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The Great Wall Of China Wasn’t Built To Keep Out Genghis Khan — But To Control Nomadic Shepherds
A new study suggests that the northern section of the Great Wall of China wasn't actually built to as a defense against ...
Great Green Wall of China Completed Through the 'Sea of Death'
China has finished building a 3,046km green wall around the Taklimakan Desert. It is part of a much larger project to keep ...
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The Great Wall of China
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 ...
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Enormous government project nearly 50 years in the making encircles desert with trees: 'The Great Green Wall'
The Taklimakan, nicknamed the "Sea of Death," is China's largest desert. The work to enclose it is part of the larger ...
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Will China’s “green Great Wall” save it from encroaching sands?
It is due to be completed by 2050, when it will have formed an “unbreakable green Great Wall”, according to government plans. China boasts that the scheme has already been a great success and ...
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Reflections | China’s Great Wall, Trump’s ‘build the wall’ mantra and a Malaysian state’s wall ambitions
Recently in Asia, a border wall was also proposed, albeit on a less ambitious scale and for different reasons. Officials in Kelantan, a state in the northeast of Peninsular Malaysia, want to build ...
Asia markets surge, defied selloff on Wall Street on China's economic policy shift to spur growth
Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly rise, defied the selloff on Wall Street overnight as China's pledge of more proactive ...