Great Wall of China Photos

The Great Wall at Mutianyu, near BeijingAn area of the sections of the Great Wall at JinshanlingThe Great Wall in fogPhotograph of the Great Wall in 1907Map of the whole wall constructionsThe Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups.

Secret discovered behind the Great Wall of China's strength: sticky rice was used for mortar

By Mail Foreign Service Rice Wall of China: The sweet rice favoured by the Chinese is the secret to their most famous structure's strengthThe delicious 'sticky' rice' that is a modern mainstay in Asian dishes was the secret behind an ancient Chinese super-strong mortar.Researchers also concluded that the mortar - a paste used to bind and fill gaps between bricks, stone blocks and other