An introduction to the Chinese language for visitors

With Walk For You ...

Immediately south of TianAnMen Square ...

At the Panda Base research center ...

Starring Liu YiFei and Rain (from Korea). Directed by Gao XiXi.

The JianKou ('Arrow Head') section of the Great Wall is one of the most picturesque. It is also un-restored; and with steep inclines and long drops, also one of the most dangerous. JianKou lies between the MuTianYu and HuangHua sections. Filmed and edited by vimeo.com/niffgurd. More about JianKou Great Wall

About 90km west of ShangHai in JiangSu province.

First, a beautiful time-lapse film by KevinWK. Don't miss it ... Plus, A trip to LiJiang (and Shangrila), YunNan ...

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

A selection of songs from HuNan TV's 'I am a singer' by Gem Tang ... G.E.M. was born in Shanghai but grew up in Hong Kong from age 4. She is fluent in Mandarin (mainland China), Cantonese (Hong kong and GuangDong) and English. Here is the musical phenomenon, the incredibly wonderous Gem Tang; she always gives it all ... Falling (original by Alicia Keys) ... 'If I were a boy' 《挑战碧昂丝》 (original by Beyonce) ... Something goes wrong with the mike or mix just before 45 seconds (lower volume), which must be pretty off-putting, but still the emotion and performance win through, despite a few duff notes (an effort for mix error compensation I would think). These things happen in live shows, and generally HuNnan TV does really good output. Listen to song two for a better measure of voice talent (not to mention piano skills). The mix is a bit off in other ways too, but still, a great turn and a song with an important message, for boy or girl - don't let 'the one' slip away ... 存在 ... Beyond《喜欢你》 ... We will rock you / We are the champions (original by Queen) ... Imagine (original by John Lennon) ...

Join Samuel and Audrey on their backpacking tour of this beautiful part of GuangXi province, south China. Includes YuLong River rafting and nearby rice terraces ...