The beautiful gardens, temples and canals of SuZhou 苏州

A fascinating documentary, in English. Discover how this place embodied the quintessential Chinese garden arts, and how it came to be destroyed ...

Founded in 1988, Lao She Tea House was named after Mr. Lao She, a famous artist in China, and 'Tea House', one of his famous novels. In a spacious area of more than 2,600 square meters, the tea-house provides the flavor of old Beijing. You can watch wonderful performances of folk arts, music, acrobatics, cabaret and drama on any given day while enjoying famous teas, palace snacks, as well as traditional Beijing cuisine. Numerous celebrities and more than 2 million Chinese and foreign tourists have visited Lao She Tea-house since it was founded. It has been a window for exhibiting the national culture and a bridge that connects China with the world. Evening performances start at 7:30.

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GuangXi province.

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 ...

With ErMi ChuiYan ...

A KunQu Opera performance at the World Horticultural Exposition, BeiJing, 2019 ...

春暖花开，来上一锅享誉巴蜀的盐排骨可好？ ZiQi wrote the following when she released this video on Chinese social media on father's day 2016 : I don't have a signature dish. I just heard from grandma that you liked it. I don't remember your face, but there's always a silhouette in my head, and I know that it's you. It hasn't been easy without you by my side. It's been twenty two years. I really miss you. Her father passed away when she was a young child. The background song is by an artist named 薛之谦 and is called 我好像在哪见过你 - I think I have met you somewhere ...

In HeiLongJiang province. Runs to the end of February, approximately.

With ErMi ChuiYan ... Bonus film - red wine with LongMeiMei ... Gourd containers DIY ...

With The New Atlas ... Anti-China proxy war also in Pakistan ...