Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

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

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

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

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

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

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

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

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

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

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

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

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

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.