The Great Wall begins in the east in the Hebei area and ends at in Gansu in the west.
Hundreds of thousands of slaves and prisoners <div>built the wall. <div><br></div></div>
It took over 1000 years to build it.
The wall was built as a <div>defence against any groups that </div><div>tried to invade from the north. </div><div><br></div>
Along the wall are 7000 <div>fortresses. These were places that </div><div>soldiers lived in to guard the wall. </div><div><br></div>
The wall is 13,170 miles long.
It was thought the wall was lucky and <div>was protected by a dragon. </div><div><br></div>
The top of the wall is wide <div>enough to allow people, animals </div><div>and carts to travel along it. </div><div><br></div>
The Great Wall of China has been <div>popular with visitors for hundreds </div><div>of years. Today, over 10 million </div><div>people visit it each year, making it </div><div>one of the most popular places in </div><div>the world. </div><div><br></div>
