Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 ...

China has finished building a 3,046km green wall through the Taklimakan Desert. The large green belt of red willows, saxaul, and other trees will act as a giant sand-stopping barrier. The Taklimakan ...

List of maps and illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization and pronunciation -- Note on names -- Introduction: Who made the Great Wall of China? -- Why walls? -- Long wall -- Han Walls: ...

In addition to the Ming dynasty-era cannon, archaeologists also found other remnants of daily life and military supplies.

Practically everyone has heard about the Great Wall of China, but the iconic monument is not the only massive frontier in northern East Asia. An international team of researchers has surveyed a ...

Yu Xilin, a worker carries bricks at the Zhengbeilou section of the Great Wall in Beijing. Photos: VCG . The Jiangjunguan ...

When it comes to giant, centuries-old walls that may or may not be visible from outer space, the Great Wall of China tends to get all the love, and for good reason. It’s the longest man-made structure ...

China is attempting one of the most ambitious climate and land restoration projects on Earth, turning a swath of its arid ...