In 1979, Yin became a guardian of the Guangwu Great Wall, patrolling daily to deter villagers from taking any bricks. In the ...

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 ...

The group then crouches up against the wall as a gate slowly rolls open. Once the gate opens, the group waits approximately 15 seconds and then crosses through the opening into the United States.

Outside the gate is a horseshoe-shaped wengcheng, a type of defensive enclosure often built out of city gates in ancient China. Inside the city, the remains of two streets have been discovered.