Has anyone ever walked the great wall of China

Question

Has anyone ever walked the great wall of China

Answer 1

yea,i've been there before,great expirience!! here is some info about it:

great wall of China

The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.

the history

The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn Periods when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles, belonging to different states.

In 221 BC, the emporor qin absorbed the other six states and set up the first unified kingdom in Chinese history. In order to strengthen his newly born authority and defend the Huns in the north, he ordered connecting the walls once built by the other states as well as adding some sections of his own. Thus was formed the long Qin's wall which started from the east of today's Liaoning Province and ended at Lintao, Gansu Province.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Huns became more powerful. The Han court started to build more walls on a larger scale in order to consolidate the frontier. In the west, the wall along the Hexi corridor, Yumenguan Pass, and Yangguan Pass was built. In the north, Yanmenguan Pass and Niangziguan Pass in Shanxi were set up. Many more sections of the wall extended to Yinshan Mountain and half of the ancient Silk Road was along the Han's wall.

The Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties all built their own sections but on a smaller scale than the walls in the Han Dynasty. The powerful Tang Dynasty saw peace between the northern tribes and central China most of the time, so few Great Wall sections were built in this period.

The Ming Dynasty is the peak of wall building in Chinese history. The Ming suffered a lot by disturbances from minority tribes such as the Dadan, Tufan and Nuzhen. The Ming court from its first emperor to the last ceaselessly built walls in the north. The main line started from Jiuliancheng near the Yalu River in the east to the Jiayuguan Pass in the west and measured over 4,600 miles. Besides adding many more miles of its own, the Ming emperors ordered enlargement of the walls of previous dynasties into double-line or multi-line walls. For example, out of Yanmenguan Pass were added three big stone walls and 23 small stone walls. Eleven Garrisons were distributed along the main line of the wall. The countless walls, fortresses, and watch towers made the country strongly fortified. In the early Qing Dynasty, some sections of the walls were repaired and several sections were extended. This great engineering work stopped in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Owing to its long history, natural disasters and human activities, many sections of the Great Wall are severely damaged and disappearing. Being a world-famous engineering project and witness to the rise and fall of Chinese history, the Great Wall, needs us to take immediate action to protect it!

the construction

The history of the construction of the Great Wall can be dated back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC - 771 BC). But the wall at that time was only a line of fortresses standing to defend against attacks from the Yanyun (an ancient nomadic tribe in north China). The Period of the Warring States (476 BC - 221 BC) was an era when the seven states (Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin) were busy engaging in wall-construction for self-defense. Instead of one line, their walls stretched in the four directions and varied in length from several hundred miles to one or two thousand miles. In the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) the emperor Qin Shihuang ordered his laborers to connect these scattered walls and create some new sections, thus forming a Great Wall in northern and central China in the true sense. The Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) further developed the defensive system of the wall and strengthened it on a larger scale. It pushed the wall construction to its highest peak.

The winding Great Wall is not merely a wall but instead a complete and rigorous defense project composed of countless passes, watchtowers, garrison towns, beacon towers and blockhouses. These fortifications were arranged in certain ways under the control of the military command system at all levels. For example, there were about 1,000,000 soldiers guarding the Ming’s wall. The chief military officers were stationed in garrison-towns, while lesser officials and soldiers were stationed in Guan Cheng (the defensive beachhead) and other smaller fortifications. The eleven garrisons were set up along the wall in order to guard the precinct or subsection. The average height of the Ming wall measures 33 feet and the width is about five yards. In low, flat areas the wall was built high and more defense lines were added. In the lofty mountains, the wall was a little lower in order to save the human and financial cost. Sometimes, even steep cliffs served as natural walls to thwart enemies.

Today, the wall has lost its military function, but as a great ancient engineering work, its magnificent beauty and austere structure are still worthy appreciating.

Answer 2

no.  ive been on mt rainier and climbed diamond head! (volcano)

Answer 3

yep! When I was younger, so I got tired really fast and made my dad carry me. xD

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Before you walk the great wall, it will be better to learn something about the history or facts about the Great Wall. I think the following sites deserving your attention.

http://www.chinatravel.com/focus/great-w...  

Answer 6

A very small part of it, its pretty long, people have hiked as much of it as they can, and I understand a lot has been repaired for the olympics, its pretty amazing.

I went to Badaling on a really bad tour - live and learn

Answer 7

Not during modern times... PARTS of it DON'T EXIST and other parts are unstable and the Chinese Government won't let you walk on them.

Answer 8

Yes of course. The Great Wall of China  was made to protect the country from those who come to attack China. In the old days guards would walk on the Great Wall of China. Now many Chinese people walk on it.  

Answer 9

yep. i just visited it last year. it wasn't much of a problem for me.

but if you have a fear of heights, it's best not to scale the steep parts. i had a friend who went up and didn't dare to go back down. from the top, when you look down, it's almost vertical. i'm not joking. and you won't want a person to carry you down. just climb the gentler parts.

and it's good to be in shape. i climbed right up to the top(it's just a small part of the wall), and as you go up, it's physically straining. the steps are high and it's so steep, i even crawled up using my hands at the last part.

but it's a great experience actually.  

Answer 10

I have when I was about 7 years old. There was a phrase called:"You don't become a real man unless you walked the Great Wall of China." lol, I remember I got a certificate for that, it was funny.  

Answer 11

i have. but with a lot of stops and picture takings on the way!! :)))

Answer 12

Hi,

yes,i have walked some of part the great wall

http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_s...

Answer 13

NO

Answer 14

The truth is, you can walk parts of it. IF  the wall was FULLY repaired, running nonstop would take you about 3 weeks.

Answer 15

Yes me, Its very exciting, some part are very steep to climb