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The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) [1] and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia.
The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.
David Spindler. David Spindler is an independent American scholar and an authority [1] on the Great Wall of China. Writing in The New Yorker in 2007, Peter Hessler called him "a leading expert on the Wall’s history and construction." [2] He has made more than 400 trips to the Wall. Spindler's research focuses on the Ming Dynasty, and ...
Jiayu Pass or Jiayuguan ⓘ ( simplified Chinese : 嘉峪关; traditional Chinese : 嘉峪關; pinyin : Jiāyù Guān) is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall.
The "First Pass Under Heaven" plaque on Shanhaiguan's main gate. Shanhai Pass or Shanhaiguan (simplified Chinese: 山海关; traditional Chinese: 山海關; pinyin: Shānhǎi Guān) is one of the major passes in the Great Wall of China, being the easternmost stronghold along the Ming Great Wall that commands the narrowest choke point in the strategic Liaoxi Corridor, a crucial coastal landway ...
Snaking hundreds of miles across mountains and plains, the Great Wall of China is an iconic and unparalleled historic site. Construction on the vast network of walls, fortresses and other ...
A historical portrayal of Qi Jiguang by actor Yu Beng Lim is represented in the 2007–2008 joint Discovery Channel and Channel 4 special Behind the Great Wall (The Great Wall of China). The documentary focuses on Qi's rebuilding of the Great Wall through his partnership with Senior Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng.
The Hushan or Tiger Mountain Great Wall ( Chinese: 虎山长城; pinyin: Hǔshān Chángchéng ), [1] is a section of the Ming Great Wall in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning, China. The wall runs for about 1,200 metres over Hushan ("Tiger Mountain"). The wall starts 15 km northeast of Dandong city, directly beside the China–North ...