A trip to LiJiang 丽江 and XiShuangBanNa 西双版纳, YunNan province

Near the border with Korea in north east China, the city has a large ethnic Korean population.

With Rafa Goes Around! ...

In the West, mung beans are known from being the source of bean sprouts; yet they are more versatile than just that. Follow the whole life of the mung bean and how to make mung bean pastries. From seeds to beans takes about 4 months if planted in the spring. To get bean sprouts from the beans can take little more than a week .

The delightful China Central TV concert of 2013 ... * Children of the Dragon (HOU Dejian, 侯德健), performed by Green QIU (QIU Wutong, 邱梧桐, 10 years old), Xiaolong (小龙, 11 years old), and JIN Zhuofan (金卓凡, 12 years old), all from China. * Memory (musical Cats, Andrew Loyd Webber), performed by Jessie Hillel (11 years old) from New Zealand.

Destabilization of China's neighbors is gathering pace ...

A selection of the songs and fireworks ...

With Rafa Goes Around! ... Bonus film - on smartphone life ...

Provincial capital of HuNan province.

JūYōng Guān (JuYong Pass) is the nearest section of the Great Wall of China to Beijing - about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the city center.

With Walk East ... Bonus film - ShangHai North Bund night walk ...