What is Great Wall of Qi?
{{coord|35|58|12.26|N|120|4|33.97|E|region:CN_type:landmark|display=title}} [[File:Great wall of qi 2008 07 14.jpg|right|thumb|Old parts of the Great Wall of Qi on [[Dafeng Mountain]], [[Changqing District]], [[Jinan]].]] The '''Great Wall of Qi''' ({{zh|s={{linktext|齐|长|城}}|t={{linktext|齊|長|城}}|p={{linktext|Qí| Cháng|chéng}}}}) is the oldest part of the [[Great Wall of China|Great Wall]] in [[China]] that is still standing.<ref name=fodor>{{cite book|title=Fodor's Exploring China|author=Christopher Knowles|publisher=[[Fodor's]], original from the [[University of Virginia]]|year=2001|isbn=0-676-90161-1|page=56}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Atlas of World Heritage: China|publisher=Long River Press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-59265-060-6|page=74}}</ref> It started being built in 441 BC (during the [[Spring and Autumn period]]) by the [[state of Qi]]. It was made to defend itself against attacks from the states of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] and [[Yue (state)|Yue]]. It was done being built during the [[Warring States period]] and became Qi's defense against enemies states like [[Ju (state)|Ju]], [[Lu (state)|Lu]], and [[Chu (state)|Chu]].<ref name=cultural-china>[http://news.cultural-china.com/20090202165049.html?PHPSESSID=02a2394bbcef9e8cc76c322146a58945 Ancient sites from Zhou Dynasty discovered in the Qi Great Wall in Shandong] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130121143723/http://news.cultural-china.com/20090202165049.html?PHPSESSID=02a2394bbcef9e8cc76c322146a58945 |date=2013-01-21 }}</ref> The wall goes from Guangli village of today's Changqing District, [[Jinan]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Defensive walls]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in China]] [[Category:1st millennium BC buildings and structures]]