Interesting Bits and Pieces about China

[Ravenlocke]

🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿

✨🇨🇳In a Chaoshan restaurant, a plate of seafood noodles is served, loaded with big lobster, fatty crab, and abalone. It’s a classic Chaoshan delicacy, perfect for seafood lovers!

https://x.com/XueJia24682/status/2007014967158170056

[Johnnycomelately]

Keeping with the food theme, here is a rave review of an entirely different kind of Chinese Food.

It’s a light and simple (no reason to heat, except if to melt snow) meal for PLA grunts, for the the starting (“3”) days of an operation or other warring activity.

Steve loved everything except the pork jerky, says it rates at the top of MREs he’s tried (“Meals Ready to Eat”, pretty much defined as a military thing, his channel subject).

I can and do take sides about military conflicts, but I hope for the best for the grunts on either side. Good food is from Heaven, it makes us feel good.

2023 Chinese Type 20 A Cold Climate Mountain Ration Review PLA Soldier Food Combat MRE Taste Test

Steve1989MREInfo
2.24M subscribers

Jan 14, 2026

This is one of the more advanced rations from China. Used for the first 3 days of combat before self-heating meals and then field kitchen food is established, this is almost like a Chinese CCAR or FSR, but much more compact. It features food that is enriched with nutritional supplementation that makes this ration effective in the environment that it's used in, which is high altitude cold climates where there's less oxygen and higher strain on the body during heavy exertion.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pGEw713BgB0

[norman]

UNSEEN CHINA | Hidden Places Even Locals Can’t Believe Exist
Trip For You - May 1, 2025


"Step off the beaten path and dive into the real mountain life of China — far beyond the tourist trails.

In this 4K cinematic journey, we uncover unknown mountain villages, untouched landscapes, and the authentic rhythms of daily life that few outsiders ever see.

From misty peaks in Sichuan to remote Tibetan settlements, this film captures the beauty, mystery, and soul of China’s highlands like never before.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9lwBJFWkGik

[grapevine]

Albert Lin’s Scans Exposed What the Terracotta Army Is Really Guarding — And It’s Not the Emperor

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ST1y4gv7A2M

23:24
Some places are not abandoned — they are sealed. Not to protect what is inside, but to protect the world from knowing what was done there.

Every layer hides another decision that was never meant to be questioned. Power, fear, loyalty, and silence were all built into the same structure. And once you start seeing the patterns, you realize history did not forget this place… it simply chose not to speak about it.

The deeper the evidence goes, the harder it becomes to separate honor from cruelty. What looks like glory on the surface begins to feel like something far more deliberate underneath.

This is not a story about the past.
It is a reminder of what humans are capable of when no one is allowed to remember.

[Ravenlocke]

🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿

✨🇨🇳 This is the iconic Monihei Carnival of the Wa ethnic group in Yunnan, China. Locals joyfully smear one another with traditional natural herbal black paste to share blessings. Even police officers join in the fun alongside everyone else. 😂

https://x.com/XueJia24682/status/2037152248523034761

[Ravenlocke]

Li Zexin 李泽欣

Mar 23
An American visited a small Chinese city Yibin and got totally shocked by its modernization.

Truth is there are plenty of "small cities" in China that they’ve never heard of, but are better than big US cities.

Americans have long been deliberately trapped in an info cocoon.

https://x.com/XH_Lee23/status/2036018564680085677

[Ravenlocke]

Li Zexin 李泽欣

Mar 23
The traffic lights in China’s Luoyang are peony-shaped — a small romantic touch in urban design.

The peony is Luoyang’s city flower. The architecture in the background is Tang dynasty style, as Luoyang was the ancient capital during the Tang dynasty.

https://x.com/XH_Lee23/status/2036072659000402371

[Ravenlocke]

Xie Feng 谢锋
@AmbXieFeng
·
Apr 12
An unlikely but perfect match: Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” on Zhongruan, Chinese Moon Guitar!

Video credited to: 罗友友

https://x.com/AmbXieFeng/status/2043425924914561145

[Ravenlocke]

Xie Feng 谢锋

Apr 9
As someone with no Kung Fu training, I’m always amazed at how they do it!

https://x.com/AmbXieFeng/status/2042384101525594308

[Ravenlocke]

Xie Feng 谢锋
Apr 9
It’s peak peony season in Luoyang. Wander through the ancient city, and you might come across this sweet little girl who will hand you a peony!

Video credited to: 田点打豆豆

https://x.com/AmbXieFeng/status/2042338781898871169

[Ravenlocke]

🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿

✨🇨🇳On the streets of China, kindergarten kids on a spring outing run into primary school students who are also out for a spring trip. What a lovely moment!

https://x.com/XueJia24682/status/2043693259139191093

[Ravenlocke]

🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿

Apr 13
✨🇨🇳China’s high-speed rail network has grown to over 45,000 kilometers, leading the world in both scale and operational efficiency.

Even as it builds out seamless high-speed rail connectivity nationwide, China has never walked away from its public welfare commitment. 81 pairs of non-profit slow trains still wind through China’s mountainous regions, with fares on some routes as low as ¥1 (approx. $0.146).

Dubbed the "people’s trains", they are a vital lifeline for elderly residents in remote areas — ensuring that no one is left behind in China’s transportation development.

https://x.com/XueJia24682/status/2043673465413361797

[Ravenlocke]

Li Zexin 李泽欣

Apr 5
At Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, you can take an escalator down to the underwater world. Marvelous design.


https://x.com/XH_Lee23/status/2041016773814923423

[Ravenlocke]

Mao Ning 毛宁

Volunteers from all over China come to SW China’s Minqin to plant trees, helping turn desert into oasis.

https://x.com/SpoxCHN_MaoNing/status...64346166612180

[Ravenlocke]

Very nice story, it’s on Netflix too.

Johannes Maria

Apr 16
Pursuit of Jade is a global success and brings China even closer to many people.

https://x.com/luo_yuehan/status/2044693795711655946

[Ravenlocke]

China in Pictures

Beyond China's world-famous high-speed rail, there's another side to its trains:

This is the "village slow trains" (公益慢火车) winds through remote mountains in Guizhou.

Farmers casually bring goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, fruits, and vegetables on board to sell in town.

Lowest ticket: just 2 yuan (~$0.28). No extra charge for livestock.

81 pairs still run nationwide, mainly -a public welfare lifeline for rural communities

https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2046438548660994483

[Ravenlocke]

🇨🇳XuZhenqing徐祯卿

Apr 20
✨🇨🇳In China, officials can’t accept anything from people as it’s considered bribery. So, when it rains, people came up with a clever solution: they “drop” umbrellas so officials can shield themselves from the rain. That’s a next-level display of respect.

https://x.com/XueJia24682/status/2046234386065141993