Shanghai, China
Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
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Shanghai, China
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
Changzhou Shi, China
This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Ziyang, China
Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.
Qinhuangdao Shi, China
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Honghe, China
A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.
Harbin, China
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Weinan, China
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Chongqing, China
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
Beijing, China
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
Kunming, China
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Chongqing, China
Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.