Measuring an astounding total of 21,196 kilometres, the Great Wall of China is indeed the longest man-made structure in the world. However, even though it boasts such an impressive length, it is ...

Located 160 km southeast of Yumen Pass, Jiayu Pass marks the western end of the Ming Great Wall. Nearly 80 percent of the ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous record-holding section. This new find is part of the larger oldest part of the ...

Forget seeing the Great Wall of China from space. Everyone now knows that that’s a falsehood — unless, of course, you have an astronaut peering through a high-powered lens. But one thing you ...

From the start, the Han court encouraged migration to the corridor and had stationed troops to cultivate the land — a strategy that not only reinforced territorial control but also advanced ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the next UNESCO World Heritage site. Millions of people converge on Xi ...

The Chinese government has also made it clear it is ready for "any type" of war, should it come to it.The vast nation is ...

Researchers from China and South Africa have used a low-cost microsatellite and portable ground stations to create the world’s longest quantum communication link. In a paper published in the ...

China's commercial space sector is reaching for the stars, but the journey has been rockier than anticipated. Please do not ...

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming ...