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: ...

One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...

It’s the weekend of the mid-autumn festival in Xi’an, and all roads seem to lead to the south gate of the city's wall. In China’s central province of Shaanxi, Xi’an is primarily known for the museum ...

The Great Wall of China is spectacular in terms of its extent—it stretches over 21,000 kilometers or greater than 12,000 ...

"This fear factor, this war driver is a very strong one and it's been with this species ever since the beginning and it motivated the Great Wall of China."- Neil deGrasse Tyson The Great Wall of China ...