Urumqi 乌鲁木齐, XinJiang province : along the old Silk Road

In the late afternoon ...

A fascinating look at the extraordinary history and transformation of ShangHai. With China Central TV (CCTV). Narrated by Owen Grant. Bonus film - sailing along the HuangPu River at night, between the Bund in PuXi (west of the river) and PuDong (east of the river). The most well known area of PuDong is the LuJiaZui finance and trade zone that includes the ShangHai Stock Exchange and many of ShangHai's highest buildings, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Tower, the ShangHai World Financial Center, and the ShangHai Tower.

In October 2008. Places visited include Green Lake Park in KunMing, the Stone Forest at ShiLin, and DaLi old town.

JiangSu province.

JīnShānLǐng Great Wall lies in HeBei province, about two hours north east from BeiJing city.

YanDangShan, in a micro movie. YanDang Mountain is known for its natural beauty, arising from its many vertical rock faces and pinnacles, lush forests and bamboo groves, streams with clear water, waterfalls and caves. The area also hosts numerous temples and shrines, many built inside caves. A good place for hiking. YanDangShan lis near the east coast of China.

The Olympics return to China's capital, the first time a city has hosted both the summer and winter Games ...

At the Panda Base research center ...