Fascinating Facts For Kids
Facts About The Great Wall of China
A few "Fascinating Facts About The Great Wall of China"..........
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The Great Wall of China was built using a method called "Rammed Earth" - "Hangtu" in Chinese. Rammed Earth is one of the world's oldest building techniques, and examples of it are found on every continent except Antarctica.
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China in the 20th century was a country that didn't have much contact with the outside world, and not many people in the West knew about the Great Wall of China. This changed in 1972 when the American president, Richard Nixon, visited China. He was taken to the Great Wall and millions of people across the world saw it on TV.
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It is thought that up to one million people may have died during the construction of the Great Wall of China. It was known by many as "the longest cemetery in the world."
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