The Great Wall Of China

Modern Marvels: The Great Wall Of China DVD VIDEO cultural Qin Ming Dynasty 2005 Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: The History Channel Released: 2005 Media: DVD Modern Marvels: The Great Wall of ChinaTravel through the Qin, Han, & Ming Dynasties and witness the geological, logistical, and political challenges behind the Great Wall's construction. Including the development of building techniques, military strategies, and weapons that contributed to China's rise to power. Learn about the grueling sacrifices of nearly eight million people who labored in the service of the imposing symbol. Stunning, graphic re-creations transform ruins to their former splendor and history is rewritten through the recent satellite of a 'lost' 600 mile section of the Great WallWinding roughly 6,700 kilometers through undulating mountains, grasslands, and desert, its vastness seems beyond the realm of human possibility. A wonder of the ancient world, the Great Wall of China is one of mankind's mos