A week in and around YangShuo 阳朔

11 / 11 - 'Singles' Day'. Maybe being an inseparable 11 is the better way compared to 11 ? 2 (1). Maybe that other 1 is art, or all humanity. Whatever it is for you - live more ... Four great romantic short stories from SiChuan province, in south west China ... If you can, please help us out with a donation (see the top of the sidebar on the right)

About 2 1/2 hours NNE from BeiJing city center ...

Beautiful scenes from the blue sky city of BeiJing ...

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

With three different videographers ...

If you have not yet been to China, how to communicate might be a concern. This video is by a popular travel blogger discussing just this, after six months in China ...

Amazing quality video with superb image stabilisation. This is not sponsored - we just think it might well be interesting to many of our visitors.

The ancient town of LiJiang, in YunNan province, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with over 800 years of history. It was an important hub of the South Silk Road, along which many items were traded, including tea. It is home to the NaXi ethnic minority. LiJiang has lots of boutique hotels and cosy hostels in traditional architecture.

In SiChuan province

Early morning in the Temple of Heaven (TianTan) park ...

Opens in (early to mid) January and February (roughly, depending on the weather). LóngQìngXiá lies not so far from Beijing city.