BeiJing 北京 – QianMen and TianAnMen at night

Featuring KunMing, the provincial capital, LiJiang, the outdoor show 'Impression LiJiang', BaiSha village, ShiLin Stone Forest, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Shangri-La ...

Yes, we're still alive ; )

A reconstruction of the original Summer Palace totally destroyed by imperialist forces (robbed and burnt down by Anglo-French troops in the 2nd Opium War in 1860). With Walk East ...

Guilin to YangShuo ...

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Sometimes in browsing the web disparate things just seem to come together, as here. Two different popular singing shows, one an established artist, one a teen on a first audition; one common theme - 'this girl is on fire'. In the first video, from 'I am a singer', I was so struck by the gusto of the performance. The cut-aways are to the other competitors; one can feel that the knives were out (in some cases) but she said 'take that', and nailed it ... The song is hard to translate but means something like : I want to be the real me (not one with a smile who is sad inside). Second is a lovely teen wearing a chili pepper (which is a big plus in my book); it's a bit rough in places but she hits the key lines great. Momo Wu (we love you too) watch out ;) What I love about the 'Voice of China' is that it has real humanity - judges with true music passion and pure hearts, plus a sense of hummor ... 鄧紫棋 G.E.M. (Gem Tang) - 存在_我是歌手第二季 中國好聲音 2014-07-18 第三季 - 第一期 劉至佳 - 'Girl on Fire' (Alicia Keys)

Tropical Hainan Island to Harbin in China's north east The Harbin Snow and Ice Festival (every January) Beijing - the Forbidden City ZhangJiaJie HuangShan Snowboarding at NanShan, Beijing 'My Shangri-la - a trip through Yunnan province 'One can never forget LiJiang' - Yunnan province 'Beautiful snow county is my home' - HeiLongJiang province

春暖花开，来上一锅享誉巴蜀的盐排骨可好？ ZiQi wrote the following when she released this video on Chinese social media on father's day 2016 : I don't have a signature dish. I just heard from grandma that you liked it. I don't remember your face, but there's always a silhouette in my head, and I know that it's you. It hasn't been easy without you by my side. It's been twenty two years. I really miss you. Her father passed away when she was a young child. The background song is by an artist named 薛之谦 and is called 我好像在哪见过你 - I think I have met you somewhere ...

A great film by Sticker Travel ...

A water town in north-east JiangSu province, not far from Shanghai. SuZhou Old Town is famous for its gardens as well as canals. The classical gardens are on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

中波夫妻摩旅青藏高原 And in SiChuan ... And in YunNan ... Bonus film - high speed rail ... Bonus film 2 - XiaMen subway ...