Great Wall history-The first construction of the Great Wall

Being one of the most archaic architectural wonders, the Great Wall is not accomplished in one move. According to historical records, the Wall was firstly built during the Warring States Period ( 475B.C.-221B.C. ) in Chinese history. China was in a loose configuration of conflicting vassal states at that time. To hold off the invaders from neighboring vassal states and nomadic Xiongnu tribes in the north, many states began to build walls to safeguard their security. The state of Chu was the first to build the Wall. Realizing its effective function, many other states, such as Qi, Yan, Wei, Zhao, Zhong Shan, Zheng and Qin, followed suit and built their own walls individually. Those walls varied from hundreds to thousands miles. Hence the world-renowned Great Wall came into being.

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