During my free time, I have been able to check out a bunch of different YouTubers for fun and for keeping my Chinese language skills sharp over the summer. Here is a compiled list of my recommendations:
Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约
小马 is an American YouTuber who has made a variety of fun videos about Chinese and many other languages. He was able to become fluent in Chinese because he lived abroad in China for about a year. Many of his early videos mainly consist of him going to Chinese restaurants and surprising the staff with his level of fluency. He is often spotted walking around the streets of New York’s Chinatown, surprising shop owners and tasting delicious food along the way. Now, he has branched off into learning a variety of different languages such as Spanish. He continues to make entertaining videos about interacting with different people, experiencing new cultures and foods, and doing language learning challenges.
Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/小马在纽约/featured
Jared 杰里德
Jared is another American YouTuber who is also fluent in Chinese. His main focus is to create funny videos that exaggerate both American and Chinese lifestyles. His videos are engaging and hilarious with his use of props and ridiculous costumes. Even though his videos seem to be mainly for entertainment purposes, they are great for Chinese listening practice. Ironically, there is probably something for everyone to relate to as a Chinese learner or a native Chinese speaker in his videos.
Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jaredfaa
Shuoshuo Chinese 说说中文
说说 is a native Chinese speaker who lives in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a certified Chinese teacher. On her channel, she has a variety of language learning tips, listening, vocabulary, and grammar videos. She is extremely helpful for people who want to spice up their sentences with advanced vocabulary that true native speakers use.
Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Aiv9xguPQxZ6msnNoz3HQ
李子柒
李子柒 (Lǐzǐ qī) is a YouTuber who lives in China and creates aesthetically pleasing videos to present ancient Chinese culture to the rest of the world. She lives her life in a fairytale-like setting on a quiet farm up in the mountains and is always surrounded by beautiful flowers. She cooks all of her meals from the crops she grows. She climbs trees, rides horses, dyes her own fabric, and builds her own furniture. In her videos, she shows how she can turn crops into food, flowers into tea, and rolls of thread into embroidery. Her skills are truly a sight to behold. To no one’s surprise, she has over 15 million subscribers to her channel. Even though she doesn’t talk often in her videos, she exposes us to thousands of years of culture and the Chinese way of life.
Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A
This article was very interesting and informative and I like that you gave brief descriptions of what kind of videos the youtubers make. I’ll be sure to check them out!
This article was entertaining and included many great suggestions of Youtubers that I will have to watch! Thank you for writing this informative article. 🙂
Its amazing how fluent these YouTubers speak. I hope to be able to speak like this someday.
I’m surprised to see that I know a few of these YouTubers. In particular, I really enjoy watching 李子柒’s videos!
Super interesting article! My favorite Chinese YouTuber is definitely Liziqi, I find her videos so creative. It’s amazing to see her make so many things by hand. I’ll definitely have to check out all the other YouTubers listed. Thanks for sharing!
This article is very interesting and entertaining. I liked how you described every YouTuber and explained the types of videos that each YouTuber made. I use YouTube a lot, so I’ll watch some of their videos. Great article!
Thanks, Alexia for sharing! I’m very impressed by how you’re improving your Chinese skills by watching Chinese YouTubers. I remember watching 李子柒 before she gained so many subscribers. I love her videos because they are very peaceful and show the beauties of living in the countryside in China. Although I know, life is not always the way she films in her video, I love how she captures authentic cultures and food. She really is like from a fairytale and I still continue to watch her videos when I’m bored. I’ll also check out the other YouTubers you listed.
I have watched Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约 and 李子柒. I especially enjoy 李子柒’s videos because of the calm mood that she creates with the nature scenes and traditional methods of building items. Thank you for featuring YouTubers that help us relate to Chinese culture.
Very interesting and very cool
This article is very interesting. I really enjoy 李子柒’s videos, and I’m glad I learned about these other YouTubers.
These youtubers are very cool! youtubers that i also like is Nikocado Avocado. He eats and reviews chinese food!
i really like Shuoshuo Chinese 说说中文 also!!!!! another good youtuber I recommend is Nikocado Avocado. He eats and reviews chinese food!
I agree with this
I like these youtubers. They are very talented and are creative with how they teach Chinese.
This article was fun to read. I already know of Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约 but I didn’t know of these other great youtubers. Thanks for sharing.
This article was so cool and interesting, I am now going to spend 5 hours a night binge watching these videos!!!
This article is very informative and entertaining. I liked how there were few descriptive suggestions of Youtubers that we should check out. Thank you for these recommendations!
I thought this article was very informative! These youtubers definitely sound interesting.
I liked how you gave very brief yet very informative descriptions of each YouTuber. Definitely kept me interested in the article!
I never heard of these YouTubers before and they’re all really good, if this article never existed I wouldn’t have found them
This article was very informative. I have heard of some of these YouTubers before and your descriptions of their content was great. Good job!
This article is very interesting and entertaining. I liked how you described every YouTuber and explained the types of videos that each YouTuber made. I use YouTube a lot, so I’ll watch some of their videos. Great article!
This article was very interesting with all of the YouTubers.
The different descriptions of all the YouTubers was really interesting to read. They all sound very unique.
This article was very well written. I remember watching Xiaomanyc before, I didn’t know he switched to learning Spanish and other languages now! I definitely have to watch some of the videos made by these YouTubers when I have time.
This is amazing!!! I’ve really wanted some content on youtube that will sharpen my Chinese!
Sometimes, I watch 李子柒’s videos, and, yes, they’re extremely aesthetically pleasing (especially with the peaceful background music and the naturistic setting). Thanks for sharing!
This is amazing. The different descriptions explaining all of the Youtubers was a great and I liked how you were able to explain the type of videos that each one of them made! Great work!
Thanks for informing me about some of these YouTubers. I will definitely check them out in my free time to improve upon my Chinese skills! Great article!
This article was very informative and interesting, I remember watching Xiaomanyc before, and I thought that it was pretty amazing for him to be able to speak Chinese really well despite not having a Chinese background. I remember watching a video from 李子柒 in Chinese class, and it was really satisfying and relaxing to see her showing the idealistic countryside life in China with traditional handmade crafts and food. I’ll be sure to check out the other youtubers as well.
Thank you for sharing! I really liked your description of each youtuber! With YouTube being a large part of everyone’s life now, I appreciate that you covered this topic. I will be checking out these channels in my free time! Great work!
Thanks for sharing the various youtubers. I really liked your article. It was interesting and informative of youtubers that can help sharpen our Chinese. Great job.
This was so interesting! You were very thorough by explaining each youtuber and what kind of video each of them made. I can’t wait to watch some of their videos.
Thanks for sharing about the different youtubers! I found your article to be quite interesting. I will definitely take some time to check them out!