ShangHai 上海 Dreaming …

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

Step back in time in the ancient village of HongCun, 宏村. HongCun is located near the south west slope of Mount HuangShan. The architecture and carvings of the approximately 150 residences dating back from the Ming and Qing dynasties are said to be among the best in China. One of the largest residences open to visitors, ChenZhi Hall, also contains a small museum.

South of the Forbidden City and Tian'AnMen Square in central BeiJing, the blue sky city, lies this amazing Taoist temple, set in an abundant area (now park) of trees and a great place to visit. The wonderful architecture is brimming with symbolism and the park as a whole is a favorite for locals to hang out and practice Tai Chi or play JianZi (hacky sack), etc .

JuYong Pass is an interesting section of the Great Wall, close to Beijing (slightly nearer than BaDaLing along the same valley), has a steep climb on the west side.

How to order MaPo DoFu, GongBao JiDing ...

Summer 2012.

JiangSu province.

XiāngGéLǐLā, YunNan province. Wonderful films; awesome videography ...

A beautifully understated, from the heart, performance. It gets our vote ...