The Great Wall
The Great Wall of China (Chang Cheng)
Starting from Shanhaiguan on the east coast and ending at Jiayuguan in the west Gobi Desert, the Great Wall has an approximate length of 6,700 kilometers, known to the Chinese as the 10,000 Li Chang Cheng (One Li in China equals a half kilometer).
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The Great Wall of China
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The Great Wall of China (Chang Cheng)
A comprehensive introduction to the Great Wall with many sections...
Built to defend the Middle Kingdom from Mongol attack, the Great Wall north of Beijing is now under modern attack, from hordes of environmentally-unaware day trippers...
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Conserving the Great Wall
Built to defend the Middle Kingdom from Mongol attack, the Great Wall north of Beijing is now under modern attack, from hordes of environmentally-unaware day trippers riding in Jettas and Santanas (automobiles), tossing their picnic garbage, letting off earth-shaking fireworks and etching their inglorious names on its 400-year-old bricks.
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Alone on the Great Wall
The Great Wall of China, built to defend the Middle Kingdom from the barbarians of Central Asia, is undeterred by any landscape on its course from the remote fortress outpost of Jiayuguan to its seaside terminus of Old Dragon Head, Shanhaiguan.
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