Thursday, March 27, 2008

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China, one of the furthermost wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World legacy by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a enormous dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching about 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections in great wall are now in ruins or even completely vanished. However, it is still one of the most attractive magnetisms all around the world unsettled to its architectural magnificence and historical significance.

Anticipation abounds in the derivation, vicissitude and nature of the great wall of the Qin, Han, and Ming dynasties.The Great Wall was originally built in the Spring, Autumn, and martial States Periods as a suspicious strengthening by the three states: Yan, Zhao and Qin. The Great Wall went through steady extensions and maintenance in later dynasties. In fact, it began as self-governing walls for different states when it was first built, and did not become the "Great" wall until the Qin Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang succeeded in his attempt to have the walls joined together to fend off the attack from the Huns in the north after the amalgamation of China. Given that then, the Great Wall has served as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history. A visit to the Great Wall is like a tour through the history backwards; it brings tourists great excitement in each step of the wall

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