Interesting Facts related to China Wall
Among the 7 wonders of the world, China's wall, in fact, is unique in itself. It took several centuries to complete this wall. Today we are going to tell you about some interesting and amazing facts related to this.
1. This huge wall of China began to be built in the 7th century i.e. 2800 years ago and it took almost two thousand years to complete it. This fame wall was built by King Qin Shihuang.
2. At one time this wall was known by many names, including Rampant, Parallel Frontier, Earth Dragon. However, in the 19th century its official name was the Great Wall of China.
3. Some parts of this wall are not interconnected. If all its parts are added, then its total length will be 8848 kilometers.
4. According to one estimate, about 20 to 3 million people had spent their entire lives in building this wall.
5. The wall is so wide that 5 horse or 10 people can walk on it simultaneously.
6. By the way, it was made to defend against enemies but for centuries it was used for trade.
7. The people who used to celebrate the construction of the wall were buried in the foundation of the wall. That's why it is also called the world's tallest cemetery.
8. Many people attacked China, breaking this wall. Like in 1211 Genghis Khan
9. Many inspection bases have also been set up to keep an eye on the enemies.
10. When making the wall, rice flour was used to connect its stones.
11. The maximum height of this wall is up to 35.
12. In Chinese language this wall is called 'Van Li Chong Chung'.
13. A million tourists visit this year every year.
14. This is the only man-made figure that can be seen from the sky.
15. Wall of Kuthalgarh in India is the second longest wall in the world. Although it is several hundred times smaller than the Chinese wall. Its total length is 36 kilometers.
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