The LongSheng 龙胜 rice terraces, GuangXi province

A talk by Australian Kevin Rudd ...

ZheJiang province

The 'PandaBase', SiChuan province.

One of the 'Eight Great Ancient Capitals' of China. Great music in this beautiful film ...

A popular pastime in parks all over China. JianZi combines athleticism, balance, coordination and inner calm. It has been played in China since the Han Dynasty (200 BC). The 'shuttlecock' is composed of a number of coin-like metal weights and colored feathers. The first film is from the People's Park in GuangZhou; the second is at the Long Corridor of the Temple of Heaven in BeiJing.

Home to the Buddhist Dai ethnic group, BanNa is close to the border with Myanmar, with an almost tropical climate.