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Travelers' Voices on Labor Force of Great Wall (15)

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Aug. 19,2009 20:36 Reply

Ms.lolz:)0_o(Australia) said:

how did the cut the stone and bake bricks

Aug. 19,2009 22:43
Ms.smile replied:

They used chisels, awls and knives to cut the stones and they bake the bricks in the brick kilns which were located near to the wall.

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Aug. 16,2009 22:26 Reply

Ms.lolz:) 0_o(Australia) said:

what kind of jobs were they given to do ?
thanx

Aug. 16,2009 23:14
Ms.Yao replied:

Many jobs, such as brick baker, woodworker, stonecutter, brick layer and porter.

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Apr. 10,2009 08:36 Reply

Ms.williams(united states) said:

how was it determined what soldiers and common people were drafted to building the wall?

Apr. 11,2009 01:07
Mr.LoL replied:

Well, at that time, building the wall is an important matter for the whole nation. The emperors and ministers ordered the soldiers and common people from the whole country to build the wall.

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Dec. 16,2008 14:49 Reply

Ms.Madeline Nichols(USA) said:

How long did it take to make the Great Wall of China?

Apr. 11,2009 01:05
Mr.Wilbur replied:

For over 2,000 years from the Spring and Autumn periods to the Ming Dynasty.

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Feb. 3,2009 23:36 Reply

Mr. Aaron Gilmore(United States) said:

So how many people did it take to build the whole thing????

Apr. 11,2009 01:04
Mr.Wayne replied:

Well, the accurate number is hard to get, but there are millions people died of building such a huge wall.

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