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Another shot of the Great Wall
of China. The subject might not be immediately recognizable; the squiggly vertical line
in the center of the frame is indeed the Great Wall, and watchtowers are visible on the
right side of the frame.
Emperor Qin Shi Quan (aka Shih
Huang-Tih, "First Emperor") started building the Wall in 221BC. He established the Qin Dynasty after uniting the various
peoples of China for the first time in history. He is the same emperor who build the
massive Terracotta Army, and was
introduced to western popular culture in the visual fireworks of the movie Hero.
This section is near Beijing. I went for a classic sepia tone in this shot to emphasize
the ancient magnificence of the Wall
See a map of where this photo was
taken!
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