Great wall of China
Filed Under (amazing land, china) by jingga on 16-11-2008
Tagged Under : asia, china, great wall, travel
Great wall of China or Tembok Raksasa China in Indonesian (Traditional Tionghoa : Simple Tionghoa), also recognized in China by the name of ‘ the giant wall‘ which has 10.000 km long. It is the longest building that ever made by human, located in China Republic.
its length is 6.4000 kilometers (from area Sanghai Pass in east till Lop Nur beside west) and height 8 meters as a mean to prevent northerly incursion of mongol nation during the period. The Wide of its tabletop is 5 m, whereas wide its underside 8 m. Every 180-270 m is made a kind of watchtower. The watchtower are referred as 11-12 m height.
In order to make this giant wall, it is taken time of hundreds of years in era and of various of emperors. Initially, predicted Qin Shi-huang that started the wall development, nevertheless analytical and note of history literature, that wall has been made before Qin Dynasty stood up, precisely built first time at ‘the war era’ .
The Great wall of china is considered as one of the World’s Seven Wonders . In 1987, Great Wall of China is packed into UNESCO World’s Legacy Sites.
( source : keajaiban.net)
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There is an old chinese saying: If you have not been to the Great Wall, You are not a real man.
Yeah, I have been visited the great wall, though I am not a man.
wah kapan yak aku bisa ke situ… mimpi dulu ahhhh
The Great wall of China with the nice scenic views.
It will be a nice place to visit someday