This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

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

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

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

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

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

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

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.