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He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man

Great Wall of China

October 2015

Andrey Sheptytskyi Stryi Gymnasia

The Way it all began

The Great Wall of China
Chinese slaves place their stones,
Breaking muscles and bones.
Defending its territory,
It shines in pitiful glory.
Yet this wall stands tall,
To defend those whom befall.
Those dark days have passed,
And now united at last.

Dos & Don’ts
DO go in the spring or fall, when the weather is fine and the crowds are few. Summertime is often too hot, and winter can be treacherous.
DON'’T forget plenty of water, sunscreen and a hat if you visit during the blazing summer. You'll need it all.
DO choose a section of the wall that's right for you.
DON'T visit the wall on weekends or holidays, when it is most crowded. Remember, it's not just foreigners who tour the Great Wall. Chinese love to visit as well on their days off.

Studying the history of the Great Wall is complicated because lengths of wall were built in different areas at different periods in history to protect different territorial borders, and in some places lengths of wall have been rebuilt on top of previously destroyed or eroded wall.
It's generally believed that the first parts of the Great Wall were built during the Spring and Autumn Period, when the eastern and central region of what is now China consisted of many small states or princedoms.
To protect their states the princes ordered independent walls be built along state borders. These were like the Great Wall in construction, but on a smaller scale. The earliest was probably built between the states of Lu and Qi around 650 BC, which later became part of the Chu State Wall.
The small states were joined together by warlords by the beginning of the Warring States Period to form seven large states. (Chu, Qi, Wei, Yan, Zhao, Qin, and Han)
The construction and maintenance of the Great wall continued for nearly all the Chinese feudal dynasties.
The Great Wall was systematically rebuilt in a 100-year project to prevent further northern invasion.

Great wall facts

The official lengthis 21,196.18 km
The Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old.
The average height of the Great Wall at Badaling and Juyong Pass is 7.88 meters, and the highest place is 14 meters high.
Nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without trace.