A new study suggests that the northern section of the Great Wall of China wasn't actually built to as a defense against Genghis Khan, but instead to keep nomadic shepherds inside. They say, "it was ...

Scientists just discovered the secret to the Great Wall of China's legendary strength that's kept it incredibly intact for centuries: its "living skin." Much of the wall is covered in a biocrust made ...

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 ...

Archaeologists exploring the Jiankou section of China’s Great Wall discovered a large cannon. The cannon, found among a cache of additional weapons, was potentially cast in the late Ming Dynasty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in China have discovered a 2,800-year-old fortified wall that predates the country's first emperor. The wall, which ...

List of maps and illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization and pronunciation -- Note on names -- Introduction: Who made the Great Wall of China? -- Why walls? -- Long wall -- Han Walls: ...

"The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for the first time, from children to adults, from the general tourists to scholars,” says Henry Ng, the manager of the World Monuments Fund’s China ...

The Great Wall of China continues to fascinate the world, thousands of years after construction on the massive bulwark first began. This architectural wonder is a historic reminder of what humanity ...

For centuries, food has been part of human existence for survival. But did you know that food has also played a crucial role ...