"when i was in china" - kenyan internet celebrity's "china travel" series of short videos received hot reviews
2024-10-05
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xinhua news agency, nairobi, october 5 (xinhua) -- kenyan internet celebrity peter kabi released a series of short videos about "travel to china", triggering strong reactions on social media. some netizens said with envy, "china is so beautiful, i want to see it too."
kirby, 34, started posting short videos on various social media in 2014 and gained more than 2 million fans. his works involve different themes such as travel, life, and social sceneries. the "travel in china" series is one of his most popular works, featuring rich and colorful urban life, unforgettable personal experiences, and precious moments of friendly people-to-people exchanges.
in a recent interview with a reporter from xinhua news agency, kirby said that his time in china was a precious life experience that he was full of gratitude and cherishment.
kirby’s short video was shot in october 2022, coinciding with the 132nd china import and export fair (canton fair). guangzhou, a beautiful modern metropolis, brought him a lot of creative inspiration. "it was a very beautiful moment. i sent my wife the photos i took in guangzhou. the city is beautiful and full of opportunities, and those experiences expanded my horizons."
that trip to china was very unforgettable for him: "i like taking trains and their efficiency, and the same goes for taxis." "when we come back from china, every time we go out to eat, we look for healthy and delicious chinese food."
talking about the original intention of publishing the short video, kabi expressed that he hopes to share his experiences with more people, hoping that people can better understand china, eliminate misunderstandings, and feel the unique charm of traveling in china.
kirby said with a smile that he had also misunderstood china, "i used to think that china was like jet li (movies), you could meet people competing in kung fu on the street. when i first arrived in china, i was still wondering: where do the chinese compete in martial arts? ? where is the shaolin master?"
this is a personal photo of kenyan internet celebrity peter kabi. (photo provided by interviewee)kabi said, "many of the high-end clothing and high-end products on the kenyan market are made in china, and china can produce the best products in the world." after arriving in china, he discovered that there is a rich variety of products here and “you can basically buy everything.”
a short video created by kirby, shot from a first-person perspective in the form of a vlog. to add to the story, he would design some plots, such as asking for directions, bargaining, sending flowers, looking for people to take photos with, etc. after these videos were released online, they received more than 650,000 views, and their popularity was beyond kirby's expectation. some netizens left a message saying, "i will watch it over and over again." others commented, "since kirby went to china, the short videos released have become more exciting."
in kabi's view, few kenyan compatriots have used videos to tell stories about china, and his video experience of getting close to china and experiencing china just meets the needs of many kenyan netizens. "after going to china, many of my friends also went to china one after another, and they all contacted me directly (to learn about the situation in advance)."
this is a photo of kenyan internet celebrity peter kabi (left) and his wife. (photo provided by interviewee)in recent years, china and africa have become closer and closer. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the joint construction of the "belt and road" initiative, as well as the tenth anniversary of china's policy concept of sincerity, real results, real results and good faith towards africa and the correct view of justice and interests; in 2024, the beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation was a complete success, and the overall china-africa relationship the positioning has been upgraded to an all-weather china-africa community with a shared future in the new era.
today, tourism plays an even more important role in people-to-people exchanges between china and africa. statistics show that from january to july 2024, the number of inbound tourists increased significantly, with 5.722 million foreigners visiting china for sightseeing and 3.803 million for conference and business activities, a year-on-year increase of 403% and 81.5% respectively.
"everyone likes these videos about china, and i am emotionally invested in them." kirby is looking forward to his next trip to china. he said that if tourism is the best bridge to understand the cultures of the two countries, he hopes that more people will see the beauty of china through this bridge. (reporters: dai he, jin zheng; video: chen sihong, wu yuzhan)
