New research suggests that some sections of the wall were constructed during the Western Zhou dynasty between 1046 and 771 ...

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 oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...

A survey of the oldest section of the Great Wall of China not only bumps back its age by 300 years ... the Great Wall continues to provide new information about its history and role in Chinese society ...

You can reach the Great Wall of China via public bus (with Badaling ... but you'll pay a pretty penny for the convenience. For more information, speak with your hotel's concierge, who can arrange ...

The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China’s northern borders against nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Historical records suggest the construction of the Unesco World Heritage ...

Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from ...

The Great Wall of China stretches for more than 13,000 miles from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, along an arc which roughly traces the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. It consists of ...

The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project ... Archeologists also found valuable information beneath the Great Wall itself—two residences from the Zhou Dynasty at the ...

The Great Wall was initially built to safeguard ancient China's northern borders. Archaeologists in eastern China have uncovered evidence that some sections of the Great Wall are far older than ...

Some ancient sections of Great Wall of China in Shandong Province south of Beijing are 300 years older than previously ...