The beautiful LaoJunShan 老君山 mountain and temple, HeNan province

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LuoYang is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. The LuoYang Museum features ancient relics dating back to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. The LongMen Grottoes, south of the city, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. GuanLin, a series of temples built in honor of Guan Yu, a hero of the Three Kingdoms period, and the White Horse Temple are also nearby.

The story of an American girl with a dream to master Chinese dance through to graduation at Beijing Normal University's dance school ...

SiChuan province. 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地

Take a gentle sail through beautifully lit TianJin ...

The caves, full of beautiful Buddhist art, are located near DaTong in ShanXi province, north east China (west from Beijing), and date from the 5th century. Buddhism came to this area via the northern Silk Road that linked Xi'An with Kashgar

And JingShan Park. Filmed in early summer, 2012.

The marathon routes around LiJiang. passing the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge. This film is of the 2013 event which took place at the end of march (2013).

A talk by Martin Jacques; October 2020.

There are beautiful mountains, lakes and grasslands along one of the world's highest modern roads - XinJiang province ...

YuánMíngYuán was the original Summer Palace in BeiJing and sometimes referred to as the 'Old Summer Palace'. YuanMingYuan lies 8 kilometers (5 miles) northwest of central Beijing, close to the (new) Summer Palace (YíHéYuán 颐和园). It was constructed during the 18th and early 19th centuries and was a wonderland of lakes and waterways, bridges, hills and pavilions.