CHINA, THE GREAT WALL OF

CHINA, THE GREAT WALL OF
   a wall, with towers and forts at intervals, about 2000 m. long, from 20 to 30 ft. high, and 25 ft. broad, which separates China from Mongolia on the N., and traverses high hills and deep valleys in its winding course.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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