Great Wall of China – Historical Place in Beijing, China

Great Wall of #China, Chinese (Pinyin) Wanli Changcheng or (Wade-Giles romanization) #Wan-li #Ch’ang-ch’eng (“10,000-Li Long Wall”), extensive bulwark erected in ancient China, one of the largest building-construction projects ever undertaken. #TheGreatWall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the #EurasianSteppe.

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