Chinese Name: 长城/万里长城 
Great Wall at Badaling
Chinese Pinyin: Cháng Chéng/Wàn Lǐ Cháng Chéng
English Translation: Great Wall/Great Wall of 10,000 Li
Length: 8,851.8 km (5,500 miles)
Builder: Chinese ancient laboring people
Construction Period: About 2,000 years from the Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Enjoying the fame of "Wan Li Chang Cheng", China Great Wall starts from Hushan in Liaoning in the east and ends at Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu in the west, via the nine provinces or cities in northern China, including Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Gansu. It is often compared to a huge dragon winding up and down in the mountains, grassland and deserts. In Chinese history, over 20 states and dynasties have built the Great Wall, and the sections built in Qin (221 BC-206 BC), Han (206BC-220) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties exceed 10,000 Li (about 3,107 miles). The new survey of the length of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty has confirmed that it is 8,851.8 km (5,500 miles) long.
At present, the China Great Wall has already lost its military function, and many sections have been repaired and opened to the public. Among them, Badaling is the most famous and greatest which receives the most visitors from home and abroad. Mutianyu is famous for its spectacular scenery, Jinshanling and Simatai are well known for the wildness and cragginess, and Jiankou is attracted by its dangerous location. Due to these varieties, it's no wonder that Great Wall is the most welcomed scenic sight in China.
Great Wall Tops
Guguan Pass 
The wall receives most visitors: Badaling Great Wall The most eastern wall (Ming Dynasty): Hushan Great Wall The most western wall (Ming Dynasty): Jiayuguan Pass The most western wall (Han Dynasty): Yumenguan Pass The most dangerous wall (Ming Dynasty): Jiankou Great Wall The earliest wall: wall built in Chu State in Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC) The wall with most construction styles: Great Wall in Zhangjiakou City The highest wall: the wall built in 2,000m (6,562 feet) tall Huapiling and bingshanliang mountains in Zhangjiakou City The wall with most fortresses & the wall where the most frequent wars took place: Great Wall in Zhangjiakou City
The No.1 city terrace: Zhenbeitai
The No.1 fortress: Jiayuguan Pass
The No.1 tower: Nine-Eye Tower
The No.1 city gate: Dajing Gate
The first pass under heaven: Shanhaiguan Pass
The three inner side passes: Juyongguan Pass, Zijingguan Pass, Daomaguan Pass
The three outer side passes: Yanmenguan Pass, Ningwuguan Pass, Pianguan Pass
The eight big passes: Shanhaiguan Pass, Juyongguan Pass, Zijingguan Pass, Yanmenguan Pass, Niangziguan Pass, Pianguan Pass, Jiayuguan Pass, Yumenguan Pass
The first Chinese finished Great Wall hiking: Liu Yutian in 1984
The first foreigner to explore the whole length of the Great Wall: William Edgar Geil in 1908
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Travelers' Voices on Great Wall Facts
1.
Oct. 24,2009 17:23 Reply
Ms.Lolita Albaniel Brown(U.S.A.and Philippines) said:
I wish to see this great wall of china before i die.I live in rhode isand, USA.Am going to philippines on february 2010, ijust want to know how much is the fare going there if i am coming from philippines to china what are the itenerary please help me to figure out.Thanks a lot.
Nov. 19,2009 22:23
Mrs.Steamboat(USA) replied:
Just surfing as we are going to get our little adopted girl from China and can't wait to see the wall. Came across your message. Where are you from in RI We are from Cumberland
2.
Oct. 12,2009 12:02 Reply
Ms.Somebody(usa) said:
im also writing a report...did you know that it can be seen from space...I think thts awesome!!!! :P
Oct. 12,2009 20:03
Mr.Leo replied:
No, it cannot be seen from space. It is too small to be able to see from space.
Oct. 23,2009 00:29
Mr.S-----(USA) replied:
Dude fail who said it could be seen from space? Just go onto google earth and you cant see it till you zoom super close too it!
Nov. 2,2009 14:10
Mr.g(usa) replied:
dude, so not true. dont write that in your report u will fail
Nov. 6,2009 01:26
Mr.reg(canada) replied:
That is true that you can't see it from space, but with radar, you can.
Nov. 17,2009 09:36
Mr.lololo replied:
you can see it from space but not from the moon
3.
Nov. 16,2009 13:53 Reply
Mr.Allen(USA) said:
How long would it take to walk the great wall of china?
Nov. 16,2009 20:38
Ms.SLEEPYHAMSTER replied:
Do you mean the whole length? Probably it will take about two years at least. But to visit one section such as Badaling, you only have to pay a half day.
4.
Oct. 21,2009 12:56 Reply
Ms.????(USA) said:
why did they build the great wall of china?
Oct. 21,2009 19:49
Mr.Rick replied:
For wars. They built it to defend themselves from being invaded by the northern nomadic tribes.
Oct. 25,2009 09:07
Ms.aple(usa) replied:
to keep invaders out back then
Nov. 13,2009 18:37
Ms.lulu(usa) replied:
what's the main history?
5.
Oct. 25,2009 09:04 Reply
Ms.appleman(USA) said:
when i visited the great wall it was so neat i am 20 now i was 16 a freshman in high school it was a school trip for 3 weeks
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Oct. 21,2009 13:07 Reply
Ms.nono(USA) said:
How many stairs does the great wall of china have?
Oct. 21,2009 19:47
Mr.yesyes replied:
Countless. Who can tell the exact number? nobody perhaps.
7.
Sep. 8,2009 01:05 Reply
Mrs.Rita(India) said:
Want to b there soon
Oct. 9,2009 13:11
Mr.brown(USA) replied:
Me too
Oct. 21,2009 13:10
Ms.woowoo(usa) replied:
Have you ever been there?
Oct. 21,2009 19:46
Mr.Sunny replied:
Not yet, but I will go there some day when I visit China.
8.
Oct. 14,2009 12:38 Reply
Mr.hunk(usa) said:
the great wall of china realy help them with there war and its a great master piece hope i can go one day and walk in it
Oct. 21,2009 12:58
Mr.hunky(USA) replied:
me 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct. 21,2009 13:12
Ms.hunky(usa) replied:
I want to walk in the great wall of china to!!!!!
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Oct. 19,2009 10:49 Reply
Ms.lulu(u.s.) said:
how long did the 1st section take to build?
Oct. 20,2009 03:25
Mr.pupu replied:
About whole of Qin Dynasty.
10.
Oct. 15,2009 15:06 Reply
Mr.dude face(usa) said:
what would be the best month to visitt great wall of china and why???
Oct. 15,2009 21:15
Ms.Ada replied:
Read this page and you will get informed: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/travel.htm
Oct. 18,2009 02:30
Mr.paul(australia) replied:
i went in the middle of december and it was fantastis, the weather was breathtaking ang the scenery spectacular. i would also recommend table mountain in the spring for that is also a wonderful sight. yours sincerly