“We talked about the function of the Great Wall when it was built, so she got some idea of the wars between nations and how dynasties change.” Early sections of the wall were built from layers ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A section of the Great Wall of China that hasn't been seen in four decades suddenly reappeared. Produced by Brad Streicher. Original reporting by Rebecca Harrington.

to be the first sections of what would eventually become the structure known as the Great Wall of China, putting the wall at ...

Where are all the people?” a friend asks upon seeing my photos from a recent trip to China, where I hiked on the Great Wall ...

BEIJING -- The Jiankou Great Wall, one of the most dangerous sections of the Great Wall, will launch its first tourist route this year, opening a previously off-limits segment to the public ...

Some sections are in better condition than others, and transportation to and from them can be less reliable. You can reach the Great Wall of China via public bus (with Badaling and Mutianyu being ...

The Freedom Team hikers near the Ox Horn bend on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in 2010. WILL FORD THE WASHINGTON POST On the outskirts of Beijing, it’s easy to find a ride to the Great Wall.

When a part of the Great Wall section in Liaoning started to crumble in 2016, authorities paved it over with cement to keep it safe, sparking outrage. Other sections had been transformed into ...

Ancient, mysterious and magical, the lure of the Great Wall is rightly strong, even if you can’t actually see it from space, ...

The construction is part of the country’s multiyear plan to build a ‘wall’ designed to generate enough energy to power the capital city. So far, Chinese officials say they have installed ...