Great Wall of China Anecdotes

Great Wall of China Anecdotes

• great wall entire length: 50,000+ kilometers
  Since the XiZhou Dynasty, it has been built continuously for more than 2000 years. It is distributed in the vast land of northern and central China, with a total length of more than 50,000 kilometers.
  
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• great wall Existing entire length:
  21196.18 kilometers , the latest measurements by the Department of cultural relics and surveying and mapping
  
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• great wall existing length in Beijing:
  573 kilometers, 40 + kilometers have been restored.
  
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• the dynast of The extant Great Wall:
  Ming Dynast, starts at Jiayuguan in the West and reaches the Yalu River in the east.
  
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• the length of Better preserved walls of the Ming Great Wall:
  it is less than 20 percent of its length.
  
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• YangBian Great Wall, Great Wall Model in Ming Dynasty:
  YangBian Great Wall in MiaoGangCun, HuaiLai, ZhangJiaKou, HeBei province, This section of the Great Wall is served as a model before 650 years, a typical example of the construction of the Great Wall in the Ming dynasty, To sample the men responsible for building the Great Wall, so the specifications are very complete, the quality is very high, the wall is very strong, the length is 3000 meters, 100+KM from Beijing with 2+ hours driving.
  
  
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• The watchtowers functions:
  They were used as lookouts and fortresses or to house soldiers’ troops and store supplies. They also served as a signal post, where flaming torches or flags were used for messages.
  
  
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• Why is the JinShanLing Great Wall known as the unique beauty of Jinshan Mountain :
  Jinshanling Great Wall was built under the auspices of Qi Jiguang in Ming Dynasty. It is called the essence of the Great Wall and known as the unique beauty of Jinshan Mountain. Unlike the Badaling Great Wall, the Jinshanling Great Wall is not some traces of over-repair. It basically retains the true appearance of the Great Wall. It has a magnificent view and ancient charm. It has great ups and downs, as well as a smooth section, is very suitable for hiking.
  
  
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• Beijing Knot on JianKou Great Wall:
  Ming Great Wall is from shanhaiguan, to huairou territory is divided into the inner Great Wall and outside Great Wall, the "Beijing knot on jiankou great wall section in XiZhaZi villiage is its demarcation point, so named.
  
  
  
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• the most famous sections of the Great Wall:
  The jian kou Great Wall is named after the whole section of the wall which is shaped like a W and full of arrows. Jiankou section of the Great Wall is one of the most famous sections of the Great Wall，and is one of the most famous dangerous sections of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. It has the highest photographic rate in all kinds of Great Wall albums in recent years. It has always been a hot spot in the photography of the Great Wall.
  
  Heavenly Ladder on JianKou Great Wall
  
  
  Heavenly Ladder on JianKou Great Wall
  
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• the eagle flies on its back (Upward flying eagle) on JianKou:
  the wall is steep, steep and steep. It goes down about 800 meters. A peak suddenly rises. On the North side, the Cliff rises vertically. The side wall is very dangerous. When an eagle arrives here, it must fly on its back, so it is called "the eagle flies on its back".
  
  
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• Simatai Great Wall:
  Simatai Great Wall was listed on the World Heritage List in 1987. It is the only ancient architectural site in China that retains the original appearance of the Ming Dynasty. It has been designated as the "Primitive Great Wall" by UNESCO. In 2012, Simatai Great Wall was rated by the British Times as "the world's top 25 scenic spots not to be missed".
  
  
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• the text bricks on jinshanling great wall:
  these text bricks were fired in the sixth year of wanli in the Ming dynasty, namely around 1578 AD. The zhenwu camp, dezhou camp, shandong zuo camp and zhenwu camp recorded on the text bricks were all the border defenders stationed here. The soldiers carved the Numbers of their troops on the bricks they made, so as to record the construction team and the commander of the section of the Great Wall and distinguish their responsibilities.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• the length of the MuTianYu Great Wall: 5400 meters
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• Why is mutianyu Great Wall flanked by crenellations?:
  The badaling Great Wall is crenellated on one side, the mutianyu Great Wall is flanked by crenellations, the main reason is: Once a small number of the enemy luckily infiltrated the inside of the Great Wall, garrison officers could fight on both sides, and "close the door and hit the dog"!
  
  crenellated on one side
  
  flanked by crenellations
  
  so how to identify which side is inside? see the Look at the gutters and where the water is going, The side from which the water comes out is the inside, another side is the outside.
  
  
  
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