This is truely unseen China. You have the most interesting angle of rural and remote places of China in youtube. We love the opportunity you gave us to see the vast unknowns of communities and their life styles. Otherwise we'd be totally oblivious of what's outside of the mega cities we know. Thank you Yan.
China is so big, it has so many aspects we have never seen! This channel is really giving us all a different view. Hard drinking motorcycle-riding girls on the frontier! I never guessed. This seems like a BIG difference between USA and China... here small towns and isolated places are mostly dying, there are dozens of channels that show only this. In China even the most forgotten place seems to have life, people have houses, food, vehicles. I often think that in the future internal tourism will be a big part of the Chinese economy. No need for foolish Disneyland!
I am a North East Indian and now I see how much of a similarity we have in our cultures. I have seen most of her videos and it seems ethnic minorities of China is very similar to the culture, lifestyle, food habits and people of some parts of North Eastern India. In our custom also (specially in the village) we also offer rice wine/beer to our guests 😀 be it any time of the day. So you gotta drink it to not offend the host but of course in moderation.
There is a lot of similarities across this whole region. I've read it's becoming more popular to call it "Zomia", a sort of unique highlands part of Asia that crosses many countries
That's because the indigenous ethnic groups of north east India have genetic relations with many Chinese ethnic groups as many of them belong to similar groupings such as the Sino-Tibetans. Examples include the Han, Bai and Qiang being all related with Manipuris, Nagas and Assamese. Even though the Wa group in this video is of Austro-Asian descent, they still share many similarities with North East Indians due to geographical proximity and are related to Austro-Asians in India such as the Khasi and Munda.
Cuz we r rice nation and tribal community usually have only rice as their main food so no surprise for rice wine or beer to produce even in Eastern Indian many tribal communities r relatable with Himalayan, Nepalese, NE and CHINA-SE Asian minority ❤
Impressive! Showing their cultures & traditions in the natural surrounding as is where is! And drinking rice wine as part of the ritual of hosting/welcoming a guest! Not unlike my customs too in East Malaysia! Guess getting drunk is part of the ritual too LOL!!! Thank you for the nice aerial footage!
I'm half Chinese and my mummy is native Borneo. I swear the more deeper in you go the more I realise native iban Borneo are actually came from China, I don't know maybe not. I love rice wine too, we Iban have rice wine (cloudy cream version and langkau (clear version very strong) , we got Iban dancing too, human headhunting, and I've seen my mother side family some old people they chewing some leafs and smoking or something 30-40 years ago. 😊
@@xiaoq8329 it's just my senses, look brown skin, outfit just look abit similar, I believe lots of Chinese native splits to all over the Asia COUNTRY. Borneo Sarawak and Iban are part of Malaysia ^^
Not forgetting the kadazan dusun tribe in Sabah Borneo. Around Borneo they all wear black traditional cloths with slight differences in ornaments attached, make the same beads and does the same type of weaving. Heck there's that bamboo dance that is similar too. I guess it's right to say they are somehow related to each other, but perhaps split geographically through the ages.
@@ukchub6633 Sometimes even I don't really know my actual relations. My grandpa is American ww2 hero, honored in a memorial in the states, my grandma is vietnamese, then my mother is half american half vietnamese, who married a sino kadazan in Borneo, so I am somewhere between american, vietnamese, kadazan and chinese. I spent my whole life growing up, studying and working in the states then one day I had enough of the states, went on tour with a humanitarian aid organization around the worlds conflict areas before retiring & settling back in Borneo. All the while I still hold a Malaysian identification. The world is a funny place. Guess we're all related in some way. And speaking of the rice wine, it looks like the fermentation method is exactly like tapai.
I’m from Lebanon , and I have to thank you for sharing the unseen China with the world, newly subscribed, I’m now taking the journey with you, chances are I’m never gonna get to see China’s beauty as authentically as with your channel , should you someday take another trip to the Levant, and to Lebanon specifically, I hope to be able share it with you as nicely as you are sharing the richness of China 😊
Salam, do you feel that, minus the drinking, the cultures are similar? I'm from the US, but have spent a lot of time in Morocco and the colors, friendliness, and liveliness feels so similar to the folks I've met there. Haven't traveled to the Levant, lakin I've heard similar things from friends.
@@AnnaBell033 it’s always nice to experience another culture, as for the drinking, it’s strictly specific to religion, not the entirety of the culture, so if someday you come to the Levant, we do have our own wines and beers and other regional alcoholic specialties … depending on the region u’d be visiting
I'm Chinese national watching your WA(unseen China) video here in Los Angeles, California; enjoying it very much. This is my 2nd. time learning of WA, Myanmar but with your video showing of their habits and life making wholesomely meaningful & complete, thanks a lot!
To be honest, I have lived in China for decades, and I know very little about these ethnic minorities in China, especially those in mountainous areas. It is also difficult for various domestic media and news to report. Thanks for sharing and giving us a real glimpse into their living conditions, hopefully it will continue!
❤🎉❤ from Aizawl, Mizoram, India. Really find your channel informative , interesting, love your channel. Through you I knows many ,many things about the real China
Thank you for this video, it’s precious reporting and recording of minority cultures. I like these videos of yours even more than the ones about the very touristy places with gentrified so-called ancient towns. These are the real ancient towns and villages, and still in living color. The pace in this video is also very nice, not rushed, just laid back (well you literally had to lay back in this one 😅) and kind of going with the flow of whatever happens. There’s no reason to rush or cut a great trip short. Thank you for all the hard work!
Another amazing video. You are bringing rural China to so many of us for the first time. Your drone shots are fantastic. I can’t thank you enough, Yan! I admire you so much.
I have seen so much RU-vid channel about Waa Bang tribes in Myrmar but never seen something like this so details.. thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best from Singapore
Thank you for showing in this village. Is a very interesting culture from the local people there. Looking forward to see more places from you. Thanks a lot.
Yan, thanks again for another wonderful video. Just my own experience to share. In my teenage times, just 1 to 2 years in Laos, then still with Vietnamese war on, I travelled into the countryside just a few times, as parents definitely would not allow us to venture out. The roads were unsealed, and we travelled in army truck, mind you not jeep, exactly the same vehicle you saw on WW2 movies, and they were in fact given free by US army to the Laotian army. One good thing about travelling in army truck, apart from free, was to avoid being caught in friendly fires, so you just had to avoid opposite armed forces. These army trucks had very bad suspension, or no suspension at all, since the roads were unsealed and bumpy, and the trucks did not have proper seats to cushion the rough shocks. At the start we sat on the wooden plank bench, lined up on both sides of the truck, and some portions might be rolled up to give space to goods. Really could not take it, after half an hour of ride, even for teeagers as the buttocks ached, and even the intestines felt the pains, from the shocks coming from the bumpy roads which were all unsealed. Eventually, we would rather stand on our two feet, to absorb and to cushion the shocks. One more feature I had noticed from your video, not sure whether this was indeed a real huge advancement, in my younger days, in the rural countryside, the minority ethnics drank rice wine, and worse still, they even let their younger children drink too. I think this is not good for a healthy growing up for children, as in modern society we are not allowed by laws to sell liquor to anyone below adult age, say 18 years old. Once in a blue moon, a small cup of rice wine to sip would be fine for me, but I still enjoy a bigger cup of red wine, seen as healthy drink, at these ages of mine now, with perhaps more comfort from holding the cup in hand, than from drinking itself!
On drinking side I have to disagree with you drinking is to celebrate in other part of world, so many things nothing wrong for kids drinking. USA are crazy people we Asia just need to ignore your crazy 🤪 country bye
I’m honestly trying not to binge watch every one of your episodes so that I can have something to look forward to. Thank you for these beautiful journeys. You have a kind soul and I believe you have found a calling. Many cheers to you from Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
The Wa People are amazing, beautiful and proud. I feel privileged to be able to learn from your travels. Thankyou Yan. Oh I hope the hangover wasnt to bad lol ;)
North eastern Indian tribes have very similar culture and traditions. I feel sorry for them they have been divided by artificial borders created by humans.
Also, I keep noticing that even in poor isolated places people seem to live and work in very large buildings! It's always surprising to see cooking spread out over a large room, maybe something is cooked on an open flame, but we also see electric appliances, maybe firewood stoves burning straw or just small wood. People HERE never seem to have enough space, maybe some kitchen in China is the size of my HOUSE!
Getting drunk is very normal here in Thailand, it least at so many celebrations, wether someone’s life, or marriage, which seem to be happening very often here in our village at the moment. Also I should add when you meet someone, or do something for someone drink will always be the first thought. Like a few days ago when my motorbike broke down and some villagers put it in the back of their pickup and took me back to my village, it was quite hard to give them a thank you money, and then of course they wanted to buy some drinks.
One thing I can definitely say about the difference between the two countries of China and the US is that, even though I do pray for your safety during your travels, I don’t think I could ever condone any female to do solo traveling anywhere in the US, even with a firearm along side the camera, as it is sadly much, much too dangerous. Prayers for continued success and safety.
Is because US is crazy with no manner and culture. Parts of the world just want to live in peace. Sorry I've been rude here but that's the truth ☺ 😍. US has alot to learn in terms of living together with other race. Rid of gun first ( í heard in some of your States start to rid of guns too now) then your country will be in peace ☺. US 400 years old young country compare to old country China and Britain 1000+ years old.
Visiting villages are more interesting than exploring the cities where you can find the natural beauty. I love your every episodes. Thank you for showing beautiful unseen pictures. ❤😍❤
Vos vidéos sont d'une très bonne qualité, instructives et divertissantes. Je rêve que vous m'emmenez dans vos bagages pour visiter ce grand pays qu'est la Chine. Vous êtes une formidable ambassadrice de votre pays
You have natural charisma on screen and you truly show hidden parts of China, a country that is often judged because of it’s politics and cities like Shanghai.
After watching this video I realized my life is boring in Miami, I prefer drink and sing over there.better than Miami parties 😀this people living they life!!
l am from Nagaland , North East India. You can mistake this as our region. I think Yunan province is one of the most interesting part of China. Thank you and keep up.
I don't think I can handle the rice wine from the hosts. It is a big cup. Yan is brave enough to finish it and almost knocked out. Very obliging guests really. LOL
The Wa culture has some similarities with the culture of the Cordilleran in the northern part ot the Philippines. Even their traditional fabrics has similar patterns like ours, their looks and physique is pretty similar.
