Wuhan, China
Sword of Goujian
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
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Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Tianjin, China
This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Changsha, China
The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.
Luoyang, China
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Weinan, China
A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
Xuzhou, China
These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.
Beijing, China
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
Weinan, China
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Alishan, Taiwan
You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
A thriving community of Taiwanese art.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
Taipei, Taiwan
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.