Places aemem Wants to Go

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

The highest bridge in the world rises a dizzying 1,854 feet above the river.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.