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  1. Aug 24, 2010 · Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall was originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the third century B.C. as a means of...

  2. Mar 22, 2024 · Historians usually consider the defensive walls built during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE) and the Warring States period (475–221 BCE) to be the first sections of what would eventually become the structure known as the Great Wall of China, putting the wall at almost 3,000 years old.

  3. Oct 19, 2023 · The Great Wall of China was built over centuries by Chinas emperors to protect their territory. Today, it stretches for thousands of miles along China’s historic northern border.

  4. Sep 22, 2017 · The main aim of constructing the wall was to always defend the empire from invaders such as the Mongols among others. A huge portion of China’s Great Wall was constructed during the Ming Dynasty somewhere between the years of 1368 and 1644. The Reasons Behind the Construction of the Great Wall of China

  5. Dec 8, 2020 · Over 2300 years, the Great Wall has been built and rebuilt for many purposes: border defense, signals, troop transfer, and trade. It has now become a national symbol and China’s top tourist sight.