2007-03-01 18:25:02 · 5 answers · asked by andi h 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
to prevent the "barbarians" from harassing them.
2007-03-01 19:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
China wall was built so the King can solidified himself with the greatest monument. In the process, he thinks it will help him defend the country.
Also to keep people employed at them time.
2007-03-02 14:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by GQPrivacy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defensive wall, northern China. One of the largest building-construction projects ever carried out, it runs (with all its branches) about 4,500 mi (7,300 km) east to west from the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli) to a point deep in Central Asia. Large parts of the fortification date from the 7th to the 4th century BC. In the 3rd century BC the emperor Shihuangdi connected existing defensive walls into a single system fortified by watchtowers. These served both to guard the rampart and to communicate with the capital, Xianyang (near modern Xi'an) by signal — smoke by day and fire by night. Originally constructed partly of masonry and earth, it was faced with brick in its eastern portion. It was rebuilt in later times, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. The basic wall is about 2326 ft (78 m) high; at intervals towers rise above it to varying heights. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
2007-03-05 03:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by nofj2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wall was built as a fortress to protect the Chinese villages from the intermittent raids by the Mongols. The Mongols were bandits who raided Chinese villages, kill the local people, steal everything in it, then burn it before leaving.
2007-03-02 10:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by roadwarrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep the Mongols out.
2007-03-02 02:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋