The Wall was recently inducted into the new top 10 wonders of the world in 2012. And for many centuries has been admired worldwide (Turnbull & Noon, 2007). Located in China it stretches from the East at the Yellow Sea and travels toward China 's capital Beijing. The total amount of wall, even the parts branched out, is somewhere around 21,000 km long (13048 miles) but nobody knows for sure since so much of it is deteriorated. The main part of the Great Wall is approximately 6,000 km long (3,728 miles) and it stretches through many mountains, deserts and grasslands. In fact the most of The Great Wall is stretched along the Yin Mountains. In Chinese history the Great Wall will probably be the most significant structure ever! The purpose for the wall was to protect China and its people from Huns and barbarians attacking from the North, which were set on killing mass numbers of the Chinese natives. The Wall was also used to restrict the arrival of invaders coming from the Silk Road that wanted food and wealth which was common in
The Wall was recently inducted into the new top 10 wonders of the world in 2012. And for many centuries has been admired worldwide (Turnbull & Noon, 2007). Located in China it stretches from the East at the Yellow Sea and travels toward China 's capital Beijing. The total amount of wall, even the parts branched out, is somewhere around 21,000 km long (13048 miles) but nobody knows for sure since so much of it is deteriorated. The main part of the Great Wall is approximately 6,000 km long (3,728 miles) and it stretches through many mountains, deserts and grasslands. In fact the most of The Great Wall is stretched along the Yin Mountains. In Chinese history the Great Wall will probably be the most significant structure ever! The purpose for the wall was to protect China and its people from Huns and barbarians attacking from the North, which were set on killing mass numbers of the Chinese natives. The Wall was also used to restrict the arrival of invaders coming from the Silk Road that wanted food and wealth which was common in