These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

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

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

A monument to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation forces of World War II.

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

The histories of modern Chinese literature and anti-Japanese resistance collide in this Shanghai park.

Home to the largest artificial lake in Asia.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

A guardian spirit sculpture that once guarded the tomb of a 6th-century Korean king.

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

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

An early Korean refrigerator.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

One of the largest, grandest imperial mausoleums was built as the founder of the Ming Dynasty's final resting place.

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

A once-beautiful retreat is now a crumbling ruin.