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title: The Great Wall of China in Snow
author: Steve Webel
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/949/the-great-wall-of-china-in-snow/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Great Wall of China in Snow

_Authored by Steve Webel_

## Image File

[![The Great Wall of China in Snow](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/949.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/949.jpg)

## Image Caption

A section of the [Great Wall of China](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Wall_of_China/) just north of Beijing. The [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) was begun in the 7th century BCE and significantly extended by the Ch'in emperor [Qin Shi Huangdi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shi_Huangdi/) from 220 to 210 BCE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Webel, S. (2012, October 28). The Great Wall of China in Snow. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/949/the-great-wall-of-china-in-snow/>
### Chicago
Webel, Steve. "The Great Wall of China in Snow." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/949/the-great-wall-of-china-in-snow/>.
### MLA
Webel, Steve. "The Great Wall of China in Snow." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/949/the-great-wall-of-china-in-snow/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/webel/63859030/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/webel/63859030/) by [**Steve Webel**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/webel/63859030/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 October 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.