What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary - Third Hour
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The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall’s history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen detail the building and subsequent decay of this massive, impressive wall.
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Interested in Qin Shi Huang’s role in combining the smaller walls in China into the Great Wall? Watch: Deconstructing History: The Great Wall of China. Qin Shi Huang was also famous for the construction of his army of Terracotta Warriors. Learn more from this TED-Ed Lesson: The incredible history of China's terracotta warriors.
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