Cracks In The Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is the longest creation of human beings on the Earth. The Wall is frequently billed as the only man-made object visible from space. However, it isn't, at least to the unaided eye in low Earth orbit. It's only a myth.

Currently, the Wall faces a great crisis, as it's disappearing slowly. Reports suggest that 30% of this creation has already disappeared, and both human beings and nature are responsible for the extinction of this UNESCO Heritage Site.

Although the construction of the Wall began in the Third Century BC, nearly 6,300km were built in 1368-1644 when China was under the rule of the Ming dynasty. The 8,850km-long Wall, stretching from Shanhaiguan (Hebei Province) in the east to Gobi Desert in the west, is made of stones, bricks, tamped earth, woods and other materials. This is made up of 6,259km sections of actual Wall, 359km of trenches...