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

On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.

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

This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

China's biggest e-waste village.

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

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

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

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

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

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

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

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

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

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

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

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.