Beautiful ChengDu 成都 …

FengHuang, 凤凰古城, HuNan province, central China. 'Fenghuang', Chinese for 'Phoenix', the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire only to rise again from the flames, is named after a legend that two of these fabulous birds flew over and found the town so beautiful that they hovered there, reluctant to leave.

Ancient roots, modern outlook; a wide variety of natural landscapes; diverse cultures; so much to see and do; welcome to China ...

South of the Forbidden City and Tian'AnMen Square in central BeiJing, the blue sky city, lies this amazing Taoist temple, set in an abundant area (now park) of trees and a great place to visit. The wonderful architecture is brimming with symbolism and the park as a whole is a favorite for locals to hang out and practice Tai Chi or play JianZi (hacky sack), etc .

Begiining with three songs in English : Mad World - Cui TianQi (崔天琪), Yellow - Li WenHui (李文慧), and Still Loving You - Tan XuanYuan (谭轩辕). Plus, Zhang JingYi (张婧懿) - "玫瑰" (Rose - no votes, but beautiful imo); Yao BeiNa (姚贝娜) - "也许明天" (Maybe Tomorrow), July 2013 ### and Taskyn (塔斯肯) - "Dudarai" (Дударай).

JīnShānLǐng Great Wall lies in HeBei province, about two hours north east from BeiJing city.

The world's highest public observation deck, at 474 meters (1,555 feet) above ground level.

Special memories ...

The adjoining BaDaLing and JuYongGuan sections ...

Provincial capital of FuJian ... Bonus film - fast forward FuJian province ...

Wonderful ...

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 ...

Join us for a hike through the amazing peaks and valleys of HuangShan (Yellow Mountain) Scenic Area in AnHui province, east China ...