Your governmnet just sent a travel warning on China said it's dangerous travelling in China. But I think it;s very dangerous for Chinese travelling in America. Ridiclious!
At last. A travel vlogger that is backpacking through China alone and visiting the more challenging locations of western China. I could not subscribe fast enough.
They don't care, they just pretend to care as an excuse to demonise China and to say: "everyone has problems with Muslims. We're actually treating them better than China," while they fund and support genocide in Gaza.
Hello Mike, I found your videos on Chinese Tiktok called Douyin and I followed you here on TH-cam! I just wanna say that thank you for showing the true story of Xinjiang China. As a Chinese myself I never go there but I hope one day I will. If you come to Xi'an in ShaanXi Province, I'll be your personal tour guide to tell you all the great things in our city...And my father used to be a truck driver, so it really moves me that you can share laughter with the drivers on the road. Thank you so much for the joy of your video, hope one day you can come to Xi'an to Visit!!!
Mike, you new hitchhiker friend Mr Lin, must of been very proud to show you around and join you on the travels, he will remember this for his whole life and be very proud. They love good foreigners,and his English skills come into good play meeting you mate.. It sure made his travels much more enjoyable being with you..👍
I saw your video on Tiktok in China, and it got 80,000 likes. People were saying how cute you are. Many people hope to meet foreigners who need help, because we find it interesting to help someone who doesn't know us understand us
Amazing content just discovered you, great work! Amazing to see how technology can either help our governments build animosity between nations, yet at the same time spread the word through channels like yours that at the end of the day the vast majority of people are good human beings willing to help each other...and also allow us to communicate in any language. Thank you for sharing this with us and to our friends in china, happy to get to know you
Hitchhiking is not common in China. Because you are a foreigner, people think you need help. Normally, I wouldn't let anyone in my car. Because China's traffic law stipulates that once a traffic accident occurs, you will be responsible for who is sitting in your car, regardless of whether you collect money or not.Many drivers only buy the minimum amount of insurance, and if an accident occurs, the compensation will not be enough to cover the expenses of others. So I won't cause trouble for myself, and I won't take other people's rides for a ride.
agree.I would never have a stranger in my car, for that and my own safety😂. If someone really needs help,i'd rather get a taxi for him and pay for him than have him in my car. if there's no taxi,i will call uncle police to help him out.
mmmaaaannn i love your sense of humor and spirit of adventure! thank you for filming and telling stories about a real China. These stories about interesting things and people you meet are really touching. I feel pure love&peace between normal people from different cultures.
I came accross the great wall of china video and since then have been watching all the content on your channel this is one of the most unique and amazing type of content i have seen in a while i really hope you continue discovering new countries while staying safe
Most of the police officers you came in contact with looks & sounds Uyghur (from their accent). An oppressor would not leave the public's safety & security in the hands of the oppressed would they ? This should give you an idea if western media reports on Xinjiang is true at all.
Western media spewed blatant lies about G crime over the Uyghurs by China over to their completely ignorant and walking zombie audiences BUT these gullible failed to realised that there are numerous Uyghurs in the military, police, government, media, education, prison etc making the accusation completely absurd, only logical to the brainless.
Content Gold! My absolute favorite kind of thing to watch. The powers of TH-cam used for the greater good 👍 instant sub thank you for sharing your journey! ❤ from south east usa 🇺🇸
I am from the UK, here is the real story about Xinjiang, the Islamic Jihadist leader went to Xiajiang to teach the bad stuff, and to promote Sharia, and to appoint some young people from the province for their murderous ways, which they did, and this young small group then entered central china and started randomly stabbing people lining up at the train station and bus stations, I forgot how many they killed, the local police chased a few of them and caught them, the rest fled, and the army got involved and chased them all to Xinjiang province, then the army and police located the terrorists and killed them on sight, then the police and army found out WHY and wherefores about what happened and how, so they went door to door to locate the jihadists being taught, many of the families then fled china to neighboring countries and went on the news stating the army and police are killing the Muslims... TOTAL BOLLOCKS they were saying as they were full on Jihadists, Thus the local government set up and opened the re-educational camps, and taken in many of the young and families whom were part of the groups, to re-educate them into China values and rulings. Now pls pls believe this what I am about to say, the Muslim communities are TREATED BETTER THAN the local Chinese especially in Schools and Jobs, the Muslims get the first chance of better schooling and jobs, that's a fact, pls also note China in whole is a non religious country also fact... China value is work hard, eat well, prosper and be happy to one another.. They are beautiful people all around, and they love life.. Plus its very very family orientated.. Just like how the golden age of UK was once..
Very informative, and well said. We Chinese believe in the proverb "以和为贵“，which means "Living together in peace is the highest virtue". We don't view ourselves as conquerors or someone who should be in charge. We just want to live well, work hard, take care of our families, and be able to live happy and prosperous lives. We want to do business. We want to make money. We want to eat delicious food. That's really about it. We don't want to change anyone else's political system. We don't want to destabilize your government and make you communists. We don't care. Will you trade us goods that we want? Can you buy stuff that we have available to sell? Good. Let's do some business. The growing young nations of Africa will tell you, the Europeans and Americans often offer help, but then they want to run their countries for them and tell them what to believe and who to follow. But the Chinese just came to do business. They help the Africans, and they help themselves. Good trade helps both partners. The Chinese are moving around the world, building dams, bridges, teaching technology. They are not saints. They are getting back useful natural resources and such. There is nothing sneaky about it. "Debt trap"? The Chinese charge less interest than most other countries do, and it's right out in the open. The fact is, many Western countries are just stirring up trouble in many parts of the world, and then selling military weapons to both sides. Both sides of these conflicts send money to the West to buy weapons, and then they kill each other. The Chinese? The encourage all nations to get together, sit down, negotiate. They want a world where everyone gets along. That's why they say "以和为贵“
Ok. Your english and grammar is a bit spotty in places, so that's an opportunity for betterment if not a little curious, but you've provided an interesting perspective I wasn't privy to. At the very least
instead of jihadist leader maybe its just an undercover CIA agent that want to cause some chaos in China especially the Muslim region, like you know they did the same in some countries in the middle east🤔🤔🤔
All of your videos are proving that Chinese people are supper cool. What a friendly beautiful country. I’ve only visited Hong Kong, the rest of the country seems to be very different and exciting. Thanks for your bravery in this journey, although it seems like it might be one of the safest places on earth
Mike, wonderful video. Just one quick reminder: the stick-out-your-thumb gesture is a Western sign for hitchhiking. In China, if you stick out your thumb, you are giving us a thumbs-up. So of course you get a thumbs-up of approval right back, but usually no ride. Just wave your hand in a friendly way, and eventually someone will slow down and then stop to see if you need help. After travelling in Xinjiang all this time, you've probably figured this out by now. But in case you haven't, well...haha.
Hello from Belfast!! I dont know how you dont have more subs and views this content is unreal, truely what youtube is about! Not all that other pointless crap on here. Iv been glued to your videos for the last 3 hours truely fascinating and nothing staged just raw footage truely amazing im subscribing so i can watch more, keep the amazing work up one truely brave individual!!
Hi,Mike.Your vedio remind me back to 2006,I went to Kashga before I graduated from my college,which is in North Xinjiang.I met a guy on the train from Urimuq to Kashga,who is a Scottish college student.We went together aftet got off the train,And had 3days nice trip to Kashga and Kalaku Lake.
it's so refreshing to see places like this and watching people go to these areas in china in particular because most go to the bigger cities. Im half chinese and grew up for most of my life there and ive never been to this part of the country before, and i never really learnt about it either so it's really nice to see. thank you! love this series.
I found your channel today from tiktok - absolutely brilliant 👏 Mr Bald vibes - will be watching every video over the next few days 💪 really great stuff 🤟
love it, reminds me of my time in beijing and traveling through korea. even got to teach basketball in the north. I will say, I know you get some weird treatment but as a black guy things were very funky and nobody could figure out why or how I knew a little mandarin and could speak korean. Spy guy! love your content and energy as im laid up with a broken heel. TH-cam has become tiring and glad I found your videos.
Really appreciate that you’re exploring different parts of Xinjiang along the way rather than just Urumqi where every TH-camr goes. Great video to show the real life of people there.
Just discovered your channel and this is so cool to see! It really is amazing to visit places with such few tourists. When your walking through the market and everyone is staring at you reminds me of when I was at an arcade in Nagoya, Japan, where there aren't many tourists either. Good luck in the rest of your journey! You've earned yourself another subscriber! :)
I expect you arrived in the G-14 motorway? When I cycled out of Kashgar (joined by two Manchester lads cycling to Australia) we weer able to use a brand-new, unopened section of motorway, all to ourselves, for 4 days, tarmac as smooth as marble!. We smashed out big miles each day, we arrived in Lanzhou a month later, sleeping under the stars, in drainage tunnels, in deralict pre-fab's, real fun!
This is one of the most awesome series I've seen on YT in a long time. Especially since you're not a creepy sex tourist like Bald or his kin lol. Just a normal dude who wants to see the world and meet the people who live outside of your bubble. I can't wait to see the rest of this.
I think Mike is not from Britain or UK. His is from 'Universe' because he is so universal in every aspect, lovable and love by everyone☺️ keep going Super Hero👍
I liked the expression when you were savoring your food. I don't particularly like (or even know) the food that you consumed. Yet, I can feel your genuine sense of enjoyment for the moment.
Bro goes hitch hiking in remote part of China and gets picked up by a top line Range Rover. If I do that every trip will be in the back of a lori. Lucky man!
judging by the plate fellas were from jiangsu, one of the richest provinces on the east coast. pretty common in that region when I went prob daddy’s money out there jobless
Really love watching your videos. The contents are very different from other China travel vlogs. Love the hitch hiking in Xinjiang, you are very brave and adventurous. It shows that Xinjiang is safe to hitch hike, western medias have been lying all these times. Thank you for showing the truth about Xinjiang and China. I'd love to see more of your adventures, and have subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work and be safe ❤
Its AMAZING how kind and helpful these people are ,ALL of them...dutch people dont even want your custom in their cafes & shops😂these people are so so welcoming...i think us Irish are also...
I actually just came from your other video 4k weeks ago and it was a weird experience to see a place so full of nice and helpful people. Warms my heart to know that their are places like this in the world 💖
I, a Chinese, don't dare to travel like this in Xinjiang. Bruh, you may not know the horror of Xinjiang highways. Many people were attacked by wolves at night when they were camping beside the Xinjiang highways. There are a lot of wild animals in Xinjiang, many are wolves. Bruh should choose a safer way. This is true!
China is the only place where people driving a new Range Rover, and young family with small child would pick up 2 men as complete strangers and invite them into their car.
I don't understand why you met so many kind people including some police , why did you still have some negative thoughts on them. You are being so lucky , you should be grateful to those friendly people. We don't care about where are you from , beautiful or handsome. Being polite to people is what we do from the ancient time. Don't feel that you deserve or they should do it for you even I know sometimes it's for free.
I have to remind you that it is very dangerous to hitchhike standing on the side of the highway. That is the emergency lane, and parking is not allowed unless your car is broken down. That is why the family who picked you up was stopped by the police and will be fined.
do not spread misinformation. in this case that indeed is a emergency situation cause he enter the highway on foot, and you better pick him up cause the police wont allow people wandering on the side of highway let alone a foreigner .
Curious to know whether you still had police checks at every approach and departure to a city, or whether the facial recognition, voice print has replaced it all by now. You seemed to be stopped by police at least once I see... Good to see u like the 'Cornish Pastry'! ;-)
hI Bro Mika, Stay on Ni Hao (exclude the''ma'') you can use ni hao ma when someone is recovering from an ilness and came out of hospita. Hope you don't mind me metnioning this. Wish you happy traveling in beautiful China with its beautiful society take care and all the best
The situation you mentioned when someone recovering from illness, actually should be ni hao dian le ma ? meaning, are your getting little better. hahah, I am Chinese, believe me.
Here’s an English version you can send to your friend about the local food recommendations in Aksu, Xinjiang: --- If you're visiting Aksu, Xinjiang, here are some must-try local dishes that will give you a true taste of the region's unique food culture: 1. **Whole Roasted Lamb**: This is one of the signature dishes of Xinjiang. The lamb is marinated and roasted whole over an open fire or charcoal. The skin is crispy while the meat is tender and juicy. The aroma of the lamb combined with cumin and other spices makes it a flavorful and unforgettable meal, perfect for sharing with friends or family. 2. **Fried Noodles with Lamb (Guo You Rou Ban Mian)**: A classic Xinjiang noodle dish where lamb is fried until golden and crispy, then mixed with hand-pulled noodles. The dish is often served with stir-fried vegetables like tomatoes, onions, and peppers. The noodles are chewy, and the lamb is rich and flavorful-perfect for anyone who enjoys hearty, savory food. 3. **Stuffed Lamb Stomach (Du Bao Rou)**: This is a traditional Xinjiang dish where lamb or beef is stuffed into a lamb’s stomach and then steamed or slow-cooked. The result is a soft, tender dish with rich flavors, showcasing the creative use of ingredients and cooking techniques unique to the region. 4. **Clay Pot Meat (Gang Zi Rou)**: This dish involves slow-cooking lamb or beef in a clay pot until the meat becomes incredibly tender and falls apart. The rich flavors from the long cooking process make it a comforting and hearty meal, usually served with naan bread or rice. 5. **Lung with Noodles (Mian Fei)**: This dish is a unique local creation made with lamb lung and wheat gluten. The lung is boiled and then stir-fried with the gluten, and it's usually topped with a spicy, flavorful sauce. The combination of the crispy lung and chewy gluten makes for a distinct and bold-tasting dish, perfect for adventurous eaters. 6. **Samsa (Baked Meat Pastry)**: These are meat-filled pastries, usually stuffed with lamb or beef, onions, and spices, then baked in a clay oven. The pastry is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, making it a popular snack or light meal. 7. **Big Plate Chicken (Da Pan Ji)**: A large, spicy chicken stew cooked with potatoes, green peppers, and other vegetables in a savory sauce. It is often served with wide flat noodles. The dish is bold in flavor, and the large portion makes it perfect for sharing. 8. **Xinjiang Fruits**: Aksu is famous for its sweet and delicious fruits, especially grapes and apples. The region’s dry climate produces fruits that are incredibly sweet, so be sure to try the seasonal offerings when you're there. 9. **Xinjiang Yogurt**: This traditional yogurt is rich and creamy, often served slightly sour. It's a refreshing and healthy side dish that pairs well with the richer, heavier meat dishes. 10. **Milk Tea (Nai Cha)**: Xinjiang milk tea is a comforting blend of black tea, milk, and sometimes salt. It’s commonly enjoyed by the locals as a warming drink and is a perfect accompaniment to any meal. The flavors are mild, slightly salty, and very different from sweet milk teas you might find elsewhere. These dishes will not only give you a taste of the local cuisine but also a deeper appreciation for the diverse food culture in Xinjiang. Enjoy your culinary adventure in Aksu! --- This version introduces your friend to a broad variety of local foods, giving them a well-rounded experience of Aksu’s unique flavors!
As an American, it'd be nice to visit Xinjiang, or China in general, one day. All the Chinese people I've met in the United States are great people.
If you are traveling to China, it is recommended that you make a Chinese friend who can provide you with guidance when you arrive.
hope you can visit china😂,i can tell you which area deserve to visit.
Your governmnet just sent a travel warning on China said it's dangerous travelling in China. But I think it;s very dangerous for Chinese travelling in America. Ridiclious!
Was in China in April, May, and June. They're awesome people
I from China Sichuan City，The Chinese are great, are you sure? are you serious？
I dont understand how you dont have millions of views, this is top notch content. Keep up the great work!
I appreciate that!
dude same
@@mikeokayWhat happened after this video, no update for a long time?
@@ByY-w5u What do you want to happen?
I guess TH-cam doesn't recommend this kind of video to users. The US doesn’t want show any positive things about China
A British person was hitchhiking during a hiking trip in Xinjiang and ended up helping the driver's son with his English homework. This is hilarious!
fair trade lol
This is our Chinese parents😂there is a Laowai(foreigner), go to talk to him, son, take the opportunity to practice your English
@@youzhang9201look！NPC！Do a small task
The funniest thing is that the answers are all wrong in Chinese English classes😂😂😂
哈哈哈，我看到车门打开后座一个小伙子的时候，心想，好嘛，下一步口语练习，再下一步指导暑假作业英语部分。看来我猜对了。
These authentic footages and random interactions are a pure gold. Keep it up man
Thanks matey. 🙏
At last. A travel vlogger that is backpacking through China alone and visiting the more challenging locations of western China. I could not subscribe fast enough.
Wow, thank you! 🙏
This guy has single handedly changed my perspective of china/Chinese people
His vds are great, but just a little part of China. Welcome to explore more, yummy food, beautiful scenery, etc.
Your vlog is so authentic it feels like I am doing the travelling myself.
I'm so glad!
why westerners care so much about muslim in china but don't care about muslim in middle east like in gaza, iraq, etc.
(they actually do not care about muslims, many hate them)
They don't care, they just pretend to care as an excuse to demonise China and to say: "everyone has problems with Muslims. We're actually treating them better than China," while they fund and support genocide in Gaza.
They like to busybody others.
Guess that’s the myth of the century
Yeah.... Why?
Hello Mike, I found your videos on Chinese Tiktok called Douyin and I followed you here on TH-cam! I just wanna say that thank you for showing the true story of Xinjiang China. As a Chinese myself I never go there but I hope one day I will. If you come to Xi'an in ShaanXi Province, I'll be your personal tour guide to tell you all the great things in our city...And my father used to be a truck driver, so it really moves me that you can share laughter with the drivers on the road. Thank you so much for the joy of your video, hope one day you can come to Xi'an to Visit!!!
Someone pirated your video and put up in Douyin/Tiktok. But it got us here, no, so, what's the loss
我觉得并不损失，很多人不会翻墙来看TH-cam，这是个很好宣传我们中国文化的机会，也要感谢那些抖音博主，不然你也不会从抖音知道mikeokay@@nosai4
我也是
What VPN do you recommend?
@@trainscronce6269 joker
I need at least 5 more episodes from this part of part of china. So good and quality content.
Mike, you new hitchhiker friend Mr Lin, must of been very proud to show you around and join you on the travels, he will remember this for his whole life and be very proud. They love good foreigners,and his English skills come into good play meeting you mate.. It sure made his travels much more enjoyable being with you..👍
proud yr head😂
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I saw your video on Tiktok in China, and it got 80,000 likes. People were saying how cute you are. Many people hope to meet foreigners who need help, because we find it interesting to help someone who doesn't know us understand us
我也是，特地来看😂
我也是😂😂
其实我也是
加油❤
14:15 kazakh or uzbek?
China is such an amazing place with so much great people, food, architecture and culture. Thank you for showing us what real China is.
Thanks for watching!!
@@mikeokay their name is "yankee hunter"... smh
Don't worry old Yankees are good commie hunters 🥂 @@natelan69420
Amazing content just discovered you, great work! Amazing to see how technology can either help our governments build animosity between nations, yet at the same time spread the word through channels like yours that at the end of the day the vast majority of people are good human beings willing to help each other...and also allow us to communicate in any language. Thank you for sharing this with us and to our friends in china, happy to get to know you
Hitchhiking is not common in China. Because you are a foreigner, people think you need help.
Normally, I wouldn't let anyone in my car. Because China's traffic law stipulates that once a traffic accident occurs, you will be responsible for who is sitting in your car, regardless of whether you collect money or not.Many drivers only buy the minimum amount of insurance, and if an accident occurs, the compensation will not be enough to cover the expenses of others. So I won't cause trouble for myself, and I won't take other people's rides for a ride.
agree.I would never have a stranger in my car, for that and my own safety😂. If someone really needs help,i'd rather get a taxi for him and pay for him than have him in my car. if there's no taxi,i will call uncle police to help
him out.
that is not the main cause that why it is not common. We have functional public transportations and No body asking for hitchhiking.
In the minds of most Chinese people, hitchhiking only exists in Western movies.
@@Ottovonostbahnhof yes
搭便車文化還是應該多推廣的
mmmaaaannn i love your sense of humor and spirit of adventure! thank you for filming and telling stories about a real China. These stories about interesting things and people you meet are really touching. I feel pure love&peace between normal people from different cultures.
Thanks sooooo much for the watching and taking the time to write that 🫶🏻
People are so friendly and helpful...
I came accross the great wall of china video and since then have been watching all the content on your channel this is one of the most unique and amazing type of content i have seen in a while i really hope you continue discovering new countries while staying safe
Most of the police officers you came in contact with looks & sounds Uyghur (from their accent). An oppressor would not leave the public's safety & security in the hands of the oppressed would they ? This should give you an idea if western media reports on Xinjiang is true at all.
实际上新疆很多地区的领导人都是维吾尔族。还有很多公职人员也是，我不明白西方媒体怎么会撒谎说这里对维吾尔族进行种族灭绝，我们都当做笑话来听！但是大多数西方人却相信这种狗屎谎言！
good one
Bingo, you nailed it.
MSM, please stop your rediculous lies.
Western media spewed blatant lies about G crime over the Uyghurs by China over to their completely ignorant and walking zombie audiences BUT these gullible failed to realised that there are numerous Uyghurs in the military, police, government, media, education, prison etc making the accusation completely absurd, only logical to the brainless.
Only the finest Chinese propaganda.
Thanks for bringing us along, Mike, makes me want to be there eating the delicious food!
Content Gold! My absolute favorite kind of thing to watch. The powers of TH-cam used for the greater good 👍 instant sub thank you for sharing your journey! ❤ from south east usa 🇺🇸
I am from the UK, here is the real story about Xinjiang, the Islamic Jihadist leader went to Xiajiang to teach the bad stuff, and to promote Sharia, and to appoint some young people from the province for their murderous ways, which they did, and this young small group then entered central china and started randomly stabbing people lining up at the train station and bus stations, I forgot how many they killed, the local police chased a few of them and caught them, the rest fled, and the army got involved and chased them all to Xinjiang province, then the army and police located the terrorists and killed them on sight, then the police and army found out WHY and wherefores about what happened and how, so they went door to door to locate the jihadists being taught, many of the families then fled china to neighboring countries and went on the news stating the army and police are killing the Muslims... TOTAL BOLLOCKS they were saying as they were full on Jihadists, Thus the local government set up and opened the re-educational camps, and taken in many of the young and families whom were part of the groups, to re-educate them into China values and rulings. Now pls pls believe this what I am about to say, the Muslim communities are TREATED BETTER THAN the local Chinese especially in Schools and Jobs, the Muslims get the first chance of better schooling and jobs, that's a fact, pls also note China in whole is a non religious country also fact... China value is work hard, eat well, prosper and be happy to one another.. They are beautiful people all around, and they love life.. Plus its very very family orientated.. Just like how the golden age of UK was once..
Very informative, and well said. We Chinese believe in the proverb "以和为贵“，which means "Living together in peace is the highest virtue". We don't view ourselves as conquerors or someone who should be in charge. We just want to live well, work hard, take care of our families, and be able to live happy and prosperous lives. We want to do business. We want to make money. We want to eat delicious food. That's really about it. We don't want to change anyone else's political system. We don't want to destabilize your government and make you communists. We don't care. Will you trade us goods that we want? Can you buy stuff that we have available to sell? Good. Let's do some business. The growing young nations of Africa will tell you, the Europeans and Americans often offer help, but then they want to run their countries for them and tell them what to believe and who to follow. But the Chinese just came to do business. They help the Africans, and they help themselves. Good trade helps both partners. The Chinese are moving around the world, building dams, bridges, teaching technology. They are not saints. They are getting back useful natural resources and such. There is nothing sneaky about it. "Debt trap"? The Chinese charge less interest than most other countries do, and it's right out in the open. The fact is, many Western countries are just stirring up trouble in many parts of the world, and then selling military weapons to both sides. Both sides of these conflicts send money to the West to buy weapons, and then they kill each other. The Chinese? The encourage all nations to get together, sit down, negotiate. They want a world where everyone gets along. That's why they say "以和为贵“
我当时买的就是那趟火车票 地方是在云南昆明 我因为睡过了 所以没上那辆火车 我很幸运 死伤应该是124人
Ok. Your english and grammar is a bit spotty in places, so that's an opportunity for betterment if not a little curious, but you've provided an interesting perspective I wasn't privy to. At the very least
@@Bai420-h2k very very lucky
instead of jihadist leader maybe its just an undercover CIA agent that want to cause some chaos in China especially the Muslim region, like you know they did the same in some countries in the middle east🤔🤔🤔
All of your videos are proving that Chinese people are supper cool. What a friendly beautiful country. I’ve only visited Hong Kong, the rest of the country seems to be very different and exciting. Thanks for your bravery in this journey, although it seems like it might be one of the safest places on earth
Stumbled upon this channel randomly and oh my god what a hidden gem. So glad I found this channel, on a 8 video binge now and I can't get enough!
Mike, wonderful video. Just one quick reminder: the stick-out-your-thumb gesture is a Western sign for hitchhiking. In China, if you stick out your thumb, you are giving us a thumbs-up. So of course you get a thumbs-up of approval right back, but usually no ride. Just wave your hand in a friendly way, and eventually someone will slow down and then stop to see if you need help. After travelling in Xinjiang all this time, you've probably figured this out by now. But in case you haven't, well...haha.
Hello from Belfast!! I dont know how you dont have more subs and views this content is unreal, truely what youtube is about! Not all that other pointless crap on here. Iv been glued to your videos for the last 3 hours truely fascinating and nothing staged just raw footage truely amazing im subscribing so i can watch more, keep the amazing work up one truely brave individual!!
Hi,Mike.Your vedio remind me back to 2006,I went to Kashga before I graduated from my college,which is in North Xinjiang.I met a guy on the train from Urimuq to Kashga,who is a Scottish college student.We went together aftet got off the train,And had 3days nice trip to Kashga and Kalaku Lake.
That’s sounds nice!! Thanks for sharing
I want to do this now... these videos ore truly incredible! Great work... bet it's so much hard work and fun!
The cops are Uygher. That tells you something.
Drink a lot of kvass, and try the local beer please. It is called WuSu beer.
China is wonderful and has wonderful food flavours i would love to explore one day
I love Kvass!! The alcoholic version is the best.
in the USA: having many black cops and shooting many black guys have no contradiction haha
you're genius man😂
I like WuSubeer very much,its really good.
I am in the USA and watched Uk TH-camr .I saw my Xinjiang friend and it was amazing😂
这也太巧了
@@xiaoyang-b6d small world
it's so refreshing to see places like this and watching people go to these areas in china in particular because most go to the bigger cities. Im half chinese and grew up for most of my life there and ive never been to this part of the country before, and i never really learnt about it either so it's really nice to see. thank you! love this series.
Loving your videos! Don’t need the Ben from B&B initiations, you’re good enough brother x
Just found your channel by pure chance, and love the videos you've made about Xinjiang. Nice to see your honest views.
Glad you like them!
I found your channel today from tiktok - absolutely brilliant 👏 Mr Bald vibes - will be watching every video over the next few days 💪 really great stuff 🤟
Awesome! Thank you!
Like bald, but without the sex tourism!
Now this is good content! Do more of these
Your channel is a blast mate!
This is the truest video. It doesn't have personal emotions. It's great
love it, reminds me of my time in beijing and traveling through korea. even got to teach basketball in the north. I will say, I know you get some weird treatment but as a black guy things were very funky and nobody could figure out why or how I knew a little mandarin and could speak korean. Spy guy! love your content and energy as im laid up with a broken heel. TH-cam has become tiring and glad I found your videos.
mike, I hope you can provide Chinese subtitles, because many Chinese people are starting to pay attention to your videos, thank you
这个有中文弹幕
Really appreciate that you’re exploring different parts of Xinjiang along the way rather than just Urumqi where every TH-camr goes. Great video to show the real life of people there.
Mike I love your videos man. What a great adventure.
Just discovered your channel and this is so cool to see! It really is amazing to visit places with such few tourists. When your walking through the market and everyone is staring at you reminds me of when I was at an arcade in Nagoya, Japan, where there aren't many tourists either. Good luck in the rest of your journey! You've earned yourself another subscriber! :)
Looks like China is a nice place to visit , thanks for the video .
Great content, really enjoying the videos
I expect you arrived in the G-14 motorway? When I cycled out of Kashgar (joined by two Manchester lads cycling to Australia) we weer able to use a brand-new, unopened section of motorway, all to ourselves, for 4 days, tarmac as smooth as marble!. We smashed out big miles each day, we arrived in Lanzhou a month later, sleeping under the stars, in drainage tunnels, in deralict pre-fab's, real fun!
Great and entertaining videos, Mike! So interesting. Thank you.
This is one of the most awesome series I've seen on YT in a long time. Especially since you're not a creepy sex tourist like Bald or his kin lol. Just a normal dude who wants to see the world and meet the people who live outside of your bubble. I can't wait to see the rest of this.
Hey dude. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. Thank you ❤️👌
Amazing series this! Beautiful people and country ❤️
I think Mike is not from Britain or UK. His is from 'Universe' because he is so universal in every aspect, lovable and love by everyone☺️ keep going Super Hero👍
I liked the expression when you were savoring your food. I don't particularly like (or even know) the food that you consumed. Yet, I can feel your genuine sense of enjoyment for the moment.
Hello mate, new subscriber here. Superb content, already bingeing on it. Liked and subscribed as the kids say.
Awesome, thank you!
Mike, always look forward to your new video.
Bro goes hitch hiking in remote part of China and gets picked up by a top line Range Rover. If I do that every trip will be in the back of a lori. Lucky man!
judging by the plate fellas were from jiangsu, one of the richest provinces on the east coast. pretty common in that region when I went prob daddy’s money out there jobless
@@Peter-xv5qrthe driver was saying he goes on a road trip every weekend. So you are probably right lol.
@@Peter-xv5qrSuzhou
他上车说有tv的时候，我还在想，这车一看就是豪华车啊。
居然是揽胜
Mike, I saw you on TikTok, welcome to China
It's so nice of u too. Wish u have a safe trip and have fun.
兄弟，到哪了，我是林
英语要加油啊🤣
哇靠居然是本人
多久之前拍的？他更新的也太慢了
你挺帅的，我喜欢说实话
@@陳大勇-r7q 每天都在学习了
Brilliant coverage bud. Pretty nice folks on China!
Brilliant, lets just show the sugar coating
a solid 10 minutes of Mike stuffing his face... hahahahhaa fukin hilarious dude. Great video series... cant wait for the next episode!
Really love watching your videos. The contents are very different from other China travel vlogs. Love the hitch hiking in Xinjiang, you are very brave and adventurous. It shows that Xinjiang is safe to hitch hike, western medias have been lying all these times. Thank you for showing the truth about Xinjiang and China. I'd love to see more of your adventures, and have subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work and be safe ❤
Legend mate, way better content than similar TH-camrs who eat McDonalds every place they visit
Its AMAZING how kind and helpful these people are ,ALL of them...dutch people dont even want your custom in their cafes & shops😂these people are so so welcoming...i think us Irish are also...
It's not THAT hard to travel to Kashgar. Brother, YOU chose the hard mode!
I love your contents . Just found it today and I am addicted hahaha. Amazing food market .
you doing that kid's homework is hilarious
哈哈哈哈哈
bro reversed the roles
Hi, Mike,I like your accent.I can understand every word that you said.
you should put Xinjiang in your video title and you will get more views.
Great stuff Mike
Actually I am so surprised you can get in to Xinjiang , I hope people in the world can see magnificent views there, thx dude.
dude lin was a great addition that was cool. your channel is gonna blow up one day
Thank you! 🙏
@@mikeokay for sure bro! Gonna binge some videos when I have a free day
Hi bro welcome to China. wish you a perfect journey…
Love your channel. Keep it coming. China is ❤cool. This food look so delicious 😋 and the people are awesome.
beautiful region, lovely people!
Wow this place seems beautiful. Crazy like you said not more people go there to see the streets. Wonder if there is underground shops
a 34yo boy and a 28yo uncle😅
😂.
😂👍🏻
Why do white people look older at the same ages?
哈哈，34岁的小男孩来啦😊
@@LINLANG2306 cool
Cool idea on printing out something out you written in Chinese! Did you come up with that? I might do that for a trip to Japan.
Dude it was a total game changer!! Especially when hitchhiking but works well in all rural areas of if you have dietary requirements
You earned yourself a sub! Lovely content m8
Much appreciated!
the better mr bald (if there could be one)
great content. thank you!!!! love from US
10:01 nah thats some next level betrayal... he'll be so confident in his answers...
liked. great content. keep it up man
Thanks, will do!
Just found your channel, I'm picking up a bald and bankrupt vibes ..stay safe brother awesome content.
Awesome! Thank you!
thanks，im from kashgar Jashi,i love u
You just need to take a high speed train to Kashgar instead of hitch hiking. 😂😂😂
I am a foreigner btw.
Welcome to China, you can enjoy different scenery with different travel methods
I actually just came from your other video 4k weeks ago and it was a weird experience to see a place so full of nice and helpful people. Warms my heart to know that their are places like this in the world 💖
Finally someone say the truth about China 🇨🇳! Thank you 🙏
🫶🏻
@@mikeokayevery country have their problems but we also have a lots of positives things to share! ❤
Just found ur video this morning and I’ve watched all of this series now and NEED more it’s so awesome to watch !
How are you these days? You are simply amazing! 😊 . I'm extremely excited and looking forward with great enthusiasm to your next video!
Proper China videos mate go on then. So refreshing amongst the utter codswallop on this platform recently.
Looking forward to you going to more places. Xinjiang is really big, with beautiful river valleys, grasslands, and snow capped mountains
Can't wait!
I, a Chinese, don't dare to travel like this in Xinjiang. Bruh, you may not know the horror of Xinjiang highways. Many people were attacked by wolves at night when they were camping beside the Xinjiang highways. There are a lot of wild animals in Xinjiang, many are wolves. Bruh should choose a safer way. This is true!
Chinese people are pretty much scared of everything. Most never leave the country because apparently everyone wants to abduct them.
love it Mike
China is the only place where people driving a new Range Rover, and young family with small child would pick up 2 men as complete strangers and invite them into their car.
Yep, and in the US, if you help someone that looks like they are having car trouble, you get robbed and murdered. "Talladega National Forest shooting"
You come from the US, hm?!😅
Not really, even in Africa here where i stay. Botswana to precise, the most peaceful country in Africa
bullshit
Not in Canada for sure
I don't understand why you met so many kind people including some police , why did you still have some negative thoughts on them. You are being so lucky , you should be grateful to those friendly people. We don't care about where are you from , beautiful or handsome. Being polite to people is what we do from the ancient time. Don't feel that you deserve or they should do it for you even I know sometimes it's for free.
Prejudices and bias
@@nickfury8973文明和忍耐是有限的😢别挑战别人的善良
Thank you for showing Xinjiang to everyone.Beautiful China welcomes you.
I have to remind you that it is very dangerous to hitchhike standing on the side of the highway. That is the emergency lane, and parking is not allowed unless your car is broken down. That is why the family who picked you up was stopped by the police and will be fined.
哪里说被罚款了？
do not spread misinformation. in this case that indeed is a emergency situation cause he enter the highway on foot, and you better pick him up cause the police wont allow people wandering on the side of highway let alone a foreigner .
其实最主要的原因还是为了他们的安全
It is recommended that bloggers register a bilibili and TikTok account. Your videos are already very popular in these places.
Thank you for showing Xinjiang to the world mate
Curious to know whether you still had police checks at every approach and departure to a city, or whether the facial recognition, voice print has replaced it all by now. You seemed to be stopped by police at least once I see... Good to see u like the 'Cornish Pastry'! ;-)
hI Bro Mika, Stay on Ni Hao (exclude the''ma'') you can use ni hao ma when someone is recovering from an ilness and came out of hospita. Hope you don't mind me metnioning this. Wish you happy traveling in beautiful China with its beautiful society take care and all the best
Basically
Ni hao = hello
Ni hao ma = are you alright ?
The situation you mentioned when someone recovering from illness, actually should be ni hao dian le ma ? meaning, are your getting little better. hahah, I am Chinese, believe me.
❤ incredible Mike . Enjoy the incredible China 🇨🇳
Here’s an English version you can send to your friend about the local food recommendations in Aksu, Xinjiang:
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If you're visiting Aksu, Xinjiang, here are some must-try local dishes that will give you a true taste of the region's unique food culture:
1. **Whole Roasted Lamb**: This is one of the signature dishes of Xinjiang. The lamb is marinated and roasted whole over an open fire or charcoal. The skin is crispy while the meat is tender and juicy. The aroma of the lamb combined with cumin and other spices makes it a flavorful and unforgettable meal, perfect for sharing with friends or family.
2. **Fried Noodles with Lamb (Guo You Rou Ban Mian)**: A classic Xinjiang noodle dish where lamb is fried until golden and crispy, then mixed with hand-pulled noodles. The dish is often served with stir-fried vegetables like tomatoes, onions, and peppers. The noodles are chewy, and the lamb is rich and flavorful-perfect for anyone who enjoys hearty, savory food.
3. **Stuffed Lamb Stomach (Du Bao Rou)**: This is a traditional Xinjiang dish where lamb or beef is stuffed into a lamb’s stomach and then steamed or slow-cooked. The result is a soft, tender dish with rich flavors, showcasing the creative use of ingredients and cooking techniques unique to the region.
4. **Clay Pot Meat (Gang Zi Rou)**: This dish involves slow-cooking lamb or beef in a clay pot until the meat becomes incredibly tender and falls apart. The rich flavors from the long cooking process make it a comforting and hearty meal, usually served with naan bread or rice.
5. **Lung with Noodles (Mian Fei)**: This dish is a unique local creation made with lamb lung and wheat gluten. The lung is boiled and then stir-fried with the gluten, and it's usually topped with a spicy, flavorful sauce. The combination of the crispy lung and chewy gluten makes for a distinct and bold-tasting dish, perfect for adventurous eaters.
6. **Samsa (Baked Meat Pastry)**: These are meat-filled pastries, usually stuffed with lamb or beef, onions, and spices, then baked in a clay oven. The pastry is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, making it a popular snack or light meal.
7. **Big Plate Chicken (Da Pan Ji)**: A large, spicy chicken stew cooked with potatoes, green peppers, and other vegetables in a savory sauce. It is often served with wide flat noodles. The dish is bold in flavor, and the large portion makes it perfect for sharing.
8. **Xinjiang Fruits**: Aksu is famous for its sweet and delicious fruits, especially grapes and apples. The region’s dry climate produces fruits that are incredibly sweet, so be sure to try the seasonal offerings when you're there.
9. **Xinjiang Yogurt**: This traditional yogurt is rich and creamy, often served slightly sour. It's a refreshing and healthy side dish that pairs well with the richer, heavier meat dishes.
10. **Milk Tea (Nai Cha)**: Xinjiang milk tea is a comforting blend of black tea, milk, and sometimes salt. It’s commonly enjoyed by the locals as a warming drink and is a perfect accompaniment to any meal. The flavors are mild, slightly salty, and very different from sweet milk teas you might find elsewhere.
These dishes will not only give you a taste of the local cuisine but also a deeper appreciation for the diverse food culture in Xinjiang. Enjoy your culinary adventure in Aksu!
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This version introduces your friend to a broad variety of local foods, giving them a well-rounded experience of Aksu’s unique flavors!