The wall is decorated with over 1,100 red envelopes, which are traditional during Lunar New Year. "This is part of our culture," said Law. "This year is the year of the snake," she added.

On a frosty morning in the depths of winter in northern China, 65-year-old Yin Chengwu patrols along the Guangwu section of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province.

A newly uncovered section of the Great Wall of China in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, dating back nearly 3,000 years, suggests the structure's origins are three centuries older than previously ...