However, construction of the wall is still underway in Pianguan county in the northwest of Shanxi province. But the purpose ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous record-holding section. This new find is part of the larger oldest part of the Great ...

BEIJING — Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.

A bronze bottle shaped with a garlic-head mouth sat sealed inside a tomb near the Great Wall of Qin for more than 2,300 years ...

Archaeologist have made a major breakthrough, with the discovery of a new section of the Great Wall of China that suggests the structure is 300 years older than previously thought. Thanks to high tech ...

One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...

Elsewhere, hikers follow forest trails where ruined watchtowers emerge suddenly through the trees, while village cafes and ...

Li'erkou in Datong, Shanxi province In spring, visitors to the Li'erkou Great Wall can see the season paint a scene of stark ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the next UNESCO World Heritage site. Millions of people converge on Xi'an ...

PHOTO/] Winding across mountain ridges, the Jinshanling Great Wall stands timeless against the changing skies. Bathed in morning light and drifting clouds, it stretche ...

Local police say two people excavated a "big gap" on an existing cavity of the ancient Great Wall to create a shortcut A part of China's Great Wall has been severely damaged by construction workers in ...