After a spring snowfall, the Old Town of Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province was bustling with tourists. On Wednesday afternoon, the 800-year-old town welcomed a special guest -- Chinese ...
Additionally, evidence of artisanal workshops near the walls has been found, indicating an active life in this ancient city. To further the research, the park will implement innovative techniques such ...
The collapse of a portion of the walls of ancient Telesia, in the locality of San Felice in San Salvatore Telesino, has sparked public and political debate in recent weeks. The collapse affected ...
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...
Located 160 km southeast of Yumen Pass, Jiayu Pass marks the western end of the Ming Great Wall. Nearly 80 percent of the ...
Moshikou resident An Licheng, 79, remembers well the sound of camel bells ringing as the pack animals traversed the mountain ...
The first thing you'll see as you approach Dubrovnik from the sky or the sea is the city walls. These ancient fortifications were built and rebuilt in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries as the ...
Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient ... the cell walls of the wood fibres (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ BBC) Venice is not the only city relying on wooden ...
Cave di Cusa e Pantelleria Archaeologists have uncovered new sections of the ancient Greek city walls of Selinunte (Greek: Σελῑνοῦς), a historic Greek settlement in southwestern Sicily, Italy. Among ...
Visitors can witness elaborate cultural parades, engage in spirited water fights along the ancient city walls, and partake in the sacred ritual of pouring scented water over Buddha statues at revered ...