Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

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

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for 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.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

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

The highest bridge in the world rises a dizzying 1,854 feet above the river.

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

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

A tidal bore with its own festival.

Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.

Large rock high in the mountains of Yunnan that is naturally shaped like a chair, complete with arms.

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