Comments on: What was the great wall of china made for? http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for Chinese Travel, Holidays, History and Culture Thu, 17 May 2012 22:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: DeSaxe http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-348 DeSaxe Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:16:09 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-348 To defend the enlightened Chinese against the barbarians hordes of the nothern tribes of Mongols, and to collect ($) tribute from those crossing in and out of china and to establish Chinas northern border. To defend the enlightened Chinese against the barbarians hordes of the nothern tribes of Mongols, and to collect ($) tribute from those crossing in and out of china and to establish Chinas northern border.

]]> By: blackjack432001 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-347 blackjack432001 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:19:22 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-347 oh? are you really that dense or just being quite foolish? maybe both? what are walls created for, anyway? to keep people in or out. in the case of china, to keep people out, like you! oh? are you really that dense or just being quite foolish? maybe both? what are walls created for, anyway? to keep people in or out. in the case of china, to keep people out, like you!

]]> By: morph_888 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-346 morph_888 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:15:13 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-346 No, silly! It was made to keep the Mongols and other vicious tribes of the north at bay. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Each time, somebody bribed a gatekeeper. No, silly!

It was made to keep the Mongols and other vicious tribes of the north at bay. Unfortunately, it didn’t work.

Each time, somebody bribed a gatekeeper.

]]> By: staisil http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-345 staisil Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:40:44 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-345 The wall was built to keep out invaders including the Mongols. The wall was built to keep out invaders including the Mongols.

]]> By: BrandyJo http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-344 BrandyJo Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:13:23 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-344 to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. So nope not to keep the mexicans out! to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.

So nope not to keep the mexicans out!

]]> By: dancr4life http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for/comment-page-1#comment-343 dancr4life Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:07:58 +0000 http://travel-2-china.com/what-was-the-great-wall-of-china-made-for#comment-343 i think it was to keep out the Mongols? i think it was to keep out the Mongols?

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