Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty Tombs
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Tianshui, China
Maijishan Grottoes
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Guilin, China
Yangshuo and Moon Hill
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Leshan, China
Giant Buddha
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Shanghai, China
Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen Shan
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Zhangjiajie, China
Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Datong, China
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Luoyang, China
Longmen Grottoes
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
