Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

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 largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

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

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

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

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

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

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