The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

A replica of the first seismoscope ever invented.

A quiet ode to Communist China's propaganda machine, including a newspaper edited by Mao Zedong's own hand.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

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

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

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

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

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

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

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

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.