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"Visibility from space"

Doesn't this imply you CAN see it from space? I'd feel a lot more comfortable with: "Visibility from space misconception" or "Visibility from space myth"

Thoughts? byelf2007 (talk)

To be perfectly honest, It would be better viewing it from space as it provides a better vie. Peter Trunks (talk) 15:39, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

According to experts in the Modern Marvels episode The Great Wall of China broadcast on 22 June 1997 (and repeatedly aired since then), the Great Wall is not visible from space.

I think this piece of information should be included in the Visibility from space section.

Thoughts, comments. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to request to add a better/more trusting link source, please and thank you. Chicken nugget13 (talk) 19:44, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 19:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

About building reasons of wall

Some sources say that some parts of wall is actually made because of civilian activities (leaving country illegally or coming to country illegally etc.)

An Israeli archeolog Gideon Shelach-Lavi said that "Northern parts of the wall is probably made for non-defensive reasons. Because the Northern parts are closer to the paths and routes, not the main border itself. These parts of the wall are also zigzagging throughout the valleys. Not like the others that goes diagonally through mountains or something like that."

He also said "Before we search this we all thought that it was fully made because of invasions of Mongols. But the part that in Mongolia is mostly short (in height) and closer to the paths. We thought that it's probably made because they wanted to see what's new about farm animals and people around those places or maybe they wanted to stop or displace some of those."

"People around there in 'cold times' of Medieval (Middle) Ages probably went to the warmer Southern plains that the time's Chinese emperor maybe didn't like it so they built the wall that way."

~~TheEnd~~ Erdi Bilgi (talk) 21:06, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't able to find the source but I'm sure that I've read this. Someone will find probably. Erdi Bilgi (talk) 21:07, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]