The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China is one of the most famous monuments in China and is the most visited. Most people when visiting, prefer to start from Beijing, which is located in the northeast of China. Of course, the Great Wall did not appear out of nowhere, it took a long time and hard work of soldiers, prisoners and some local people to build such a massive wall. The Great Wall is said to have begun more or less in the distant past. in the Warring States period (476 BC- 221 BC). It was built to form a kind of defensive wall to protect people from invasion and possible enemies that might come. Subsequently, other state periods also built on that side of the walls for protection. Emperor Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty unified the 6 states that existed at that time and ordered the rest of the existing walls to be connected. Thus the Great Wall of China was finally formed. Furthermore, technically the wall did not become “great” until the Qin Dynasty. Mainly 3 groups of people built the walls: prisoners, common people and soldiers. Many people suffered tons to build this great wall and some even died due to the heavy workload. The correct number of how many people died is not known. During other dynasties the walls were repaired, modified and even expanded in some parts. Legend says that the Great Wall could be seen from the moon, but this belief was disproved because astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell and Jim Irwin claimed that the wall could only be seen from Earth's orbit, not from the moon. The Great Wall shows the hard work, determination and dedication that people put into building this wall. It shows agricultural civilizations, a strong and powerful army, and others who dedicated their time to building this wall. The Wall is very important for China because it shows the history of leaders who wanted protection from invaders and potential enemies and also strategic thinking. The wall served as a national defense and safeguard of security for the people and the country. More recently, the Great Wall is now a historical monument and a national symbol for the country of China. If you want to visit the Great Wall, it costs about $80.00. If you wanted to be VIP, which means having your own tour guide, that's it $189.