AROUND THE WORLD MONUMENT'S FACT FILE: THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

 By: M.A Year 5B


NAME: Great Wall of China

CITY: Huairou

COUNTRY:China

CAPITAL CITY:Beyeng

CONTINENT:Asia

LANGUAGE SPOKEN:Chinese

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MONUMENT

  • The Great Wall of China is an ancient Chinese fortification built and rebuilt to protect the northen border of the Chinese Empire during imperial nomad attacks.
  • The Great Wall of China is part of the UNESCO World Heretage Site 
  • The Great Wall of China is 21.200 km long from the border with Korea, to the edge of the sourthem inner Mongolia, although only 30% of it, is preserved today.