A new study suggests that the northern section of the Great Wall of China wasn't actually built to as a defense against ...

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Heroic tales involving them are ancient and ubiquitous. Today, the guardians of the Great Wall are writing new chapters. It ...

Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east ... with the conviction of a Wall Street trader with a very long position on the world economy. Halfway into our two-week journey, we approached ...

Part of the newly discovered rammed-earth wall near the Erlitou Site Photo: Henan Daily. Chinese archaeologists have made a ...

We stopped to take in the view, where the ancient Great Wall, the distant modern railway, and the far-off Qilian Mountains ...

Xi'an, also known as Chang'an in ancient times, has a history stretching back over 3,100 years. Boasting world-famous sites ...

Although it has been argued that other ancient wonders of comparable regard—such as the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan in Mexico—should have ...

Explore China’s breathtaking contrast of bustling cities and serene natural landscapes with this stunning drone footage.

Some of the people meant to benefit from the green wall have been alienated by it. Farmers grumble that they are forbidden to ...