Ancient Engineering That Defied Time The Great Wall stretches over 13,000 miles across the northern borders of China and was ...

As part of the Ming Great Wall – the term refers to the roughly 8,800 km length of the wall built during the Ming dynasty ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous record-holding section. This new find is part of the larger oldest part of the Great ...

List of maps and illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization and pronunciation -- Note on names -- Introduction: Who made the Great Wall of China? -- Why walls? -- Long wall -- Han Walls: ...

Archaeologist have made a major breakthrough, with the discovery of a new section of the Great Wall of China that suggests the structure is 300 years older than previously thought. Thanks to high tech ...

One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...

It’s the weekend of the mid-autumn festival in Xi’an, and all roads seem to lead to the south gate of the city's wall. In China’s central province of Shaanxi, Xi’an is primarily known for the museum ...

The Great Wall of China continues to fascinate the world, thousands of years after construction on the massive bulwark first began. This architectural wonder is a historic reminder of what humanity ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the next UNESCO World Heritage site. Millions of people converge on Xi'an ...