One of the most famous wall ever built on the face of the earth and can also be seen many millions miles in space is the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall was built to protect the people and the dynasties in China from the Huns and other warrior tribes from the north. Building the Great Wall is no easy feat as it took about two thousand years with the first section of construction beginning in the 7th and 6th century BC.

The Great Wall is hugely vast as is expands 4000 miles westward. Many ordinary folk have died building the Great Wall as is was built with wisdom, dedication, blood, sweat and tears. This century long project took the lives of an estimated two to three million Chinese. China’s Great Wall was conferred the title of the UNESCO World Heritage Site as is not only stands as a wall, but a symbol of bravery and wisdom of the Chinese people.

The Great Wall of China is a pride of the nation and its people. The Great Wall at first was mainly built of earth, stones and wood before the use of bricks. Some parts of the wall are very steep and tall in some areas. Walking along the Great Wall of China can serve both as amazement as well as an exhausting experience. The amazing part is how the wall was constructed without the machinery, materials and power that exist today. The wall was created using simple tools, local materials and an immense man power. The exhaustive part is the walk along the Great Wall with its occasionally steep terrain and rough bricks. Tourists who walk the Great Wall can walk no more than a kilometer or two.