The Great Wall of China - 长城

The Great Wall is now the symbol of China. Chariman Mao once said: Not been on the Great Wall, not a great man(不到长城非好汉).

Building of The Great Wall started in the 7th century BC for defense purposes. Qin unified China in 221 BC and soon began the greatest project in human history by joining and extending the walls built by previous states. The Great Wall stretches over 10,000 li or 5,000 km long, so it is called "Wan Li Chang Cheng" in Chinese. After the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall was renovated from time to time. The Great Wall was mostly rebuilt in the the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the project took about 200 years to complete. The great wall we see today is mainly the Ming Wall.

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