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The Great Wall of China Stairs The total length of all sections of the Great Wall of China ever built adds up to about 21,196 kilometers (13,171 miles), including overlapping sections that were ...

Beyond its military role, the Great Wall is a symbol of Chinese ingenuity and unity. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site was constructed over the course of 2,000 years. It worked as a fortification system to defend ...

A large number of brick kilns for the construction of Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were recently discovered near the starting point of the Wall. As of December 25, forty-eight ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the earliest section of the Great Wall of China. It pushes back the estimated origins of the wall by 300 years.

A newly uncovered section of the Great Wall of China in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, dating back nearly 3,000 years, ...

It predates the more famous Ming Dynasty Great Wall by over a thousand years. Primarily in Shandong Province, the UNESCO heritage site stretches over 600 kilometers (370 miles).

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Nanjing at the time was the grand capital of China. Recognising that it would be a target for invaders, Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu decided to surround the urban hub with a colossal wall.