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Construction of the Great Wall started
in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under
the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country
each built their own walls for defence purposes.
After the state of Qin unified China in 221 B.C.,
it joined the walls to hold off the invaders from
the Xiongnu tribes in the north and extended them
to more than 10,000 li or 5,000 kilometers. This
is the origin of the name Of the "10,000-li Great
Wall". The Great Wall was
renovated from time to time after the Qin Dynasty.
A major renovation started with the founding of
the Ming Dynasty in 1368, and took 200 years to
complete. The wall we see today is almost exactly
the result of this effort. With a total length of
over 6,000 kilometers, it extends to the jiayu Pass
in Gansu Province in the west and to the mouth of
the Yalu River in Liaoning Province in the east.
What lies north of Beijing is but a small section
of it.
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Badaling Great Wall is the site
of the most visited section of the Great Wall
partly because it is close to Beijing city and
connected with urban area by expressway. This
section of wall is the first section opened to
tourists (in 1957) after reconstructed. Badaling
Great Wall shows the Great Wall as it would have
looked originally, and it does not look too new.
That is another reason of why most travelers choose
Badaling Great Wall. There is a Great Wall Museum
and Great Wall National Theater close to Badaling
Great Wall. The theater offers you a chance to
get a full view of the Great Wall of China.
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A short
60 km trip outside of Beijing, the Great Wall of
China at Mutianyu stands as a monument to both the
strength and the weakness of the Chinese Ming Dynasty
(1368-1627). Come learn, touch, and explore the
history of a Wall built over 300 years ago, yet
which remains largely intact as it snakes endlessly
across the mountain ridgelines. Nestled up against
the Great Wall of China are the villages of Mutianyu,
Beigou, Xinying and Tianxianyu. Founded by the original
builders of the Wall, these villages have retained
their wonderful unique character and are a microcosm
of Chinese rural life. Real working villages, these
family friendly towns offer a relaxing escape from
the hustle-bustle of tourism, and the pollution
of the city.
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The Jinshanling
Great Wall stretches along the Big Jinshanling and
Small Jinshanling in Hualougou area in Bashikeying
of Luanping County, Hebei Province. The Big and
Small Jinshanlings lie between Wuling Mountain,
the first peak of Yanshan Mountain and Wohu Mountain
in the Gubei Pass. Steep peaks tower up to the sky
and continuous mountains stretch over thousands
of miles. The Gubei Pass in the west is the only
pass leading to the inside. Since ancient times,
every military commander would fight to his death
for the strategic pass, reputed as the Second Badaling.
This Great Wall section was discovered by a Hebei
excavation team in 1980 when they surveyed the condition
of the Great Wall.
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The Simatai
Great Wall is located at Gubeikou Town in the northeast
of Miyun County, Beijing, 120 kilometers from the
city center. Its construction started in the early
Hongwu years (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty. Like
most sections of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall often
visited today, this section was also built under
the supervision of General Qi Jiguang. The Simatai
Great Wall is 5.4 km long with all together 35 watchtowers.
As the east section of the Gubeikou defense line,
this magnificent section features great strategic
significance. Built hundreds of years ago, the Simatai
Great Wall still retains all its original appearance.
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