The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, 2016

The gorge is located about 60 kilometers north of LiJiang in YunNan province.

A liitle jet-lagged, our travelers spend a day in Beijing before setting off for other parts of China. Places visited : Tian'AnMen Square, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) plus JingShan and BeiHai parks, all within easy walking distance of each other. Then it is on to DeShengMen to take the bus to BaDaLing Great Wall of China (one can also take a train from Beijing North railway station, near XiZhiMen).

The peaceful YùLóng Hé between YangShuo and GuiLin, GuangXi province, south China ...

How to order MaPo DoFu, GongBao JiDing ...

Near LuoYang, provincial capital of HeNan, central China. There is a LaoZi Cultural Park near the foot of the mountain and a cable car is available to reach the top. The ancient sage LaoZi (in modern PinYin though one will still also see Lao-Tse or Lao-Tzu) who started Daoism (Taoism) and authored the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching), is said to have gained inspiration here around 550 BC.

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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.

Bonus film - the Great Wall near Beijing in 4K ...

A film by kinabaloo.com ...

With Sticker Travel. The second film shows scenes from the dances at the XinXiang International Bazaar Theater in Urumqi.