Summary "The Dragon" is a presentation of cross-section travel through China. It is divided into 6 independent episodes as follows: "Peaks in Li River" (30 min) brings the viewer to Guangzhou visiting its markets and the secluded Shamian Island. We continue to the karstic peaks coming out of Li River in Yangshuo, in a typical landscape of the Chinese classical paintings watching fishing with cormorants. We continue our visit to Kunming and to the Stone Forest in Shilin. "Close-up to Shangri-La" (36 min) brings the viewer in the heart of one of the most exotic parts of China: Yunnan Province. We visit Dali, the picturesque Erhai Lake, and Lijiang, the center of the matriarchal Naxi minority that is also the preservers of the shamanistic Dongba tradition, a place that is being promoted by the Chinese as the location of the mythical Shangri-La. "Buddha's Touch" (56 min) brings the viewer to the holy Buddhist mountain of Emei, Emeishan, with its slopes ridden with monasteries, temples, and shrines. Nearby is Leshan, the city that has the largest Buddha statue in the world, a seated Buddha of 71 meters. We finish our Buddhist tour in Chengdu with its picturesque teahouses that abound all around the city's parks. "Carvings and Terracotta" (38 min) brings the viewer to the world-known army of terracotta warriors entombed near Xian. From there we move latter to Luoyang, another old capital of China located on the porous shores of Yi River where we visit the Longmen caves. We end up our tour at the beautiful Shaolin Monastery, home of the world-renowned Shaolin monks. "A Stroll in Beijing" (37 min) brings to the viewer some of the main cultural attractions of Beijing, China's capital. We visit Tiantan Park, the Forbidden City, the Lama Temple, and the Confucius Temple. "The Great Wall" (40 min) continues the tour in Beijing with a visit to Tiananmen Square and we take a bike tour on the narrow hutongs. We visit the latter the Summer Palace finishing the day watching an opera representation in the National Opera Theater. The next day we end up our tour in China with a hike on top of the famous Great Wall in Simatai. View more details

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