Places riche103 Wants to Go

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

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

350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

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

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

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

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

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

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

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

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

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

China's biggest e-waste village.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.