China Keeps Surprising Us 🇨🇳 Chinese People are INCREDIBLE 

We have a few more videos from Chengdu coming! Where do you think we will visit next?? ❤️

I'm really enjoying your China visit, my wife is from Fuzhou but we live in Ireland. I have only visited her home city and Hong Kong. China is such a wondrous country, nothing like what our western governments and media portray which is sad.😢

He was writing Chairman Mao’s poem. 沁园春·雪 1936年2月 Snowscape ① To the tune of Spring Garden Show 北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。 It’s the winter scenery of Northern China, Snowflakes flying all about the frozen world. ② 望长城内外，惟馀莽莽；大河上下，顿失滔滔。 Overseeing: both sides of the Great Wall Turns into a vast expanse of whiteness, And the Yellow River’s torrent Is suddenly lost in sight. 山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，欲与天公试比高。 Like silver serpents dancing in the mountains, Like waxy elephants galloping on the highland, It tries to vie with the Lord of Heaven. ③ 须晴日，看红妆素裹，分外妖娆。 Waiting till the day to be fine, Clad in white with red sunshine, It grows much more enchanted. 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。

the woman in the park said “you are really beautiful”😊❤

Hello, I'm also a European guy. I first came to Chengdu in 2016 and instantly fell in love with the city and an adorable local lady. We got married here in 2017 and have been a happy couple ever since. As a result of family reunion process, I live here as a resident of Chengdu. It was very heartwarming to see your openness towards our beloved city, Chinese culture and local people. I've subscribed and watched all your videos so far. I wish you many more beautiful experiences during your travels in this stunning country. Just stay as interested and accepting as you've been, then I'm sure that the other cities and provinces won't disappoint you either. Thank you and congratulations to both of you, you are a very kind and lovable couple. I look forward to your further adventures, with the best wishes.

This doesn't even make any sense, according to western or at least Canadian media, the Chinese people live in labour camps or sweatshops and eat worm for food. Must be a different China you guys are in. All jokes aside, I cannot thank you guys enough for showing the world what China is really like. Please keep up the good work. Also, hot pot, guys!

I'm from Sri Lanka and Tea is an endemic plant to China. British took it from China and cultivated in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Tea is actually Chinese Tea. But what's genuinely endemic to Sri Lanka is Cinnamon, there is nothing comparable in the whole world to Ceylon Cinnamon. Ceylon Cinnamon has the strongest flavor and scent.

I love watching positive people that appreciate simple things in life. 😅

The old man at the beginning of the video is telling you that the calligraphy he wrote is "龙吟虎啸", which is a Chinese idiom. Meaning: roaring long(Dragons) and tigers. Metaphor related things interact with each other. During the Anti-Japanese War, a total of 3.5 million people in Sichuan participated in the war, and 650,000 people died. They used the most primitive weapons, and some didn't even have guns, just a big knife. When the Mongols invaded China, the people of Sichuan resisted heroically. At that time, Sichuan's total population was 12.95 million. After being massacred by Mongolia, only 600,000 remained. People from other provinces moved to Sichuan one after another. As a Sichuanese, my ancestral home may be from other provinces.

Some people in China do not understand history prohibition in Germeny or other countrys，but they mean no harm，plz don't get mad，they just try to show friendly welcome、try to communicate，most elders are kind and simplicity

感谢你们介绍真实的中国，中国的每个城市都有特色，都很棒，欢迎你们常来玩。

1. The Monument to the Sichuan Army's Anti-Japanese Fallen Soldiers in Chengdu People's Park, also known as the "Monument to the Nameless Heroes", was built in 1944 to commemorate the more than 600,000 Sichuan soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War. During the Anti-Japanese War, about 3.5 million young and middle-aged people from Sichuan went out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese. The combat footprints of the Sichuan Army spread all over 17 provinces and cities in China, and it participated in 28 large-scale campaigns and battles. On the frontal battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, on average, one out of every five Chinese soldiers was from Sichuan; on average, one out of every 17 people in Sichuan went to the front line. The Sichuan Army suffered nearly 650,000 casualties, and the number of those who sacrificed in the war ranked first in all of China. 2. The southwestern region of China, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, is considered the center of the origin of tea trees. Among them, Mengdingshan in Ya'an City, Sichuan is the earliest place in Chinese history where artificial tea cultivation is recorded in writing. The historical origin of Mengdingshan tea can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, the five peaks of Mengdingshan were designated as the "Imperial Tea Garden", and the tea produced became a tribute, exclusively for the royal family to enjoy.

Chinese people generally looks happy and friendly

Dear Luke and Naomi, you guys have made Chengdu your first destination and it literally gladdened my heart. I myself am a globetrotter and a professional landscape/travel photographer. A decade ago when I visited China for the first time, Chengdu was my first destination like you guys. You made me dive in my reminiscence of my wonderful days in the lovely city Chengdu. I am so happy that you guys are enjoying this beautiful laidback, yet a megacity like Chengdu. My first impression of Chengud was exactly like yours. I fell in love with this city ever since and visited three more times later, in fact I had stayed for a few months on my second trip to Chengdu. Last time I went to Chengu was in 2018 with my broken leg as I had an accident in Vietnam and broke my leg and ankle, still I pushed my limit to fly to Chengdu on crutches from Hanoi, Vietnam. I have a lot of beautiful friends in Chengdu, I didn't have to stay in a hotel, I stayed in friends' houses. They took care of me and made my trip wonderful and unforgettable. So many wonderful memories in Chengdu. I am also glad you guys are having several days to explore this city. So many things to explore. I have a few recommendations, since you are in Sichuan, visit Jiuzhagou which is an absolute paradise. Not far from Chengdu, a few hours bus drive to Jiu. You guys have no idea how beautiful Jiuzhaigou is, if you visit, I am sure you will be more astonished about China. It is not only a country of modern futuristic high tech clean cities, friendly people and delicious foods, but its natural beauty is unparalleled. I also love your vlogging style. You guys are so calm, composed and positive. Have a beautiful trip.

I don't know if you know it but tea is from China. The British, grew fond of tea so much that, they couldn't purchase it with silver because back then British was poor. So with the help of East India company they made the farmers illegally grow opium instead of vegetable crops in India's Bengal region while starving the Indian farmers to death, and smuggled it into China, and got Chinese traders hooked and addicted to opium in return for silver bars to British, with which they purchased the tea from China and planted in huge swaths of land in South India and sri Lanka. This way the British syphoned out all the wealth from China with trade imbalance, and shifted the production status of tea into India, making China and India poor among many other robbing tactics and became incredibly rich. So, that's why you see tea in Sri Lanka.

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we're absolutely LOVING your China adventures! 🇨🇳 thanks for showing the people's warmth and hospitality (that's what really stood out to me - even when we couldn't communicate with more than just body language). it's refreshing to see a different perspective on China outside the typical portrayal. p.s. can't wait to see where you explore next!

成都人在没有邀请的情况下会主动跟你说话，他们是想帮助你，或者想友善的跟你交流。❤

Those people are speaking Sichuan dialect but not standard mandarin. So fun.

In Chinese culture, tea should not be poured full. 1, to prevent scalding guests, 2, tea cools quickly, easy to drink, 3,traditional culture, pouring full of tea contains the meaning of requesting guests to leave.

The old man tells you in Sichuan dialect that the four characters are "long yin hu xiao龙吟虎啸", which literally means the roar of dragons and tigers, and generally means a magnificent, magnificent natural landscape. Your translator couldn't translate before because he wrote in cursive instead of standard calligraphy.

那个老头说“元首万岁”是因为他看过的德国电影只能记住这句，他没有任何政治立场，只是一种幽默的心态。

The Sichuan army was very brave and made great sacrifices when fighting the Japanese invaders. Sichuan people are very hospitable, kind and famous for their enthusiasm. You will fall in love with Sichuan locals! Those dancers are not professional performers. When people retire, they have many groups to choose from, such as singing groups, dancing groups, calligraphy groups, etc. They enjoy life in the park every day. Some young people will also join on weekends. Chinese people are really free and the elderly have a colorful life. If you like to join in them, just jump in anytime!

卖饼的店员很诚实，10元钱10个，也可以不给那三个，但是他不是看你是外国人给10个，还是很诚实的给13个。

When drinking tea, the lid of the cup should be covered. It can maintain the temperature of the water and filter the tea inside without drinking it in your mouth. In addition, the tradition of pouring tea in China cannot be full, because the water is very hot, which will make guests have a bad experience.

If you want to learn about history and culture, you can go to Xi'an. If you want to see the scenery, go to Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan. There is also Dali in Yunnan, of course if you want to eat spicy food. Welcome to Hunan and Jiangxi. We are always welcome. Thank you for promoting China. Let the people of the world know how great our motherland is.😃🥰🥰🥰

I am very happy to watch this video. A few years ago, when I lived in Chengdu, I often came over to have tea with friends. A tea garden costs 20 yuan and can even include a lunch a day, making it a great place to relax! Full of memories!

The original text of the poem written by the old gentleman on the ground: 《沁园春 雪》 毛泽东 北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。 望长城内外，惟余莽莽；大河上下，顿失滔滔。 山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，欲与天公试比高。 须晴日，看红装素裹，分外妖娆。 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。 惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。 一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。 俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

I've been in Sichuan 20 years ago, the golden trio of fun there is: Hotpot/BBQ + Tea and chat + Mahjong/Poker/Chess - they can spend the whole day on these, very tight-knit community.

In Chinese culture, the wine glass should be filled to the top, but the tea should not be filled to the top. The height should be 2/3 of the teacup

哈哈，你们去了成都的人民公园，太有意思了。那里可是最能体现成都人悠闲、放松的一个地方。

The elderly spoke the Sichuan dialect. Many of them could not speak Mandarin, and dialects are difficult to translate using translation software. They wrote traditional Chinese characters on the ground in different scripts. One of them wrote a poem by Mao Zedong, the founder of the Communist Party: "The scenery of the north is covered with ice and snow. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is only wilderness; the great river has lost its roar."

12:50 the old lady says you are so beautiful

At the rice cake shop, it does say on the sign, each box 10 yuan, get 3 additional for free.

Hello!When Chinese people drink tea, they usually pour out the first cup, clean the scum, etc., and then start drinking the second cup later. When drinking, they use a lid to filter out the tea leaves and drink only the tea water.

Thank you very much for introducing Chinese culture and for being great international friends! What you see in the company is actually the calligraphy art that has been passed down in China for thousands of years, showcasing the styles of "Xingshu" (semi-cursive script) and "Kaishu" (regular script).🤣

I love that China is so clean. From your camera’s view, I see nothing but cleanliness everywhere. So admirable!

Although Germany and Japan were allies during World War II, Germany did not invade China like Japan did, so the vast majority of Chinese people did not hold any hatred towards Germans. On the contrary, many of the weapons used by China during the War of Resistance Against Japan were provided or imitated by Germany. So please don't mind that elderly person's impolite joke. I hope you can have a happy time in China.😀

I am your fan and I follow your trip in China every day. You let the world see the beautiful China. Thank you.

The Old guys you were talking with, they were talking about east Germany and west Germany. And they said it's United become 1 country now lol Hahahhaha

Chengdu is the happiest city in the world.

Love your guys’ videos. Plan on following your lead here in a few months. Hope you keep enjoying china!🇨🇳 🎉

I have been in Chengdu at least 15 times （2 times thru the new Tian Fu Airport just last year to drive to the Mountains）over the 20 years working in China but never ventured so “deep” into the parks and streets。Of course there have been so many changes for better year over year。 Keep up the good work for the rest of your visit （if you ever get out of ChengDu，the most relaxed city in China； Haha！！）

10:47 The grandpa doing the third Reich solute was because in the 80's China imported a lot of second war comedy movies like the French movie "La Grande vadrouille". He got his limited impression about Germany from movies he saw when he was young. In the movie the solute was always seen in a very funny scenario. He wanted to make friends, thought it was funny , means know harm or disrespect, just doesn't know better.

I visited People's Park in Sichuan decades ago and drank tea in that very spot. It was much less crowded back then. Chinese like to nibble on sunflower seeds or other snacks while enjoying tea.

Hello, in the part of the video that you can't translate, the person is practicing calligraphy and writing Mao Zedong's ancient poem "Qinyuan Chun·Snow". And it’s written in a certain font, so you can’t translate it. Usually they use a brush to write on copybooks. Here they use a large brush to dip water on the ground to write. They can also exercise and practice calligraphy, which is usually a recreational activity for the elderly.

15:53 龙吟虎啸 basically means the dragon’s chant and the tiger’s roar, a vivid depiction of two majestic, powerful and revered creatures in Chinese culture. The longer one is a poem, what makes it unique is the writing style is in Chinese calligraphy and it's no way similar to printed words that can be recognized by the translator.

First here haha❤ Love your guys content!!

31:00 The "elder community doing a lot of things at the park" is not something especial that happens only at that park, It is actually a country wide phenomenon. You will get it when you visit parks from other provinces, cities, and villages.

they are talking in Sichuan dialect, the 4 characters mean “the dragon’s roar and the tiger’s roar.” This phrase is often used to describe powerful and awe-inspiring sounds or to symbolize majestic and formidable forces.

The Chinese written on the ground is "running script". There are 5 types of Chinese writing shapes, and this is one of them! The old man is practicing calligraphy, while also practicing his arm strength and stability, and cultivating his character.

Love the vibe of your content. You really blend into happy Chinese society creating and spreading positive energy. Love the big smile in everyone's face.

Around 15:25, they mixed quite some things together (you know, one of the grandpa's styles :-)) 1. they tried to figure out the correct hand-writing glyph of a character there (they found a subtle mistake on one of the words) 2. they wanted to explain the word on the ground "龙吟虎啸" to you (JFYI - it means Roaring Dragons and Tigers) 3. they guessed you are from Germany or France, and tried to give you the full Chinese name of the countries (they might think a full Chinese name may ring a bell to you 😀)

When you travel to China long enough you will understand that everything is about the people. That is why there are people's parks everywhere, and the name of the currency is Renminbi meaning people's money, that's why you see development everywhere, and infrastructure is good even in smaller cities. And to top it all off, they lifted 850 million people out of poverty so that's why you rarely see homeless people in the street.

Terrific visit of the local gathering! I have subscribed to your channel and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your fantastic holiday in China!

The old folks speaking their local dialog, AI couldn't understand. LOL

This is very wholesome to watch, thank you for sharing ❤

This park located in center of Chengdu, its very old and crowded,elder people like go there. in fact he really good park (big and good designed) mostly close to the suburb. Strongly recommed you ride bicycle around the city by green path.

"You are so beautiful!"Grandmother said to you.

The friendly old guys have a strong regional accent at least for a non Chinese like me. 龍吟虎嘯. The noise (roar) of dragons and tigers. A native Chinese will have explain the actually meaning but certainly Chinese respect the power of both dragons and tigers and they are often paired together.

I think the last women who sold the rice cake just give you three more for free😹.Cause the price listing shows that ten pieces for ten yuan.What a nice lady.

在地板上用水写的那些字是书法，翻译程序是不能识别的，因为它不同于日常的书写方式，而是古代的书写方式。

Actually, during the opium war, the British stole tea trees from China and transplanted them in Sri Lanka when it was a British colony that time.

Loving your China journey... I have also started visiting China recently... and I love it! Singaporean here.

Every corner of this park is so familiar to me, I lived nearby for six years when I was in my middle school. Those old people like playing and dancing in this park every night, they are always very nice and warmly to every visitor...

The grandma in the blind date corner said "you are so beautiful"

The best on RU-vid!

The small bowl we use for drinking tea is called a “盖碗” and its lid is used to prevent the tea leaves from interfering with your drinking. Usually, we do not place the lid on the table but hold it in our hands.

The grandma was commenting Naomi's too beautiful - 你太美啦！☺

We hold little plate up with one hand, use another hand to hold the cover and to push the tea leaves away, and drink, 😅😊 another thing, you have to let's the tea sit in with cover on for 5mins to let's the antibodies to kick out into water. Only my opinion.😊

@TwoMadExplorers Your translate app will not work with the older men because they are either speaking in their native Sichuanese dialect, or heavily-accented Mandarin. It's like a foreigner learning German might have some difficulty processing Bavarian, Swiss or Alsatian German.

The introduction of rice cakes is 1 yuan per piece, buy 10 and get 3 free. She is very honest. You are very smart, the locals will pair it with various sauces and tea to eat.

At 14 minutes and 58 seconds, the old man wrote Chairman Mao's poem "Spring Snow in Qinyuan"

就喜欢看你俩吃东西，比自己吃都开心

your guys just showed us what is called explorer，you are enjoying think, ask and find out.

amazing content, really enjoyed your China series

Glad you are enjoying Chengdu. Luke remains relaxed but Naomi seems a little nervous in China. All the locals in China try to welcome foreigners. Since most foreigners are caucasian they will usually assume American's firstly, until they know you are European. Chengdu normally has a small contingent of foreigners employed by foreign companies located in Chengdu. A lot of Fortune 500 companies have offices in Chengdu.

21:10 If you drink tea with this kind of traditional tea cup, you can use your lid to form a gap with cup, the lid can block tea leafs.

😀😀😀 so original. Glad I subscribed from the very beginning of your first video entering China. So fun and relaxing watching you two walking around the park. My eyes glued to the screen [including all the commercials🤭] afraid of missing any moment. You have fun, and here I have fun, too. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for bringing a real travel experience.

The proper way to drink the tea is to keep the cover on and just leave a small opening when drinking. In this way, the cover prevenst the tea leave getting into your mouth.

在相亲角你们看卡片时，旁边的阿姨对你说“你很漂亮”。视频中老人用水在地上用毛笔写的是中国很著名的一首诗，“北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。”

Enjoyed watching your videos. You two have such a positive vibe!

7:35 they are local dancing, singing or model group formed by retired women. every city have this thing called university for aged people. you pay very little fee maybe under 100 RMB for music or dancing or other kinds of classes. the teachers are usually retired high school teachers or even professors.

Thank you both for your very interesting and very informative videos. 👍👍👍

我来自四川的一个小县城，四川是一个包容的省份，成都是一个包容，友好，惬意的城市，欢迎你们

Thanks Naomi & Luke for video.

I accidentally saw your RU-vid, which was very interesting. I'm from Hong Kong and previously went to Chengdu for work. You've chosen a very nice city, a slow-paced place to lay back and relax. Many elderly people like to do calligraphy and dance in the parks, which might differ from foreign cultures, but is still very characteristic of China. I hope you enjoy your trip and I hope you can represent the real face of China that foreign media are unable to see.

Looking forward to seeing a video of your trip to Xinjiang, China if it works out!

Tinder in real life😂 Much more serious though! I’m in tears😂

I can see how eager they were to share with you what they knew👍how nice of them!

You guys had such a cute interactions with the local uncles haha love it!!

Love your attitude to life and travel. Thankyou for giving a rational, good persons view if the world

14:47 That's Mao’s poems,《沁园春·雪》,The comparison is as follows↓ See what the northern countries show; Hundreds of leagues ice-bound go; Thousands of leagues flies snow. Behold! Within and without the Great Wall. The boundless land is clad in white, And up and down the Yellow River. All the endless waves are lost to sight. Mountains like silver serpents dancing, Highlands like waxy elephants advancing, All try to match the sky in height. Wait till the day is fine And see the fair bask in sparkling sunshine, What an enchanting sight! Our motherland so rich in beauty Has made countless heroes view to pay her their duty. But alas! Qin Huang and Han Wu, In culture not well bred, And Tang Zong and Song Zu In letters not wide read. And Genghis Khan, proud son of Heaven for a day, Knew only shooting eagles by bending his bows. They have all passed away; Brilliant heroes are those, Whom we will see today!!!

I am from Shanxi, and I recommend you to come to Xinzhou, Shanxi. The ancient city of Xinzhou has the most complete and delicious food in Shanxi. Your wife can take pictures in period costumes (Han Dynasty costumes), which is really beautiful

And as the days gets hotter, you can also try some ice Tea. In mixue tea(蜜雪冰城) you could buy iced-black tea, green tea, jasmine tea and lemonade at 6 yuan. And there are some bobatea shops that provide iced-fruit tea. Young people really enjoy these new types of tea, and they cost about 10-25 yuan. Besides, there are some beautiful and authentic teahouse decorated in traditional Chinese style and you could see tea performance. That would cost 150-500 yuan.

Very happy to see you drinking tea in China which is very healthy. Tea originated in China and was later transplanted to India, Sri Lanka and other regions. In China, there are different types of tea depending on the growing areas such as Xihu Longjing tea, Fujian Tieguanyin tea, Yunnan Pu'er tea, etc.

Nice of you that you didn't immediately got offended when that chinese grandpa did the german hand sign and just told him politely its not a nice gesture. The grandma at the marriage market actually said you guys are beautiful 🥰

Thanks Luke and Naomi.

Happy to see you two having a blast in Chengdu. :) I’m also in Chengdu you made me wanna be a tourist in my own city