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

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.

The highest bridge in the world rises a dizzying 1,854 feet above the river.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

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

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

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

What can compare to the comforting sound of 10,000 toilets running?

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

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

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

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

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

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

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