The Great Wall

It is interesting to that the the Great Wall of China is still in place today! Wall are used in general for things such as; to keep things or people in, to keep things and people out. They can be offensive to some, saying "we do not want you here", "you are an invader".

There Great Wall was constructed in order to protect the dynasty from western invaders. It was constructed over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). The Great Wall was one of the largest building construction projects ever completed. It stretches across the mountains of northern China. It extends about 8,850 kilometers. Since the Great Wall was discontinuous, Mongol invaders had no trouble breaching the wall by going around it, so the wall proved unsuccessful and was eventually abandoned.

Today it is used for nothing but a tourist spot. Restoration and rebuilding took place in the 20Th century and in 1987 the Great Wall of China was made a World Heritage Site. It is amazing that these wonderfully massive structure such as the Great Wall, the Egyptian Pyramids and other amazing ancient structures around the world were created before they had any of the machinery we have today. It a mystery as to how they were constructed so flawlessly without the help of modern technology.

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