270 million year-old forest of stone.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.

Buy wholesale almost anything imaginable at what may be the world’s largest small-commodities market.

Wander through a subtropical island rich with 19th-century colonial architecture, grand pianos, and the reassurance that you won't encounter automobiles.

A pilgrimage around a forbidden peak sacred to four faiths.

The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.

A massive ancient Chinese city with stone walls and evidence of human sacrifices.

A fascinating example of the Danxia landform is characterized by its striking red sandstone formations.

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

This Tibetan and Naxi village's Honey Rose wine bears the mark of 19th-century French missionaries.