Global Studies
8 December 2015
The Great Wall of China
The great wall was built to eliminate the possibility for intruders to invade China. It was constructed in 220-206 BCE with stone, wood, and brick. These are only a few of the many materials used to build this extraordinary wall. This wall allowed goods like silk to be transported and traded. The Great Wall of China is approximately 5500 miles long. The widest segment of this historic structure measures at about thirty feet. The highest peek of this gigantic monument reaches twenty-six feet tall. All along this historic wall, there are over 7000 watch towers originally built. 2220 years ago when this wall was built, China had become a hard target to attack. To protect North China even more, constructors made a moat to increase the difficulty for barbarians. The Great Wall of China is a popular site to visit and continues to be a large part of the Chines culture.
The wall is the largest human-made structure to this day. The wall imperfectly draws the perimeter of Mongolia. When the wall was built many years ago, it was to protect, and isolate the Ming Dynasty from intruders. While the great Wall of China is still visited today, it will never be the original wall it once was. This wall has been rebuilt over and over again to maintain is remarkable existence. While building or rebuilding this wall, many of the workers lost there lives. The dead bodies were buried into the Great Wall of China. Those who visit the wall say that the trip would have been worthless without walking on the great wall. The wall is even used for historic events like the 2008 Olympics. It was specifically used as the finish line for a bike race. This historic site is still visited and admired today by people all over the world.
The Wall is distributed through mountains, deserts, and plains in Northern China. Translated in Chinese, Cháng-chéng means long wall. The wall was first built into many smaller walls protecting only areas of the Ming Dynasty. The translation was given once the wall was built into the Great Wall. This Wall has represented China as a historic location that's purpose has immensely differed. The Great Wall of China has turned into one of the most visited tourist destinations from, a powerful protection structure.
Hi Kk! From your information, The Great Wall fascinates me! Taking up to 14 years to build, and being 5500 miles long, this structure is unthinkable to how dedicated the Chinese could be. I really liked how you added how you added how popular this vast wall is now. You did a great job on the topic, and this definately taught me a lot about The Great Wall of China.
ReplyDeleteGreat work KK!
ReplyDeleteReally factual and containing lots of information. I learned some new things about the wall too, it has been rebuilt multiple times to maintain its original magnificence. Also, that it was used as the finish line for a bike race! Who knew the Great Wall had so many cool cameos in modern day life?
Kk,
ReplyDeleteI found it so interesting how many uses the Great Wall has had in recent years other than just a tourist attraction. I also liked how many facts you put in your blog, because I really like just facts about a historical sight like this. You did a great job describing the reasons for building the Great Wall. Excellent job!