Thewall extends for about 8.851 kilometers over the deserts, mountains and grasslands. It is recorded that the wall traverses 9 provinces and cities in China. This famous Great Wall was built during three dynasty periods, from Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, to Ming Dynasty. It took more than 2000 years to finish the Great Wall. Tembokutama mimiti diwangun salila kakuasaan Kasisar Cina, Qin Shi Huang. Tembok ieu teu diwangun salaku hiji bagéan, tapi dihasilkeun ku ngahijikeun sababaraha bagéan tembok nu diwangun ku Nagara Perang. Tembok nu dihijijeun dina waktu ieu dijieun tina taneuh kalayan maké menara pengawas dina interval nu sarua. Padateks disebutkan The Great Wall of China is the largest and the longest wall to have ever built by humans. Several walls were being built from as early as the 7th century BC by ancient Chinese states; selective stretches were later joined together by Qin Shi Huang (220-206 BC), the first Emperor of China. Thewall is a monument to the Chinese civilizations, one that came at great costs and through countless sacrifices. 13. Where is the Great Wall located? a. China b. Hong Kong c. Taiwan d. Macau e. Mongolia Answer: a Pembahasan: disebutkan dalam teks kalimat pertama 14. How Thick is the Great Wall? a. 15-25 feet wide b. 10-25 feet wide c. 15-30 Thewall is a monument to the Chinese civilizations, one that came at great costs and through countless sacrifices. 13. Where is the Great Wall located? a. China b. Hong Kong c. Taiwan d. Macau e. Mongolia Answer: a Pembahasan: disebutkan dalam teks kalimat pertama 14. How Thick is the Great Wall? a. 15-25 feet wide TEKS 6.4B, 7.4B, 7.4D. Bookmark; Bookmark; Teaching Resources. See Student View. Have each group research a different subtopic about the Great Wall of China: 1) History of the Great Wall, 2) Great Wall facts and statistics, 3) The Great Wall today, 4) Great Wall culture, legends, and stories, 5) Chinese dynasties, 6) Structure of the Great DieGroot Muur van China (Chinees: "Great Wall of China". Encyclopædia Britannica Die bladsy is laas op 22 Mei 2021 om 03:22 bygewerk. Die teks is beskikbaar onder die lisensie Die teks is beskikbaar onder die lisensie Creative Commons Erkenning-Insgelyks Deel. Aanvullende voorwaardes kan moontlik ook van toepassing wees. TheGreat Wall : China against the world 1000 BC - 2000 AD. Sydney: Picador Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978--330-42241-3. Man, John (2008). The Great Wall : the extraordinary history of China's wonder of the world. London England: Bantam Press. ISBN 978--593-05574-8. Mooney, Paul (May 15, 2007). 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But do you know that the Great Wall is not a continuous line, it was not built at one time, nearly 1/3 of the Wall has disappeared, and it is highly poisonous...? Read our 30 easy-to-read Great Wall of China facts for interesting info about its length, age, construction, location, and hidden secrets. Get some quick Great Wall expertise to enrich your knowledge or to share with your kids. 9 Quick Facts about Great Wall Construction 1. The Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old 9+ dynasties' worth. 2. The official length is 21, km 13, mi, half the equator! But, nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without a trace. 3. The typical height of the Great Wall is 5–8 meters 16–26 feet, around three to five times the height of an adult. 4. The First Emperor of Qin was not the first to build the Great Wall. He linked the northern walls of the states he conquered. 5. The Great Wall labor force included soldiers, forcibly-recruited peasants, convicts, and prisoners of war. 6. The main construction materials of the Great Wall were earth, stone, lime, and wood. From the Ming Dynasty 1368–1644, bricks were largely used. 7. The Great Wall is not a continuous line there are sidewalls, enclosing walls, parallel walls, and sections with no wall high mountains or rivers form a barrier instead. 8. The main purpose of the Great Wall was for border defense but it also transmitted messages using beacon towers communication and allowed troops to travel in a faster way transportation. 9. Since 1644, when the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, no further work has been done on the Great Wall for military purposes. 9 Mind-Blowing Great Wall Facts Unknown to Most 1. The Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space by the human eye without aid. 2. Glutinous rice mortar was used to bind the Great Wall bricks, which is much stronger than ordinary lime mortar, and also water-resistant. 3. The Great Wall is poisonous. Arsenic, "the poison of kings" was used to prevent erosion of the Wall by insects like ants. The Great Wall protected the ancient Silk Road. 4. Part of the Great Wall coincided with and protected the route of the ancient Silk Road. 5. The Great Wall also had test projects in Zhangjiakou of Hebei, to calibrate the quality and specifications of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. 6. The Han people were not the only nation to build a Great Wall. The northern nomads also built their own walls for defense. 7. Large-scale battles were rarely fought at the Great Wall. It was not cost-effective for the nomads to attack its fortifications. 8. The most popular Great Wall legend is about Meng Jiangnv, whose husband died building the Wall. Her weeping was so bitter that a section of the Wall collapsed, revealing her husband's bones. But in reality, no bodies have been found buried in the Great Wall. 9. Writing on the Great Wall was not allowed, but in the Ming Dynasty, every brick was carved with the name of the worker and the dates for individual responsibility. The Great Wall Today 6 Facts 1. The Great Wall has remained in 15 of today's provinces and municipalities Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, Henan, Heilongjiang, and Shandong. 2. The most visited sections of the Great Wall are around Beijing, but Inner Mongolia has the greatest amount of Great Wall in terms of length and sites. 3. Most of today's Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty, measuring 8,851 km 5,500 mi, much of which is over 600 years old. 4. Great Wall reconstruction and protection began with Badaling in 1957. In December of 1987, the Great Wall was placed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. 5. Many Great Wall bricks were used in building homes, farms, or reservoirs during the Cultural Revolution period 1966–1976. 6. Over 4,431 trademarks were named after the Great Wall Great Wall Hotels, Great Wall Motors, etc. 6 Interesting Facts on Famous Great Wall Sections 1. The Gubeikou section of the Great Wall has bullet holes in it, evidence of the last battle fought at the Great Wall. 2. Shanhai Pass is the only section of the Ming Great Wall that meets the sea. 3. Badaling is the most visited section with over 63,000,000 visitors in a year, and it is often overcrowded with domestic visitors. The Badaling section of the Great Wall is always busy with visitors. 4. Mutianyu is popular among international travelers — well-restored and family-friendly, it's suitable for combining with a half-day city sightseeing at the Forbidden City or Temple of Heaven. 5. The Jiankou section of the Great Wall, known for being steep and winding, enjoys the most appearances on Great Wall picture books and postcards. It is also the most challenging section for a Great Wall hike. 6. Simatai is not the only Great Wall section that is fully lit up with lights at night, and so is recommended for a night tour alongside Gubei Water Town, which it overlooks. From Moderate Sightseeing to Hiking view more 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 a rugged country and steep mountains take in some great scenery. Chinese name 长城 Chángchéng /channg-chnng/ 'Long Wall' Another name 万里长城 Wàn-Lǐ Chángchéng /wann-lee channg-chnng/ 'Ten-Thousand-Li-Long Wall', 'the 5,000-Kilometer-Long Wall' Get a thorough intro to the Great Wall of China length, history, protection, location maps, mind-blowing facts, how, when, who, why built it, and Great Wall travel ... The Great Wall of China You Want to Know How Long is the Great Wall of China Why the Great Wall Was Built History of the Great Wall of China Great Wall of China Map Great Wall of China Facts Who Built the Great Wall and When 10 More Articles about the Great Wall How was the Great Wall Built How Tall Is the Great Wall Great Wall's Structure Great Wall Protection Great Wall Culture Great Wall of China Travel How Long Is the Great Wall of China? The length of the Great Wall of China is 21, km 13, mi, half the equator!. The data came from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In 2009, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage first published data on the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, which measured 8,851 kilometers 5499 miles. See more on How Long Is the Great Wall of China >>> Why Was the Great Wall of China Built? To defend nomads and protect China's North To promote expansion and protect the Silk Road In 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 the Silk Road trade. Find out more purposes for building the Great Wall >>> History of the Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China has a history of more than 2,300 years. The Great Wall of China’s history began in the Spring and Autumn Period 770–476 BC and was last rebuilt as a defense in the Ming Dynasty 1368–1644. Early Walls 770-221 BC During the Spring and Autumn Period 770–476 BC and the Warring States Period 475–221 BC when the eastern and central region of what is now China consisted of many small states or princedoms, the princes ordered independent walls be built along state borders to protect their states. The earliest was probably built between the states of Lu and Qi around 650 BC, which later became part of the Chu State Wall. The Qin Dynasty 221–206 BC Qin Shihuang king of the State of Qin from 247–221 BC conquered and unified the other states. Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered that the northern sections of walls on state borders, especially the walls in the northern part of China built by the states of Qin, Zhao, and Yan, be joined together to form a unified line of defense against Mongol harassment from the north, the first true Great Wall. Other state border walls became obsolete in a unified China and were subsequently eroded or dismantled. The Han Dynasty 206 BC – 220 AD The northern fortifications were strengthened and lengthened, with sections of wall running parallel for hundreds of kilometers and interlinking along the Inner Mongolian border. The Han Dynasty Great Wall from the North Korean coast near Pyongyang in the east to Jade Gate Pass Yumenguan in the west was the longest the Great Wall has ever been at more than 8,000 km 5,000 miles. The total length included many branching walls, natural barriers, and trenches. The Yuan Dynasty 1271–1368 The Yuan Dynasty was the first dynasty in which the whole of China was controlled by a non-Han people, the Mongols. The Great Wall had done a good job of preserving Han China for 1,500 years. The building of the Great Wall, not surprisingly, ceased during the Yuan Dynasty, as China and Mongolia to the north were one. The Ming Dynasty 1368–1644 China flourished during the Ming Dynasty and its military might swelled. The Great Wall was systematically rebuilt in a 100-year project to prevent further northern invasion. Most of the remaining Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty and is known as the Ming Great Wall. The Great Wall sections close to Beijing like the Badaling section and Mutianyu section were built during the Ming Dynasty. Post-Ming History 1644–present A breach in the Great Wall at Shanhai Pass in 1644 by Manchu forces signaled the end of Han control in China for the last and final Chinese dynasty, the Qing Dynasty 1644–1911. It also signaled the end of construction and maintenance of the Great Wall, until the Badaling section was restored by the government of the Peoples' Republic of China, and opened to the public in 1957 as a tourist attraction. Recommended Great Wall Tours 2-Day Great Wall Mutianyu-Simatai Day-Night Tour 1-Day Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking Tour 5-Day Huangyaguan to Huanghuacheng Great Wall Hiking Tour Great Wall of China Location and Map The Great Wall stretches from west to east in northern China, and mainly covers 15 provincial-level areas Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, and Qinghai. Our 26 Great Wall maps cover the location, section, and historical maps of the Great Wall. Mind-blowing Great Wall of China Facts The Great Wall cannot be seen from space. Nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without a trace. Glutinous rice flour was used to bind the Great Wall bricks. The Great Wall is poisonous as arsenic is used. Large-scale battles were rarely fought at the Great Wall. No bodies have been found buried in the Great Wall. Read more about the Great Wall Facts >>> Recommended Great Wall Tours 4-Day Emperor's Tour of Beijing Tour 2-Day Mutianyu & Simatai Great Wall Night Tour 1-Day Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking Who Built the Great Wall and When? The Great Wall of China has a long history — more than 2,300 years. It was built in different areas by different states/dynasties to protect different territorial borders. It's often said that the First Emperor of Qin built the Great Wall. Actually, he was not the first to build it. Dynasty Great Wall History — Key Events Zhou Dynasty The Pre- Warring States Period 770–221 BC State overlords built state border walls. The Qin Dynasty 221–207 BC The First Emperor of Qin linked the Great Wall sections on China's northern border. The Han Dynasty 206 BC – 220 AD Han Wudi extended the Great Wall west to Yumen Pass and beyond. The Ming Dynasty 1368–1644 Hero General Qi Jiguang rebuilt the Great Wall around Beijing. Who Built the Great Wall of China How Long Did It Take to Build the Great Wall of China Recommended Tours 1-Day Beijing Layover Tour 1-Day Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking Tour 2-Day Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall Hiking and Camping Tour How Was the Great Wall Built? The majestic Great Wall was built with wisdom, dedication, blood, sweat, and tears. Families were separated, and many workers died and were interred as part of the Great Wall itself. Workers soldiers, peasants, rebels Materials stone, soil, sand, brick Material delivery by hand, rope, cart, goat Read more on How the Great Wall Was Built — Materials and Methods See who the workers were, their construction techniques, and how they moved the huge amount of materials. How Tall Is the Great Wall of China? The height of the Great Wall is 5–8 meters 16–26 feet, where intact/restored. It was designed to be at least three times the height of a man. Some of the walls were built along ridges, which make them look taller. The Great Wall's Structure — Walls, Watchtowers, Fortresses The Great Wall of China 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. A watchtower at the Great Wall The wall body The Ming Great Wall usually had battlements meters 6 feet high with loopholes and crenels, and parapet walls meters 4 feet high. Flanking towers Every 500 meters or less 1,640 feet on the Great Wall there was a flanking tower allowing defenders to shoot arrows at attackers at the face of the wall. Fortresses were built at important/vulnerable access points passes, such as Shanhai Pass Fortress, Juyong Pass Fortress, and Jiayu Pass Fortress. There were many archery windows and gates on the forts. The fortress gatehouses were the strongest and most impregnable structures on the Great Wall. Read more about How was the Great Wall of China defended >>> Recommended Tours 1-Day Beijing Highlights Private Tour 3-Day Jiankou to Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking Discovery Tour 2-Day Jiankou Wild Great Wall Camping Tour Present Condition — 30%+ of the Great Wall Is Gone Present Condition of the Great Wall Due to natural erosion and human damage, about 2,000 kilometers, or 30% of the Ming Great Wall have disappeared. Far more of previous dynasties' Great Wall sections is gone. Restoration and Protection of the Great Wall To prevent further loss of the Great Wall, the Chinese Government has taken measures to protect it Laws to protect the Great Wall Funds for protection, restoration, and maintenance As individuals, we can do the following to protect the Great Wall Plant trees to keep the Great Wall slopes protected from erosion Don't litter and graffiti / remove trash and graffiti Don't damage the Great Wall / take bricks home it's illegal Read more about the Great Wall Protection >>> Great Wall Culture — Legends, Stories, Poetry Great Wall Legend of Meng Jiangnv The Great Wall is a China icon. It shows us not only China's culture of national pride, grand projects, and determined resistance, but also China's extravagant architecture and creativity. During the construction of the Great Wall, there were many interesting legends and myths, such as Meng Jiangnv weeping over the Great Wall, a sad but romantic love story set in the Qin Dynasty. Read more on the Great Wall Culture — Legends, Stories, Poetry Recommended Great Wall Tours 1-Day Beijing Layover Tour 1-Day Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking Tour 5-Day Huangyaguan to Huanghuacheng Great Wall Hiking Tour Great Wall Travel The Great Wall of China is a must-visit China attraction. Perhaps the most powerful advertising words in history come from the poetic pen of Chairman Mao "Until you reach the Great Wall, you're no hero." Figuratively this has come to mean 'to get over difficulties before reaching a goal'. Why You Should Visit the Great Wall "Greatest Human Feat in History" The Great Wall is the building project with the longest duration and greatest cost in human lives, blood, sweat, and tears. It deserves its place among "the New Seven Wonders of the World" and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Over 500 World VIPs Have Visited the Great Wall! Over the years, many national leaders and celebrities have been to the Great Wall... Barack Obama, President of the visited the Great Wall on November 18, 2009. David Cameron, Britain's Prime Minister, visited Juyong Pass on November 10, 2010. See who else has been to the Great Wall >>> Most Popular Sections Around Beijing We would rank Beijing's nearby Great Wall sections as follows, according to our customers' feedback and our own personal experience Mutianyu — the most magnificent fully-restored Great Wall section Jinshanling — the most popular Great Wall hiking route, with the most beautiful original architecture Jiankou — the section that appears on most postcards, steep and perilous However, we recognize your individual choice will be based on your own personal interests and requirements. See our Great Wall sections comparison for more information on your choice. More Articles Related to the Great Wall of China Can the Great Wall Really Be Seen from Space? 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You can have us tailor-make your own Great Wall tour by telling us your interests and requirements. From Moderate Sightseeing to Hiking view more TravelOne of the world's greatest feats of engineering reveals the ingenuity of the ancients."The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for the first time, from children to adults, from the general tourists to scholars,” says Henry Ng, the manager of the World Monuments Fund’s China projects. “The vastness of the structure helps children grasp the great achievements in human history—from the Great Wall to the great pyramids—and can help inspire them to learn more about human achievements over the millennia.”Constructed over a period of 2,000 years, the stone sentry actually consists of many great walls, some dating back to the fifth century The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered these earlier long wall sections linked and extended with watchtowers to protect the new empire from marauding northern tribes. Succeeding emperors and dynasties continued the construction, spreading westward into the Gobi desert to guard the Silk Road. All together, the walls may have stretched more than 30,000 miles.“Because the walls were defensive structures, you can learn about building and engineering skills throughout ancient China as well as its military history and strategies,” Ng says.“The wall raised my daughter’s awareness of China’s long history,” says Beijing resident Pan Ningxin, who took her daughter Mengmeng, eight, to the wall at Badaling. “We talked about the function of the Great Wall when it was built, so she got some idea of the wars between nations and how dynasties change.”Early sections of the wall were built from layers of rammed earth and local materials—red palm fronds in the Gobi desert, wild poplar trunks in the Tarim Basin, reeds in Gansu. Many of these sections have eroded over the centuries; the Great Legacy of an Ancient Time Wall as we know it largely dates from the Ming dynasty from the 14th to the 17th centuries. The Ming wall stretches nearly 4,500 miles from Shanhaiguan Pass on the Bohai Sea to Jiayuguan Pass in the of the Ming dynasty layered stone and brick over packed earth, building walls 20 feet wide at the base and nearly 30 feet high that twist along the steep mountain ridges north of Beijing. Surrounded by misty green hills with watchtowers that disappear into low-hanging clouds, the wall is a place for reflection—the sense of history and the craftsmanship required to build it permeate the ancient stones.“We wonder about the builders, the soldiers who were stationed at some of these lonely outposts, the nearby villagers who may or may not have appreciated the garrisons near them,” says Jennifer Ambrose, who lives with her family north of Beijing and visits the Great Wall several times a month. “We explore around the wall, surprised to find remains of older walls that predate the Ming by centuries.”Forced laborers used pulleys to haul stone slabs nearly seven feet long and weighing a ton up the steep mountainsides. Some 10,000 watchtowers and beacon towers are located every 200 to 300 yards for quick communication. While drums were the main form of communication before 200 soldiers later used fire and smoke signals to broadcast the size of an enemy force. Each tower along the wall had a ready supply of burnable materials should the need arise. During the Ming dynasty the sounds of cannon warned of approaching will delight in wandering the ramparts, lined with battlements and parapets and wide enough for five horses to ride abreast. “We encourage our seven-year-old son, Myles, to explore the construction as much as he can,” Ambrose says.“To look for signs of pieces that are missing, like bars on the windows, or to try to figure out from which direction invaders were expected to come based on the slots through which archers shot. Often a visit will leave us with more questions that we try to research afterward, like, Why was the Ming wall built in this direction when an earlier wall, still visible, was built so many meters in another direction?”With more than 4,000 miles to explore, there are hundreds of places where you can visit the wall. Sites near Beijing offer the easiest access. Skip the crowds at Badaling, and head for Jinshanling, two hours northeast of the capital, which offers stunning views and invigorating hikes. Children will love seeing the lights that illuminate a section at night. An alternative At Huanghuacheng, about an hour and a half north of Beijing, the wall skirts Jintang Lake and the crescent-shaped Huanghuacheng Reservoir. In summer, the mountain slopes are covered with huanghua yellow wildflowers that gave the town its name. “We most frequently go to the Huanghuacheng area because there are several access points, all rather close together, but different enough to be interesting,” Ambrose says. If you can, visit the Great Wall when it’s blanketed with snow. “The snow enhances the crenellations, making the wall look more castlelike than normal,” Ambrose says. “My son’s imagination really gets going—when we go to Juyongguan in the snow, he pretends he’s in a battle, stuffing snow into the cannon and throwing snowballs over the edge at imaginary foes.”For a quieter, less developed area ideal for young children, visit Mutianyu, a village just over an hour north of Beijing that dates from the 16th century. “This area is forested with crown pines and also full of fruit trees on the hills and in orchards—chestnut, apple, pear, and apricot,” says Jim Spear, who has lived in Mutianyu for 17 years and runs The Schoolhouse lodgings. “My kids roamed all over the local mountains, climbed trees, picked wildflowers, and gathered wild edibles with guidance from our neighbors. This is exactly what the local kids do when they’re not busy with their studies and on vacations.”Enclosed cable cars can transport you straight from the valley to the top of the wall. “But many of our visitors like to get off the beaten track and take walks with their kids to nearby unrestored sections of the Great Wall—what we call the wild wall,’ ” Spear says. “The wild sections there are overgrown and crumbling and the ruins give one a sense of how ancient and great this civilization is.”Know Before You Go Insider Tip The Great Wall was designed for protection, but don’t forget the forts that were another part of China’s defenses. The 16th-century Yaoziyu Fort, for example, is the best preserved of Huanghuacheng’s six forts. Changyucheng Village was founded 500 years ago to guard one of the wall’s most important for KidsThe Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy; illustrated by Mou-Sien Tseng 1992 This beautifully illustrated book tells the old Chinese folktale of seven brothers with extraordinary abilities, who band together and use their powers to challenge the emperor’s mistreatment of his workers on the Great for ParentsThe Great Wall From Beginning to End by William Lindesay and Michael Yamashita 2007 The story of Lindesay’s hike along the entire Ming wall, from the Yellow Sea to the desert foothills of the Qilian Mountains, is accompanied by Michael Yamashita’s of the Pipa by Jiang Ting 2003 The elegant Chinese pipa, somewhat similar to a banjo, dates back 2,000 years in China’s history. Ting has played the pipa since childhood and won first prize in China’s national pipa competition in 1996. Here, on this album, she plays ancient and modern Chinese compositions, plus her own melodies. Helpful LinksGreat Wall Website This collection of essays lays out the history of the many long walls that comprise the Great Wall, analyzes the popular folktale of Meng Jiangnu, and answers commonly asked questions about the wall such as, Is it visible from the moon? No.. Be sure to check out the Travel Guide section, which details the various sites and best times to visit the Kids This is an essential resource for families visiting Beijing. Produced by local expat families, the website provides a directory of hotels, restaurants, and educational centers in the city; tips on family-friendly events and activities in the area; and readers’ personal experiences traveling to various Great Wall sites.“The Great Wall of China,” In Our Time BBC radio host Melvyn Bragg discusses the Great Wall of China with Chinese historians in this episode of In Our Time. The scholars vividly describe the differences among the many sections of the Great Wall and talk in depth about its origins. 6,186,890 views Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen • TED-EdThe Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall's history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen detail the building and subsequent decay of this massive, impressive wall. [Directed by Steff Lee, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Gav Cantrell].

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