用户名：zhu顺略温题临量入技anzhuan0721
TheGreatWallofChina,alsoknowninChinaa普举裂相外杀流镇帮考stheGreatWallof10,000,isanancientChinesefortificationbuiltfromtheendofthe14右笔风亚话严厚thcenturyuntilthebeginningofthe17thcentury,**ringtheMing卷件乱车Dynasty,inordertoprotec初微雷轮类期张吧护位影tChinafromrai京离dsbytheM治ongolsandTurkictribes.Itwaspreceded宁临务部收大小着讨byseveralwallsbuiltsincethe3rdcenturyBCagainsttheraidsofnomadictribescomingfromareasnowi式补势婷配齐调味送请他nmoderndayMongoliaandMan属看churia.TheWallstretchesoveraformidable6,350k常轮m(3,946miles复最往甚满药紧湖层较候),fromShanhaiPassontheBohaiGulfintheeast,atthelimitbetweenChinaproperandManchuria,toLopNurin陆帝逐划thesouthea传职sternportionofXin**ngUygurAutonomou恐病念课段次法胞语望sRegion.
Thefirstmajorwallwasbuilt**ringthereignoftheFirstEmperor,themainemperoroftheshort-livedQindynasty.Thiswallwasnotconstructedasasinglee杨最nde**or,butratherwascreated呼格鲜课置红奏bythejoiningofsevera造规露华lregionalwallsbuiltbytheWarringStates.ItwaslocatedmuchfurthernorththanthecurrentGreatWall,andverylittleremainsofit.AdefensivewallonthenorthernborderwasbuiltandmaintainedbyseveraldynastiesatdifferenttimesinChinesehistory.TheGreatWallthatcanstillbeseentodaywasbuilt**ringtheMingDynasty,onamuchlargerscaleandwithlongerlastingmaterials(solidstoneusedforthesidesandthetopoftheWall)thananywallthathadbeenbuiltbefore.Theprimarypurposeofthewallwasnottokeepoutpeople,whocouldscalethewall,buttoinsurethatsemi-nomadicpeopleontheoutsideofthewallcouldnotcrosswiththeirhorsesorreturneasilywithstolenproperty.
