Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Great Wall of China


Location: China


The Great Wall of China is a memorable landmark as well as the most popular tourist attraction in China. The wall is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the world which has fascinated the minds of people in the world. The Great Wall is an ultimate tourist destination for sightseeing. Because of this, people from all over the world visit China to see this exotic architecture.

An ultimate destination for sightseeing

This is how the Great Wall looks like in winter.


There is a common term used by the Chinese called “Wan Li Chang Cheng” which defines as “ Wall of 10,000 Li” (10,000 Li = 5,000km). There were three main Chinese dynasties that contributed to the construction of the Great Wall: first, the Qin from 221-207 B.C, then the Han from 206 B.C- 220 A.D and the Ming from 1368-1644 A.D. Their common purpose was to stop the “barbaric” Huns in the North from invading the Chinese borders. However, millions of people labored on the Great Wall and many died while working.



1 comment:

  1. Amazing sharing friend! I really like your blog. It is full of informative. It will be very helpful for me. Great wall is the famous and amazing landmark in China. It is the major tourist attraction for visiting. My uncle visited in this place before bus tours from boston to washington dc with his family. It is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood and other materials. The main purpose to build the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration.

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