A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A museum at a Chinese university is the first of its kind in the country.

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

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

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

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

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

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

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

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?