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 ...

The Great Wall at the Gold Mountain is seven meters ... When Emperor Yongle returned north and reestablished Beijing as the capital, he was exposed to attack on three sides. Harassment increased ...

Many of the Dongfeng missiles are hidden at least 330ft below China's mountains and make up the country's 'underground Great Wall', described by Beijing propagandists as its 'last trump card.' ...

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming ...

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back ... At a seminar in Beijing, Lei Jiaqiang, a leading desertification expert with ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south ... The square is flanked by Tiananmen to the north, Qian Men to the south, the Great Hall of the People to the west and the History Museum to ...