China 中国 trip, 2016

The LeShan Giant Buddha 乐山大佛 is located in SiChuan province and is a 233 foot tall stone statue constructed during the Tang Dynasty. Emei Shan (3,100 meters / 10,200 feet) is one of the four Chinese Buddhist sacred mountains. Emei Shan is UNESCO World Heritage Site (together with the Leshan Giant Buddha) : ".

Mr. Q - pure perfection - don't miss it ! ...

WuXi is an old city that lies between Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east, not far from ShangHai. It also lies on Lake Tai. WuXi is well known for being one of the birthplaces of China's modern industry and commerce. The giant Buddha at LingShan, WuXi ...

Emei Shan (Emei Mountain, 3,099 m / 10,167 ft) is one of the four Chinese Buddhist sacred mountains. Emei Shan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (together with the nearby LeShan Giant Buddha) as "an area of exceptional cultural significance as it is the place where Buddhism first became established on Chinese territory .

An awesome video; great scenes.

A beautiful place ...

Filmed in August 2010. Includes the famous 'plank walk' at the end; this is perched precariously on a cliff face that is well over 1000m above the valley below, in a sheer drop. The plank walk is on the east peak, which is about a 15km walk / climb from the north peak. HuaShan ('Flower Mountain', or 'Splendid Mountain') lies in southern ShaanXi province, about 120km east of Xi'An; it is one of the five sacred Taoist mountains, with four main peaks.

Look out over Hong Kong as Typhoon NangKa passes by and the city lights up into the evening ...

8pm every day; free

ShaanXi province. With the 'Food Ranger' Trevor James ...

Not just where the real power projections are coming from, but also the psychological projection - blame the 'hostile states' when the hostile states are really oneself.

In AnHui province.