China Travel - Great Wall a Favorite for New 7 Wonders -

China's Great Wall highs the list of candistages for the New 7 Wonders of the World as voted by millions of people effectually the world, CRI reported. The biggest global vote overly,China Travel, the New 7 Wonders of the World is expected to trawl 19 million voters to select their sflush favorite "wonders," or most sensational and historical roadworks. The New 7 Wonders' panel of experts, chaired by the former Director General of UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor, short-listed nominations with the most votes received at the end of 2005, nthistleing the list down to 21 finalists that are now the focus of the final year of voting. Construction of the Great Wall was first initiated as early as 220 BC. It is one of the largest existing man-made superstructures in the world. Other promising communicativeates among the 21 finalists are the Roman Colosseum in Rome, India's Taj Mahal and the Pyrseparatings of Giza in Egypt, the only aboveboardate short-listed from the old Sflush Wonders of the World. The New 7 Wonders of the World will be spoken during the official declaration anniversary in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7, 2007.


(Source:china.org.cn , 2007-02-06)