Where are all the people?” a friend asks upon seeing my photos from a recent trip to China, where I hiked on the Great Wall ...

“If we think about it, the question of why people build walls is still relevant to this day.” After learning about the study suggesting the Great Wall of China wasn’t built to stave off ...

People of the Ming dynasty layered stone ... experiences traveling to various Great Wall sites. “The Great Wall of China,” In Our Time: BBC radio host Melvyn Bragg discusses the 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 ...

and the Great Wall of China (China) The artistic and cultural value of these constructions is undeniable. However, a recent discovery has cast doubt on the origin of one of them. More specifically ...

Ancient, mysterious and magical, the lure of the Great Wall is rightly strong, even if you can’t actually see it from space, ...

This is a world’s first mega project initiated to develop this place into a renewable hub by China. This ambitious ... energy needs of up to 400,000 people. This is just the beginning, however. By ...

Throughout history, China has reshaped its geography to meet its growing needs ... Completed in 2014, the construction of this route necessitated the relocation of approximately 330,000 people from ...

This undated photo by Duan Jiujun shows the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping county, North China's Hebei province. [Photo/Xinhua] SHIJIAZHUANG — Visitors to the Jinshanling ...

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.

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 ...