Political bias? Well, anything that sounds unfavourable about China is regarded bias in the mind of a brain washed Chinese including those living in the west .
In 2001, I led a group of students and teachers to visit the terracotta warriors in Xi'an, and interestingly, the person who discovered this was there signing autographs. He seemed like an ordinary person. Your video is wonderful-easily the best I have seen! It's great to see you having fun there.😊Thank you!
One information is missing: these terra-cotta warriors were buried more than 15Km away from the actual tomb of the 1st emperor of China. His tomb is at the bottom of a hill. Chinese archeologists have not touched the tomb yet.
18:03 I think you asked a very meaningful question. 70 years ago China's urban rate is < 10%, so over 90% of Chinese are farmers/peasants living rural life; today it's 65% urbanization, this transition happens within 3 generations. A typical family today have grandparents who live a whole life in rural, the core couple who grew up in rural then moved into cities after higher education, and grandkids who are born and raised completely in cities. A village like Yuan's, which is close to a big city like Xi'An, represents a nostalgia of a family's rural legacy, a life style which younger generation would not experience. And for visitors from other parts of China, this rural landscape & culture is different from their home ones becuase of the unique terrain and weather in northwest.
@@RealSamanthaBrownFor a more immersive experience of Xian, check out the 70 episodes 2012 Chinese drama series called "Chu Han Contention" which brings back to life the main events of the period between 221BCE to 202BCE. Witness how a corrupt eunuch Zhao Gao paved the way for the downfall of the Qin Dynasty after the sudden death of Qin Shihuang during an inspection journey to the east to find the elixir of life. See how Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu to form the Han Dynasty.
Samantha: At 22 min 58 sec of the video when you let the “train kite” fly…that moment brought me such an intense emotional and spiritual awakening that I actually cried. It was beautiful…beautiful…living art that left me in awe…thank you. If I were an ancient Chinese kite flyer living in Xi’an, I can easily feel how that moment would give me such an uplifting religious experience…a connection to God and the universe. As a fourth year university student studying international politics I also think that the image of an American and her Chinese acquaintances launching a kite “together” was quite a symbolic moment for peace and cooperation that should exist between the two countries. World peace…one kite at a time. Congratulations on your program for capturing a bit of the meaning of human existence on Earth. ❤Diane, Vancouver, Canada. SaDE09/23. 08:02 am
@@florashen3720 Me too. I live by the seaside and often see people flying kites. Watching the kite fly feels like I'm flying, a temporary sense of freedom from leaving the hustle and bustle of the world
As Chinese, I am embarrassed to admit that I have never been to Xi'an, but I really love this video that shows the historic beauty of this city. Thank you for making this fantastic video.
Thank you for showing the real China to your viewers... Yes, China is big with many minority people but all given equal rights, especially the basic right to live peacefully and harmoniuosly. I wish you the best in your many travels, but most of all may you learn some more and become a cultural ambassador of Mainland China to the West.
Many han chinese might argue that minorities are given more rights 😅. Not complaining but in some cases they do have more rights than regular Hans, at least over 10 years ago. Now it might be a bit more equal in the real sense.
Thank you for your wonderful documentary of this ancient city of China - Xi'an, it's so professionally made. Love the kite flying bit which is just exhilarating ❤🇨🇳
This was a fascinating show, like all of your shows. I have watched you for a very long time and you make me want to travel way more than I do. Your enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness is so captivating to watch as you travel the world introducing me to so many new experiences. Thank you!! ❤
Wow, seeing that train kite soar into the sky is just so exhilarating - speaks of the ingenuity of the Chinese civilisation and thanks to Samatha for being so open to appreciating this culture.
I almost bursted into tears when watching these flying kites, it brought back so much memories from deep down within me. Can’t wait to visit Xi’an next time when I am back!
Showing that golden color maple leave flying gently after showing your ear being cleaned is so funny. I don’t know if that was done on purpose or not, it just cracked me up. Thank you for sharing. Your videos are genuine travel videos without the usual Western media China-smearing comments thrown in.
From Seattle. I was in that ancient city in 2005. I spent only two days there because I was in a your group. My wife and i plan to travel to Xian in April of next year, exactly 20 years since my first visit. Xian will be end of our tour this time and we plan to spend a few days there ourselves to explore this amazing place on our own. Will remember to visit that kite flying site on this trip.
What a Beautiful Piece of Video and Contribution to the CHINESE CULTURE and it's VIBRANT LIFESTYLE PAST and PRESENT. ITS MORE OF A SUCCESSFUL SEMI DOCUMENTARY. AMAZING 👍👌👏👏🥰💚❤️
One of photographer that working for the Terra Cotta Warriors museum told a story in a TV show. When he was taking photo for one Terra Cotta Warriors, he suddenly found a fingerprint at the warrior's lip, and that fingerprint is left by the worker that made that Terra Cotta Warriors thousand years ago. He felt very touched, it was a connection between modern people and people thousands of years ago.
Wow. I just got back from Xi'an. Samantha visited many of the places we visited. Not only the Terracotta Soldiers but we saw the same play and ate in the same street. Plus a few other places. Still uploading my videos on TH-cam. Fascinating.
After watching your video for the first time, I got attracted to them! Your videos have something special in them. I couldn’t tell but they have some CHI that most other clogs don’t. Enjoy every seconds of them. You will have millions of subscribers in the near future. Keep it up!
The wild thing is that this terra cotta warriors are a small part of the things the yellow Emperor left before he died. From the same books where these warriors were described, there are also passages about the Emperor's mausoleum or his resting tomb where there could be booby traps and a river of mercury and a constellation of stars on the roof that's supposed to represent the night sky
All your videos are very interreting to inform and show us what are the reality pictures where you are right walk. Can you do video about Xinjiang's province and Tibet's province too? Thanks a lot.
Semantha, can you make an episode of Japanese Pilgrim trail Kumano? It is a sister pilgrim route of Spain's Camino. It's gaining more visibility. But I would like to know more of it before I go...
Is that terracota warrior in kungfu pose in 6:34? If so, it means Kungfu is much older considering these sculptures are already more than 2000 years old.
That university teacher did not tell you how 50,000 Muslims in Xi 'an survived. In 1862, Muslims in northwest China and Han China were brutally massacred each other, with 2.8 million Han killed and 1.85 million Muslims killed, nearly 20 million people died from other causes, 70% of the population in the two northwest provinces died, and 50,000 Muslims in Xi 'an did not participate in the riots. So they survived.
You are shameless lying about the numbers....history is to be learned .... there is no need to elaborate .... you need a life, perhaps a next life as a fly.
@@derekcai1921 I get that youtube is owned by same group of people who own the military-industrial complex, but this video has no political view, just people to people interactions...
Nowadays any real n positive news about China no longer get the attention they deserve as majority of the people in the US n its vassal states r so brainwashed by their anti China fake news propaganda that they don't want to hear anything positive about China as they r afraid that their illusions r being shattered
@@jrwkd6114 you obviously haven't been to China 🤣 just echoing the Western mass propaganda is saying. I have been to the US, lived there for 4 years, then I also have been doing import business from China for many years. So I do know what is really going on. Even expats that live there been saying they have more freedom there than in the West, and especially safety is way way better in China.
I went to Xi’an once in 2002, no metro, old airport, the new big plaza just finished, the driver/tour guide told us the city is so old even their dog food bowls are often antique. Xi’an museum and Buddha relic temple displaying the rarest green color china and unbelievable gold thread woven are unforgettable. Now that I’m retired and Covid is relaxed, I plan to visit Xi’an next spring and hope to follow the Silk Road in this trip. Thank you for the video.
There are 10 metro lines in Xian now. It was, and still is, a slow construction process by Chinese standard, everywhere you dig might turn into an archaeological site.
A great video like this without political bias is very hard to find nowadays👍
Political bias? Well, anything that sounds unfavourable about China is regarded bias in the mind of a brain washed Chinese including those living in the west .
你们猜，亚历山大来了亚洲会发生什么事情？
I never thought that I'll be touched by a traveling vlog but when the moment you let go the kite, tears in my eyes....
Such a beautiful moment❤
In 2001, I led a group of students and teachers to visit the terracotta warriors in Xi'an, and interestingly, the person who discovered this was there signing autographs. He seemed like an ordinary person. Your video is wonderful-easily the best I have seen! It's great to see you having fun there.😊Thank you!
thanks!
Wasn't the person who discovered the terracotta warriors a farmer?
@@coolspot18 Yes. You are correct. He was.
I bought the book signed by the man who found the terracotta warriors.😊
I’d read an article that said someone had unearthed some parts of the warrior before but didn’t report it to the authorities for investigation.
the most touching moment is when Sam let the kite string go - beautiful!
thanks. one of my favorite moments on tv after 25 years!
山东潍坊的风筝节，那才叫壮观
Excellent show, first time I ever saw a Locomotive kite that fly, very ingenious design and craftsmanship.
One information is missing: these terra-cotta warriors were buried more than 15Km away from the actual tomb of the 1st emperor of China. His tomb is at the bottom of a hill. Chinese archeologists have not touched the tomb yet.
The tomb cannot be open. It must remain sealed
3㎞，不是15㎞
18:03 I think you asked a very meaningful question. 70 years ago China's urban rate is < 10%, so over 90% of Chinese are farmers/peasants living rural life; today it's 65% urbanization, this transition happens within 3 generations. A typical family today have grandparents who live a whole life in rural, the core couple who grew up in rural then moved into cities after higher education, and grandkids who are born and raised completely in cities. A village like Yuan's, which is close to a big city like Xi'An, represents a nostalgia of a family's rural legacy, a life style which younger generation would not experience. And for visitors from other parts of China, this rural landscape & culture is different from their home ones becuase of the unique terrain and weather in northwest.
Beautifully made video, well researched and down to earth, thank you for your efforts to bring out the history and the people of China.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@RealSamanthaBrownFor a more immersive experience of Xian, check out the 70 episodes 2012 Chinese drama series called "Chu Han Contention" which brings back to life the main events of the period between 221BCE to 202BCE. Witness how a corrupt eunuch Zhao Gao paved the way for the downfall of the Qin Dynasty after the sudden death of Qin Shihuang during an inspection journey to the east to find the elixir of life. See how Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu to form the Han Dynasty.
Samantha: At 22 min 58 sec of the video when you let the “train kite” fly…that moment brought me such an intense emotional and spiritual awakening that I actually cried. It was beautiful…beautiful…living art that left me in awe…thank you. If I were an ancient Chinese kite flyer living in Xi’an, I can easily feel how that moment would give me such an uplifting religious experience…a connection to God and the universe. As a fourth year university student studying international politics I also think that the image of an American and her Chinese acquaintances launching a kite “together” was quite a symbolic moment for peace and cooperation that should exist between the two countries. World peace…one kite at a time. Congratulations on your program for capturing a bit of the meaning of human existence on Earth. ❤Diane, Vancouver, Canada. SaDE09/23. 08:02 am
my tears bursted at that moment too
@@florashen3720 Me too. I live by the seaside and often see people flying kites. Watching the kite fly feels like I'm flying, a temporary sense of freedom from leaving the hustle and bustle of the world
Amazing city, amazing culture!
5000年历史的城市，长安😂😂我的中国🇨🇳👍🏻
As Chinese, I am embarrassed to admit that I have never been to Xi'an, but I really love this video that shows the historic beauty of this city. Thank you for making this fantastic video.
Beautiful country Beautiful Xi'an👍👍👍👍
I almost cried when seeing the kite flying into the sky. Thank you for the episode!
I used to watch your travel channel Samantha, very enjoyable. I'm glad I found you today 💕
Love from Xi‘an citizen, well captured the touristy aspect and real life aspect of the city! Thank you for making it so good ❤
Thank you for showing the real China to your viewers... Yes, China is big with many minority people but all given equal rights, especially the basic right to live peacefully and harmoniuosly. I wish you the best in your many travels, but most of all may you learn some more and become a cultural ambassador of Mainland China to the West.
Many han chinese might argue that minorities are given more rights 😅. Not complaining but in some cases they do have more rights than regular Hans, at least over 10 years ago. Now it might be a bit more equal in the real sense.
the kite flying section was so beautiful, made me tear up a bit
Samantha Brown is still kicking it after all these years. Good to see you. I wonder if Justin Shapiro is still around. Thank you.
Hi Samatha, have been a fan since your TLC days. Good to see u in YT. Liked and subscribed
Thanks for subbing!
This is a real video production, not just a minimum effort vlog. Great job, Sam.
Thank you for your wonderful documentary of this ancient city of China - Xi'an, it's so professionally made. Love the kite flying bit which is just exhilarating ❤🇨🇳
Never grew a day older, this Samantha. Beautiful as ever
This was a fascinating show, like all of your shows. I have watched you for a very long time and you make me want to travel way more than I do.
Your enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness is so captivating to watch as you travel the world introducing me to so many new experiences. Thank you!! ❤
You are the first foreigner that I have seen who sat through the entire process of ear-cleaning; well done.
It was a little strange but I liked it!
Wow, seeing that train kite soar into the sky is just so exhilarating - speaks of the ingenuity of the Chinese civilisation and thanks to Samatha for being so open to appreciating this culture.
One of my fav travel vids.❤️😘1️⃣
That dragon kite was just magnificent.
My GOD. This is such a beautiful documentary.
Author is an excellent story teller herself. Deserve a million+ views
Nicley done ✔️ i must say one of the best or the best video of Xian china.
I almost bursted into tears when watching these flying kites, it brought back so much memories from deep down within me. Can’t wait to visit Xi’an next time when I am back!
Showing that golden color maple leave flying gently after showing your ear being cleaned is so funny. I don’t know if that was done on purpose or not, it just cracked me up. Thank you for sharing. Your videos are genuine travel videos without the usual Western media China-smearing comments thrown in.
Heading back home in a week after being away from 4 years and half. ❤
I like your vidio from hua qiao bali, Indonesia, thankyou, bye bye ❤.
Wow, loved this video. So nice to see a video that’s about people and culture and not politics and negativities. Thank you!
Wonderful and amazing video, very well made! Always like Miss Brown's videos! ❤
From Seattle. I was in that ancient city in 2005. I spent only two days there because I was in a your group. My wife and i plan to travel to Xian in April of next year, exactly 20 years since my first visit. Xian will be end of our tour this time and we plan to spend a few days there ourselves to explore this amazing place on our own. Will remember to visit that kite flying site on this trip.
High quality production. I liked it a lot. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
@@RealSamanthaBrown You are welcome 😍
Super high quality work: a great variety of aspects to look at and very informative! Top notch!!
I have to subscribe your channel!!❤️
excellent work 👍
I really like your videos. Give you thumbs up
it's soooo good to see Samantha in travel media again.
Great video! And I love the contents which are truthful, factual and full of tenderness of love to the diversity of culture.
thank you for your video
Very professional and very impressive video ❤gorgeous lady as well
Very authentic!
The flying kite almost made me cry. Amazing
Xi’an is a must visit city if you ever have a chance to go to China, it’s really impressive.
What a Beautiful Piece of Video and Contribution to the CHINESE CULTURE and it's VIBRANT LIFESTYLE PAST and PRESENT. ITS MORE OF A SUCCESSFUL SEMI DOCUMENTARY. AMAZING 👍👌👏👏🥰💚❤️
thannk you for the beautiful video. it brings back fond memories of Xian to me.
🎉🎉🎉 What a wonderful program, what excellent editing and production, what a lovely host, wish this channel better and better, love from China！
Amazing to Learn, Thank You
Nice video on Xi’an. This is one of the places I want to visit. It’s on my bucket list. 🎉🎉🎉
One of photographer that working for the Terra Cotta Warriors museum told a story in a TV show. When he was taking photo for one Terra Cotta Warriors, he suddenly found a fingerprint at the warrior's lip, and that fingerprint is left by the worker that made that Terra Cotta Warriors thousand years ago. He felt very touched, it was a connection between modern people and people thousands of years ago.
Wow. I just got back from Xi'an. Samantha visited many of the places we visited. Not only the Terracotta Soldiers but we saw the same play and ate in the same street. Plus a few other places. Still uploading my videos on TH-cam. Fascinating.
Amazing!!!!
Beautiful and professional video recording skill!
Incredible 2000 year ago 👏.
After watching your video for the first time, I got attracted to them! Your videos have something special in them. I couldn’t tell but they have some CHI that most other clogs don’t. Enjoy every seconds of them. You will have millions of subscribers in the near future. Keep it up!
A very informative and interesting video which deserves a much greater viewership. Congrats please keep up your excell3nt work
Oh my god, it really opens my eye, thanks
Wow!👍👍
very positive, love vloggers who like you.
专业的节目主持人、专业的旅游节目，跟旅游博主拍的vlog就是不一样啊
I agree! Thank you!
The wild thing is that this terra cotta warriors are a small part of the things the yellow Emperor left before he died. From the same books where these warriors were described, there are also passages about the Emperor's mausoleum or his resting tomb where there could be booby traps and a river of mercury and a constellation of stars on the roof that's supposed to represent the night sky
Awesome video 😊
❤❤❤❤❤Amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
我看过的最高质量的旅行视频👍
Impressive.
All your videos are very interreting to inform and show us what are the reality pictures where you are right walk. Can you do video about Xinjiang's province and Tibet's province too? Thanks a lot.
Semantha, can you make an episode of Japanese Pilgrim trail Kumano? It is a sister pilgrim route of Spain's Camino. It's gaining more visibility. But I would like to know more of it before I go...
Samantha from long 15 hours, I need hot bath tub 😂 and glass hot tea 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wow, this lady and Jenna Elfman look very much alike!
❤
😊❤ amazing :D
Cool!# 😎
这大姐质量很高啊，感觉是专业电视台的
不是Xian是xi-an, two syllables. Two separate sounds。
It is honey made medicine, should not too bitter.
Dr. : Your tongue is white.
Sam: I am white!
"Samantha" - you are a Beautiful unpretentious individual.
兵马俑在最开始是彩色的,在被发掘出来的几分钟之内褪色了,遗憾
I’m surprised the tour guide (Jerry Dang)’s English is so good😅
When the Chinese herbalist said the medicine was sweet and Sam said it was bitter 😂
Asians have a very different definition of sweetness
Hi 😊
Well done. With your new job.. hahaha
The Original Travel O.G. 😂 😂
3:15
Boy that guy must get lots of oxygen!
😅这种大药丸可以直接吃…也可以自己捏成小的颗粒 …用温水服用～
Is that terracota warrior in kungfu pose in 6:34? If so, it means Kungfu is much older considering these sculptures are already more than 2000 years old.
That university teacher did not tell you how 50,000 Muslims in Xi 'an survived. In 1862, Muslims in northwest China and Han China were brutally massacred each other, with 2.8 million Han killed and 1.85 million Muslims killed, nearly 20 million people died from other causes, 70% of the population in the two northwest provinces died, and 50,000 Muslims in Xi 'an did not participate in the riots. So they survived.
You are shameless lying about the numbers....history is to be learned .... there is no need to elaborate .... you need a life, perhaps a next life as a fly.
TCM is ancient medical art!#
兵马俑其实是有色彩的，在遇到空气的一瞬间就氧化了。
GOODNEES LONG TIME NO SEE
I really don't get why your videos don't get millions of views, this video is very well-made: informative and touches the feels!
TH-cam doesn’t like it, propaganda is welcome
@@derekcai1921 I get that youtube is owned by same group of people who own the military-industrial complex, but this video has no political view, just people to people interactions...
@@SuhandiWijaya youtb,Because of the need to cooperate with some countries, the Chinese people's lives are not good and they are being "oppressed"
Nowadays any real n positive news about China no longer get the attention they deserve as majority of the people in the US n its vassal states r so brainwashed by their anti China fake news propaganda that they don't want to hear anything positive about China as they r afraid that their illusions r being shattered
@@jrwkd6114 you obviously haven't been to China 🤣 just echoing the Western mass propaganda is saying. I have been to the US, lived there for 4 years, then I also have been doing import business from China for many years. So I do know what is really going on. Even expats that live there been saying they have more freedom there than in the West, and especially safety is way way better in China.
That moment when Samantha let go that 31 meter long train/dragon kite made by Mr. Lee, no words can describe the magic feeling.
one of my favorite moments!
At that moment, she looks like a 16 year old happy girl!😍😍
Her spirit is still 16. She remains so beautiful all along. @@jchanmcse
@@RealSamanthaBrown That moment must have made you feel like a child, all over again! You're one lucky gal!
I went to Xi’an once in 2002, no metro, old airport, the new big plaza just finished, the driver/tour guide told us the city is so old even their dog food bowls are often antique. Xi’an museum and Buddha relic temple displaying the rarest green color china and unbelievable gold thread woven are unforgettable. Now that I’m retired and Covid is relaxed, I plan to visit Xi’an next spring and hope to follow the Silk Road in this trip. Thank you for the video.
welcome to my hometown XI AN . You will love it.
There are 10 metro lines in Xian now. It was, and still is, a slow construction process by Chinese standard, everywhere you dig might turn into an archaeological site.
The underground of Xi'an is full of tombs!
Whether it's building buildings or subways, you will find a large number of ancient tombs!
有一站地铁里还有一口古井，虽然不是景点，有兴趣也可以去看看
welcome to our Xi'an
Why such high a quality video only has a few comments 😢
Your videos deserve more views, thanks for making these
@kevinjom1117
People told to hate China so anything China related no one care even though this is the best TH-cam has offered.
just started posting my shows here, thanks!
YT has an anti-China algorithm built into it that's why.
Too many people was taught to hate China through the western media propaganda.
Never watched you on TN but glad you are open minded and don't have any biases or preconceptions from US media. Excellent video!
her show was nothing more than infomercial, a waste of time.
@@doctornokay9773
Do one for us to see 😊
Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@doctornokay9773It’s better than 95% of the contents on TV and TH-cam.
@@doctornokay9773You can do better? Until you can, don't be negative.
Amazing production quality and your humble personality makes the world happy and unite. Thank you :)
.... and China is wonderful.