A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.