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¡¡¡¡Construction of the Great Wall began during the Spring
and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period (770BC-221BC),
Several ducal states built wall fortifications along the
precipitous mountain ridges to ward off the plunder of
nomadic people and the invasion of each other. In 221
BC, Qin Shi Huang ordered to link the walls up after he
united China.
During the following dynasties, the Great Wall was destroyed
continuously by natural disasters and human beings.Amongst
the remained broken pieces of walls, those constructed
in Ming Dynasty are the most well-preserved and splendid
ones.
The Great Wall stretches some 6,300km from Jiayuguan
Pass in the west to the Yalujiang River in the east, traversing
11 provinces,
municipalities and autonomous regions. It is the most
magnificent ancient military defence work and one of the
most remarkable ancient buildings in the world. |
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