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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
The Great Wall of China!
Today I received another great swap card, this time from johnson21c in Hong Kong, in trade for a card of the Cornwall and West Devon Landscape. I received a wonderful view of the Great Wall of China. It looks quite a structure!
In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance. It was inscribed onto the UNESCO WHS list in 1987, reference 438.
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