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Great Wall of China
The walls served not only for defence but also for border control, communication and regulating movement. They recall long-running contacts and conflicts between agrarian empires and communities to their north.
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Facts
- Place
- Mutianyu, China (representative location)
- Civilisation / patron
- Successive Chinese states and imperial dynasties
- Built
- c. 700 BCE – 1644
- Status
- Still standing
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1987
- Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages
- New Seven Wonders (2007)
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
The Great Wall consists of defensive lines built and rebuilt by different states and dynasties over many centuries. The familiar brick walls and watchtowers around Beijing date mainly from the Ming period. Older lines are often made of rammed earth and follow different routes from the well-known tourist sections. Large stretches have decayed or disappeared, while selected sections have been restored; the map location is near Mutianyu.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Chinese Muur