The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications built by ancient Chinese states and is the world’s longest border wall. It stretches along China’s historic northern borders. Its Chinese name is the “Ten Thousand Li Long Wall” (萬里長城 / 万里长城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng). The word “li” is a Chinese unit of length. However, the […]
The “New Seven Wonders of the World” were selected through a campaign launched in 2001 by the Switzerland-based New 7 Wonders Foundation. Following a public vote conducted via mobile phone and the internet, the most impressive structures chosen from around the world were announced on 7 July 2007. However, UNESCO did not officially recognise this […]