Great Wall of China longer than previously thought
2009-04-28 19:12 UTC |
The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported on Monday.
The wall, built over centuries to keep foreigners out of China, stretches for 8 851,8 kilometres, much further than common estimates of 5 000 kilometres, according to the findings of the survey.
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