270 million year-old forest of stone.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

Large rock high in the mountains of Yunnan that is naturally shaped like a chair, complete with arms.

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

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

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

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

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

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

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

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

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

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