The+Great+Wall+of+China

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA The Great Wall of China was built at the time of war, in the Qin dynasty. It's main purpose was to keep intruders out. It took over 30,000 construction workers to build it. The main people who constructed it were mainly soldiers, peasants and prisoners. Thousands of people died while construction was happening, so it is also now known as the longest graveyard in the world. This wall was made of local earth, stone and brick. It's full length is over 5,000 kilometers long. It's average height is 7m high and 5m wide. When there was successive dynasties it got extended. By this time it has 20,000 wall towers and 10,000 beacon towers.When the enemy was about to attack, soldiers would signal it by lighting fire. This amazing monument was built over 2000 years ago.  Some people walk a bit of the wall, but it would be very hard. Very few people are known to have walked the whole way. The Great Wall is also a well known tourist destination.

[|GWOC] This is a link to a photo of two people who have walked on the Great Wall Of China [|Wikipedia GWOC] This is a link to the Wikipedia Great Wall page