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20 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA / ELEANOR BRADSHAW ; Editor: Rachael Morlock ; Book Design: Tanya Dellaccio Keeney

By: Contributor(s): Series: Did you know? Wonders of the worldPublisher: Buffalo, NY : PowerKids Press, [2025]Copyright date: ©2025Description: 32 pages : colour photographs ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781499445442
Other title:
  • Twenty things you didn't know about the great Wall of China
  • The great Wall of China
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 23 931
Contents:
More Than a Wall -- A Long History -- The Qin Dynasty -- Adding On -- The Ming Dynasty -- Hard Work -- Special Features -- Ready for Battle? -- Measuring Up -- The Wall Today -- Saving History.
Summary: Every year, millions of tourists flock to see the Great Wall of China. This archaeological link to the past is a lasting symbol of Chinese culture and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Throughout its long history, the wall has been both a source of protection and the subject of myths. This book explores the significance of the wall with full-color photographs and close-up views of this cultural treasure. Through 20 intriguing facts, readers gain an appreciation of the Great Wall and its connection to Chinese and world history
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Includes index.

More Than a Wall -- A Long History -- The Qin Dynasty -- Adding On -- The Ming Dynasty -- Hard Work -- Special Features -- Ready for Battle? --
Measuring Up -- The Wall Today -- Saving History.

Every year, millions of tourists flock to see the Great Wall of China. This archaeological link to the past is a lasting symbol of Chinese culture and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Throughout its long history, the wall has been both a source of protection and the subject of myths. This book explores the significance of the wall with full-color photographs and close-up views of this cultural treasure. Through 20 intriguing facts, readers gain an appreciation of the Great Wall and its connection to Chinese and world history

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