Videos about Beijing, China

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BeiJing 北京 in time-lapse

With Anyu Xu ...

Skyline BeiJing 北京

A day in BeiJing 北京

Including the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), BeiHai Park, the Temple of Heaven (TianTan) and the Summer Palace (YiHeYuan) ...

Hiking the Great Wall of China at JianKou 箭扣, BeiJing

An awesome video - don't miss it ! Bonus films - ChenJiaPu 陈家沟 'wild' Great Wall ... Hiking the 'wild wall' is technically illegal for conservation reasons, and safety concerns. However, permits are available. It is recommended to go with a guide; 'dangerous' is not hype in places like JianKou - be careful - don't go alone, take your time, have a mobile and water with you, etc.

This is Beijing 北京 !

A film of beautiful Beijing by our resident photographer, plus more great films. 9 minutes to see the beautiful, blue sky city of Beijing ...

BeiJing 北京 hutong 互通 food tour

To the hùtōng ! With the Fung Bros ...

Hot Pot 火锅 - BeiJing style

HuǒGuō with the Fung Bros ... Bonus film - ChongQing hot pot - the music vid ...

BeiJing 北京 hutongs 胡同

A visit to the beautiful Temple of Heaven 天壇 in BeiJing

The beautiful, blue sky city of BeiJing 北京

Top videographers - bjKina, AnyuXu and DearNessie - take you on a tour of Beijing ... First song : Going Home by Faye Wong, from the album To Love, 2003. Note : highly addictive music straight ahead ... A fantastic video film by AnYu Xu ... Includes a great hyperlapse along Beijing's south-north axis, from [TianTan, the Temple of Heaven], QianMen, through Tian'AnMen, GuGong ('Old Palace', the 'Forbidden City' / Palace Museum), JingShan Park, the Drum and Bell Towers and onto the Olympic Park and Olympic Forest Park ... New (old) BeiJing - fashion, food and the vibe, with DearNessie. A vlogging masterclass - 'show don't tell'; plus deft editing and great music ...

Beautiful BeiJing 北京 city

Preserving cultural traditions and identity while embracing the new ...

A look at traditional Chinese arts in modern day ShenZhen and BeiJing.

BeiJing 北京 and ShangHai 上海 - winter trip

China in the snow; all in just 3 minutes ... Bonus film ...

QianMen, BeiJing flash mob ...

Beautiful music on National Day, October 1st, 2018, in the blue sky city. "I love you, China", 我爱你，中国, Wǒ ài nǐ, ZhōngGuó ... Bonus film - a flash mob dance ...

My BeiJing 北京 - by local travel bloggers ...

BeiJing 北京 from the air - a new perspective

Views of BeiJing 北京

A beautiful new film by David Lee ...

Get ready for the BeiJing 2022 Winter Olympics

The beautiful handover section of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea ... New working video (10th March).

Chinese New Year fireworks in a BeiJing hutong ...

ShiChaHai, 2018

The Great Wall of China near BeiJing

BaDaLing and MuTianYu Great Wall (about 1+ hours from BeiJing city center) ... JinShanLing and SiMaTai Great Wall (about 2+ hours from BeiJing) ... Bonus films - Plus, Cindy Zhang shows us a hike along the rugged JianKou section of the Great Wall (it is not far from MuTianYu) ...

Hiking the Great Wall 长城 of China in the snow

A great film of the Great Wall north of Beijing, including 'wild wall', accompanied by great music (踏古 (Ta Gu) by Lin Hai, 'Walking into Ancientry', with Chinese lute (pipa)). We [mum, dad - videographer - and son and daughter, from Singapore] hiked 3 sections of the Great Wall in winter, without any guides after studying blogs and posts by fellow hikers. All these sections are different. From the unrestored GuBeiKou Great Wall where we were the only people around, to the wonderful JinShanLing, where the climb is steep and every direction gives you good photo opportunities, to the restored MuTianYu where we hiked in heavy snowfall. We stayed at local farmhouses on both nights, dined with the locals and hitched rides to nearby bath-houses. Temperature ranged from -5 deg C (day) to -12 deg C (night). Winter daybreak is at 7am and the sky becomes dark by 5pm so one has only 10 hours of daylight, so plan your travelling and hiking schedules carefully. This once-in-a-lifetime experience was captured on video and we would like to share it with you. The feelings just can't be described - you need to experience it first hand. Take only memories, leave only footprints and kindness ... A wonderful animation combining traditional Chinese painting and dance - don't miss it ! 踏古-林海 作曲：林海 视频作者：中国传媒大学动画学院

BeiJing 北京, the blue sky city - 1080p version, 2017

Rough-cut version - a polished version will appear here some day ... Bonus films - 'One day in BeiJing', 'a 17 hours cycle ride around DongCheng, central BeiJing' and BeiJing's unicycle acrobatic stars on French TV; wow - awesome ... Love - is the only way ...

BeiJing 北京 food tour - mmm ...

With the Food Ranger, Trevor James, featuring ChuChu ...

Blue sky BeiJing 北京

[May 15th 2017] Heat-wave ahead ! Summer is hotting up in BeiJing this week - into the high 30s C (90s F in old money). Keep cool (keep hydrated), be cool (sensible, giving and creative), keep in touch (we love your feedback and input), and above all - love life (live more; BE love) ... Like our site ? - help us with a donation. Something to share ? - your own film or something you like - let us know ! To have and to be - huh ? The two big verbs - to have and to be ... Thinking through this seemingly abstract concept could change your life, for the better. Two very different ways to live; or rather - really live or not really live. To have is good, to a point; but can be a holding onto more than we really need, and a baggage of the past dragged into the future that prevents us living in the real now. For what we 'have' is not just physical stuff - it is also the clutter and beliefs in our mind. To be, is to live, free of the past and all that we 'have' (and 'know'). Live more ... be more ... Listen less (to others and beliefs), and look more (and think more, based on what is, not on what you have heard). Someone once said that to love is much better than to be loved; to give so much better than to receive (have); and so it is with to have and to be ... To be is the way. Everything taken, comes to an end. Everything given ripples through time for an eternity. To ask for nothing, and give all - that is love. To be, not to have. ~~~ You might like to read Erich Fromm's To Have or To Be, and The Art of Love, which also explore this concept, and is essentially what the Buddha told us. Easy read; concise and potent. Also good reading : Jiddhu Krishnamurthi - for example, Commentaries on Living (three easy read volumes), and Alan Watts - for example, The Way of Zen.

The Great Wall : scenes from JinShanLing 金山岭 and SiMaTai 司马台

Perhaps the most beautiful section and a great hike. About two and a half hours or so north east of BeiJing.

Winter trip to BeiJing 北京 and ShangHai 上海

A guide to BeiJing 北京 through the seasons ...

A video treat ! Four films, starting with 'summer'. Welcome, to the blue sky city of Beijing ...

A trip to China 中国 ...

ZhangJiaJie 张家界 (HuNan) and HuaShan 华山 (ShaanXi) ... XingPing 兴平 and the Li River 漓江 (GuangXi) ... Xi'An 西安 (ShaanXi) and BeiJing 北京 ... LuoYang 洛阳 (HeNan) and PingYao 平遥 (ShanXi) ...

JianKou 万里 Great Wall 长城, BeiJing from the air

The beautiful ice sculptures at LongQing Gorge 龙庆峡, BeiJing

Opens in (early to mid) January and February (roughly, depending on the weather). LóngQìngXiá lies not so far from Beijing city.

Christmas tree lighting, BeiJing 北京

Seasonal song and dance at the HaiDian Christian Church, north west Beijing ...

NanLuoGuXiang 南锣鼓巷, BeiJing

NánLuóGǔXiàng was first constructed during the Yuan Dynasty and received its current name during the Qing Dynasty, around 1750. The alley is approximately 800 meters long. In recent years, the area's HuTongs have become a popular tourist destination with restaurants, bars, live music, tea and coffee shops, fast food and souvenir shops, as well as some old SiHeYuan associated with various famous historic and literary figures. NanLuoGuXiang subway station is located near the south entrance to the alley.

SanLiTun 三里屯, BeiJing

SānLǐTún is a popular destination for shopping, fashion, dining and entertainment.

Dancing on a Dream - documentary

The story of an American girl with a dream to master Chinese dance through to graduation at Beijing Normal University's dance school ...

Scenes from YuanMingYuan 圆明园, BeiJing

YuánMíngYuán was the original Summer Palace in BeiJing and sometimes referred to as the 'Old Summer Palace'. YuanMingYuan lies 8 kilometers (5 miles) northwest of central Beijing, close to the (new) Summer Palace (YíHéYuán 颐和园). It was constructed during the 18th and early 19th centuries and was a wonderland of lakes and waterways, bridges, hills and pavilions. There were originally towers, terraces, pavilions, halls, corridors, pagodas and bridges with a total construction area of 150,000 square meters. Artisans were recruited from all over China to enact the exquisite settings. Many of the 160 scenic spots were reproductions of famous mountains, rivers and famous gardens in China. The various styles of architecture, standing encircled by hills and streams, presented a most picturesque view. In addition, hundreds of invaluable Chinese art masterpieces and antiquities were stored in the halls, including some unique copies of literary works and collections. YuanMingYuan was, indeed, a veritable museum of garden construction and horticulture. Known to be one of the largest museums in the world, a popular name in China was the 'Garden of Gardens'. In 1860 during the 'Second Opium War', YuanMingYuan was looted then burned down by imperialist British and French troops. So great was the devastation that a new Summer Palace was later built nearby.

The JinShanLing 金山岭 to SiMaTai 司马台 Great Wall hike

The most thrilling and picturesque part of the Great Wall of China that's not far from BeiJing (120 kilometers).

A journey through Beijing 北京 ...

BěiJīng, BěiJīng

A Beautiful Dream 清华大学美术学院宣传片

The TsingHua University Academy of Arts and Design, BeiJing 清华大学美术学院

Summer fun in Beijing 北京

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

JuYongGuan 居庸关 Great Wall, BeiJing

JuYong Pass is an interesting section of the Great Wall, close to Beijing (slightly nearer than BaDaLing along the same valley), has a steep climb on the west side.

The 'Meet In Beijing' Arts Festival 相约北京美国主宾国

Every spring, this festival takes place in the capital city as a meeting of artists of all kinds from China and countries worldwide, a cultural exchange covering everything from music - classical, pop and more - to dance, exhibitions and drama, ... expect the unexpected : ) In 2016, the festival runs from April 25 to May 30. Now in its 16th year, the festival will bring together nearly 400 Chinese artists and more than 400 international artists from 25 countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Canada will be this year's guest country of honor. As a taster, here are two wonderful performances from 2014 - first, a steel band in ChaoYang Park, second an unusual 'quartet' at the National Center for the Performing Arts (don't miss this if you love music) ... Live more !

YanQi Lake 雁栖湖 at dusk, HuaiRou, BeiJing

YànQī Hú lies about 60 kilometers north of Beijing city, near Huáiróu.

The Forbidden City 故宫 (Palace Museum), in Ultra HD / 4k

This beautiful Ming dynasty complex (GuGong, 'Old Palace'), which opened in 1420, lies in the heart of Beijing ... Bonus films - mostly Beijing, plus a little ShangHai ...

The BeiJing Botanical Gardens 北京植物园

At the foot of the Western Hills in west BeiJing lies the large and beautiful Botanical Gardens ... Also well worth a visit is the nearby XiangShan Park, which is actually on the slopes of the Western Hills, with many scenic spots and quite a climb !

QianHai 前海 Lake, central BeiJing

Lotus Lane is a charming place to wander and a lively place in the evening to dine and listen to live music ... Often mis-named as HouHai, which is actually another lake immediately to the north, these lakes form part of ShiChaHai, once the docks at the northern end of the Grand Canal from HangZhou. To the south lies BeiHai and JingShan Parks and to the north, the Drum and Bell Towers; east from there lies NanLuoGuXiang, a largely pedestrianized hutong filled with craft and speciality shops and cafes.

A trip to the beautiful Summer Palace 頤和園 in Beijing

In their last days as students at the Beijing University of Language and Culture, trips to the Summer Palace (YíHéYuán) and the ruins of, but still beautiful, 'Old Summer Palace' (YuanMingYuan). These are within walking distance of each other in west Beijing and both have metro (subway) stops. In neither film are all the scenic spots visited; but then these are huge places; both are well worth a visit when you're in Beijing ...

A wonderful family trip through China 中国

A must see, beautiful film if you're thinking of traveling to China - one of the very best films of its type : great adventures, lovely family. Places visited include BeiJing, Xi'An, ZhangJiaJie, GuiLin, Hong Kong, HuaShan, the LongJi rice terraces, and more ...

PanJiaYuan Curio Market, Beijing 潘家园旧货市场

A very large market of antiques, painting and craft materials, and curios of all kinds, including large sculpture items. A fascinating place to visit ...

The beautiful YuanMingYuan 圆明园 Park, Beijing

From the ashes of Western imperialism, the first Summer Palace, close by the 'new' Summer Palace (YiHeYuan), is still an enchanting place of natural beauty and Chinese garden arts ...

The beautiful BeiHai Park 北海公园, central BeiJing 北京

BěiHǎi GōngYuán is just a five minute walk (north west) from the Forbidden City (immediately west of sister JingShan Park).