Comments on: The Great Wall of China to be Motor Highway (Feb, 1931)

By: Steven Zuckerborg

Steven Zuckerborg — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:48:15 +0000

The Great Wall of China is the longest and most massive structure ever created with its length of 8,851.8 km or 5,500.3 miles of earth and bricks, making the construction last for almost 2,000 years by different dynasties. The structure stretches into several provinces of China such as Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai. Learn more facts about the great wall of China here http://www.great-wall-of-china-facts.com

By: nay,nay hankins

nay,nay hankins — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:43:52 +0000

I whent to gaet wall of china and it so lovely you have seen nothing like it p.s. nay,any

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:04:01 +0000

Just another crazy Great Wall myth. At least this one made me laugh! When they say it’s visible from space or the moon, or how many dead bodies are buried in it, I just shake my head… Bryan, http://www.greatwallforum.com

By: beagledad

beagledad — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:07:26 +0000

Actually, the idea began to seem (more) improbable when Japan invaded Manchuria seven months after this article was published. It was another couple of decades before Mao got his chance at big-time economic ruin.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:59:10 +0000

I visited the wall back in ’99. Only some sections were intact, while large swaths were falling apart. Aside from the horrendous cost in repairing the wall one has to remember it was placed often on hills and mountains, not sure how cars of the 30′s would handle a 30-40 degree incline.

By: rsterling78

rsterling78 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:58:24 +0000

I heard the Jiffy Lube that was supposed to be placed in the Sistine Chapel fell through as well.

By: Toronto

Toronto — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:20:40 +0000

I’m calling this one as a complete fabrication. Perhaps the Nationalist Government had an opium stash.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:28:10 +0000

That and the fact that the Wall would crumble under all the vibration…

By: Eliyahu

Eliyahu — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:59:11 +0000

Great idea with only a few little problems… A collision would tie up traffic for thousands of miles, only room for truck traffic to flow in one direction at a time, inclines weren’t built with vehicular traffic in mind (too steep in places), and a complete absence of support infrastructure for vehicles and travelers. That, plus the problem that highways usually go from one destination to another rather than just rambling along the borders and outskirts of a country…

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:45:44 +0000

Good thing the commies took over from the nationalists then. Who would want a bunch of McDonalds and BP stations all up and down the great wall.

By: flip

flip — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:40:48 +0000

Oh google ads… I was presented with a wonderful collection of “Asian Girls for Love and Marriage” along with this article. That and an ad for Ford vehicles.

By: stefan

stefan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:46:11 +0000

I wonder why that didn’t happen.
And two-way traffic? Nice.