The Great Wall of China is known to be the longest man-made structure in the world. It is known that The Great Wall has 4 different major walls. During the 220 BC and 200 BC The Wall was ordered to be built by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Haung during the Ming Dynasty. Than during the Han Dynasty another was built to expand. What followed was in 1138-1198 (the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period) the last was from 1368-1620 (from Hongwu Emperor until Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty). 
It has been estimated that there was somewhat of a range that 2 to 3 million Chinese died building this great wall. As a worker for The Great Wall you were never asked if you would work on it. It was more like the people of China were obligated to become slaves and dedicate all their time to The Wall. It is said that workers actually died while building The Wall and that there have been bones built into The Wall itself. The Great Wall has become a symbol of China and protection of China. The Great Wall is fifteen to thirty feet high. The purpose of The Great Wall was built to protect the northern border of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. Along with the actual wall there are guard towers close enough to warn each other in case of an attach. This long man-made structure stretches over 6,400 km making it able to wrap around the Earth and then some!
It has been estimated that there was somewhat of a range that 2 to 3 million Chinese died building this great wall. As a worker for The Great Wall you were never asked if you would work on it. It was more like the people of China were obligated to become slaves and dedicate all their time to The Wall. It is said that workers actually died while building The Wall and that there have been bones built into The Wall itself. The Great Wall has become a symbol of China and protection of China. The Great Wall is fifteen to thirty feet high. The purpose of The Great Wall was built to protect the northern border of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. Along with the actual wall there are guard towers close enough to warn each other in case of an attach. This long man-made structure stretches over 6,400 km making it able to wrap around the Earth and then some! 
The Great Wall of China has always been something that amazes me. I am fascinated by this structer because it's the worlds largest human made structure. I often try to imagine the time, sweat, blood spent to build this wall over the years, and I can't begin to get my mind around it.
ReplyDeleteI am also intrigued by the building of these walls. In stragetic places, double-or muilti walls were adopted to enforce the defense.Having also witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, it tells a glorious history created
The Great Wall Of China traverses the north part of China, being a masterpiece of both the architecture and the war art of ancient China. by its people. Hopefully one day I am blessed enough to go see this masterpiece!!
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