Beautiful JingXi 靖西, GuangXi province

Bonus film - the Great Wall near Beijing in 4K ...

GuangDong province ...

Near RuiLi and the border with Myanmar.

TianJin lies 30 minutes east of BeiJing by high speed rail, on the coast in north east China.

Don't miss it ! A musician at one with the music. Wei wu wei - no effort (no separation) - literally, action without action. First kiss - the one you'll never forget ... Cover - John Petrucci. Bonus film - Asian shredding - a jam with Li-sa-X from Japan - "Little Wings" ...

Views of the Palace Museum ...

Sometimes in browsing the web disparate things just seem to come together, as here. Two different popular singing shows, one an established artist, one a teen on a first audition; one common theme - 'this girl is on fire'. In the first video, from 'I am a singer', I was so struck by the gusto of the performance. The cut-aways are to the other competitors; one can feel that the knives were out (in some cases) but she said 'take that', and nailed it .

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

An inspiration to us all ...