The Great Wall of China is a set of Chinese military fortifications built, destroyed and rebuilt several times and many places between the fifth century BC. BC and the sixteenth century to mark and defend the northern border of China.
Popularly, it refers to as the "Great Wall" Part built during the Ming Dynasty who share Strait Shanhai on the banks of the Yalu River in the east to get to Jiayuguan in the west. The length of the wall varies according to sources. According to a 1990 report, the total length of the walls would be 6700 km. Due to its length, the Great Wall is called in Chinese "The long wall of ten thousand li, the li is a unit of length and ten thousand Chinese symbolizing infinity. This nickname, however, can be taken in its literal sense as an approximation, which 6 700 km 13 400 lbs. On average, the Great Wall is 6 to 7 m in height and 4-5 m wide.
The Great Wall is the largest architectural structure built by humans in terms of length, area and mass. Since 1987 she is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
is ready for the Great Wall the reputation of being the largest cemetery in the world. About 10 million workers died during construction. They were not buried in the wall itself but in its immediate vicinity.
During the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards and the rebels were attacking the monuments and places of worship: more bricks of the Great Wall of China were removed to build the barns ... these damages were repaired by Following in part by the Chinese government.
July 7 2007 the wall has been designated as one of the seven new wonders of the world by a non-official and commercial (New Open World Foundation).
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