Zoom out to wide view tall buildings and skyscrapers in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Traffic passes across a busy network of roads in the foreground.

Pan up a curved, glass-walled skyscraper in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Point of view / POV shot from the bow of a small boat travelling across the Yangtze River in the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. The shot tracks along the steep sides of the surrounding mountains as they meet the river.

The national flag of the People's Republic of China blows in the wind in front of a tall, glass-walled building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower is visible in the background.

Shanghai, China: Wide view of Shanghai's skyline with boats on the river in the foreground.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison with swords in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A column of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles march in unison through Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Shanghai, China: A boat travels along the Yangpu River in Shanghai. The boat is lit up with neon blue lights

The Great Hall of the People viewed from across Tiananmen Square, filled with sightseers, in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

China: Static shot of a magnificent water fountain in Tianducheng.

Sightseers crossing the bridge before Tiananmen Gate (also known as 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace') in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China. A portrait of Mao Zedong / Mao Tse Tung Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1945 1976 hangs upon the Gate in the background.

Sightseers crossing the bridge before Tiananmen Gate (also known as 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace') in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China. A portrait of Mao Zedong / Mao Tse Tung Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1945 1976 hangs upon the Gate in the background.

China: Close-up shot of three horse statues which are part of a magnificent water fountain in Tianducheng.

Time-lapse view of day turning into night over a busy road filled with speeding traffic in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A giant portrait of Mao Zedong / Mao Tse Tung Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1945 1976 hanging above Tiananmen Gate (also known as 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace') in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Sightseers pass through the gate below.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison with swords in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

China: Static shot of the China cityscape on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

China: Various views of The Great Wall of China including a dam and road between to stretches of the wall, an unrestored watchtower and parts of the wall overgrown with plants.

Point of view / POV shot from the bow of a small boat travelling across the Yangtze River in the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. Misty mountains are visible in the background.

Time-lapse view of tall buildings and skyscrapers including the 1,380 feet / 420 metre tall Jin Mao Building and the 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Boats pass by on the Pudong River in the foreground as night falls.

Raised view of cars passing along a busy road in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A rainbow-coloured neon sign is positioned in the foreground.

A busy street filled with crowds of pedestrians in Chongqing, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Shanghai, China: Shots of the Shanghai city skyline with ships passing by on the river in the foreground.

Raised long view of the Yangpu Bridge crossing the Pudong River in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Chinese construction workers wearing hardhats walking through a construction site in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Tall mechanical cranes stand in the background.

Zoom out from a shot of a man taking a photo of a woman to a wide shot of the Swissotel Beijing hotel in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Cars and buses queuing in a traffic jam in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A giant portrait of Mao Zedong / Mao Tse Tung Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1945 1976 hanging upon Tiananmen Gate (also known as 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace') in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison using red folding fans in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Pan up the Aurora Building and the Citygroup Building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Shanghai, China: Static shot of the Shanghai skyline in the evening. The Pudong area is seen, with China's tallest structure, the 468m-tall Oriental Pearl TV Tower, in shot.

Night-time time-lapse shot of brightly-lit tall buildings including the 1,380 feet / 420 metre tall Jin Mao Building and the 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Boats pass by on the Pudong River in the foreground as night falls.

Lines of cars in a traffic jam in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A column of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles marching in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Night-time view from the Pudong River of brightly-lit tall buildings and skyscrapers including the 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Fountains spraying jets of water into the air in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Pan up the Aurora Building and the Citygroup Building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison with swords in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

View across the Pudong River of tall buildings and skyscrapers including the 1,380 feet / 420 metre tall Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Liaoning Province, China: Various shots of the border region between North Korea and China including the border bridge across the Yalu River and the North Korean coastline in Sinuiju.

A line of police standing before a crowd of young Chinese onlookers in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A busy street filled with crowds of pedestrians in Chongqing, People's Republic of China.

China: Close-up shot of the cente-piece of a magnificent water fountain in Tianducheng.

The national flag of the People's Republic of China blows in the wind in front of a tall, glass-walled building in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The 468 meter / 1,535 feet tall Oriental Pearl Tower is visible in the background.

A busy street filled with crowds of pedestrians in Chongqing, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Pan up a curved, glass-walled skyscraper in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

A group of Tai Chi practitioners performing in unison in Longtan Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China.