"As the core fortress of three-level defense system of the Guangdong coastal defense system during the Ming Dynasty, Nanhai ...

GUANGZHOU -- A walled city over 600 years old has been unearthed in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, shedding light on the South China Sea coastal defense strategy at that time.

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the next UNESCO World Heritage site.

From Malta to Italy and from China to Israel, these are some of the most beautiful walled ... city.” According to a 2014 census, fewer than 300 people call Mdina home. Pingyao, ChinaThe ancient ...

This was the Kowloon Walled City. The Kowloon Walled City was built in 1847 as a small fort for Chinese imperial soldiers to keep watch over the coast. During the Japanese occupation, the fort’s ...

Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area north of Hong Kong Island. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising ...

GUANGZHOU, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A walled city over 600 years old has been unearthed in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, shedding light on the South China Sea coastal defense strategy at that ...