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This Week in History: When Andy Warhol Came to China

In late 1982, Andy Warhol and a small entourage were invited on a VIP trip to Beijing, the Forbidden City and Great Wall.

by Ned Kelly, 29 October 2020

Great Wall of China Sets Cap on Number of Daily Visitors

A limit will be set on the Badaling section of the Great Wall in efforts to cut down on the extremely large crowds.

by Valerie Osipov, 30 May 2019

Beijing Sets Out to Renovate the Hiker-Frequented Jiankou Great Wall

Soon, another notorious stretch of the Wall might be transformed into a more tourist-friendly sightseeing spot.

by Edoardo Donati Fogliazza and Gwen Kim, 25 March 2019

Contestant Struggles to Answer 'Where's the Great Wall of China?' on Gameshow

She used two lifelines.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 09 August 2018

LEGO Releases Great Wall of China Set

LEGO pays tribute to the world-renowned Beijing landmark.

by That's, 01 June 2018

New Images of Great Wall Graffiti Go Viral, Spark Outrage in China

People can't seem to help themselves from etching their names and witticisms into the Great Wall.

by Justine Lopez, 17 August 2017

PHOTOS: Russell Wilson and Ciara Visit China

The American football star and his Grammy-award winning wife took plenty of touristy photos in Beijing and Shanghai.

by Allison Bew, 26 July 2017

WATCH: Workers Put Their Lives at Risk to Repair the Great Wall

A video taken on June 12 shows just how perilous it is to fix the wild and rugged Jiankou section of the Wall.

by Justine Lopez, 06 July 2017

Recent Comments

Follow up: Zoe Stephens is running a marathon in Tonga on October 17, 2020 to support the newly formed Tonga Animal Welfare Society. This is first animal welfare organization in Tonga, which has no veterinarians and few pet supplies and medications in the country. TAWS is teaching children about how to care for animals and also educating their fellow citizens to treat dogs and cats as family members rather than as food. If you have time, please check out her event. GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/3lQZuD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tongamarathon

Tongatapu

October 13, 2020 at 3:18 am

I will better use a more traditional way of learning Chinese with the help of books, courses, and applications like https://www.hackchinese.com, http://jukuu.com/ or http://tatoeba.org/. Magic pill is a very dangerous illusion.

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:25 am

Great article! Thank you for the list. I will add these characters to my profile at ‘Hack Chinese’ app to memorize them. Learning characters is the most difficult part for me, especially if they are the most complicated ones(

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:22 am

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