I Went To A COMMUNIST Museum in CHINA (Not What I Expected) 🇨🇳 

Thank you very much for visiting the museum and spread the correct information to the west. It shows you're open-minded person to respect different countries' cultures and history!!! You deserve more subscribers for your good heart!!

If you visit the museum about Nanjing massacre, Lvshun massacre, or unit 731, you will know How much pain we have suffered, how narrow the history of the Second World War has been learned in the West, and how difficult it was for China to become as developed as it is today.

I'm a 3rd gen overseas Chinese and i have heard through stories of my distant relatives back in Southern China how many of my granduncles fought and were killed during the turbulant years - whether against the local warlords or the invading Japanese. I have no vested interest in politics but i have the upmost respect for the countless ordinary men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice to save their homeland. I am 100% certain they are now smiling in the afterlife seeing what China has become today. We shall never forget!

Norman Bethune is the most famous Canadian in China because he came to China as a medical volunteer during the Anti-Japanese War and devoted his life to this.

Hey bro…i have watched quite a few westerner travelers’ vlogs. But you are the first I have encountered who is visiting the Museum of the Chinese revolution.kudos to you! Being a Chinese canadian, i so appreciate your open- mindedness. I first read about the Chinese revolution at age 18 via Edgar Snow’s Red Star Over China. I encourage you to look it up. I was in tears after reading it, and have never stopped my interest in discovering the greatness of the revolution. If you have the chance to go to Nanjing, you should visit the Museum commemorating the massacre/ genocide of 300,000 Chinese folks. Indeed, travelers to China should take the opportunity when they are in China to learn as much about the civilization and history of China, (or any countries they visit, for that matter).Plus, you can appreciate why China has maintained sovereignty and see the importance of it! To understand the geopolitical tensions in the world today and to be rid of US led hegemony China’s history and colonialism the world over must be studied! i👍👍👍

謝謝你來博物館，因為很少播主會製作歷史的視頻，因為沒有華麗的燈光，沒有美食，現代建築……，只有沉重歷史。

When I came to China for the first time, I told myself to left our western "brainwash" information about China. I try to look China this country with zero knowledge. And I understood how Chinese people's feelings and point of views. And now I have totally change my views about China this country. Love this country

we were helped by quite some westerners during world war II, e.g. Dr Bethune from Canada, and John Rabe from Germany, etc. they are in our text books, films, and till today, we chinese are still told not to forget about ppl that helped us.

In fact, if you understand China without any ideology, from the Qing Dynasty to the modern era, there have been too many things that have happened in the past hundred years. If you immerse yourself in it, you will feel hopeless until you see how this group of people, a group with nothing, has changed everything, and you will be shocked. This is not political propaganda. You just need to read Chinese history as a novel without any bias. This novel, which records over a hundred years of history, can shock anyone who reads it

Old China just like the people of Palestinian today , 😢

Your vlog is highly appreciated. Chines had tried several political system for a hundred years, including Constitutional monarchy, western Presidential Government, Western Parliamentary system. But nothing changed for the people, the suppression from the western big power and invasion from Japan. Finally, China choose Communism to make Chinese people stand up to be independent.

You have been the ONLY vlogger ( and there has been so many ) from the west to show this museum !!! Westerner cannot truly understand China and it’s peoples without knowing the real history which you presented so beautifully in this piece 👌✊ Thank you for taking the time and the courage to give your true opinion on your commentary 🙏 Well done ! Bravo !!! May all be in peace and harmony ❤️

Bro, I appreciate your fair and friendly attitude. Too many Westerners are prejudiced against China or communism. When they hear the word "communism," they think of terror or 1984. But in fact, the Chinese people essentially do not care about any so-called "ism." We care about one thing: which path can make us richer and more advanced, freeing us from oppression and poverty. The Chinese people have tried almost every path that has appeared in the world, and finally discovered that only this path can lead us to rapid development in a short time. The Chinese have always been a nation most capable of enduring suffering, but as you may know, the pain a hundred years ago was unbearable. I believe no nation’s people can endure plagues, hunger, and wars-it was as if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse had descended on China. Yes, it was like that a hundred years ago. But then, communism gave the Chinese people hope for rapid development. Just thirty years ago, when I was a child, I wished to have a piece of KFC chicken wing. For this, my mother chased me down two blocks because it was too expensive. What is ordinary daily food for Americans was half a month's salary for her. Thirty years later, I can eat whatever I want, whether it's KFC, McDonald's, or my favorite Burger King. I even need to control my calorie intake to maintain my figure. It's not just fast food; in fact, it's true for any food or anything I like. So-I do not deny the correctness of other countries' paths, but I believe they could not offer the Chinese people such rapid development. I prefer to witness all of this with my own eyes, rather than with my grandson's eyes. The most ordinary people in every country have a common desire, which is to bring happiness to everyone. I am glad we are on the path to overcoming suffering and achieving development.

If you have lived in China for a while, you will know how ridiculous it is that the movie "Joy Ride" says "Chinese youth like to take drugs"

我相信无数外国人都曾路过这里，但真正像您一样愿意走进去并渴望了解的人并不多，这不是所谓的propaganda，来这里，了解不同角度的历史，做出自己的判断并丰富人生的阅历，多么好的旅程❤

绝大多数的youtuber不敢触及这个话题；我很佩服你的勇气。 而对于全世界第三世界国家以及渴望独立自主的国家以及它们的人民来说，仅仅看到中国现在的发展是不够的。这背后是无比的苦难和巨大的牺牲，你在博物馆中看到的那些先驱者，他们绝大多数来自当时的富裕阶层，因此才能让他们受教育，以及独立思考如何拯救这个国家。但他们一旦付诸行动，所面对的是四个沉甸甸的字：“舍身毁家”。 设身处地去想，我是否能做到？ 你们是否能做到？ 而这些人中绝大部分都死了，家也毁了。亲属和子女可能被牵连。 所以才有了今天的中国。没有他们的斗争，牺牲，就不会有现在的成就。 所以我们建博物馆纪念他们。再次感谢你！

Congratulations, you are moving from seeing "how advanced China is" to understanding "why China is advanced".

I want to share with you a Canadian that every Chinese person knows：Norman Bethune (1890-1939), internationalist fighter, member of the Communist Party of Canada, thoracic surgeon. When German Fascists invaded Spain in 1936, he personally went to the front line to serve the anti-fascist Spanish people. At the outbreak of China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937, he led a medical team composed of Canadians and Americans to China in early 1938, arrived in Yan 'an at the end of March, and soon went to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area, where he worked for more than a year. On November 12, 1939, he died in Tangxian County, Hebei Province.The article Outlines Comrade Bethune's experience of coming to China to help the Chinese people in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, expresses deep condolences for his death, highly praises his spirit of internationalism, his spirit of pursuing others without self-interest and his spirit of technological excellence, and calls on the whole Party to learn from Comrade Bethune.In this article, he said this about Bethune.It is a noble man, a pure man, a moral man, a man who is out of vulgar taste, a man who is good for the people.We all miss Bethune, and I wonder what people say about him in Canada？

Hey buddy, I can't believe you posted CPC related vlog on RU-vid😂.you are a man of integrity.

Cheers for understanding

视频中提到的两个人的雕塑，一个是李大钊，一个是陈独秀。李大钊是中国最早的马克思主义传播者，陈独秀是中国共产党早期的领导人。他们两人曾相约一起建立中国共产党。 The video mentions statues of two individuals which no one knows are Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu. Li Dazhao was one of the earliest proponents of Marxism in China, while Chen Duxiu was an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party. They both agreed to work together to establish the Chinese Communist Party.

Without Mao zedong there wont be today china

From the history, you will understand why China has zero tolerance for drugs. Many people forget China was the top country in ancient countries. They think China's success today is a new challenge for the world. But this situation lasted about 1000 years in the past.

100 years ago, so many young Chinese fought and sacrificed their lives for this new China. Thanks to them!

全世界最早的大规模农民起义是公元前209年在中国，陈胜、吴广起义，这是中学历史每一个中国人都会学习的。甚至比耶稣诞生还早200多年，如果有人认为中国人民都生活在共产党的威权之下，因为人民软弱无知，那就太可笑了。我们有很悠久的历史，有无数朝代更迭，战争，和平，和每一次的崛起。中国人民知道怎样选择适合自己的政党和体制。

谢谢你，兄弟。 我们遭受了很多苦难，但我们坚强的走了出来。我们遭受侵略，我们厌恶侵略，我们喜欢和平。感谢你，让其他人看到这一切

In fact, the Eight-Power Allied Forces took away not only silver from China, but also a large number of cultural relics, which were accumulated in China for thousands of years. At that time, India was a British colony, and there were Indians in the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

中国近代将近100年间尝试了几乎所有主流政治制度，直到共产党的出现。很多人对这里有个误解，认为一个好的政党是能够完全带给人民自由和快乐的。但现实却是在共产党之前所有尝试过的政治制度都无法适应中国的战争环境，这些制度连最基本的维持社会稳定，避免国家分裂，抵御外国入侵都做不到。所以对于正在面对及其残酷的国内外环境的中国只能选择共产主义。如果你了解中国古代的历史，你会发现中国历朝历代的政治制度都是为了战争而生，无法适应大规模战争的制度随时会被人民淘汰。 这也是为什么我很讨厌那些自称“自由”主义者，在他们眼里国家就像童话般的王国，完全不考虑地缘政治

如果中国没有共产党，而是听西方的，现在就是第二个印度

There are always people who want to separate the new China from the Communist Party of China (CPC), but the achievements of modern China were made by the CPC and the people together.

你真实个与众不同的游客，有深度的游客，祝你旅行愉快，欢迎你

The place you went to is the memorial museum of the first national congress of the CPC which was held in that building in 1921. 13 pioneer communists attended. BTW current congress of CPC is the 20th. Ideology aside, if you look at the history of CPC purely from an entrepreneur point of view, you will be constantly fascinated. Thirteen members attended fhe first congress. The country was at her foot, couldn't get worse. The thirteen had no weapon, no money, only an imported idealogy. They started their career to save China. During their Long journey afterwards, 7 of them quitted the party or betrayed. 4 Died. They went through all the unimaginable and impossible. Only 2 made it to the victory 28 years later. One of the two is Mao. This is where it all started to make what China is today.

In several of travel vlogs that I've seen, they show the exterior of this museum. Among them, you were the only one who went inside and gave us a tour. Thank you.

Huge respect for you. This is something that few foreign tourists have done or would do. Kudos to you, man!

Century of humiliation. I learnt it from the course I chose back in university of Toronto. It was Modern Chinese History. As a Chinese grew up in Canada, the content was absolutely stunning. I felt nothing but hopelessness and felt that myself was humiliated through reading solely the slides. No wonder why Chinese chose these people and it might probably be the best and only method to make this country great again as it always had been in the history.

9:25 The two statues are: Chen Duxiu & Li Dazhao, they're important Thinkers & educators at their time, they're the very founding father of CPC. Is because of their work, CPC is created.

谢谢！💖It is rare to see foreigners visiting museums related to the Chinese Communist Party. Although I am not a member, I am very happy that the history of our country is correctly presented.

你很勇敢，很开放，敢接触被西方宣传为恶魔的共产主义内容，并且发到RU-vid上，感谢你的vlog❤

100 years of humiliation, we may forgive but we will never forget.

You are one of the few western travel vloggers that showed genuine interest in learning about the history of modern China at the turn of the century, and tried to learn it from the Chinese point of view. Good on you! Thank you very much for filming this episode.

From the river to the sea 🇵🇸

China has endured countless humiliations, signed numerous unequal treaties, and every educated Chinese person would feel indignant about this. The reason for the existence of such museums is to constantly remind the Chinese people to strengthen themselves and never allow the humiliations of the past to befall China again. At the same time, it is also hoped that peace-loving people around the world can learn about the history of the Chinese people's brave struggle through this and take it as a lesson. It is hoped that the future world can be as the plaque on the Tian'anmen Gate Tower says: "Long live the great unity of the people of the world!" Thank you for being willing to share the history of the Chinese people's struggle for liberation and freedom on RU-vid, even though this may lead to the video being limited.

你敢发布这样的视频，我只能说你真勇敢👍👍👍

The founding meeting of the CPC happened there. After a few sessions, the police heard it was going on and everyone had to get out fast. They reassembled in a boat on a lake west of Shanghai and completed their business of forming the party.

As a Chinese Canadian who has to put up with ppl bashing my homeland everyday in the west. It’s nice to see an open minded guy like yourself! Chinese history always makes me emotional

An interesting trivia is that the current Korean government was first established in Shanghai in 1920.

Interesting and well-presented tour of the Chinese museum. You make it feel like we're there. I love your genuine, open-minded exploration of a very important country in the world today, which many North Americans know little about. You seem to be having a lovely visit in that country. I hope to visit myself someday.

Dude, your videos are amazing

I am surprised that this video was made by a foreigner who stayed here for 144 hours.Great video,thx.

It's incredible that you went to visit the Memorial Hall of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China. This conference was held in Shanghai. Since the official establishment of the Communist Party of China, I can't imagine that as a foreigner, you have visited this memorial hall. It is almost impossible for you to see it on the Internet or in your country. Moreover, you have also read a lot of the background of the Communist Party at that time. China and the Chinese people have suffered from many Western countries and their incompetent governments at that time. I believe that more of your compatriots will know more about the real China when they come to China. I wish you a happy life in China!

Thank you for posting this video, so that non-Chinese people can understand part of the history of the Communist Party of China. China has a long civilization and a glorious past. In history, it has experienced two national destructions and barbaric massacres and rule by foreign races. In modern times, China has been invaded and oppressed by the West, Japan and Russia. China's outstanding people have been looking for a way for China to develop. After the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949, it has also been trying to make Chinese society develop. Chairman Mao Zedong was not a dogmatist. He wanted to transform China from the ideological/cultural perspective and make China rich and strong. He took a lot of detours to achieve today's achievements in China. The foundation of Western culture is exclusive monotheism, so it is easier to view everything with ideology, just like Christianity firmly believes in the uniqueness of God, so it has a strong exclusivity. Chinese culture does not have the only correct God, so it is inclusive and shows a pragmatic color. Whether it is communism or capitalism, as long as it is conducive to social progress, the Chinese will accept it. In fact, the Chinese who have experienced 10 years of ideological struggle are not keen on ideology, and they hate being brainwashed. Therefore, for most Chinese people, any ideology promoted by Westerners will be examined and treated with a calm attitude, and will not blindly follow. In this respect, Chinese thinking is more advanced than that of Westerners. This may be the only benefit that the 10-year Cultural Revolution has brought to the Chinese people.

There is a Norman Bethune College in York University, Toronto in honour of Dr. Bethune’s contribution! BTW, as a fellow Canadian (Chinese origin), I am learning and learning a lot from you! Thank you! Spent over 50 years of my 61 years in Canada! 👍❤️👏🇨🇦🇨🇳🇭🇰

I've seen a lot of comments about Norman Bethune, Yes, he was a great Canadian doctor and saved a lot of Chinese soldiers in the Second Sino-Japanese War! Chinese primary school textbooks have articles about him, written by Mao Zedong: 《In Memory of Norman Bethune》，He is a hero in China！❤❤❤

you should visit the Jewish museum in Shanghai. you will learn how Chinese government helped the Jewish during the second world war.

What an educational video! ❤from Singapore 🇸🇬

It is brave that you post this here in RU-vid👍

All those young Chinese hongkongers trying to cede from China should be ashamed of themselves and read a history book.

I had a patient tell me one day, after telling her I was from HK, how horrible it was what China is doing to the place and that it should have never been given to China by the Brits. After telling her that it wasnt the Brits "giving" the place back and the brief history of the opium war, she looked confused. Then said, well "I'm sure you're glad you're here (in Australia) now". At that point I just said yes to shut her up and carried on with the rest of the consult as it was my job to test her eyes and not teach her history.

This is your BEST video so far. I have been following you and I appreciate your fresh approach to the various aspects of life in China. I’m especially proud that you are willing to be open minded and learn new things and the history where you were not taught or familiar with. Kudos to you and keep up the excellent work. I always believe that experiencing a country for yourself is so much beneficial than being influenced by bad propagandas. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

wondering if you've seen Dr.Norman Bethune in the musuem, he was a Canadian thoracic surgeon and helped CPC fighting WWII. I bet every single Chinese know him.

Thank you for showing us this side of history that wasn't taught in the West! ❤😊

Probably the first western RU-vidr to this museum. Need to show my respect to you Sir. Paths to independent and prosperous are different from country to country, and maybe it should be understood by the west that the Chinese people themselves choose socialism after a series of failures of implementing the west patterns.

China welcomes you anytime! You are a truly openminded person with a good heart to listen and learn. In fact, it’s becoming personal to some extent that you’ve included this experience in your vlog. As a Chinese I’m SO touched and getting emotional while watching this video. It’s so hard to get people from other countries to even try to understand what our country and our civilization has gone through. This is not just some distant history from textbooks. This is every one of our family stories. I remember my grandma telling how she was running while hiding in the rice fields when the Japanese jets shooting through the open field, chasing them up in the sky for fun as if they are animals. This history is truly personal to the Chinese people. We want peace and international communication with all friends. And I love my government like it says “never forget why you started” and I think they are doing it truthfully.

China's rise has been crucial to the development of the Global South and most importantly Asia. The rise and resistance of China is the single most important event that has prevented the resurgence of imperialism in the world.

Excellent tour, thank you. Now you know why the Chinese government and its people are adamant about ANY foreign country infringing on its turf and/or dictating how it should govern its own country. People from all walks of life are welcome to China but not allowed to create political dissension or chaos .

The two guys in 9:25 are Chen Du Xiu (left) and Li Da Zhao, professors of Peking University, the fathers of CCP. They were the earliest disseminators of communism in China and the first proposers of creating CCP in 1920.

wish you have the opportunity to visit Nanjing and it's museum. Nanjing is well known for a very tragic history that the western world basically brush off because well, it's China.

您是我看过的唯一一个做这个主题的外国博主，思想深刻，了不起！👍

At 9:30, if I'm not mistaken, the one wearing the suit is 陈独秀(Chen Duxiu) and the one wearing the Chinese costume with the mustache is 李大钊(Li Dazhao, as the girl pointed out). They are the pioneers of Marxism in China. Both are professors of Peking University (the now Beijing University). Before they co-founded CCP, they started the "New Cultural Movement" and influenced a lot of students including the Mao who worked under Li Dazhao as an assistant librarian.

记得去年夏天，我在上海考试失利，我的爸爸妈妈带我来到这个博物馆。在这个博物馆，我了解到我所在国家的党派，从一无所有到强大，经历过了多少挫折失败，在这个过程中我也慢慢接受且正视了个人的短暂失败。这真的是很有意义的一个博物馆，各种层面上而言，很高兴看到这样美好的一个视频让更多世界朋友们知道它，谢谢你❤

Palestine = 100 year ago China.Their struggle will lay the foundation for the stability and prosperity of Palestine in the future. I have no doubt that the Palestinian people will have a bright future.

Chinese culture is inner peace. So we don't talk about those suffering a lot like Jews. But it doesn't mean we forget those history. Our ancestor's history always teaching us and guiding us.

You are truly open-minded. Thank you for bringing us there to learn. 👍👍👍

This is the first time I saw a western RU-vidr visit this kind of museum in China. Once you got through this details of history you definitely will understand China much more. Thanks for the effort.

I randomly entered your channel, and I was surprised that RU-vid allowed your video to exist and push it to ppl. Long story short, after you visit there, I provide you with some numbers. 1. Of the 13 founders, only 2 made it to the end, 7 left, 4 died, and some of those who left also betrayed. 2. The meeting took place in 1921, 104 years ago, and the history of the PR.C is 75 years, which means that the country was established after the party, this is different from most countries in the world. 3. From 1921 to 1949, 3.7 million party members with verifiable names died, and then the country was established. Then you should understand what the people around you were doing that day and what this country was about.

中國共產黨，真正為人民。

Many RU-vidrs avoid to talk about this, but China is indeed affected a lot by the communist party, it is great to see you visiting this museum!

You said the Communist Party of China(CPC), which is correct. Unlike the Western media call it CCP😂

Excellent Vlog！I‘ve never seen any similar content vlog on RU-vid from other western youtubers when they visit Shanghai. You are truly open-minded!👏👍

i truly appreciate your open mindedness of showing the real history told by chinese.

Of many travel Vloggers in China, you are the first one to visit this very iconic museum. Very appreciated for your interest of understanding history. History is the a crucial element of what made China today.

Long live the single thought supreme celestial dictator xi and the communist party!

China has endured a lot in the past, not least the aggression and invasion from the West. And also, the brutality from the Japanese invasion that we will never be able to forget.

可不要再去问一个加拿大人，有没有听过白求恩。这个问题我看见了都太尴尬了。白求恩是共产主义。资本主义怎么可能宣传一个资本主义的人。在中国，白求恩家喻户晓，但在资本主义中，共产主义的一切都是被禁止的。冷战难道不知道吗？

Communism is not by choice, but desperation like most asian countries. The entire country was rampaged by war, those deemed democratic were corrupted to the core and were alienated by the west or suffered because of western imperialism denying people freedom. The spread of communism was because of western imperialism and opression. Ho chi minh before he turned to communism asked the US for help to help them be independent from French colonisation, however US choose to side with France. This is why Chinese and Vietnamese communism ideology & practice have evolved successfully into something unlike the original Marxist or Leninism style of communism to become relevant in todays world for their own use supported by majority of their people.

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I went there in 2019 with my British husband. He enjoyed it.

Absolutely love the museum tour. Top-tier content.

Hi Bro, I think you find the root Why China can become a strong country from a weak situation in about 100 years. Most foreign visitors are just surprised at the progress of China, but they have no idea how and why. This museum may be a place to find the answer. Good job!

我自己去过韩战纪念碑，进过林肯纪念堂，在凡尔赛宫里面吃过饭，但是总有种说不出的感觉。回到上海看到一大会址，我才真正的知道为什么我个人认同爱国、爱党、爱人民，这三个概念缺一不可。因为我不希望在上海和在西贡的街上一样社会主义但危机四伏，我不希望我考察底特律却要专门雇佣保镖，我不希望我走到直布罗陀受英西争端。走过世界最终是会想家的。

That little gift shop tells you that China is not an idealistic country, but a pragmatic one, and this is also the engine of the new China's success.

When Premier Chou Enlai died he was laid to rest in his old suit because that the best he had. He had only Rmb 500 in his bank account. When Chairman Mao Tze Tung died he had no assets or property left for his family members. Non of his family members had any official positions in the government. These are leaders ho work and serve their people and country.

12:42 There were a lot of international socialists helping Chinese socialists, including some Russians. The brother was killed by mistake in Russian socialists' political disputes. 14:05 The museum is free because all citizens should access to know how the country was born and what the country has experienced recently 200 years (200 years is quite short in history). Knowing where our country came from in order to know where our country will go.

Japan always portrays itself as the victim of atomic bombs and therefore the WWII.

Bethune is the most famous Canadian in China, Chinese people have very good impression towards Canada because of him until it's ruined by some stupid actions of Trudeau. Bethune Memorial House is close to Toronto, probably you could visit someday. Very few Canadians know about him, most of the visitors there are Chinese.

以史为鉴可以知兴替 Learning from history can reveal the rise and fall of the world

that was fascinating to watch.

Encountered this video on bilibili and came to youtube to see the comments section, must admit this is way better than what I expected! Good job, keep up the good work❤ btw this vlog has like a million views on bilibili and over 3000 comments....Chinese people do love seeing foreign people introducing their country to themselves👍

it's funny i work right nearby that museum and have not been inside it. and now i will go!

I don't care what labels or names people put behind a government or political party, the only metric that should matter to all of us is how and if the government delivers objective goals and services to its people. Thank you for a candid tour of the museum and showing some of China's history through your lens. Also, the flag they kept showing in the museum wasn't the flag of China(5 stars on red background), but instead it was the flag of the Communist Party of China with communism's iconic hammer and sickle motif.