Great Wall (disambiguation)

Great Wall (disambiguation)

The Great Wall of China, or Great Wall, is a massive fortification in China.

Other meanings of "Great Wall of China" and similar

*"The Great Wall of China" (story), short story by Franz Kafka
**"The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections" collection of short stories by Franz Kafka
*"Great Wall of China" (Tangerine Dream album), movie soundtrack album
*Great Wall of China Marathon, held by and on the wall
*Green Wall of China, planned forest designed to hold back the Gobi Desert.
*"Great firewall of China", nickname for the Golden Shield Project
*Great Wall of China, an ornamental feature in Biddulph Grange Gardens in England

Other meanings of "Great Wall"

Walls

*Great Wall of Qi, built 7th Century BCE in China from Jinan to Qingdao.
*Great Wall of Gorgan, built by Parthians in Gorgan region of northeastern Iran
*Great Wall of Goguryeo, built 7th Century CE from Liaoning to Jilin.
*Great Wall of Goryeo, built 11th Century CE in Korea
*Great Wall of Los Angeles, one of the longest murals in the world.

In cinema

*"A Great Wall", 1986 comedy film
*Great Wall Film Company, Shanghai studio
*Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd, Hong Kong studio

In astronomy

Some filaments of galaxies:
* CfA2 Great Wall, the original Great Wall of galaxies, or "Northern" Great Wall
* Sloan Great Wall
* Sculptor Wall, the "Southern" Great Wall

In music

*"The Great Wall", song by the Dead Kennedys from their 1986 album "Bedtime for Democracy"
*"The Great Wall", song by Sloan from their 2001 album "Pretty Together"

chools

*Great Wall Chinese School, Philadelphia
*Austin Great Wall Chinese School

Others

*Great Wall Airlines, Chinese cargo airline
*Great Wall Motor, Chinese automobile manufacturer
*Great Wall Station, Chinese research station in Antarctica
*Great Wall Youth Orchestra, Bay Area, California


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