Places deriverative Wants to Go

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

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

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

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

On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.