270 million year-old forest of stone.

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

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

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

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

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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

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

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