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The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during various successive dynasties. With a history of more than Two Thousand years, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural majesty and historical significance. It was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China.
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During the Ming Dynasty, however, bricks were heavily used in many areas of the wall, as were materials such as tiles, lime, and stone. The size and weight of the bricks made them easier to work with than earth and stone, so construction quickened. Additionally, bricks could bear more weight and endure better than rammed earth. Stone can hold under its own weight better than brick, but is more difficult to use. Consequently, stones cut in rectangular shapes were used for the foundation, inner and outer brims, and gateways of the wall. Battlements line the uppermost portion of the vast majority of the wall, with defensive gaps a little over 30 cm (one foot) tall, and about 23 cm (9 inches) wide.
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* The wall receives most visitors: Badaling Great Wall
* The most eastern wall (Ming Dynasty): Hushan Great Wall
* The most western wall (Ming Dynasty): Jiayuguan Pass
* The most western wall (Han Dynasty): Yumenguan Pass
* The most dangerous wall (Ming Dynasty): Jiankou Great Wall
* The earliest wall: wall built in Chu State in Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC).
* The wall with most construction styles: Great Wall in Zhangjiakou City
* The highest wall: the wall built in 2,000m (6,562 feet) tall Huapiling and bingshanliang mountains in Zhangjiakou City
* The wall with most fortresses & the wall where the most frequent wars took place: Great Wall in Zhangjiakou City
* The first Chinese finished Great Wall hiking: Liu Yutian in 1984
* The first foreigner to explore the whole length of the Great Wall: William Edgar Geil in 1908.
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