Most mysterious place: Foreign consulates

In February, Chongqing Police Chief Wang Lijun set off the Bo Xilai saga by fleeing to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, Sichuan, where he (unsuccessfully) sought political asylum. In April, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from illegal house arrest and travelled hundreds of miles before seeking refugee in the U.S. embassy in Beijing. An online magazine even released an infographic instructing readers as to how they might break into an embassy.