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.

Given the Great Wall's significance as "a cultural symbol of China and Chinese civilization," as noted by Bo Xiao, finding effective ways to preserve this site for future generations is imperative.

establishing it as the earliest known Great Wall in China," Liu Zheng, a member of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, told the Global Times. "It marks a significant breakthrough in Great Wall ...

The Great Wall dated to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) extending from the Jiayu Pass. SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN/CHINA DAILY Located 160 km southeast of Yumen Pass, Jiayu Pass marks 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 ...

the Ming rulers saw these walls as a way to rebuild Chinese pride. The Xi’an wall faced the threat of demolition during the 1950s as part of the country’s Great Leap Forward narrative.

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated ... response to external threats,” Zhang told the Chinese newspaper Global Times. “Its close connection to Pingyin ...

Continuity is what makes Chinese civilization ... system in southwestern China. Astronomy, calendar and cosmology All ancient civilizations in the world attached great importance to astronomy ...

Remnant of the Great Wall dated to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in Dunhuang SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN ... still warrants a long journey. In Chinese, yumen means "jade gate".