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

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

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

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

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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

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

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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.

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

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.