for more.
❤️🐟🤱🏿 - I just discovered your channel last week and have watched a few. This and the "Good, Bad, Ugly" one are my favourites so far. These mini docos you've been making aren't too shabby, I reckon.....thanks! :)
Bear in mind just one or two decades ago Chengdu 成都 is so called 尘都 (Cheng du, dirt capital). See how great Chengdu is right now get rid most of the dirt!
Thanks for the videos. My wife and I love watching you because you are so positive, full of energy and optimism. We used to live in Madison (next door to your Minnesota). We had lived in San Diego for 40 years. We don't miss the snow a bit :) Cheers from San Diego.
I'm currently doing a virtual world tour on youtube and it's a shame you only do videos in China, love your style and would love to have you with me as I tour the rest of the world
Thank you Katherine for another informative video. I must spend more time to explore the city next time I am in Chengdu. Your videos are always interesting and fun to watch. Keep up the good work 🙂.
The famous Suzhou river in Shanghai used to be so polluted with wastes from factories like steel mills, textile factories, paper mills, electroplating factories, and of course residential, all untreated and directly disposed of into the river. Starting from twenty years ago, the city removed all the factories along the riverside, treated all the water that goes into the river, cleaned the river base. Today they have sightseeing boats traveling on the river, the properties along the banks are considered more valuable than the others.
Haha, my grandma told me that they called Funan river Fulan(腐烂) river when she was young. But actually she loved that place because it was where she met my grandpa.
I ran a few programs kind of like this in local elementary schools in Nanjing during my masters degree , minus the walking around on the riverbank , it was mostly hands on experiments and crafts 😄
Environmental conservation has been deepen into elementary school curriculum in China. In Chengdu - even 20 years ago school children have summer vacation assignment to explore the river and write reflection essays about their experience There is also another requirement to have a newspaper style poster about environment conversation. The river has a lots of education information on bulletin board for adult or on stone. The latter one is actually right height for kids to read. The education effort has been very sustainable and glad to see the upgraded version nowadays. I was shocked when coming to US and realized how little education effort going into education. Many people still treat environment discretionarily and have no sense of conservation or sustainable development. Thanks again for the wonderful video!
😍😍👍It’s indeed educational for kids and parents to understand what a beautiful and amazing place with so much history background which it helps kids and Younger generation to understand how and why it’s important to protect and keep clear water & beautiful natural environment where they are all live in the same place . It inspires people to see how fortunate it is to be able to surround by beautiful natural and it’s important to keep the beautiful environment as clear water which is not something who live in city like us has the opportunity to feel how important it is and how beautiful it is including many kids and nice people who live there . What an educational and inspired video you did . Hope you will continue to support their goals, keep clear water and protect natural environment . A beautiful place and a beautiful country with someone who has a beautiful heart like you who is going to make differences to these younger generations. Thank you Katherine for sharing another meaningful video with us . 🥰♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
Someone from Flint, MI a letter to the mayor, quick! It's amazing how Flint has not changed ever since Obama took that sip of water. Nothing! Chengdu is def on my bucket list now after you and Chengdu Now vids. Loving this city!
Thank you very much Kathrine for another great video! :) It is great to see the kids participating and taking the samples and learning the history of the river and how to look after the environment. Thank you also for that interview with the mum and how the education has evolved from being quite passive and super competitive to a more active and more independent learning.
Very glad to hear that the mayor and the evil CCP government takes note of the kids complaints and actually do something, unlike our saintly democratic government who wouldn't even give a hoot about our voices let alone kids. I'm expecting this comment to be sensored and deleted by the saintly company that belongs to the saintly democratic government. (As usual) In any case if it does I'm prepared to repost it again and again.
Very glad that after a century of invasions and destructions by evil USA and evil England, finally under the communist leadership the country of China once again is able to lift itself up from ruin and turns China back into a world superpower that it once was before the British Opium War and the USA-led Eight Nations Alliance invasions.
@@Anonymous------ Germany led the Eight Nations Allied Forces and Japan provided the most soldiers. USA is indeed one of them, but USA supported China's education after that war, while other countries just plunder.
i hope & wish this river cleaning program project extended to my country viet nam cuz sooo many people using the rivers & at the same time polluted them...
🌻Thanks for joining today’s adventure, everyone! Follow me on Instagram for more updates about life in China: kats_journey_east 🌻
How do I get such stable footage even while biking and walking? 📷 amzn.to/45rObZy
She's waterproof, shoots in 4K, and is very tiny and portable, perfect for recording an action-packed day without the fuss of a fancy complex setup
👽This is an affiliate link, so I will receive a small commission if you buy a product through the link👽
Your videos are truly refreshing in this age of seemingly non stop geopolitical conflicts news. Can't wait for your next video. Keep up the good work
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@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 傻逼阿三
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 你才是地沟油呢😂
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 No life dumb ass. U rlly don't get paid enough fr this.
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 with all due respect, I have been to India so many times, but compared to China, India is just like a cockroach. and it will always be like one.
A lovely young American girl and a bunch of young Chinese student kids having a fun time on a lovely day of the Fall season, this picture is precious and sadly not too common. What’s happening in the world now makes it more imperative to promote such harmonious environment which is filled with peace and love.
gutter oil
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 I've reported you to TH-cam for spam, have a nice day, Mr Gutter Oil. 😂
This proves that no matter how insignificant you may be but still you may impact history in a long run. Cheers for that kid for writing that letter. Ancient city with modern facilities is so a china way.
Thanks for the video, greatly appreciate your effort.
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@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 Why do you trolls have to poke your nose everywhere. You are only hampering your countries reputation. This was such a nice video and you just had to ruin it.
@@elodinruh765 This idiot girl will just NOT show any REAL things in China! Man near Wuhan last week killed a CCP party chief and wife, and 5 others before jumping into the Yangtze. Hope countries boycott OLYMPICS!
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 So, what does she have to show. She is showing what's happening on the ground. And it's a travel, environmental video. What more does she have to show. Get a life.
@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 at the same time ，India people wash their bodies with chemical foam water in the rivers of their big cities ….
Very happy to see the success of environmental protection of a heavily urbanised area under the pressures of industrialisation and economic growth. Having the next generation take a keen interest in protecting the environment augurs well for the future of the country. Another excellent video! Looks like Chengdu is another must visit place in China.
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@@indianumba1usnumba1chynalo6 stop being a hater!
@@Vict0rHy stop being a wumao
@Cathy Chau im there as well
It's great to see that the kids are being educated in these matters at such an early age.
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This video almost moved me into tears. I, as a kid, grew up in Shanghai and lived by a heavily polluted river. The river looked dark and the banks were filled with trash and were infested with rats. Unfortunately, the river was no different from others. Almost all waters in Shanghai smelled, looked dead like sewages and unapproachable. One of my biggest dream back then was to see fishes in these rivers one day in my life time. It was definitely not a small undertaking but a world of changes happened over the few decades and I saw people start to try their fishing poles again the last time I visited my childhood neighborhood in 2014.
It's so delighting to see the same happened to Chengdu as well. This video reminds me of what we grew out from and how much we should cherish what we have now.
You are the best, Katherine!
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现在上海的河道是各种鸟类繁忙的交通干道，偶尔跟马路交汇的桥上还能看到被撞死的鸟，鸟低飞的话就有被撞死的风险。很多白鹭、翠鸟、白头翁会在河道的芦苇丛里筑巢
@@other-people 多谢update ，好想回去看看啊
@@hacken1983 Are you talking about Suzhou River? It used to be black and full of bad odor. It’s been cleaned up. My friend lives next to it. The riverbank next to her house is parklike, with paved pathways along the river and abounded flowers and trees. Didn’t smell any odor walking along the river when visiting my friend in 2019.
各个地方都一样，中国环境变得越来越好，我们温州市区小时候就一个公园，现在到处是公园，绿化非常好，家乡越来越美丽了。 不知道那些早年出国的人怎么想
Your face is so bright and radiant in this video. You are a blessing to, both, China and to US. Proud to see someone trying to bridge the gap between the Western culture and the beautiful and ancient Chinese culture.
@DSki Dski She is a cosmopolitan person who loves all mankind. I guess you can say that her exemplary traits are rare in the American society, and, therefore, she truly is a blessing to all.
@DSki Dski Can you please give me a link to where she discussed "Ou Jinzhong"? Has she not discussed many other topics of interest in China?
My old man worked for Sichuan Environmental Protection Bureau back in the 80s, tho his main focus was on the greater provincial area. I still remember how excited he was when he published his first college textbook on Environmental Ecology, at the time the subject was pretty much non existed in the Chinese higher education system. He sent me to study Environmental Engineering but walked away from that path to pursue other dreams. He must be very happy to see how things are striving now.
i am glad that the rivers are being cleaned up. not only in china, but other countries should do the same to protect the environment. we should not hide our responsibilities under any disguises. education is so important. love from canada.
Great post on kids learning to protect the environment in China.
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I am a biologist interested in China and found this video very enjoyable to watch
China is a peaceful and progressive nation, raise your hand if you agree 🙋✋🔥
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depends how you define peaceful and progressive. They're banning feminine male characters from all aspects of TV because men should be manly. Gay marriage isn't legal to begin with. Also drugs etc are strictly forbidden. This isn't very progressive according to the rest of the world. But if you're talking about getting people out of poverty and technological advances, you are right.
Oh and Uyghurs are put in camps sadly.
@@Mikachu2407 愚蠢
@@Mikachu2407 You are a disgusting Western racist, and you never really consider the Chinese.
Homosexual policy is only a problem in the West, because your religion historically considered it a crime and put homosexuality to death. China has never sentenced anyone to death for homosexuality in the past 5000 years. Now you blame China's homosexual policy?
@@Mikachu2407 maybe this Masana is bit annoying and arrogant by posting things like this, but China is a peaceful and progressive country, nevertheless China chose a different path than you guys. Or what you mean “feminine male, gay marriage and drugs” are the index for a peaceful and progressive country? Lmao
Dear brothers and sisters. If you think Katherine sis video is informative and enjoyable. Then raise your ✋.
Dear sis. Keep it up always 🙏
Please don't steal your idea from a Malaysian chap called Mansana. I raised my hand up since last December and have never lower it down. It is already quite sore so can you offer another alternative like hitting the LIKE button. Man, I am a single child and I am sure I do not have any brothers or sisters. Are you implying there is illegitimacy in my family, heavens forbid?
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@Hang Tuah Lmao
@@kats_journey_east Hang Tuah doesn't know my nationality. Just because as a polyglot I talked to him in Malay, he blatantly assumes I'm a Malaysian. He spreads lies 💥
@mansana where are you from ?
Katherine, kudos to you for vlogging to highlight that teaching n bringing awareness to children the importance of taking care of the environment. Thank you.👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏💖
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China is the most beautiful country and the most super country
Respect and love from Philippines
Thanks Katherine, for this wonderful video. I was brought up in SE Asia, where "surviving" was more important than the environment. Glad these kids get early exposure and hopefully they become important protectors of the natural beauty, resources. etc.
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I love your videos! I lived in China for 12 years and have now been back in Canada for 6 years... And not happy. Once COVID settles down we are moving back!! I can't wait! Thanks for sharing!
Compared to Greta, the "how dare you" political girl, I prefer this kind of environmental education project, which allows children to get out of the classroom, learn, study, and enjoy the beauty of nature.
A very interesting and real report. Thanks, Kat.
You think this happens magically without the political will to implement it... wow just wow. Greta had to be like that because nobody listened, the little kid from Chengdu in the late 80's was lucky enough that the mayor listened and didn't kick up a stink that they were being disrespectful to their elders.
@@ANTSEMUT1 I didn't mean to offend that girl, I just wanted to emphasize that we can't just talk the talk, we need to walk the walk too. Apart from criticizing politicians, I can't see what else Greta did. Giving up the study and getting into politics at that young age may not be a wise thing to do.
As for what's happening in China, I don't think you understand, so just don't pretend to be.
I really don't want to argue under Kat's video, but what Greta is doing is "political activism". She managed to attract attention to the issue and rallied young people. Btw the previous user said nothing about China. In fact, he/she was talking about how the local government did it right. Telling people to shut up just isn't a good way of communicating.
There is nothing wrong with being political and speak out loud, especially when the young generation is the victim of the policies today. We should examine our attitude toward Greta: is there a mix of sexism and age discrimination in there? Oh, how on time, given yesterday was the international women's day.
@@cherie4665 It seems to me that the minors are clearly involved in too many political issues on this issue
Katherine, thank you - a kids days outing shows they are the same everywhere. And your excellent conversational knowledge of mandarin we all get to share.
gutter oil
A few words for gutter oil. You are very jealous of China which is trying to clean up their rivers. Why don’t you tell your government to clean up your rivers which are full dead bodies and garbage. Your people are swimming in them and drinking the water. Those rivers are sticky to heaven. Get a life.
@@wildcat5625 别忘记了阿三还在用手抠屁眼，用恒河水洗屁眼喝水洗澡！还有用哪个肮脏的手去抓饭想想我就吐了
@@wildcat5625 忘了一个自诩民主自由的阿三国，竟然对女性的人权视若无睹！强奸大国可不是吹的？一个人性都没有的民族，跟他们争论掉价
从事工业水处理的看到有这样的教育感到太好了
Yes little buddy, lunch was also my favourite part of school as well, haha
When I was in junior high school, I lived near a sewage river, so that every day after school, I held my breath and rode at a very fast speed. When summer came, the residents around did not dare to open the windows. Even so, I still like Dahe. Three years ago, with hesitation, I went to inspect the house 20 kilometers away from the city center. When the car drove over the big river near the real estate, I was stunned by the scenery in front of me. It was a super wide river called Duliujian River. I think you might have passed there by cycling in Tianjin. There are even some birds in the middle of the river that feed in the reeds and shallows. The water vapor and breeze after the rain are refreshing. At that time, I decided to buy a house here.
I really love the people off China.... From northeast india
I love this a lot. Experiential learning as kids makes major differences down the road.
wow, nice to see that they are trying to improve the quality of the rivers for future generations out in Chengdu. I just moved here as well.
Love your videos. It was long enough to showcase the river project but yet not too long that one would lose interest. Good pacing, and I love how you engage the locals without a pushy agenda to promote your own narrative. Thank you.. looking forward to your next video.
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Wow China is really going places. Thank you for taking us along this wonderful journey.
It's heart warming to see students were taught the history of environment protection.
I'll use this in my ESL class regarding our cities topic. I like that there is always subtitles in both languages.
I hope this kind of teaching method can spread the whole country. As what the mother said in this video, this can help students to learn new things actively instead of positively.
I grew up just a few hundred meters away from the river near Wuding bridge 五丁桥. My mother told me that she used to swim in the river back in 70s. But by 1990, water was totally black and stank badly. I witnessed the whole project back in 1992 when I was at elementary school age. It was such a spectacular thing to watch excavators edging. Soon after the project completion, there were inflated dams and locks along the river, and tourist boats, not any more though. I cycled along one of the tributaries to and from school during middle and high school age. My parents now live in an apartment by the river near Xibei bridge 西北桥 with a river view. I wish COVID could end soon and my mother country eases the COVID quarantine policies so that I could visit them soon. Last time I went back to Chengdu was 2020 Chinese new year. EXCELLENT EPISODE!!! MANY MANY THANKS TO YOU KATHERINE!!!
We’re like those fish because we know your videos are made with love so instinctively swarm to them and…BAM, (happily) hooked! :D
Only carps left in these rivers. It is a long way to revitalize the origin ecosystem in the rivers, lakes and ocean.
@@小肉肉-f4u Are you suggesting Chengdu should encourage the whales, dolphins and sharks to make a comeback?? Pray tell.😅😅😅😅😅
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Right.. India 🇮🇳 is the world #1.
What a change in priorities from just 35 years ago when I last visited China. Thanks for documenting the continuing progress. Cheers
Thank you for your personal observation , most foreigners always assume Chinese government’s reports were propaganda . Thanks again , for your personal views .
@DSki Dski What does that have to do with Chengdu?
@DSki Dski Blah blah blah CIA shill. Go away.
Hi I'm from Ecuador. I really like your videos and I really like Chinese culture, I hope to visit China in the future.
Loved seeing the old pictures of the city. Really gives you a good perspective just how far China/Chengdu has come in the past 30 years. Thanks for sharing!
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Great to see you are applying your expertise on environmental issues. Love all subjects about environment protection.
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One more word for Indian 1. Why don’t you Learn more English words too. The only words you know are “ gutter oil” . You just can’t get the gutter oil of the rivers in India out of your mind.
Every country should do this, teach the young to respect and treasure their surroundings. I would add farming to the list. Good to know where and how dinner come about and not waste food.
Thank you for showing such a meaningful video. Those kids are so cute haha
Thank you for sharing another meaningful, informative, and interesting documentary and your life in China.
I have luck as TH-cam brought me to your video. Can't stop watching them. Keep up the great work!
I've been following your videos for a while now. I thought I would suggest you to talk about the conservation and environmental protection work in China. Great to see this video coming out. I hope there are more on their way. I really want to know if China is "walk the walk".
I absolutely love all your videos. However, this has to be my favorite because the human & culture connections is the strongest here as well as showing the history of the city challenge that was overcome through citizens & government working together. Teamwork like this has happened to numerous cities throughout beautiful China. The 2 things that surprised me most in the 5 cities I experienced in 2017 & 2020 was the safety & cleanliness. From the street to inside buildings, everything was cleaner than I seen in other countries. Everyone has strong pride in their city. Thank you for showing your heart to the locals & to the world. You are awesome Katherine!
Glad you liked it , hoping to share more environmental projects and organizations in the future 🌱
Back then people joked about this Funan river(府南河) being a rotten river (Fulan river 腐烂河).
As far as I could remember, literally all the little water systems I happened to live beside while I was small in Chengdu, stinked horribly.
This has changed so much over the years.
this is so great to see i think China is taking the environment very seriously after watching this video that is great I still remember the smog and sky is bad in quality after just few years I can see a greener and clearer sky
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This was a great and informative video. Lovely to see all these young children engaging and enjoying nature so much!
Another great video. I truly enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next one. I also noticed that you are very intelligent and learn to speak Mandarin in such a short time. Of course, having a Chinese husband as a tutor definitely helps. Good for you.
7:33 Very well said conclusion😊
You have the highest class videos of China Kathrine, maybe alongside Nico, very informative and interesting..from Australia
A very good educational video.Thanks !!!
Found out this channel recently… after a few minutes of watching… I subscribe
Vow, all these exciting kids monitoring the city river's health.
I really appreciate the subject matters that you pick for your videos. I am from China but been away for 30 years. I learn something new in every one of your videos and eager to wait for more.
Wow!! I have never been to beautiful Chengdu, but after this video, it will be on my bucket list.
Love ur energy so much. Always so cheerful and positive.
It's such a blessing to have a river flowing through the middle of the city. Hope it will become even cleaner 👍👍
I used to be an IELTS examiner and often traveled to Chengdu!!! Love the food!!
This presentation is excellent and well planned. Always looking forward to what you will present next.
❤️🐟🤱🏿 - I just discovered your channel last week and have watched a few. This and the "Good, Bad, Ugly" one are my favourites so far. These mini docos you've been making aren't too shabby, I reckon.....thanks! :)
Bear in mind just one or two decades ago Chengdu 成都 is so called 尘都 (Cheng du, dirt capital). See how great Chengdu is right now get rid most of the dirt!
Thanks for the videos. My wife and I love watching you because you are so positive, full of energy and optimism. We used to live in Madison (next door to your Minnesota). We had lived in San Diego for 40 years. We don't miss the snow a bit :) Cheers from San Diego.
Education for the young to learn how to protect their environment is great!
Great show again Katherine, thanks👍. Many great cities are found near rivers or waterways, it is the Epitome of Life!
Wonderful video! Thanks for focusing on 2 most important things for human society: young generation and environment. Excellent pick of topics.
Haha, I have virtually joined the kids on a river ecology outing. Thanks
I'm currently doing a virtual world tour on youtube and it's a shame you only do videos in China, love your style and would love to have you with me as I tour the rest of the world
Another great video. Enjoying learning more about Chinese culture 👍🏾
"Oh my young bone!" lmao
Excellent environment protection curriculum. Good to see Chinese kids are back to normal school schedule for quite some time.
Thank you Katherine for another informative video. I must spend more time to explore the city next time I am in Chengdu. Your videos are always interesting and fun to watch. Keep up the good work 🙂.
The famous Suzhou river in Shanghai used to be so polluted with wastes from factories like steel mills, textile factories, paper mills, electroplating factories, and of course residential, all untreated and directly disposed of into the river. Starting from twenty years ago, the city removed all the factories along the riverside, treated all the water that goes into the river, cleaned the river base.
Today they have sightseeing boats traveling on the river, the properties along the banks are considered more valuable than the others.
Haha, my grandma told me that they called Funan river Fulan(腐烂) river when she was young. But actually she loved that place because it was where she met my grandpa.
Watching your videos at night is my happy time. Thank you.
Glad you like them 🌞
Very interesting topic, thank you! I wish I can go back to Chengdu as soon as possible.
Very educational, great video.👌👏👍💕
关注这么久，没想到这期看到自己家了，离家十数载，好想念你，成都，府南河
Best part of the field trip? Lunch! Haha
great video! Perhaps you could run one of these camps too 😃
I ran a few programs kind of like this in local elementary schools in Nanjing during my masters degree , minus the walking around on the riverbank , it was mostly hands on experiments and crafts 😄
you seen to have good time traveling around. Cheers!
Great video , love to see the young generation care and love the nature .
This Fu Nan river cleanup project brings back memeries. I was living in Chengdu in the early 90's, being a teenager.
it's easy to be like a kid and find love in everything! first love all humanity, and then think you can become a godlike being
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Such cute kids
Environmental conservation has been deepen into elementary school curriculum in China. In Chengdu - even 20 years ago school children have summer vacation assignment to explore the river and write reflection essays about their experience There is also another requirement to have a newspaper style poster about environment conversation. The river has a lots of education information on bulletin board for adult or on stone. The latter one is actually right height for kids to read. The education effort has been very sustainable and glad to see the upgraded version nowadays. I was shocked when coming to US and realized how little education effort going into education. Many people still treat environment discretionarily and have no sense of conservation or sustainable development. Thanks again for the wonderful video!
Katherine, go, go, Katherine! I am eager to see the number reaches 100K.
😍😍👍It’s indeed educational for kids and parents to understand what a beautiful and amazing place with so much history background which it helps kids and Younger generation to understand how and why it’s important to protect and keep clear water & beautiful natural environment where they are all live in the same place . It inspires people to see how fortunate it is to be able to surround by beautiful natural and it’s important to keep the beautiful environment as clear water which is not something who live in city like us has the opportunity to feel how important it is and how beautiful it is including many kids and nice people who live there . What an educational and inspired video you did . Hope you will continue to support their goals, keep clear water and protect natural environment . A beautiful place and a beautiful country with someone who has a beautiful heart like you who is going to make differences to these younger generations. Thank you Katherine for sharing another meaningful video with us . 🥰♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
Glad you liked it 🌞 hoping to share more things like this in the future
Someone from Flint, MI a letter to the mayor, quick! It's amazing how Flint has not changed ever since Obama took that sip of water. Nothing! Chengdu is def on my bucket list now after you and Chengdu Now vids. Loving this city!
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Learning by doing is the best way to learn.
Thank you very much Kathrine for another great video! :)
It is great to see the kids participating and taking the samples and learning the history of the river and how to look after the environment. Thank you also for that interview with the mum and how the education has evolved from being quite passive and super competitive to a more active and more independent learning.
So cool to see the younger generation absorbing knowledge on environmental protection and nature
Thank you Katherine for educating me, a Chinese American. You give me hope.
Very glad to hear that the mayor and the evil CCP government takes note of the kids complaints and actually do something, unlike our saintly democratic government who wouldn't even give a hoot about our voices let alone kids.
I'm expecting this comment to be sensored and deleted by the saintly company that belongs to the saintly democratic government. (As usual)
In any case if it does I'm prepared to repost it again and again.
Very glad that after a century of invasions and destructions by evil USA and evil England, finally under the communist leadership the country of China once again is able to lift itself up from ruin and turns China back into a world superpower that it once was before the British Opium War and the USA-led Eight Nations Alliance invasions.
@@Anonymous------ OP presented sarcastically in a grace and funny way, your comment just ruined it
@@Anonymous------ Germany led the Eight Nations Allied Forces and Japan provided the most soldiers. USA is indeed one of them, but USA supported China's education after that war, while other countries just plunder.
We realised that this happened 30 years ago. 😀😀😀
@@authenticnew 美国是用中国输掉那场战争的“庚子赔款”建立了清华大学目的是宣传西方价值观，钱学森邓稼先等人就是庚子赔款送出去美国留学的，美国并没有那么伟大！
i hope & wish this river cleaning program project extended to my country viet nam cuz sooo many people using the rivers & at the same time polluted them...
This video was great and so informational!
哎呀 我的年轻骨头，笑死我了。哈哈哈
Environment protectionTrain from very young ... Bravo
Very good environmental education trip
Awesome vid once again.
Unique perspective and lovely content!