Beautiful BeiJing 北京, the blue sky city

An excerpt from HuNan TV's New Year 2016 concert. Starting with a beautiful, haunting song, in English; Adele Atkins / Jim Lee. "The two of us, we're running out of time ..." Singer: Zhāng Jié 张杰 Chinese vocalists are now among the world's best. Also includes '(I'm your) Venus (I'm your fire)', plus Chris Lee with 'Let Me Grow, Let Me Glow'.

The caves, full of beautiful Buddhist art, are located near DaTong in ShanXi province, north east China (west from Beijing), and date from the 5th century. Buddhism came to this area via the northern Silk Road that linked Xi'An with Kashgar

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.

Beautiful :) Filmed by sjohnke

The much-loved CCTV Chinese New Year's Gala (中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会) is a special yearly show produced by China Central Television that has a viewership of around 1 billion people.

HaiNan ('South Sea') island is the southern-most part of China.

KāiFēng was once the capital of the Song dynasty, and is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China. Located along the southern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of ZhengZhou to the west.

A film of beautiful Beijing by our resident photographer, plus more great films. 9 minutes to see the beautiful, blue sky city of Beijing ...

An unusual video for the new year (it is not about China), but it relates to our by-line - 'live more'. The past can provide wisdom, the future goals to strive for, but don't lose focus on the here and now - it is the true reality so don't miss it. Wishing all the best in life to all our visitors. Do your best to make it happen, whatever your dreams, yet love and live each moment (it might not be one's ideal circumstance, but we can still make the most of it) .

The gorge is located about 60 kilometers north of LiJiang in YunNan province.

A guide to one of China's most vibrant cities ...