Great Wall
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| Short Description: | Known as the eighth wonder of the world, the Great Wall is one of the top attractions in China. It stretches over 4,160 miles (6,700 km) from east to west of China cutting through Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu provinces. |
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History
The Great Wall, literally meaning: "Long Fortress", is an ancient Chinese fortification, built to protect against the invasions from the Huns in the north. Sections of the Great Wall were originally built as a defensive fortification by the three states: Yan, Zhao and Qin in the Period of Spring and Autumn (春秋时代) – [722 BC – 481 BC] and Warring States Period (战国时代) – [403 BC – 221 BC]. After Emperor Qin Shihuang unified China in 221 BC, he successfully had the walls joined together to become "the Great Wall". It was later renovated and extended by several later dynasties, and got most of its current shape during the Ming Dynasty.
The Great Wall stretches over a formidable 6,400 km, from the boundary with Korea on the Yalu River (鸭绿江) to the Gobi desert (戈壁滩). The Ming Dynasty Great Wall starts on the eastern end at Shanhai Pass (山海关), Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), in Hebei (河北) Province next to Bohai Gulf, and ends on the western end at Jiayu Pass (嘉峪关) located in northwest Gansu (甘肃) Province.
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As the famous Chinese saying goes, "You are not a true man until you have been to the Great Wall". It's not a stretch to say that if you have not visited the Great Wall, you have not visited China. When you visit China, be sure to visit the Great Wall.
Important passes include:
- Shanhai Pass (山海关)
- Juyong Pass (居庸关)
- Niangzi Pass (娘子关)
- Jiayu Pass (嘉峪关)
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