Great Waw o Cheenae

The Great Waw o Cheenae is a series o fortifications made o stane, brick, tamped yird, firth, an ither materials, generally biggit alang an east-tae-wast line athort the historical northren borders o Cheenae in pairt tae pertect the Cheenese Empire or its prototeepical states agin intrusions bi various nomadic groups or militar incursions bi various warlike fowks or forces. Several waws wur bein biggit sae air as the 7t century BC;^[3] thaim, later jyned thegither an biggit heicher an stranger, are nou collectively referred tae as the Great Waw.^[4] Especially famous is the waw biggit atween 220–206 BC bi the first Emperor o Cheenae, Qin Shi Huang. Little o that waw remains. Syne then, the Great Waw haes on an aff been rebuilt, maintained, an enhancit; the majority o the existin waw are frae the Ming Dynasty.

Great Waw o Cheenae
万里长城
The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling
Map o aw the wa constructions
General information
Kintra	China
Coordinates	40.67693°N 117.23193°E / 40.67693; 117.23193
Biggin stairtit	7th century BC
Technical details
Size	21,196 km (13,171 mi)[1]
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	The Great Wall
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Designatit	1987 (11th session)
Reference no.	438
State Party	China
Region	Asia-Pacific

Great Waw o Cheenae
Traditional Chinese	長城
Simplified Chinese	长城
Leeteral meanin	lang waw
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángchéng Wade–Giles Ch'angch'eng
Alternative Cheenese name
Traditional Chinese	萬里長城
Simplified Chinese	万里长城
Leeteral meanin	The long wall of 10,000 Li (里)[2]
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wànlǐ Chángchéng Wade–Giles Wanli Ch'angch'eng