How many miles long is the great wall of china?

The length of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500.3 miles), and there is about 526 kilometers (327 miles) lying in Beijing. read more

The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. read more

The Great Wall of China north of Beijing, China. The Great Wall of China is among Seven Wonders of the World That's considerably longer than the previous mark of 8,850 km (5,500 miles), which was based largely on historical records. read more

Experts once believed that the Great Wall of China only stood 5,500 miles long, but a new archaeological survey done by China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage says the Great Wall is more than double than that length. The report, released early June, estimates that the Great Wall extends 13,170 miles long and across 15 provinces. read more