Man Made Marvels: Asia

The challenge: to pick up the ocean and move it onto the land, including the biggest fish in the world, and house it all in the largest aquarium in Asia. For architects, engineers, and marine scientists in Japan, this is the challenge of a lifetime.

One of the greatest obstacles to South Korea's upward economic climb is its geography. Watch as they attempt to cut a route through the impossible landscape, connecting Seoul and Busan. This is one of the most daunting projects ever attempted.

It is 508 meters of the most high-tech engineering and construction on the planet. See the unique design that keeps this building safe in both high winds and during earthquakes. It mixes ancient values with cutting edge science.

These are the tallest twin skyscrapers in the world, supported by the world's deepest foundation, and spanned by the world's highest sky bridge. Over a billion dollars worth of concrete, steel, and glass went into this gorgeous man made marvel.

Above a Chinese river sits the largest stone Buddha ever carved. It's over 70 meters tall, 1,300 years old, and an ancient wonder of the world. See the impossible journey of one man who strove to give China this sacred treasure.

The Russians and the Americans started the space race, driven by national pride and pressures of the cold war. In a changing world, the race now is to build smarter, cheaper, more reliable rockets to get more satellites into space.

It was more powerful than Rome, bigger than Constantinople, and richer than Alexandria. It was the mother of all cities; the center of the world. Go behind the walls of Xi'an and experience 2,000 years of incredible history.

This is man vs. mountain in the ultimate test of determination, resilience, and technology. 13 kilometers of concrete and steel punch through one of the toughest mountains on the planet.