The discovery’s highlight was a 247-pound cannon from the Ming dynasty, but archaeologists also found remains of crops and ...

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 ...

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: ...

A trader looks at financial information on his computer on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) — A monthslong calm on ...