great wall

[Davidfisher]

great wall of china is more than 6400 kms long strecth from sea to gobi desert.
There are about 6 tourist great wall in beijing, they are renovated and known as tourist wall, the rest are intact, one of the wild great wall is Jiankou great wall, I visited there it is most beautful wall there.

[jimyerman]

Now that serves as a challenge on me. I dream of walking on the great wall from end to end.

[shubhranshu]

The Great Wall has long been incorporated into Chinese mythology and popular symbolism. The most beautiful of several legends is about the collapse of a section of the Great Wall caused by Meng Jiangnu, who cried bitterly over the death of her husband in the construction of the Great Wall. If someone wants to see it in a natural state, he must visit Simatai, 110km north-east of Beijing.

[markbush123]

I have no idea about great wall of china.I want to know deep history of great wall of china anyone can tell me about it.
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[devis123]

I have no idea about great wall of china.I want to know deep history of great wall of china anyone can tell me about it.

The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn A watch tower, Simatai Great WallPeriods when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles, belonging to different states.

In 221 BC, the Emperor Qin absorbed the other six states and set up the first unified kingdom in Chinese history. In order to strengthen his newly born authority and defend the Huns in the north, he ordered connecting the walls once built by the other states as well as adding some sections of his own. Thus was formed the long Qin's wall which started from the east of today's Liaoning Province and ended at Lintao, Gansu Province.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Huns became more powerful. The Han court started to build more walls on a larger scale in order to consolidate the frontier. In the west, the wall along the Hexi corridor, Yumenguan Pass, and Yangguan Pass was built. In the north, Yanmenguan Pass and Niangziguan Pass in Shanxi were set up. Many more sections of the wall extended to Yinshan Mountain and half of the ancient Silk Road was along the Han's wall.

The Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties all built their own sections but on a smaller scale than the walls in the Han Dynasty. The powerful Tang Dynasty saw peace between the northern tribes and central China most of the time, so few Great Wall sections were built in this period.

The Ming Dynasty is the peak of wall building in Chinese history. The Ming suffered a lot by disturbances from minority tribes such as the Dadan, Tufan and Nuzhen. The Ming court from its first emperor to the last ceaselessly built walls in the north. The main line started from Jiuliancheng near the Yalu River in the east to the Jiayuguan Pass in the west and measured over 4,600 miles. Besides adding many more miles of its own, the Ming emperors ordered enlargement of the walls of previous dynasties into double-line or multi-line walls. For example, out of Yanmenguan Pass were added three big stone walls and 23 small stone walls. Eleven Garrisons were distributed along the main line of the wall. The countless walls, fortresses, and watch towers made the country strongly fortified. In the early Qing Dynasty, some sections of the walls were repaired and several sections were extended. This great engineering work stopped in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Owing to its long history, natural disasters and human activities, many sections of the Great Wall are severely damaged and disappearing. Being a world-famous engineering project and witness to the rise and fall of Chinese history, the Great Wall, needs us to take immediate action to protect it!



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[markbush123]

really history is interesting.
Can you tell me more.

The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn A watch tower, Simatai Great WallPeriods when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles, belonging to different states.

In 221 BC, the Emperor Qin absorbed the other six states and set up the first unified kingdom in Chinese history. In order to strengthen his newly born authority and defend the Huns in the north, he ordered connecting the walls once built by the other states as well as adding some sections of his own. Thus was formed the long Qin's wall which started from the east of today's Liaoning Province and ended at Lintao, Gansu Province.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Huns became more powerful. The Han court started to build more walls on a larger scale in order to consolidate the frontier. In the west, the wall along the Hexi corridor, Yumenguan Pass, and Yangguan Pass was built. In the north, Yanmenguan Pass and Niangziguan Pass in Shanxi were set up. Many more sections of the wall extended to Yinshan Mountain and half of the ancient Silk Road was along the Han's wall.

The Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties all built their own sections but on a smaller scale than the walls in the Han Dynasty. The powerful Tang Dynasty saw peace between the northern tribes and central China most of the time, so few Great Wall sections were built in this period.

The Ming Dynasty is the peak of wall building in Chinese history. The Ming suffered a lot by disturbances from minority tribes such as the Dadan, Tufan and Nuzhen. The Ming court from its first emperor to the last ceaselessly built walls in the north. The main line started from Jiuliancheng near the Yalu River in the east to the Jiayuguan Pass in the west and measured over 4,600 miles. Besides adding many more miles of its own, the Ming emperors ordered enlargement of the walls of previous dynasties into double-line or multi-line walls. For example, out of Yanmenguan Pass were added three big stone walls and 23 small stone walls. Eleven Garrisons were distributed along the main line of the wall. The countless walls, fortresses, and watch towers made the country strongly fortified. In the early Qing Dynasty, some sections of the walls were repaired and several sections were extended. This great engineering work stopped in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Owing to its long history, natural disasters and human activities, many sections of the Great Wall are severely damaged and disappearing. Being a world-famous engineering project and witness to the rise and fall of Chinese history, the Great Wall, needs us to take immediate action to protect it!



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[danviettravel]

It sounds great!
I am going to travel to Beijing in next few days!
Besides Great Wall in Beijing, what places I must go to see there? I have 6 days only!
Thanks!

[enjoychina]

Originally posted by danviettravel:
It sounds great!
I am going to travel to Beijing in next few days!
Besides Great Wall in Beijing, what places I must go to see there? I have 6 days only!
Thanks!
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Beijing is an ancient capital city.There are many must-see attractions in Beijing besides the Great. The Forbidden City, also called the Palace Museum, was the home to twenty-four Chinese emperors over 491 years between 1420 and 1911, as the ritual center of two dynasties of Ming and Qing. The Summer Palace was first built in 1153 and served as an imperial palace for short stays away from the capital. Empress Dowager Ci Xi rebuilt it in 1888 with a large sum of money which had been appropriated to build a Chinese navy. Exploring some Hutongs in Rickshaw is a good choice too.
Besides, don't forget to tast the Pecking Roasted duck.

[travelgeek]

do we need to pay to enter the great wall ?

[yaner]

It's true. My people can not tell the differences between those six great wall. Usually Jurongguan and Jiayuguan are the popular ones.

[stelon]

I love Great Wall very much. It is so grand.

[Traveller]

The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has recently concluded that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches, stretches for 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 mi). This is made up of 6,259.6 km (3,889.5 mi) of sections of actual wall, 359.7 km (223.5 mi) of trenches and 2,232.5 km (1,387.2 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers.

[dexternicholson]

That's my dream also, to walk to the Great Wall of China to see and to walk to it. It is a fulfillment for me, I want to feel the excitement of the first time walker on the wall.

[trisy]

do we need to pay to enter the great wall ?

To enter great wall, you will need to pay a entry fee.

i have just google it!

http://yeschinatour.com/china-tours/1-day-sightseeings/1d-bj-01/

here is a link for a one day tour !! which include everything says lunch, entry fees....

hope it does help you!!

cheers

[kumatushar]

Very few people know that The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall but is a collection of short walls that often follow the crest of hills on the southern edge of the Mongolian plain. It's said that The Great Wall of China is visible from moon also.