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

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

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

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

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.

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

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

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

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.