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Though monumental in scale, the Great Wall, here at sunset at Jinshanling, did little to stop the Mongols from treatening China.

Jinshanling, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 16.3 Mpixels (46.7 MB uncompressed) - 4950x3300 pixels (16.5x11 in / 41.9x27.9 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: China, Great Wall, Jinshanling, Mongols, page 140-141, World Heritage Sites, Zheng He book

The Ming Wall was longer, higher, wider and better fortified than any previous wall built before this dynasty.

Though monumental in scale, the Great Wall, here at sunset at Jinshanling, did little to stop the Mongols from treatening China.

The section of the Great Wall in Jinshanling, built by Ming Emperor Zhu Di is the largest single construction project in the ...