Tapandaola111: The Great Wall of China

When visiting a foreign country as beautiful as China, you want to be able to see the best place and do all the greatest things to do. Although there are so many fun things to do and see in China, it doesn’t mean you can visit all those places. Simply narrow down the best places to visit and visit a fraction of those areas.

The Forbidden City

This is a Palace Museum that sits in-the-middle of Beijing, where the world-famous portrait made by Mao Zedong hangs on the crimson wall. It is the imperial seat of Ming and Qing’s dynasty; emperors that offers very valuable ancient Chinese history.

The Great Wall

The Great Wall is located across China covering 5,500 miles. Although the latest constructions weren’t until 1368, the Ming Dynasty was first constructed over 2,000 years ago. The Great Wall is made up from numerous interconnecting walls that spans China in different warlords and dynasties.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is considered to be the “Paradise on Earth”. It’s a gorgeous city centered around famed West Lakes. The green city is also filled with gardens, pavilions, and tranquil temples bustling the most historic streets in China. The hills that surround the city have become very famous for growing longjing green tea.

The Bund

The Bund or embankment was the seat in Shanghai’s valuable businessmen in 1800s. The Bund’s a fabulous destination that’s all about Shanghai’s rich architecture history made in 1923.

Potala Palace

Potala palace is a Chinese museum that was traditionally the Dalai Lama. It’s famous for its white walls surrounded at the red palace. It is a very breathtaking place filled with numerous attractions.

Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou Valley is the nature reserve in a China’s Sichuan province. Jiuzhaigou is popular for its multi-level waterfalls and crystal blue lakes. Since it’s at the Tibetan villages, you’ll experience a new local culture.

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen is the biggest central city squares in the world, where it serves the city’s symbol and China. It is surrounded by significant edifices making it highly visited everyday.

The World’s Most Famous Temples

Throughout China’s vast years of history, many religions have been existed in all the different dynasties. Temples from these times still remain today, with some of the being hundreds of years old!

Beijing Zoo

The Beijing zoo is filled with all sorts of Chinese animals including pandas. It definitely will give tourists a better knowledge on Chinese animals.

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One of the greatest wonders of the world!

The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a 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. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections are now in ruins or have disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.

Where is the Great Wall of China?

The Great Wall starts from the shanghai pass at the seaside in the Hebei province to the Jiayu pass in Gansu province. The sites of the Great Wall stretch across 15 provinces of China, Tianjin, Qinghai, Shandong and Inner Mongolia, etc.

How was the Great Wall build?

The construction of the Great Wall was mainly depended on human labor. The large stones, earth, wood and bricks were carried on human’s back or lifted by the bar. Simple machines were also used to create the Wall, such as varied handcarts, crowbars and wheels. Animals were also used to transport the materials, just because some sections of the Great Wall were built on the crests, it was hard for a man to carry the heavy materials to these places.

Who built the Great Wall of China?

According to records, Emperor Qin shi huang ordered millions of the people to construct the Great Wall, including the workers, famous, soldiers and slaves.

Why the Great Wall is built?

As early as 7th century BC, Chu dynasty firstly built the Great Wall to stop the invasion from other countries and it opened the curtain of constructing the Great Wall in the history of China. During the Warring States Period, Qi, Wei, Zhao, Qin, Yan and Zhongshan had also built the Great Wall. The Great Wall was the greatest military defense project in the history, and it was also the guarantee of the peace and stability of ancient society and agriculture.

Can the Great Wall be seen from the outer space?

The Great Wall is great, but you can’t see it from the space. The average width of the Great Wall is no more than 10 meters, and it can be easily hidden by the surroundings. It is difficult to see it from 20km high by naked eye, not to say 400km from the spacecraft.

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