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Information on Great Wall of China
Location of the Great Wall
There are several restored Great Wall sites within easy driving from the city; named "Badaling" "Mutianyu" and "Simatai" .
Badaling is by far the most crowded and touristy. There is a cable car to assist visitors in their climb...
Great Wall Facts
It stretches across the mountains of northern China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It is constructed of masonry, rocks and packed-earth. It was over 5,000 km (=10,000 Li) long. Its thickness ranged from about 4.5 to 9 meters (15 to 30 feet) and was up to 7.5 meters (25 feet) tall.
History of the Great Wall In order to defend his new unified country against invading nomads, Qin Shi Huangdi built the first long wall in China.
According to Chinese legend, more than 800,000 soldiers, peasants and prisoners worked for 10 years to build it. Over the years, the wall fell into ruins and other walls were built by other emperors to keep out invaders wherever they appeared.
There was no master plan for building this wall. Each leader in a given town built a portion of the wall where they thought the Mongols threat of invasion was the greatest. Construction across northern China continued in this way for 200 years.
Pictures of the Great Wall Pictures of "Badaling" "Mutianyu" and "Simatai". Pictures are updated every month.You can post your pictures here.
