The West Lake 西湖, HangZhou 杭州

From the Himalayas to the Gobi Desert ...

The first film shows some scenes of the central temple area, and the second the many activities that take place in the surrounding park ...

August 2011. Staged at the 'Window of the World'. Includes the handover to Kazan, Russia for July 2013.

Known as Lhagang! Tashi Delek in Tibetan. TaGong Monastery lies within beautiful hilly grasslands ...

The three lakes here - XiHai, HouHai and QianHai - were where boats from HangZhou would dock after travelling the Grand Canal. There are still some hutongs in this area, just north of BeiHai Park, which has become a lively destination, especially in the evenings around the lakes.

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.

Panda Kindergarten - ChengDu Panda Base, SiChuan province

DéTiān PùBù, 'Virtuous Heaven Waterfall', is Asia's largest and easily viewed by walkways and boat. The waterfalls lie in the south of GuangXi province on the border with Vietnam. There are buses from NanNing, the provincial capital.

* University cultural festival; afternoon ... * QianHai and HouHai lakes and hutongs area, central Beijing; early evening ...

The capital of ShaanXi province in central China ...