10 things you DIDN'T know about the Great Wall of China

[@ZKZ123]

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[@BlondieinChina]

Awww thank you so much for the kind words! Hope that my channel can grow and continue to share the china love

[@silvanavanssilva7650]

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[@roccoedi1352]

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[@BlondieinChina]

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[@roccoedi1352]

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[@kwabyr4119]

Blondie in China you mention that the Great Wall build or restored 4 or 5 hundreds years ago? Do you have scientific evidence to support your claim if you do have give me the information, then you said that the Great Wall is a summitry and many people lost there life building it and according to the picture that you draw it they where slave do you have scientific evidence to support your claim?

[@theobserver8881]

Kwa Byr the Great Wall itself is not a scientific theory or scientific phenomenon, demanding scientific evidence to prove the claims are retarded. It is a historical artifact, you can only verify those claims in historic archives.

[@xichen9459]

夸也不行，骂也不行，你们这些中国人！真是让人呵呵！欠！

[@simranchawla6]

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[@BlondieinChina]

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[@louise909]

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[@RespectOthers1]

You making a video about the Great Wall is a great call! :D Even though I already knew most of these facts...the way you presented them is fun and refreshing.

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it interesting!! Thanks for your support :)

[@yilongwang6552]

Cool indeed!!! Waiting for the next one. Recommended your channel to ppl I met during my trip in NSW last month.

[@BlondieinChina]

Corey - you're an angel! Thanks so much for supporting me! Really happy you are enjoying my content

[@kevinmeng5231]

This is a common misconception that the great wall was breached by invasions. The two that Amy talked about were only partially true. The Mongols were able to expand so far to the west before conquering China that they took over Tibet and invaded from the southwest as well. So really, the Mongols were able to surround China. The southern song dynasty lost control over the great wall over a century ago, to the Liao and Jin dynasties, which were defeated by the Mongols. So long story short, it's complicated. The invasion of the Manchus was only successful because of two reasons. One is that a peasant rebellion had already plunged most of China into chaos before they attacked. And two, a general (Wu Sangui) in charge of the northeastern section of the wall opened the gates to the Manchus and betrayed his country (legend has it that it was for a women).

[@288skp]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Well done.

[@raytherain4030]

Fun fact: The Ming general guarding the great wall actually switched side and let the Qing forces in. So the wall is only as effective as the government of the day.

[@BlondieinChina]

That’s an awesome fact!! And crazy how that happened. Such a big long wall that took so long to build and the government will just let people in willingly. Wow!

[@raytherain4030]

@@BlondieinChina History is fascinating en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Sangui

[@mgy992002]

This is correct! The Ming government already collapsed by a rebelling group before Qing even got in, then the rebelling group headed by Li Zicheng treated the Ming general's family badly back in Beijing. The general said to himself, what the heck! Let the Qing in then :-) The general was later killed by Qing anyway.

[@taoliu7312]

吴三桂 冲冠一怒为红颜。。。

[@latortoisaurus3507]

The Manchurian got through the Great Wall was because of a traitor opened one of the gate to let the Manchus in. Not because they broke the wall.

[@gadzadhamgaacaan8488]

la tortoisaurus That and the fall of Ming dynasty was directly caused by peasant rebellion.

[@朱丰丰]

la tortoisaurus 清朝入关也是吴三桂这个叛徒的原因。

[@slyninja4444]

I heard the general did it as a peasant was trying to proclaim himself as emperor (of the Shùn dynasty), and the general perfered the manchus to rule china than a peasant.

[@chunlinliu9956]

la tortoisaurus yes

[@alascool1995]

清军入关之前，也就是崇祯皇帝在位时期，早已多次从燕山翻越长城入关劫掠，最远一次已经到达山东的莱州、登州，明军毫无办法，在吴三桂只有顺军和清军两种选择的时候，他怎么可能选择顺军

[@davidj6547]

Awesome info👍...some very interesting tidbit of info...keep your vlogs coming! 😃🇨🇦

[@desperadoshao9733]

when you say its only 400-600 years.... alot countries not even exist lol

[@jcai922]

American:"....."

[@user-tx5rk3of5z]

Canada, Australia, NZ, America

[@cinnamomumcamphora8943]

South Africa

[@junlinzhang6248]

Me too, I followed your videos from Bilibili to here. Thanks for introducing China to the rest of the world. Great respect!

[@silvanavanssilva7650]

叶片阳光下 I

[@Obscurai]

In the winter, there was a camel tourist trap right by the wall. Not sure if you could ride it, but it was available for pictures. Also very cold in the winter and windy which made it even colder.

[@kokolexx]

你已经就是一个好汉了😂

[@yilongwang6552]

About #2, I do believe you are right about its original purpose, and I also reckon that GW is more of an alarming system which hopefully could buy the government some time to organize defense country wide, especially at the times when there were no phones or the Internet. ：）

[@stratofortress3555]

Welcome to my hometown, Amy! 💐😇

[@lydiaalhassan4127]

Walked up the wall and couldn’t walk back down. My legs were literally shaking 😩

[@cookingshowslee7607]

Lydia A u need to work out be4 climbing the great wall again. some sections are very steep and definitely not easy to climb.

[@MsOpineminded]

Love your vids. Such energy. Misconception about the Great Wall...it's not purely just a barrier... It is an early warning system. Signals from the tower determine where threats are coming from. As a trip wire over so many centuries, it hasn't been breached that many times so pound for pound, its been rather effective. But the main purpose is to send rapid signals to the the capital to pin point where the attack is coming in from and of course to act as a trip wire. Its a great scenic track now. Beautiful in its own way, particularly some of the more remote and unrestored parts.

[@MrGanbat84]

Love this travel 😍😍😍

[@megaiang8133]

Omg you are among the top 10 list if not top 3 Australian bridging China and the west. Big respect.

[@L1975]

So informative! Love your channel, greeting from Indonesia ✨

[@simon4284]

while the great wall is known as a historical remains, the most creative president of USA is busy with a new wall against Mexican. Maybe after 100 years America can also have a great wall for visitors.

[@jerryfish09]

CCP Agent Trump 😂

[@jiangodile1162]

It’s amazing that there is no other tourists on Great Wall. Usually it’s crowded

[@zachary9294]

Subscribed. Great Channel! Thanks! China is on my bucket list.

[@darkknight3274]

不错，内容详实，有知识点，有景色，有详细讲解。

[@wilsonhi2157]

U deserve 1M subscribers

[@BlondieinChina]

awww thank you Wilson! Maybe one day!

[@lxjilyfe]

the purpose of the wall was never meant to keep the nomadic tribes out but to slow their cavalry down. Also for China to transport troops among the border.

[@heng5119]

May I know where to find beijing hiking groups? is there any link?

[@xorcst]

Love your videos. Have you looked up Hong Lo Meng? (Red building dream)

[@souphero4963]

I was there when I was a kid. I remember the height of the steps is so high.

[@jeffjavens1215]

I adore your videos!

[@felixluk3167]

The Great Wall is not impenetrable, so it is understandable that at times that it failed at its purpose. Even the great Genghis Khan did not face the Song Dynasty itself. Khan and Song were in a brief alliance to eliminate a common enemy, the Jin Dynasty, also established by another nomadic tribe. The thing is the Song Dynasty was not in control of the Sixteen Prefectures, rendering it vulnerable to northern invasions to begin with.

[@westcoastvibes1193]

I’m new to your channel. I Love your videos!

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks Irene!!!!

[@darking-rayleigh]

I think I fall inlove with you. Girl who knows a lot of history really turns me on

[@ddpp9954]

Just wanan say you'd better take care of your safety if you wanna explore unrestored sections of the Great Wall. Probably going there with some experienced hikers or making detailed plan in advance. Going there alone with unpreparation is kina dangerous. Ive never been to those unrestored Great Wall but I do remember hearing injuries of hikers happening there from TV news.

[@mengwang2365]

have you been jiumenkou great wall in hebei province before? i have been there see someone like you .

[@许文杰-b4m]

Wonderful

[@cinnamomumcamphora8943]

👍👍👍

[@maritzadillingham4008]

Love the facts ! Thank you !

[@BlondieinChina]

Glad you liked it!!!

[@张三-h9i]

wonderful

[@Altomeniss88]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@HenggaoCai]

Actually the Great Proletarian Culture Revolution lasted from 1966 to 1976. It ended when Mao died in 1976.

[@user-ek4nh8oq8f]

You would be a great travel partner.

[@wmzhang7045]

Well done! Like ur video

[@xiaokaizhang1686]

蒙古并没有攻破长城。石敬瑭割让燕云十六州，导致北宋疆域最北也就到达黄河附近，面对游牧民族根本无险可守。

[@yuebao3574]

哇姐妹你的历史好好啊！

[@再續前緣-z2c]

你赶紧学学吧，你看人家外国人多了解中国

[@jiaweihuang3212]

我在北京呆了5年 没去过长城

[@obsidianstatue]

you look very familiar, have you been in YChina's videos?

[@BlondieinChina]

haha yep I have!

[@martinfang5295]

Nice video!!!!

[@BlondieinChina]

thanks yuxin!!

[@Joshuaxiong2]

I was at Great Wall of Badaling in March 2015, the tower there smelled like piss, people even pissed there. Fuck!

[@lowcc7602]

Great

[@gdog7391]

Need to get some roundup (poison) for the non restored sections of the wall

[@BlondieinChina]

hahahahah, a gardeners paradise

[@taoliu7312]

The greatest engineering miracle in ancient China？ Jing-Hang Grand Canal > Great Wall

[@snowprince3253]

Last I heard there were 3 white guys spotted on the wall with one shooting arrows who looked like Matt Damon.

[@Kelberi]

Poor matty could not see eye to eye with trumpy

[@bozhoujin5925]

#8 and 9 yes for sure the great wall is going away due to many reasons, but if I remember correctly the sections you showed in Gansu Province were actually one of the earliest built sections of it. They were built in Qin/ Han dynasties and are about 2000 years old. This actually shows how long-lasting they are. Also despite being a tourist site now, the wall actually played an important role in holding off the invaders in WWII. So it is not that long since it has retired.

[@JingLu8]

"I'm from China, so I know a lot about walls, they don't work. Centuries later they just become a huge tourist attraction. " 😂 - Joe Wong

[@sijiezhou5802]

As a Chinese, I know a lot about walls. They don't work @TheRealDonaldTrump

[@peterchang58]

The wall is a great success you don't see alot of Mexicans in China do you?

[@peterchang58]

@Ian Topaz 👍👍👍

[@chriswei2007]

peterchang58 u killed it

[@yuhongliu6668]

多谢妹子

[@robma9847]

GREAT CHINA.....GREAT YOU.

[@426dfv]

it was built to keep out the rabbits during the time of the Emperor Nasi Goreng

[@jeffmartin8952]

You have no idea how fortunate you are to hide GWOC..thanks for the journey...

[@myonlinechinese_com639]

长城已经成为中国人的一种精神象征，铭刻在每一个中国人的心中

[@HenggaoCai]

Michelle Obama took the toboggan ride down the Great Wall.

[@hujiaming6151]

Oh man, a marathon on the Great Wall? Clearly that marathon is only for animals with four legs , haha.

[@民进党]

中国小姐姐😄

[@ogasac8530]

an australian spy

[@jeanou6285]

我这个中国人很多都不知道。。。 惭愧啊

[@jonpan5299]

ur video is as pretty as yourself. happy travel

[@BlondieinChina]

Jon Pan Awww thanks Jon!

[@georgesmith7988]

I have camped on the wall, we had to bribe the police

[@seekcaver1936]

可惜了这样的建筑奇观，在一点一点消失，我们中国人觉得唐代的中国是历史上最鼎盛的中国，也是我们最魂牵梦绕的时代，据说当时的皇城大明宫比现在的故宫还大4倍，15倍于白金汉宫的大小，可惜消亡在历史的岁月中

[@canvaslee8860]

文化大革命期间，中国很多古建筑都被毁坏了，太可惜了

[@Republicwing]

Pls tell president Trump, the wall do not work.

[@peterchang58]

What do you mean walls don't work.the great wall sure did a wonderful job of keeping Mexicans out of China!!@MakeAmericaGreatAgain

[@maritzadillingham4008]

peterchang58 wow! Your comment shows how racist you are . Your statement doesn’t even make sense .

[@peterchang58]

@Maritza Dillingham sorry I offended you,it was just my attemp at sarcasm to mock Donald trump supporters,most of them are so stupid that as long as you think a wall in the U S southern border is a good idea they don't care what you say makes any sense at all.

[@maritzadillingham4008]

peterchang58 oh,okay yes.. I did take it the wrong . I’m happy to hear that you are not like those people that are Ignorant and don’t do their research . I’m just so tired of some people saying things that are not based on true facts . We all need to get our country working together or at least be civil to each other.

[@user_uif_ghg_wer_das]

I wish people only visit the "restored" wall, not the "un-restored" wall. The more people tread on the wall, the faster it'll disappear.

[@kwabyr4119]

You mention that the Great Wall build or restored 4 hundreds or 6 hundreds years ago, do you have scientific evidence to support your claim if you do have give me they information. And you said that the Great Wall is a summitry and many people lost there life building it and they where slave do you have scientific evidence to support your claim ?