China
Great Wall of China
It took hundred years to complete this great wall. At first, Qin Shi Huang was thought to commence this great wall construction, however, in accordance with a survey and a history literature record, it showed that this wall was constructed before Dynasty Qin. The Caesar Qin Shi-huang then continued the construction. After Qin Shi-huang died, this construction was withheld for a while, then it was continued in the era of Dynasty Sui and Dynasty Ming. Inside part of the wall contains of earth mixed with bricks and stones. The top part was the main road - meant for China horses troops. The China Great Wall becomes one of the 7 world wonders. In 1987, this wall has been nominated as a world inheritance of UNESCO. |
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Great Wall - is popular with Giant China Wall with its length of 10,000 LI (+/- 64.000 Km). This wall has been the longest construction in the history, made by human being. It has been noted the length of this wall is 64.000 Km, 8 meters height , 5 meters width (top part) and 8 meters width (bottom part). With a distance of 180 - 270 meters, it has been built a kind of tower (height of this tower is 11-12 meters) to avoid the offense from Mongolian in the past.
Temple of Heaven is located in the southeast of Beijing suburb. It was built in 1420 and it became a prayer house of the Caesars in the regim of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
