The Great Wall of China is one of the most notorious structures in the entire world. The Jinshaling section in Hebei province, China. The Great Wall of China was built centuries ago by China’s emperors to protect their territory. Today, it stretches for thousands of miles along China’s historic northern border. For Millennia, Chinese leaders instituted wall-building projects to protect the land from northern, nomadic invaders. One of the surviving sections of such an ancient wall, in the Shandong province, is made of hard-packed soil called “rammed earth” and is estimated to be 2,500 years old. For centuries during the … Continue reading THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA FROM THE MING DYNASTY