China's Great Wall... Great to All of Us Too

CHINA'S GREAT WALL... GREAT TO ALL OF US TOO! 10.02.08 [ edit ] Literally "The long wall of 10,000 Li "[1]) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the ...

Beautiful scenery of the Western regions.

The Western Regions or Xiyu was a historical name specified in the Chinese chronicles between the 3rd century BC to 8th century that referred to the region of Central Asia west of Jade Gate.

McCarter: Trying to avoid the great fall of China

This Great Wall thing, it's pretty good. For ancient man-made wonders, it's right up there with the Taj Mahal and Demi Moore.

Great Wall just a pretty Good Wall

It's over 6,000 kilometres long and, at its peak, was once guarded with over a million men.

Explorer Zhang

Those of us who grew up on a healthy dose of Hopkirk surely know the original Great Gamer - Zhang Qian[1]. An intrepid traveller and diplomat from the 2nd century Han country, Zhang is credited as being the ...

Blog: The Great Wall experience

' It took 22 centuries to build it. An estimated 2 to 3 million men died during the construction.

Origins of the Huns debated

Saturday, January 13, 2007 Origins of the Huns debated Libitina This week I started listening to a book about Attila the Hun and the impact of the Huns on the decline of the Roman Empire.

Ancient Y chromosome studies

I was looking at my ancient DNA archives, and, while still not as common as mtDNA, there have been quite a few archaeogenetic studies involving human Y chromosomes.

Crooning blue notes

ON a gloomy Beijing afternoon, a Chinese woman wearing a long black silk overcoat walks into a teahouse outside Purple Bamboo Park.

Crooning blues notes

On a gloomy Beijing afternoon, a Chinese woman wearing a long black silk overcoat walks into a teahouse outside Purple Bamboo Park.