The Qi Great Wall, the earliest known Great Wall of China, stretches 641 kilometers across central Shandong, built to fortify the Qi State against rival kingdoms. Its significance has long been ...

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 ...

The Great Wall of Qi, like the walls of Pingyao, was built to protect territories ... The Great Wall of China attracts approximately 10 million visitors each year, with many tourists flocking ...

Remnant of the Great Wall dated to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in Dunhuang SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN ... and the Great Wall was built over 11,000 kilometers to safeguard against ...

Researchers from the Han and Ming Great Wall conservation and research center of Shandan county, Zhangye, Gansu province, gather data at the site in June last year. [PHOTO BY WANG JIANG/FOR CHINA ...