The Great Wall of China started in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE ... during the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644 CE. The Ming-era walls were built with standard-sized bricks and granite blocks.

According to legend, the Great Wall was built by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang (Reigned 221-210 BC), though historical records trace the true origin of the wall to defensive ...

This was an era when art and literature ... Ultimately, the Qin state dominated China. It is thought that the concept of a larger Great Wall can be traced to the defensive border walls erected ...

During his rule, Qin standardized coins, weights, and measures; interlinked the states with canals and roads; and is credited for building the first version of the Great Wall. According to ...

Qin Shi Huang (Kim Seung-ho), who unified China with an army of 500,000, takes Yong-nyeo (Kim Ji-mi), the daughter of a tribal chief, as a concubine on his way back to Hanyang; after spending a ...

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming ...

The mission monitored the Ming-dynasty Wall (of mediaeval and sub-mediaeval era) at Badaling and ... the preservation of the monument. Great Wall; Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; ...