Autumn in TaChuan, AnHui province

Not the rise of, just the return. A talk by Australian Malcolm Turnbull ... A comment re defense spending - per capita (person), China is not even in the top 15 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditure_per_capita Defense spending is in fact very small considering the size of the country.

With Rafa Goes Around ...

With DianXi XiaoGe ... Bonus film - wild bamboo shoots - with Wild Girl ...

JingShan Park lies immediately north of the Forbidden City (Palace Museum).

Beijing, indeed China, is an embrace of both ancient and modern, diverse yet cohesive, humanity in harmony with nature - in short, it is : ☯ Bonus film - DongCheng district, the heart of 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 ...

With The New Atlas. Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano cut through the propaganda and shine light on realities ... Bonus films ... On Thailand ... On Nicaragua ... On Palestine ... On Syria ... On Cuba ... On Yemen ... On Taiwan ... On Western propaganda puppets ...

A contemporary arts zone in north east BeiJing with many galleries, bookshops, cafes and more. Changes all the time; though some 1950s factory look lingers. If you like to wander and come across the unexpected, it is well worth a visit. A fascinating place and an example of the 'new China'. With Jason Zhang ... Nothing really ends ... there's always an echo ... but what will that be ... ?

Provincial capital of HeNan province. Fit for life ...

With The New Atlas ... Anti-China proxy war also in Pakistan ...

The film 'My Beijing', plus one from Sticker Travel ...