The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.

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

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

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

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

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

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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

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

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

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

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

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.