What do we westerners know of China? Most of us know very little about it in spite of its long history, its vast population and its economic power. Above - that is a young woman called Qingyunji Xiaoxue. She always introduces herself as Xiaoxue which is, I believe, a fairly popular female name in China. It means "light snow".
She is a YouTuber but her videos are not about food or fashion or make-up. Instead, Xiaoxue takes us to remote and interesting locations in rural China - especially in the south western province of Guizhou. There, amid the mountains, the trees and the birds of the air, it is as if communism never happened, the modern economic revolution never took place and President Xi Jinping was never born.
This is how Xiaoxue introduces her channel:- "Hello everyone, this is Qingyunji Xiaoxue's official YouTube channel. This is a channel dedicated to sharing China's unique mountains and rivers. We show China's green mountains and clear waters, humanities and customs. We hope to show you China's traditional customs~ If you like our channel, please subscribe! Thank you very much!"
But what she doesn't tell you is that she and her cameraman take viewers to some truly incredible places of human habitation, work or worship - in caves, remote valleys or mountain tops. Many of the paths she treads are quite hair-raising.
The videos are all narrated in Mandarin but you can press the subtitles button to get a rough idea of what is being said. Along the way, Xiaoxue meets many rural people - most of them quite elderly. She communicates with them respectfully - often calling them "uncle" or "aunt".
Here are two example videos....
High on a limestone pinnacle in Guizhou:-
A cliff village in Sichuan:-
If you are reading this Xiaoxue, I just want to say thank you for your amazing videos and please keep up the good work!from Yorkshire Pudding https://ift.tt/sjFTIZE
