During the Han Dynasty (206 BC- AD 220 ... in good condition today and is known throughout the world as the Great Wall of China. Setting out from Beijing, the most popular destination for visiting ...

The Great Wall of China started in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Emperor Qin Shi Huang joined different walls into one big ...

R ecent archaeological discoveries prompted historians to reconsider long-held beliefs about the Great Wall of China. For ...

Succeeding emperors and dynasties continued the construction ... traveling to various Great Wall sites. “The Great Wall of China,” In Our Time: BBC radio host Melvyn Bragg discusses the ...

In 1979, Yin became a guardian of the Guangwu Great Wall, patrolling daily to deter villagers from taking any bricks. In the ...

Recent archaeological discoveries prompted historians to reconsider long-held beliefs about the Great ... China to northeastern Mongolia, built by the Liao or Jin dynasties. The wall has numerous ...

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 ...

[Photo/Xinhua] SHIJIAZHUANG — Visitors to the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China can hardly ignore ... well-preserved sections of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) structure and an ...

Ash investigates one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall in Zhangjiakou, which has been fortified by eight successive dynasties, and delves into the footsteps of ancient explorers in Wulong.