China’s Great Wall wasn’t built all at once—it was constructed and connected over many centuries. Now, new research suggests the earliest known section of the landmark may be roughly 300 ...

Remnant of the Great Wall dated to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in Dunhuang SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN/CHINA DAILY Nowhere in the Hexi Corridor does a traveler feel closer to those ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a 2,800-year-old fortified wall that predates the country's first emperor. The wall, which runs through a narrow mountain pass in the eastern province of ...

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 ...

Two Japanese tourists were detained for two weeks and subsequently deported from China after taking a controversial photo at the Great Wall of China, local media reported. The incident involved a ...

China hails US YouTube star IShowSpeed. YouTuber IShowSpeed has grabbed headlines yet again after he performed a backflip while visiting The Great Wall of China during his streaming tour in the ...

From the start, the Han court encouraged migration to the corridor and had stationed troops to cultivate the land — a strategy that not only reinforced territorial control but also advanced ...

Security officials guard an entrance to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against ...