A trip to an indoor clothes market in BeiJing 北京

30 minutes east of Beijing by high speed rail lies the important coastal port city of TianJin

China's meritocracy versus Western Elite rule (with a 'vote' of which brand of the same thing can be made every 4 or so years). Is the Western 'vote' simply a way to get one's complicity into a governance that will never really be your side ? Spoiler - the Western model 'wins' the debate - but it is an audience of long brainwashed Westerners - lol ; ) * Try to play. Google doesn't like to play ball with China related videos unless they are clearly anti. No thumbnail or bad sound, etc (plays ok as of 26th August 2020) ... Bonus video, with Professor Zhang WeiWei & Professor Timothy Ash (a Munk debate). Which one works for an elite and which for the common people ... Looks like the video version has been 'black-holed' : (

Buddha Said | Great Compassion Mantra | Sweep of our minds | Heart Sutra | Zen Charm | Prayer for the earthquake in Ya'An (2013). Enter the chill out zone ...

A selection of scenes ...

A film by kinabaloo.com and BeijingBuzzz.com ...

Bonus films - Great Wall of China trip, a glimpse of ShenZhen, and NanJing ...

Fun teacher ... [videogallery type=playlist id=PLneZiE_zP2-wKOn0bDZ1p5VEph5GvHbl7 c=3 num=50]

Awesome craftsmanship ... Bonus film - a beautiful wood bowl ... And - pack basket plus hot, sweet and sour potato noodles ...

Near Beijing. Scenic outdoor adventures for the intrepid ...

A great film by Sticker Travel ...

A mini drama ...