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63 Places

The Forbidden City

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

Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Skywalk

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

Zhangjiajie, China

Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

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

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Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

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Shanghai, China

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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Huashan Temple

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

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Chongqing, China

Fengdu Ghost City

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

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Dragon Escalator

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

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Zhangjiajie, China

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

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Yangzhou Shi, China

Yangzhou Zhongshuge

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

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Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

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

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Great Wall of China Slide

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

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China Watermelon Museum

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

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Changzhou Shi, China

World Joyland Theme Park

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

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Yungang Grottoes

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

Shanghai, China

Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

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Ming Dynasty Tombs

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

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798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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Huangshan, China

Buxian Bridge

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

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Shanghai, China

Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

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Longyou Caves

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

Tianjin Binhai Library

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

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Shanghai, China

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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Beijing Ancient Observatory

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Haohan Qiao — "Brave Men's Bridge"

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

Fangweng

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

Beijing Capital Museum

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

Zhengzhou, China

Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

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The Fushan Tunnels

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

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Destination Club

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

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Professor Dalin's Museum of Sex

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

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Langfang Shi, China

Tianzi Hotel

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

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Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

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

Paleozoological Museum of China

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

Shenzhen Shi, China

Window of the World

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

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Yelang Valley

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

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Unit 731 Museum

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

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Guangzhou, China

The Qingping Market

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

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Toilet Bowl Waterfall

What can compare to the comforting sound of 10,000 toilets running?

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Pingtang County, China

The Eye of Heaven

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

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Bai Gong Fang (100 Handicraftsmen Workshop)

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.

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Shanghai, China

M50 Art District

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

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Mansudae Art Studio Gallery

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

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Tianjin Eye

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

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The Amazing Robots of Wu Yulu

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

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Hangzhou, China

Tianducheng

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

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Hallstatt, China

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

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Tangshan, China

Da Shuhua

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

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