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Great Wall Terrain & Structure

The terrain it traverses is complicated and varied. Long rivers, steep mountains, lofty cliffs, boundless desert, and vast grasslands all witness the imposing presence of the Great Wall.

Qin Wall: The Qin Wall starts from Liaodong (today's east and south of Liaoning Province) in the east and ends at Lintao in the west. The wall was built according to the local conditions and used local materials. Generally speaking, the Qin Wall was made of large pieces of stones. Between the stones, huge amounts of detritus was accumulated and filled in.

Han Wall: Han Wall followed the basic characteristic of Qin Wall, that is, to build the wall according to the local conditions and used local materials. The Han Wall mainly wound through grasslands where big stones were not available. The compressed earth construction was favored. For example, in Dunhuang, where large amount of bulrush, poplar, red willow and dogbane grew, these were used for wall construction. Remnants of this work remain till this day.

Ming Wall: The Ming Wall is the solidest and most complete one compared with walls in other dynasties. The Ming Dynasty drew the experience from the previous dynasties when they built the wall. More important military fortifications were added on the wall.

The Great Wall of China was the only man made object that can be seen from outerspace with the naked eye.

Great Wall Construction List:

Beacon Towers

Construction Material

Great Wall Fortifications

Great Wall Passes

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Labor Force

Principle & Method

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