Describes physical aspects, history, and social life and customs of the capital of the People's Republic of China.

Describes the history, cultural composition, daily life, and points of interest of London.

Describes the history, people, and places of New York City.

Provides a physical description and history, along with a discussion of the people and customs, of the second largest city in Brazil.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, and points of interest of the city in the Netherlands that rests almost entirely on wooden piles made from tree trunks.

Describes the history, culture, people, daily life, and points of interest of Germany's major city.

Describes physical aspects, history, and social life and customs of the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, sports, and points of interest of the capital and largest city of Argentina, South America.

Examines the land, people, history, economy, and cultural life of this busy international metropolis, a former British colony that was returned to China on July 1, 1997.