Leadership and politics – the West compared to China

The 'Scholar's Four Jewels' of China are the brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper. Discover how each is created from scratch, from thousands of years of cultural tradition ... While ink and paper are well-known Chinese inventions, so is movable block printing ...

Savvy Sonia in SanYa ...

The blue sky city ... Filmed by : * Summer Palace - pavdb092 * Birds Nest National Stadium - Christopher Covington * QianHai Lake - linditlife * Temple of Heaven - Wen Gui Claassen Remastered by : bjkina Birds Nest music from the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Opening Ceremony - 'Letter to the Future'.

Extraordinary peaks tower above rolling clouds ... AnHui province.

HuaShan lies in ShaanXi province and is one of China's Five Sacred Mountains; the highest peak is 2,155 meters (7,070 feet).

HaiNan ('South Sea') island is the southern-most part of China.

NanJing ('South Capital') is the provincial capital of JiangSu. NanJing trip ... Plus - a day in the life of a Study Abroad university student ...

In Hunan province, central east China.

All restaurants will have dishes to cater for vegans and vegetarians but to be certain there's no trace of meat or meat oil or egg in your food, head to a specialized vegetarian restaurant. There are quite a few in all major cities but you'll need to look them up on the net. Some of these are run by devotees, some exist to cater to Buddhist people.

Unfortunately, we've not so far been able to name the artists, but each is a delight. First, a music video by Unicorn Kids TV ... This 10 year old girl sigs 'To the Moon' 左手指月 (original movie track by Sa DingDing) ... This tiny tot really enjoys a drum set and plays with panache ... A teen '12 Girls Band' .

The Olympics return to China's capital, the first time a city has hosted both the summer and winter Games ...