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What is the Great Wall?
The Great Wall of China is the
worlds largest military structure.
It was built as a defense to stop
invaders from northern areas.
The Great Wall is actually a series
of walls built and rebuilt by
different dynasties over 1,000
years.
It has a total length of over 6,000 kilometers. The Chinese measured the wall
in li. A single li is equivalent to half a kilometer.
In Chinese the wall is called Wan-Li Chang-Cheng which means 10,000-Li
Long Wall.
The Great Wall runs from Jiayu Pass of Gansu Province in the west to the
mouth of the Yalu river in Liaonling Province in the east.
Who Built The Great Wall?
Zhou Dynasty (1045 b.c. 246 b.c.)
During the Zhou Dynasty, Xiongnu tribes frequently attacked northern
border states. In the 7th century B.C., the northern states built their own
walls for defense purposes.
According to historical records, the Qin Great Wall was built in 10 years or
about 25 miles a month.
In modern dollars, the estimated cost to build the Qin Great Wall would be
$260 billion.
Who Built The Great Wall?
Han Dynasty (206 b.c. 220 a.d.)
The major advancement in the Ming Great Wall was the use of kiln-fired brick
rather than cutting individual stones. The new wall sections were built with a
tamped earth interior and encased in this brick. If you took all of the bricks
from the Ming portion of the Wall alone, they could circle the Earth at the
equator in a wall five feet high and three feet thick.
Who Built The Great Wall?
Ming Dynasty (1368 1644) cont.
Pass of Conscripted
Laborers
Magazine:
The Great Walls Ancestor, Discover (Aug. 1996)
Internet:
The Great Wall, www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html
(2001) Viewed: 11-05-2001