So in 1978 officials started to plant trees in arid areas across northern China (see map). ... when it will 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 Great Wall is more than just a fortified boundary. It is, in fact, a very complex defence installation, which once included towers, ramparts, castles and other fortifications,” Shang explains.

The grand and spectacular wall body, the exquisite and beautiful brick inscription, the strict and perfect defense system, and the countless poems and essays on the Great Wall, are connotations of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.