Architecture in China

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.