Things to see and do in YangShuo 阳朔 and GuiLin 桂林

With LongMeiMei in GuiZhou ... Bonus film - veggie feast with all the vegetables in the yard ...

Mount HuaShan, 华山, lies about 75 miles east of Xi'An, 西安, in ShaanXi province, central China. The esteem of harmony between Man and Nature is a key part of Chinese philosophy and no trip to China is quite complete without a mountain climb ...

In SiChuan province. The Giant Buddha, which is around 70 meters in height, was carved from the cliff face during the Tang dynasty (618 - 907). It took 90 years to complete. At 3,100 meters (10,170 feet), the nearby Mount EMei is the highest of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

What stress does to the body (a whole lot) : with Eric Berg ... Relationships : Mark Hyman in discussion with Robert Waldinger ... Bonus film : functional medicine and why heart disease, cancer, brain degeneration, diabetes, arthritis, etc. are not really separate diseases but rather symptoms of the root cause. Also, why it is important to have a 'why' in your life (meaning and purpose) ...

With Walk East ... Bonus film - ShangHai North Bund night walk ...

Panda Kindergarten - ChengDu Panda Base, SiChuan province

With Daniel Dumbrill - don't miss it ... Ultimately, ignorance is a choice - the decision to ignore truth / reality. Plus, some pertinent reflections from Living in China ... Bonus film from The New Atlas ...

Nathan Rich lays it out ...