Great Wall of China: The Chinese Wonder of 10,000 Li

The real story of The Great Wall Of China is far more complicated, far more brutal, and far more interesting than the postcard version you’ve heard. It's a story about fear. About power. About the desperate, centuries-long effort of a civilisation to protect itself from the open, wind-swept north.


TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:37 The Warring States
03:00 The Birth Of The Great Wall
07:26 The Han Dynasty Wall
10:45 The Middle Dynasties Wall
12:50 The Ming Dynasty Wall
18:07 The Qing Dynasty
20:46 The Great Wall Of China Today
23:49 Conclusion