Friday, January 17, 2014

4 facts about the Great Wall of China



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  •          It is a myth that astronauts can see the wall from space.
  •       Most of the wall standing today was built 500 years ago by Ming emperors.
  •       Parts of the wall were torn down and used as a quarry on the orders of communist leader Mao Zedong in the 1960s.

  •      It is a chain of fortified walls and towers about 6400km long.


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