China‘s BIGGEST traditional communal home for more than 600 people - Fujian Hakka Tulou | EP8, S2

What makes it even more interesting is that you spoke to people who actually lived there their entire lives. The way they describe their own lives in that place and point out small little things makes the whole place come alive. Much better than having a professional tour guide just giving a talk.

I think this is wonderful. The elderly are never alone and have people watching over them. It's like a small village all in one place.

the lady from 8:18 onwards was so proud and happy to share her heritage that she became a full fledged tour guide

I don't know why but when she flew the drone, I started to tear up a bit. I think it was because of how everyone was interacting with each other and the excitement from the elderly people. You can tell the people living in the Tsu Clan Tulou would take in a random person and treat them as their own without asking any questions.

I can't believe I live in a time when I can just watch a video about an entire Chinese community and learn about their lifestyle, all in my home in a completely different continent. Thank you for sharing

English content travel vblogs of less visited places in China is so rare. Really appreciate you share this with us. Keep up the good work.

So cool to see how people lived communally for so long! The design of all the doors facing the court yard give so much more of a communal feel than apartment complexes

Hi Yan, thank you for making this video. My family are Malaysian Hakka people and my father’s paternal grandparents left their homeland in 永定县, 下洋镇, 太平村 (Yong Ding County, Xia Yang Town, Tai Ping village) and migrated to Malaysia in the early 20th century. My father has never had the opportunity to visit China so he was very grateful to see the tulou: “This is a fantastic video, I feel like I had been there after watching it. At the ending part that lady spoke a quite different Hakka from ours. Thanks for the lady video producer, it's a very good video.” 🙏 Thank you for reconnecting us with our homeland and I look forward to visiting Yongding in person!

This was just BEAUTIFUL 😢…an entire community living, supporting and cooking together to benefit one another. As an Indigenous Native American, it sounds Amazing. My Tribe had a historical closeness with the Chinese who came to work on the RR, we traded medicine and other goods with one another prior to the Gold Rush. Bless these elders who remember their ancestors and how they lived. Thanks for sharing this.

The houses are fascinating but what really impressed me is your way of putting people at ease so they feel comfortable. I feel like I got a sense of what these people are like.

You do a really excellent work, no prejudice, no political, no commercialism, just pure and honest Chinese people, that’s the real Chinese. I like your videos 😊👍

It makes me happy to see old people with friends and activities. It's so important for their health to not be depressed, bored, or lonely. I love that you talk to ordinary neighborhood people, I especially love the Chinese style of setting up your kitchen outdoors (or a partial enclosure).

I am a Hakka born overseas living in Australia and proud to see wherever my ancestors come from and still keep the Hakka culture alive 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

That's my hometown right there!!! Proud to be a Fujianese : ) Living in the U.S., a lot of people don't understand how collectivity is embedded in Chinese culture and history. Concepts like communal living, sharing resources, and socialism may come a lot more naturally to us, compared to the neoliberal individualist culture in the U.S.

Thank you so much for the videos! As an American, the more our (or any) nation's relationships hit rough times with another , the more I find myself wanting to be sure I find ways to learn about and connect with that nation's citizens. Videos such as yours are invaluable to help us grow from a place of ignorance, and to better understand and empathize with our neighbors abroad. :) 给中国的朋友们，我希望在不久的将来能够访问你们的国家！我正在努力学习普通话和广东话，希望能在来之前学会读和说。我现在还不太擅长，但我会继续努力的！

It looks peaceful. I am sure that eventually some younger Chinese people will realize that they appreciate living alone, find peace in living naturally offgrid and may return to these places. Right now there is just so much intense pressure on young chinese people to be "married" and work a competitive job. I know poverty isn't glamorous and there is little incentive (and backlash) to "going back to the countryside," but to me this looks ideal. I would be okay with a slower pace of life, finding my own food, trading goods and getting along with elders. I wish governments would stop making younger people leave to find aggressive jobs that don't protect them in cities that are too expensive.

Beautiful. This video brings tears to my eyes. I'm from western India. My ancestors built a big house about a 500 years ago. At it's peak it had 75 family and also cattle. It was surrounded by farms and gardens where our ancestors cultivated food. Now it's gone, I live in an apartment in a crowded city

Great content. Other youtubers only tried to show the surfaces of China, big cities, tourist places, newly built buildings and shopping malls. They tend to forget that China is very big and only few big cities do not represent the whole China. There are so many towns and villages in China are still living like the old days which make them culturally interesting, not tall buildings or neon led lights all over and no trees at all.

Truly authentic . The woman who showed you all around reminds me of my village where the people are as friendly as she is. There are no such large community houses in India. It is really a unique culture . Just imagine how closely knit is the community. Wonderful, extraordinary, Great . Sad to see that such traditions are not promoted nowadays. And hence LOVE & AFFECTION within the communities are dwindling. Thank you so much for showing us the real , old , authentic , beautiful CHINA . I wish CHINESE will take all the necessary steps to preserve their culture . LOVE FROM INDIA 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I think you are the only Chinese on YouTube who introduce China in English. It's really special. Keep it up! 加油！你很真诚！