JiuHua Shan 九华山, AnHui province

Bonus film - a DIY woolen cloak for winter warmth ... Live more ...

GuangXi province

Don't try this (and we mean that), but enjoy the views (if not feeling a tad dizzy and just about ready to fall, or jump, off) ... ShangHai travelling for $20, part 2.

North XinJiang province, including Kanas Lake. Awesome ...

Bei Bei 贝贝 sings Fireworks 花火. Love this song (aka Matchsticks) ... Much more music : click here !

Chéngdū is the capital of SiChuan province.

Guilin to YangShuo ...

Perhaps the most beautiful section and a great hike. About two and a half hours or so north east of BeiJing.

Bonus film - ShenZhen morning drive ...

An in-depth look at how current president Xi JingPing has guided China over the last five years, the ideas behind the changes, and the future direction. A fascinating and excellently made documentary by the Discovery Channel. If you want to know today's China and where China is headed, this is a comprehensive guide.

Modern China, center of business and commerce, began here, in GuangDong province, south east China, just forty years ago, following the vision and effort of Deng XiaoPing (1904 - 1997). Deng XiaoPing opened China to the world, as it had been during the long period of a prior golden age with the Silk Road to the Middle East and Europe (by land) and other parts of south east Asia and as far as Africa via the Silk Road of the Sea.