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Scientists have found out the purpose of a mysterious 321 km long wall in the Gobi Desert
The 321 km long wall in the Mongolian Gobi desert, erected in the XI-XIII centuries AD, was not only a defensive rampart, but ...
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200-mile-long Gobi Wall in Mongolia had a function far beyond defense: Study
Researchers used remote sensing, pedestrian surveys, and targeted excavations to determine the Gobi Wall's origins, maker, ...
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Tianwen-2 is voyaging to an asteroid and a comet
After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...
The origins of the Taiwan Strait crisis
For over 75 years, the Republic and People’s Republic of China have confronted each other across the Taiwan Strait, a highly ...
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200-mile-long Gobi Wall in Mongolia had a function far beyond defense: Study
Most significantly, however, the Gobi Wall held a function beyond defense, challenging commonly held assumptions about nomadic populations. “This settlement stability, despite harsh desert ...
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China's first desert-based green power plant on grid
The first phase of the solar and wind project, located in the Tengger Desert in the Ningxia Hui ... channel and a major project transmitting green power generated in the Gobi Desert and other arid ...
Along the ancient Silk Road, glimpses of the old and new
A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle ...