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MUMBLINGS September 15, 2005
It is not easy to determine the most important Seven
Wonders of the World. Some God made… some, man made.
Of those I have seen throughout the world, the most
outstanding one made by God is the Grand Canyon of Arizona…it was
recently described here.
Two of the greatest man-made are The Great Wall of
China, and the Pyramids in Egypt.
It may not have all the refined and amazing engineering of
the Pyramids but the Great Wall because of size and length, is an
amazing thing.
Twenty-three years ago, Evelyn, M.C. and Karlene Farmer
and I, had the opportunity of visiting China for several days. The older people
may remember, early in the 1980's and before, China was closed to the outside
world. We went soon after it was opened up to tourists and found things
interesting, but crude. All water had to be boiled before drinking and many
other inconveniences, but considering everything, China had done a good job to
take care of the few tourists they had, at that time.
Being the largest, population-wise country in the world,
China itself is quite a phenomenon, with many interesting wonders to behold.
However, you have not really seen China until you have seen the Great
Wall.
Approaching it by bus and walking about 45 minutes, we
were able to climb the wall on either of two sides. Steeper, but we chose the
west side because we were told it had the best view. To put it mildly, it was a
sight to behold.
The Wall was first built between 770-476 B.C. and
was the result of the knowledge of the Chinese working people in ancient
times.
It was a military project built by small kingdoms for
holding back Nomadic tribes coming from the north, as well as protection
against each other.
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