China's LAST Russian Village I S2, EP102
Do you celebrate Easter? Yes, we do We celebrate Easter every year And also Chinese New Year? Yes, Chinese New Year Haha, we celebrate both Russian festivals And Chinese New Year And Christmans if the elderly are still there we do so rather haphazardly hahaha that's is to say, for your generation It's already You do it not as formally as before Hahahaha and Shiwei this word is a mongolic word and it is the name of a tribe that used to live here it's a nomadic tribe which is very closely related to khitan tribe but today this village is made into a Russian town with lots of Russian style buildings that features Russian character and this is a port but it's only a port for for goods so tourists can't visit Russia from here Shiwei is located along the Ergun river a shallow winding river the natural border between Inner Mongolia and Russian far east the culture shift started in the 20th century the influx of Russian settlers significantly shaped local culture today Shiwei has lots of colorful onion domes, wooden houses Russian bakeries and restaurants my friends are still sleeping so i woke up a bit earlier to walk around and when i was on a scooter i saw some small village over there and i thought maybe I could visit it but then i realized it's actually in Russia so there those small village there is a winding shallow river called Ergun which is the border of China and Russia and it's also the origin of Amur river i.e. Heilongjiang there are some fences so i cannot even get close but this place is also the place where the forest Daxing'anling ends so to the west the grasslands start it's also the place where i began to have this mongolic feeling so look at the horses the grasslands, and over there Meng-wu-shi-wei and there are Mongolian script the Ancient script that they are still using so i heard the mongolians in Mongolia not in Inner Mongolia they are using Russian Russian Alphabets instead of the Mongolian script but in Inner Mongolia in China the Mongolians are still using the ancient writing I couldn't get up in the morning What have you had for breakfast? not yet not yet？ we planned To see if there is a garage To tighten the chain now we are leaving again today we'll be riding towards firstly to Enhe, a Russian village and then along the borderline to called Heishantou Town shiwei toll no fees i thought we need to pay our toll but we don't have to on our way the rolling hills dip gently into vast expanse of wetlands then we reached Enhe a village with distinct Russian style those wooden houses have bright colors and sloped roofs we stopped at a grocery store with a sign that says motorbike club my friends wanted to have their motorbikes fixed one of the chain of the scooter is very loose, so now we stop at Enhe village to fix it The front part is lifted, right? No, no I'll get a screw nut And weld it So that it won't fall And then you... our repairman looked exotic he is tall, has a sharp nose and light brown eyes he fixed our issues and didn't even want to take our money, he said he's also a motorbike enthusiast after that we look for a place for horse riding we asked around, and there is a red carriage on the road we asked the driver and he took us to the horse farm Want to ride the horse? yes Aren't you afraid? They don't I do, a bit yes My hearing isn't good. I see Are you ethnic Russian? Yes, Russian I am 87. 87? Yes can you speak Russian? yes How many people here can speak Russian? Not so many now Who is Russian? Your mum or dad? Or? My mum, my mum is Russian And my dad is Chinese Ah, you came in that carriage Yes, we want to ride the horse But motorbike is much better! Yes, we also ride bikes. haha what a beautiful creature and this horse is so mild hello my friend nice hair you made it for him oh Are you pretty? it's a good dog Come and see Oh, don't lick my camrea Haha, saliva yesterday i stayed in this room and it costs only 80 per night now it's not a high season so it's relatively cheaper and what's interesting is that it's a typical Russian house you don't see this very often in northeastern China because the entire house is built with wood maybe it's pine tree maybe it's birch tree but it's a very good material that keeps a house warm and my two other friends bought a dog shandi haha do you also want to see the house？ this is the older one and that's how they put all the woods together and they even fill the space in between the wood with moss to keep it warm and winter Do you like it? i also love dogs i just don't have space for one Shandi come here come here go come here Enhe’s Russian character is largely due to the considerable historical and geopolitical interaction with Russia particularly during the soviet era the ethnic Russians here are of mixed Russian and Chinese ancestry despite the fusion of cultures Russian customs remain a prominent feature in daily life many families know how to make the Russian bread хлеб many residents have a somewhat exotic appearance with some having curly hair and others having lighter colored eyes in the past Enhe was primarily focused on animal husbandry but with urbanization young people have moved to big cities for work yet its Russian charm has helped the local tourism begin to develop the restaurants and guest houses here also have Russian names such as Elina Igor, Bavi, and Veronica hello，are there still bread? Yes. ok
Do you need my help? No, not really en Wow, that's where you make bread Make Lieba bread How much is it? There are 10 yuan And 12 yuan This is 10 And that one Is with jam filling Alright, jam I see, I'll take one from each One from each This is with jam I'll eat it on the road One this And one this Yes It's called Lieba In Russian, lieba means 是面包的意思不? lieba means bread Russian bread In Russian It's called lieba aha It's a Russian word Ok, that's great I would like to ask In a village like this How many ethnic Russians are there? In the past, the Russian Chinese There were over 2000 Now much less Not so many now Now en It's the 4th, 5th generation I see, the 4th and 5th generation So the Russians came From the other side of the river? My grandma The mum of my mum, came here My mum And me grew up here My grandpas were Han Chinese Both grandpa That is to say, mixed with Han My grandson's generation You can't tell They look like Han Chinese It has been 4 or 5 generations 4 or 5 I am the 3rd generation oh My son is the 4th generation And grandson the 5th generation And you see He looks like Han Chinese I see, the Russian blood is less Yes, much lesser Old people like us Can't speak well My parents Their generation Can speak Russian well en there is a crispy surface on this bread and i think it's a mixture of cream and butter and the whole bread is so soft and smells very creamy and milky and it tastes a bit like Brioche The dough rises 4 or 5 times The 1st round Is 2 hours And the 2nd round After the 2nd round add potato in it Without potato the bread won't be tasty There is even potato in it? The potato keeps the Lieba fresh I see There is potato in it That's how you make it It's smashed potato in it Cook the potato and then Smash it, and put it in And then rise the dough with hops regular bread don't have that Yes, some skip the process now They use regular yeast ad baking soda It's less work and less tiring yes But this isn't After rising the dough There are multiple steps So the lieba Needs 5 steps To complete Besides the potatoes, what else? Potato, sugar Egg and cream 4 or 5 steps Wow, that's really complicated This is with jam What jam? That's blueberry jam blueberry Now there isn't So much left It's all sold out And now Only you and your husband live here? And my older son He works on the horse farm He leads the horse Perhaps I saw her yesterday He has fair skin And round fat, he is chubby hahaha You don't know him That's possible I went to the horse farm yesterday There are several horse farm Several of it I see Several group People used to have horses All have horses Keep horses? Yes, horse, cows, and sheep Why horse? What for? The horses can't... The horses For what To Ride, and to herd the cows Sometimes they're sold I see The horses there are several large herds oh Animal husbandry And ranch Animal husbandry is the main livelihood Agriculture My son, the older son, worksx on the ranch here In the production ranch We're all retired from the production team From the ranch Mainly animal husbandry and farming Yes, mainly animal husbandry and farming Raising animal after farming is done It must be beautiful here in summer I saw the photo posted Yes, beautiful summer The air is so fresh No it's also beautiful, I find Yes, now pretty too But it'll get cold soon In a couple of days Yes, -50°C （-58F） Can the house stand that? the wall is coated with mud there is wood panels Oh Wood panels inside Wood panel? yes Is it cold? Not cold. Not cold? 20°C (68F) , there is heating Fireplace there are stoves to burn coal and wood I see that This old house In the past. That's moss. moss Yeah, moss To make it wind proof And seal the space Then coat the interior with mud 2 layers And then wood panels That is t say That's The traditional style of a Russian house Yes, that's the traditional way to make it yes Cause in northeast, I haven't see it elsewhere My husband is a house builder He inherited the craftship He knows how to do it Most people here know it Many old people know And the windows And the patterns and carvings That's how they make it It's traditional Indeed, I hardly see it elsewhere For Han chinese, it's mainly brick house bricks It can't work here, too cold The cold weather will damage it It rise and all with the shifting terrain And will get broken easily Brick house can't work here Weren't there churches? That's it, the old one It used to be a church Do people still go to church? There are much less old people now So not anymore I see Do you still celebrate Easter? Yes, we do We celebrate Easter every year So it's a grand celebration More or less And also Chinese new year? yes hahaha Both Russian festival And Chinese new year That's fun How about Christmas? And Christmans if the elderly are still there we do so rather haphazardly hahaha that's is to say, for your generation It's already You do it not as formally as before Hahahaha We eat dinner together With friends and relatives yes And that's it. right It's fun here Wow you house The window is shining hahaha I'll wiping the fly footprints To kill my time Is this your kitchen? Yes, the place to cook ah I'll get going Thanks Don't you want to stay longer? No, I'll have to go Bye bye! Bye! Come back sometime! Sure. How to say Russian
baga baga？ До свидания! Goodbye yes，say that again До свидания! До свидания! До свидания! Yes, goodbye bye Bye! Bye! Enhe Igor Traditional Lieba Traditional Bread ok Now I know I even got the numbers ok so if you ever wanted you can call this number they have the best bread and the best granny sure If I want it I'll call you this used to be an old church but now it's a municipality and since it's part of inner Mongolia things are also marked also in Mongolic script and this is the old church and it's built completely with wood but now it's locked and nobody's using it and now more people are moving to big cities so this town is only active during summer. and in winter very few people still live here back to the hostel the other two bought the cute puppy and wanted to bring it back home they are in a hurry get home so we said our goodbye here so today we will go our separate ways i will go to Heishantou whereas they will go further because they are in a hurry to go back to gangsu and that's a friendship of motorbikers we met on the way and we spent some time together and then we say goodbye bye bye 好好的啊 害怕不?它有点害怕 主要声音，小狗子怕吵 拜拜了！拜拜！ 一路顺利哈 拜拜，拜拜 after leaving Enhe i went west and again arrived at the border where the Argun river meandered through the golden wetland the autumn landscape is like an oil painting of Levitan imbued with warm and tranquil energy what i can see with my eyes is a hundred times more beautiful than what you can see from the camera this is the most beautiful borderline i've ever seen it's forbidden to drone here but i think i can use the lens i hold it like this and use it as a camera hahaha oh，thanks！no problem Go further, there is another slope 1,2,3, throttle up, 1,2,3 wait, I am a bit scared To ride it Can you manage it? Ah, great Wow, that's so cool Thank you so much ah thanks i sruged forward leaving the traffic trailing behind plunging into the sunset chasing it freely and widely thanks whoa, the good thing with scooter no traffic jam i want to tell everyone to ride this stretch of sino-Russia border along the autumn sunset so that to see the whole world turns warm golden to smell the returning flocks and the dust and feel the cold air of the moon this is my today's room it costs 80 yuan per night so i've reached Heishantou finally but it seems that this place is pretty boring but well i think you never know what lies ahead of you so yeah that's all for my today's video i hope you enjoy watching it and i've just ordered a bowl of noodles i'm going to enjoy my dinner very soon so thanks for watching and good night
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