The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China

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The Great Wall of China

This ancient This ancient fortification fortification with its several with its several branches runs branches runs about 4,500 about 4,500 miles from miles from east to west east to west through through northern northern China.China.

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Building the WallBuilding the WallThe Great Wall was The Great Wall was originally built as a originally built as a defensive fortification defensive fortification by three states. It went by three states. It went through constant through constant extensions and repairs extensions and repairs in later dynasties. In in later dynasties. In fact, it began as fact, it began as independent walls for independent walls for different states when it different states when it was first built, and did was first built, and did not become the "Great" not become the "Great" wall until the Qin wall until the Qin Dynasty.Dynasty.

Qin dynastyQin dynastyEmperor Qin Shihuang Emperor Qin Shihuang succeeded in his effort succeeded in his effort to have the walls joined to have the walls joined together to fend off the together to fend off the invasions from the invasions from the Huns in the north after Huns in the north after the unification of the unification of China.China.

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The Qin The Qin Mausoleum Mausoleum is where is where Emperor Emperor Qin Shi Qin Shi Huang was buried along with 6000 life sized Huang was buried along with 6000 life sized terra cotta warriors each moulded in incredible terra cotta warriors each moulded in incredible detail.detail.

Some sections have been rebuilt with obviously Some sections have been rebuilt with obviously modern repairs.modern repairs.

Listed as one of the Listed as one of the greatest wonders of the greatest wonders of the world by UNESCO in world by UNESCO in 1987, the Great Wall 1987, the Great Wall winds up and down winds up and down across deserts, across deserts, grasslands, mountains grasslands, mountains and plateaus stretching and plateaus stretching approximately 6,700 approximately 6,700 kilometers from east to kilometers from east to west of China.west of China.

The Great Wall is China’s most popular tourist destinationThe Great Wall is China’s most popular tourist destination

It has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.It has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.

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