Soup dumplings for the Lantern Festival 元宵节

Not the rise of, just the return. A talk by Australian Malcolm Turnbull ... A comment re defense spending - per capita (person), China is not even in the top 15 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditure_per_capita Defense spending is in fact very small considering the size of the country.

Beautiful aerial shots of the rice terraces and karst peaks of GuangXi province, plus the communal Tulou residences in FuJian province ...

The beautiful LongQing Gorge is just 90 km north west of the city and a great day trip ...

Some highlights from the five hour CCTV spectacular - the best ever ! From BeiJing, ShangHai, YangShuo and Harbin ...

The JianKou ('Arrow Head') section of the Great Wall is one of the most picturesque. It is also un-restored; and with steep inclines and long drops, also one of the most dangerous. JianKou lies between the MuTianYu and HuangHua sections. Filmed and edited by vimeo.com/niffgurd. More about JianKou Great Wall

Globe-trotting vlogger Jordan ('Travellight') missed China so much that she took a trip back to her first destination there - ShenZhen in GuangDong province. Defintely don't miss the amazing light show near the end of the film (8:45) ... Bonus films - a short introduction to ShenZhen, and a longer guide to the city .

Bonus films - how to get to JinShanLing Great Wall, one of the most beautiful sections near BeiJing (well, about 3 hours away) by bus (cheaper than a coach tour) ... If you have 3 or 4 days spare, also check out ChengDe Imperial Summer Resort, a bit further in the same direction from BeiJing.

Bonus film - big city Hong Kong trip ...

In this film, NanNing in GuangXi province, but will be similar in other cities in China ...

AnHui province.

Filmed in May 2010. A well narrated tour of this amazing city ...

Guilin to YangShuo ...