China has finished building a 3,046km green wall around the Taklimakan Desert. It is part of a much larger project to keep ...

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

The Taklimakan, nicknamed the "Sea of Death," is China's largest desert. The work to enclose it is part of the larger ...

Just north of Beijing, you'll find one of the most famous monuments in the world: the Great Wall of China. Although it's unlikely you'll see the whole thing, you should aim to experience a portion ...

“There is a Great Wall of China; so much the geographers tell everybody, but they do not make it clear whether it is built of China; or why it is, or how long it is, or how long it has been.

At a conference on geopolitics, a Chinese participant made a rather interesting—if not intriguing—pitch in the context of the ...

Among the numerous passes along the Great Wall, the most renowned are the Thirteen Passes. Heroic tales involving them are ...

It is due to be completed by 2050, when it will have formed an “unbreakable green Great Wall”, according to government plans. China boasts that the scheme has already been a great success and ...

Just completed multi-decade project in Xinjiang region is intended to help prevent desertification and boost local economies.