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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/18/1435214111311801747.png?quality=75800450Ted-Ed takes a look at the history of the Great Wall of China, telling the story of its origins and how it relates to what was happening in China at the time. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen tell the fascinating story of the 13,000-mile ‘dragon’ wall in this animated short.