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Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

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

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

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

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

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

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

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

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

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

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

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

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

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

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

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

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