Its length is 6400 kilometers (from the region Sanhai Pass in the east to Lop Nur in the west) and the height of 8 meters in order to prevent the invasion of North Mongoldari nation at that time. The width of the top 5 m, while the width of the bottom 8 m. Every 180-270 m made such a tower. High tower is 11-12 m.
To create a giant wall, it can take hundreds of years at the time of the various emperors. Initially, it is estimated Qin Shi-huang who started the construction of the wall, but according to research and record the history of literature, that wall has been made before the Qin Dynasty stand, precisely first built in the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi-huang continue development and strengthening the walls that had been built earlier.
After the death of Qin Shi-huang, making this wall had stopped and only resumed in the Sui Dynasty, the last resumed again at the time of the Ming Dynasty. Form the Great Wall which we now see is the result of development of the Sun earlier era. The inside walls of earth mixed with bricks and rocks. The top was made the main road to cavalry China.Development history of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the 9th century BC. At that time, governments in the central part of China to connect the fort and the lighthouse which is the army at the border checkpoints into one long wall in order to fend off ethnic groups from northern China. Until the Chunqiu Period and the Warring States, a battle raged between the nations confront each other principality.
The countries for the sake of his own defense in a row to build a big wall on a hill and a mountain located in the border area. In the year 221 BC, Emperor Qinshihuang unify China. After that, the Emperor Qinshihuang ordered that the walls built by various countries principality was spliced into one big wall as a stronghold to fend off cavalry attacks on the nomadic ethnic Monggolia northern grasslands of China.
Great Wall at that time length is 5000 kilometers more. Great Wall on the coordination of Han after the collapse of the Qin Dynasty was extended to 10 thousand miles more. In the history of 2000 years ago, the authorities at various times never stop building the Great Wall so that the total length reached 50 thousand kilometers, enough to orbit the earth once more.
Great Wall which we now call the most is the huge wall that was built during the Ming Dynasty in power between 1368 and 1644. Stems from its western end at Jiayu Fortress of Western China's Gansu Province and the eastern end of the Yalu River on the outskirts of Northeast China's Liaoning Province after passing the 9 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions along the 7300 kilometers, or equal to 14 thousand li of China. Thus, the Great Wall was called a "wall length of 10 thousand li" in Chinese.
As the fortifications, the Great Wall was built by following the course of the mountaintops. He passed a very complicated topography, among others, Gurung sand, meadow and marsh. To adapt to a variety of topography, development practitioners to apply the structure of the Great Wall of extraordinary and diverse. All this suggests the ancestor of the Chinese intelligence.
Great Wall winding down the mountain peaks mamanjang almost impossible to be conquered by enemies in ancient times because of the mountains and the slopes on which the wall was too steep to climb.The Great Wall was built with big stones interspersed with soil and rock fragments. Height of approximately 10 meters and a width of about 5 meters, enough for 4 horses running side by side. Thus, it is very easy to maneuver troops and transport food and weapons. On the wall was built in the door and stairs to climb down.
Great Wall spliced with a castle or a tower of fire every sector, in which the stored weapons and food supplies. The fort and the lighthouse was used as a resting place for soldiers in time of peace and is a stronghold to fend off enemy attacks during battle. In addition, once known to the enemy's aggression, the beacon will be lit the fire at night and smoke during the day so the news of the enemy attacks can be dispersed throughout the country in the near future.
In the important sector of the Great Wall, for example the strategic trajectory, the mountain pass and the border mountains to the sea is usually built large gate attic. Attic-loft gate not only looks magnificent, but also reflects the brilliant art of ancient Chinese architecture. Now most of the attic that gate has been turned into a tourist attraction, for example Attic Shanhaiguan Gate at the eastern end of the Great Wall, dubbed as China's number one gate loft and attic Gate Juyongguan Great Wall at Badaling sector around Beijing.
The Great Wall as a function of military fortifications are now no longer exists, but the beauty of its architecture is still very impressive.
The beauty of the Great Wall is reflected in the grandeur, power and greatness. Removing the view from a distance to the Great Wall, the huge high wall that extends for thousands of miles it looked like a gigantic dragon-geliut menggeliang down the mountains; when viewed from close range, then the wall was filled with the charm of art with a variety of architecture.
The Great Wall is a hard-earned sweat and blood soaked and impregnated the intelligence of the Chinese people in ancient times. How heavy construction projects on the ancient Great Wall that is still low productive forces is difficult to imagine.
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