The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the most popular tourist attraction in China. The Wall is part of the Seven Wonders of the World. The purpose of the  Great wall  was to stop the “barbaric” Huns in the North from invading the Chinese borders. Millions of people labored on the Great Wall and many died while working.

It spreads across deserts, rivers, mountains, grasslands and plateaus expanding nearly 6,700 kilometers. It has been built for over 2 millenniums and it stretches from the east side to the west side of China. The Great Wall length measures about 6,700 km long. Height wise, it is 4.5m to 9m. Depth wise, it is 4.5m to 8m. 

The entire structure was built by hand using stone, bricks, soil, sand, straw, wood, clay or whatever was available depending on the territory and time period. People from all over the world tour China to see this unusual architecture because it is one of the most attractive attractions of China.