The Old Woman Barking at the Chinese Great Wall of Huangchuaheng.. weird ways of bargaining about small amounts with the chinese locals in most beautiful scenery

China isn't a country - it's a different world. Unless you have a couple of years and unlimited patience, it's best to follow a loose itinerary here, such as following the Silk Road, sailing down the Yangzi River, or exploring the Dr Seuss landscape of Guangxi Province. From shop-till-you-drop metropolises to the desert landscapes of Xinjiang, China is a land of cultural and geographic schisms. It's not that it has completely done away with its Maoist past - it's more that the yin of revolutionary zeal is being balanced by the yang of economic pragmatism.

A glimpse into one of the Busiest cities in the world. Music by Talvin Singh

Another place I lived for a couple of years. A mix of the old and the new.