Inside the world’s largest Starbucks …

From CCTV / CGTN ...

Cyan lakes, wonderful waterfalls and verdant forests ...

What it is like in a Chinese city during the Spring Festival ... Warning - loud !

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

The much-loved CCTV Chinese New Year's Gala (中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会) is a special yearly show produced by China Central Television that has a viewership of around 1 billion people. We have posted some songs from the 2013 gala too (all except one, for the first time). CNY Gala 2014 La Vie En Rose (玫瑰人生), performed by Sophie Marceau (France) and LIU Huan (苏菲·玛索、刘欢) CNY Gala 2013 Starting with NA Ying - Warm Spring with Blooming Flowers (Panda88 loves this !)

A Flickr meet-up ...

JiangSu province. Near SuZhou; not far from Shanghai. Along the HangZhou to Beijing ancient Grand Canal (still the world's longest, by far).

This section of the Great Wall of China is the closest to BeiJing city.

The first Buddhist temple in China was constructed here in SiChuan province in the 1st century A.D. The addition of other temples has turned Éméi Shān into one of Buddhism's holiest sites and is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China. All in all, there are now seventy six Buddhist temples and monasteries, most of them located near the mountain top.

Places include : BeiJing 北京 | Tibet 西藏 | The Three Gorges, YangTse River 长江三峡 | HongHu Lake, HuBei 洪湖（湖北） | ZiWei Flower Park, ShaoYang, HuNan 紫微花公园，邵阳 （湖南） | ZhangJiaJie 张家界（湖南).

A trip to the wild Great Wall ... Love the ones you're with. Your partner, family, neighbours, the people you pass on the street. As this blue and green planet whizzes through space, we can all share the love with those around us. The goal of all sane people is to create a better world for our children ...

In Hunan province, central east China.