Beijing is home to some of the world’s most famous historical sites, headlined by the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City. Yet, to many Westerners, a trip to the Chinese capital may feel a bit ...

Archaeologists exploring the Jiankou section of China’s Great Wall discovered a large cannon. The cannon, found among a cache of additional weapons, was potentially cast in the late Ming Dynasty ...

Heavy snowfall transformed the Great Wall of China into a slippery spectacle on January 17, 2026. Tourists were seen crawling and sliding on the icy paths at the Badaling section. Despite warnings, ...

The Great Wall stretches over 13,000 miles across the northern borders of China and was built over centuries by China's emperors to protect their territory. Recent scientific analysis of plant ...