Posted on September 22, 2009
by Brian Petersen 
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A fortified wall in northern China, extending some 2,400 km (1,500 miles) from Kansu province to the Yellow Sea north of Beijing. It was first built c. 210 bc, as a protection against nomad invaders. The present wall dates from the Ming dynasty.
A fortified wall in northern China, extending some 2,400 km (1,500 miles) from Kansu province to the Yellow Sea north of Beijing. It was first built c. 210 bc, as a protection against nomad invaders. The present wall dates from the Ming dynasty.