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How long is the Great Wall? Where does it lead?

National Cultural Heritage Administration announced that the total length of the Great Wall in China was 2118 km, which was distributed in 15 provinces including Beijing. Jiayuguan in the west and Hushan in the east.

The Great Wall is a treasure of Chinese civilization and one of the world's cultural heritages. It is as famous as Mount Tai, the "national mountain" in China, and the Egyptian pyramids. It is a miracle of mankind. More than two thousand years ago, it was the working people who built the Great Wall of Wan Li with their flesh and blood. The Great Wall is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient people in China and a symbol of the Chinese nation.

As for the length of the Great Wall, there are more than 20 dynasties and vassal states that built the Great Wall in the history of our country, and the position and length of each dynasty and vassal state are different. So its length should be calculated separately. According to historical documents, the Great Wall surpassed Wan Li for three dynasties: First, the Great Wall of Wan Li, built by Qin Shihuang in the west and Liaodong in the east; Second, the Great Wall and beacon tower pavilion built in Han Dynasty, starting from Xinjiang in the west and Liaodong in the east, are two Vindry; Third, the Great Wall, built in the Ming Dynasty, starts from Jiayuguan in the west and reaches the Yalu River in the east, with a total length of 14700 Li. The Great Wall of the Jin Dynasty is also near Wan Li. If you add up the Great Wall built in different periods, it will be more than a dozen Wan Li.

The Great Wall is an ancient military defense project in China. Miracle in the history of world architecture. It starts from Yalu River in the east and reaches Jiayuguan in the west, passing through nine provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, namely Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu. It is built according to different landforms, mountains and landforms, mostly in the highest part of the mountain, with a total length of more than 7,300 kilometers (14,600 Li), so it is called the Great Wall of Wan Li. Among them, the Yalu River to Shanhaiguan section was seriously damaged due to the simple project. From Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan, the project is relatively solid and well preserved. The two Guancheng at both ends face each other from east to west, with a total length of 6700 kilometers (13400 Li).