Monday, March 9, 2009

The Great Wall - China

The Great Wall of China (simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長城; pinyin: Chángchéng; literally "long city/fortress") or (simplified Chinese: 万里长城; traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; meaning "The long wall of 10,000 Li , is a series of stone and earthen walls in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to guard the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu hords attacks during the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang; little of it remains; it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.
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