Incredible photography by George Steinmetz for National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/aerials/steinmetz-photography

1. The terraced farms of the Lisu people, one one of China's minority groups, create a patchwork on mountains near Weixi in Yunnan Province.
2. The Great Wall of China
3. In Guangxi, limestone pinnacles line the Li River.
4. Blooming fields of rapeseed plants weave around hills near Luoping in Yunnan Province.
5. sand dunes in the Kumtag Desert located in the Xinjiang region
6. Taklimakan oil field in the Xinjiang region
7. Guandong Province toulou, the traditional dwellings of the Hakka minority group
8. a new suburban development in Shenyang

(thanks, openthink)

Really nice stuff as usual Alan.Sorry I don't get back to your comments more often,but these are crazy weeks for me.

How comes you get such wonderful clips! exotic...Thanks

thanks for the fantastic pics, alan!

Wow, the American looking suburb really surprised me!