The beautiful YuanYang 元阳 rice terraces, south YunNan province

ShanHaiGuan, east of Beijing at the coast, is at the eastern end of the Great Wall. This is located near QinHuangDao and is closely associated with China's first emperor. Qin Dynasty: 221 - 206 BC. Qin Shi Huang joined together walls at China's northern frontier into the first Great Wall. He also ended feudalism and unified much of China.

Provincial capital of GuangDong.

HuangShan (Yellow Mountain) is one of the most famous scenic areas in China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

YangShuo, GuangXi province.

Provincial capital of AnHui. Bonus film - HeFei University of Technology ...

A stunning performance from the Opening Gala of the Asian Games 2010 in GuangZhou. GuangZhou has been a major port for over 1,000 years and gateway to the Silk Road of the Sea.

Filmed, edited and produced by : Maarten de Haas. Places include GuiLin, YangShuo, The Great Wall of China, the 'Avatar mountains' of ZhangJiaJie, DeQin, ShangRiLa, Tibet and Tiger Leaping Gorge.

The magnificent Temple of Heaven (TianTan) was constructed between 1406 and 1420 (Ming dynasty) during the reign of the emperor YongLe who also oversaw the construction of the Forbidden City.The Temple of Heaven was where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for good harvests.

Beautiful city-scapes ...

Selection by EastCultures, 东方文化.

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The GuQin is a plucked, seven-string Chinese musical instrument.