A network of trenches, walls and enclosures built across the steppes of China and Mongolia 800 years ago seems to have been ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

Various dynasties worked on the 2,485-mile-long (4,000-km) MWS, such as the Jin dynasty (1115 to 1234 CE), whose empire ...

Construction on the Great Wall began in the third-century BCE under Qin Shi Huang (Shihuangdi), the first emperor of a unified China, the History Channel reports. Prior to the Qin dynasty ...

The Great Wall of China is the best-known strip of fortifications in East Asia, if not the world. But just a few days’ horse ...

The Great Wall of China started in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Emperor Qin Shi Huang joined different walls into one big ...

China first took note of the wall’s wide appeal ... creating an enchantment with the Great Wall that helped spark Chinese appreciation for the structure. 10. People have been exaggerating ...

The Great Wall is nearly 30 feet high along some ... and diplomacy. The first emperor of a united China, Qin Shi Huang Di (221-210 B.C.), created one of the first unified lines of fortifications ...

The Great Wall of China is an enormous 13,000 miles ... While both of these defended the areas against invasion, Qin Shihuang, China's First Emperor, united China in 221 BC and ordered the ...

Some 20 states and dynasties contributed to the construction of the Great Wall of China over the course of millennia. It’s thought that the first lengths of the wall were built as early as 771 B ...

Whether you’re planning to visit the Great Wall for the first time or the 50th, the following destinations are sure to make your trip to China even more worthwhile. (Check out the above video ...