ShangHai 上海 stroll (3)

ZhouZhuang, part of the area that Marco Polo described as the 'Venice of the East', lies just 37 miles west of Shanghai (about an hour's drive) ...

Title song of the 2015 movie Wolf Totem 汪峰 沧浪之歌（《狼图腾》主题曲） Sung by Wang Feng

A liitle jet-lagged, our travelers spend a day in Beijing before setting off for other parts of China. Places visited : Tian'AnMen Square, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) plus JingShan and BeiHai parks, all within easy walking distance of each other. Then it is on to DeShengMen to take the bus to BaDaLing Great Wall of China (one can also take a train from Beijing North railway station, near XiZhiMen).

A popular pastime in parks all over China. JianZi combines athleticism, balance, coordination and inner calm. It has been played in China since the Han Dynasty (200 BC). The 'shuttlecock' is composed of a number of coin-like metal weights and colored feathers. The first film is from the People's Park in GuangZhou; the second is at the Long Corridor of the Temple of Heaven in BeiJing.

GuangXi province. Including the LongJi rice terraces.

LiaoNing province. A beautiful film ... DaLian at night ... Informational guide ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site. HuangLong Scenic Area lies in SiChuan province, about 150km north west from the provincial capital ChengDu. It is famed for its colorful pools formed by mineral deposits, and there are also rich forests full of wildlife, including the Giant Panda, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs.

Two CGTN Travelogue episodes with Megan Zhang. Megan looks at the history and modernity of ChongQing hot pot and the modern transport links that connect together this city in the mountainous hills ...

A flashback to October 2004 ...

The world's largest ancient statue. Near LeShan city in SiChuan province.

HuBei province.

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