u/ElfNavigator193

When it comes to the topic of Christianity and China, I always heard of opinions that contradict each other.

One one hand, I hear people say Christians are oppressed in China and it's a very atheist country and on the other hand I hear people say China is the most Christian country in the world. Two very opposing views of the situation, so I went to China to see it for myself.

I flew to China, specifically to Wuhan and lived there for a few months and searched for an answer.

In my time of being in China, I saw people wearing crucifix necklaces, I heard Christian songs in cars and saw churches. Some of the churches are more low-key, having a projector and feeling like a classroom, while others feel like any other church back in the west.

What shocked me the most is in central Beijing... literally the most city center of the capital city there's a huge cathedral! I didn't expect that at all.

I met Christian brothers and sisters around China, and while it's definitely nowhere near as obvious, there's definitely a huge presence of Christianity in China.

So what's the answer to the question? It's more complicated and somewhere in between. Have you seen Christianity in China?

I made a quick documentary about this on YouTube where I compare Christianity to other religions in China from a Christian point of view, if you're interested, it's here. I think it's interesting: https://youtu.be/GESOF9_ByaY

I ate in the most expensive restaurant I've ever been in and the food was terrible but the experience was a 10/10.

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I went on a trip to Yiwu, China where I was invited for a nice dinner with my friends.

I had no idea how over the top the restaurant would be but apparently this is how rich Chinese people eat...

The service was genuinely incredible and all the workers were lovely. But I’m gonna be honest, the actual food was not for me at all. There was sea cucumber, duck feet and several types of meat that I didn’t even know how to cook properly. Some of it I genuinely couldn’t swallow. I unfortunately had to spit out some food because I reallly couldn't swallow it.

I had a hot pot in front of me but I had no idea how it worked.

The entire dinner apparently cost 12,000 yuan, yet the thing I enjoyed most was a little milk drink that was probably the cheapest thing on the table. I left the restaurant still hungry and wanting a 20 yuan Chinese hamburger.

I’ve eaten loads of incredible food in China, especially cheap street food, but this experience really proved to me that more expensive definitely doesn’t always mean better.

I never understood these high end restaurants in China, the service is amazing but the food is SO BAD I just don't understand it.

I've had street food on the side of the road in China for like 6 yuan and it's in the top 5 best tastes I've ever experienced but then when I eat in these high end restaurants I want to spit out the food..

Let me know what you think, and here's the restaurant by the way:

https://youtu.be/h04fePGaaTY

I ate in the most expensive restaurant I've ever been in and the food was terrible but the experience was a 10/10.

...

I went on a trip to Yiwu where I was invited for a nice dinner with my friends.

I had no idea how over the top the restaurant would be but apparently this is how rich Chinese people eat...

The service was genuinely incredible and all the workers were lovely. But I’m gonna be honest, the actual food was not for me at all. There was sea cucumber, duck feet and several types of meat that I didn’t even know how to cook properly. Some of it I genuinely couldn’t swallow. I unfortunately had to spit out some food because I reallly couldn't swallow it.

I had a hot pot in front of me but I had no idea how it worked.

The entire dinner apparently cost 12,000 yuan, yet the thing I enjoyed most was a little milk drink that was probably the cheapest thing on the table. I left the restaurant still hungry and wanting a 20 yuan Chinese hamburger.

I’ve eaten loads of incredible food in China, especially cheap street food, but this experience really proved to me that more expensive definitely doesn’t always mean better.

I never understood these high end restaurants in China, the service is amazing but the food is SO BAD I just don't understand it.

I've had street food on the side of the road in China for like 6 yuan and it's in the top 5 best tastes I've ever experienced but then when I eat in these high end restaurants I want to spit out the food..

Let me know what you think, and here's the restaurant by the way:

https://youtu.be/h04fePGaaTY

I recently spent some time in Wuhan and finally tried the Optics Valley Suspended Monorail, also known as 光谷空轨.

The passenger cars hang underneath the guideway, the system runs automatically, and parts of the floor are transparent, so you can see directly beneath the moving train. It's nothing like I've ever seen before!

To get on the metro, you buy a ticket and the gates open with facial recognition!

The one thing that confused me was the destination the train takes you to! It's in the middle of nowhere!

If you want to see what the train is like in action, here's also a video of it!

Video: https://youtu.be/ZeomhopbjdA

I recently spent some time in Wuhan and finally tried the Optics Valley Suspended Monorail, also known as 光谷空轨.

The passenger cars hang underneath the guideway, the system runs automatically, and parts of the floor are transparent, so you can see directly beneath the moving train. It's nothing like I've ever seen before!

To get on the metro, you buy a ticket and the gates open with facial recognition!

The one thing that confused me was the destination the train takes you to! It's in the middle of nowhere!

If you want to see what the train is like in action, here's also a video of it!

Video: https://youtu.be/ZeomhopbjdA

Hey everyone, I went to live in Wuhan China on a very last minute notice this year. It was my first time in China and I had friends and family worry for me because I'm going to the Chinese city which might not have the best reputation globally.

I spent months exploring the city and found out it was such a beautiful, vibrant and modern city and not at all what the media told me and not at all what I imagined when I first heard of the city back in March 2020.

Upon being Wuhan for quiet a while I thought, well I've seen majority of the attractions but there's one "elephant in the room" that I haven't visited yet, which is the supposed Covid market.

Finding this market wasn't easy as there's not much information on it online at all, I somehow found the co-ordinates of it because it's not marked on the maps.

Upon arriving I got so confused... the market is a sunglasses market now! There's 0 sign of anything ever happening here!

The place was a food market before, but my friends told me there was nothing as extreme sold there as we're told.

Exploring the area which I was told would be the sketchiest area in Wuhan, and China, it felt completely normal.

And I was left to wonder, did the virus REALLY come from here? It feels so out of place and it feels like a place that would be picked just to get blame for!

Less than 1km from the "covid market" is a beautiful train station, Hankou Railway station that's more modern than 99% of train stations in Europe! It makes no sense, such a rich modern and advanced area is where we're told Covid really came from!

I believe China was blamed for this and someone else could be behind it, but let me know your thoughts!

I also recorded my journey, so if you want to see what the market looks like, here it is. And let me know your thoughts!

https://youtu.be/mNtP6ETdNGk

Before visiting Wudangshan, I honestly thought Tai Chi was just slow movements people did in parks.

Then I went to the mountain where it came from.

Red temples, misty peaks, Taoist monks, endless stairs, incense, silence… it felt like stepping into a completely different China. Not futuristic cities or neon lights, but ancient, peaceful, and almost unreal.

I even tried a Tai Chi lesson there, and it made me realise it’s not just “slow kung fu.” It’s balance, breathing, patience, and control. I was terrible at it, but I finally understood why people dedicate their lives to this place.

I went there joking that I might become a monk.

By the end, I kind of understood why someone would.

I filmed the whole journey here: https://youtu.be/PQhswiM4i9w