The mountains of Sichuan are a whole other world 😍 四川的山区，到处都是好东西 🏔 

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Once you visit China, you will see the whole world like a vintage place ❤️🇨🇳 From India. China - India friendship forever. As an Indian. I never believed in Western and Indian media words. Specially: Wion, BBC, CNN etc. ..

So appreciate that Katherine can use English to introduce a real China to western people. Such meaningful!

We went to Jiu Zhai Gou 25 years ago as a newly-wed couple. Time flied, the world changed, but the mothrr nature stayed the same, as beautiful as it always is.

I had no idea China was so beautiful. When I think of it, I just think of massive cities with huge apartment block towers, but wow. That's really scenic. There's a whole other world out there.

I like the casual little chats with the strangers on the road the most. People are so nice. It is a brief escape from the daily grinds for everybody. A peek into another world that is unknown, mysterious or even mythical

I happen to see your video recently, Initially was attracted to your beauty and fluent Mandarin. Now, I am fascinated to your journey because your passion for nature, earnest to rural village and impartiality in describe normal Chinese people living. Thank you for introduce China in such a unique perspective. Nowadays, as an american girl living in China alone is not easy, thank you for your perseverance in bridging the two peoples. Your boyfriend is very lucky to have a soulmate like you. I really hope you two all the best with happiness.

You never disappoint your audience. Great Job!

Nice hat. Good video. Edit: The way to heavens is through the clouds. That looks close enough to be called a heaven. It looks so beautiful. Note: Wei is such a gentleman.

Those mountains look like my mountains in Western North Carolina, just without the snow. Thankfully, our snow is mild and later in the Winter season. Thanks for showing us another area of the Sichuan Province.

♥️You are so blessed that you get to see so many wonderful places. My parents were born in China , my father passed away several years ago , I then moved my mon to my house after my dad passed away . However I have not had any opportunities to see China neither get to experience what you get to see until I just recently saw your video . It indeed touched my heart by watching the places and people you introduced in your video . It’s my pleasure to be able to really enjoy watching your video to learn about such a beautiful country China through your video . I forwarded your video to my husband and friends . I wish I could know someone there and hope one day I m able to travel to China like you do . It’s a big dream to me . I hope that day I can go to China to experience what you expected. I’m looking forward to watch your future video . I recently just realize people do not see me as an American after Trump got elected . Your video made me feel better and happier. My whole life lives in US . However I hope one day I can go to China and get to travel to so many amazing places like you showed us in tour video . Thank you so much for sharing ❤️🥰🥰🥰

Juizhaigou is definitely on my bucket list for places to visit. Thanks for posting 👍

Just saw an old (4 years old) documentary about the place few days ago. I was saying what a beautiful place. I wonder if any of the youtubers in China will ever post about the place. Sure would like to know if it's still as beautiful and unspoiled. And here you are Katherine the great posting a video of it. Talk about co insidence? And I'm glad the waters there are still as clear and amazingly the logs in it are still there.

I went before tne earthquake. Scenery is just breathtaking.

One thing I like about your videos is that most of them are off the beaten tracks in china. Keep up your good work and am waiting for more videos.

What a beautiful city!!! Makes me wanna go there!! The water is so clear! And that colour change!!!

HAHAHA, Wei is so funny, almost fooled by his acting.XD

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank You Katherine for sharing your journey with us. It is indeed breathtaking, the emerald green waters, the winding roads (almost got "carsick" just by watching the roads wind like that), and the view from above taken by the drone.

Thanks for the upload. It brings back memories of our visit there in 2018. It was a week or two after an earthquake, and thus, to allow nature to restore and repair, only 1000 or 2000 daily visitors were allowed in at Jiuzhaigou. Like what you had with rainy events, we bought disposable raincoats that gave us protection also from gusts. Jiuzhaigou, if I understand correctly, means "Nine villages or valleys". Since I don't speak Chinese (my wife does), and the guide couldn't understand English, we ended up doing a lot of hand signing. He checked our passports, found out our ages, and stopped us from climbing to the top of the Nuorilang waterfall. Ironically, a lady in our group, probably in her early 50s, almost fainted climbing some of the stairs. We saw Dujiangyan, Huanglong, several Tibetan temples, and spent a night at the Minjiang Haoting International hotel in Songpan. Sadly, we also saw scars of the 2008 violent earthquake along the way. The images of the pristine lakes would however want us to go back there again.

I went there 18 or so years ago. At that time, the road along Min River was so dangerous that I thought I might die there. All the passengers in our bus were quiet and watching how close the bus was to the edge of the river bank. Of course, I made it back to Chengdu. JZG is simply a magical place, no doubt.

Is that amazing 🤩 you are like my personal guide . You've been literally every place that I lived. I'm watching your video with tears. Those mountain ,those view are the same back then in 90's except all the unnatural thing after the Earthquake. I used to travel on this road since a was born with my dad's truck . And that's a lot of memories and yes we had a wood house with a basements that we storage our winter supplies lol I hope i could come back to see my hometown after 20 years . I want Thank you verry personally for all the videos and effort .I hope you enjoy the step be careful of wind sometimes they cut face like knife this is why every nativ child has red chicks . If I was there I'll give you the rada . Good work 👍 Zha xi de le

Thanks for taking us on this delightful journey up the mountains of Sichuan and braving the winding journey for a rare glimpse of those lakes in the forest with their every changing colours. Love the timber architecture and the stone walls lining the intimate alleyways. Your documentary videos r always a joy for me on my weekends. Thanks again.

Your videos are truthfully beautiful. I feel I even can feel the snow and smell the fragrance of the mountains.

when i think i can't be more excited to see someone upload a video about my hometown, then I saw my uncle walk by in the video

A wonderful surreal place, 9 Tibetan village. I was there in 2007 but thanks for refreshing my memories! Keep on exploring guys!🤩🤩

Wow I just can't get enough. It feels too short for a place. And I like your commentary, maybe make a 2nd part? Love the birds and other weird, random stuff in your video. Thanks Kat.

Wow, so beautiful scenes and so kind of those Hui people

It will be more beautiful to visit Jiuzhaigou in autumn as the whole mountain will be in different colours.

Lovely couple visiting lovely scenic place on a lovely country.

Your video is unique for jiuzaigou in a cloudy and rainy day making it special even to the ones been there before.

这就是中国文化的包容性。各种宗教在这里都有受众，没有谁打压谁。并且宗教不能影响政治。

WOW!!! I love the camera angle color change! Love your videos Katherine and the cute and funny commentary lol

I went to Jiu Zhai Gou 18 years ago. I absolutely LOVE this place. I definitely need to visit there again. Thanks for sharing this. Enjoy your trip, LOVE this series

Visited JZG in 2015. And I personally Rate it a MUST GO place in China. In Top 10 list of places in China. Bought a 3 day entry permit. When first thing in the Morning at 7am and got out before 6pm? Even after 2 days , I estimate I cover about 60% of the Area. So much to do and see there. And it is a Huge place covering several mountains, lakes and rivers. Unique place in the World. Wne in April , yet it was Freezing up in the mountains at 8am !! Love the Place.

Beautiful scenery and it is interesting to see a Chinese-style Mosque! I hope you were not too soaked and wet... Sometimes I find walking in the rain is actually quite nice, albeit with a raincoat or umbrella! :) Thank you once again for a wonderful video!

I am surprised at how clean the alleyways are....

Best time to visit is the mid summer, in particular after the rainy reason while before the autumn arrives. The temperature and sunshine are both more agreeable at that time. The water level seemed low during your visit and the water is not daringly and enchantingly blue as in the summer. In summer, when you stare at the ponds there, you feel it is summoning your soul.

Nice scenery. Traveled so far just to to see it must be worth it. I would love to travel to all those small villages and see it for myself. Anyway, I am unable to do that. China is too big. First I have to go to fujian where my grand parents came from to Malaysia.

It must have been awesome to witness the changing water color and as an environmental engineering major, you know exactly why. Thanks for this amazing trip, and Wei already called you, "wife" :D ?

I for one LOVE to read haters/trolls' comments on these types of vlogs just imagining their heads exploding. Keep up the good work Katherine!😄😄😄

I'm so happy that I found your channel. It reminds me of my solo hitchhiking trip around china when I was 19

I didn't know sichuan was this beautiful. The whole time i thought it was just about Panda's and spicy food. 😅

Another informative and cool video. Love the friendly people. Well done and thank you 🙏

Wow, you've been to the most beautiful places in China. I'm Chinese, but I haven't been there yet. I really envy you. Have a good time.

That's why I want to go back because there's a good balance of old and new. It's just so organic and beautiful.

那里简直是人间仙境，好像在这里拥有一座小屋。 魏很幽默也很风趣！非常好的视频和有趣的介绍分享！

Thank you Katherine for the wonderful video. I hope to visit Jiu Zhai Gou one day. I love the villages and side roads that you visited. They are so interesting and amazingly clean.

been Jiuzhaigou years ago, want to go back all the time ~

🥰🥰🥰It’s so beautiful to see the view changed the color from blue to green and back to blue ... it’s so scary to drive in the fog and the rains reminds me while I was traveling to Seattle. I don’t prefer waking so long in the rain but it’s so nice to watch your video introducing this interesting place without getting rains on me 😍 . Thank you so much for sharing

I see your vlog and after that I love to see them more often.thay are more informative. I am from Pakistan, Faisalabad. There is many things to learn from Chinese and china culture.❤❤❤❤❤

This is cool. The place looks to be fully restored. I planned on going there a few years back. After bought all airline tickets, earth quake struck and place was closed. It is still on my to do list. Hope pandemic travel restricts can be eased soon.

I felt extremely regretful that I didn't visit Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟 before the earthquake many years ago. I heard the beauty of Jiuzhaigou had been permently demaged but it seems it is still there. Really happy to see that via your video. Thank you! After the pandemic, I wanna bring my wife there. It is very different from those in Japan.

Being in Jiuzhai for a conference? Kudos to the conference organizer for choosing such an amazing place

四川遍地美景，，九寨沟非常漂亮，不同季节不一样的美景，，，必去景点，，

Great video ! I was there in summer of 2008 took 500 photos , can't get a bad shot ! You should have taken the bus to the top and walk down the valleys .

I went there in 2005. Remember that windy road! I didn't get carsick, but I did get "drunk" due to the thinning oxygen level. You have to visit Huang Long too! There are a million stairs in HuangLong too lol & must try to yak ham next time you visit. They're delicious, though I felt guilty for eating such a pretty animal. JiuZhaiGou & HuangLong should be in everyone bucket list!

Very nice scenery!! Years ago I took my mom to Huanglong near Jiuzhaigou. It was off season and there were a lot of sedan chair guys looking for business. My mom got a ride for something 200 rmb. When I looked for a chair, the guys shook their heads and said: too fat :O so i had to climb an hour of stairs to catch up

Such a great view, thanks for you video for introducing China

It looked even more gorgeous and breathtaking before the earthquake.

she talks chinese is like naturally

Beautiful scenery!

the water crispy uh.. LOL the content taking my mind into this part of the world…. Awesome…

九寨沟的景色绝对是世界级的。希望你多拍点！

This is Huanglong to be exact. The main area of Jiuzaigou is even more beautiful.

If the Chinese people stopped believing their media and the American people stopped believing their media, we'd be halfway to world peace by now. It's a pity that the two most beautiful countries on earth are being ruined by their leaders--and for no good reason. Thank you for doing "God's work" in showcasing the beauty of this country, Katherine! It's gorgeous!

Katherine is always the best.🌹🌹

was in Chengdu for a month in 92. Almost went to JZG but was told it's rain/flood season so quite inconvenient. The US consulate there was getting its new building put up. Consul's wife & kid were chilling in the new yard.

I have been to Huang Long, Aba, Jiu Zhaigou, Dujian Yang in 2014. Words cannot describe the beauty.

This is what we came here for travel to place we only saw in documentary video. Now we can see how hard it take to get to the main attraction. Awesome journey you take us.

Kate, there are so many Hui in Nanjing (for a long history). You can go to see that! 七家湾的草桥清真寺 珠江路地铁站旁有个吉兆营清真寺 and so forth

I just went there in 2022. I live in Chengdu. My mom often took me travelling in Ganzi and Xin duqiao and Kanding. My mom spent 4 years in Tibetan elementary school in Xin du qiao. So she knew Tibetan culture well. It was beautiful in Ganzi. I would Ganzi is better than A ba.

..was here in 94 for 3 months..was working on a film that was shot there..there are so many wonderful locations within the park and we were all over..at that time roads in and out were not so hot and were very few tour buses...was like the park was all ours...have fond memories

补充一下，南京不远的地方有个镇子叫 菱塘，是回民自治县，也有中国风格的清真寺

I been to JiuZhaiGou three times, all before the big quake. But it's a big place and you can actual get to stay inside if you apply for a permit. If you wander around, the lakes, pools and water features takes on different styles and structure and each one of them is amazing. To really see JZG, you need 3 days or more. The earthquake may change some of the pools and overall it's such a pristine and lovely place. Bonus, Huanglong is nearby (I think 1 or 2 hrs journey) and its full of calcite pools that is also amazing.

Beautiful video

it's only one of the thousands of localized mosques in China. How can I say. I think it's the magic of the Chinese culture.

Thank you for showing me around of the beautiful ju zha gou, I just can't wait to go for a visit, we are still in LOCK DOWN at Australia.

China is one of the best and must visit destinations. I love China.

it is so much fun to watch your video, I was in Chengdu back to July 2019, but too bad missed out Jiu Zhai Gou when it was under renovation. hope one day I could come back and visit it

Wonderful short trips bringing us into seldom seen areas. Thanks as always. Cheers.

惊见克里斯，凯和小王总都好可爱！

I have been to JiuZaiGou in 2000. It was then more scenic and beautiful before the earthquake struck.

喜欢你们的视频，阳离子和白胖子的汉语说得真好！

I’m so surprised to Chris here! Good company 😂

The roads are vastly improved now. If you had visited 10 or 20 years ago, your day trip would be 2 or 3, particularly in rainy seasons when there were so many landslides.

The long and winding road That leads to your door Will never disappear I've seen that road before It always leads me here Lead me to your door The wild and windy night That the rain washed away Has left full of tears Crying for the day Why leave me standing here Let me know the way Many times I've been alone And many times I've cried Anyway you'll never know The many ways I've tried But still they lead me back To the long winding road You left me standing here A long-long time ago

Such beautiful tranquil 九寨沟👍👍🙏🙏thanks for sharing! Really enjoyed watching!

The beautiful lake reminds me of Jenny lake we visited this summer in Grand Teton National Park. Love it, I am a big fan of your channel now. It is a lot of work making these videos, thank you!

Really beautiful scenery. You have seen it with your own eyes. A lifetime experience.

Its soo beautiful there. Thanks for sharing. 谢谢

南京的回族聚居区在三山街附近的七家湾，山西路也是。朝天宫的回民学校是崇穆小学和务本小学合并的。

I went to JZG in 2010. Definitely before the earthquake. I stayed in a hotel which was just outside the entrance. I had to walk for one to two kilometers before entering one of the entrances to the "national park" of JZG. Once inside, you can take a shuttle bus that takes you to a few bus stops that surround the the various valleys that make up the JZG. When one gets down at those stops, one has to walk several hundreds of meters to be nearer those myriad colored lakes and ponds. I didn't have anything for food the whole day because I thought I would be having stops at restaurants, but there weren't any in 2010. 1) Anyone knows if there are (restaurants/F&Bs) now? 2) Can one fly drones there now? (Of course in 2010, drones weren't ubiquitous then). Thx in advance for answers to my Qs from anyone.

怀念啊 2015年在九寨沟徒步了30公里 出来的时候都天黑了！！谢谢视频分享！！！

You're amazing katherine sister God bless you and bless your family ameen 😇

I love China.🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳Really want to go once.

Mesmerizing, it’s kind of sad that this video ends so soon.

I really love your video,you go to places,I have never seen in China.Thank you so much.

What scenery! Parts of it look like the Pacific NW of the U.S. Thanks for showing. Although I was disappointed that we didn't get to see Wei throwing up! XD

It's fog, not cloud. I went there about 15 years ago, no fog. Lucky for you to encounter the scenary.

差不多稍晚两天, 我也去了这里, 那个经过很多发卡弯的地方, 是去神仙池景区的必经之路, 途径一个垭口, 海拔大概是3866, 那个垭口很特别, 云从山峰中间流过, 我去的那天是大晴天, 自驾开着车在云和山峰中穿过, 是一段很特别的记忆, 我还会再去的.