Shanghai, China
Shanghai Natural History Museum
This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.
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Shanghai, China
This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.
Hangzhou, China
In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.
Jiangyin, China
The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.
Kizilsu, China
The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.
Tianjin, China
This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.
Huizhou, China
A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.
Beijing, China
A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Tulufan Diqu, China
The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.
Dongguan, China
One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.
Jiayuguan, China
The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.
Beijing, China
This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.
Xingtai Shi, China
This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.
Beijing, China
A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.
Shijiazhuang, China
Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.
Chongqing, China
Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.
Haixi, China
Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.
Yinchuan, China
China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Harbin, China
An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
Junagadh, India
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.