Agreed!

Would have loved to see the sleeping areas

This is the original community flat design

I like these better as well.

I can imagine, when a fartbaby is born, they all suffer together. 😭😭😭

Agreed

You are a Fool! It is a freaking bird cage.

A concrete prison for you and meeeeee

This is actually what mall spaces in America were intended to be upon conception

Hmmm....one person catches a cold (or covid), and.... 😧😱😷 But if you needed a cup of sugar, you were all set! Would have been an amazing place to see in its heyday. 👍

or its chinese propaganda agent ? duh. verry nice episode though.

@@nicolaastanghe475lol are you a cia bot then because you speak English

@@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj no i would be a CIA bot if I behaved like one.

@@nicolaastanghe475 it's called history... throw the politics out of it

@@nicolaastanghe475 the irony....

yeah, so cool and americans are so worried about SOCIALISM. We basically live like this, but with strangers.......

@@cheekymonkey8818 Americans are only scared about socialism because they don't know what it is, every time they try to talk about it they just describe capitalism lol

I want to live in a building like this with my friends.

And see their features amazingly clearly (rather than in fuzzy pictures), and also hear what their language sounds like. Isn't it amazing?

It's all fluff

@@joriankell1983 You talking about yourself?

Yeah , its insane

I second that. I feel like the message we get in the states is that everything is censored and impossible to see anything out of there. I love seeing “real life” even when I travel, so this is right up my alley. I love your impeccable command of English and the casual narration . I will be watching your video of the travels and less than a calendar year, I hope, and Barry will tell us a little bit about you.

@booksale5 Who's censored? Please, tell me. Here's my take. Our Chinese "Great Firewall" is our Mexican Wall; it's meant to keep your "free world" garbage, be it delivered by a "Model Race" face or otherwise, out of China. The wall obviously does NOT keep ourselves in. I mean, it is the United States, under both Biden and Trump, that wishes to ban Chinese students. The Chinese Communists are not the least bit worried about people experiencing the "free world". After all, this experience generates the most devout and patriotic Communists of the next generation - anything and everything to fuck the "free world" dead. Unfortunately, our Foreign Office is too out of practice and too beholden to "traditional" "Chinese" "mannerisms" to fuck the "free world" where it hurts. At least there are signs of a pulse now, namely, those who have come to be known as the "wolf warriors" are such signs. Primitive as their retorts are, there's now hope that, even if the Communists were to be gone, the billion zingers I have against "free world" propaganda may yet play a pivotal role in freeing humanity from the "free world".

Maybe you want to comment about this host's channel name, "little Chinese everywhere". When you encounter such naive Chinese essentially using UKposts to practice English, you should bring them up to speed about the skeletons of the "free world". It sure beats pretending that her example can be used in any way to confirm the conditioned beliefs of "free world" citizens. This way, "free world" "news" or "dissident" "news" will have less of a market to abuse videos like this to declare: "Fuck the Communists, look at the poor condition of those houses!" Bltch please.

Yes I was surprised it’s not been removed yet, nice to see although rabbit in jars is a little disturbing,,,, I’m guessing translation is different

What they call "jars" are actually large pots or crocks. In the US rabbits are usually raised in cages little more than 18" square foot each rabbit. LOL But - until I saw the "jars" admittedly I was aghast too! .. I envisioned a full grown rabbit or a litter of baby rabbits squeezed into a 1 gallon mason jar. 😂 The "jars" they used were ample size for a rabbit and would offer a "den-like" environment rabbits enjoy. So worry not brother. 🥂Cheers

欢迎回祖国参观

Thanks for sharing, I teared up reading your comment. Wish you all the best and hope you can visit there soon 😊

I’m thinking about how much healthier this type of living must be for the elderly, rather than like where I am from in the USA where many elderly end up alone, their families scattered across the country with no one coming to visit or check on them and their health declines accordingly

You dont think the Chinese abandon there parents either??? Understand that Tulou is the biggest it ever got.

Simple basic living has Lower cost And give healthier life.

This really hit me too. What happened in the west? We behave so differently in a really bad way. Like I wrote in another comment I can't even remember the last time I talked with one of my neighbours and I live in a 7 storey building.

@@hulduwhy don’t you talk to your neighbours? Don’t you like them?

Yes!! Really excellent. This is exactly the kind of content I want to see, too -- I feel like many people try to do this, but it really takes a special person to make locals comfortable enough to speak openly and relaxed like this.

People from rural areas are always more friendly and kind than those living in the city. And this is not an unique thing from China, It's the same situation in all countries too. I guess is because they live less stressed and more chill life.

@@martiddy true, although some of them only have money to buy food but they definitely more happy than people who grow up in big city😅

​@@SleepingLittleHedgehog ​ Yea, imagine in the big cities, someone come to your home n start wanting to explore and make content without knowing who u are. The next second the cops gonna come and get u lol.

The Chinese words for Hokkien mean "guest" and "home". Supposedly they are an ethnic minority group famed for their hospitality. Also, I think there is a sense of camaraderie among Chinese folk that I think may be a product of the Socialist ethic.

I was thinking the same thing, my tribe would line our long houses up in similar ways for similar reasons. if there were a bunch of kids running around on a pepsi high and more loud nonsense going on in the background you coulda told me they were native.

I'm Chinese (by descent) and have always been fascinated by the culture of the Native Americans. I also sympathize with the painful experiences endured by the Native Americans in recent history. It is delightful in this respect that some of you should be attracted to aspects of China's traditional culture. Much appreciation, and best wishes for you and for your people.

​@@gwang3103good point about having a lot in common. Both of your people were conquered by foreigners

@@joriankell1983 Actually there's probably no race that has not been exploited by others at some point in its history. From the 16th to the 18th century Europeans, the British included, were very often abducted by pirates from North Africa and forced to work for Muslim masters as concubines, galley slaves or laborers. Professor Robert Davis from Ohio State University claimed as much.

@@gwang3103 everyone ignores this, I swear

Any of your reletives lived in Calcutta, India? I'm from there and there are Hakka Chineese there that have been there for more than 100 years and even before that. By the late 2000's most migrated away.

they all left the first place

@JeanRKF Chan why aren't you doing your part to keep your culture alive? What are you doing? If you leave it to others cultures dilute, change and die.

I'm of Hakka descendant too and it's great to see the culture still remaining til this day considering how Hakka people are titled as "Nomads" because they travel across the world to settle down

I'm an Australian learning about Hakka culture! Haha 🇦🇺🇨🇳

I'm not a fan of the so-called wolf-warrior diplomacy, but as an American I am in awe of the natural beauty of China and it's people.

Dear friend, your understanding is somewhat biased. In fact, there are nearly 300 cities in China. This does not include some of the smaller cities and towns we call county seats. Among them, there are 36 major cities, with the smallest population exceeding 1 million and the largest number tens of millions. The problem now is excessive urbanization, too rapid urbanization, which has brought many problems. Her video is true, but we must also realize that most people living in the countryside are old people, and almost all young people have gone to the city. This is the biggest problem facing China, the shrinking of rural areas and small cities.

great point hannah!

@@arielhernandez1638哈哈哈哈哈为什么不喜欢😂

加油🎉期待你的拜访

Welcome ❤

is difficult to learn right？😢

你现在的中文已经很棒啦，加油！Welcome

Good for you on learning to speak/ read/ write Chinese! It’s a very challenging language but I have no doubt you’ll do great. I wish more people would put our political differences aside and remember we are all human beings with similar struggles and dreams.

I hope you're save in the US. Sounds weird but I just read some news about people targeting Chinese people in buses &attacking them

@@mochichichi2458 Honestly the secret police that operate with impunity in Chinatowns across the US are more dangerous. It’s not *that* often that there are hate crimes but if you immigrated and speak out about certain things there are certain shady organizations that will pay you visits or threaten your family.

@@jerrell1169 Really?! I had no idea, that's terrifying

I loved this video too. American here and quite often I think that this type of community is exactly what is missing from American culture. Everyone here is so lonely. I love my privacy but life is a lot more difficult without a wide net of support.

This isn’t just socialism, it’s National Socialism and/or just properly preserved nationalism For centuries America had that in spades our first continental congress created laws to protect its people’s heritage our culture was finally eroded destroyed in 1965 by the Hart Cellar immigration act

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I think if people lived like they really wanted to, it would be in a communal setting. We see that around the world. But now we have tears for what is lost. I am hoping that one day our cities will be like we really want them to be, but since we are human, I know it will be like it was again. One day we will be the ancestors that our future generations will feel sad about and perhaps cry a little for us.

Cohousing is an international movement to bring back communal living

@@dopaminey9946 ..

Selfishness and Greed is what kills it all

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Not so large but India do have rectangular Tulou type Chawls we call it in Maharashtra. Not as big to house more than 20-40 people though. Building style is similar with rammed clay built with Teak wood load bearing structures.

Elise…Same here about the rent on the east coast of the U.S. Our country is too expensive and why we all feel the need to live apart from each other I’ll never understand. I’m an hour and a half from my mom and dad and 2 hours from one son. I wish we could all just be around each other daily.

@@zoeycat2646 blame building codes and politicians. Its illegal to build anything other than single family detached homes in many areas of the US. It’s terrible

@@ItsThatSheep is it ILLEGAL for real or just being sarcastic😂

That old lady was the best. She seemed so lively.

I’m 70 and am so thrilled that others my age get to live this way. They’re active, part of a loving community, busy and treated valuable.

@@HollylivengoodI loved her jacket!🌸

@@leejianne5342 是汉人，客家人就是北方汉族迁徙到南方的。只是近代中国人迁徙到世界各地了，也包括客家人

I don't seem to understand the Hakka spoken too. I only know two variations.

so true^^

You’re clever ❤

How mamy Hakka variations are there? I'm curious.

@@owitch I'm not sure but I know of at least 5 variants in Malaysia ie Fuichew, Tai Poo, Moy Yen, Kar Yen, Horpor. I'm sure there are more 😅

Please go back to check how your ancestors are living, you will find a more happy lifestyle.

Me too. My great grandfather came from Xiamen area. He fled by boat because of political unrest and killings.

@@heythave我是厦门人

@@I_am_your_father2024 Ni hao!

This was my impression too, all of them were so open and friendly! A stranger literally walks into their home and they greet them with smiles and offer them food like they’re an old friend. Such a lovely video!

People in rural areas are way more nice and friendly than in the cities. Cities make people mean and selfish.

Same!

Erin go braugh.👍🇨🇦

this kind of communal living has always created interbreeding, a whole nation that looks the same doesn't happen over night

Imagine living in a sewer like that and still talking good things about it,

以前確實是為了帶有防禦功能

@@yumichan2335 Thank you)

Sounds like you had a wonderful childhoods. Hakka dialect is beautiful. 像读古诗一样😊

Where is it??

@@owitch within the complex of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

You're not an expat, you're a migrant.

​@@TheTacoAlmightyIn fact, you are both when you have left your home country to live in another.

@@TheTacoAlmightyA migrant is a person who moves from one place to another, either temporarily or permanently. An expatriate refers to someone who has moved to another country temporarily. An immigrant is someone who has moved to another country permanently.

@@if6was929 Tell them if6, tell them! 😁

​@@TheTacoAlmightyread a book

Politics really poisons everything.

@@mrskwrl western propaganda*

@@fatalmokrane Any propaganda! 😑

Same here.

Then it is not your ancestor, It is hakka like Lee Kuan Yew.. BTw You talking like a tourist.. This is actually my ancestor(hakka) I apparently still have claim over one of the room in the Tu lou.. Divided by maybe 100 people.. Well learn your own history, Dont be like pretend Chinese. Hokkien is more of farmer and trader, Your food is much better than hakka food because they have much more ingredient. The Tu lou is built for protection against outsider like hokkien people. Hakka has job like gov admin job and Miner, That is why even nowadays you see Hakka more inclined for Gov job and Hokkien for more business trade Like I said, Dont be like tourist. Be Hokkien

@@falsch4761 LOL good for you having 1/100 claim of a room. continue your grandoise gatekeeping vibes goodbye

@@zeiaooo What gatekeep? IT WAS MY ANCESTOR type house, Not Hokkien. My grandfather from both side grew up in those house.. No hokkien lived in those kind of houses. I even have some claim on one room on the house divided by many cousins. I am willing to bet my hand that Hokkien dont live these kind of houses. Are you willing to bet?

@@zeiaooo You guys acting like a tourist in your own culture, Shallow and fake.

​@@falsch4761 are you ok bro? Chill dude 😂

I was looking for somebody else thinking of Mulan! Never thought communal house were a thing. Super interesting!

Tulou is my home.

@@rscl22 Ah speaking about Mulan, yeah it is a thing in Southern Dynasty since back then! Although that's quite inaccurate since Mulan is supposed to live in Northern Dynasty.

@@KF-zb6gi very interesting! Thank you very much for sharing that info :)

@@rscl22 you’re welcome! If you’re interested in how chinese people view Mulan, there’s review on AvenueX channel, I got it from there!

And you think that you could give people you’ve never met unattended access to your child in China?

It's mostly because now everyone is living in big cities and only visit the countryside for new years or to see relatives. They probably thought she was related to the family some way.

Yes, people CAN be shot dead by showing up in the driveway because of fear and our rights to carry guns.

Yeah Imagine a Black person showed to such hospitality lol. gtfo here with that Make America great again Bs. That dream was only for whites.

@@heythave Oh you mean that one story you saw from NY state that the media popularized despite the fact that morders happen all over that state weekly? And you think that makes it ok for you to generalize that “ *people* are shot dead by showing up in the driveway” ?

You’ve got yourself a new subscriber. I love that you go to less touristy places. That’s where you find the real people’s spirit. Great work, love the music you selected.

That’s not by accident. The CCP is largely to blame for that unfortunately. They only want to show the world the “best” parts of China. Sadly much of the nuance is lost. Ironically, this video showcases a more “real” form of socialism than what the CCP represents. Sad that their agenda for growth at all costs (read:capitalism) is drawing most of their youth away to let places like this decay.

Because majority of videos made about China is thru foreigners lens and THEIR interpretation without ever amplifying the stories of the people. And depending on the political climate you’ll get what feeds into the political discourse

@@Jews_C0ntr0l_daa__worlddmaybe that’s because Chinese ppl can’t make videos

I would love to visit this place one day.

So true.

Unless there was a blood relation between the inhabitants I think the residents would go crazy. Notice that these Tulou are inhabited by clans, not individual families.

It's sad. Happens everywhere. Pricing through the roof and people can't find anywhere to live because it's just too expensive these days. They build housing but it's really expensive and nobody builds cheaper more affordable housing nowadays because it's generates no money. I would love to see things like this built but would it ever be possible to even come close to such a close-knit community here in the west? I'm concerned about poverty and drugs.

In America we could go back to multi generational living (grandparents, auntie, grandkids, etc) but not living that close with non-blood. I live rural, 3000 ppl in my town are close knit, but we don't need to live in housing together. In order to have freedom mean ANYthing, we need private time away from the state and nosey neighbors. cramming into quarters like this admits defeat. A free market, someone that can lead the country with good economics..so people can afford buying a home again. I'm not being stuffed into a coop. Most rural people won't.

@@RunninUpThatHillh If you don't mind me asking how old are you?

Yes, I agree especially these communities are basically super blocks, in fact super super blocks. While they do need some good modern infrastructure.

And from the looks of it hasn't had another second spent repairing it since it was built. That entire building looks like it is rotting and one earth quake away from collapsing on all those people.

Too bad most China just throws up extremely cheap short lived buildings now....

​@@oldleatherhandsfriends4053 There are a lot of places on this planet that do not have earth quakes.

@@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp And the US is a home for earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. So buildings and houses are mandated to follow building codes.

It improves everyone's health -- this is how humans are supposed to live after all!

@@binimbap it improves everyone's health as long as the neighborhood aren't toxic.

Not just for the elderly but *everyone* living in such a place. I'm sure it isn't always sunshine but then again is it anywhere in this world nowadays? I'd pack my bags and move into such a housing in a heartbeat but we have nothing even remotely close to that in my country.

​@@hulduNo. No you wouldn't.

@@chrish4439 You mean no I *couldn't* . Big difference.

very very brillant

i feel very lonesome here in Germany😢

I have to disagree with your comment about privacy becoming less important as you age. I'm 73 and I definitely value my privacy, lol. I would love to have my family all around me instead of spread all ove rthe U.S., but even with them, I still need my privacy. Not being disagreeable, just saying. 😊

Ummmm, I have cousins that had like 8 sibilings they value there privacy and all live away from eachother. They value there privacy as do I . Source from a Close knit Muslim Family. Privacy and space is verrrrrry much important espically in these time as the elders are just so different how things are done in current times. As I get older I value my privacy way more then I did in the past. As well privacy for keeping a job as well. (I habent a single clue wth the op is talking about)

There can be alot of abuse in such areas as well. If you dont fit in, it can be very much a personal hell hole and a path towards extreme isolation and stillness.

So cozy and together ☺️

(No, you don't. We had them here in the USA; they were called housing projects.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrini%E2%80%93Green_Homes

Toronto needs this

中国有中共设置的救济站，最少每个县(省＞市＞县＞村)一个，钢筋混凝土建成的(也许你们称之为永久性建筑)，为所有无家可归者开放，里面提供一些临时的设施和帮助让无家可归者暂时渡过难关。这也是中国很少有无家可归者的原因。

Why your mother don't talk about past? It is bcoz of communist regime her father left China?

your mother had a sad past, so she leave China and missed the whole China riseup era.

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欢迎有时间回到中国来游玩，我在杭州，随时欢迎你。

…Well…kinda. She had to get permission from the CCP before going and the local CCP head from that village would have first visited the dwellings she would be allowed to film at, and spoke to the residents about “friendly interactions.”…… As a Chinese, the content producer is not allowed to film locally for an international audience (even UKposts) without CCP oversight; they are very paranoid over what the outside world sees of China….Only exception to this oversight are the vids shown on shows such as, “China Insights” or “China Observer”-but these are vids taken off the Chinese app, What’sApp-and were not made for outside consumption…

@@Shineon83 ok, because I was wondering how was she able to move about so freely without seeing the CCP being all over this and she's on UKposts also which I was so amazed. But I still appreciate seeing the authentic China with county sides and unique little cities and villages.

@@jdub7775 😂 I'm just happen to see such a insane comment like above... The story is just LMAO that ccp is auditting every video. Political junk like above just popping everywhere which is quite annoying...

@@Shineon83​​⁠​⁠ You can come to China by yourself. I can guarantee that the CCP won't prevent you from going anywhere, filming any video, or uploading it wherever you want😅 Indeed, China has a population of 1.4 billion people, and millions of tourists visit every year. Do you understand the scale of this? Do you really believe the CCP can engage in some "friendly interactions" with every local before each tourist arrives? Well, it seems like every CCP member would need a hundred clones to accomplish that.

@@Shineon83 Ah yes "Elizabeth Loveland", you sure sound "Chinese" with that white @ss name and white @ss avatar lol, go back to your hole, westerner.

and many mysteries of a rich cultured history!

….Pretty sure she had to get permission from Nat’l CCP before going there (and local CCP would have first visited the communal houses she would be allowed to film at to speak to the residents to request friendly cooperation - the ppl in the vid were very friendly-but also had the formal stiffness you have when you think there will be a big audience)….Just a hunch.

@@Shineon83 you must be American because in any other country if you go to rural areas they will treat you this kindly. there’s no need for coercion, this is how a close community acts like naturally (hell, I’m from Spain and if you go to any small town they will even invite you for dinner without knowing you)

Wtf

@@thirteenways3420 ?

I was just about to say the same, it's really sad how the younger generation abandoned the first one that was shown though. The home itself seemed sad to be empty.

Taiwan root is From Mainland China, so actually Taiwanese is Chinese peoples who forgot their Anchestor Jiayou Zhongguo 🏮🧧☯☯🎐🎐🇨🇳🇨🇳

​@@streetscienceofficial8675People from Taiwan, the Han Chinese population at least, know very well where they come from. That's why they write "Traditional Chinese" and not "Simplified Chinese". Nationality is not the same as culture. A South German and a person from the Tyrol (Austria) share the same culture, much more than a North German and a South German do. They are still German and Austrian.

@@mix3ry199 its more like donbass or abkhazia also a lot fujianese are mixed with different ethnic groups

@@mix3ry199 taiwan mostly consist of hokkiens merchant ppl they never have any sort of loyalty to any nations except for their clans thats why they accept be it chinese rule or japanese even today will use kuomintang or dpp whenever it fits!

Most Taiwanese Hakka are from Gunagdong, not Fujian. Even the most popular Hakka dialects they speak are from Guangdong.