YangShuo, GuiLin and the Li and YuLong rivers, GuangXi province

As the mini ice-age begins to engage (and the 'global warming' hoax lies in tatters) - a reprieve of our much-loved 'Winter in China' mix; with great music, including ColdPlay and much more ...

XiāngGéLǐLā, YunNan province. Wonderful films; awesome videography ...

With Wei's Travel ...

All restaurants will have dishes to cater for vegans and vegetarians but to be certain there's no trace of meat or meat oil or egg in your food, head to a specialized vegetarian restaurant. There are quite a few in all major cities but you'll need to look them up on the net. Some of these are run by devotees, some exist to cater to Buddhist people. Some have 'meat substitutes', such as vegetable based chicken, duck, prawns, etc., made from things like bean curd and mushroom, and are remarkably good. In these films, Nadine shows us some of what you can eat in BeiJing ... Hot tip : A great dish you can get at many restaurants is Di San Xian 地三鮮 (literally, '3 things from the earth') - stir fried potato, aubergine (egg-plant) and green pepper. Mildly spicy, filling, comforting and delicious; a great choice for anyone. Bonus film - a wander through BeiJing and a trip to the Great Wall of China (GuBeiKou and SiMaTai) ... Plus, some vegetarian Chinese recipes ... [videogallery id=PLGjygoUcwWPf1FIojEsG9aLCEn6JhhBBD type=playlist c=3 n=9]

JiangSu province. With Walk East ... SuZhou's ancient alleys ... YT comment : I can’t believe this is the country that is portrayed as evil in western media. These people seem so happy, dress nicely, have a smile, and do whatever they want on the street at night. YT comment : Love the old style architecture. its great how they blend in the old historic buildings with modern culture ... Beautiful !

JiangSu province.

With REC Shanghai ... Bonus film - daytime ShangHai walk - with Wei's Travel ...

Filmed in 1966.

WARNING - graphic. The real, deeply ugly face of the hysterical, baying mob of rioters behind their masks. Just one example ...