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 ...

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 ...

The Great Wall of China may look empty on Instagram, but it's often extremely crowded. On April 1st, it was packed because of a holiday. It looked terrible. Story and editing by Jeremy Dreyfuss ...

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 ...

It is one of these that now has a huge new hole blasted through it. Getty Images The section of the Great Wall of China near Beijing is one of the country's best known tourist attractions While ...

The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and nomadic civilizations in ancient China. It provides significant physical evidence of the far-sighted political ...

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 2018, a BBC team flew over the disputed South China Sea islands in a US military ... Admiral Harry Harris once referred to this as the "Great Wall of Sand" - a "nine-dash line" creating a ...

Just completed multi-decade project in Xinjiang region is intended to help prevent desertification and boost local economies.

Since 1978, China has undertaken an unprecedented environmental initiative to combat desertification and restore ecosystems ...