Ordinarily I might have paused to catch my breath, but hiking up to the Great Wall of China is never an ordinary ... unchanged for 430 years. My map-reading has been good: I am on a section ...

Just north of Beijing, you'll find one of the most famous monuments in the world: the Great Wall of China. Although it's unlikely you'll see the whole thing, you should aim to experience a portion ...

Insider Tip: The Great Wall was designed for protection, but don’t forget the forts that were another part of China’s defenses. The 16th-century Yaoziyu Fort, for example, is the best preserve ...

1994 Report on the WHC Monitoring Mission to the Five Cultural World Heritage Sites in China 1988 Report on the Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS/ICCROM Mission to China Conservation issues presented to the World ...