The first courtyard of the Forbidden City 紫禁城

How to spot misdirection and hidden agendas; and the techniques used. Mind control is real - it is simply controlling the narrative by controlling what you think you know, by controlling the information and how it is viewed. This is the info war. Once written, this article will cover the following and more : * framing * 'loaded' or emotional words * exaggeration * omission / 'cherry picking' / partial truth * statistics * 'authorities' / 'trusted voices' / consensus (and consent) * false 'balance' * false assumptions * false implications All the ways one can be led to the wrong conclusions and then propagate false memes.

Beautiful and varied YunNan province, south central China, borders GuangXi, GuiZhou, SiChuan and Tibet, and the countries Vietnam, Laos and Myanma. With State of Zan (and great music) ...

ZheJiang province.

BeiJing and ShangHai ...

JiangSu province. Near SuZhou; not far from Shanghai. Along the HangZhou to Beijing ancient Grand Canal (still the world's longest, by far).

North east China. The capital is ChangChun. An awesome film ...

Starting with 'Now you're in Beijing (commie jungle mix)', music video. Plus Beijing's popular attractions, a trip to the blue sky city, QianHai Lake (in central Beijing), the BeiJing to ShangHai sleeper train, and The Forbidden City (documentary; in English) bonus films ... 'Now you're in Beijing ...' - think about it - you're in Beijing, China - it might be different but that is here and not there; sure some things could be better - such as rights and protections for migrant workers, but Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say.

Don't try this (and we mean that), but enjoy the views (if not feeling a tad dizzy and just about ready to fall, or jump, off) ... ShangHai travelling for $20, part 2.

A look back (2015) ... From BeiJing, China World Trade Center, The Place, ChaoYang Park, and extended highlights of the New Year show at the Olympic Park ... Plus, New Year's Eve, ShangHai 2014 ... Plus, seasonal song and dance at the HaiDian Christian Church, north west BeiJing ...