Tips for Travelling in China with Little Chinese Everywhere!

Yan from @littlechineseeverywhere has travelled all over China, filming her series Unseen China. In this video we sit down and talk about how to get the best experience while travelling through this diverse country.

Yan's Recommendations for Tip Planning:
2) Lonely Planet
3) The APP Qu Naer 去哪儿

WATCH MORE OF YAN'S VIDEOS:

TIMESTAMPS:
00:30 Introduktion: Yan from Little Chinese Everywhere
1:14 Why do you travel?
1:56 Why do you go to "unseen" places?
2:48 How do you plan for a trip?
5:48 Travelling while creating content
6:40 Research before travelling & learning while there
8:29 Yan's hidden gems
10:39 Important to know for foreigners travelling in Western China
11:38 How to get an authentic experience when in China
14:53 Fear of travelling
15:23 Being a solo female traveller
15:57 Watermelon Boy
18:06 What does your family think about you being a Youtuber?
18:38 What did you study at University?
19:21 Advice for vegetarians visiting China
19:58 Thoughts on accommodation
20:11 What apps do you use?
20:39 Access to nature/hiking
22:15 Tips for travelling in Yunnan

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› ABOUT ME
My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.

Thank you for watching!

[littlechineseeverywhere]

hey Miriam, thanks a lot for the interview💖! It's a pleasure to share my experience to everyone who is interested, and I hope my tips are helpful. P.s. you are right, most chinese are not so territorial, and we love extend our hospitality to strangers!

[isaaclee]

Little Chinese Everywhere is one of my fav people, very humble, down to earth and pleasant.

[santsuma]

I've followed Miriam for years and Yan since her trip from Europe to China. I've always wondered what she had studied in Europe. I think she studied in Switzerland, as she had Swiss friends when she did that lovely video about cheese making in the Swiss mountains, a special video for me because I spent a month in Vallais, Switzerland yars ago. She was speaking some German with them.

I was curious about what she studied in Switzerland, good that Miriam asked:
1- Bachelor in landscaping architecture.
2- Master in Urban planning.,
3- PhD in tourism geography.

So, besides being this adorable, adventurous woman, she has a serious academic background as well.
Wow, if I were some 170 years younger, hahaha, I would go to China and offer to work for her as a video editor, for FREE, as I don't need a salary.


I've been following everything about China for some 5 years and I'm "aspiring" to go spend my retirement as n engineer in China, specifically in YUNNAN and start a small FREE private Math school for kids in one of those small idylic village there.
I have to figure out how I could do that though but I definetely would love to spend the rest of my life in some Yunnan village around those little bubbly Math-loving Chinese kids.

[gliu]

Wow Yan is so highly educated. I am surprised both of you get to know each other as I fan of both of you.

[marktwain]

I taught university in Beijing for two years and was lucky enough to visit Yunnan--specifically Kunming and Shangri-la. The beauty and majesty of China combined with its history and diversity cannot be found anywhere else. I lived in Vancouver BC Canada for many years and now live in Toronto, Canada's largest city, but honestly, there is nothing to compare with China and its rich culture. I left a big piece of my heart in Zhongguo and I keep that fact to myself because people don't understand here.

[nancydonaldson]

I love Yans views of China . She shows the beauty and simplicity.
Her Channel is called little Chinese everywhere

[Rahma-sy]

Her favourite experience while travelling she narrated the little boy Mehmet from uyghur is actually also my favourite video. A young child but very kind and enthusiastic to invite and let others know of their culture❤❤❤

[LW]

I love watching Yan because she's so authentic and loves exploring unknown areas and she can chat to locals with such ease

[anthonymathews]

Yan uses a simple formula that we all relate to, and why she is so successful.

[zchu]

Two tips about hiking in China:
1. Most natural spaces are publicly owned either by the state, or by the village collective. So there is no "private property/no trespassing" kinda thing in China. And Chinese people are generally not that territorial so as long as you are not crazy you can go where ever you like.
2. Many trails in the mountainous area were built to facilitate the communications between the villages and they are generally called "Gu Dao/古道“ which literally means "ancient roads". They are usually very solidly built with stones and by following these "Gu Dao" you can go from one village to another. Most villages should have the modern paved road connected to the towns and cities so you can always get the ride if you decided to wrap up the hiking for the day.

[JP-tqni]

I totally agree with everything. Friendly people. Genuinely interested by you and wanting to hear about your feelings on China. About your country. You can communicate a lot with gestures, photos etc. Most of all I felt always so secure and safe as a older woman travelling alone across China. In other countries neighbour of China security and safety incidents were an issue. But never had any negatives in several months in China. Bravo little Chinese. Love from Canada.

[miriam]

Yan has taught me so much about china. She has shown many many people just how beautiful and diverse the country really is. Misconceptions about China in the western world have been rife and it’s wonderful to see how wrong we’ve all been. I’ve really fallen in love with the country and its people since watching Yan. What a fantastic ambassador and so extremely likeable 😊.

[gilliandempster]

I love Yan’s channel, we get to see how beautiful China and the Chinese people are. I was lucky to travel to limited places in China in 2014 and loved it ❤

[skada]

Two of my favorites!!! Enjoy both your channels.

[EuroTravChannel]

There are so many influencers online, but Miriam and Little Chinese are two of my favorites. They are both well educated, positive, thoughtful, not really political and they bring me to places NEW to me! For Miriam, I like the way your chat with others. There are so many people you can chat with, and there are so many topics. You can sit down and draw an annual plan, or maybe two year plan if you like. For Little Chinese, it's completely ok to date and marry a Whiteman. It's ok for every healthy person despite that it's really not our business.

[sallychin]

I always look forward & love Yan's video Little Chinese Everywhere. She a very down to earth, kind & humble lady.

[clarissagafoor]

I love 'Little Chinese Everywhere'. And why am I NOT surprised you two got together like this?❤

[PSAndPowerBI]

your voice is magic that let people feel calm down

[santsuma]

Thank you so much, Miriam, for this lovely interview with Yan! A special treat for me, I admire both of you.
I like her channel's name..."Little Chinese Everywhere¨, so true.

[Alyssa-rkxq]

What a great surprise to see this! 🎉love both of your channels