The Great Wall of China - July 17
The Great Wall of China was created in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) to keep the Mongols in the north of the Gobi desert out of China. However, the Manchus did invade China to create a new Qing dynasty (the last dynasty). Folklore has it that a gate was left open to allow the invaders into China because of circumstances involving a woman.
The Great Wall of China was created in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) to keep the Mongols in the north of the Gobi desert out of China. However, the Manchus did invade China to create a new Qing dynasty (the last dynasty). Folklore has it that a gate was left open to allow the invaders into China because of circumstances involving a woman.
The Great Wall is considered the Seventh Wonder of the World as well as listed as one of the World Cultural Heritage Sites. In fact, the terra-cotta soldiers are the Eighth Wonder of the World.
posted by Courtney Chan at 1:30 PM
1 Comments:
I've always wanted to go to China, specifically to see the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors.
Such amazing feats of artistry!
I would be proud to have been chinese, too!
:)
But I'm not.
I stake my claim on the cultures that make samosas and pickled cod.
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