ZhouZhuang 周庄 scenes

Near the city of ZhangJiaJie in central/south China Filmed in January 2010.

Part of WuLingYuan National Park and Nature Reserve, Hunan province Bonus film - Tim and Glo in ShangHai ...

GuangXi province

The Tao Te Ching in older PinYin. The 'Book Of The Way', by LaoZi (Lao Tsu / Lao Tse) is the essence of Daoism (Taoism). An audio book with introduction; don't miss it ... Bonus film - The Taoist Way - a talk by Alan Watts ...

Huge, impressive show, 8pm every day; and free !

Look out over Hong Kong as Typhoon NangKa passes by and the city lights up into the evening ...

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) ...

Cyan lakes, wonderful waterfalls and verdant forests ...

A fascinating, hour plus documentary by CCTV's Travelogue (from the English language CCTV9 channel). Dali is a four and a half hours drive from KunMing, the provincial capital of YunNan in south China, or forty minutes by air. By rail it is also connected to nearby LiJiang. We haven't posted a Travelogue for a couple of years, but are very happy to say that it is back to its best - intelligent presenter and beautiful cinematography.

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.

Posted in respect to Iraq born architect Zaha Hadid, who sadly died today (31st March 2016). Galaxy SOHO opened in November 2011 as an office, retail and entertainment complex. An excellent example of a unique perspective, this building, in north east Beijing, with characteristic natural forms and curves, with futuristic outlook, opened in 2014.