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2. Great Wall of China - Wikipedia

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   The Great Wall of China ( traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from ...

3. History of the Great Wall of China - Wikipedia

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   The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) [1] and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia.

4. Jiayu Pass - Wikipedia

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   Jiayu Pass or Jiayuguan ⓘ ( simplified Chinese : 嘉峪关; traditional Chinese : 嘉峪關; pinyin : Jiāyù Guān) is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall.

5. File:Great Wall of China, Satellite image red composite.jpg

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   File:Great Wall of China, Satellite image red composite.jpg. File. File history. File usage. Global file usage. Metadata. Size of this preview: 800 × 361 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 144 pixels | 640 × 289 pixels | 1,638 × 739 pixels. Original file ‎ (1,638 × 739 pixels, file size: 1.44 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

6. File:Map of the Great Wall of China.jpg - Wikipedia

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   File:Map of the Great Wall of China.jpg. Size of this preview: 745 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 299 × 240 pixels | 597 × 480 pixels | 955 × 768 pixels | 1,273 × 1,024 pixels | 2,546 × 2,048 pixels | 2,652 × 2,133 pixels. Original file ‎ (2,652 × 2,133 pixels, file size: 1.6 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the ...

7. File:Great Wall of China, Satellite image.jpeg - Wikipedia

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   The Great Wall is more than 2000 years old and was built over a period of 1000 years. Stretching 7240 km (4500 miles) from Korea to the Gobi Desert, it was first built to protect China from marauders from the north. Date: 9 January 2001: Source: Great Wall of China. Earth Observatory. NASA. Archived from the original on 4 August 2001. Author

8. Ming Great Wall - Wikipedia

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   The Ming Great Wall ( Chinese: 明長城; pinyin: Ming changcheng ), built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), forms the most visible parts of the Great Wall of China today. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the Ming walls measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi) from Jiayu Pass in the west to the sea in ...

9. Juyong Pass - Wikipedia

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   Juyong Pass. Aerial view of modern Juyongguan Pass. / 40.2882; 116.0686. Juyong Pass ( Chinese: 居庸关; pinyin: Jūyōng guān) is a mountain pass located in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, over 50 kilometers (31 mi) from central Beijing. The Great Wall of China passes through, and the Cloud Platform was built here in the ...