The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

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

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

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

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.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

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