40 Great Wall of #China #Facts<br />1. The Great Wall of China is listed as one of the 7 wonders of the world.<br />2. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall on Earth.<br />3. The Chinese name of Great Wall of China is “Changcheng”.<br />4. Is located in the Northern China.<br />5. It crosses nine provinces of northern China.<br />6. The length of the Great Wall of China is around 21,196.18km.<br />7. It was built by Qin Shi Huangdi.<br />8. In the 1970´s, the Wall was seen as a despotism symbol and people were even encouraged to use the bricks and stones as building material for their own houses.<br />9. The full length of the wall is equal to half of the length of the Equator.<br />10. The construction of the Wall officially finished in 1644 when the last ruler of the Ming Dynasty was overthrown.<br />11. Around 10 million people visit the Great Wall of China every year.<br />12. Glutinous rice was used for binding the bricks and stones..<br />13. It will take around 18 months to walk across the Great Wall of China.<br />14. The structure of the wall was completed in 2 thousand years.<br />15. It got it’s official name “Great Wall of China” in the 19th century, before that it was known as a “barrier”.<br />16. There is a popular myth that the Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon.<br />17. Mortar was used for binding the wall.<br />18. The most dangerous section of the wall is the Jiankou section.<br />19. The highest point of the Great Wall of China is in Beijingat Heita Mountain.<br />20. Around 7000 lookout towers are covering the Great Wall.<br />21. Numerous temples were built along the Great Wall of China to worship the god of war, Guandi.<br />22. Around 800,000 people were involved in the construction of the wall.<br />23. There is a popular myth that the Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon.<br />24. The Chinese invented the wheelbarrow during the construction of the wall.<br />25. The gunpowder was used to defend the Great Wall and was also invented by the Chinese.<br />26. The last battle “Sino-Japanese War” that was fought at the Great Wall of China was in 1938.<br />27. The highest point of the Great Wall of China is on Heita Mountain.<br />28. In the next 20 years, some sections of the great wall may disappear due to erosion.<br />29. Some tour operators also arrange night tours when the wall is illuminated with lines of lights.<br />30. The Chinese people believe that the wall is a personification of the Chinese dragon.<br />31. A million males died throughout the manufacturing of this wall.<br />32. 41.8 million foreigners visited the Great Wall of China in 2004. This was the highest number in an entire year.<br />33. The wall is one of the most expensive constructions in the world.<br />34. Badaling is the best-preserved and most visited section of the Great Wall of China.<br />35. Badaling was the first section of the wall to open for tourists.<br />36. There are three inner sides passes in the Great Wall which includes Zijingguan pass, Juyongguan pass, and Daomaguan pass.<br />37. It is prohibited to remove bricks from the Great Wall of China.<br />38. UNESCO declared the Great Wall of China
