Spending 24 Hours With a Chinese Family 🇨🇳

Ajouté : 2026-05-12

[00:00:03]What does ordinary family life look like in China？

[00:00:10]This is my parent's apartment Nothing fancy. Just a normal family life.

[00:00:19]They bought it years ago for about $87,000.

[00:00:25]Today, I want to show you the lives of ordinary Chinese family Hi I'm Kobo. Living in Chengdu, in southwestern China.

[00:00:52]I came back home because the Mayday holiday.

[00:01:02]This is my parents apartment Their home isn't big. About 60 square meters.

[00:01:12]But it has everything they need.

[00:01:17]They bought this place years ago… for around $87,870/€75000 My dad bought this plant a few days ago.

[00:01:31]Look, the tomatoes are getting red.

[00:02:09]My mom got a water card for drinking Almost everyday she has carry a bucket to the designated location in the community to get water.

[00:03:37]The price of regular water is 0.3 yuan/liter （$0.044 €0.038） and better quality water is 0.5 yuan/ liter. （$0.073 €0.063） This is a loquat.

[00:04:51]Have you ever eaten it?

[00:05:01]It's loquat season now.

[00:05:04]After returning to Chengdu I had a deeper experience with seasonal foods.

[00:05:32]Like the local cherries ate before, now the loquats, and soon the plums... It feels so good to be able to eat fresh, seasonal food.

[00:06:04]We went to the farmers' market to find my dad.

[00:06:11]Its shining outside, and my mom give me a hat to shield.

[00:06:17]In summer, you can see many people like me on the street.

[00:07:22]My parents still prefer buying fresh food every day.

[00:08:51]My dad has already bought the crayfish He's outside the market buying loquats.

[00:09:06]Loquats are 6 yuan /500g （$0.88 €0.75） Back home, my mom started cooking.

[00:11:07]My mom doesn't follow recipes.

[00:11:12]She just knows how much of everything to add.

[00:15:46]My parents don't throw away cardboard.

[00:15:51]They collect it… and sell it later.

[00:16:20]The price for recycling cardboard is 0.5 yuan /kg （$0.073/kg €0.063/kg） These cardboard pieces just sold for 0.57 yuan. （$0.083 €0.071） The day passes quietly.

[00:17:04]No plans. No rush.

[00:17:12]Just small things… one after another.

[00:17:36]This is just a normal day in my parents' life.

[00:17:42]Nothing special.

[00:17:47]But this is where I come from.