An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

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

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.

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

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

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

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

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

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

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

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

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

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

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

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.