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GREAT WALLS: The complete guide to Great Walls Whether they divide and rule, or enclose and protect, walls constitute some of the greatest physical evidence man has left on the planet. From the Great Wall of China (not the only man-made structure visible from space) to Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, they are potent symbols of man's battle against nature, or, more often than not, against fellow man. By Sarah Barrell
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WHAT'S THE GREATEST WALL OF ALL?
By a long shot, the Great Wall of China which, including its
various branches, runs for about 4,000 miles from the Yellow Sea
westwards to Jiayuguan in the Gobi desert. The main wall is around 30
feet high, and dates in part from the 4th century bc. It's punctuated
by crenellated watchtowers which overlook such spectacular sights as
the golden roofs and marble bridges of the Eastern Qing Tombs and the
Panjiakou lake. Designed predominantly to keep out ...
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GREAT WALLS: The complete guide to Great Walls; Whether they divide and rule, or enclose and protect, walls constitute some of the greatest physical evidence man has left on the planet. From the Great Wall of China (not the only man-made structure visible from space) to Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, they are potent symbols of man's battle against nature, or, more often than not, against fellow man. By Sarah Barrell.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; WHAT'S THE GREATEST WALL OF ALL? By a long shot, the Great Wall of China which, including its various branches, runs for about 4,000 miles from the Yellow Sea westwards to Jiayuguan in the Gobi desert. The main wall is around 30 feet high, and dates in part from the 4th century bc. It's punctuated
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Late Great Wall.(preserving the Great Wall of China)
Newsweek International
; The Great Wall of China can't quite match the myths that have grown up around it. Still, the truth is astonishing enough. The Chinese call it the Long Wall of 10,000 Miles--an exaggeration, even though its actual length would stretch from Paris to Karachi. The wall wasn't built 2,000 years ago, as
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Disk jockey and station owner Stan Wall shaped the region's radio
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; Stan Wall was just like any high school student. "I had no idea what I wanted to do with myself," the 68-year-old veteran broadcaster said last week. But a few nights visiting area haunts with neighbor and disc jockey Sid Dickler introduced Wall to the fun and fast-paced life of spinning vinyl.
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Development threatening Great Wall
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Development threatening Great Wall Preservation group seeks to protect and maintain sections near Beijing By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press Sunday, July 28, 2002 Beijing -- Built 2,000 years ago to keep out Mongol marauders and Manchu militias, the Great Wall of China now faces a more modern
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Great Wall woos social aid to fend off destruction
China Daily
; ... there are only six or seven men patrolling in each locality to keep an eye on the Great Wall, he added. But there is some good news, a regulation to protect the Great Wall has been sent to the State Council for review and has been included in its working plan ...
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Great Wall is lousy defense, great attraction
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The Great Wall of China is a 4,000-mile standing example of what a human labor force can accomplish without corporate motivational posters, performance-enhancing drugs or Microsoft Windows. The Wall is also an example of China's forward thinking. Who else could have imagined the publicity payoff of
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The Late Great Wall: A wonder of the world is vanishing, unable to resist the destructive forces of nature and economics. What can be done to save it? A tour of the ruins.
Newsweek
; Byline: Melinda Liu The Great Wall of China can't quite match the myths that have grown up around it. Still, the truth is astonishing enough. The Chinese call it the Long Wall of 10,000 Miles--an exaggeration, even though its actual length would stretch from Miami to Seattle. The wall wasn't built
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Expert: Great Wall needs urgent protection
China Daily
; Parts of the Great Wall may collapse and disappear in the near future unless protection efforts are improved, a leading expert has warned. Only about 20 per cent of the 6,300-kilometre wall is in reasonable shape, another 30 per cent is in ruins, and the rest has disappeared permanently, the China
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`The Wall': a charming group portrait
The Boston Globe
; SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WALL A Documentary by: Ross McElwee and Marilyn Levine Playing at: Brattle Theater There's no reason a documentary should be cold and impersonal. Ross McElwee's lovable "Sherman's March" was an homage to the inevitable subjectivity of the genre, his trek through Gen.
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The Wide World Of Wall; At the Hirshhorn, Canadian Jeff Wall's Big-Hearted Pictures
The Washington Post
; Canadian artist Jeff Wall, whose dazzling photographs are now at the Hirshhorn, was still groping for a mode of expression when he spotted an advertisement at a bus stop in Spain 20 years ago. It was a backlit color transparency hawking some forgotten product. But on this particular day, his head
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