How was it constructed?The Great Wall of China was built under a famous Chinese General called Meng Tian. It was said that he used soldiers, convicts and local people as workers. There were many different materials used in building the Great Wall as it was built over many years. Initially it was built with earth, stones and wood. The builders used whatever materials were near the wall so when they were building over mountains, they used stones from the mountain in the wall and in the desert they used materials available there in the Wall. In some parts the Wall was made with earth between boards stacked up. During the Ming dynasty bricks, tiles and lime were used in the Wall. Bricks were made and stones were cut in whatever shapes they needed for the Wall. |