Who built the Great Wall of China?

Later in 221BC, Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China, and established the Qin Dynasty. He linked the walls built by different states, such as Qin, Yan and Zhao, and added some sections, forming the Qin Dynasty Great Wall. read more

The Great Wall was built by a labor force including soldiers, common people and criminals. A duke of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-276BC) was the first one commanding the building of the wall to prevent the invasions from other states. read more

The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13,000 miles in length, located in northern China. Construction began in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing nomadic barbarians from invading the Chinese Empire. 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