Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...

Archaeologists are gripped by something new about the Great Wall of China, which spans 12,000 miles and was constructed over ...

The Great Wall spans more than 12,000 miles across northern China. Construction of the massive defensive structure—which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987—lasted through the ...

Measuring over 21,000 kilometers, the Great Wall was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 and is one of the most admired monuments worldwide. In 2007, after a public contest ...

Two Japanese tourists were detained for two weeks and then deported from China after they took inappropriate photos at the ...

The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China’s northern borders against nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Historical records suggest the construction of the Unesco World Heritage ...

The newly unearthed section of the wall is part of the Great Wall of Qi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the earliest and longest section of the structure. It is roughly 400 miles in length ...

On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, and the visit of Minister for Housing ,to Beijing last Monday. Beijing extended a warm ...

The Qi Great Wall is both the earliest and longest segment of China’s, extending about 400 miles across central Shandong, from Changqing in the west to the coast of Qingdao in the east. It is ...

1994 18BUR VIB - Great Wall; Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ... of any opinion whatsoever of the World Heritage Committee or of the Secretariat of UNESCO concerning the history or ...