Scenes from YunNan 云南 province

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.

The film covers BeiJing, Xi`An, SuZhou, HangZhou and ShangHai ...

SānLǐTún is a popular destination for shopping, fashion, dining and entertainment.

With some nice Canto-pop. A film by Ben Cheung ...

Don't miss this great film ! LiJiang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; "LiJiang is an exceptional ancient town set in a dramatic landscape which represents the harmonious fusion of different cultural traditions to produce an urban landscape of outstanding quality."

In the late afternoon ...

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

30 minutes east of Beijing by high speed rail lies the important coastal port city of TianJin

First, a beautiful time-lapse film by KevinWK. Don't miss it ... Plus, A trip to LiJiang (and Shangrila), YunNan ...

The low-down on the Chinese writing system. Great videos ... See - it's very easy really ;)

Within ShangHai, the HuangPu River has an average width of 400 meters and is crossed by many subway train lines, other tunnels, bridges and ferries. The river divides the city into two regions: PuDong to the east and PuXi (the older part of Shanghai that includes the Bund) to the west. It is the last major tributory of the YangTse River before the East China Sea.