Vangelis uses ringing synthesizer textures and stately rhythms to evoke the majesty of China, in a similar fashion to another of his "geography" works, Antarctica. While a few tracks use acoustic piano and other organic instruments, the centerpieces "Chung Kuo," "The Dragon" and "Himalaya" use bracing percussion and synthesizer effects to emphasize the subjects (each reflected by its title).
(this was written yesterday when Shloopy putsched...it applied then, and because of the heat, still does)...I've been getting in touch with my inner cave man while sitting in the stultifying heat that's been hovering over town like a veil of hostility...it's brutal, my A.C.'s non existent, so I've been working out of library and at cafes but today, its so fucking hot, that I don't feel like mov...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Chung Kuo |
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| 2 The Long March |
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| 3 The Dragon |
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| 4 The Plum Blossom |
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| 5 The Tao of Love |
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| 6 The Little Fete |
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| 7 Yin and Yang |
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| 8 Himalaya |
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| 9 Summit |
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