Places kikaolsiakova Wants to Go

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

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

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

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

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

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

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

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

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

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

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

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.