A ‘spiritual’ trip to GuiLin 桂林, GuangXi province

JiLin province ...

Lotus Lane is a charming place to wander and a lively place in the evening to dine and listen to live music ... Often mis-named as HouHai, which is actually another lake immediately to the north, these lakes form part of ShiChaHai, once the docks at the northern end of the Grand Canal from HangZhou. To the south lies BeiHai and JingShan Parks and to the north, the Drum and Bell Towers; east from there lies NanLuoGuXiang, a largely pedestrianized hutong filled with craft and speciality shops and cafes.

A trip to the wild Great Wall ... Love the ones you're with. Your partner, family, neighbours, the people you pass on the street. As this blue and green planet whizzes through space, we can all share the love with those around us. The goal of all sane people is to create a better world for our children ...

The first film shows some scenes of the central temple area, and the second the many activities that take place in the surrounding park ...

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.

Why stress, in many forms, lies behind all our chronic disease states, and what we can do to get back to a healthier life. With Dr. Sten Ekberg ...

Ancient roots, modern outlook; a wide variety of natural landscapes; diverse cultures; so much to see and do; welcome to China ...

With Ermi ChuiYan ...

Including the famous NanJing Lu ...

Views of the Palace Museum ...

FengHuang, 凤凰古城, HuNan province, central China. 'Fenghuang', Chinese for 'Phoenix', the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire only to rise again from the flames, is named after a legend that two of these fabulous birds flew over and found the town so beautiful that they hovered there, reluctant to leave. Step back in time, over a thousand years ...