- Great Wall of China summary | Britannica
Great Wall of China, Chinese Wanli Changcheng, Defensive wall, northern China One of the largest building-construction projects ever carried out, it runs (with all its branches) about 4,500 mi (7,300 km) east to west from the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli) to a point deep in Central Asia
- Great Wall of China UNESCO World Heritage Site - National Geographic
China’s iconic Great Wall, actually a network of fortifications rather than a single structure, is the product of countless labors over a period of some two thousand years
- Great Wall of China - New World Encyclopedia
The Great Wall of China (Traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; Simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; literally "10,000 Li (里) long wall") is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 3rd century B C E and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the
- The History of the Great Wall - China Highlights
The Great Wall of China's history began in the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC), was first completed in the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC), and was last rebuilt as a defense in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) It protected China's north from invasion for all but two dynasties that were invader-led: Yuan (1279–1368) and Qing (1644–1912)
- Who Built the Great Wall of China? When and Why? - China Highlights
The Great Wall was built and rebuilt by by emperors, generals, and state lords over a period of over 2,300 years for purposes of border defense, signals and troop transfer, and international trade
- Great Wall of China: Great Wall Tours, Facts, History, Photos
The Great Wall of China, the largest man-made project in the world, is a series of ancient fortifications built in northern China
- Great Wall of China - Wikitravel
The Great Wall of China (长城 Chángchéng) stretches westward across the provinces and municipalities of Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Ningxia Autonomous Region to Gansu in the west
- How the Great Wall Was Built — Materials and Methods - China Highlights
The Great Wall over the ages used around 100,000,000 tonnes of stone, bricks, and mud According to history and legend, there were three ways to get the materials up the mountains and across the plains
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