Places Fabeldyret Wants to Go

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

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

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Hundreds of large Russian nesting dolls decorate this square, and the largest is a functioning hotel.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

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

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

Thousands of locks professing undying devotion line the metal chains of Lotus Peak.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.