"There in the mist, enormous,
majestic, silent and terrible,
stood the Great Wall of China."
The Great Wall
For over 2000 years the Great Wall has wound its formidable
way across the hills and mountains of the Chinese
countryside. Its construction helped unify a new empire
and strengthened the idea of China as a single nation.
As an enduring symbol of China's national pride, the wall
remains one of the most impressive feats in the history of
architecture.
W. Somerset Maugham
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