China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

Man-made waterfall is the tallest in Mainland China.

Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

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

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

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

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

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

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

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

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

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.

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

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

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

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

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