The Great Wall of China and the Grand Canal are on the list of top 10 wonders of China

, all of which are the masterpieces of the ancient Chinese people. Nowadays we are still 1 () how such great constructions were created in ancient times 2 () any modern technology and machines. The Great Wall The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous human 3 () . More precisely, the Great Wall is not only one wall; it consists of many walls constructed in different 4 () over the past two millenniums. The “newest” and the best preserved part is the wall built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ming Great Wall is a large and complicated frontier defense of the Ming Imperial State, stretching 5 () 6,700 kilometers from east sea to west desert. It is one of the world’s 6 () miracles in human history. The Grand Canal The Grand Canal (or Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal) is the longest 7 () river in the world and also one of the oldest canals in the world. The canal shows 8 () ancient China led the world in technologies of water conservancy and shipping. It goes 9 () Beijing in the North to Hangzhou in the South, links five great rivers and has a total length of 1794 kilometers. The 10 () was built in the Spring and Autumn Period more than two thousand years ago, completed in the Sui Dynasty (581–618), and prosperous in Tang and Song dynasties. It took a straightforward route in the Yuan Dynasty, and dredged during Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Grand Canal’s flourishing time lasted for over 1779 years.

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