Impression LiJiang 印象丽江 – the open-air musical

The three lakes here - XiHai, HouHai and QianHai - were where boats from HangZhou would dock after travelling the Grand Canal. There are still some hutongs in this area, just north of BeiHai Park, which has become a lively destination, especially in the evenings around the lakes.

JingDeZhen, in JiangXi province, is known as the Porcelain Capital' because it has been producing pottery for over 1,700 years. JingDeZhen is close to the best quality deposits of petuntse, or porcelain stone, in China, as well as being surrounded by forests, mostly of pine, providing wood for the kilns. It also has river connections flowing both north and south, facilitating transport of the fragile wares.

Filmed in spring 2012.

56 film-makers; 48 places ...

Part of WuLingYuan National Park and Nature Reserve, Hunan province Bonus film - Tim and Glo in ShangHai ...

Hángzhōu lies in ZheJiang province

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

The annual Water Splashing Festival is an important festival of the Dai ethnic minority in YunNan province (and nearby countries) during the New Year celebrations of the Dai Calendar; the finale of three days. In Buddhism, the water splash is a symbolic washing of the past for a new beginning and is the offering of blessing and respect, as well as joy.

A selection of songs from the China Central TV Gala, Beijing TV (BTV), Hunan TV, and more ...

Filmed in May 2010. A well narrated tour of this amazing city ...