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Follow @TIMENewsfeed. Experts once believed that the Great Wall of China only stood 5,500 miles long, but a new archaeological survey done by Chinaâs State Administration of Cultural Heritage says the Great Wall is more than double than that length. The report, released early June, estimates that the Great Wall extends 13,170 miles long and across 15 provinces.
The wall at this time measured more than 5000 miles (8000 km) in length including all the supplementary fortifications and branching walls. Never before in the history of the Great Wall of China has the structure reached such dimensions.