The great wall of China in history and legend / Zhewen Luo and Zhao Lou

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Beijing, China : Foreign Languages Press, c1986Description: 87 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 835114546
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS 793 .Z44 1986
Contents:
A Brief History of the Great Wall -- Why Was the Great Wall Built? -- The Functions, Military Layout and Structure of the Great Wall -- How the Great Wall Was Built -- Some Well-known Remains of the Great Wall -- Appendices -- Legend of the Great Wall -- Chronological Table of Chinese History -- Genealogical Table of the Qin, Han and Ming Dynasties -- Units of Measure of Each Dynasty -- Bibliography of Books on the Great Wall.
Summary: To most foreigners the words "the Great Wall" and "China" are nearly synonymous, for their geography textbooks have all taught them about one of the great wonders of the world. For the Chinese its somewhat the same, for a Chinese saying goes: "You won't be considered a great man if you have not been to the Great Wall."
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A Brief History of the Great Wall -- Why Was the Great Wall Built? -- The Functions, Military Layout and Structure of the Great Wall -- How the Great Wall Was Built -- Some Well-known Remains of the Great Wall -- Appendices -- Legend of the Great Wall -- Chronological Table of Chinese History -- Genealogical Table of the Qin, Han and Ming Dynasties -- Units of Measure of Each Dynasty -- Bibliography of Books on the Great Wall.

To most foreigners the words "the Great Wall" and "China" are nearly synonymous, for their geography textbooks have all taught them about one of the great wonders of the world. For the Chinese its somewhat the same, for a Chinese saying goes: "You won't be considered a great man if you have not been to the Great Wall."

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