I'm an oversea Chinese born in Vietnam, now living in the UK. We always had a close link with China as our relatives are still there. My father had always told us how China will one day be strong and prosperous. Despite growing up in the UK with anti Chinese news negative public perception of China, ive always held onto my love and believe in China. I'm so happy to see that my father's vision of China has become a reality.
Never ever believe in western media. The U.S. government uses Internet hegemony to launch a color revolution around the world to overthrow governments they don’t like
These old people lived through the toughest times of the new China, and collectivism and socialism made their lives better now. Of course, I'm not saying that these two doctrines are flawless. Deng Xiaoping sought to blend capitalism and individualism into the collectivism and socialism in 1980s, and the collision created an unprecedented social phenomenon such as what happened in the late of 1980s. But luckily, we survived. It was these old peoplen who, in the harsh conditions of those days, worked tirelessly to build this good old country and make it reborn. We should pay tribute to them.
When people are living in peace and harmony, they feel so free and happy and also make people around them feel free and safe, this is the freedom and human right we need all around the world, human right is the right to live in this world feeling safe and free, it is not the freedom to speak to freely attack other or government, and make the country in political turmoil,
I have been living and working in China for 7.5 years, In Changsha, Hunan, every morning I went to the park nearby where I lived and did the Tai Ji Quang exercises along with a group every morning. I did not know which was a problem for me, so they taught me. Later I could do the same in Urumgi, Xin Jiang. It's also called "shadow boxing". It goes "slowly" but that makes you train your muscles in your body even harder. You try it: make the movement as if you are picking up your glass with tea, but then s--l--o--w--l--y. Do not shake you hand or arms too much (otherwise you will or might burn your fingers because the glass with tea is filled with HOT tea) (preferably green tea?) :-) Also in Lijiang, Yunnan, I could do this in the village Shuhe.
12:06 Two poems on the ground 在地上写的是两首诗的一部分 毛泽东《七律·答友人》 九嶷山上白云飞，帝子乘风下翠微。斑竹一枝千滴泪，红霞万朵百重衣。 洞庭波涌连天雪，长岛人歌动地诗。我欲因之梦寥廓，芙蓉国里尽朝晖。 王维《山居秋暝》 空山新雨后，天气晚来秋。 明月松间照，清泉石上流。 竹喧归浣女，莲动下渔舟。 随意春芳歇，王孙自可留。
I'm chinese Indonesian, during this pandemic, we do a lot of social/charity work. Yesterday we just finished 3 days blood drive and manage to collect 1437 bags of blood from donors. In many cities in Infonesia, chinese descendant donate food, mask and ppe. I hope US can learn from us. Help others is better than going around inciting hate like pompeo.
Pompeo and Trump are earning their own political interest by attacking China, just that simple. Donot think pompeo is stupid, but those people who believe in him are truly stupid. Come to China, and you'll see a different world from what you've learned. We Chinese people love ourselves, but it doesnot mean we cannot love other nations and have to hate or attack others. That's called 博爱 in Chinese.
You're Chinese Indonesian? I thought that Indonesian government under Surhato banned all expressions of Chinese culture through language, religion, and traditional festivals, forced Chinese Indonesians to adopt Indonesian-sounding names. But your username is Chinese name, not Indonesian sounding name.
@Matt a little bit of a correction, 胡 is a term used for minority groups from the north, north west. Their instruments are called 胡琴 in general, and 二胡 is the 2 string version of 胡琴。anyhow, long story short, 胡 doesn't mean string
One of my favourite past times in any city in China is to visit parks and squares, where there is always a hive of activity in the mornings and evenings, ranging from people doing tai chi, women's dance exercises, people singing or playing instruments, martial arts, and ballroom dancing to name many of them. This is not limited to the elderly, with many younger people partaking. Of course during the middle of the day these places are desolate, particularly on sunny days, because most chinese people fear sun exposure.
Young people will be very afraid of the dark, but the elderly on the one hand is afraid of ultraviolet cancer, on the other hand, is to nap at noon. Taking a nap is also a kind of behaviour favoured by Chinese people. Taking a one-hour break at noon will make people feel energetic throughout the afternoon. Since primary school, there has been a special lunch break for students to have a rest.
@@jadezhang113 it could also be said that younger people, particularly females, prefer to stay out of the midday sun, as they do not want to darken their skin. Their preference is for whiter skin. My wife always says, stay in the sun and soon look like an african, lol.
@@RobertAmer Yes. Indeed many Asian having the same preference, Malay, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Korean and etc prefer the fairer skin. White people are blessed with the fair skin, but they don't appreciate it yet wish to tan their skin. This sound stupid to us. Anyway, when go to Europe and America, according to the political correctness, our Asian fairer skin preference will be treated as racist, ignorance and supporting White Supremacy. :P
I've only visited China as a tourist, one thing I love is people dancing, singing. Love the lifestyle of the elderly, they don't stop they keep going and enjoy themselves
You guys must have a wonderful time in China. Safe, clean and beautiful. Hope to visit China again when the Chinese authorities lift the restriction on visiting.
My parents have been doing just that since their retirement. It is a true reflection of how well the Chinese government is looking after them. Thanks for sharing! Cheers. Sophie
@@lillybao9546 Hi, Lily, It's nice to meet you here. Mine is 包，How about you? I believe we have a lot more in common, otherwise, we won't be able to meet here in the first place. Let's keep in touch, shall we? Take care, cheers, Sophie
Hello Barrett and Mat what a beautiful clean park and the elderly people doing exercise are healthy and happy that's what we need here in America healthy and happy and not hating each other,, thanks for the video cheers and hulaluia
I loved walking in such parks in Beijing while I lived there, elderly people gathered every night singing patriotic songs, with a silent secret agreement.😄
Xi'an had been the capital city for 13 dynasties in China's 5000-year history, but today such kind of park doesn't only exist in Xi'an. There are lots of beautiful parks all over China, even in small towns. The amazing part is that all the parks are built with their own styles to somehow integrate local, regional culture. Chinese take of the public treasures, e.g. parks, majorly because they are educated to do so from a little age. It also reflects one of the crucial social values, "harmony", inherited from their ancestors, which now becomes part of China's culture. The essence of the harmony includes the relationships between an individual person and other persons, individual and community, and individual and environment. That's why you can see how Chinese enjoy park activities and how the parks are built to naturally blend with the ecosystem.
I live in the UK. I'm Chinese, born in the UK, lived here all my life in the uk. married a Chinese national in Zhongshan city. I went to zhongshan city, and was exploring one night. I walked into a park. and I was astonished at what I was seeing. Hundreds of couples were ball room dancing in this open area in this park.
It's a "culture" thing in eastern Asia, particularly in China where the elderly are deeply respected within society. Kids are taught to respect the older generations, among many things, at a very early age. Many things in eastern societies are structured to accommodate senior citizens. It helps contribute to longevity and why you see many people in eastern Asian countries live over 100.
@@weizhang2834 But in the philippines, respecting the elder is deep. Maybe not all asian countries but most of it. Afaik, I koreans respect their elders too
Maybe the generation is changing and the culture of asia respecting elders will change some day but It wont be sooner, after all, we grew up with the adults and they dont like it when the younger ones are disrespectful. I am sure it wont change in the PH because we are family-oriented and the young adults here have deep respect for the adults
Thanks to this age of advanced information, allowing more and more young people like you to walk into and learn about China. Thank you for all your videos---Greetings from Germany
Noise has been an issue for square dance and recently I heard from news aunties are wearing headsets dancing 💃 so they are not disturbing others. Good to see China's been in improving in a lot of ways.
There is a university for the aged in my city in China. My grandparents have been taking part in the courses since they retired. My grandma signed up for painting and singing lessons, and my grandpa chose billiards. They go to the class and really having a good time with their friends every week. I am so happy for them.
One Chinese guy (九方名座 ) posted a comment here and as he has 605 likes today (Jan.3.2021), I decided to Google-translate what he said: "The facilities in the park are not destroyed, not because of cctv. Chinese laws are very strict, but law enforcement is not strict. This is mainly about education. People are educated to care for public property since they were young. With the improvement of people's education level, protecting the environment and caring for public property have become conscious."
Hi, Barrett, thanks for sharing the daily life of Chinese people in Xian, I can feel you guys are so relaxed and melted into the atmosphere. My travelling experience told me, no matter where we go, safety of the place is the most important and secondly the friendliness of the people......carry on exploring China, you are lucky to be there now, enjoying normal life....I am struggling in London with the 2nd lockdown, it seems we are still in a long dark tunnel......cheers
Xi’an is my home, and when I was a little kid, my grandparents took me to this park every day! Now I live in SD and haven't been home for two years. Thank you for the video! I miss it so much!
Cameras are very common in China, and they don’t normally pay attention to it, and they don’t feel that they violate privacy. Because that's something bad people should worry about
@@qha4702Something is right that you said, But there are not anywhere has camere in China. Actually say that most place are don't have camere. Only public has camere like banks schools highway .
@@Andy-P I have visited the UK on holiday every summer for a number of years ( with the exception of this year due to pandemic) ; but I never live there.
One morning, when my 70 years old mother played Taiji sword near our home in the States, some local people said they want to call her XiFu and learn that from her. She told them that she can't be their shifu because she is not a master yet, she has only preaticed for a short time (for only 10+ years, my father told me) but they can play that together.
Thank you very much for being objective and impartial in delivering China's positive energy to the world. I really enjoyed your father and son's show.👍👍👍
I also enjoy the park culture here in Shanghai. Actually the CCTV plays a little role in the facility maintenance. It is more because of the enhancement of people’s living standard and the education on the community facilities’ protection. What inspiring me most is how people do a variety of activities in order to pursue their mental and physical health here and how people live in an embracive environment. You don’t need to be a good dancer and no one will judge you. If you want to be alone, you could find a quiet corner to do your meditation, body stretching or floor calligraphy. If you are a sociable person, you could chat with the peers.
Thanks for showing us the ordinary everyday life of ordinary people enjoying themselves in the park, choosing to do what they enjoy doing in a safe, clean and harmonious environment.
Thanks for a beautiful vlog of how the Chinese people live a safe, peaceful and harmonious life as evidenced by the way they enjoy themselves in the parks - and what is even more amazing is that this happens in parks all over China. This bears testament to the fact that the Chinese live in a free, cultured and harmonious society. The Chinese government should be commended and lauded for creating such magnificent environments for people, especially the senior citizens, to exercise and enjoy. 👍👍👍👏👏👏 🇨🇳 Blessings.
Ello from a nobler fan. Even 5th tier Xingyi has awesome parks. However I did stay near the worst park in Beijing last year. Not a blade of grass, just hard packed dirt. Should fire the gardener.
@Ved Mukherjee Thank you for your concern but if there is a genocide where are the millions of refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries. For example Myanmar muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. Also read the Genocide Watch site for current genocides. No mention of China. However ---Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Alert for India Administered Kashmir and Assam State. Over seven million people in Assam State, mostly Muslims of Bengali descent, may lose their Indian citizenship and risk imprisonment in special “foreigner detention centers.”
Great video again, Barrett! On vandalism I tend to agree with you, i.e. it’s a sense of community rather than a fear of security cameras that prevent people in China from committing those acts. I always chuckle when media in the US condemn the use of video surveillance in China while they readily ignore the prevalence of such in their own cities. These devices do help solve a lot of crimes as many American TV shows demonstrate. So sick of the double standard applied by the press in the West!
In China, everyone was taught that "it's shameful to damage public property" since a child at primary school. In the 1980s and 90s of the last century, there were quite a number of public property damage phenomena. However, with China's gradual prosperity over the years, People think that damaging public property is undoubtedly improperly or even uncivilized behavior. Especially after the rise of the Internet, once uncivilized tourist behavior is discovered, It will be criticized by thousands of netizens. Therefore, in most cities with relatively good economic level, urban infrastructure can be maintained well, thus the phenomenon of public property damage has been greatly reduced.
I really enjoyed this video! It's great, people also exercise in the parks in Hong Kong, but it's on a much larger scale in China. I like watching these people, just like you. Yes, you wouldn't see this in the UK, it's great to feel the good vibes coming out from these people, very inspiring. UK very different.
There are many CCTVs on the streets of China, which to a large extent ensure the safety of many citizens, but Western media will distort it into the Chinese government monitoring the people everywhere, and the people have no freedom. On the contrary, if China does not have so many CCTVs, public security will not be as good as before, and Western media will distort it into China’s social turmoil, the Chinese government’s political instability, etc. So no matter how well China does, As long as the Western media want to demonize you, they will have 10 million reasons.
true , i alway agree to had cctv in the public area it will greatly decrees most of the criminal activity and man power to maintain the security in the public from the goverment and police
@Dominic who would care? They are all selfish and fake anyway. Mind your own business and stay in your lane, instead to always set foot in others business like the westerns.
Lee, that is a beautiful park in Xian and a good video that you have made. You should do a video in the park at 3 am. I wonder is there any activities at that time. Thank you.
Yes, the community spirit is strong in Eastern Asia, S.E. Asia & especially China. If you guys chance to drop by Singapore, do visit our parks too. You’ll see different community groups young & old doing various activities: Tai Chi, Qigong, jogging, cycling, roller blading, etc. in the morning as early as 6am.
