Rambling Bard

Rambling Bard

Rambling my way around the world, experiencing vastly different cultures, with a little focus on historic sites.

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  • @戴佳俊
    @戴佳俊6 сағат бұрын

    I am very glad to see that you had a great time in China (from my perspective). I hope to see you come back to China again. I noticed you are very interested in ancient culture, and I think you should visit Shanxi to see the ancient sculptures. The sculptures in the Yuhuang Temple in Jincheng, Shanxi, are very beautiful and lifelike. If you have the chance, you should definitely visit. Love from China.❤

  • @user-qh1po7fs4o
    @user-qh1po7fs4o13 сағат бұрын

    After watching so many videos of Brother Sui Suinian, what sets him apart from many other foreign bloggers is that he seems to have always been a calm bystander, without too much emotion, just observing and experiencing everything. Although he is in the midst of it, it gives people a sense of alienation. Perhaps it is because there is little interaction with Chinese people in this brother's video. In contrast, the smiling couple, who are also in the deep game, record more people. The final summary of Brother Sui Nian is very objective, without deliberate praise or criticism. It is only based on his experience and thinking that his answer is given. He said he has traveled all over China, and indeed he has gone to more places than me, a native Chinese. He can see that the positive and negative aspects of Chinese society are certain, and we ourselves know that our development is unbalanced and insufficient. He can view China as a "foreign" country without prejudice and equality. It is already rare for him to have all kinds of "mysterious Eastern" narrative. I believe what he said in the end is that he has a completely different view of China, which is sincere. Finally, I really like the metaphor of "creamy egg", and I like my older brother's sometimes quirky brain circuits and his scattered wishes for a smooth journey in the future. I am moved by this comment from Bilibili in China

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_3 күн бұрын

    😅Some comments under this video may actually be sent from AI or bot accounts triggered by keywords like Tibet and Tibetan.

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_3 күн бұрын

    31:54 That sign means that you should not climb over the rails. Loose translation haha. I think that many signs are not only work as a warning, also a disclaimer, like that ‘no swimming’ sign. You never know what some people would do…

  • @SkyworkerZhang
    @SkyworkerZhang4 күн бұрын

    不需要小费,在中国😂

  • @user-mf7bl2le1t
    @user-mf7bl2le1t6 күн бұрын

    Welcome to China again in the future.It's quite interesting to hear you talking to yourself.Wish you happy.

  • @user-qz3ym2kv4c
    @user-qz3ym2kv4c6 күн бұрын

    Love every video you made and look forward to seeing you in China again。

  • @user-se9vu6wh4h
    @user-se9vu6wh4h6 күн бұрын

    简直太厉害了能走那么多路!听到关于你朋友都事情我感到很悲伤😢但是也感到很幸福,能感受到你们之间美好的友谊。欢迎你来中国多玩!感受普通人的美好

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard6 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much! The walk was long but the journey was fun 🤩

  • @kristyhu1099
    @kristyhu10997 күн бұрын

    Look forward to your new journeys and uploads. Have lots of fun. Really love your videos and your interactions with people

  • @johnhimal5913
    @johnhimal59137 күн бұрын

    You clearly have an Aura of good human being.

  • @mmmmmming6969
    @mmmmmming69697 күн бұрын

    Really enjoying traveling with you and like your humor. I tried very hard to stop my parents from spitting but they were still not used to using tissues each time. They think it’s no harm to the trees and other plants. I believe the situation will be changed when they realize the dangers of germ transmission 😂

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard7 күн бұрын

    Maybe it’s wrong but I heard a thing before that people have done it culturally as it’s seen as “cleaning” the bad from the body. Which ofc makes sense but also not for the others around 😂

  • @mmmmmming6969
    @mmmmmming69697 күн бұрын

    @@ramblingbardyeah I am sure they don’t mean to cause troubles but just can’t help it. I don’t know what you experienced, but this is quite rare among youngsters. Elderly people get infections easily😂

  • @Lindarianmusic
    @Lindarianmusic7 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing Rambling Bard: As a former deciple of Shaolin Kung Fu, whose Shifu trained at Big Shao, including wanting to train there myself, while I was still a disciple. In reality, the Shaolin disciples and warriors still train in private at Big Shao. During the public hours, the Shaolin disciples and warriors are busy training in hidden rooms or up in the Shao mountains away from prying eyes. I'm glad that you enjoyed your first trip to China and had a good time, your rose-colored glasses tour provided a unique perspective. -Enjoy your travels.

  • @AriZ-1223
    @AriZ-12237 күн бұрын

    Recently ,I went to 梵净山 where so beautiful mountain。and I don’t know why ,I just share there for u,maybe u will like that ❤(ignore my terrible English 😅,I try my best to learn it)

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard7 күн бұрын

    Your English is great!! Thanks for the tip, I’ll check it out 💚

  • @chestnut6730
    @chestnut67307 күн бұрын

    You really understand what Zen is.

  • @yuwen6708
    @yuwen67088 күн бұрын

    so cool😁

  • @草履虫shishi
    @草履虫shishi8 күн бұрын

    Hello, because my English is very poor, I used automatic translation. Thank you very much for your video. I feel that we share the same feelings and touch! This is really moving. If you are going to visit China again in the near future, based on your experience, I would like to recommend several provinces, Fujian, Shanxi, and Jiangxi. Shanxi should be the province with the most preserved ancient architecture. Jiangxi has some very beautiful and original villages, such as Wuyuan(婺源), which is known as the most beautiful countryside. Fujian is my hometown, and I am most familiar with it. I noticed that you are very interested in Buddhism. Quanzhou(泉州) is the birthplace of Minnan culture and the largest port during the Song and Yuan dynasties. In the past, many foreign merchants came here, which led to a lot of religious integration. This place is also known as a religious museum. In the ancient city area, there are Christianity, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism, and so on. In your video, you will be browsing the northern Shaolin, while the southern Shaolin is located in Quanzhou. Quanzhou also has the world's only Manichaean ruins, and in the lower counties of Quanzhou, there are ancient city ruins. Our folk beliefs in Quanzhou are actually very interesting. We have local beliefs, and these believers may be excellent officials who did many good things for people in ancient times. People worship him after his death. As far as I know, there is a girl in Quanzhou who was saved by 27 People's Liberation Army soldiers, so she erected a temple for these people. By the way, I'm not sure if you're interested in Taishan Island(台山岛). It's a small island in Fujian, very unpopular and not very developed. There are few tourists, just to see the island's scenery and enjoy quiet time. If you're interested, you can also learn more. Finally, I would like to remind you that in recent years, Fujian has become a popular destination for domestic tourism, but it may not be familiar to international tourists due to its unfriendly language environment. Jiangxi and Shanxi are not very popular tourist destinations in China, and there may be some issues with the supporting facilities for tourism, but they are even less commercialized.

  • @HokumKamov
    @HokumKamov9 күн бұрын

    very high quality videos,love from china

  • @yingzpane3176
    @yingzpane31769 күн бұрын

    I saw the videoes about your trip to China on bilibili and liked your calm mind when traveling. Because it was the last video of this trip to China, I came to KZread to subscribe and leave a message. I like the last long paragraph you said in Shaolin Temple, with the sunset scenery in the mountains and the street lamps that lit up immediately after your words, it was so meaningful. I hope that my future travels will have a strong spiritual core like yours.

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard9 күн бұрын

    Thank you for doing that, it’s really appreciated and I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and the messages! 💚

  • @weiwei3841
    @weiwei38419 күн бұрын

    love the ending when the lights finally turn on ☺️

  • @liamporter1137
    @liamporter11379 күн бұрын

    Interesting.

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard9 күн бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @alexiaj35
    @alexiaj3510 күн бұрын

    I discovered your video on the Chinese platform Bilibili, and both the comments and I were very impressed by your insights, sensitive observations, and objective commentary, especially your metaphor of the Cream Egg.

  • @AriZ-1223
    @AriZ-122310 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-dr8cs3ui5p
    @user-dr8cs3ui5p10 күн бұрын

    thanks for your video❤❤ As a Chinese, I have never been to the Terracotta Warriors😂😂

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    I definitely recommend it, hopefully the video is enough but visiting in person is awesome. I was so surprised by how cool it feels. Still the smell of dirt and dust from the excavations.

  • @user-qt4fi4wk9j
    @user-qt4fi4wk9j11 күн бұрын

    so much walking,you‘re incredible, and I really love ur view about this whole journey, the last part of this video really got me. Welcome back here anytime

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    😂 I think it was the most I’ve walked in a day for a while but was super enjoyable. Thank you for watching am I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @mariskavh8724
    @mariskavh872411 күн бұрын

    This is an amaizing video. Thank you !

  • @patriciaoreilly5655
    @patriciaoreilly565511 күн бұрын

    Beautiful, so reflective

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_11 күн бұрын

    "Xishuangbanna" is the Chinese transliteration of the Dai language. "Xishuang" means twelve, and "Banna" means an administrative unit that pays taxes to the emperor (literally translated as "twelve thousand rice fields"). Xishuangbanna was called Mengli in ancient times. After the Yuan Dynasty defeated the Song Dynasty, Yunnan became a province of China and the area around Mengli began to implement the chieftain system. In 1327 (Ming Dynasty), the local chieftain Zhao Kan Meng was granted the title of 宣慰使as the local official who reported to the emperor. In 1570, Zhao Kan Meng divided the area under his jurisdiction into 12 units in order to organize the taxes paid to the emperor, which was the origin of the name “Xishuangbanna”.

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    That’s really interesting! Didn’t know that about the name at all thank you for sharing!

  • @georgiana921
    @georgiana92111 күн бұрын

    Among all the videos I have seen of people visiting China, this one of yours really made me tear up. Never thought I would be crying watching this kind of video but I did. Thank you for the final bit of talk at the end of this video, Chinese Zen is about thinking, testing and contemplating different aspects of life when you touch, feel and experience along the way, and that bit of talk as you climb the mountain really got me emotional. Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for all of your videos in China. I lived in the UK for nearly 10 years now and I know what people think of China here. Honestly, I did not have my hopes high when I started watching your videos, just like with others, but you are truly an honest man with no bias, and that made my day. Hopefully, you will go to China again in the future, and if by any chance you do, I have a little suggestion, my hometown Hangzhou. It is very green, exceptionally beautiful, and extremely modern but also with lots of history, and I think you will love it there. Thanks again for the beautiful videos you have made.

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    I hope to come back someday and I’ll absolutely try to make it to Hangzhou, it looks beautiful. Thank you for the kind words and for following along!

  • @georgiana921
    @georgiana92110 күн бұрын

    @@ramblingbard Thank you for the reply! If you do go to Hangzhou by any chance, please let me know then and I can give lots of recommendations/tips. I have also shared your videos with friends, can't miss the chance to see more of you getting lost around the world! :)

  • @brucelu4782
    @brucelu47827 күн бұрын

    Don't be bothered by people's bias, let them be, and let yourself be...

  • @sarah_HZ_FI
    @sarah_HZ_FI11 күн бұрын

    I have watched all you videos in China, it was so interesting to see how relaxed you are compared with your first video. Glad you enjoyed it

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Haha I feel the same! 😂 For me it’s difficult to watch the earlier ones now 😬

  • @SkyworkerZhang
    @SkyworkerZhang11 күн бұрын

    哈哈哈哈还吃斋去了么,大哥你真的是自带搞笑属性😂😂

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    Perpetual hunger 😂

  • @SkyworkerZhang
    @SkyworkerZhang11 күн бұрын

    哈哈哈哈老铁,你一点攻略都没做就进来了😂

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Of course, diving headfirst is the most fun!

  • @HarliiiBoye-eh5ym
    @HarliiiBoye-eh5ym11 күн бұрын

    The moment when the street lights came on, my eyes somehow welled up with tears, as the music from the movie The Legend of 1900, "Playing Love," began to resonate in my mind. The lights will turn on when it's time for it to be on, and people will leave when it's time for them to go, only this path down one's feet stretches. Have enjoyed so much in your vlogs about traveling in China. Thank you.

  • @dupip1962
    @dupip196211 күн бұрын

    when you talk about memorize your friend I instantly think of "wish you were here" from Pink Floyd

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Brilliant song and actually really fitting. Was some similarities between Syd and my friend for sure.

  • @qiufusang
    @qiufusang11 күн бұрын

    中国诗人屈原有一句名诗:路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索。it's means that the way to the end is so far,all my life i am looking for it.共勉。❤

  • @walterchin8832
    @walterchin883211 күн бұрын

    Great video on a tour of temples in China.

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @porridgestar1883
    @porridgestar188311 күн бұрын

    34:44 Thanks for your sharing, not only the natural landscape, but the valuable insight. Sorry for your loss, I don't want to guess the reason of your friend. However, I can definitely tell the words and thoughts from your video that we may want to, but haven't had a chance to share with our loved ones, and many others people who need help, even strangers. Maybe that's the deeper intention of this video. In chinese poetry, we have a senstence goes : "悟已往之不谏,知来者之可追。" The more important thing is to live a better life in the future. Have a great trip!

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    The sentence from the poem is great and something everyone should think of I think! Thank you!

  • @ace3dprint668
    @ace3dprint66812 күн бұрын

    我看了一些你的视频,你的独特的视角和旅行方式对我来说非常有吸引力, 并且你的体力也是非常棒。这一集关于少林的视频,更是让我深深的感动,亲近的人的逝去会让我们对于生活产生更多的思考,当你在谈论当面对生活的挑战的时候,有时候看起来是一座高山,但只要一步一步的走, 累的话,就找个小平台休息一下,和其他人聊一聊,然后再继续走,这样,终将会达到你要去的地方。又或者去往目的地的路程就是生活本身。 中国有句古话叫做,读万卷书,行万里路。确实如此,在你对你中国的行程总结的时候,我注意到了你一路走来的心境的变化,我想说这就是旅行的吸引力, 这是一种成长,内心的成长。中国人其实很看重内心的成长,非常多的时候,我们都是向内求。明代的王阳明在贵州龙场悟道,而你,在少室山上,也有了一些对于人生和生活的思考。 相对于身体上的旅行, 这个思想上的旅行也是一个巨大的收获。 祝贺你,keep going!

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    I completely agree, the life is only as full as the experiences you build from it. Which is, as you say, one of the fundamental benefits of travelling an experiencing the world and all of its variety. Thanks for your great comment and thank you for watching!

  • @ace3dprint668
    @ace3dprint66811 күн бұрын

    @@ramblingbard Right, experiences make life full, you are welcome, looking forward to seeing more of your vlog. And you do inspired me to go out to explore the mountains. and merge self into the nature and history.

  • @spicymint987
    @spicymint98712 күн бұрын

    Thanks for all your videos, really enjoyed them! All the best with your next journey, stay safe stay happy❤

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Thank you for watching along!! 💚

  • @tyrealqq
    @tyrealqq12 күн бұрын

    I really love the way you ended your story. Almost cried out😢 What you said was very touching. It was very nice to have you here. Do come back again.❤

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much for watching 💚

  • @meowaaron7819
    @meowaaron781912 күн бұрын

  • @DelterySusperiaNeo
    @DelterySusperiaNeo12 күн бұрын

    Got to say, you are a man with inner peace, which is the essence of Zen buddhism. Mourn ur friend in heart but don't let the mood possess you , he had his own journey and battle. By the way, when you walked into the "graveyard" you thought at 23:10 in this video, it's not "graveyard", it's "forest of steles", on each of those stone tablets writes different fraction of Zen buddhism texts and also it's a concrete way of calligraphy(art of Chinese characters writing).

  • @hahazhao
    @hahazhao12 күн бұрын

    这期视频真的给我超多感触和感动。

  • @zixuanzhang-ui6gj
    @zixuanzhang-ui6gj12 күн бұрын

    It's a pity that you didn't go to Huashan, it's really very recommended, Huashan has a section of stairs that is almost vertical, you need to use your hands and feet to climb up, and the long sky plank road, built against the vertical rock wall, if you have the opportunity to visit there, I'm sure you will like it.

  • @revenchou8798
    @revenchou879812 күн бұрын

    Although we don't speak the same language, your last words resonate wonderfully with our culture. There is an old Chinese saying “道阻且长,行则将至”, which means that the road is long and difficult, but if you keep going, you will reach your destination. Wish your friend would be well far away❤

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    That’s very sweet thank you very much! 🙏

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_12 күн бұрын

    12:22 I’m confused by your remarks of ‘this area has a lot of Vietnamese heritage’. I had no idea what you referred to. Vietnam was part of China in ancient times and Chinese culture has deeply influenced Vietnam since ancient time to nowadays. Btw there’s a concept called the Sinosphere, also known as the Chinese cultural sphere, which encompasses multiple countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia that historically were heavily influenced by Chinese culture, norms and traditions. The Sinosphere comprises Greater China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

  • @whisperlee-py2xb
    @whisperlee-py2xb12 күн бұрын

    hope to see you soon

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard10 күн бұрын

    Someday friend!

  • @user-ro4xm6hr2f
    @user-ro4xm6hr2f12 күн бұрын

    You make perfect video!

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Wow, thank you!🤩

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_12 күн бұрын

    16:54 People are praying for good things (like wish for health, peace, good opportunities, fortune, love, etc.) to happen. It’s not like Christianity that people go to repent in church.

  • @Sfran_
    @Sfran_12 күн бұрын

    11:01 It’s a tobacco pipe 15:16 It’s 化州橘红, the skin of a special kind of orange/citrus grown in Huazhou city in Guangdong province, which is a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient to treat coughing with phlegm.

  • @joeymelbourne
    @joeymelbourne12 күн бұрын

    hey, bro, that's an interesting vlog from you, Shao Lin, can you travel more around other cities in China, showing different wonders, you will have more fans

  • @ramblingbard
    @ramblingbard11 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately my time in China is now over, but I’ve got a few other places I’ve been in my channel and hopefully in the future I get back to film a few more! Thanks for watching 🙏