YouShanHe Scenic Area, in beautiful GuiZhou

RiYue Bay, WanNing, 2012.

Nightlife and dining in China's capital. This video is pretty creative. The narration made it personal and real. You guys really went in with an open mind and immersed yourself into the culture, or the "now" at the time. Reminds me of the beauties of traveling and living. Thanks for the inspiration! - Ceci Lia 'This is my city' explores cities around the world, following the life and recommendations of a local person. In this episode, that is Lin Lin, a vivacious, (modern) culture-loving girl ...

BěiHǎi GōngYuán is just a five minute walk (north west) from the Forbidden City (immediately west of sister JingShan Park).

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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).

The first Buddhist temple in China was constructed here in SiChuan province in the 1st century A.D. The addition of other temples has turned Éméi Shān into one of Buddhism's holiest sites and is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China. All in all, there are now seventy six Buddhist temples and monasteries, most of them located near the mountain top. The first two films focus on the most well-known - the Golden Summit and the 48 meters tall statue of Samantabhadra, known in Mandarin as PǔXián PúSà 普賢菩薩.