A new study suggests that the northern section of the Great Wall of China wasn't actually built to as a defense against ...

The Taklimakan, nicknamed the "Sea of Death," is China's largest desert. The work to enclose it is part of the larger ...

China has finished building a 3,046km green wall around the Taklimakan Desert. It is part of a much larger project to keep ...

the stone sentry actually consists of many great walls, some dating back to the fifth century B.C. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered these earlier long wall sections linked and ...

Just north of Beijing, you'll find one of the most famous monuments in the world: the Great Wall of China. Although it's unlikely you'll see the whole thing, you should aim to experience a portion ...

A true-to-scale, three-dimensional colorful representation of the Great Wall of China is shown on a Proof 2025 3-ounce .9999 ...

Natalie Marshall, 48, said the trek was one of the toughest challenges she had ever faced A Sue Ryder shop manager has raised £4,000 for the charity with a six-day trek along the Great Wall of China.

Ordinarily I might have paused to catch my breath, but hiking up to the Great Wall of China is never an ordinary affair. Its silhouetted battlements running along the skyline spur me on.

According to legend, the Great Wall was built by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang (Reigned 221-210 BC), though historical records trace the true origin of the wall to defensive ...

220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty ...