Great Wall of China (China)
The Great Wall of China length is around 6300 km. If the length can be measured from all the distinct segments of the wall, the distance is approx. 22000 km. In December 1987, The Great Wall of China turned into a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Wall has been constructed by over 1 million people.
The Ming Dynasty was the most important rebuilder of the walls. They completed it with fortifications, watchtowers, and cannons to much better shield their subjects from their invaders. The legend goes that a mythical dragon hunted down the course of the Great Wall of China for the workforce. In spite of general belief, the Great Wall of China can’t be seen from the moon without help.
There are various myths and truths about the Wall and certain misleading facts have led many to believe in the wrong statements. Here are a few interesting facts about the Great Wall of China that will enlighten you further to keep you general knowledge in check.
- Even though it has been stated in the book, ‘Believe it or not!’ by Robert Ripley that it is possible to see the Great Wall of China from space or moon, sadly, it cannot be.
- The Chinese folk call this wall as the ‘city wall’ or ‘Long City’ and no such mention of ‘Great’ is mentioned by them.
- The Great Wall of China is only 2000 years old and not as much as many think.
- The Wall doesn’t contain any bones or corpses of any labourer and this stays a rumour as probably told by the Chief Historian Sima Qian of Han dynasty.
- The Wall is not a single wall and in fact, it is more than one and so, one cannot use ‘it’ to refer to the wall, ‘them’ has to be used as there are more than one walls present.
