Beautiful HangZhou 杭州 and West Lake 西湖

Filmed in November 2011.

A beautiful hike. The journey takes about 4 to 5 hours at a reasonably relaxing pace.

A popular pastime in parks all over China. JianZi combines athleticism, balance, coordination and inner calm. It has been played in China since the Han Dynasty (200 BC). The 'shuttlecock' is composed of a number of coin-like metal weights and colored feathers. The first film is from the People's Park in GuangZhou; the second is at the Long Corridor of the Temple of Heaven in BeiJing.

Near Beijing. Filmed in 2012 ...

Filmed in May 2011.

Beautiful city-scapes ...

JiaYuGuan is the first pass at the western end of the Great Wall of China. It lies 6 kilometers southwest of the city of JiaYuGuan in GanSu province. The fortress lies between two hills and near to an oasis that was then on the western edge of China. According to legend, when JiaYuGuan was being planned, the official in charge asked the designer to estimate the number of bricks required; the designer surprised the official by giving him an exact number.

The beautiful LongQing Gorge is just 90 km north west of the city and a great day trip ...

And JingShan Park. Filmed in early summer, 2012.

HangZhou, in ZheJiang province, south from ShangHai ...

China has lifted 800 million people out of poverty. These videos show recent examples of how this was achieved ...

With HowToChinese and Fluenz ...