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

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

The reports sparked outrage in China, where memories of Japanese atrocities committed during its occupation of the country still inspire strong feelings.

Among those who walk the Great Wall of China in northern Beijing daily is Liu Hongyan, a 45-year-old resident in Shixia ...

A Japanese man and woman in their 20s were detained for about two weeks over a picture of the man exposing his buttocks at ...

The wall that surrounds Xi’an is 8.5 miles long and protects the city’s historic artifacts, including its famed terra-cotta warriors.

Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from around 221 to 210 B.C. The wall was later modified and renovated ...

The Great Wall of China, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was constructed using different methods during different time periods, and this excavation showed the evidence. Techniques such as carbon-14 ...

The Xi’an wall faced the threat of demolition during the 1950s as part of the country’s Great Leap Forward narrative ... to all major cities in China, so travelers can get there by plane ...

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 years older ...

but a series of fortifications built during multiple dynasties. The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China’s northern borders against nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Historical ...