中国文化–长城.pptVIP

No discussion about Chinese culture is complete without mention of the Great Wall. In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation  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. Three major renovations of the Great Wall ?Qin (221-206BC) ?Han (206BC-AD220) ?Ming(1368-1644) The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). To strengthen the military control of the northern frontiers, the Ming authorities divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each under the control of a Zhen. The Shanhaiguan Pass and the Jiayuguan Pass are two well-preserved passes at either end. During the reign of the First Emperor of Qin(246-210 BC), one out of every 20 people took part in the project Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall ? From the Qin Dynasty onwards, Xiongnu, an ancient tribe that lived in North China, frequently harassed the northern border of the country. Aspiration for peace ? 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.Thus the Great Wall was built with the basic goal of safeguarding peace. ? The Great Wall certainly served the purposes of the military defense in the age of cold steel, especially in preventing northern peoples on horseback from attacking people in the south who were mostly engaged in farming. Separation and Integration The geographic structure and climatic patterns