Great wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world — the longest wall in the world, an awe-inspiring feat of ancient defensive architecture. Its winding path over rugged country and steep mountains takes in some great scenery.
The "Long Wall" has a long history — more than 2,300 years. It was built in different areas by different states/dynasties to protect different territorial bordersIn the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor of Qin inked the northern walls to prevent invasion from northern nations. In the Han Dynasty, the emperors extended the Great Wall far into today's western China to protect Silk Road tradeThe Great Wall was not just a wall. It was an integrated military defensive system with watchtowers for surveillance, fortresses for command posts and logistics, beacon towers for communications, etc.

In the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), the Great Wall was reconstructed to be stronger and more sophisticated, due to better construction techniques being developed.
 

jayashreemarg

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The sections of the Great Wall that we mostly associate with The Great Wall of China were built by the Ming Dynasty.
 

Julyjohn

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On June 5th, 2012, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and National Administration of Surveying and Mapping announced on April 18th, 2009 that the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty: (1368 – 1644) was 8851.8 km long.:SugarwareZ-145:
 

dbmci

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The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, rammed earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BCE these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall.
 
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