Jan
27
The Great Wall of China , Great Wall of China Great Wall or simply is an impressive structure of military architecture built during the China Imperial.
Although it is common to the idea that it is a single structure in fact consists of several walls built by several dynasties over about two thousand. In the past, its function was essentially defensive in this is a symbol of China and a sought after tourist attraction.
The different parts are distributed between the Yellow Sea (coastal Northeast China) and the Gobi Desert and Mongolia (northwest).
The construction of the Great Wall of China began around 220 BC by order of China's first emperor, Qin Shin Huang.
The Great Wall was not built at once, were united sections of fortifications built earlier in order to form a united defense system against invasions from the north.
Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure.
The design and characteristics of the current Great Wall were completed during the Ming Dynasty, the first to use bricks produced with the help of other Chinese innovation, the potteries.
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