Even since the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasty, Chinese timber architecture has long been known for its techniques in creating beautiful and steady joinery, which not only ...

Muon scans are helping to find flaws and archeological surprises inside an ancient fortress wall in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which has grown and modernized since the wall was built nearly 650 ...

Tourists visit the Urn City which is fenced by old city walls in Xiangyang, central China's Hubei Province, March 21, 2013. Xiangyang, a prefecture-level city in central China's Hubei Province ...

The construction was based on wall relics of the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907). The 13.74-kilometer, 12-meter high ancient wall, which still encircles central Xi'an, is well preserved today.

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,000-year-old palace in an ancient Chinese walled city. Researchers uncovered the structure at the important archaeological site of Xinmi, Henan ...

Iranian Railway, Ancient Chinese City Among New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated July 28, 2021 5:00 PM ET Originally published July 26, 2021 3:58 PM ET Neda Ulaby ...

Ever since then the high ranking officials of this prefecture had all stationed in this town. In the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (A.D.1709), Fenghuang office was also been moved to Zhengan. In ...

Not far from Hong Kong is another bustling Chinese city: Guangzhou. Complete with a sprawling skyline overlooking a massive river, the city is one of the most populous in the country.

The city’s 13-kilometer-long City Wall, which measures 12 meters high and 5 meters wide, plays host to an annual light show as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.