The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...

Even walls can evolve. A survey of the oldest section of the Great Wall of China not only bumps back its age by 300 years but ...

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

For centuries, China’s Great Wall has been a symbol of resilience, ingenuity, and military strategy. But what if we’ve been ...

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

An archaeological breakthrough has shed new light on the age, construction, and function of the Great Wall of China.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal ...

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