中国万里长城,防御墙,位于华北。它东西走向;从渤海(或称:直隶湾)一直延伸到中亚地腹地;长约4000英里或;6400公里。 部分防御工事可追溯到公元前4世纪。公元前214年, 秦始皇将现有的防御墙连接成一个单一系统,并由瞭望塔加前防御。 这些瞭望塔既能守卫城墙,又能通过信号,即:白天生烟,晚上点火;与首都咸阳(在现代西安附近)进行通信。 1987年,中国万里长城被联合国教科文组织指定为世界文化遗产。 Great Wall of China,Defensive wall, northern China. It runs (with all its branches) about 4, 000 mi (6, 400 km) east to west from the Bo Hal or the Gulf of Chihli to the point deep in Central Asia. Parts of the fortification date from the 4th century BC. In 214 BC SHIHUANGDI connected existing defensive walls into a single system fortified by watch It was designated a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE in 1987.