The Ten-Thousand Mile Long Wall*
Other names used in Chinese medieval records are 'ramparts', 'frontiers', 'barriers', 'fortresses', 'border wall'.
Built between the 3rd century B.C. and 17th century A.D. - so it took more than 2,000 years, as a series of fortifications. Which makes me wonder if anyone ever thought of the 'historical' significance of what they were building and if it last anywhere as long as it has. Or they may have been too concerned with surviving the ordeal.
*It is actually more than 13,000 miles
4 comments:
Great view of the difficult terrain they were building on.
My historical events are here
I think the most amazing part is how long it took to build! The transport of materials must have been difficult.
Mine:
https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2025/09/thursday-postcard-hunt-learning_25.html
It must be a pretty spectacular view, but I guess there's no place from which you can appreciate its immensity.
My postcards are humbler! See them here.
Amazing everything: length, visual, time it took to buid it..... wow!
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