The earth we live on has been around for centuries and has brought many wonderful things to this day. We are going to look at some of the wonders our world has hosted and today we have chosen to look at the Great Wall of China together. We have no doubt that you will find a lot of information about the Great Wall of China in your little time reading this page. Let's move on to the reading.

Great Wall of China

The Chinese were already familiar with the techniques of wall building by the time of the spring and autumn period   between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. During this time and the subsequent warring states period, the states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Han, Yan and Zhongshan all constructed extensive fortifications to defend their own borders. Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears, these walls were made mostly of stone or by stamping earth and gravel between board frames.

Great wall of China

Construction to create the current 13,170.70 miles of wall continued, on and off, for more than two millennia. Much of what remains was built during the Ming Dynasty. While intended to keep out foreign invaders, Genghis Khan demonstrated how even a wall as great as this had a flaw.

The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of an ancient Chinese state and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from Eurasian steppe. Several walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC, with selective stretches later joined by Qin Shi Huang (220–206 BC), the first emperor of China. Little of the Qin wall remains. Later on, many successive dynasties built and maintained multiple stretches of border walls. The best-known sections of the wall were built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses. Collectively, they stretch from Liaodong  in the east to Lop Lake  in the west, from the present-day Sino-Russian border  in the north to Tao River   in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of the Mongolian steppe; spanning 21,196.18 km (13,170.70 mi) in total.And it's almost over 30 million steps to climb the whole sections of the Great Wall. But don't worry, most travelers just experience about 3-hour hiking for 4-6 kilometers, which is about 5,000 steps. Today, the defensive system of the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history. 

The Great Wall has a history of over 2,000 years, but now the remaining sections are those that were mostly built in the Ming Dynasty. Less than 10% of the sections are well-preserved.

There are two ways to get down from the Great Wall of China – the smart way, or the way I took. The bus ride from Beijing is about an hour, depending on which part of the wall you 

Chinas Great wall

 It has become a space-based myth. The Great Wall of China, frequently billed as the only man-made object visible from space, generally isn't, at least to the unaided eye in low Earth orbit. It certainly isn't visible from the Moon. You can, though, see a lot of other results of human activity. In popular culture claim that the Great Wall can be seen (with the naked eye) from space, with questionable degrees of veracity.

Purpose of the great wall

The main objective of the great wall is to protecting Chinese against various nomadic groups from Eurasian steppe.  Other purposes of the Great Wall have included:- 

• Border controls, 
• Allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road,
• Regulation or encouragement of trade and 
• The control of immigration and emigration
• Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watchtowers, 
• Troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and 
• The fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor

Interesting Things to Do on the Great Wall

• Walk on the Great Wall at Night.
• Camping on the Wild Great Wall.
• Picnic on the Great Wall.
• Take a Toboggan Down from the Wall.
• Outstanding Helicopter Experience.
• The Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon

What is not allowing at chinas great wall?

• Driving any type of vehicles crossing the Great Wall is forbidden;
• Display any tools or objects that may lead to the Great Wall's damage is not allowed;

Walk on the entire wall of china.

Some people indeed have walked the entire Great Wall of China, including William Geil, Dong Yaohui, Liu Yutian and William Lindsay. However, most tourists only walked one or a few sections of the Great Wall and the number has reached 20 million each year.

William Edgar Geil, an American traveler, is the first person who has ever walked the entire Great Wall. In 1908, he and his team spent five months walking from eastern end Shanhaiguan to western end Jiayuguan, leaving a large number of precious photos and documentary records.

Dong Yao-hui has spent the last three decades protecting and promoting China's Great Wall. "It was the first time ever for humans to go on an expedition of the entire Great Wall, leaving the first complete set of footprints," recalls Dong, now 62.

There are many signs on Jinshanling watchtowers showing that “No camping on the Great Wall”. But guards hardly inspect on the wall if there is no fire signal. If you want to camp up there, it is recommended to camp on the East Five-Window Tower as it is a good place to shoot sunset and sunrise.

The reasons to visit the Great Wall of China are that it has a long history and a massive scale which is said to be seen from the space. Also, one can enjoy the entertainment of hiking and photography and test your courage, etc.