【4K, 60Fps Colorized】China 1912, Qing Dynasty, 100 years ago 【AI Restoration】

This video is for studying purpose.
The original is a silent film, ambient sound is post added on. SFXs come from Internet.

Hello this is DGSpitzer! I use a series of AI to recover a video from 100 years ago!
It's about China street scene around 1912. Shot by Albert Kahn.
thanks to @VIVY Has A Dream for her Yangqin performance. She played two ancient Chinese music pieces "Three Variations on the Yang Pass" & "Triple Falling Plum Blossoms";

Using DAIN, DeOldify & ESRGAN for AI restoration;P

Hope you like it!

[China] (1912/1913) Library and Archives Canada. National Film Board of Canada fonds, 1990-0347. IDC: 164835.

[kevinkuo]

Another banger! Thanks for this. The previous release was clearly Northern China (Beijing), This one looks like Southern China. Anyone have any ideas?

[kiwifan]

The oldest living person Kane Tanaka was born in 1903 so she would be a 9 year old when this was recorded. Unbelievable.

[BreakawayBites]

Once upon a time in
The people are curious, ."What the heck is that thing with the glass
Fast forward and here we, 100 years later, watching it on Youtube ....

[catmonster]

It’s really eye opening to see what life was really like in Qing dynasty, unlike those things that are depicted in modern historical dramas. Really glad that this video exists and captures moments we will never get to experience in the modern world now.

[daliang]

7:04 It is Jinan in Shandong. Someone in China has figure it out by the Gate. The Gate name is "泺源门”（濼源门LuoyuanMen）. The gate has gone today but the street is still there, and called "泺源大街”LuoyuanDajie.

[Winkdollbeauty]

Jinan is my hometown and it’s crazy to know that this film was taken place in the city I was born in and grew up in. I wonder if any of these people were my ancestors, or if they’re distant relatives of people I knew - or even relatives of people I briefly passed by on the streets of Jinan. Great work!!

[CharlieLiuPhotography]

I've never thought that watching old home recorded films could be this interesting. Thanks for working on this.

[a.s.]

The young children in this would see a lot of changes over time.

[q_q]

As a Chinese, it's crazy to think my great/great-great grandparents lived in a time when China was so different. I love it

[areijizen]

My patient is 107 years old chinese female and she was alive when this was taken. Crazy 🤯

[infiniteinnocence]

Wow. This is so incredible to see. Thank you. My grandmother died when I was 4 - she was 3/4 Chinese and 1/4 Vietnamese, born and raised in Vietnam. The rest of my heritage is White.... I like watching these videos to see what it was like for my distant anscentors. I long for connection to my Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. Thank you for sharing these videos.

[pcdude]

When I watched this video, couldn’t help but made me sad to think that’s the lifestyle my great grandparents had endured. My grandparents left China in the 1920s to find a better life and I am glad. I wouldn’t have the life I have now in the U.S if it weren’t for them. My grandparents told me life was tough, but I didn’t know it was this tough as shown in the video. Makes me love them even more. Thanks for sharing.

[alanx]

Its amzing to watch something over 100 years ago. Its like travel back in time. Thanks so much. Please do more.

[Nightbird.]

I feel guilty sitting here in my air conditioned home relaxing watching this..while these people are working very hard for very little money and food. Blessings to all their spirits!

[righttrue]

If youtube still a thing in year 2220 imagine what people would see

*"commented 200 years ago"*

[Gravelgratious]

1:40 that baby is the only person on the screen that has the slightest chance of still being alive. They would be 108 or 109 right now.

[MrJamesdryable]

I like how they start looking where the camera's looking. That innate human instinct to notice what is being looked at by someone else because it's probably important.

[doccastro]

This is the closest we get for time travel, it's like being there watching them and they watching you for wearing a weird clothing and holding a weird contraption.

[withgoddess]

This looks like a very very hard life they were living. ☹️

[JustinY.]

Absolutely incredible. YouTube really is the closest thing we have to time travel.