These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

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.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

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

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.

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

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

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

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

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

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

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."