The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

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

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

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

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

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

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

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

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

270 million year-old forest of stone.

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

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