The YuanYang 元阳 rice terraces, YunNan province

With Seiu Travel ...

South of the Forbidden City and Tian'AnMen Square in central BeiJing, the blue sky city, lies this amazing Taoist temple, set in an abundant area (now park) of trees and a great place to visit. The wonderful architecture is brimming with symbolism and the park as a whole is a favorite for locals to hang out and practice Tai Chi or play JianZi (hacky sack), etc ...

Apologies - some ill-health issues slowing things down atm.

July lotuses and the boat to the Summer Palace ... With MisterVaughn ... Boating the ancient canal route from downtown BeiJing to the Summer Palace (YiHeYuan) ... The LiangMa River ...

Regarding term limits - President Xi is exceptionally well read and very much the right person at the right time, a period where China will (is) facing unprecedented attack for its success. Xi's plan is longer term and so requires a longer term limit; an extraordinary measure for extraordinary times.

The deluded separatists in Taiwan (a breakaway province aided by the US as a missile base) risk destroying their home. With Brian Berletic / The New Atlas, Angelo Giuliano and Carl Zha ... Bonus film - with Jeffrey Sachs ...

Known as YíHéYuán in Chinese, meaning the Garden of Nurtured Harmony ...