Great Wall of China

series of fortifications built along the historical border of China
Place tourist_attraction Q12501
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Great Wall of China

Summary

Great Wall of China is a tourist attraction[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Wall of China is the creator of Qin Shi Huang[3].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Hebei[4].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Beijing[5].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Tianjin[6].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Shanxi[7].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Inner Mongolia[8].
  • Great Wall of China is located in Shaanxi[9].
  • Great Wall of China is in the country of People's Republic of China[10].
  • Great Wall of China's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[11].
  • Great Wall of China's instance of is recorded as cordon[12].
  • Great Wall of China is made of limestone[13].
  • Great Wall of China's Commons category is recorded as Great Wall of China[14].
  • Great Wall of China comprises Jiayuguan[15].
  • Great Wall of China comprises Old Dragon Head[16].
  • Great Wall of China comprises Guangwu Great Wall[17].
  • Great Wall of China comprises Q133312601[18].
  • Great Wall of China comprises Q133312608[19].
  • 700 BC marks the founding of Great Wall of China[20].
  • Great Wall of China's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.416666666667, 'lon': 116.08333333333}[21].
  • Great Wall of China's official website is recorded as http://www.thegreatwall.com.cn/en[22].
  • Great Wall of China's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Wall of China[23].
  • Great Wall of China's Commons gallery is recorded as 长城[24].
  • Great Wall of China's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+16000000'}[25].
  • Great Wall of China's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+15100.00'}[26].
  • Great Wall of China's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[27].

Body

Geography

Great Wall of China is in the country of People's Republic of China[10]. Located in include Hebei[4], a province of China[28], in People's Republic of China[29]; Beijing[5], a city[30], in People's Republic of China[31]; Tianjin[6], a direct-administered municipality[32], in People's Republic of China[33]; Shanxi[7], a province of China[34], in People's Republic of China[35]; Inner Mongolia[8], an autonomous region of China[36], in People's Republic of China[37], founded in 1947[38]; and Shaanxi[9], a province of China[39], in People's Republic of China[40].

Physical Characteristics

Great Wall of China's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+21195'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tourist attraction[11] and cordon[12]. Great Wall of China's heritage designation is recorded as Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level[42].

History and Context

700 BC marks the founding of Great Wall of China[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Wall of China include Changchengopterus[43], a fossil taxon[44]; Great Wall Station[45], an Antarctic research station[46]; and Chinese wall[47], a metaphor[48].

Why It Matters

Great Wall of China has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for it include Changchengopterus[43], a fossil taxon[44]; Great Wall Station[45], an Antarctic research station[46]; and Chinese wall[47], a metaphor[48].

References

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  1. [10] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . discoverchina.com. discoverchina.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . discoverchina.com. discoverchina.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . Q125790710. Retrieved . dtdj.cchicc.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of tourist attraction, cordon
    Has characteristic Q570116
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  2. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag great-wall-of-china-china
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  3. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0253962-Velka-cinska-zed-cina
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  4. 5w ago · Abductive · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.416666666667, 'lon': 116.08333333333}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 40°25'53"N, 116°33'52"E"
  5. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Made from material limestone
    Inception -0700-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Creator Qin Shi Huang
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22768, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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