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It is approximately 2 hours from the city of Beijing to the Great Wall of China at Mentougou

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Is the great wall of china near guangzhou?

Of course no! Guangzhou is so far away from the Great Wall.


Who built the great wall and why?

The Great Wall of China was built to defend China from various nomadic groups in the north of Asia who would frequently raid towns and cities. It was first built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. He was the first emperor of a unified China, coming to power in 221 BC. The majority of the walls we're familiar with were built during the Middle ages by the Ming Dynasty. The wall ceased to be used after China expanded far to it's north.


Is it actually true that the great wall if china can be seen from space?

Although the extent of the Great Wall is some 6400 kilometers (4000 miles), it is only a maximum of 30 meters (95 feet) in width at its gates, and the material of the wall is similar to the surrounding land. So it would be far too narrow to observe from the Moon. (Even from low Earth orbit, astronauts need binoculars to make it out.)


What does the Shang Dynasty have to do with the great wall of china?

The Shang dynasty may have been the first Chinese dynasty to use the "rammed earth" construction (soil compressed between wooden boards) that formed the basis for much of the early Great Wall. The Shang (circa 1766 BC-1122 BC) far pre-dated the actual Great Wall, which originally included city and regional walls built during the Warring States period (circa 500 BC - 221 BC).


Did Alexander the Great attempt to conquer China?

Not by a very long way. He turned back when he was just into India, and died on the way home. He is supposed to have received envoys from the Far East, but just how Far is uncertain.Alexander the Great did not conquer China. He only got as far as the Indus River in India