China Rural Life: A Peaceful Day in a Mountain Village
About this video
Son Thon presents a serene video from a mountain village near Lijiang, Yunnan, capturing a full day of rural life from morning to evening. The footage shows the village waking up as smoke rises from chimneys and farmers head to their fields. Later, the camera follows a local woman as she tends to her vegetable garden and prepares a simple meal over a wood fire. The surrounding landscape is breathtaking, with terraced fields, distant snow-capped peaks, and a clear blue sky. There is no dialogue or music, only the natural sounds of wind, birds, and the occasional bark of a dog. This video is a gentle reminder of the beauty in simplicity, offering viewers a chance to slow down and appreciate a way of life that is deeply connected to nature. It feels like a short escape from the noise of modern life.
Video transcript
Seed corn Cow dung fertilizing Rainbow spinach Garlic Salt , MSG fried egg Sprouted corn Japanese jasmine and rosemary Taro seeds Dandelion greens Seeds of cucumber and cowpea Centella asiatica Rice Porridge Oil Tomatoes are bearing fruit Black beans and soybeans Fish braised with melons Protein fertilizers Strange red, black, flower ash manure Perilla vegetables Corn and soybeans are growing well Cucumbers are also growing well Need to build a vine Take bamboo to make a cucumber rig Duckling white They enjoy playing with water Eggplant plants Cassava
stems Cut short for planting Soybeans and corn grow well Install a new table Cucumbers are fruiting Cucumbers sauteed with meat
