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Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

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

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

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

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

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

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

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

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

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

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

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

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.