Superlative: The Great Wall of China

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The Great Wall of China is a series of walls which took many hundreds of year to build. It is the (impressive) defensive structure ever built to protect the land from invading foreigners. It is the (long) wall in the world, measuring 6,352 km. The workers building the wall had one of the (dangerous) jobs as they were attacked by the (terrifying) bandits. Today it is one of the (popular) tourist attractions in China.
You can climb up the wall and walk along it. The ( good) preserved areas are near tourist centers, while in some sections the wall has fallen into ruin. Over the years the wall served as one of the (useful) sources of building material for the nearby villagers. They took the stones to build their houses. One of the (difficult) questions about the wall is whether it can been seen from outer space. But the (authoritative) sources agree that it is not possible to see it from space. There is a saying in Chinese that "you're not a real man if you haven't climbed the Great Wall". Perphaps it should be called the (great) Wall.