PatrickZRH's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

PatrickZRH

German guy based in Zurich, travelling all over.

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Shilin Stone Forest

270 million year-old forest of stone.

leiris

Added by leiris

Chongqing, China

Three Natural Bridges

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Added by lioness1041

Yangzhou Shi, China

Yangzhou Zhongshuge

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Qinhuangdao Shi, China

Old Dragon's Head

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

Added by quasistellarqubit

Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

Added by CPilgrim

Longyou Caves

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

Destination Club

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

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Tianjin Eye

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Shipton's Arch (阿图什天门)

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

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Added by triplegem

Shanghai, China

1930 Folk Street

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

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

816 Underground Nuclear Plant

This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.

Added by liamfosterlff

Diqing Zangzuzizhizhou, China

Tiger Leaping Gorge

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

ErezSpeiser

Added by ErezSpeiser

Hanging Temple of Hengshan

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Josh

Zhangjiajie, China

Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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Added by lewblank

Ming Dynasty Tombs

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Added by aerialdomo

Guoliang, China

Guoliang Tunnel

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

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Giant Buddha

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

Beth Gherlein

Added by Beth Gherlein

Huangshan, China

Buxian Bridge

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Shanghai, China

Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

Dylan

Tianjin Binhai Library

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

Meg

798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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Yangshuo and Moon Hill

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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Added by serflac

Working People's Cultural Palace

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

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Blue Moon Valley

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

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