Behind the Great Wall of China(Part 1)
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How the Great Wall of China was built?
The Great Wall of China was constructed over many centuries, with the earliest sections built as early as the 7th century BC. The main purpose of the wall was to defend against invading Mongol tribes. Over time, the wall was continually expanded and rebuilt by various dynasties, reaching its maximum size during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Great Wall is estimated to be over 13,000 miles long and was built using materials such as brick, tamped earth, stone, and ceramic. Despite being a massive engineering feat, the Great Wall did not serve its intended purpose of keeping invaders out, as it was eventually breached...
«The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC - 2000 AD» Julia Lovell A new and important history of the epic story of the Great Wall of China that guides the reader through the conquests and cataclysms of the Chinese empire, from the second millennium BC the present day. Over 2,200 years old and 4,300 miles long, the Great Wall of China has made an overwhelmingly confident physical statement about the country it spans: about China"s age-old sense of being an advanced civilization anxious to draw a clear line between itself and the "barbarians" at its borders. But behind the wall"s intimidating exterior and the myths that have clustered around it is a complex history that has both defined and undermined China. It is this history that Julia Lovell explores in her enthralling book. The Great Wall is an epic tale that stretches over two millennia as it follows the rise and fall of the great Chinese ruling dynasties. Full of astonishing details and extraordinary characters from emperors to engineers, statesmen to soldiers this is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand China"s past, present, and future. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC - 2000 AD (Julia Lovell). Напишите свою рецензию о книге Julia Lovell «The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC - 2000 AD» http://izbe.ru/book/88216-the-great-wall-china-against-the-world-1000-bc-2000-ad-julia-lovell/