The Historical Background of Building the Great Wall of Wan Li

The wisdom of China's ancient ancestors is infinite. They have created many architectural wonders that shocked the world, among which the Great Wall of Wan Li is the most important. The Great Wall of Wan Li is bounded by Shanxi, with masonry in the east and rammed earth in the west, but it is also very strong. The main passes of the Great Wall in Wan Li are well built, such as Juyongguan and Jiayuguan, and there are several layers of walls, up to 20 layers. This is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient working people. Such a huge project is a rare miracle in the history of architecture. The following small series will talk about the pride of China architects: "Wan Li Great Wall"

I. Historical background

The history of the construction of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the famous allusion "bonfire drama princes" occurred in Haojing, the capital (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) originated from this.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries competed for hegemony and defended each other, and the construction of the Great Wall entered its first climax, but the construction length at this time was relatively short. After Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world, Qin Shihuang connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, which was called the Great Wall of Wan Li. The Ming Dynasty was the last dynasty to overhaul the Great Wall, and most of the Great Wall seen by people today was built at this time.

For more than 2,000 years, the construction of the Great Wall in China has basically been recorded, but the names used in the construction and recording of the Great Wall in different dynasties and generations are different. Some of these different names are common to each other in the same historical period, while others are only used in a certain historical period or a certain region.

Second, the military role of the Great Wall.

The Great Wall is the greatest military project in the ancient history of the world. It is not a simple isolated first-line wall, but from point to line, from line to surface, connecting the passes, military fortresses, Guancheng and military towns along the Great Wall into a tight network, forming a complete defense system. The Great Wall of Wan Li starts from Hushan in Liaoning in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu in the west, with a total length of 2 1 196.438+08km. The people of China, together with her, have repeatedly resisted foreign invasion, which can be said to be the patron saint of the Chinese nation!

Third, the Great Wall's influence on ancient agricultural society.

The Great Wall is the guarantee of peace and stability of ancient agricultural society in China. In the long history of more than 2,000 years, the rulers of past dynasties relied on the Great Wall to repel the invasion of northern nomads many times, creating a relatively flat production environment for the survival and development of agricultural economy in feudal society and making people's lives more stable.

Fourthly, the influence of the Great Wall on the national economy and trade.

The Great Wall is a position for trade and cultural exchanges between ethnic groups inside and outside the Great Wall, and it is also a link to unite and unify a multi-ethnic country.

The Great Wall of Wan Li is a miracle in the architectural history of China and the world. You can imagine how incredible it is to build such a magnificent project when ancient science and technology are underdeveloped. It is precisely because of the Great Wall in Wan Li that the people of China were protected from foreign invasion many times in ancient China, and it is also because of the Great Wall in Wan Li that we China architects can stand erect when communicating with foreign counterparts.