Construction of the Great Wall of CHINA (QIN Dynasty)

 Construction of the Great Wall of CHINA (QIN Dynasty)

Construction of the Great Wall of CHINA (QIN Dynasty) 

The Great Wall of China was built between 214 and 204 AD AV People have built a huge barrier that has more than 2225km long. The wall was so wide that trucks could drive on its surface. Many people have helped build the wall. If people do not work hard enough, they were killed. 

Unique human construction visible from the Moon, (It is now known that this is not true and in any case, impossible.) Anotation Mr Vincent Lerouvillois. 

The Great Wall is one of the strongest in the history of China symbols. This wall along 2700 kilometer blocks the horizon from East to West, embodying a border between China and the Central Asian steppe. The circumstances of its construction have fed an amount of folk tales and legends describing the sufferings and adventures of those who worked there. 

Great Wall extends from east to west in northern China, it winds along the ridges of mountains, hills, through the steppes and deserts. Its construction lasted more than 2000 years (770-476 BC. AD) until the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). 

From the beginning, the Wall has been the function of protecting the northern border of China nomadic cavalry operating along the border. Over the centuries and dynasties of emperors, the Great Wall will continue to spread across the landscape. Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di (221 ​​BC), the unifier of China, will give him a much more ambitious plan. About 5000 kilometers a continuous wall will soon rise in the landscape. Built entirely with dirt in places siding dried brick forts and watchtowers completed the work. On the outskirts, military cantonments could host a game ready to work on the frontier armies. 

The emperors Han (206 BC - 220 AD) continue building will cover 10,000 kilometers. Ming Dynasty continued to restore the Great Wall to give it the form we know today. Under the Ming, the famous General Qi Jiguang invented watchtowers, these buildings two or three stories were erected every hundred meters, soldiers lived there and was used to store weapons and ammunition. Some parts will be strengthened and the towers will be equipped with warning lights, so that the garrisons can send urgent messages by smoke signals. Under the empeurer Who Shi Huang, more than one millon men of prisoners, slaves, peasants and soldiers worked day and night for seven years. Many of these men died during this period In subsequent dynasties, some repairs are completed, and the construction of several prestigious monuments. Great Wall then measured 6780 km. This will not prevent the incursion of the Mongols. Luckily, they did not destroy this ancient architectural work barring their way and yet which still fascinates those who approach. The Mongols were making inroads in China because they wanted dialogue with China and promote trade, but rejected them because the Chinese considered them barbarians. In subsequent dynasties, some repairs such as door 

white marble called Juyongguan by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in 1340-1350, near the Forbidden City.

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