The Great Wall 长城 of China Marathon

'Nine Villages Valley' in SiChuan province ...

A walk through the city; modern skylines and traditional street culture ...

Plus a little of the canola fields of the HongHe HaNi Autonomous Prefecture in southern YunNan ...

From the ashes of Western imperialism, the first Summer Palace, close by the 'new' Summer Palace (YiHeYuan), is still an enchanting place of natural beauty and Chinese garden arts ...

The provincial capital is GuiYang.

90 kilometers (55 miles) north west of Beijing city, LongQing Gorge offers boating, hiking and more; plus an ice festival in winter. LóngQìng Xiá reminds one of the natural, soaring scenery around GuiLin and YangShuo ...

With Cyrus Janssen ... Comment by Gustavo Andrés ... There is an overwhelming assumption in the West that China’s Achilles heel is the state: that it lacks legitimacy. This is the underlying reason why Westerners believe that China’s transformation is unsustainable: that the political system cannot survive.

The first time I went to JuYong Pass was a coach trip and we had only an hour at this stop on the tour. Yet I was determined to get to the top and return to the coach on time. Result - absolute exhaustion, but I did manage to get some photos along the way :) In this video, a lot of the early part of the climb is skipped, but I still think you will get the picture.

JingDeZhen, in JiangXi province, is known as the Porcelain Capital' because it has been producing pottery for over 1,700 years. JingDeZhen is close to the best quality deposits of petuntse, or porcelain stone, in China, as well as being surrounded by forests, mostly of pine, providing wood for the kilns. It also has river connections flowing both north and south, facilitating transport of the fragile wares.

北京卫视网络春晚-雨花石+我的祖国+映山红- Beijing TV Net Spring Festival Evening, 2011. Bonus songs, from the Voice of China TV show ...