Map view of the Great Wall 1.
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The Great WallThe Great Wall of China was first built by farmers in the 7th century BC. The walls were built to protect the farm land and were made from stone and was rammed with earth. As new emperors came into power, they would rebuild sections with stone, brick, wood and tamped earth to create an east-west line across the historical northern borders of China.
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This was because it could be used to stop invasions and be used for border control, to stop immigration, emigration and to regulate goods transported. They also placed in watch towers and would signal each other with smoke and fire. The wall stands between Dandong in the east and Lop Lake in the west.
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Small Part of the Terra-cotta Army 2.
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The Terra-cotta Warriors
The Terra-cotta warrior were built for the first emperor, Quin Shi Huang, so he could be guarded in the afterlife. He enlisted 700,000 workers to build a tomb 377ft long (115m) that contained models of palaces, whale oil lanterns, automatic crossbows for slaying marauders and finally the Terra-cotta warriors. These statues were made of clay and then with fine layers of clay they gave them all unique facial features for each warrior. We believe that there clothes would have been brightly coloured to represent their army section, though the colour must have flaked off through explosion to air.
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Quin Shi Huang arranged for the army to be in perfect battle formation guarding his tomb. He had over 8,000 warriors, 130 chariots, 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.
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