Students travel China 中国

A fascinating, hour plus documentary by CCTV's Travelogue (from the English language CCTV9 channel). Dali is a four and a half hours drive from KunMing, the provincial capital of YunNan in south China, or forty minutes by air. By rail it is also connected to nearby LiJiang. We haven't posted a Travelogue for a couple of years, but are very happy to say that it is back to its best - intelligent presenter and beautiful cinematography.

A beautiful film ... The LongSheng (Dragon's Backbone) rice terraces 龙胜梯田 cover an area of around 65 square kilometers (about 16,000 acres) in GuangXi province. Construction of the terraces began during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), most extensively around 500 years ago during the Ming dynasty, and continues today.

GuiYang city, GuiZhou province, China. GuiZhou borders GuangXi to the south, YunNan to the west, SiChuan to the northwest, the municipality of ChongQing to the north, and HuNan to the east, making it a central location in some of China's most picturesque scenery ... Bonus film - XiaSi ancient town, KaiLi City, GuiZhou province .

An hour or so north of Beijing.

The Chinese New Year show in Beijing ...

SiChuan province. Filmed at the ChengDu Panda Base and the BiFengXia Panda Base.

Join Tim and Glo at the world's deepest river gorge. Count on two days for this hike, with a stay at a half-way guest house (book ahead). Tiger Leaping Gorge, HǔTiào Xiá, lies about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north-west of LiJiang and is also 'near' Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (YuLong XueShan) and ShangRi-La (XiangGeLiLa; real name : Zuong DiAn).

HuNan province.

Architectural design and decor inspiration 激发美好生活理念的灵感 Bonus film - Five friends each transforms a random house in the suburbs of BeiJing and their work becomes a big success 北京5個好友，改造房子後，帶火整個村

Spring is coming soon - welcome ...