‘Our first month in HaiNan 海南 (paradise)’ …

GuiLin, in GuangXi province, is famous for the surrounding karst peaks and rivers, but the city itself is also beautiful ...

YuYuan Garden ... XinTianDi ... NanJing Road ... The Bund (WaiTan) ...

There are beautiful mountains, lakes and grasslands along one of the world's highest modern roads - XinJiang province ...

The most thrilling and picturesque part of the Great Wall of China that's not far from BeiJing (120 kilometers).

Part of the WuLingYuan Scenic Area in Hunan province. WuLingYuan National Park 中国世界自然遗产 武陵源 张家界 is a spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 hectares. The park is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 meters high. Between the peaks lie ravines and gorges with streams, pools and waterfalls, about 40 caves, and two large natural bridges.

A Taoist mountain near LuoYang. Includes a large statue of LaoZi, author of the Dao De Jing. Not to be confused with LaoJunShan in YunNan.

A BeiJingBuzzz special. From Xi'An to Kashgar. A journey along the Chinese part of the trade route that connected China to Iran, Syria, Palestine, and beyond. With film-maker Graeme Langford ...

YuanMingYuan, also known as the 'Old Summer Palace', was constructed during the 18th and early 19th century and was a wonderland of lakes and waterways, bridges, hills and pavilions. One third of the ground of YuanMingYuan was taken up by over 200 small hills with steep sides, secluded valleys, rock walls and stone caves.

Summer 2012.

East China