Summer in Yunnan: Endless Fruit to Pick, Endless Joy in My Hometown | Dianxi Xiaoge

Channel: Li Ziqi Published: July 15, 2026 Duration: 43:20

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This video follows Dianxi Xiaoge as she enjoys a summer day in her Yunnan hometown, surrounded by lush fruit trees and abundant gardens. You'll see her picking fresh peaches, plums, and other seasonal fruits, often sharing them with family and friends. The atmosphere is serene and joyful, with the sounds of birds and rustling leaves complementing the warm sunshine. The video emphasizes the simple pleasures of rural life, from the satisfaction of harvesting your own food to the laughter shared over a bowl of freshly cut fruit. It's a gentle, heartwarming look at how nature and community come together in the Chinese countryside.

Video transcript

Starfruit So many starfruits Let’s see if it’s sweet So sweet Pick two green ones to dip in chili These are fully ripe and yellow These starfruits are really abundant In bunches This one is fully ripe The peel comes off easily So sweet Watermelon Not ripe yet Let’s pick and check again Still unripe It’s raining Why is this one cracked open? Because of both rain and sunshine Pick two of these small yellow watermelons Mulberries So sweet White Jade King Golden Mulberry This green one is delicious Want some? It’s a bug A big bug Do you want to

come pick wax apples with me? Don’t want to Don’t let Dawang get wet playing with water Don’t get it wet. Come on, Wang, have some water. Stay home with them. You’re not allowed to go. Stay home with them. Stay home with them. Wax apple. Hey, this tree has a lot. Still not quite ripe. These small ones are actually quite cute. So red. These fruits always grow in clusters. So juicy. Pick a few of the pink variety too. I’m back! Hi. I picked two kinds. Why did you pick such a big basket? Come on up first. Wow! Xiao Hao, look. Ahao, here’s one

for you. And a bunch for Sister Axia. Wang Wang. Look, I have so many. You don’t have any. What do you want to eat today? I want pancakes. Then I’ll make pancakes for us. Okay. I think we can mix it with sugar to eat. Grandpa. Have you ever seen such a beautiful fruit? Never. Eat it here. Eat quickly, it’s delicious. It has no pit. Sister, I’m picking some apricots. Okay. In two more months, we can eat grapes. Apricots. There are so many. Mm. When they’re fully ripe, they’re sweet. A bit sour. Feels like this one is a bit small. Oh, there’s

a nest of little birds here. Fuzzy peach. This tree has two kinds of peaches. This one is a flat peach. This one is a nectarine. Nectarine. Flat peach. Two different kinds of peaches on one tree. Sweet. Jabuticaba. These few are too big. Black mulberries. Rub like this and your hands will be easier to wash clean. A Xia. Hurry up, let's go pick grapes. Just so happens I look good today. No need to climb the mountain over there. The grapes are inside the greenhouse. You and Laifu stay home, got it? These grapes are called Shine Muscat. Are they not ripe

yet? Let's go check over there. Wow, sis, we’ve struck it rich! These are the old variety of Red Globe grapes. As red as your skin. Flatterer. Sweet as honey. Pick a few more bunches. Sweet or not? Crisp and sweet. Freshly picked from the vine is the sweetest. Sis, this bunch is so sweet. I don't believe it. Come and try it. So sweet. Sis, watch out for the big goose. I'm not afraid. Don't come any closer. Sis, the goose is going to peck me. Don't worry, it can’t reach you. Pick a bit of every color. Be careful the goose doesn’t peck you. I'm not

afraid anymore. These bunches of grapes are a bit small. It seems bigger over there. There are more here. Sis, come here, I can’t reach. Ah, you’re too heavy. So sweet. It smells like roses. So delicious. This kind of grape really smells like roses. This is the sweetest one, sis. That’s enough, sis. I’m full just from eating grapes, sis. Drink more water when we get back. Dawang. Grandma, come have some grapes. Where did you pick them? Picked them in the greenhouse. So delicious. Sweet as honey. The grapes grown in greenhouses have been really

good these past two years. I’ll take some to share with everyone. Here, take these pretty ones. And take some to Mom and Auntie. Take some of each color. They’ve probably never seen such pretty grapes. Walk slowly. Okay. Sis. Remember to bring back a bag of rock sugar. Okay. Ride slowly and remember to use the turn signal. Okay Dawang, you have to stay home, you’re not allowed to come along. Cherry So sweet. Black raspberry Ripe and so sweet. This is a heart. You usually can’t finish picking them all, uncle. Mm. Many people don’t know they can

pick here at my place. If I take them home, can I grow them? Yes, you can. Easy to grow. Mm. Golden raspberry Hello everyone. I’m the child of yellow bubble fruit and raspberry. Now the little chicks are going to eat you all. Black bubble fruit The black ones taste the best. Yellow bubble fruit What kind of bug is this? Fly away. Orange sweetness Plum Whoa. Oh my god. Such blazing sun. It’s all because of you two siblings. You woke up too late. The sun isn’t strong now, what’s there to be afraid of? What if I get tanned? You’re already tanned.

It’s not like we’re hunting mushrooms. We don’t have to get up before dawn. Let’s each go to one side. Okay. Good thing it’s not hot in the woods. Yes. Ahao, slow down, the path there is a bit slippery. Mm, okay. Half-red. We came a bit late, the plums are almost gone. Are they sweet? Mm, sweet as honey. Sister Pen, are these green crispy plums ripe? They look so green. They’re ripe. That’s just how they look when ripe. Oh. Have a taste. A bit sweet, Sister Pen. Mm, then pick more. Fill up a small basket. Okay. This one’s ripe, right?

Wow, so juicy. Xiaohao. Hey. This one is so sweet, come quickly. Aren’t black plums sour? Don’t lie to me. Not sour at all, so delicious. Wow. They’re all ripe. So juicy. These ones are really good. Call me if you can’t reach them. I forgot to call you. Hurry, help me pick them. Wow, just a little tiptoe and you can reach them. Pick all the big ones. My big brother is amazing. There’s another big one. Missed it. Let me try. Finally got one. So tasty. Try one yourself. Come on, Ah Hao. Let’s find sister. Slow down, slow down. Take it easy.

Wow. How are there so many peaches? They’re really big. Let’s go find sister. Mm, okay. So delicious. Pick another one. Sister You’re done picking? Mm. Look. You even got peaches. Let’s go. Eat over there in the shade. It’s too hot. Alright. The fruits these past two days are so sweet. Mm. After the sun, they’re honey-sweet. Let me try what Sister A Xia said. Black plums and big plums are really sweet. Not that sweet. Sister A Xia likes to exaggerate. Look, Sister A Pen. The color and taste are about the same. Did you pick the same kind? No.

This one’s a bit sweeter. Black plums are red inside. This one’s a bit crisper. Black plums are even sweeter. Try it. I still think these few red ones are sweet. You can try them. Okay. A Xia won’t eat again. I’m always so happy after picking fruit. A Xia, sing a song. Sing it well. A Hao, give us one. Let it soak first. We’ll scoop it up later. Okay. Soak it until it’s icy cold. Xia, come have some plums. Delicious. So delicious. Really? Sister A Xia. Why is Laifu’s fur both messy and curly? No idea. Fans say he still looks like a stray

even though he’s raised at home. A Mei, why is it just you and Zhang Jun? Where’s A Hao? A Hao went to school. Mm.

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