This is ZhengZhou 郑州, provincial capital of HeNan

All Chinese cities and towns re full of public spaces and parks that fill with dance and exercise and joy every evening ...

Founded in 1988, Lao She Tea House was named after Mr. Lao She, a famous artist in China, and 'Tea House', one of his famous novels. In a spacious area of more than 2,600 square meters, the tea-house provides the flavor of old Beijing. You can watch wonderful performances of folk arts, music, acrobatics, cabaret and drama on any given day while enjoying famous teas, palace snacks, as well as traditional Beijing cuisine. Numerous celebrities and more than 2 million Chinese and foreign tourists have visited Lao She Tea-house since it was founded. It has been a window for exhibiting the national culture and a bridge that connects China with the world. Evening performances start at 7:30.

Near the border with Vietnam.

With Walk East ...

Mindsets (history and philosophy) and economics (trade and wealth distribution). Jeff Sachs talks with Rob Johnson about the current tragedy (doom) of US geopolitics. Don't miss it ...

A first step in getting out of a trapped life, to a real life, is to become free of toxic people. Nobody is perfect; but most people know, to some extent, their faults, feel empathy and try to be better. But some people cannot see their faults, lack empathy and are always 'right' - the most important thing to know is that they cannot be 'fixed', understood, or healed by you (only a highly skilled psychotherapist stands a chance, and that's partly because there is no life relationship). If you cannot (yet) get away, at least become aware that it is not your problem. One can sense some similarities in dynamics with geo-politics. A variety of voices on this topic - in no particular order (may need multiple viewings because it can take time to understand more than superficially) ...

Provincial capital of Sichuan. Lacquer artist ... ChengDu TianFu airport ... 3 a.m. ... [videogallery type=channel id=UCDZoeVduGSEB6ng6PDiXLNA]

With Walk East ...

With Walk East ... XiJiang QianHu, Miao village ... 'Little ShangHai' ...

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