It is arguably the greatest feat of civil engineering in history, and indisputably earth s largest single cultural relic: begun during the Qin Dynasty (around 2

A brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders.

*Includes pictures of the Great Wall of China and important people. *Includes ancient accounts and descriptions of the construction of the Great Wall of China.

As an economic superpower, China has become an increasingly important player in the international monetary system. Its foreign exchange reserves are the largest

More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to ke