Great Wall of China

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UNESCO World Heritage Site defensive wall fortification tourist attraction

The Great Wall of China is an ancient, monumental series of fortifications stretching thousands of kilometers across northern China, built and rebuilt over centuries to protect Chinese states and empires from invasions.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Great Wall of China canonical	41
The Great Wall	16
Ming Great Wall	3
sections of the Great Wall of China	3
Great Wall fortifications	2
Great Wall	1
Great Wall defense system	1
Great Wall defense system around Beijing	1
Great Wall defensive system	1
Great Wall forts	1
Great Wall of China (Ming era sections)	1
Great Wall of China sections	1
Great Wall tourist site	1
Ming Great Wall near Beijing	1
Ming Great Wall system	1
Panlongshan Great Wall	1
Qin Great Wall	1
Shanhaiguan Pass	1

Statements (94)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ defensive wall ⓘ fortification ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
approximateLength	over 13,000 miles ⓘ over 20,000 kilometers ⓘ
builtBy	Han dynasty ⓘ Qin dynasty ⓘ
constructedFromMaterial	brick ⓘ earth ⓘ lime ⓘ rammed earth ⓘ stone ⓘ tamped earth ⓘ tiles ⓘ wood ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic landmark ⓘ national symbol of China ⓘ symbol of Chinese civilization ⓘ
designedToDefendAgainst	Mongol incursions ⓘ Xiongnu ⓘ nomadic tribes ⓘ other northern invaders ⓘ
followsGeographicalFeature	desert edges ⓘ grassland borders ⓘ mountain ridges ⓘ river valleys ⓘ
governedBy	National Cultural Heritage Administration of China ⓘ
hasConservationEffort	UNESCO-supported preservation programs ⓘ restoration projects by Chinese government ⓘ
hasPart	Badaling ⓘ surface form: Badaling section Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ Jinshanling section ⓘ Mutianyu section ⓘ Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ Simatai section ⓘ beacon towers ⓘ fortresses ⓘ moats ⓘ passes ⓘ walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ
hasTouristAccessPoint	Badaling ⓘ Jinshanling section ⓘ surface form: Jinshanling Juyongguan ⓘ Mutianyu section ⓘ surface form: Mutianyu Simatai section ⓘ surface form: Simatai
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	engineering achievement ⓘ historical importance ⓘ length ⓘ massive scale ⓘ
locatedIn	northern China ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Beijing ⓘ Gansu Province ⓘ Hebei ⓘ surface form: Hebei Province Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ Liaoning ⓘ surface form: Liaoning Province Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region ⓘ Qinghai ⓘ surface form: Qinghai Province Shaanxi Province ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ Tianjin ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ surface form: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
locatedOnContinent	Asia ⓘ
nearCity	Beijing ⓘ
partOf	Chinese border defense system ⓘ
primaryFunction	border control ⓘ military defense ⓘ protection against invasions ⓘ regulation of trade along borders ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Jin dynasty ⓘ surface form: Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Ming dynasty ⓘ Northern Qi dynasty ⓘ Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ Sui dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ
significantConstructionPeriod	Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Han dynasty (3rd century BCE–3rd century CE) Ming dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries) Qin dynasty ⓘ surface form: Qin dynasty (3rd century BCE)
threatenedBy	erosion ⓘ human damage ⓘ urban development ⓘ weathering ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1987 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	438 ⓘ
usedFor	signal communication by beacon fires ⓘ surveillance ⓘ taxation control ⓘ troop movement ⓘ
visitorActivity	hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ

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