The Construction
The construction began under the rule of legendary emperor Qin (pronounced "chin"), who is known as the first emperor of China. He is also known for his Terracotta army built to protect him in his tomb. Emperor Qin's idea was to build a huge wall to keep the northern invaders out. He forced convicts, soldiers and people into labor which many died and were buried in the wall. Later, the wall didn't prove useful when the Mongol invaders strategically went around the discontinuous structure. In the Han and Ming dynasty The Great Wall was continued and later finished.
About The Great Wall
The Great Wall is known as the slithering serpent on the Chinese border. Four to six million people died during the construction and most of them were buried inside the wall itself. This is why the great wall is also known as the worlds longest graveyard. The wall stretches from the China Sea Port of Shanhaiguan and goes 3,000 miles west to the Gansu province. When it was finished the wall was 21,196 kilometers and had up to 25,000 watchtowers on it. The wall was made to keep out the barbaric northern invaders out, but the wall didn't prove to help. The mongols used many war tactics and strategies to get over, around and through the wall. Still today the great wall is recognized worldwide as the greatest architectural feat.
Fun Facts :
Did you know...
-the Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old
-the Great Wall of China can not be seen from space by human eye without without aid
-the clay slabs used to built the Great Wall of China were stuck together with rice
-the Great Wall was made from clay under the rule of Emperor Qin, but later in the Ming dynasty it was built from stone
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