We have long since had a thought to set up a site that would introduce to people from all over the world the Great Wall of China, on which writings appearing in sources online and offline are often oversimple and centered generally on titles granted to the world's longest construction, and on travel information whose browsers might not know that the Great Wall is gasping under the burden of tourism. Contrasting to the contents above, little has been mentioned as to the origin of the Wall, and its significance why and how in military affairs during more than 20 dynasties who built it. To make it worse, quite a few sources even hold wrongly about the building time and the length of the Great Wall, and arbitrarily about the role it played in the international world. All these may lead people to the impression of the Wall not that exact.

We also bear in mind that the Great Wall is not merely a structure adopted for war. It was in all times related to the culture, economy and foreign policies. And most time under the Wall was actually peace rather than war. So to speak, the Great Wall, started more than 2,000 years ago, represents a main part of Chinese history, which has a profound influence on the China today. So we generally talk about the Great Wall in its background of history, which may branch out as far as to other topics. The Great Wall, in a sense, is history. And you will see that this tendency is reflected in our contents.

We will constantly update our contents for visitors. It's our return that you get to know more about the Great Wall or anything else on our Web site.

The Web site is a non-profit one. And it's maybe not that exact to say so since profit is not always tangible. We will soon launch a community and better it on a long-term base for all Great Wall and life lovers from every corner of the world. Friendship is a treasure, isn't it?

Here we quote a saying from the Analects of Confucius: 有朋自远方来, 不亦乐乎 (pinyin: yǒu péng zì yuān fāng lái, bú yì lè hū, meaning "what a delight to see friends from afar"). And we will be really delighted if you enjoy our