Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

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

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.

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

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

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

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

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

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

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

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

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.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

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

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.