This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

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

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

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

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

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

On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

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

Large rock high in the mountains of Yunnan that is naturally shaped like a chair, complete with arms.

Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.

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

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

The massive steel ring looks like it could be China’s first Stargate.

Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.

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

350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.