subject: The Great Wall Of China Is A World Heritage Site. [print this page] Qin Shi Huangdi, the first monarch of China built the Great Wall of China during the Qin Dynasty, which was 221 B.C 206 B.C.
In Chinese the wall is called Wan- Li Qang-qeng which means 10,000 Li- long wall. 10,000 Li about 5,000 Kilo meters.
The Great Wall can be seen from Earth Orbit, but antagonistic to legend, is not visible from the moon, according to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell and Jim Irwin. Read more 123-Hjemme-Viden
The Great Wall is one of the greatest building construction ventures ever completed. It stretches across the northern China,winding north and northwest of Beijing.
The wall is constructed of masonry, rocks and packed earth. It was over 5000 Km long, and its thickness fluctuated from about 4.5 to 9 meters and was up to and was up to 7.5. Meters tall.
The Great Wall of China was built originally, to defend the northern boarders of Chinese Empire against incursions of various nomadic groups. These nomadic groups contain the Xiongnu from the north.
The wall was made over more than 2000 years. While the wall was built with stone, grass, wood and earth, in the Ming Dynasty bricks were made in furnaces setup along the wall. The bricks were transported by men carrying them on their backs. Donkeys and mules were too used to transport the bricks.
Even goats had a brick tied on their head before they were driven up a mountain.
After the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall of China has been renovated from time to time. Read more Hvadsigerandre
Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century BC. The vassal states under the Zhou line in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defense purposes.
After the state of Qin unified China in 221 BC., it joined the wall to hold off the assailants from the Xiongnu tribes in the north and extended them to more than 10000Li, which equals to 5,000 Kilometers. So, the name of the 10000-Li, great wall originated.
The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall, but a collection of short walls. The first set of walls was aimed to keep the Mongol nomads out of China. These were the walls that were built during the Qin Dynasty and they were built with stone and earth in wood settings. Read more nu-123
Even though some modifications and additions were made to these simple walls over the next millennium, the chief construction of the modern walls began in the Ming Dynasty.
