A panoramic drone photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows a dawn view of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing, ...

“We talked about the function of the Great Wall when it was built, so she got some idea of the wars between nations and how dynasties change.” Early sections of the wall were built from layers ...

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 ...

Two Japanese tourists in their 20s were detained for two weeks in China, then deported, for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the Great Wall, local media reported. The incident at the ...

ADVENTURE seekers are being invited to trek the Great Wall of China to raise funds for a hospice care charity.

A worker busy restoring part of the Ming Great Wall in the county in 2019. [PHOTO BY ZHAI JIZONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] In 2006, the Han and Ming walls were designated a national key cultural relic ...

People visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, April 5, 2025. Mutianyu and Jiankou ...

Some sections are in better condition than others, and transportation to and from them can be less reliable. You can reach the Great Wall of China via public bus (with Badaling and Mutianyu being ...