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Great-Wall

Sports 4 years ago

Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall

The relay for the torch that will open the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games is much more modest than the globe-spanning relay for Beijing's 2008 Summer Games, a tour that was disrupted by protests.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Part of China's Great Wall not built for war: Study

The northern segment of the Great Wall of China was built not to block invading armies but rather to monitor civilian movement, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday.

News 5 years ago

Great Wall of China partly reopens to visitors

The famous Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing has partly opened on Tuesday, after being closed for almost two months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

News 6 years ago

Beijing to close section of Great Wall, other tourist sites

China announced it will close a section of the Great Wall and other famous Beijing landmarks to control the spread of a deadly virus that has infected hundreds of people across the country.

World 6 years ago

China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs

A range of Lunar New Year festivities have been cancelled, while temporary closures of Beijing's Forbidden City, Shanghai's Disneyland and a section of the Great Wall were announced to prevent the disease from spreading further.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Mules, tools and old bricks: Rebuilding China's Great Wall

Nature, time, neglect and millions of footsteps have taken their toll on the Great Wall of China leaving much of it crumbling, but repairing it can be painstaking -- and controversial -- work.

News 7 years ago

Airbnb ends offer of stay at Great Wall

US home-sharing platform Airbnb has suspended a plan to provide lodging on the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing amid concerns that it could damage the ancient structure.

News 7 years ago

You can now spend the night at the Great Wall of China

Partnering with the Beijing Tourism Development Committee, four people and their guests can win this attractive opportunity to stay at the pop-up room between Sept. 4 and 8.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Intel, Chinese foundation to use AI, drone to help preserve Great Wall

Intel and China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation reached an agreement on Wednesday to launch a project applying cutting-edge technology in preservation of a section of the Great Wall in Beijing.

Business 8 years ago

BMW plans electric Mini production in China

German auto giant BMW said Friday it plans to build an electric version of its compact Mini in China, in a possible joint venture with local partner Great Wall.