In 221 BC, the armies of Qin conquered the abovementioned six kingdoms and unified China. Qin Shi Huang ordered the demolition of the walls separating these kingdoms and rebuilt a new "Great Wall ...

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 ...

Insider Tip: The Great Wall was designed for protection, but don’t forget the forts that were another part of China’s defenses. The 16th-century Yaoziyu Fort, for example, is the best preserve ...

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.

The Great Wall of China may look empty on Instagram, but it's often extremely crowded. On April 1st, it was packed because of a holiday. It looked terrible. Story and editing by Jeremy Dreyfuss ...

The People’s Republic of China has built a Legal Great Wall to hold in Americans’ data, to justify human rights abuses against nationals and foreigners, and to legitimize violating its ...

Local police say two people excavated a "big gap" on an existing cavity of the ancient Great Wall to create a shortcut A part of China's Great Wall has been severely damaged by construction ...

China will need to maintain this Great Green Wall by continually planting more trees to keep the blowing sands at bay.

In 2018, a BBC team flew over the disputed South China Sea islands in a US military ... Admiral Harry Harris once referred to this as the "Great Wall of Sand" - a "nine-dash line" creating a ...