US colonialism / empire

While thought can be a great tool, one can be controlled by ones thoughts rather than the reverse; that is, a slave to one's past experiences and how that projects into the future like a railway track. To be endlessly controlled by the past, and the past's plans for the future, is to die without having really lived. How to calm the noise in your mind. With Eckhart Tolle ...

Relive the amazing scenes from August 8th 2008 ...

The 'old towns'. We begin with an Ultra HD (4K) video of Dali Old Town and the nearby Three Pagodas ...

‘Your Collar’, a haunting, romantic song from the imperial music of the Han Dynasty ... Plus, bonus music films ... 'I'm right here, where are you', sung by Alu Azhou and the Mountain Wind Group 阿鲁阿卓, 山风组合 生如夏花. Inspired by Stray Birds by famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, 1916 (生如夏花之绚烂，死如秋叶之静美 --飞鸟集, 泰戈尔, 1916). Lyrics and Music by PU Shu (朴树). "In this life, we can not stay so long ..." Plus Song of the Surging Water - title song of the 2015 movie Wolf Totem 汪峰 沧浪之歌（《狼图腾》主题曲）. Sung by Wang Feng. Lyrics by WANG Feng (汪峰); music by Adam HUANG (HUANG Yong, 黄勇); with Alianuul (Morin Khuur solo) and NING FangLiang (violin solo). "I am broken, but I love flying ..." 鄧紫棋 G.E.M. - 存在_我是歌手第二季 (2014年1月10日) (Life is like a) Na Ying, Warm Spring with Blooming Flowers 春暖花开 (when I am with you) ... Wang Feng song, 'I love you, China' 我爱你 中国 (Wo Ai Ni, Zhong Guo) from the CCTV New Year Gala ... If you can, please support this site with a donation; it really does help us keep going ... Thank you from the BeijingBuzzz team !

With Democracy At Work / Professor Wolff ...

HóngCūn is a well preserved 800 year old village in southern AnHui province, near the southwest slope of Mount HuangShan. Award-winning Virtual Reality film ... A trip to HongCun ...

The caves, full of beautiful Buddhist art, are located near DaTong in ShanXi province, north east China (west from Beijing), and date from the 5th century. Buddhism came to this area via the northern Silk Road that linked Xi'An with Kashgar

Summer 2013 ...

A little outside of our usual type of post, but we think that this is a topic that ripples widely. Here, some ABCs (American Born Chinese) straight talking from real life experience. First, a hyper-drive Wei Li, with a little 'bad language', but strong message. Not Chinese, not American, just a regular Jo / Joe ? There's still a message for you / us all. Be strong, yet without any need to put others down; be totally you while appreciating others. Wei Li nails it. Never think 'better than others'; think 'best I can be' (no compromise on who you are, no fear, no hate). Asians are all A+ students, right ?! Exploring stereotypes and the harm that, often silently, can ensue. CanWen Xu ... Olivia Lai ...

A beautiful waterfall in YunNan - LuoPing JiuLong ...

Vast rolling seas of golden canola flowers make the are around QuJing, LuoPing County, YunNan province, near the start of the Pearl River (China's third longest), a tourist hot-spot each autumn. A GCTN Travelogue ...

HuangYaGuan Great Wall, near TianJin, one hour east of BeiJing by high speed rail, by the coast. * 2015 ... * 2016 ... Race day film with Liza ...