Suzhou, China
Chongyuan Temple's Guanyin Statue
An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.
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Suzhou, China
An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.
Zhengzhou, China
350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.
Xian Shi, China
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
Xian Shi, China
These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.
Chongqing, China
Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.
Beijing, China
A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.
Zhengzhou, China
A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.
Xilin Gol, China
The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.
Xuzhou, China
These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.
Shanghai, China
Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.
Beijing, China
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.