The Ming dynasty built a giant wall stretching 5,000 miles to keep invaders out of China, ... when they suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Tumu. From the 15th century on, ...

The south gate wall of Dapeng Fortress, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) walled village in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, recently collapsed.

Sprawling 110,000 square meters on the shoreline of east Shenzhen's Longgang District, Dapeng Fortress is the most complete military fortress of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast China.