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These aren't miniatures, they are life-size. So far, the Chinese have only dug up 10% of the site. And already thousands of warriors and some 10,000 weapons have been discovered. Look closely at the f

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It's a thousand times longer than any monument ever built. Started before the Birth of Christ, it was still being built when Columbus sailed to America and millions died in its making. What unspeakabl

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In the heart of a harsh winter, Meng Jiangnu(孟姜女) decided to visit her husband who had been sent to work on the construction of the wall. Bringing warm clothes for her beloved husband, she went

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It is a staggering 2,700 miles longer than the first Great Wall of the Emperor Qin. There is no wood, water or stone in the desert. But the Han managed to build a wall that has resisted 2,000 years of

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And many never returned home, ending up in graveyards like this one. Large tombs for generals, small ones for the soldiers, and all of them died defending the Great Wall. But the soldiers' misery did

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The tombs all followed the same basic design, a temple in front and a walled enclosure with the underground tomb behind. Because Wanli(万历) ruled for so long, he constructed a huge tomb. And in 195

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