Visit Lhasa

The Khan's Palace of stained glass without a single nail, a Silk Road caravanserai and halva.

The royal palaces of the Dahomey kings, their bas-reliefs and the story of the Amazon warriors.

The "museum without walls": grassy royal burial mounds, the Cheomseongdae observatory and Silla-dynasty treasures across the town.

71-metre Buddha carved into a river cliff in Sichuan — the largest stone Buddha in the world.

Beijing's vast imperial palace complex.

Imperial garden of lakes, pavilions and the Long Corridor on the edge of Beijing.

The white Lake Palace floating on Pichola, the City Palace and rooftop dinners over the water.

The illuminated Maharaja palace, the Dasara festival and the sandalwood and silk of the old bazaars.