Aspiration for Peace
We can see the military defense of the Great Wall from the following sentences:
“北筑长城而守藩篱，却匈奴七百余里，胡人不敢南下而牧马。” ——《新书·过秦》
“建塞徼、起亭燧、筑外城，设屯戍以守之，然后边境得用少安。” ——《汉书·匈奴传》
Aspiration for Peace
The Great Wall is unparalleled in the world in:
➢ Scale ➢ Span of construction ➢ Great quantities of labor ➢ Degree of difficulty
Aspiration feace
Military defense in the age of cold steel
• The earliest parts of the Great Wall were built amid incessant wars.
• Suffering from the devastating damage of wars, people realized that building a wall to protect lives was better than burying the dead in trenches (深沟).
The Roman Colosseum, Italy （意大利古罗马斗兽场）
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Taj Mahal（印度泰姬陵）
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Introduction Aspiration for Peace Separation and Integration Spirit of the Great Wall Wonder of the Great Wall
Introduction
• Three major renovations (修复) of the Great Wall took place in the Qin (221-206 BC), Han (206 BCAD 220), and Ming dynasties.
• The Great Wall of today is mainly the legacy of the Ming-dynasty renovations.
Unit 10 The Great Wall
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Do you know the New Seven Wonders of the World? What are they?
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The Great Wall of China（长城）
Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall? • Military defense in the age of cold steel • Protection for the southerners from being
attacked by the northerners
• It provided the cultivators with a sense of security as well as actual protection, so they could till their lands and harvest their crops in peace.
“筑长城，自代并阴山下，至高阙为塞”
——《史记·匈奴列传》
Aspiration for Peace
Protection for the southerners from being attacked by the northerners
• The Great Wall prevented northern peoples on horseback from attacking people in the south who were mostly engaged in farming.
Introduction
• It meanders (蜿蜒) for 6,700 kilometers from Jiayu Pass in the western desert to Shanhai Pass on the eastern seashore.
• With many gaps along the Wall, the 600-kilometerlong section in the northern outskirts (市郊) of Beijing is the best preserved.
Introduction
Through more than 2,000 years from the seventh century BC to the 16th century AD, 19 dynasties built parts of the Great Wall, adding up to over 100,000 kilometers.
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Petra, Jordan（约旦佩特拉古城）
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Christ Redeemer, Brazil（巴西基督像）
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Machu Picchu, Peru（秘鲁马丘比丘遗址 ）
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Chichen Itza, Mexico （墨西哥奇琴伊察）
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During the reign of the First Emperor of Qin, one out of every 20 people took part in this project. There must be a reason for this ancient nation to build such a wall over a time span of more than 2,000 years.