The great wall is the ethnic symbol of China and is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It is not only for China, but is part of the cultural heritage of the world. Stretching approximately 6,700 km. A famous fairy tale about the wall says "you're not a man, if you not have been to the great wall." While driving on the great wall, we had good views of the landscape...
How was the great wall built and why?
The secrets of the great wall are many but Expets said that great wall was originally built times as a defensive point of the three States of the warring States: yan, Zhao and Qin. Repairs from the later dynasties is later. In fact, it started, as independent walls for the different States of a Fund, that Emperor have the walls Qin Shi Huang in his attempt, successfully met the Mongols in the North repel invasions by the Huns after the unification of China. This is essentially in the fact that the attacks mostly with swords and spears were. Built the great wall, with local materials, mainly Earth and stones. Later dynasties, repaired and rebuilt the great wall of China along the northern border.
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