CinemaNow - Modern Marvels - Great Wall of China

China, where history and myth intertwine so completely that it is sometimes nearly impossible to separate fact from fable. In a land where substance seems as ephemeral as the mists in the Yellow River Valley, an imposing mass of solid stone, a Great Wall, suddenly rises up from the land like a sleeping dragon. One of the marvels of the ancient and modern worlds, its history is shrouded in tales of bloodshed and madness. It is said to be the longest manmade construction on earth, colossal serpent of stone whose significance lies not only in its awe-inspiring magnitude, but in the very idea of the Great Wall itself, and in its transformation from a symbol of national shame and discord into the spiritual and cultural touchstone of a modern nation.