Tang Dynasty dance

Xi'An is the provincial capital of ShaanXi, central China. August 13th 2016 : high heat alert - over 40C is seriously hot so take plenty of water (and some salty food). Xi'An is one of the oldest cities in China and was known as Chang'An prior to the Ming dynasty. Indeed, Xi'An is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, having held this position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang. Xi'An was the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road trade route. Xi'An is also home to the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang, who became China's first emperor after the Qin (dynasty: 220 to 210 BC) conquered / unified all of the other Warring States. Rather than maintain the title of 'king' borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he created the title of 'emperor' (皇帝, HuángDì), which would continue to be borne by Chinese rulers for the next two millennia.

With DianXi XiaoGe ...

上海北外滩白玉兰广场春节漫步之行-迎春锣鼓秀 With Wei's Travel ...

With CCTV's Travelogue ...

Bonus film - The WuTa Temple in BeiJing ...

Billions of life-viable planets; yet an eerie silence. Are we really alone in the universe ? Do civilizations always quickly self-destruct as (war) technology advances faster than (political) intelligence ? With Lemmino ... With Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell ...

With Walk East ... Phoenix ancient town, night walk ...

With Walk East ...

On the HuangPu River, facing PuDong, at the heart of ShangHai ...

The REAL geopolitics one must understand. With Michael Hudson ...

Music, dance and exercise ... First film is at TaoRanTing Park; the second at TianTan Park.