How Was the Great Wall of China Built?

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The history of China is complex—perhaps more complex than that of other nations. The ethnic groups that compose China go back to prehistoric times, and each group lent its own color to the enormous nation. It is not like a diluted mixture of all its cultures; rather, it is a collage.
Yet there are immutable elements still present today. Rice originated in China, and so did stir-frying. Anyone who has enjoyed a snack or two from a delightful swimming pool imitates the same practice in the water towns of China from times past. Brocade and printed silk fabrics were first created in China.

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[KirasNote]

Why is there a police lights mixed with VHS filter over this entire video?

[samjam]

I hiked the great wall. Very impressive to see first hand.

[ericliu]

Manchus and Mongolians came over one thousand years later. He would have been trying to prevent the Xiongnu (Huns in the west) from raiding China.

[The_bois-ro]

Naw really I thought you could see it 15 feet in front of you

[nadasou]

The Wall was functional to delay invasion, but since there are missiles, became something like the Egyptian Pyramid, sighting seeing..

Foundation of the Wall is said to have children buried under it, the bricks used by insitu mixing earth, and, the joining technique used no reinforcement, using blood mixed with sticky rice..the joints formed are strong, no collisions, the technique is unique, better than any even today!

[dorkarama]

I thought the myth was that you can see the wall from the moon. I'm sure you can see it from space.

[jbyears]

Aliens. Those people were too primitive.