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The greatest walls of China
There is no such thing as The Great Wall, according to Frances Wood. But that’s not to say the many walls between Gansu and Shandong provinces aren’t some of the most remarkable structures in human history. The Chinese scholar chooses four of the most significant sections and tells the stories of the people behind the ramparts
By Frances Wood / 07 Jun 2017
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