So in 1978 officials started to plant trees in arid areas across northern China (see map). Collectively ... have formed an “unbreakable green Great Wall”, according to government plans.

[Photo/Xinhua] More sections of the Great Wall of China just outside of Beijing are ... The timetable and road map for the park's construction and conservation work, which include 100 projects ...

Two people have been detained in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall with an excavator, according to local authorities. A 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman in ...

The earliest sections of the Great Wall were built by the ancient Chinese people to keep invaders at bay. After the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), the first emperor of China, Qinshihuang ...

The Jiankou section of the Great Wall ribbons over the top of jagged green mountains in Huairou district, northern Beijing (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Perilous and picturesque. These two words best ...

Two people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, state broadcaster CCTV said. Construction of the Great Wall first began in the third century BC and ...

The Great Wall of China, facing erosion and natural degradation, finds an unexpected protector in the form of biocrusts. These 'living skins' made up of plants and microorganisms cover 67% of the ...

Each has its own rich history, with several known as "Wonders of the World." The Great Wall of China is part of that list. The extensive structure was built over millennia by various Chinese ...

A part of China's Great Wall has been severely damaged by construction workers in central Shanxi province, who used an excavator to dig through it. Police say two people are suspected of trying to ...

On the same day the Great Wall of China was named one of the world's new seven wonders, an American-Australian couple wrapped up a hike which has taken them 13 months to walk its length.