| The Great Wall of China was constructed nearly | | | | The Great Wall can be seen from far off places |
| 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first | | | | and is the identity of China.The Great Wall of |
| emperor of China during the Qin reign in 206 B.C. | | | | China was constructed with the motive in order |
| In Chinese the wall is known by the name of | | | | to protect the country and the various dynasties |
| Wan-Li Qang-Qeng which means 10,000-Li Long | | | | from attacks and forced entry by Mongol, Turkic, |
| Wall. | | | | and other roaming and wandering tribes |
| After conquering and uniting China from seven | | | | approaching from areas in contemporary day |
| Warring States, the emperor linked and extended | | | | Mongolia and Manchuria. |
| four old strengthening walls along the length of | | | | It was also to save from harm the Chinese |
| north of China that started off about 700 B.C.. | | | | people from the attack and assault of the |
| Armed forces were positioned all along the wall as | | | | Xiongnu community from Mongolia. The Xiongnu |
| a primary defense against the attackers those | | | | family was China's chief rival at that time and as a |
| were the nomadic Hsiung Nu clans, north of China | | | | result the chinese constructed the Great Wall to |
| and were known as huns. Warning fire signals | | | | stop them from forcing in and winning China and |
| were given from the Wall when there was any | | | | also to bother and keep away Xiongnu people by |
| anticipation of an attack. | | | | bombardment, arrows and firing cannonballs at |
| The China’s Great Wall is one of the biggest | | | | them from the Great Wall, which was ingeniously |
| building structure projects ever accomplished. It | | | | intended with tiny holes in the walls for protection |
| extends crossways the mountains of northern | | | | and attack at the similar time. Even though the |
| China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It is | | | | structure of the architectural marvel gave up |
| made of bricks, rocks and packed-earth. It was | | | | numerous lives, it was still worth it in the end as |
| nearly 5,000 km long. Its breadth ranged from | | | | the Mongolians strength probably would have killed |
| approximately 15 to 30 feet and was nearly 25 | | | | many more Chinese while inside China. In the later |
| feet tall. | | | | years it also attracted many tourists though that |
| In the time of Ming Dynasty , the Great Wall was | | | | was not the main purpose for building it. Today it |
| distended to 4,000 miles and refurbished over a | | | | happens to be one of the Seven Wonders of the |
| 200 year period with watch-towers and field gun | | | | World. |
| positioned. | | | | |