These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

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

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

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

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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

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

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

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

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

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

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

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

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

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

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