The Great Wall
1 min readNo discussion about Chinese culture is complete without mention of the Great Wall.
Through more than 2,000 years from the seventh century BC to the 1 6th century AD,19 dynasties built parts of the Great Wall, adding up to over 100,000 kilometers. Three majorrenovations of the Great Wall took place in the Qin (221-206 BC), Han (206 BC-AD 220), and Ming(1368-1644) dynasties. The Great Wall of today is mainly the legacy of the Ming-dynasty renovations. It meanders for 6,700 kilometers from Jiayu Pass in the western desert to Shanhai Pass on the eastern seashore. With many gaps along the Wall, the 600-kilometer-long section in the northern outskirts of Beijing is the best preserved.
