Great Wall (Chángchéng 长城)|Chángchéng 长城 (Great Wall)
Andrew FIELD An aerial view of the Great Wall shows its expansive reach and fortification points across the mountains. PHOTO
Zhaozhou Bridge (Zhàozhōu Qiáo 赵州桥)|Zhàozhōu Qiáo 赵州桥 (Zhaozhou Bridge)
Ronald G. KNAPP The segmented open spandrels (arches) that support the Zhaozhou Bridge, built during the Sui dynasty, were a
Yangzi (Chang) River Bridge at Nanjing (Nánjīng Cháng Jiāng Dàqiáo 南京长江大桥)|Nánjīng Cháng Jiāng Dàqiáo 南京长江大桥 (Yangzi (Chang) River Bridge at Nanjing)
Ronald G. KNAPP The two-level bridge spanning the Yangzi River at Nanjing, an engineering marvel built and designed entirely by
Three Gorges Dam (Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà 长江三峡大坝)|Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà 长江三峡大坝 (Three Gorges Dam)
Stephen F. CUNHA A view of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest feat of engineering, which will supply China
Huang (Yellow) River (Huáng Hé 黄河)|Huáng Hé 黄河 (Huang (Yellow) River)
Keith A. LEITICH The Huang (Yellow) River, a view from Pudong. Named for the yellow silt in its waters, the
Tarim Basin (Tǎlǐmù Péndì 塔里木盆地)|Tǎlǐmù Péndì 塔里木盆地 (Tarim Basin)
Stephen F. CUNHA An Uygur Muslim cemetery in northwest China, Tarim Basin, Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Uygurs, a
Tian Shan (Tiānshān 天山)|Tiānshān 天山 (Tian Shan)
Stephen F. CUNHA The Tian Shan range, even from a distance, dominates the landscape. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. The
Yangzi (Chang) River (Cháng Jiāng 长江)|Cháng Jiāng 长江 (Yangzi (Chang) River)
Keith LEITICH The Yangzi River has carved out deep gorges in China’s countryside over the centuries. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD
Hongcun and Xidi (Hóngcūn hé Xīdì 宏村和西递)|Hóngcūn hé Xīdì 宏村和西递 (Hongcun and Xidi)
Elizabeth D. SCHAFER Hongcun, a village in Anhui Province, dates to the twelfth century. Approximately 140 historical stone buildings, courtyards,
Huanglongsi (Huánglóngsì 黄龙寺)|Huánglóngsì 黄龙寺 (Huanglongsi)
Gray TUTTLE Huanglongsi, a nature preserve, is the home of the giant panda and the site of Yellow Dragon Temple,