Important facts about the Important facts about the Great WallGreat Wall

The Great Wall of China is one of the The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders. It is about 6,400km seven wonders. It is about 6,400km long and it was built mare than 2000 long and it was built mare than 2000 years ago. It is also called years ago. It is also called “the “the longest cemetery on Earth”.longest cemetery on Earth”. The The Great Wall of China started building Great Wall of China started building 7th century B.C.7th century B.C.

Map of Great Wall of Map of Great Wall of ChinaChina

HistoryHistory

The following dynasties had The following dynasties had contributed to the making of contributed to the making of Great Wall of China:Great Wall of China:

Qin DynastyQin Dynasty Han Dynasty Han Dynasty Ming DynastyMing Dynasty

Qin DynastyQin Dynasty

• The Great Wall was built when seven powerful states appeared at the same time, to defend themselves. At that time the wall was 3,107 miles and each part of wall belonged to different part of the states.In 221 B.C the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi ordered to connect the walls (built by all the states) also he added a part of his section because he was afraid from the northerns- that were called Xiongnu. Qin wall was formed which started from the east of today’s Liaoning Province and ended at Lintao, Gansu Province.

Han Dynasty

The ruler of the Han Dynasty was Han Wudi (“Martial emperor of Han”). He said to design the project of the Great Wall in 127 B.C. The Wall extended to the territories to the present day Mount Yinshan of Inner Mongolia. The main reason for contributing to this project was to be secure from the north- from the Gobi. This was the main reason for all of the efforts from every Dynasty to the making of this wall.

Ming DynastyMing Dynasty

The ruler of Ming Dynasty was Yong The ruler of Ming Dynasty was Yong Le. He built large monuments and Le. He built large monuments and strengthened the Wall. The Great Wall strengthened the Wall. The Great Wall of China was mostly builtof China was mostly built during during the the Ming Dynasty.Ming Dynasty. The Wall started from The Wall started from the Yalu River in Liaoning Province the Yalu River in Liaoning Province and ended at the eastern bank of the and ended at the eastern bank of the Taolai River in Gansu Province. Taolai River in Gansu Province.

Sections Sections

These are the sections of the Great Wall of China:These are the sections of the Great Wall of China: Badaling SectionBadaling Section Mutianyu SectionMutianyu Section Simatai SectionSimatai Section JinJinsshahalling Sectioning Section Gubeikou SectionGubeikou Section Huanghua cheng SectionHuanghua cheng Section HuangyanguanHuangyanguan Section Section Jiankou SectionJiankou Section Jiaoshan SectionJiaoshan Section Jiumenkau SectionJiumenkau Section

Badaling SectionBadaling Section

► BaDaLing Section was BaDaLing Section was built in the beginning of built in the beginning of the rule of Ming the rule of Ming Dynasty. It is 7.8 Dynasty. It is 7.8 meters in height and it meters in height and it is 5 meters wide on the is 5 meters wide on the top. 10km south of top. 10km south of Badaling section there Badaling section there is a gateway, northwest is a gateway, northwest of Beijing. The gateway of Beijing. The gateway is called the Pass of is called the Pass of Conscripted Laborers.Conscripted Laborers.

Mutianyu SectionMutianyu Section

Mutianyu Section is Mutianyu Section is located 70km northeast of located 70km northeast of Beijing. It is older than the Beijing. It is older than the Badaling Section. The Badaling Section. The Wall was built in the mid-Wall was built in the mid-6th century.It is specialy 6th century.It is specialy made to protect the made to protect the invaders from the north. invaders from the north. The wall is 7-8 meters The wall is 7-8 meters high.high.

JinJinsshanhanllinging Section Section

JinJinsshanhanlling in located ing in located in Luanping County and in Luanping County and it was built during the it was built during the Ming Dynasty. It is Ming Dynasty. It is connected with Simatai connected with Simatai Section and it has 67 Section and it has 67 watchtowers. The wall watchtowers. The wall is 5 to 8 meters long.is 5 to 8 meters long.

Simatai SectionSimatai Section

The Simatai The Simatai Section is located Section is located east of JinShanLing east of JinShanLing section and it was section and it was also built during also built during the Ming Dynasty. the Ming Dynasty. It is 5.4km long It is 5.4km long and it has 35 and it has 35 watchtowers.watchtowers.

Jiankou SectionJiankou Section

Jiankou section is Jiankou section is located in Huairou located in Huairou County.It is County.It is connected with connected with Mutianyu Wall on Mutianyu Wall on the east and also the east and also connected with connected with Huanghua on the Huanghua on the west. This section west. This section is made up of big is made up of big white rocks.white rocks.

Huanghua Cheng SectionHuanghua Cheng Section

Huanghua Cheng Huanghua Cheng Section in also Section in also known as the Yellow known as the Yellow Flower City. It is Flower City. It is almost 11km long. almost 11km long. On the east of it On the east of it there is Mutianyu there is Mutianyu Wall and on the the Wall and on the the west side there is west side there is the Badaling Wall.the Badaling Wall.

Jioshan SectionJioshan Section

Jioshan is located Jioshan is located about three about three kilometers north of kilometers north of Shanhaiguan Pass. Shanhaiguan Pass. Many people call it Many people call it “The first mountain of “The first mountain of the Great Wall” and it the Great Wall” and it is 1,536 meters long.is 1,536 meters long.

Huangyanguan Section

Huangyanguan Section was built under the rule of the Ming dynasty. It is 41km long but it’s not as crowded as on the other sections. Huanyanguan Great Wall runs on rigid mountains to the north of Ji County.

Jiumenkou section

“Jiumenkou” means “Entrance to nine gates”. It has an access between northern and central China and it has sixteen watchtowers. Jiumenkou section is 1704 meters.

Gubeikou Section

Gubeikou Section was built during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. It is located in the Ming County in the capital- Beijing.

Security and Protection There are some guards standing near the

Great Wall of China and there are a couple of security cameras. In the watchtowers weapons are stored for emergency purposes. But the protection is not major. Some parts of bricks have fallen down and it is not clean. This issue has risen up several times but this did not result in anything.There should be laws made for the safety of the Great Wall. It can be concluded that the security of the Great Wall is not as tight.

Space and the Great Wall of China

Astronauts found out that the Great Wall of China can be seen from the space shuttle. Some people have believed that the Great Wall can be seen from the moon but it is kind of impossible. From the Moon, Earth looks like a sphere which is greenish-blue in colour.

TourismTourism

Many tourists come to see the Great Wall of Many tourists come to see the Great Wall of China. It looks unique in each season: China. It looks unique in each season: summer,winter, autumn and spring. The summer,winter, autumn and spring. The picture below shows the Great Wall in one of picture below shows the Great Wall in one of it’s unique forms-in winter.it’s unique forms-in winter.

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