Random Dinner Invitation in Yunnan's secret TOFU CAPITAL | EP23, S2 

People in small towns are almost always so open and welcoming. I think it's a natural human feature that metropolitan life spoils.

Your videos are always genuine, and your interactions with locals are always personable and interesting. Watching your videos make me feel like I am actually visiting those places. Thank you for showing me around!

Hi, I have been going through your vlogs one by one. Being an Asian born overseas, your vlogs bring me endless pleasure and also a sense of regret of not knowing what my heritage is. I had a business in Shenzhen about 10 years ago and only concentrated on working and did not take the time to visit all these wonderful places that you have showcased. Please never stop filming your vlogs for I am sure they bring a lot of viewing pleasure to many people. And perhaps one day I will visit China again, not for business but as a full time tourist. Thank you Yen.

视频真的很不错，你是真正明白什么才是中国最珍贵美好的东西，不是那些高楼大厦，而是这样人文传统和市井生活，还有最淳朴的人民❤老乡，good job

The family that invited you to join, that's amazing ! So charming and heartwarming, made me smile just by watching ! People lives seems so peaceful, caring and sharing there, i wish i'll find a place like this one day to live and grow old.

Tofu is well known among the Chinese ethnic groups of people and every groups has their expertise in cooking tofu eg. Hakka Tofu. Hokkian Tofu, Teochew tofu and others. Yes, making good tofu depends solely on natural water source without that it is not possible to make it. In this video Yan has taken us to the remote rural areas where they have ample underground water source through wells collections. soybeans are the main ingredient source of making tofu , from the process it will have various downstream products produced eg. soya bean drinks, tofu skin, Tofu has many forms, from puffy tofu, silken, soft, firm etc. This video entails just a little about the Tofu. Actual process of making involved quite a lengthy durations which is not possible to show in video. Anyway at least Yan showed us the village that is known for making Tofu in China. Good work Yan.....!

I am so impressed by these hard working people with so much pride.

Granddaughter, what a lovely morning journey for me. Seeing places like this with people like you and those who you share with can really help make the earth with no borders only humans with fascinating cultures. As always the drone footage and music choices are a delightful combination. Thanks for sharing. Also maybe someone else mentioned it but your lovely little flower and fruit is commonly known as passion fruit. 🙇🏼‍♀️🌄🌻🌈Marjorie from Georgia US

Thank you so much for making these videos! I’m a second generation immigrant living in America, and these videos really help me learn and appreciate my culture. Being raised in a western society, I never knew how beautiful my culture could be. My mom and I watch them after dinner all the time, and we both appreciate how thorough your videos are. Thank you again for making these, 加油!

Hello YAN !!! I Just Paid a " BIG THANKS " for ALL YOUR EFFORTS. All The Best !

Yan, thank you for sharing parts of China I may never get the opportunity to visit. I especially like your drone shots, in this video you could see birds flying below and it was absolutely beautiful. Thank you again.

Shiping is my hometown,that's a beautiful place,and the people there are so nice. I'm so proud of my hometown.Thanks for your video.

You found a passion fruit flower along w/the fruit. These are prevalent in Hawaii we call them ‘Li’likoi’. My Mama made jelly & syrup…so Yummy 😋 Mahalo for the Journey, I am smitten at how Beautiful China is, MahaloPlenty 🌺

Thank you Yan for showing us another beautiful countryside of China.

This was a great video. Thank you again for taking us into less familiar parts of China. I also loved listening to everyone talk at the lunch you were invited to….so great to see friendly people and listen to native speakers.

your channel is single handledly exposing me to the beauty of china, some of these sights will stay in my brain forever. i truly cannot thank u enough

I noticed that the streets are spotless clean. People are friendly. Yunan is a nice place to visit. Food wise, one can pick up ingredients used in Thai and Vietnamese food. Thanks for video.

In China, strangers invite you into their homes. In America, nowadays you get shot for ringing doorbell in the wrong house or driving into the wrong driveway.

看的好感动。感觉到了小姐姐自由的灵魂，多么幸福的一个人啊。。。

不知道为何看的好感动，超喜欢博主的真诚随和，展示普通中国人的日常生活就超美的，而且博主特别会发现很多细节美。我是新疆人，欢迎来新疆玩哦～

Thanks again for a great video. You are inspiring me to start making more videos of my own experiences too. I appreciate all the hard work that goes into your channel. 非常感谢您。

I love the grandma just "Come to my house," after a short conversation with Yan... she's so lovely

Those people were so welcoming and kind. Their life is so simple, it's a slow pace but relaxing. I can also notice that the places that you visited are clean even though the houses are dilapidated but they're tidy.

This reminded me about my childhood neighborhood, people always share food with neighbors, kids from different households just eat together and play together.

Hello Yan, Imagine a whole town/city doing tofu for a living that's how ShiPing looks to us anyway. Rural areas the world over have friendlier people usually. Less stressful life probably. That impromptu invitation to dinner is so typical of rural folks. Simple and ample food and even bigger hearts.

What a beautiful town with such a rich history. Never knew that there are so many different tofu products. What a pity that the smaller factories are not operating anymore. I love the lake and all the people farming as well. I would love to travel with you one day to all the interesting places in China. I find your videos very interesting and informative.

Your vlog has change my perception about China and the people. The town is clean and people are nice. Unlike what the west media has brought. Keep it up. Jiayo.

This channel is going to blow up. I’m so addicted to your videos. educational , no political BS . Yan, you’re a amazing person.

I have been watching your videos lately. I appreciate how you show interesting places in China - the more I become eager to visit soon. Great!

Hi Yan the flower and the fruit you show in this video at 6:14 its a Passion Fruit. Thats a tropical fruit. When is rare to be eating will be yellow outside. Love your videos.

Yay, Yan is back! Thank you for showing us the real China!👍👍 I recently saw a video about Fenghuang County, I hope you can show us that too!😁

Rural life is so tranquil so relaxed, though sometimes difficult😣. Thank❤🌹🙏 you, dear Yan, Shi Ping is wonderful place😊

Thanks

Great tour Yan ! Caught all the friendliness & spontaneity with locals. Heartwarming. The amount of tofu produced was incredible and the shared meal was a treat. Enjoy your eyeing of architecture and from above. Look forward. Thank you.

Hi, Little Chinese girl, your vlogs shocked me ! They are amazing ! The beautiful landscapes blended with the nice musics . You are genius and have the DNA on arts and knowledgeable. Thank you spreading China's beauties and cultures to the whole world through vlogs. The way you shooting, the scenery you choose, the musics you blending, the film you editing, etc. I love it ! I am addicted on your vlogs.

Love your video of my hometown and my "homepeople". The level of openness and kindness from them are so lacking in America. That inspires me to always be the change that I want to see. Thank you

Yan, thanks for all your videos about unexplored China. Very intriguing especially to me, a Chinese whose knowledge of China is confined to the cities. Best wishes from Australia

I hope that one day this place will not be abandoned by the future generations and still preserved it. It sad to see rural community in some developed countries being neglected as more people tends to gear living in the big cities.

The old traditional buildings are very beautiful.😊 I hope they always maintain them.

I am surprised about the different Tofu sold at the market and the fried cheese then I do appreciate how the family eat together in a banquet.

Love ur videos, tks for sharing China's real image to the world, I'm from Vietnam, i love Asian traditional cultures. All the best.

The old people never stop working, very diligently sorting beans, growing food, etc etc, this is evident of their long and healthy life.

好亲切! 20多年前我也像你一样独自在西北边缘地区边走边学， 拍了好多照片和视频, 回来美国开课和带教学团去中国， 一路充满欣喜，惊喜，惊吓， 也结下很多朋友， 那是我最最开心和有收获的一段生活。现在看着你真挚诚恳和欣喜热望的眼神为全球的人介绍中国， 做得非常好，非常感谢🙏 好好干吧!

Chinese people are so amazing and so friendly this is one of the reasons I have been studying the Chinese culture for years no culture can come close to the Chinese Different cultures, just amazing country. This is my favorite channel.

I love your opening montage. It reminds me of all the beautiful places you have shown us. This was fascinating to see tofu being made.

A whole other worldly feels coming through and totally enjoyable. Your research and filming on another level. Thanks Dr.

Masyarakat di pedesaan sangat ramah ...alamnya indah .... Semangaat .

Yan dear. It would be lovely if you could have close shots of those lovely wooden craft of old buildings n the like. Sometime appreciating beautiful wood works by ancient craft men gives us the feel of that authenticity. Thank you

Yan, another wonderful video on rural country, thumbs up. A great contrast to my own place, my primary residence is a low rise house, in a layback part of a city, but my secondary residence just in the CBD, and on Level 44. But, I miss most the four chamber house in my home village back in Chaochou, China where I only spent not more than 5 years of my childhood. People in Laos and Thailand always refer ourselves to Tang Ren, and the old folks in my home village told us that our forefathers came all the way from Henan Province, China. But, really I believe we are more local, at least an aborigine not less than the Miao and Yi. I love all the peoples around me, particularly their foods and cultures.

Yan, this is one of your most fascinating videos. I love Yunnan, and tofu and small villages. What a wonderful intersection. And, your drone footage always impresses. It is really a pleasure to watch your travels through the rural, non-politicized areas of China.

i love seeing Chinese young people wearing their traditional 汉服 hanfu 😍❣️

People are so gentle and open, so kind!

I spent about 8 months traveling around China at different times I loved it it's so beautiful

(14:09) "No need for plastic bag.." You are so good! One less plastic bag in the world! 👏

So authentic China townships. So beautiful sceneries. I really enjoy the videos. Thank you Yan.

I absolutely love your content. The attention to detail is highly appreciated. I love how you show us the historic side of the places you visit. The history and architecture is so beautiful. Your drown shots are so clear and detailed. Keep being the best host ever!

This is the only way I'll get to see china for many years but it's helping me cope ^^; thank you for this high quality documentary!!

Nice touch Yan, love it This is fasting month, my favorite food for break my fast is tofu, fried tofu with vegetables inside, dip it in spicy peanut souce So delicious

The absolute quality of these videos s that not only you take us to relatively untouched places in China, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY you show us how nice common Chinese men and women are. Hos they are welcoming and how they have humour and like to laugh … You are a eye opener! For this we can never thank you as we should.

I love it when pavement stones are shiny from wear. Except when it’s raining.

I just discovered your channel recently. I love that your style is very casual and simple. It never feels pretentious or overly edited. It's like a good friend showing me around their hometown. Thank you for your videos and keep up the good work. - Greetings from Chicago, IL, USA

Very historic and peaceful town

Good job as always Yan, I lived for almost 3 years in YUNNAN, people there are really nice and friendly. if I got a chance, I will visit there again.

You do a great job researching, walking around, asking the locals.. thanks 🙏👍 非常感谢你 🙏

I love my little Chinese, wherever you are going. You are making so nice and interesting videos, and also the wonderful music. I'm just about to get into tofu eating, as a part of my veganism. Greetings from Gotland, you look that up, it's a 'touristisland' in the middle of the Baltic sea. 👋

I thought Chinese don’t like cold food!omg they invited you to join them how very kind! Lotus ❤ the seed of heart and spirit How cute to sit there and watch the spirit of the earth 🥰🥰🥰

Your mystery plant (purple and white flowers) is a passionfruit; my mother grows them up our garage in Wiltshire, England. She used to spend three months of every year inspecting weaving mills all over China. I must point her to your videos now she can (and has said she will!) visit as a tourist.

I love this episode so much 🥰❤ Thank you so much for sharing all the little details of your travels. It is extremely enriching to watch.

Another good video! Would have love to eat with the family. They seemed very nice and happy. Thanks!

I just want to say that I really like your spirit and your channel and the wonderful window you give us into the reality on the ground in China. I dream to travel there one day, and when I do I will do my best to look you up! Bless xx

Thank you for 😊showing us a world we have never seen or will see. Beautiful!

Very nicely done. Love the cinematography . Tofu is one of my all time favourite foods. Take care

You are a wonderful ambassador; you make friends so easily! I love watching people open up to you.

Oh wow, we have that same flowering vine in Florida, it's called a passion flower.

That word ...mass production! Give me the old traditional China anyday! J.

Your travel videos are getting better and better. There’s always lots of little bits of info. You have a knack of intermingling and the people are comfortable with you. That’s why these video episodes serves me well since I’d love to visit and explore China but I won’t be able to communicate with the locals like you do. Thank you for being my eyes👍🙂

Thank you. I am learning so much from your beautiful videos. I always wanted to learn more about China and the rural China. I was very excited to see the ancient Papaya tree. I did not know they could grow to look like that. How wonderful!

Sure, we like it... You make us fly as if it's to the wonderland... Everything looks nice and inviting... Thank you...!!!

Yes it's very fascinating watching your travel video n gives a happy feelings that people in those small beautiful old towns are so open and very hospitable!! Keep posting your inspiring content and videos!!

Thank you very much Cute Little Chinese Lady! Your videos are always inspiring and really beautiful. Thank you for sharing your encounters, I'm already looking forward to the next video! 😘😘😘

Nice music selections too.

So clean and tidy, these people take pride in how they live❤ So love your videos, like being on holiday without leaving home😊

Thank you for such a beautifully made unique travel vlogs on old historical chinese towns and villages. Such a talented young and beautiful girl

That bike route looks relaxing

Hey I'm enjoying your videos! I think I am also interested in seeing some modern developed cities too; it would be interesting to see all the variations:)

Just recently came across your channel, and i am just amazed by seeing, hearing and learning more and more about all these lesser known corners of China, you cover, with every other and new of your videos i watch! You're an amazing guide, giving us the oportunity to come along with you to these fascinating places, while being such a firendly and open person. And the "production-value" of your videos is on par with that. The cuts, music, selected footage, the overall quality is just remarkable. Thank you for all of this, keep up the amazing work :-) Best regards from germany!

Your drone footages are amazing. Very nice town and hospitality.

so much greenery, i’m in awe 🫠🥰

Unseen China this maybe but it can also be Un-spoilt China too. Looking at the old buildings & way of life seemed like time stood still here. And tofu is as much Chinese as can be. You can find it in almost all Chinese cooking even in wedding banquet! Those potatoes are huge! Thanks again for your vlogs...it calms my mind.......sitting comfortably in my chair!!!!LOL

Thanks to your videos I am getting to know a bit more of China and I am loving it! The food and the people and how tech and tradition are living together is just mindblowing. I wish you safe and fullfilling travels!

I love these old historical towns, so much character, far more interesting than these new boring blocks of flats we see shooting up everywhere.

Yunnan is beautiful indeed

Hace poco he descubierto tus vídeos y están muy interesantes. Es conocer algo tan distinto a donde yo vivo o a los típicos reportajes televisivos. Me gustan mucho.👍

5:00 Those old two-story houses are so pretty!

I love your choice of music while sailing along with your drone.

Beautiful filming with mixture of culture, food, history and friendly atmosphere. 😊

Thank you Yan, i am visiting China thru my eye and ear. I went back to great grandpa's birthplace in 2016. Visited cousin in shenzen and birthplace Rung su sia( below banyan tree). Not too far from Zijin.

How clean these old street. Chinese people are very proud of their culture and history, and also keep their diversity in each city

好用心拍摄的视频，妳是唯一的中国RU-vidr，让我愿意一集接一集的看。 好奇妳是在国外住了很多年吗？妳标准的英文解说为妳带来无数的外国粉丝。 😊 再接再厉。 我是来自马来西亚的。 Good job!

So beautiful and interesting journey you are sharing. Thank You Yan..