La Udonga OlukhuluUphawu lwempucuko yasendulo yamaShayina, ingenye yezindawo ezidume kakhulu emhlabeni. Itholakala kumakhilomitha angama-75 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBeijing.
Iphuzu layo eliphakeme kakhulu ku- Ukwenza okubi Kungaba ngamamitha angama-800 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Ukwakhiwa kodonga kwaqala ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe (476 - 221 BC). Phambilini, izindonga zazakhiwe ezindaweni ezinamasu emibusweni eyahlukene ukuvikela izindawo zazo ezisenyakatho.
Ngo-221 BC ngemuva kombusi wokuqala wobukhosi baseQin wahlanganisa iChina, wanquma ukuthi izindonga zixhunywe futhi ziqhubeke isikhathi eside. Amarekhodi omlando akhombisa ukuthi abantu abacishe babe yisigidi esingu-1, umuntu oyedwa kwabahlanu wabantu baseChina ngaleso sikhathi, babamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokwakha zase-US ezathatha iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi.
Akukho okuningi okushiwo ngeGreat Wall yaseChina okungakashiwo, impumelelo enkulu yemizamo yabantu nobuhlakani ngezinga elingacabangeki ngisho nangamazinga anamuhla.
Ukunikeza umbono wokuthi limeleni zama okulandelayo: udonga lungamakhilomitha angama-4.000 ubude eNyakatho yeChina. Leli cishe liyibanga elifanayo phakathi kweLondon neChicago, kulayini oqondile!
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi udonga olukhona manje ikakhulu yinsali kusukela ngesikhathi sobukhosi bakwaMing, eyaqala ukwakha itshe eliqinile nezitini kusukela ngawo-1440s ukulwa nempi eyayilwa nomakhelwane basenyakatho.
Udonga luyahlukahluka ngobude nangobubanzi kulo lonke futhi izingxenye zisesimeni esibi njengoba kungekho nodonga lapho. Kodwa-ke, okuningi kuye kwalondolozwa futhi kwabuyiselwa eminyakeni yamuva, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziseduze naseBeijing, nazo kwezinye izindawo ezigcine imibhoshongo yazo edumile, amabhalekisi, kanye nezindlwana.