Chinese experts estimate that more than two-thirds may have been damaged or destroyed, while the rest remains under siege."The Great Wall is a miracle, a cultural achievement not just for China ...

The Great Wall of China is one of the most iconic and remarkable architectural wonders in the world. It stands tall as a ...

BBC radio host Melvyn Bragg discusses the Great Wall of China with Chinese historians in this episode of In Our Time. The scholars vividly describe the differences among the many sections of the ...

Het bouwen duurde voort tot aan de Ming dynastie (1368-1644) waarmee de Chinese Muur ... passes along the Wall. The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and ...

Archaeologists in China ... Ancient Chinese burials with swords and chariot cast light on violent 'Warring States' period But ...

China has long revered its sacred mountains, with thousands visiting them every year to pay their respects to monuments to Taoism, Buddhism and folk religion. But beneath the feet of these ...

The Government of China requested the World Heritage Centre to undertake a mission to evaluate the state of conservation of five cultural World Heritage sites. The Great Wall, which is over ...

But it was expanded during the Warring States period (circa 475 to 221 B.C.) to be about 100 feet (30 m) wide, the Chinese news ... construction of the Great Wall of China back by 300 years.