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The great wall of China(chin.: Wànlĭ Chángchéng) is one of the most important monuments of the people's Republic of China and stretches from Shanhaiguan Pass on the East coast to the Jiayuguan Pass in the Gobi desert. With a total length of more than 6,200 kilometers

(the main wall has a length of 2,400 km), it is the largest man-made structure in the world. In terms of volume and mass, no other building of the earth close to you.

The ’Great Wall’ construction consists of several sections, each of which has a different age. In addition, the Chinese wall is not closed at all Points, so that it is possible today to get over the former border wall, without the need to over "climbing". Due to the fact that the Chinese wall was rebuilt over the centuries, and restored, to recognize different methods of construction.

The first wall-like border about 500 BC, made of clay were prepared, mixed with rice and straw. 214 BC, the order of the first Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, were erected in other sections of the wall. The great wall of China to protect the Chinese Empire as a bulwark against attackers from the North and the marauding nomadic tribes.

About 180 million cubic meters of tamped earth was used for the core of the original Chinese wall. The sections, created during the Qin dynasty, consisted to a great extent from natural stone and were built on the ridge lines of mountain ranges.

The last major Expansion was completed in the time of the Ming dynasty. Target was better before the Mongols protect and to be able to trade along the border. The Material used was a mixture of lime and rice, the Interior of the Chinese wall was filled with Sand and clay.

By smoke-signals were given from one tower to the other, could messages about enemy movements quickly in the capital, Beijing, is transmitted.

The military mode of action of the great wall of China is, however, controversial.

You should make the local Chinese are very aware of where the cultured way of life would cease, and that one could be Proud to be on this side of the Chinese wall.