This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

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

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.