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

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

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

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

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

Hundreds of large Russian nesting dolls decorate this square, and the largest is a functioning hotel.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

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

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

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

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.