Mark Leong/ Redux The Great ... wall north of Beijing. Perhaps Deng sensed that the nation he hoped to build into a superpower needed to reclaim the legacy of a China whose ingenuity had built ...

Over time, rival states built their own walls, which were later connected by China’s first emperor ... I’ve been captivated by images and stories of the Great Wall, and visiting it became ...

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 ...