HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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The Pyramids
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The Temple in Jerusalem
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The Great Wall of China
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Buddhist Stupas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Great Wall of China, Chinese (Pinyin) Wanli Changcheng or (Wade-Giles romanization) Wan-li Ch’ang-ch’eng (“10, 000-Li Long Wall”), extensive bulwark erected in ancient China, one of the largest building-construction projects ever undertaken.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Wall is reputed as one of the seven construction wonders in the world not only for its long history, but its massive construction size, and its unique architectural style as well. A great army of manpower, composed of soldiers, prisoners, and local people, built the wall.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Wall protected China’s economic development and cultural progress, safeguarding trading routes such as the Silk Road, and securing the transmission of information and transportation in northern China.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.