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China Daily | Rural Central Asia road vlog
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Can you make money by selling Chinese snacks in a village in Astana, Kazakhstan? China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan gave it a try! Her selling journey felt like a vivid snapshot of the Silk Road trade - small business bridging China and Central Asia.
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00:00
I'm going to buy food!
00:19
Welcome to Big Shanghai in Astana!
00:22
Today, we're heading to a village outside Astana, Kazakhstan.
00:26
I'm bringing some stuff to sell.
00:29
I've got to put my merchant skills to work and see if I can turn a profit.
00:34
Huh? That's 7.
00:40
This is the place where people buy daily products.
00:44
It's from China.
00:46
Oh, is it?
00:47
Where are these products from?
00:49
Tashkent.
00:51
It's our car.
00:53
We can drive the car.
00:55
We can drive the car freely.
00:58
Hello.
00:59
Hello.
01:00
Hello.
01:01
Hello.
01:02
This is good to sell.
01:03
Yes.
01:04
I want to go a little bit.
01:05
It's from Tajikistan.
01:07
You can take a little bit.
01:09
Tajikistan and Tajikistan.
01:11
You can send it to me.
01:13
You can send it to me.
01:14
No, I want to sell it.
01:16
You can send it to me.
01:17
You can send it to me.
01:18
You can send it to me.
01:19
Where are you from?
01:20
China, and Tajikistan?
01:21
Yes.
01:22
I'm from Tajikistan.
01:23
Wow.
01:27
It's good to sell it.
01:28
It's good to sell it.
01:33
You can try it.
01:34
Yes.
01:35
You can try it.
01:36
You can try it.
01:37
Oh, thank you.
01:38
I will sell it.
01:39
You can sell it.
01:40
You can sell it.
01:41
You can sell it.
01:42
You can sell it.
01:43
You can sell it.
01:44
You can sell it.
01:45
You can sell it.
01:48
You don't like the food.
01:50
Do you like the food?
01:51
I want to sell it.
01:52
Oh, it's so sweet.
01:53
I can buy some products like sweet.
01:55
تش Please Are you going to sell it?
01:56
It's yummy.
01:57
Pretty beautiful.
01:58
I'll sell it to this.
01:59
Can you pay me so much?
02:01
How much so much?
02:03
Probably 200.
02:04
I came across the shop because
02:08
he was really curious about everything about here.
02:11
Oh, I answer it.
02:12
What are you working on?
02:13
You are a journalist?
02:15
Are you a company?
02:17
I'm not going to use it.
02:19
I'm going to go to where?
02:21
I don't want to tell you.
02:23
What are you doing?
02:25
What are you doing?
02:27
This thing? It's a language?
02:29
Yes.
02:31
I'll sell some language from China.
02:35
You can sell a lot of money.
02:37
I don't want to sell it.
02:39
I don't want to sell it.
02:41
I don't want to sell it.
02:43
I'm not going to sell it.
02:45
I'm not going to sell it.
02:47
Many Chinese people are here to help us.
02:50
We need this.
02:52
We're going to sell it.
02:54
We're going to sell it.
03:03
It's raining.
03:05
It's raining.
03:07
We're going to sell it.
03:09
It's raining.
03:11
It's raining.
03:13
We can sell it for you.
03:15
One thousand dollars.
03:17
We'll sell it for you.
03:27
Hello.
03:28
Do you live here?
03:38
I'm not in the same Linke.
03:41
Do you see Chinese people often?
03:44
They are very good. I work with them a lot.
03:47
What is this?
03:49
We were building this road on the street.
03:53
I became more rich.
03:55
I became more rich.
03:57
It was a very stable amount.
04:01
How much money can you earn?
04:04
I can't say anything.
04:07
You can't say anything.
04:09
I would like to sell it.
04:11
But it's raining today.
04:12
I don't have a customer.
04:13
So I can send it to you.
04:15
No.
04:16
Why?
04:17
No.
04:18
You must send it yourself.
04:21
We don't have to choose.
04:22
You must send it yourself.
04:24
I want to send it to you.
04:26
Okay.
04:27
Is it you want to buy?
04:29
Yes.
04:30
Yes.
04:32
Thank you for helping us.
04:37
You have any impression of Chinese products?
04:40
What do you think of Chinese products?
04:41
Today is a wonderful country.
04:44
The planet is everywhere.
04:45
They are very good.
04:47
They are very good.
04:48
They have to push forward.
04:49
They have to push forward.
04:51
In economic, politics, technology.
04:53
You're so happy.
04:55
You're so happy.
04:57
You're so happy.
04:59
This is the chef who gave us.
05:01
Yes, the chef.
05:07
It's delicious.
05:09
I think we should find someone to buy our food.
05:11
Let's go.
05:13
It's okay.
05:15
It's okay.
05:17
Have you ever met a Chinese person?
05:21
What do you think?
05:23
Do you have any印象?
05:25
Do you have any印象?
05:27
It's hot.
05:29
It's hot.
05:31
It's hot.
05:33
It's hot.
05:35
It's from China.
05:37
It's from China.
05:39
It's hot.
05:43
There are so many cars.
05:47
Hello.
05:49
Hello.
05:50
Hello.
05:51
Orange.
05:52
Orange.
05:53
Three.
05:54
Three.
05:55
Chocolate.
05:56
Chocolate.
05:57
Chocolate.
05:58
Chocolate.
05:59
Oh.
06:00
Chocolate.
06:01
Oh.
06:02
What are you doing?
06:03
Let's put it here.
06:05
How much money?
06:07
Three.
06:08
Three.
06:09
Three.
06:10
Three.
06:11
Three.
06:12
Three.
06:13
Three.
06:14
Three.
06:15
Three.
06:16
Three.
06:17
Three.
06:18
Two.
06:19
Two.
06:20
Three.
06:21
Two.
06:22
Two.
06:23
Three.
06:24
Two.
06:25
Two.
06:26
Three.
06:27
Four.
06:28
One.
06:29
Two.
06:30
Two.
06:31
When the roads were not built, it was as cold as it was.
06:35
It was difficult to drive.
06:38
We didn't get sick, but now we need to work better.
06:43
Let's go.
06:45
Hello!
06:47
Do you want to eat?
06:53
Thank you, thank you.
06:55
Do you want to go to China?
06:57
What?
06:59
China?
07:01
Yes.
07:02
This is chocolate?
07:03
Chocolate.
07:04
No.
07:05
No.
07:06
No.
07:07
This is sweet.
07:08
Ah, in Beijing.
07:09
Yes.
07:11
Okay.
07:14
Bye-bye.
07:17
Bye-bye.
07:18
Bye-bye.
07:19
I'm going to go out there.
07:22
What are you doing?
07:24
It's Chinese.
07:26
It's Chinese.
07:27
This road is very important.
07:29
If this road isn't good, the city is very strong.
07:32
Oh.
07:33
Oh.
07:34
I'm sorry.
07:35
But you don't know if it's Chinese, right?
07:37
I don't know if it's Chinese, right?
07:38
I don't know if it's Chinese.
07:39
Oh.
07:40
Today we know.
07:41
Today we know.
07:42
Trade first bonds China and Central Asia and Silk Road, taking the way for broader ties.
07:48
While roots connect geography, it is mutual respect and reciprocal gains that truly unite civilizations.
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