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Great Wall to Be Remeasured
Xinhua News Nov. 17, 2005 - China will remeasure the length of the
Great Wall with the help of aeronautic remote sensing technology,
Zhang Ji, deputy secretary-general of the China Great Wall
Institute, said on Wednesday. Zhang said the program will provide
an accurate measurement of the length of the Great Wall, which was
first built by China's first emperor Qinshihuang, then rebuilt and
renovated in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he said the program
results will provide pictures of the Wall's overall layout, which
is significant for the preservation of this cultural relic. The
current measurement is 7300 kilometers, but is probably not very
accurate, he added. According to the China Great Wall Institute,
the previous measurement they took was based on a sum total of
on-site measurements of all local parts of the Wall. The institute
could not confirm when the last measurement was taken.
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Great Wall Cries over
Graffiti
CriEnglish, Nov.
8, 2005 - No one is a hero, a renowned Chinese leader
once said, until he steps onto the Great Wall. Nowadays too many Chinese want to
become "heroes", as they flood onto the Great Wall and carve their names on its
bricks. (Click
for full story)
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The Great Wall at Pedaling (OrientalArchitecture.com)
Before the construction of the Great
Wall in the 17th century, the northern border was protected by a sporadic and
crumbling series of walls that did little to intimidate invaders. In response
to hostile incursions by barbarian tribes, the Ming dynasty undertook the
construction of the Great Wall--a feat of engineering unequaled in the history
of mankind. The exact motives for constructing the wall are unknown, but it
provided many benefits:
A barrier against barbarian attacks;
A fortified highway for moving troops along
the northern border;
A physical boundary between China and the barbarian
lands to the north;
A signal to barbarians of China's territorial
claims...
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BBC
Report: China's Great Wall "even longer"
The Great Wall of China is
longer than previously believed, Chinese state media reported on
Thursday.
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The Great Wall of China (Geography.about.com)
The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall but is a collection
of short walls that often follow the crest of hills on the southern
edge of the Mongolian plain. Overall, the wall extends about 1500
miles (2400 kilometers)...
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Construction of the Great Wall Begins 221 BC (North
Park University, Chicago)
The Qin (Ch'in) dynasty ruled China around 200 BC. They unified all of
the provinces and set up a strong system of government. This system
included a huge system of taxes and required public labor of all of
the citizens of China. The unification under the Ch'in Empire allowed
public works projects to be unified on a vastly larger scale. Along
with the use of taxpaying peasants for labor, the rulers also used
convicts and other unfavorable groups to complete massive public works
constructions such as highways, dams and walls.
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BBC Report: China ends Great Wall space myth
For decades, elementary schoolbooks have maintained that the Great
Wall of China could be seen from space - but now the books are being
rewritten...
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The Greal Wall of China (Photographs)
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The Great Wall (ConnectedGlobe.com)
On the way to lunch at the Great Wall, Peter the guide gave us an
interesting talk on the political and economic changes taking place in
China. He is very proud of the progress China is making, but he does
express a little concern over the fact that he doesn't know his
neighbours in his high rise block, unlike the courtyards of the houses
in the old city. He says people are very happy that they now have
their own shower and toilet, but points out the growing expectations
of material posessions...
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The Great Wall at Pedaling (OrientalArchitecture.com)
Before the construction of the Great
Wall in the 17th century, the northern border was protected by a sporadic and
crumbling series of walls that did little to intimidate invaders. In response
to hostile incursions by barbarian tribes, the Ming dynasty undertook the
construction of the Great Wall--a feat of engineering unequaled in the history
of mankind. The exact motives for constructing the wall are unknown, but it
provided many benefits:
A barrier against barbarian attacks;
A fortified highway for moving troops along
the northern border;
A physical boundary between China and the barbarian
lands to the north;
A signal to barbarians of China's territorial
claims... -
BBC
Report: China's Great Wall "even longer"
The Great Wall of China is
longer than previously believed, Chinese state media reported on
Thursday.
-
The Great Wall of China (Geography.about.com)
The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall but is a collection
of short walls that often follow the crest of hills on the southern
edge of the Mongolian plain. Overall, the wall extends about 1500
miles (2400 kilometers)...
-
Construction of the Great Wall Begins 221 BC (North
Park University, Chicago)
The Qin (Ch'in) dynasty ruled China around 200 BC. They unified all of
the provinces and set up a strong system of government. This system
included a huge system of taxes and required public labor of all of
the citizens of China. The unification under the Ch'in Empire allowed
public works projects to be unified on a vastly larger scale. Along
with the use of taxpaying peasants for labor, the rulers also used
convicts and other unfavorable groups to complete massive public works
constructions such as highways, dams and walls.
-
BBC News: China ends Great Wall space myth
For decades, elementary schoolbooks have maintained that the Great
Wall of China could be seen from space - but now the books are being
rewritten...
-
The Greal Wall of China (Photographs)
-
The Great Wall (ConnectedGlobe.com)
On the way to lunch at the Great Wall, Peter the guide gave us an
interesting talk on the political and economic changes taking place in
China. He is very proud of the progress China is making, but he does
express a little concern over the fact that he doesn't know his
neighbours in his high rise block, unlike the courtyards of the houses
in the old city. He says people are very happy that they now have
their own shower and toilet, but points out the growing expectations
of material posessions...
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Beijing Repairs Ruined Section of Great Wall
CRI, China, Mar. 17, 2004 -
Beijing began Tuesday repairing a12.4 kilometer section of the Great Wall in a
suburban area at cost of 12 million yuan (US$1.45 million)... - BBC
News: The new section of Great Wall found... An
80-kilometre section of the Great Wall of China lost centuries
beneath shifting sands is rediscovered.
- Discovery
Online: Secrets of the Great Wall
A look at the three different dynasties that built the Great Wall of
China, with context of their places in history.
- Visible
Earth: Great Wall of China Great
Wall of China.
- BBC
News: Another brick in the Great Wall
China plans to have older stretches of the wall open to the public ...
- Walk
the Great Wall of China: A Black & White Odyssey
An interactive visual experience, see the Simatai section of the
Great Wall of China.
- The
Great Wall The Great Wall
construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644),
when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) explains why.
- Forgotten
Wonders: The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China. Text by: Marilyn Shea.
- All
About the Great Wall of China
All About the Great Wall of China. ... The Great Wall is one
of the largest building construction projects ever completed. ...
- Great
Wall of China Images of the
greatest wall from space by NASA Radar.
- Construction
of the Great Wall Begins
Construction of the Great Wall Begins 221 BC. The Great Wall's
construction was begun in 221 BC under the emperor Meng T'ien of the
Qin Dynasty.
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