Great Wall Chronology

Warring States
(476 BC-221 BC)

Qi

685 BC
-645 BC

385

From the bank of Yellow River to the Yellow Sea in the east

Chu

656 BC

155

Started from the northeast of Dengzhou in Henan Province, northward via the border of Neixiang and Zhenping Counties, eastward along Funiu Mountain to the west of Ye County, and southeastward to Zhongyang Mountain in Qinyang County

Yan

334 BC

Unknown

Started from the Taihang Mountain of Hebei Province, arriving at the northeast of Xiong County via Xushui and Anxin Counties, and southward to Ziya River

Qin

461BC

Unknown

Started from the Xiaozhang Village at the foot of Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province, northeastward to the bank of Weihe River, westward along the south bank of Luohe River to Pucheng County, and ended at Mt. Huanglong in Baishui County along the west bank of Luohe River

Qin

Unknown

Unknown

Started from the Min County in Gansu Province, northward to the present Lintao County, reached the border area of Tianciwan Village in Jingbian County of Shaanxi Province and Liandaowan Village in Ansai County of Shaanxi Province. From here, the wall branched out into two paths.The first was built eastward along the dividing range of River and Huaining River and ended at Yuhe Village in City (Shaanxi). The other turned to the north by way of Jingbian County, City to the west bank of Yellow River, south of Inner Mongolia

Zhao

300 BC

Unknown

Started from the border of Mt.Wula and Mt.Langshan, gets to the north slope of Mt. in the northwest of via the south slope of Mt. Yinshan, Wuyuan County (Inner Mongolia) and Guyang County (Inner Mongolia)

Wei
(the west line)

361 BC
352 BC

Over
62,137

Started from Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province and through to the bank of the Yellow River by way of Weihe River, County (Shaanxi), northward to the Heyin and Hancheng Counties (Shaanxi)

Wei
(the south line)

Unknown

Unknown

Started from today's Yuanyang County in Henan Province, and ended at Mixian County (Henan) via Yangwu County (Henan) and east of

Qin
(221 BC-206 BC)

Qin
(the west line)

214 BC

3,107

Started from the Minxian County in Gansu Province, and ended at the south bank of the Yellow River by way of Lintao County (Gansu), Jingbian County (Shaanxi), Hengshan Mountain, City (Shaanxi) and Tuoketuo County in Inner Mongolia

Qin
(the north line)

214 BC

Started from the west section of Mt. Yinshan and ended at the mouth of today's Qingchuan River in North Korea by way of the north slope of Mt. , County in Inner Mongolia, Zhangyi County (Hebei), and Cities (Liaoning)

Western Han
(206 BC-24)

Western
Han

205 BC

6,214

The first emperor (Liu Bang) ordered the restoration of the Qin Great Wall

130 BC

Emperor Wu (Liu Che) ordered restoration of the Great Wall on a larger scale

121 BC

The emergence of Wuwei and Jiuquan Counties. Lingjusai Great Wall, the first section of the Hexi Great Wall, started at the west bank of the Yellow River in today's Yongdeng County (Gansu Province) to the Jinta County in northern Jiuquan City along the Hexi Corridor

127 BC

Emperor Wu ordered extension of the wall to today's Jiuquan City

111 BC

Emperor Wu ordered extension of the wall to Yumen, which was the second section of the Hexi Great Wall

102 BC

Emperor Wu ordered to build the wall from Yumen to Luobupo in Xinjiang, which was the third section of the Hexi Great Wall

Northern Wei
(386-534)

Northern
Wei

423

621

Started from the northeast of Chicheng County and ended at Mt. Yinshan via Zhangbei County (Hebei), Shangyi County (Hebei), Huade, Shangdu, Wuchuan and Guyang Counties (Inner Mongolia)

Northern Qi
(550-577)

Northern
Qi

552

124

Started from today's Lishi County (Shanxi) and ended at today's Wuzhai County (Shanxi) along Mt. Luliang

555

Over
280

Started from Xiakou near Juyongguan Pass and ended at Hengzhou County (today's County in Shanxi Province)

556

932

Started from today's Fenyang County (Shanxi) and stretched to the seashore near Shanhaiguan Pass

557

124

Started from the border of today's Daixian and Shuoxian Counties (Shanxi) and ended at the southwest of today's Lingqiu County (Shanxi)

563

62

Located at today's northwest of Jiyuan County in Henan Province

Sui
(581-618)

Sui

581-608

932

Started from the bank of the Yellow River in Ningxia and zigzagged to the coast of Bohai Sea by way of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Hebei Provinces

Liao
(916-1125)

Liao

908

Unknown

Located at today's Mt. Nanguan in today's City, Liaoning Province

Jin
(265-420)

Ditches
of Jin

1148

Unknown

Started from today's Genhe City in Inner Mongolia and ended at the Mt. Kente, Mongolia

Ming
(1368-1644)

Ming

1368-1644

5,500

Started from Yalu River in Liaoning Province and ended at Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province by way of Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, and Ningxia