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Beijing
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NG MAPS
Tengger
Desert
Washington,
D.C.
GREAT
WALL
Ming dynasty wall
size comparison
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Warring States period
(403-221 B.C.)
Qin dynasty
(221-207 B.C.)
Han dynasty
(206 B.C.-A.D. 220)
Northern Wei dynasty
(386-534)
Other dynasties
(550-1234)
Ming dynasty
(1368-1644)
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