When Katherine was biking in a village in the historical city Nanjing in 2020, a little yard full of different plants caught her eye. It reminded her of her mother who also loved gardening. So she stopped to take photos for her. Just then,a woman came out and invited Katherine in and then gave her a tour of the house. They had a nice talk there.
This was an example of the warm welcome the 26-year-old from Virginia received from strangers during her bike tours in China. Katherine recorded these travel experiences and posted the videos on the Internet. They have been viewed more than eight million times.
After graduating from Nanjing University in2020,Katherine spent a year travelling around China.She was fascinated by the beautiful environment in the countryside in China and wanted to visit more.“I think the scenery(风景）in villages is more unique(独特的)because it connects the local natural features with a human environment together. Such special village scenery is hard to find in the US, Katherine said.
Out of love for the Chinese countryside,she has also tried her best to revitalize(振兴)the countryside for years. In 2022,she joined Green Zhejiang, a volunteer group working on environmental protection.There she took part in environmental education programs. She gave a weekly class for primary school students in a village near Hangzhou, teaching them about agriculture(农业）.
In the summer of 2023, Katherine moved to a village near Hangzhou for local programs of environment and education. "A lot of young people consider rural(农村的)China is poor.1want to show people that it's possible to live a pretty nice life in rural China. If you want to keep developing the rural areas,you need to have young people,"she said.
2020年，Katherine在历史名城南京的一个村庄骑自行车时，一个种满了各种植物的小院子吸引了她的注意。这让她想起了同样热爱园艺的母亲。于是，她停下来为母亲拍照。就在这时，一位女士走了出来，邀请Katherine进屋，然后带她参观了房子。她们在那里进行了愉快的交谈。
这是这位来自弗吉尼亚州的26岁女孩在中国骑车旅行期间受到陌生人热情接待的一个例子。Katherine录下了这些旅行经历，并将视频发布到互联网上。这些视频已经被观看了800多万次。
2020年从南京大学毕业后，Katherine花了一年时间周游中国。她被中国乡村的美丽环境深深吸引，想去更多的地方看看。Katherine 说:“我认为乡村的风景更独特，因为它将当地的自然景观与人文环境联系在一起。这样特别的乡村风景在美国很难找到。”
出于对中国乡村的热爱，多年来，她也一直在为振兴乡村而努力。2022年，她加入了环保志愿者组织“绿色浙江”。在那里，她参与了环境教育项目。她每周在杭州附近的一个村庄里给小学生们上一堂课，教他们农业知识。
2023年夏天，Katherine来到杭州附近的一个村庄，参与当地的环境和教育项目。Katherine 说:“很多年轻人认为中国农村很穷。我想告诉人们，在中国农村也可以过上很好的生活。如果想继续发展乡村地区，需要年轻人。”
Katherine在中国乡村骑行的过程中被乡村的自然景观深深地吸引了。出于对中国乡村的热爱，现在她致力于助力中国乡村振兴。
