China is a vast country located in East Asia, with a population of over 1.4 billion people. It is the fourth largest country in the world by land area and has a diverse range of landscapes, from mountains and deserts to forests and coastlines.

The Yungang Grottoes are a remarkable series of ancient Buddhist cave temples located in Shanxi Province, China. Carved during the Northern Wei dynasty (368–534 CE), these grottoes exemplify early Chinese Buddhist art and architecture. Yungang Grottoes, enjoying a long history of over 1,500 years, is one of the three leading grottoes in China together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang.

Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a walled city (about 2km across) in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture.

The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple was built on the cliffs of Mt. Hengshan, in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi province. Mt. Hengshan is one of the five most scared mountains in China. The very unique temple is the combination of three religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. About 1/3 of building body is hanging on the cliff, with its halls connected by winding corridors and bridges.