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

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

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

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

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

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

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

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?