The Great Wall of China is one of the world’s most popular destinations in Asia. Referred, in the country, as “The Thousand-Mile-Long Wall,” the site was once thought to be visible to the ...

Spurred on by a glut of cheap airfares to China, in November 2015 I booked a flight for a quick trip to Beijing. The main focus of my five-day visit: an untouched section of the Wall called Jiankou.

The Great Wall of China is unparalleled in terms of magnificence and popularity. Interestingly, though it is not the only system guarding China's frontiers, according to New Scientist .

To describe William Lindesay as an aficionado on the Great Wall of China doesn’t do justice to his in-depth knowledge, and the lengths he has gone to over three decades. The British geographer ...

8 Reasons to Visit the Great Wall of China at Least Once in Your Lifetime. By Samantha O'Brochta. ... Spring and Summer is the best time to get a view of the wall under the sun with clear blue ...

Standing high over us is a tower of the Great Wall of China. Relishing an insider’s food tour of Beijing The “Great Wall” is a bit of a misnomer, as there was never one single structure that ...

China not only has the world’s longest fortification, the 21,196-kilometer-long Great Wall, but arguably the world’s longest circular city wall, the Ming City Wall, which was originally 35 ...

The Great Wall of China snakes along a ridge in front of me, its towers and ramparts creating a panorama that could have been lifted from a Ming dynasty scroll.

View of Great Wall in Chengde, N China. By Xinhua Published: Jul 06, 2025 09:55 AM. An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows a view of the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in ...