I am like a gigantic dragon winding through deserts, grasslands and plateaus, and am well over 2,500 years old.
I am high, strong and massive and have a grey and blue color, but parts of my body are now in ruins and have disappeared, although sections of me that still remain have great historical significance.
I began as a baby dragon some 700 years before the Christ appeared on this earth, and as the years endured I grew to be an adult, all the while continuing to strengthen my keepers.
Whilst I am considered to be the longest graveyard in the world, no one is ever buried within me anymore.
What am I?
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The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is correct.
With a history of more than 2,500 years, some of the sections of the Great Wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical stature.
The construction of the Great Wall began between the 7th and 8th centuries B.C. when the warring states built defensive walls to ward off enemies from the north. It was only a regional project then, until the Qin Dynasty, when the separate walls were joined together and consequently it stretched from east to west for about 5000 kilometers and served to keep nomadic tribes out. The Wall was further extended and strengthened in the succeeding dynasties, especially during the Ming dynasty, when the northern nomadic ethnic groups became very powerful. The Ming rulers had the Wall renovated 18 times. As a result, not the remains from the Qin dynasty were restored, but some 1000 kilometers were constructed to a full length of 6,700 kilometers.
It is said during the construction of the wall, one worker is buried every meter within the rocks of the wall.
The Mandarin word for ‘The Great Wall of China’ is Wanli Changcheng.
You are today’s winner, Paul.
After earth day this passed weekend I had to come see some riddles about earth and you did not disappoint! I wanted to share another ‘What am I’ earth riddle here too: I Am First In The Earth Second In Heaven
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