A great film of the Great Wall north of Beijing, including 'wild wall', accompanied by great music (踏古 (Ta Gu) by Lin Hai, 'Walking into Ancientry', with Chinese lute (pipa)).

We [mum, dad - videographer - and son and daughter, from Singapore] hiked 3 sections of the Great Wall in winter, without any guides after studying blogs and posts by fellow hikers.

All these sections are different. From the unrestored GuBeiKou Great Wall where we were the only people around, to the wonderful JinShanLing, where the climb is steep and every direction gives you good photo opportunities, to the restored MuTianYu where we hiked in heavy snowfall.

We stayed at local farmhouses on both nights, dined with the locals and hitched rides to nearby bath-houses. Temperature ranged from -5 deg C (day) to -12 deg C (night). Winter daybreak is at 7am and the sky becomes dark by 5pm so one has only 10 hours of daylight, so plan your travelling and hiking schedules carefully.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience was captured on video and we would like to share it with you. The feelings just can't be described - you need to experience it first hand.

Take only memories, leave only footprints and kindness ...

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Christmas lights and decorations, ShangHai 2023

With Wei's Travel ...

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Snow in NanJing

With Middle Kingdom Productions ...

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Great things to do in ShenYang in winter

LiaoNing province. With Nadine in China ... With Gecko Walks ...

The Harbin 哈尔滨 Snow and Ice Festival opens January 3rd

For over 30 years, the Harbin Snow and Ice World has wowed visitors from round the globe ...

China 中国 in the winter snow …

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 ...

An outdoor oven to warm your heart, even in winter

Bonus film - a DIY woolen cloak for winter warmth ... Live more ...

Winter trip to Harbin and the Ice Festival

The Snow and Ice Festival runs mid-January to the end of February, approximately, each year.

The Great Wall of China in the snow

A winter trip to HuangShan 黄山 

AnHui province.

Winter wonderland in JiLin province

Snow covered HuaShan 华山 - aerial views

HuaShan, in ShaanXi province, is one of China's Five Sacred Mountains. Our second film shows the 'Plank Walk'. This was constructed in the 13th century by Taoist monks.

Harbin 哈尔滨 winter trip

HeiLongJiang province in north east China. Lots to see and do ... life well below zero ...

Winter trip to BeiJing 北京 and ShangHai 上海 

Winter wonderland fun trip near Harbin 哈尔滨 

HeiLongJiang province. 聖誕節哈爾濱滑雪 Christmas ski trip; December 2016. With a great song ...

JinShanLing 金山岭 Great Wall from the air

JīnShānLǐng Great Wall lies in HeBei province, about two hours north east from BeiJing city.

The beautiful ice sculptures at LongQing Gorge 龙庆峡, BeiJing

Opens in (early to mid) January and February (roughly, depending on the weather). LóngQìngXiá lies not so far from Beijing city.

China 中国 in the snow ...

Tropical Hainan Island to Harbin in China's north east The Harbin Snow and Ice Festival (every January) Beijing - the Forbidden City ZhangJiaJie HuangShan Snowboarding at NanShan, Beijing 'My Shangri-la - a trip through Yunnan province 'One can never forget LiJiang' - Yunnan province 'Beautiful snow county is my home' - HeiLongJiang province

Seasonal lights in BeiJing 北京 

Winter, Christmas and New Year lighting in China's capital ...

The BeiJing 北京 2022 Winter Olympics

The Olympics return to China's capital, the first time a city has hosted both the summer and winter Games ...

Scenes from the Snow and Ice Festival in Harbin 哈尔滨 

Each year in the capital of HeiLongJiang province a winter wonderland is created ...

'Beautiful snow county is my home' - music video

A touching song about life and friendship ... Forget the sub-titles, just watch the video

'My Shangri-la' 香格里拉 

An 11 day trip through YunNan province in the snow ... Plus, 'Never regret a trip to LiJiang' ... Includes the nearby Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

A winter trip to the Great Wall 长城 of China

JinShanLing to SiMaTai, north east of Beijing city. The last film shows various sections of the Great Wall as seen from a 'toy' helicopter. If you can, please support this site with a donation - thank you !

Seasonal lights and New Year countdown in BeiJing 北京 

The first film features WangFuJing, XiDan and the Solana Center in ChaoYang Park. The second film shows the New Year countdown celebrations at The Place, which features the world's largest overhead LED display.

Winter trip to LiJiang 李江 YunNan province

Beautiful Snow County Is My Home : song - video

From Hainan 海南 to Harbin 哈尔滨 ...

December 2013. From the tropical far south of China to the frozen far north, a temperature difference of around 50C in winter! The Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival starts in early January. In 2014, the festival celebrated its 50th birthday and was bigger than ever. See the snow sculptures by day and the ice lantern structures by night. A winter wonderland :) Runs to the end of February (approximately, weather dependent).

Return to LiJiang 丽江 

LiJiang lies in the north of YunNan province, close to bordering SiChuan province. Winter is still a good time to visit LiJiang as it is the dry season (2mm / month rainfall in January compared with 250mm in July) with a not-too-bad day-time high of 15C (0C during the night). Some of the lakes might be dry, but with plenty of sunshine there's still lots to see and do ...

An aerial view of YuanMingYuan 圆明园, BeiJing

YuánMíngYuán was the original Summer Palace, destroyed by imperialist British and French invaders. The stone ruins are those of the 'Western-style Palces' commissioned by Emperor QianLong. All the Chinese artitecture within the extensive palace grounds was destroyed by fire once the treasures had been looted.

Snowboarding in BeiJing 北京 

In the mountains an hour or so north of Beijing (in winter) ...

Li River 漓江 scenes : YangShuo to GuiLin

GuangXi province. Filmed in December 2011 ...

A winter trip to the beautiful HuangShan 黄山 mountain

AnHui province; February, 2010.

Winter fun in BeiJing 北京 

Here we are in July 2011, mid-summer and temperatures sometimes over 100F! So here is a cool down - snow and ice fun from winter 2010 / 2011. Including skiing at WanLong BaYi Ski Resort (first film) and ice skating at ZhiZhuYuan Park (Purple / Black Bamboo Park, near Beijing Zoo) (second film). Filmed in January 2011 ...

A winter trip to Beijing 北京 (3) - video