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The Great Wall Of China

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The Great Wall of China is known as the largest construction project to be put in effect in all of world history. The wall, also known in China as "long wall of 10,000 li," is a collection of numerous short walls extending along the crest of hills on the southern edge of the Mongolian plain. Although it is a common misconception that the Great Wall of China is one long continuous wall, it 's structural inconsistency in no way undermines its greatness. The wall has been built, destructed, rebuilt, and maintained for a massive amount of time dating back to the fifth century BC and has been worked upon through the 16th century AD. The wall is regarded as the world 's largest human-made structure and stretches approximately 6,400 kilometers, or 4,000 miles. It also holds the record for largest human-structure ever made in terms of surface area and mass. The history of China and its ruling dynasties was quite sporadic, resulting in an amazing tale to be told for the coming about of China 's most famous, interesting landmark. The construction of the Great Wall began and continued with intention to protect the northern borders of China 's empires. This construction took place throughout the rule of successive dynasties. The wall was needed only to conceal China 's northern borders because luckily the other three sides of China are protected by natural borders. These natural borders include the Himalayan Mountain range on the southern side, the Pacific Ocean in the east, and the

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