Mark Leong/ Redux The Great Wall of China is 4,000 miles long and much of ... is that it is the only man-made structure visible from space. (In fact, one can make out a number of other landmarks ...

If someone's ever told you that you can see the Great Wall of China from space then, sorry, they’ve been telling you fibs. However, there’s loads of other amazing stuff you can see from space.

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 ...

The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and nomadic civilizations in ancient China. It provides significant ... models of construction and organization of ...