The beautiful Humble Administrator’s Garden 拙政园

With Ermi ChuiYan ...

With DianXi XiaoGe ...

With Angelo Giuliano and Brian Berletic / The New Atlas ... With Jeffrey Sachs ... Oliver Stone on JFK ... Glenn Greenwald talks with Vincent Bevins - the CIA, coups and dictatorships, 'anti-communism'. The threat of a good example - taking care of ALL the people - is a major motivation for a Western elite that desires to retain its extreme privilege ... Bonus film - with The Geopolitics In Conflict Show ... In China, the people are family. In The West, the people are livestock.

A popular pastime in parks all over China. JianZi combines athleticism, balance, coordination and inner calm. It has been played in China since the Han Dynasty (200 BC). The 'shuttlecock' is composed of a number of coin-like metal weights and colored feathers. The first film is from the People's Park in GuangZhou; the second is at the Long Corridor of the Temple of Heaven in BeiJing. The third film shows some masters at play.

A flashback to October 2004 ...

SuQian is a city with a cultural history of 2,500 years. The earliest use of the name was in 762 A.D. during the Tang Dynasty. The city is located on the North JiangSu Plain, with a highest elevation of 71 m over sea level and the lowest 2.8 m only. The elevation is gradually reduces along northwest to southeast. SuQian is abundant in water resources and the water surface area is close one third of its total land mass. There are two freshwater lakes in SuQian, Lake HongZe, which is one of the four largest freshwater lakes in China, and Lake LuoMa. Four rivers run through the city, including the the Grand Canal. Agriculture, including aquatic produce, accounts for about 25% of the area's economy. The population is around 5 million. Attractions include : * LuoMa Lake Scenic Area: Situated in the northwest of the city, it covers a total area of 375 square kilometers (145 square miles), dotted by many natural scenic spots and historical sites. * QianLong Temporary Palace: Named after the esteemed Qing dynasty emperor, this is a well-preserved building complex on the south bank of LuoMa Lake. It was first built around 1684. * ZhangShan Forest Park: 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of the city, the park has a beautiful mix of mountain and water landscapes.

Jesse Cook - not just a highly talented composer / musician - but also film-maker - wow !

An (English-speaking) Italian explores the mountains and cities of China ... Part 1 : GuangZhou (GuangDong) | ShangHai | HangZhou (ZheJiang) Part 2 : HuangShan (AnHui) | JiuHuaShan (AnHui) | Xi'An (ShaanXi) Part 3 : Xi'An (ShaanXi) | HuaShan (ShaanXi) | HohHot (Inner Mongolia) Bonus film ... BeiJing, ShangHai, Xi'An, GuiLin ... Plus, even more bonus films, starting with - Diabolo around China ...

With Blondie in China ...

Sometimes, 100%. With The New Atlas ... Bonus film - UK outcasts half of the world's COVID vaccinated ...

'An Outrage' : House passes largest military budget in generations - with Democracy Now / William Hartung ... Preparing you for war - with The New Atlas ... On the phony 'Uyghur Tribunal', with The New Atlas ... On the China - Laos high speed railway ... On the new national highway in Cambodia ... Is Russia really planning a war in Ukraine - or is Washington? - with The Grayzone and Scott Ritter ... With YChina ... With Martin Jacques talking with Jie Qiong ... On 'Russian aggression' ... On Nicaragua ... China 2021 review - with Pascal Coppens ... With Martin Jacques ... The critical need for independent media - with Glenn Greenwald ... 'Who rules America? The dangerous concentration of power and wealth in the American elite', with George Domhoff (and this is from the late sixties); the reality behind 'democracy'. Don't miss it ...