The most sacred Jewish shrine in Iran and a fine example of restoration works gone wrong.

China's biggest e-waste village.

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

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

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

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

Thousands of locks professing undying devotion line the metal chains of Lotus Peak.

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

This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

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

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

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

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

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

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

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

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

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this questionable Beijing eatery.