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The Great Wall of China is perhaps the wonder of the world that has most captured the human being imagination, and since the quotes about any of it indicate, the wall has acquired special relevance even outside of China. The places and ways in which it has used carry vary greatly, but a very important factor is certain: The Great Wall of China is really as amazing as it is mysterious, and it's really as mundane as it is sensational. Naturally the Wall is just about the most recognizable image of China, used for both aggrandizement and criticism. Nationalists see it as a symbol of China's peaceful nature, engineering capabilities, and historic endurance while detractors see the wall as the embodiment of China's backwardness, closed-mindedness, and hubris. While record allots quarrels for the claims of each side, both of these are shaded by Great Wall mythology and current geopolitical concerns. Though the wall can symbolize many of these things about China, it's important to remember that the countless long walls, upon some of that your current landmark was designed, were put up by specific people for specific purposes. The first step to a far more appropriate conception of the wall is getting a much better understanding of its name because "The Great Wall of China" is a misleading label. More effectively it can be called the "Great Wall surfaces of China," for many dynasties beginning early in Chinese record built fortifications of some sort, usually to the north. These constructions were alternately expanded, linked, dismantled, or neglected with respect to the circumstances and preferences of those in charge.
