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Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the most wondrous works of man of all time. The construction of the wall began more than two thousand years ago. At least twenty different dynasties were involved in the building of the Great Wall (Kai-wing Chow, pg. 350). The main purpose of the wall was to stop barbarians from the north from invading China and the Silk roads. The Silk roads were the main ways of traveling and for trading.
Construction of the wall is dated back to 221 BC, when the Qin dynasty was under power. The new emperor was reforming China and wanted to make a brand new start. So he had all books burned, except ones for practical use, to free the land from the harsh times in the past. Therefore, history before the Qin dynasty is unknown because there are no records to show what had gone on (Isaac Asimov, pg. 61). The emperor, Qin Shih Huang, intended to keep the Huns from invading and taking over China so he had to do something. Besides building a wall to keep out the invad...

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