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Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China as some believed originated as a military
fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders during the
earlier Zhou Dynasty. In 770-BC-476BC, the ducal states extended the
defense work, and built large structures to prevent the attacks from
other states. The Great Wall of China was eventually separated
during the Qin Dynasty, which preceded the Zhou Dynasty. The Zhao,
Qin, and Yan kingdoms were connected to form a defensive system on
the northern border of the country of Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. In 214
BC the building of the Great Wall of China was on its way. The Great
Wall of China took as long as ten years to build.
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The Great Wall of
China took hundreds of thousands of laborers working daily beyond human
limitations to construct and build. Many persons that did not work were
thrown into the foundation trenches starving from hunger and exposure of
the earths changing weathers. The Great Wall of China was then called
The Longest Cemetery on Earth. Buried beneath its structure were more
than 400,000 persons.
The Great Wall was stretched from Linzhao (eastern part of Gansu
Province), in the west to Liaodong (Jilin Province) in the east. The
Great Wall of China served as both a defense and symbolized the power of
the emperor. The Great Wall of China was partly successful in repelling
invading Mongol forces more than a century ago.
The Great Wall of China has more than 300 million trees, and its purpose
was to serve as a barrier from the dust storms that swept into China
from the Gobi Desert and other low-rainfall areas. The Great Wall of
China was dubbed This Great Green Wall. During the 50’s, the city of
Beijing was beset by 10 to 20 dust storms every spring. Visibility was
only half a mile for 30 to 90 hours each month. By the 1970’s the storms
had reduced resulting in greater visibility at less than ten hours per
month. The reduction made work easier for the many laborers.
The Great Wall of China towered China’s mountains, plunging to the lower
valleys, and marching across burning desert plains. Very cold winds
coupled with snowstorms, made it very difficult for workers. At the same
time raging desert sun and stinging sandstorms oppressed the workers,
making their jobs difficult, and often risky.
Today the Great Wall of China is a captivation for tourists around the
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