The Great Wall of China was ordered to be built by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC. Parts of the wall connected pre-existing walls and fortifications and other parts were built from scratch. In total, the wall is about 13,000 miles long. It runs east to west along China's historical northern border.
The wall was built primarily by soldiers, convicts, and commoners. It is estimated that 400,000 people dies while constructing the wall and many of the people were interred in the wall. Using scientific research, it was found sticky rice was used as part of the walls mortar.
We walked about ten miles total on the wall and got to ride a tobagin to the base of the wall. The kids really enjoyed the wall and never complained even though we were walking up and down steep steps.
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