Springtime peach blossoms …

Singers - Yang Zi and Zhang YiShan 杨紫, 张一山 at the 2020 BeiJing Spring Festival Gala ...

The gorge is located about 60 kilometers north of LiJiang in YunNan province.

A beautiful film ... The LongSheng (Dragon's Backbone) rice terraces 龙胜梯田 cover an area of around 65 square kilometers (about 16,000 acres) in GuangXi province. Construction of the terraces began during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), most extensively around 500 years ago during the Ming dynasty, and continues today. The rice terraces stand as testament to the wisdom and strength of the Zhuang and Yao ethnic minorities who form the majority of the locals here. LongJi (the Dragon's Backbone) Mountain is located in LongSheng County, about 100 km (2 hours drive) from GuiLin. The most famous of the rice terrace areas here are the Ping'An and JinKeng rice terraces. The terraced fields are constructed from riversides up to the mountain tops, at elevations of 300 meters (1,000 feet) to 1,100 meters (3,600 feet). A typical incline is 30 to 35 degrees. This area is also noted for its LongJi tea and wine. Best time to visit : May to mid-October (ideally, June to September).

At the Oriental Pearl Tower ...

Those who seek hegemony think only in terms of win-lose and can't imagine win-win : they must be the only ones to win. They think that this is to win big, but is actually to win small, as well as being morally evil. China on the other hand, has always sought win-win. By helping others develop, rather than enslaving them, the win is far bigger. This is termed 'common prosperity'. And this is what the world must do if it is to survive. Don't miss it. Bonus films : with Cyrus Janssen ... On the US debt and decline, with Richard Wolff ... On Taiwan, with CGTN ...

January,2017.

With Pascal Coppens ...

What stress does to the body (a whole lot) : with Eric Berg ... Relationships : Mark Hyman in discussion with Robert Waldinger ... Bonus film : functional medicine and why heart disease, cancer, brain degeneration, diabetes, arthritis, etc. are not really separate diseases but rather symptoms of the root cause. Also, why it is important to have a 'why' in your life (meaning and purpose) ...