Showing posts with label great. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great. Show all posts

7/8/12

Shanhaiguan: Where The Great Wall Meets The Sea

Shanhaiguan: Where The Great Wall Meets The Sea

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Here is a really beautiful photo of where The Great Wall of China meets the Pacific Ocean via the Bohai Sea in the Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao, Hebei. Nicknamed "Old Dragon's Head" this is a very popular tourist attraction located about 300 kilometers or 186 miles east of Beijing.

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5/28/12

The Great Wall of China Photo

Here is a beautiful photo of The Great Wall of China:

The Great Wall of China Photo

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Fun facts:

It is NOT visible from space.

It is longer (5,500 miles) than the longest highway in the USA - U.S. Route 20 (3,365 miles).

From the 7th century BC, several walls were constructed and then all were joined together, fortified and unified to make up the Great Wall.

It includes several watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations and signaling stations.

People camp on it during Great Wall rave parties.

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