ChangSha 長沙, provincial capital of HuNan

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

From ShenZhen. Two songs from the full show (you can see that here too). "We love, we live, we see the light" Awesome - don't miss it ...

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

BěiJīng, BěiJīng

A walk through the city; modern skylines and traditional street culture ...

What started supposedly as a protest over a mundane and non-controversial bill (now long abandoned) that would only truly concern serious criminals, HK is now gripped by violence. But would real protesters seek to destroy their own city and its international reputation, even targeting tourists, and raise foreign flags ? It is very clear that there is much more to it, and the non-violent 'protestors' are being used.

A song from rock band SHIN that pays homage to Chinese Opera and has become quite a well known anthem. Sung here superbly by the beautiful Angela. My translation of the key verse : I don't care where you came from I don't know if you'll return But with you in my arms now Gonna hold you Just as long as I can Bonus film - "Nine million bicycles in BeiJing" True beauty is a pure heart.

A look around this beautiful coastal city ...

A great film of the Great Wall north of Beijing, including 'wild wall', accompanied by great music (踏古 (Ta Gu) by Lin Hai, 'Walking into Ancientry', with Chinese lute (pipa)). We [mum, dad - videographer - and son and daughter, from Singapore] hiked 3 sections of the Great Wall in winter, without any guides after studying blogs and posts by fellow hikers.

South China

Shangri-la (XiāngGéLǐLā) was a semi-fictional paradise depicted in the book 'Lost Horizon' by James Hilton. This town in YunNan province, with a great likeness to the fictional paradise that Hilton depicted, was renamed from ZhongDian to Shangri-la in 2001.