China in the world – past, present and future

Capitol city of ZheJiang province, near ShangHai in east China. Plus a beautiful time-lapse film by MaoShan Tang 走進浙江秋季 ...

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.

GuangXi province

Plus a little of the canola fields of the HongHe HaNi Autonomous Prefecture in southern YunNan ...

YuYuan Garden ... XinTianDi ... NanJing Road ... The Bund (WaiTan) ...

ChengDu province.

Bonus film - ShenZhen morning drive ...

JingShan Park lies immediately north of the Forbidden City (Palace Museum).

WuYiShan lies in FuJian province and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With CCTV English.