{"id":517,"date":"2025-11-20T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:00:13","slug":"what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=517","title":{"rendered":"What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary &#8211; Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23oHqNEqRyo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>View full lesson: http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen<\/p>\n<p>The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. 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