History of the Great Wall of China

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One of the Seven Wonders of the World is the Great Wall of China, which was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.123chinesenewyear presents you a wide range of information on the history of the Great Wall of China.It is universally assumed that the construction of the Great Wall of China originated as a military reinforcement against invasion by tribes on the borders during the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Later in the 770 B.C. â?? 476 B.C., great

structures were built, to prevent the

invasions from the other states. According to the Chinese legend more than eight lakh soldiers, captives and farmers toiled rigorously for a period of ten years to construct it. In the following years, the wall was destroyed and other walls were built by other monarchs to prevent foreign invasions. It was only during the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls, constructed by the states of Qin, Yan and Zhao kingdoms, were connected to form a defensive system on the northern border of the country by Emperor Qin Shi Huang who was also known as Qin Shi Huangdi by the First Emperor.
After the Mongols invaded China again and abducted, the sixth emperor of the Ming dynasty and ruler of all China, Zhu Qizhen in 1449 power had shifted to the Mongol encroachers. The Chinese people were so terrified by this invasion that they decided to build a wall again to prevent the foreign invasions. There was no definite architectural plan for building this great wall. Each chief in a particular town constructed a portion of the wall where they felt the chance of the Mongol invasion had the greatest probability. The connection of all those walls together formed the Great Wall of China.

Along the wall forts and watch towers were built. The conjunctive forces of the Manchu and Chinese soldiers forced back the Mongols to remote parts of the plain and the Qing dynasty assured that both the parts of the Great Wall was under their control and the Mongols were no longer a terror. China then became a republic headed by a president. In the year 1949, the republic of China directed by Chiang Kai-shek, was overruled by communists under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Today, the Great Wall of China is far-famed as a great tourist spot allover the globe.

123chinesenewyear provides you with valuable information about the Great Wall of China which not only served as a defense in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.

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