Quanzhou: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 80Commenters who have lived or travelled there describe Quanzhou as underrated, culturally rich and welcoming, with some caveats about its low foreign presence and limited English-friendly infrastructure.
- history and culture
- friendliness
- food
- low tourist numbers
- architecture
- cleanliness
- vibrant night scene
- few foreigners and limited English
- shaky video quality and color grading
- thin coverage of day-to-day life
- limited detail in some vlogs
- Expats who lived there say it grew on them quickly.
- Quanzhou is widely seen as an underrated alternative to bigger Chinese cities.
- Viewers with ties to Fujian find it deeply familiar and culturally rewarding.
- Commenters want more practical, on-the-ground coverage beyond history highlights.
- Overall sentiment leans strongly positive, though evidence about daily living is thin.
Read from 7 videos, 34 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Why foreigners should visit Quanzhou, a rarely visited but totally underrated city! EP15, S2
Little Chinese Everywhere · 522K views · 2023
What viewers said
“I have lived in China for 12 years and yet still there is so much to see and explore. Your videos are excellent for bringing new ideas and new desires within China. I still feel excited at the thought of so much exploration still to be done”
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“I really enjoy and appreciate all your efforts. I am 72 years old so it is a treasure to see places I cannot go to. I wanted to see the world so it is a gift to see China through your eyes!🌷”
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“我是台灣人，從小被灌輸各種對中國大陸的負面印象，近幾年自己走出來，從書上YT上來一探究竟，才發現一切並非如此。從影片中看到大陸東岸的很多建築、美食、語言、文化...，竟然會有強烈的熟悉與親切感，覺得很感慨，為何彼此要被如此分裂敵視。謝謝這麼用心的影片，看了讓我平靜又充滿驚喜。”
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“As a foreigner I can say that Quanzhou is one of the most fantastic cities in the world. I travelled in a lot of cities in China, but when I arrived to Quanzhou right from that moment I decided to stay here. Now I live in this charming plac”
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“Western media has projected China in a very one dimensional image. We forget that so much culture, food art and technology we see today comes from China. The people of China still carry that with them. Your videos convey this so well. You a”
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“All the Chinese cities in your video are clean, people look content, structures are beautifully maintained and business are prosperous; I hope this is how China be as a whole. I’m an american Chinese never being to china, and I’m so glad to”
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“I lived in Quanzhou for 8 years. You are making me miss it. Thanks for representing it so well. I am realizing how many things there are to see and do as there are so many things that were not covered in this video.”
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“Hi, Thank you for this wonderful tour, I enjoyed it very much, Frances from Queensland Australia. I'm 82 I never stop learning about new things in life.”
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“I put Quanzhou on my bucketlist a few years ago after seeing a video from Blondie in China, before I was not aware of the city. Over time I discover that I've underrated Fujian province as a whole (as many other parts of China) and your vid”
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“This is the last city that I visited before China closes its doors to tourist because of Covid. Lovely memories. Wish I could visit it soon.”
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