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Neolisa de Castro TEP021 Word 13
Neolisa de Castro TEP021 Word 13
The Great Wall of China (Wanli hengchen (Pinyin) or Wan-li Ch’ang-ch’eng (“10,000-Li Long
Wall”) runs for 8,850 kilometres east to west from Mount Hu near Dandong, south eastern
Liaoning province, to Jiayu Pass west of Juiquan, northwest Gansu province. The most
extensive and most preserved version dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Most of the wall dates back from the 7th to the 4th century BCE. Walls were connected during
the 3rd century BCE.
References:
Great Wall of China. (2016). In Brittanica.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Wall-of-China
Namiac. (2012). Great Wall of China at Simatai [image]. Retrieved from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Wall_of_China_at_Simatai_02.J
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