Gas explosion at illegal mine in northern China leaves 20 dead

"BEIJING - A gas explosion in an illegal mine in northern China has killed at least 20 people, state media said Monday. Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened when miners were attempting to reopen an illegal mine in Shanxi province that the government had used...

11 killed in fireworks factory blast in China

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Eleven people were killed and eight others injured in a blast at a fireworks workshop in north China`s Shanxi Province, local officials said. The cause of Wednesday`s blast in Yangquan city and the number of men at work at the time of the explosion was...

China says suffers "massive" Internet spy damage

"China has suffered "massive" losses of state secrets through the Internet, a senior official said, as China faces reports that it has raided the computer networks of Western powers. Vice Minister of Information Industry Lou Qinjian said his country was the target of a...

More Slave Workers Found at Chinese Brick Factories

"BEIJING — China is still freeing people — including children — forced to work as slaves in illegal brick factories, two months after the scandal involving the brick yards was exposed, officials said Monday.The scandal erupted in early June after Chinese media...

Wall of Qin - Wall of Han - Wall of Ming

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The Great Wall of China

The Chinese started building their Great Wall to defend themselves against the Huns.  The Huns were a nomadic people originating from the general region of Mongolia.