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How Was The Great Wall of China Built?

(original photo by Exfordy per this license) The Great Wall of China was built by soldiers, prisoners, and the common people. Since the Great Wall is not just one but a series of walls built during many different Dynasties, how it was built and th... ...full story at The China Expat

from The China Expat on Thu, Jul 10 2008

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10 Jul 08		When Was The Great Wall of China Built? » The China Expat The Great Wall of China is not one but a series of walls built over many Dynasties. The first wall was completed by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. During the Qin Dynasty (221 BC until 206 BC), he extended and connected walls built by severa...
10 Jul 08		How Was The Great Wall of China Defended? » The China Expat (original photo by Exfordy per this license) The Great Wall of China was defended primarily by archers. Since it was too expensive to keep the Wall perpetually manned, sentries along the length of the walls in use served to warn against impendin...
10 Jul 08		How Many People Worked On The Great Wall of China? » The China Expat (original photo by Exfordy per this license) It is hard to find accurate estimates for how many people worked on the Great Wall of China, and the question changes depending on which Dynasty’s Great Wall you are asking about. What could be called...
10 Jul 08		What Is The Great Wall of China’s Nickname? » The China Expat (original photo by Exfordy per this license) The Great Wall of China is sometimes given the nickname “The Long Graveyard”, because of the amount of people who died building the wall and the myth that they were buried underneath the...
10 Jul 08		Can You See The Great Wall of China From The Moon? » The China Expat (original photo by Exfordy per this license) Of course you can see the Great Wall of China from the moon! While North America, the continent, is hard to make out from such a far distance, the Great Wall sticks out like a human hair viewed from 2000...

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