Sunrise over the walls of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China (© Travelasia/Asia Images/Getty Images)

Pine Tree and Mountain Range, White Cloud Scenic Area, Huangshan, Anhui, China (© Radius Images)

Stone Statue Road elephants at Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Zijin Shan, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (© Ian Trower/Corbis)

Tent and prayer flags, Tagong Grasslands, Sichuan, China (© Robert Harding Picture Library/Superstock)

An illuminated Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China (© Christian Kober/Corbis) ©

Giant images from Google Earth©:

Aerial view of rice fields in Yunnan Province, China -- Jialiang Gao/Getty Images ©

Fisherman near Guilin, China -- SIME / eStock Photo ©

Highway through Qaidam Basin in western China -- Hou Deqiang/Corbis ©

Giant images from Google Earth©:

Giant panda cub playing in tree in Ya'an, China -- Keren Su/Corbis ©

Red peppers laid out to dry near Baicheng, Xinjiang, China -- George Steinmetz/Corbis ©

Visitors view the dynamic version of the famous Chinese picture "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" at the China Pavilion in the World Expo park in Shanghai, China -- Xu Jiajun/Corbis ©

Aerial view of Tsinghua University’s main campus in Beijing, China -- Xuan Liu ©

Restaurant near Sanyou Cave above the Chang Jiang river, Hubei , China -- Walter Bibikow/Corbis ©

Magnificent sunset over Langshan Mountain, Hunan Province, China -- Tao Images/Photolibrary ©

Highways and skyline of Shanghai, China -- Jose Fuste Raga/Corbis ©

Lanterns hung to mark the upcoming Chinese New Year in the Altar of Earth park in Beijing, China -- Adrian Bradshaw/Corbis ©