Who Built The Great Wall Of China And Why?

Explore the history behind The Great Wall Of China in this captivating documentary spanning 2,000 years. From its origins in ancient China to its modern-day symbolism, discover how this monumental structure shaped dynasties, protected empires, and influenced cultures. Journey 1,500 miles from the Yellow Sea to the vast deserts of the West, tracing the wall's formidable path through mountains and plains. Witness its construction by 14 dynasties, each fortifying against Mongol invasions, and its transformation into a UNESCO World Heritage site and global icon. Unveil the secrets of China's most famous landmark, reflecting its enduring legacy in the modern world.

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[amyhines]

I really like this video. I visited in 1987. This reminded me of my experiences but also enlightened me to things I’d either forgotten or never knew. Great filming. Soothing recording.

[jondoe]

The drone footage here in this documentary shows the incredible green colors of the landscape that I didnt expect to see, quite beautiful. Also it seems that there exists a lost art that most humans will never know the truth about, creating with stone.

[EverettvonNordeck-gfcw]

Slave labor is a real good guess given the era they started building this marvel of human engineering. I wonder how many lives lost per mile compared to rail road construction. The later is surprisingly large.

[jangaroo]

There is an older film it had some older black & white footage that showed human bones all through the walls. As the slaves died from exhaustion & starvation they filled the positions of the dead with other workers and continued building the wall.

[DarleneSRhysMZimbabwe]

Thank you ❤for this Documentary. Loved watching it.

[gessica]

This was so incredibly interesting. Thank you for this

[nevinasatani]

one like for speaker. his speech is very nice to hear

[briandain]

Just recently on Bright Insights, the host had a friend who explored the broken down areas of the wall never shown... Plus discovered some of the Arrow ports were on the Inside of the Wall, not the outside...

[Chadswonderfulwalkingtours]

Listening from Mackinac Island Michigan

[TheEvilTwinCG]

It worked. America should build one too

[Beneboy]

i think this doc is about 10 years old and we now know that the earliest parts of the walls were built as early as 3000 years ago, not 2400 years ago. that was another part as shown in the video tho

[MichaelLeBlanc-pf]

They would understand popular, if not media-political opinion today, in North America today.

[AydinAydin]

Not genghis
Really named : cengiz
Not khan
Really surnamed : han
Actually cengiz han : Turkish named and Turkish surnamed
Han : Turkish named : leader and king.
Example : 1-yavuz sultan selim han
2- kanuni sultan süleyman han
3- fatih sultan mehmet han

[helenbartoszek]

It was built to keep the rabbits out! You'll only get this if you are Australian.

[CoincidenceTheorist]

The Great Wall was to protect against so-called monsters. Great beasts of the past

[cannibalbananas]

As we build a wall/fence here in the US, I'm curious to know what the damage to wildlife migration was after/as the Great Wall was built.

[sgalla]

The Chinese built the great wall to keep out Gog and Magog. Ancient documents said it was to keep out the scythe's.
The documents calls it the ramparts of Gog and Magog..

[megasteel]

I forgot the name of the commander its hard to say it and the name no one knows how yo say it many years 500 thats crazy love the story man

[peterroger]

Did they effectively utilize their resource for the purpose?

[ohzone]

the wall was built to keep them out not in.