A new study suggests that the northern section of the Great Wall of China wasn't actually built to as a defense against ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. After painting is completed at LACMA, the panels will be added to The Great ...

One of the oldest existing man-made structures, more than 2,000 years old and a world-travel icon that ranks alongside the pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge – the Great Wall of China should be on every ...

A nighttime performance is a highlight at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Yanqing, Beijing.[Photo provided to ...

One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...

While only one of the ancient seven wonders of the world still stands — the Pyramids of Giza — 100 million people voted in 2007 to select a New Seven Wonders of the World. Among the winners: the ...

Just a few days before a U.N.-backed arbitration court's ruling on China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, here’s a history lesson from the failure of the country’s most famous ...

Insider Tip: The Great Wall was designed for protection, but don’t forget the forts that were another part of China’s defenses. The 16th-century Yaoziyu Fort, for example, is the best preserved of ...

Stretching from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of Djibouti on the Red Sea, Africa is undertaking one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. Known as the Great Green ...