Did you know the Great Wall of China is over 21,000 kilometers long? It’s about three times longer than we thought. This ...

"The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for the first time, from children to adults, from the general tourists to scholars,” says Henry Ng, the manager of the World Monuments Fund’s ...

Each has its own rich history, with several known as "Wonders of the World." The Great Wall of China is part of that list. The extensive structure was built over millennia by various Chinese ...

I am standing all alone, high up on the Great Wall ... I need no other vantage point to know the wall's true greatness: It is far more than history, far more than a landmark—it is part of ...

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

It is a tribute to the skill of the Roman engineers that the great engineers who built the Forth Clyde Canal or the Edinburgh to Glasgow Railway used the same line across the country. The wall's ...

When a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege ...

History of Ming Military Affairs explains why ... Crenels and shooting holes are part of the solid construction. To the east, the Great Wall continues across the mountain ridges, to the west ...

In c. 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 ...

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 ...

2012 The Great Wall - Map showing the Badaling Section Clarification ... of the World Heritage Committee or of the Secretariat of UNESCO concerning the history or legal status of any country, ...