The majestic Great Wall of Wan Li is a rare ancient military defense project in the history of human architecture, and it is the pride and symbol of the Chinese nation. It embodies the blood, sweat and wisdom of our ancestors. It is famous for its long history, huge project and magnificent spirit. People have long compared it with the pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India and St.? Sofia church is known as the miracle of the world.
The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, lasting more than 2,000 years and with a total length of more than 50 million meters. The Great Wall of Wan Li that we refer to today mostly refers to the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, starting from Jiayuguan, Gansu, China in the west and reaching Yalu River, Liaoning in the northeast of China in the east, with a total length of 6.35 million meters. It is like a vigorous dragon, crossing mountains, cliffs, grasslands and deserts, and undulating at the top of the mountain, on the other side of the Yellow River and on the coast of the Bohai Sea. People who have been to the Great Wall at all times and all over the world are amazed at its majestic momentum, grand scale and arduous project. The Great Wall is a rare treasure and a cultural relic with extraordinary art. It symbolizes the indestructible will and strength of the Chinese nation, the pride of the Chinese nation and the pride of all mankind.
The Great Wall (English name: The Great Wall) was listed in the World Heritage List (No.:200-00 1) in accordance with the cultural heritage selection criteria C(I)(II)(III)(IV)(VI) in 1987.
Evaluation of World Heritage Committee: Around 220 BC, Qin Shihuang, who unified the whole country, connected some intermittent fortifications built earlier into a complete defense system to resist aggression from the north. In the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368 ~ 1644), construction continued, making the Great Wall the longest military facility in the world. Its cultural and artistic value is equal to its historical and strategic importance.
Understanding and Evaluation of the Great Wall
The Great Wall of Wan Li is the pride and symbol of the Chinese nation and one of the great ancient architectural wonders in the world.
The majestic Great Wall of Wan Li is a rare ancient military defense project in the history of human architecture, and it is the pride and symbol of the Chinese nation. It embodies the blood, sweat and wisdom of our ancestors. It is famous for its long history, huge project and magnificent spirit. People have long compared it with the pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India and St.? Sofia church is known as the miracle of the world.
The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, lasting more than 2,000 years and with a total length of more than 50 million meters. The Great Wall of Wan Li that we refer to today mostly refers to the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, starting from Jiayuguan, Gansu, China in the west and reaching Yalu River, Liaoning in the northeast of China in the east, with a total length of 6.35 million meters. It is like a vigorous dragon, crossing mountains, cliffs, grasslands and deserts, and undulating at the top of the mountain, on the other side of the Yellow River and on the coast of the Bohai Sea. People who have been to the Great Wall at all times and all over the world are amazed at its majestic momentum, grand scale and arduous project. The Great Wall is a rare treasure and a cultural relic with extraordinary art. It symbolizes the indestructible will and strength of the Chinese nation, the pride of the Chinese nation and the pride of all mankind.
In our view, we must first admit that the Great Wall of Wan Li in ancient China is a miracle in the history of human architecture and military affairs. Under the extremely backward production conditions, our ancestors completed the extremely arduous and complicated Great Wall construction with relatively primitive tools and made great sacrifices. Their intelligence and perseverance should be affirmed. Secondly, it should be noted that although the direct reason for the construction of the Great Wall is military, its deep-seated reasons are culture and economy. Their tall bodies not only clearly reflect the thoughts and feelings, thinking mode and value orientation of builders, but also reflect people's yearning and pursuit, and also reflect the social features and humanistic information of many times. In this case, we should pay attention to distinguish the mainstream and tributaries of the historical role of the Great Wall, and avoid the tendency of simplification and one-sidedness. It is undeniable that some people really want to turn the Great Wall into a so-called "Hu-Han natural barrier", showing a very narrow nationalist tendency. We believe that the construction of the Great Wall was not decided by the individual will of any one or several rulers in ancient China. In the final analysis, the construction of the Great Wall is restricted by the level of social productivity, socio-economic types and the development of ethnic relations in ancient China. As far as the specific and direct purpose of building the Great Wall in a certain historical period is concerned, it is of course out of military considerations, but its emphasis is not consistent. Some serve the needs of expanding territory, such as the Hexi Great Wall of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty; Some are to show off their strength, such as the Great Wall built by Yang Di, but more emphasis is placed on defense. We should also see that the objective role played by the Great Wall in history has broken through the original subjective desire and single function of the Great Wall builders in many aspects, so it has many positive effects.
The Great Wall is a barrier to protect the agricultural civilization and peaceful production environment in the Central Plains. In essence, the Great Wall is only a strategic defensive measure under the guidance of the strategic thought of "being prepared will defeat people, and being unprepared will defeat people". This is the most direct and obvious function of building the Great Wall, and its huge military effect has always been the most basic function of ancient society. For more than 2,000 years, the offensive and defensive warfare around the city wall has constituted the main content of ancient military activities, and a series of strategic and tactical systems for guarding the city have also emerged. Throughout the construction history of the Great Wall, we can clearly see that as a military defense project, the purpose of the Great Wall is to prevent and avoid wars as much as possible, so as to obtain a stable production and living environment for people, and the most important thing is to resist the southward migration of northern nomads.
However, we do not deny that the military role of the Great Wall is not unlimited. The material basis, the strength comparison between the warring parties, the quality and equipment of officers and men, the use of strategy and tactics, and more importantly, the nature of the war, justice and injustice, whether it has won the support of the broad masses of the people, and so on. , are the factors that determine the outcome of the war. But on the whole, we should fully affirm the irreplaceable defensive value of the Great Wall in resisting the invasion of northern nomads on the premise that China calendar will use troops properly.
The Great Wall is the bond of national integration. The Great Wall not only played a role in defending and promoting the economic development in the north, but also promoted the unity and integration of the Han nationality and the northern nationalities on the basis of feudal civilization, which played an important role in the formation and development of a unified multi-ethnic country in China.