China 中国 trip, 2016

ShaanXi province Filmed by stellaxhyu

Including a great song ...

There are also caverns to explore.

A beautifully understated, from the heart, performance. It gets our vote ...

An hour north from BeiJing city center ...

The nearly one million square meter Palace Museum lies at the heart of Beijing ...

The Giant Buddha is located at the confluence of three rivers, near LeShan city in SiChuan province. The film also has scenes from nearby countryside and temples. A beautiful video ...

Not the rise of, just the return. A talk by Australian Malcolm Turnbull ... A comment re defense spending - per capita (person), China is not even in the top 15 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditure_per_capita Defense spending is in fact very small considering the size of the country.

TiánZǐFāng is a neighborhood of labyrinthine alleyways off TaiKang Road (TàiKāng Lù). TianZiFang is known for small craft stores, coffee shops, trendy art studios and narrow alleys. It has become a popular tourist destination in ShangHai, and an example of the preservation of local ShiKuMen architecture, with some similarities to XinTianDi.

Join Tim and Glo at the world's deepest river gorge. Count on two days for this hike, with a stay at a half-way guest house (book ahead). Tiger Leaping Gorge, HǔTiào Xiá, lies about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north-west of LiJiang and is also 'near' Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (YuLong XueShan) and ShangRi-La (XiangGeLiLa; real name : Zuong DiAn).

Includes the Three Gorges Dam.