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  1. Aug 30, 2024 · Great Wall of China, an extensive bulwark erected in ancient China, one of the largest building-construction projects ever undertaken. It actually consists of numerous walls—many of them parallel to each other—built over some two millennia across northern China and southern Mongolia.

  2. Dec 29, 2023 · Great Wall of China location is mainly in northern China, and there are a few sections in southern China called southern Great Wall. The vast majority of the Great Wall we see today was built in Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644); they are mostly preserved in Beijing.

  3. The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the ...

  4. Aug 24, 2010 · The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13,000 miles in length, located in northern China.

  5. Oct 19, 2023 · The Great Wall of China is one of the most notorious structures in the entire world. The Jinshanling section in Hebei Province, China, pictured here, is only a small part of the wall that stretches over 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles). Photograph by Hung Chung Chih.

  6. Apr 10, 2024 · The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world — the longest wall in the world, an awe-inspiring feat of ancient defensive architecture. Its winding path over a rugged country and steep mountains take in some great scenery. Chinese name: 长城 (Chángchéng /channg-chnng/ 'Long Wall')

  7. Sep 3, 2024 · There are wall remains found in 15 provinces of China. The well-preserved sections we see today were mainly built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), among which the most popular are around Beijing, including Badaling, Mutianyu, Juyongguan, and Simatai.