Anaskhaaan is an Indian blogger who filmed several China travel videos — Xi'an's Bell Tower, Chengdu's streets, Shanghai's Bund — capturing the real face of Chinese cities.
His videos resonate with Indian viewers. Comments: "Different from what our media shows", "I hope to visit China someday". His videos are a window for Indian audiences to see China.
He also compares infrastructure, public transport and lifestyles between China and India — objective and friendly. "The meaning of travel is to see with your own eyes, not to listen to others," he says.
China and India are neighbors and the world's two most populous countries. Bloggers like Anaskhaaan bridge ordinary people across two great nations — the best form of people-to-people exchange.
Anaskhaaan (b. mid-1990s), Indian blogger, became famous filming major Chinese cities - the "Indian guy filming all of China".
His China footprint: from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Xi an, Chengdu, Chongqing and Hangzhou, he has visited nearly all major Chinese cities, recording landmarks, food and streets.
His perspective: as an Indian, he focuses on India-China comparisons - high-speed rail, metro, safety, night markets, mobile payment. His videos give Indian audiences a direct view of Chinese urban development.
Style: he loves filming "street truth" - no lighting, no staging, just the most ordinary city scenes. That authenticity makes his content credible.
Significance: he represents the "South Asian perspective on China". China and India are the world two most populous countries; their ordinary people learning about each other through videos matters far beyond entertainment.
Lesson: his videos prove "grassroots mutual viewing" between neighbours is becoming a key channel of mutual understanding. Authentic recording is the best exchange.
His videos also sparked a wave of "Indian netizens learning Chinese" - many commenters write "want to visit China" and "started learning Chinese". He says: "the greatest meaning of videos is making two neighbours curious about each other." That shift from curiosity to understanding is the most precious fruit of grassroots exchange.
To close: from India to China, one video apart. He is still on the road; his lens captures two neighbours drawing closer.
He also made a "China-India canteen" series: an Indian chef cooks Chinese dishes, a Chinese chef cooks Indian dishes, then they review each other. Surprisingly popular - the two cuisines share so much (spices, rice, noodles). He says "at the dinner table, we are at the same table."
He recently tried "first night on a high-speed sleeper" and "a day paying by QR code", with Indian viewers flooding comments "this is the China I wanted to see". He says "I film not how great China is, but what China is like." That honesty is his most reliable traffic code.
He plans to return next year for more smaller cities. He says "big cities are worth seeing, small cities worth living." Looking forward to his next street.
