The truth about the Great Wall

The truth about the Great Wall

The truth about the Great Wall The truth about the Great Wall What would later come to be known as the Great Wall formed as a response to increased Mongol raiding after Esen was killed in 1455. Having failed to capitalize on the capture of Zhengtong, Esen lost the...
Dunhuang in the Silk Road

Dunhuang in the Silk Road

Dunhuang in the Silk Road Dunhuang in the Silk RoadDunhuang is a city in the middle of the desert. Over its 2,000-year history, it has always been the last Chinese outpost before reaching the Western Regions—those kingdoms more or less dominated by the imperial...
Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake

Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake

Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake The development of tourism and transportation in China is bringing to light places that were previously very hard to access and virtually unknown. Some of these...
A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet

A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet

A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet The Palkor of Gyantze is one of Tibet’s great marvels and a unique jewel of universal architecture and art. Its shape, scale, and iconography defy comparison with any other construction....