The Great Wall

Constructed in about the 7th century BC and repaired several times in the centuries that followed up to the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall is one of brilliant feats of engineering in human history, measuring 6700 km. and meandering across 9 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in North China from the Hushan Mountain on the west bank of the Yalu River and the Shanhaiguan Pass by the sea in the east to the Jiayuguan Pass in the west. The major sections of the Great Wall include the awe-inspiring Shanhaiguan Pass, Badaling, Mutianyu and the Jiayuguan Pass with numerous beacon towers. Having met the criteria Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 6 for inclusion of cultural properties on the World Heritage List, the Great Wall was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987.