Great Wall of China - Build of the first long wall
Time: 221 BC
Place: from Mamitu near Yumenguan to Liaodong, China
Details: King Zheng ordered the building of new walls to connect the remaining fortifications along the empire's northern frontier. "Build and move on" was a central guiding principle in constructing the wall, implying that the Chinese were not erecting a permanently fixed border.
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