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 ...

Can you REALLY see the Great Wall of China from space? The truth behind this myth will change your view of this ancient wonder!

Where are all the people?” a friend asks upon seeing my photos from a recent trip to China, where I hiked on the Great Wall ...

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 construction is part of the country’s multiyear plan to build a ‘wall’ designed to generate ... to industrial centers make it a desirable location for solar power generation.

Here’s what I learnt. The Great Wall stretches along China’s northern border, from Hebei Province to Gansu Province. Work started around 700BC, with the whole wall connected five centuries ...

The project has been dubbed China's "solar great wall," with vast fields of photovoltaic panels now stretching across the dunes. Expected to be completed by 2030, the project will span 250 miles ...

The People’s Republic of China has built a Legal Great Wall to hold in Americans’ data, to justify human rights abuses against nationals and foreigners, and to legitimize violating its ...

IN 1978, China launched its Three North Shelter Forest (Green Great Wall) Programme, aimed at creating a forest chain extending from Xinjiang in the far north-west to Heilongjiang in the far ...

In 221 BC, the armies of Qin conquered the abovementioned six kingdoms and unified China. Qin Shi Huang ordered the demolition of the walls separating these kingdoms and rebuilt a new "Great Wall ...

Ordinarily I might have paused to catch my breath, but hiking up to the Great Wall of China is never an ordinary affair. Its silhouetted battlements running along the skyline spur me on.