7/31/2009

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China (simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長城; pinyin: Chángchéng; literally "long city/fortress") or (simplified Chinese: 万里长城; traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; literally "The long wall of 10,000 Li (里)"[1]) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during various successive dynasties. Since the 5th century BC, several walls have been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; it lay farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.[2] continues...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China

1 comment:

  1. Oi Love,

    Minha inspiração para muitas das coisas maravilhosas em minha vida, que bom que tenho você ao meu lado meu Mestre querido sempre!!

    Parabéns pelo blog, e pela riqueza de informações que não tem preço.

    Te Amo,Cris

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