The Garden of Harmonious Interests, the Summer Palace 頤和園, BeiJing

Illustrated by works from China at the Asian Art Museum of San Frascisco, one of the largest collections of Chinese art outside China.

ShānDōng lies on the coast in east China, roughly halfway between BeiJing and ShangHai. Provincial capital : JiNan. Also includes the city of QuFu, the birthplace of Confucius. Other well-known cities include QingDao, ZaoZhuang, YanTai, WeiFang, JiNing, LinYi and DeZhou. Among others, ShanDong is known for TaiShan sacred mountain, a large number of natural springs that arise from the mountains to the west (ShanDong means 'East of the Mountains), DaMing Lake formed from the spring waters, LaoShan Scenic Area, Thousand Buddha Mountain, LingYan Temple - one of the 4 most famous temples (四大名刹) from the Tang dynasty, PengLai Pavilion, wine-making and its distinctive cuisine, partly centered on seafood.

An hour or so north of Beijing.

Shao Chardonnay ...

The picturesque JinShanLing to SiMaTai section, north east of Beijing ...

Capital of HuNan province.

A great film by David Lee ...

The Canton Tower in GuangDong province is the world's tallest TV tower.Not only does it offer excellent features for visitors, it also unusual in being distinctly feminine - curvacious and sleek, very unusual for a skyscraper. The SpiderWalk runs from 170 meters to 350 meters in height.

A family trip to ShangHai ... Plus, an outing to HangZhou ...

In the western suburbs of Beijing at the foot of the Western Hills.

A visit to the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'An, ShaanXi province ...