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Why the
Great Wall of China is special
The Great Wall of China is by far mankind's most extensive
construction endeavor.In its heyday in the 16th and 17th
centuries, it snaked 6400 kilometers (4000 miles) across
northern China.
It zig-zags up and down steep ridges and is punctuated with
imposing watchtowers, making the Great Wall of China one of the
most photogenic man-made structures on earth.
Today, the Great Wall is the travel icon of China.- and one of
the leading vacation travel destinations in the world.
Why the Great Wall of China was built
Among the many reasons:
To serve as lookout postsThe ancient Chinese had rational fears
about being invaded by nomad armies from the north.
To provide the army with a swift early warning system - Fire
signals (nighttime) and smoke signals (daytime) were relayed
from one Great Wall watchtower to another. Messages could be
rapidly sent over great distances.
To create an elevated military roadway through the rugged
terrain - This helped speed the deployment of soldiers from one
area to another along the Great Wall of China.
To impede invaders - This worked against feeble armies. However,
the Great Wall of China would serve more as a psychological than
a physical barrier against a determined, well-manned military
force. A formidable invader could easily breach a lightly
guarded part of the wall. Or, it could muscle its way through
one of the gaps between the individual wall sections.
Debunking a Great Wall myth
It is popularly written that the Great Wall of China is so long
that you could see it with the unaided eye from an orbiting
spacecraft (and some say from the moon) That would be
impossible. Despite the Great Wall's extraordinary length, it's
too narrow to be seen from an orbiting spacecraft without a
telescope or super binoculars. Spotting the Great Wall from that
height is analogous to being able to see a stretched-out
mile-long thread on the ground while standing on top of a
ten-story building.
Explore my other three web pages on the Great Wall of China
Click these buttons for my Great Wall vacation travel tips,
interesting travel tidbits, and history in brief web pages
Why the Great Wall
of China is special
The Great Wall of China is by far mankind's most extensive
construction endeavor.In its heyday in the 16th and 17th
centuries, it snaked 6400 kilometers (4000 miles) across
northern China.
It zig-zags up and down steep ridges and is punctuated with
imposing watchtowers, making the Great Wall of China one of the
most photogenic man-made structures on earth.
Today, the Great Wall is the travel icon of China.- and one of
the leading vacation travel destinations in the world.
Why the Great Wall of China was built
Among the many reasons:
To serve as lookout postsThe ancient Chinese had rational fears
about being invaded by nomad armies from the north.
To provide the army with a swift early warning system - Fire
signals (nighttime) and smoke signals (daytime) were relayed
from one Great Wall watchtower to another. Messages could be
rapidly sent over great distances.
To create an elevated military roadway through the rugged
terrain - This helped speed the deployment of soldiers from one
area to another along the Great Wall of China.
To impede invaders - This worked against feeble armies. However,
the Great Wall of China would serve more as a psychological than
a physical barrier against a determined, well-manned military
force. A formidable invader could easily breach a lightly
guarded part of the wall. Or, it could muscle its way through
one of the gaps between the individual wall sections.
Debunking a Great Wall myth
It is popularly written that the Great Wall of China is so long
that you could see it with the unaided eye from an orbiting
spacecraft (and some say from the moon) That would be
impossible. Despite the Great Wall's extraordinary length, it's
too narrow to be seen from an orbiting spacecraft without a
telescope or super binoculars. Spotting the Great Wall from that
height is analogous to being able to see a stretched-out
mile-long thread on the ground while standing on top of a
ten-story building.
Explore my other three web pages on the Great Wall of China
Click these buttons for my Great Wall vacation travel tips,
interesting travel tidbits, and history in brief web pagesدیوار
بزرگ چین
دیوار چین
برای بشر همیشه به منزله بالاترین حد تلاش بشر برای ساخت
وسیعترین بنای تاریخ بوده است . دیوار چین در قرنهای
شانزدهم وهفدهم ساخته شد . وسعت این دیوارمارپیچ به 6400
کیلومتر می رسد که در شمال چین امتداد دارد. دیوار چین به
صورت مارپیچ مانند در لبه های پر شیب بالا و پایین میرود و
در فواصل خاص توسط برجهای دیده بانی نشانه گذاری می شود.
به این گونه است که دیوار چین مبدل به یکی از جالبترین
نقاط دنیا برای عکسبرداری شده است . امروزه دیدن دیوار چین
یکی ازعوامل سفر به این کشوربه شمار می رود علاوه بر آن
این دیوار یکی از مقصدهای توریستها ومسافران درسراسر دنیا
می باشد. دیوارچین به عنوان سدی برای مقابله با هجوم
دشمنان ازطرف شمال ساخته شد. در آن زمان برای هشداردادن
اظطراری به نیروها از هجوم دشمنان در روز از دود و در شب
از آتش استفاده می کردند با این روش نگهبانان دربالای
برجهای مراقبت با هم ارتباط برقرار می کردند.
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