Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

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

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

China's biggest e-waste village.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

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

This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.

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

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

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

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

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

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

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

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