How long did it take to build the great wall of China?

Most people who come to China are very interested in the Great wall, and many people want to know:  How long did it take to build the great wall of China?

Before you know the answer of this question, I suggest you read the article “When was the great wall of china finished” first.

In this article , we’ve noticed that no one can answer the question exactly. There were many kind of great wall of China in history. So, we can’t know that exactly how long did it take to build the great wall of China.

The earliest great wall of China was build in the spring and autumn period, approximately from 663 BC onwards. Then in the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang ordered to connect the original Great Wall about 220 BC to 206 BC.

After that, people did non-stop new patch with the great wall of China, and the great wall of China we can see now was last patched in the Ming dynasty, approximately 1368－1644.

So how long did it take to build the great wall of China ? The answer may be the whole history of China since the spring and autumn period(770 BC – 476 BC) to the Ming dynasty(1368－1644)!

When was the great wall of china finished?

When was the great wall of China finished？

Perhapys no one can answer this question exactly. There were many great walls of China in chinese history. The earliest great wall of China was build in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Great Wall of Qi is  the earliest available kind of Great Wall so far, which was constructed by qihuangong and qixuanwang approximately from 663 BC onwards ago. This may be  the first time the great wall of China finished.

In the Qin dynasty, the linking of the great wall which was build before was ordered by Qin Shi Huang, in about 220 BC to 206 BC, and this was well known as the Great Wall of China today.

During all of the historical past,  the Great Wall was in the non-stop new patch. The great wall of China we have seen today is the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, which was finished during 1368－1644.

So, if you ask “when was the great wall of China finished“, I can’t answer you exactly. Perhaps when you ask this question, you meen the time when the great wall of China we can see now was finished, then the right answer maybe the Ming Dynasty, during 1368-1644.

Chronology of the dynasties in Chinese history

China has a long history and countless stories.Here is a chronology of the dynasties in Chinese history.

Dynasty			Years
Three Sovereign Ones and the Five Emperors	sān huáng wǔ dì	三皇五帝	before 2070 BC	628+
Xià Dynasty	xià	夏	2100 BC — 1600 BC	470
Shang Dynasty	shāng	商	1600 BC — 1046 BC	554
Western Zhou Dynasty	xī zhōu	西周	1046 BC — 771 BC	275
Eastern Zhou DynastyTraditionally divided intoSpring and Autumn PeriodWarring States Period	dōng zhōu chūn qiūzhàn guó	東周 春秋戰國	770 BC — 256 BC 722 BC — 476 BC475 BC — 221 BC	514 246254
Qin Dynasty	qín	秦	221 BC — 206 BC	15
Western Han Dynasty	xī hàn	西漢	206 BC — AD 9	215
Xin Dynasty	xīn	新	9 — 23	14
Eastern Han Dynasty	dōng hàn	東漢	25 — 220	195
Three Kingdoms	sān guó	三國	220 — 265	45
Western Jin Dynasty	xī jìn	西晉	265 — 317	52
Eastern Jin Dynasty	dōng jìn	東晉	317 — 420	103
Southern and Northern Dynasties	nán běi cháo	南北朝	420 — 589	169
Sui Dynasty	suí	隋	581 – 618	37
Tang Dynasty	táng	唐	618 — 907	289
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms	wǔ dài shí guó	五代十國	907 — 960	53
Northern Song Dynasty	běi sòng	北宋	960 — 1127	167
Southern Song Dynasty	nán sòng	南宋	1127 — 1279	152
Liao Dynasty	liáo	遼	916 — 1125	209
Jin Dynasty	jīn	金	1115 — 1234	119
Yuan Dynasty	yuán	元	1271 — 1368	97
Ming Dynasty	míng	明	1368 — 1644	276
Shun Dynasty	shùn	順	1644	<1
Qing Dynasty	qīng	清	1644 — 1912	268

I’ll give you the stories of every dynasty in Chinese history. I know i can’t give all the stories to you,but i’ll try my best.

And it is coming soon!