A stay in tropical SanYa 三亚, HaiNan 海南 island

ChongQing lies on the YangTze (YangZi) River in central China, just to the east of SiChuan province, and is one of the world's largest cities. Administratively, it is one of China's four direct-controlled municipalities (the others are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin).

One of the 'Eight Great Ancient Capitals' of China. Great music in this beautiful film ...

How to spot misdirection and hidden agendas; and the techniques used. Mind control is real - it is simply controlling the narrative by controlling what you think you know, by controlling the information and how it is viewed. This is the info war. Once written, this article will cover the following and more : * framing * 'loaded' or emotional words * exaggeration * omission / 'cherry picking' / partial truth * statistics * 'authorities' / 'trusted voices' / consensus (and consent) * false 'balance' * false assumptions * false implications All the ways one can be led to the wrong conclusions and then propagate false memes.

In their last days as students at the Beijing University of Language and Culture, trips to the Summer Palace (YíHéYuán) and the ruins of, but still beautiful, 'Old Summer Palace' (YuanMingYuan). These are within walking distance of each other in west Beijing and both have metro (subway) stops. In neither film are all the scenic spots visited; but then these are huge places; both are well worth a visit when you're in Beijing .

Located in the North Square by the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Every evening at 8pm; free. The fountains cover over 100,000 square meters and form the world's most spectacular fountain complex. There are 2000 sets of nozzles, over 3000 sets of lights plus a professional audio system. The huge site can be attended by over 10,000 people.

The town 'where nobody is a stranger' ...

JuYong Pass is an interesting section of the Great Wall, close to Beijing (slightly nearer than BaDaLing along the same valley), has a steep climb on the west side.

A Chinese brush artist since 1976, Virginia Lloyd-Davies has paintings in collections in the U.S., China, Britain, Europe, Japan, Mexico and Kenya. Her teacher for 26 years until his death was Master Painter I-Hsiung Ju, with whom she traveled regularly to China & Taiwan. Watch Virginia demonstrate a typical lotus painting .

A film by the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) ... Shanghai is one of the world's great cities. Its night skyline boasts thousands of colorful high rises, revealing the modern face of China—one of sophistication, big business, vibrant art and culture, and fine cuisine. At night, it becomes a spectacular cacophony of 60-story neon canvases where high-tech graphic artists try to outdo each other with dazzling displays.

Sailing along the Li River and YuLong River, among beautiful karst mountain peaks ... Bonus films - starting with 'Let life be beautiful' ... Sung by Alu Azhou and the Mountain Wind Group 阿鲁阿卓, 山风组合 生如夏花. Inspired by Stray Birds by famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, 1916 (生如夏花之绚烂，死如秋叶之静美 --飞鸟集, 泰戈尔, 1916).

Beautiful pre-wedding pictures at the Palace Museum in BeiJing ...