Tembok Besar China adalah rangkaian tembok dan benteng kuno yang terletak di China utara, dibangun sekitar 500 tahun yang lalu. Perkiraan panjangnya bervariasi dari 1.500 hingga 5.000 mil, tetapi survei arkeologi yang dilakukan pada tahun 2012 oleh Administrasi Warisan Budaya Negara China menunjukkan bahwa tembok itu lebih dari dua kali lipat dari perkiraan, panjangnya sekitar 13.000 mil - atau 21.000 km.
ï»żText reads The Mysteries of Life with Tim and Moby Tim is sitting on his living room couch reading a book when a crumpled paper ball hits him in the head. TIM What the? Tim tosses the paper ball back at Moby who is shielding himself with a pillow. The paper hits Moby's head. MOBY Beep. Tim reads from a typed letter. TIM Dear Tim and Moby, What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? From, Oren. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to defend against invaders from the north. An image shows the Great Wall of China stretching into the distance. MOBY Beep? TIM Well sure, a person could climb the wall. But China was more worried about nomadic, or wandering, tribes who traveled on horseback. An animation shows a woman walking with two men on horseback. TIM Reaching up to nine meters high, it would be almost impossible to get a horse across the wall. An image shows a man trying to get a horse to climb a ladder propped up against a wall. MOBY Beep? TIM Well, the wall was built in sections during different periods in Chinese history, starting in the third century BCE. Sections would be built independently, connecting the rest of the wall system as it grew. The original wall was nowhere near as long, high, or well-built as what we see today. An animation shows sections of the wall joining together to create the Great Wall. TIM They just kept improving on it, and adding to it as the centuries went by. A map of China shows how the Great Wall spread from the middle of the country to the east. TIM With all of its branches, the Great Wall today extends over 6,400 kilometers through all kids of terrain, including mountains and deserts. It's one of the most amazing constructions in human history. An image shows the Great Wall spreading over a mountainous terrain. TIM Most of what we see today was built during the Ming dynasty, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries. An image shows bricklayers constructing the Great Wall. TIM That was the fifth and last major period of construction. These are the most sophisticated sections of the Great Wall, made mainly of bricks, limestone, and granite. But builders had to use whatever materials were nearby, so some parts of it were just made of dirt and wood. Side by side images show dirt and wood. MOBY Beep? TIM Yeah, for a long time it worked as a national defense. Watchtowers are built at regular intervals into the wall. An image shows tall watchtowers evenly spaced out along the wall. TIM These allowed the armies manning the walls to spot invaders from a distance, and give them a place to retreat if they needed. An image shows a guard viewing invaders from a watchtower. TIM Large gates, or passes, are built into the wall at areas of strategic importance. An animation shows a gate opening in the wall. TIM And in the more sophisticated sections, the wall is wide enough for entire armies to walk along it. An animation shows an army walking along the wall. TIM Inside the wall, complicated systems of stairways would confuse anyone who wasn't familiar with them. MOBY Beep? TIM Well, in the seventeenth century, China was invaded and taken over by a nomadic group called the Manchus. Once they had control, the need for the wall didn't really exist anymore. An image shows Manchurian soldiers in front of the wall. The wall disappears behind them. TIM There was no one else to keep out. So the construction of the wall stopped. Moby carries a globe and places it on a pile of furniture and other household items to make a barricade in the living room. Tim knocks on the barricade. MOBY Beep. TIM Ah, hey. Hey, I need to get through. MOBY Beep? TIM I don't know the password. Come on, I have to go to the bathroom. Thistwo-page worksheet is all about the Great Wall of China. Accompanied by helpful graphics, this text goes into the history of this famous landmark. After reading a short text, students will answer critical-thinking questions and use a word bank to complete both a word search and fill-in-the-blank sentences. TravelOne of the world's greatest feats of engineering reveals the ingenuity of the ancients."The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for the first time, from children to adults, from the general tourists to scholars,â says Henry Ng, the manager of the World Monuments Fundâs China projects. âThe vastness of the structure helps children grasp the great achievements in human historyâfrom the Great Wall to the great pyramidsâand can help inspire them to learn more about human achievements over the millennia.âConstructed over a period of 2,000 years, the stone sentry actually consists of many great walls, some dating back to the fifth century The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered these earlier long wall sections linked and extended with watchtowers to protect the new empire from marauding northern tribes. Succeeding emperors and dynasties continued the construction, spreading westward into the Gobi desert to guard the Silk Road. All together, the walls may have stretched more than 30,000 miles.âBecause the walls were defensive structures, you can learn about building and engineering skills throughout ancient China as well as its military history and strategies,â Ng says.âThe wall raised my daughterâs awareness of Chinaâs long history,â says Beijing resident Pan Ningxin, who took her daughter Mengmeng, eight, to the wall at Badaling. âWe talked about the function of the Great Wall when it was built, so she got some idea of the wars between nations and how dynasties change.âEarly sections of the wall were built from layers of rammed earth and local materialsâred palm fronds in the Gobi desert, wild poplar trunks in the Tarim Basin, reeds in Gansu. Many of these sections have eroded over the centuries; the Great Legacy of an Ancient Time Wall as we know it largely dates from the Ming dynasty from the 14th to the 17th centuries. The Ming wall stretches nearly 4,500 miles from Shanhaiguan Pass on the Bohai Sea to Jiayuguan Pass in the of the Ming dynasty layered stone and brick over packed earth, building walls 20 feet wide at the base and nearly 30 feet high that twist along the steep mountain ridges north of Beijing. Surrounded by misty green hills with watchtowers that disappear into low-hanging clouds, the wall is a place for reflectionâthe sense of history and the craftsmanship required to build it permeate the ancient stones.âWe wonder about the builders, the soldiers who were stationed at some of these lonely outposts, the nearby villagers who may or may not have appreciated the garrisons near them,â says Jennifer Ambrose, who lives with her family north of Beijing and visits the Great Wall several times a month. âWe explore around the wall, surprised to find remains of older walls that predate the Ming by centuries.âForced laborers used pulleys to haul stone slabs nearly seven feet long and weighing a ton up the steep mountainsides. Some 10,000 watchtowers and beacon towers are located every 200 to 300 yards for quick communication. While drums were the main form of communication before 200 soldiers later used fire and smoke signals to broadcast the size of an enemy force. Each tower along the wall had a ready supply of burnable materials should the need arise. During the Ming dynasty the sounds of cannon warned of approaching will delight in wandering the ramparts, lined with battlements and parapets and wide enough for five horses to ride abreast. âWe encourage our seven-year-old son, Myles, to explore the construction as much as he can,â Ambrose says.âTo look for signs of pieces that are missing, like bars on the windows, or to try to figure out from which direction invaders were expected to come based on the slots through which archers shot. Often a visit will leave us with more questions that we try to research afterward, like, Why was the Ming wall built in this direction when an earlier wall, still visible, was built so many meters in another direction?âWith more than 4,000 miles to explore, there are hundreds of places where you can visit the wall. Sites near Beijing offer the easiest access. Skip the crowds at Badaling, and head for Jinshanling, two hours northeast of the capital, which offers stunning views and invigorating hikes. Children will love seeing the lights that illuminate a section at night. An alternative At Huanghuacheng, about an hour and a half north of Beijing, the wall skirts Jintang Lake and the crescent-shaped Huanghuacheng Reservoir. In summer, the mountain slopes are covered with huanghua yellow wildflowers that gave the town its name. âWe most frequently go to the Huanghuacheng area because there are several access points, all rather close together, but different enough to be interesting,â Ambrose says. If you can, visit the Great Wall when itâs blanketed with snow. âThe snow enhances the crenellations, making the wall look more castlelike than normal,â Ambrose says. âMy sonâs imagination really gets goingâwhen we go to Juyongguan in the snow, he pretends heâs in a battle, stuffing snow into the cannon and throwing snowballs over the edge at imaginary foes.âFor a quieter, less developed area ideal for young children, visit Mutianyu, a village just over an hour north of Beijing that dates from the 16th century. âThis area is forested with crown pines and also full of fruit trees on the hills and in orchardsâchestnut, apple, pear, and apricot,â says Jim Spear, who has lived in Mutianyu for 17 years and runs The Schoolhouse lodgings. âMy kids roamed all over the local mountains, climbed trees, picked wildflowers, and gathered wild edibles with guidance from our neighbors. This is exactly what the local kids do when theyâre not busy with their studies and on vacations.âEnclosed cable cars can transport you straight from the valley to the top of the wall. âBut many of our visitors like to get off the beaten track and take walks with their kids to nearby unrestored sections of the Great Wallâwhat we call the wild wall,â â Spear says. âThe wild sections there are overgrown and crumbling and the ruins give one a sense of how ancient and great this civilization is.âKnow Before You Go Insider Tip The Great Wall was designed for protection, but donât forget the forts that were another part of Chinaâs defenses. The 16th-century Yaoziyu Fort, for example, is the best preserved of Huanghuachengâs six forts. Changyucheng Village was founded 500 years ago to guard one of the wallâs most important for KidsThe Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy; illustrated by Mou-Sien Tseng 1992 This beautifully illustrated book tells the old Chinese folktale of seven brothers with extraordinary abilities, who band together and use their powers to challenge the emperorâs mistreatment of his workers on the Great for ParentsThe Great Wall From Beginning to End by William Lindesay and Michael Yamashita 2007 The story of Lindesayâs hike along the entire Ming wall, from the Yellow Sea to the desert foothills of the Qilian Mountains, is accompanied by Michael Yamashitaâs of the Pipa by Jiang Ting 2003 The elegant Chinese pipa, somewhat similar to a banjo, dates back 2,000 years in Chinaâs history. Ting has played the pipa since childhood and won first prize in Chinaâs national pipa competition in 1996. Here, on this album, she plays ancient and modern Chinese compositions, plus her own melodies. Helpful LinksGreat Wall Website This collection of essays lays out the history of the many long walls that comprise the Great Wall, analyzes the popular folktale of Meng Jiangnu, and answers commonly asked questions about the wall such as, Is it visible from the moon? No.. Be sure to check out the Travel Guide section, which details the various sites and best times to visit the Kids This is an essential resource for families visiting Beijing. Produced by local expat families, the website provides a directory of hotels, restaurants, and educational centers in the city; tips on family-friendly events and activities in the area; and readersâ personal experiences traveling to various Great Wall sites.âThe Great Wall of China,â In Our Time BBC radio host Melvyn Bragg discusses the Great Wall of China with Chinese historians in this episode of In Our Time. The scholars vividly describe the differences among the many sections of the Great Wall and talk in depth about its origins. TheGreat Wall : China against the world 1000 BC - 2000 AD. Sydney: Picador Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978--330-42241-3. Man, John (2008). The Great Wall : the extraordinary history of China's wonder of the world. London England: Bantam Press. ISBN 978--593-05574-8. Mooney, Paul (May 15, 2007). "Great Wall of China Overrun, Damaged, Disneyfied".The one thing most people âknowâ about the Great Wall of Chinaâthat it is one of the only man-made structures visible from spaceâis not actually true. Since the wall looks a lot like the stone and soil that surround it, it is difficult to discern with the human eye even from low Earth orbit, and is difficult to make out in most orbital photos. However, this does not detract from the wonder of this astounding ancient millennia, Chinese leaders instituted wall-building projects to protect the land from northern, nomadic invaders. One surviving section of such an ancient wall, in the Shandong province, is made of hard-packed soil called ârammed earthâ and is estimated to be 2,500 years old. For centuries during the Warring States Period, before China was unified into one nation, such walls defended the 220 Qin Shi Huang, also called the First Emperor, united China. He masterminded the process of uniting the existing walls into one. At that time, rammed earth and wood made up most of the wall. Emperor after emperor strengthened and extended the wall, often with the aim of keeping out the northern invaders. In some places, the wall was constructed of brick. Elsewhere, quarried granite or even marble blocks were used. The wall was continuously brought up to date as building techniques Yuanzhang, who became the Hongwu Emperor, took power in 1368 He founded the Ming Dynasty, famous for its achievements in the arts of ceramics and painting. The Ming emperors improved the wall with watchtowers and platforms. Most of the familiar images of the wall show Ming-era construction in the stone. Depending on how the wall is measured, it stretches somewhere between 4,000 and 5,500 kilometers 2,500 and 3,400 miles.In the 17th century, the Manchu emperors extended Chinese rule into Inner Mongolia, making the wall less important as a defense. However, it has retained its importance as a symbol of Chinese identity and culture. Countless visitors view the wall every year. It may not be clearly visible from space, but it is considered âan absolute masterpieceâ here on Earth.
The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13,000 miles in length, located in northern China. Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall was originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the third century as a means of preventing incursions from barbarian nomads. The best-known and best-preserved section of the Great Wall was built in the 14th through 17th centuries during the Ming dynasty. Though the Great Wall never effectively prevented invaders from entering China, it came to function as a powerful symbol of Chinese civilizationâs enduring Dynasty Construction Though the beginning of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the fifth century many of the fortifications included in the wall date from hundreds of years earlier, when China was divided into a number of individual kingdoms during the so-called Warring States Period. Around 220 Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China under the Qin Dynasty, ordered that earlier fortifications between states be removed and a number of existing walls along the northern border be joined into a single system that would extend for more than 10,000 li a li is about one-third of a mile and protect China against attacks from the of the âWan Li Chang Cheng,â or 10,000-Li-Long Wall, was one of the most ambitious building projects ever undertaken by any civilization. The famous Chinese general Meng Tian initially directed the project, and was said to have used a massive army of soldiers, convicts and commoners as workers. Made mostly of earth and stone, the wall stretched from the China Sea port of Shanhaiguan over 3,000 miles west into Gansu province. In some strategic areas, sections of the wall overlapped for maximum security including the Badaling stretch, north of Beijing, that was later restored during the Ming Dynasty. From a base of 15 to 50 feet, the Great Wall rose some 15-30 feet high and was topped by ramparts 12 feet or higher; guard towers were distributed at intervals along you know? When Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered construction of the Great Wall around 221 the labor force that built the wall was made up largely of soldiers and convicts. It is said that as many as 400,000 people died during the wall's construction; many of these workers were buried within the wall Wall of China Through the Centuries With the death of Qin Shi Huang and the fall of the Qin Dynasty, much of the Great Wall fell into disrepair. After the fall of the later Han Dynasty, a series of frontier tribes seized control in northern China. The most powerful of these was the Northern Wei Dynasty, which repaired and extended the existing wall to defend against attacks from other tribes. The Bei Qi kingdom 550â577 built or repaired more than 900 miles of wall, and the short-lived but effective Sui Dynasty 581â618 repaired and extended the Great Wall of China a number of the fall of the Sui and the rise of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall lost its importance as a fortification, as China had defeated the Tujue tribe to the north and expanded past the original frontier protected by the wall. During the Song Dynasty, the Chinese were forced to withdraw under threat from the Liao and Jin peoples to the north, who took over many areas on both sides of the Great Wall. The powerful Yuan Mongol Dynasty 1206-1368, established by Genghis Khan, eventually controlled all of China, parts of Asia and sections of Europe. Though the Great Wall held little importance for the Mongols as a military fortification, soldiers were assigned to man the wall in order to protect merchants and caravans traveling along the lucrative Silk Road trade routes established during this Building During the Ming Dynasty Despite its long history, the Great Wall of China as it is exists today was constructed mainly during the mighty Ming Dynasty 1368-1644. Like the Mongols, the early Ming rulers had little interest in building border fortifications, and wall building was limited before the late 15th century. In 1421, the Ming emperor Yongle proclaimed Chinaâs new capital, Beijing, on the site of the former Mongol city of Dadu. Under the strong hand of the Ming rulers, Chinese culture flourished, and the period saw an immense amount of construction in addition to the Great Wall, including bridges, temples and pagodas. The construction of the Great Wall as it is known today began around 1474. After an initial phase of territorial expansion, Ming rulers took a largely defensive stance, and their reformation and extension of the Great Wall was key to this Ming wall extended from the Yalu River in Liaoning Province to the eastern bank of the Taolai River in Gansu Province, and winded its way from east to west through todayâs Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and west of Juyong Pass, the Great Wall was split into south and north lines, respectively named the Inner and Outer Walls. Strategic âpassesâ fortresses and gates were placed along the wall; the Juyong, Daoma and Zijing passes, closest to Beijing, were named the Three Inner Passes, while further west were Yanmen, Ningwu and Piantou, the Three Outer Passes. All six passes were heavily garrisoned during the Ming period and considered vital to the defense of the of the Great Wall of China In the mid-17th century, the Manchus from central and southern Manchuria broke through the Great Wall and encroached on Beijing, eventually forcing the fall of the Ming Dynasty and beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Between the 18th and 20th centuries, the Great Wall emerged as the most common emblem of China for the Western world, and a symbol both physicalâas a manifestation of Chinese strengthâand a psychological representation of the barrier maintained by the Chinese state to repel foreign influences and exert control over its the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in human history. In 1987, UNESCO designated the Great Wall a World Heritage site, and a popular claim emerged in the 20th century that it is the only manmade structure visible from space NASA has since refuted this claim. Over the years, roadways have been cut through the wall in various points, and many sections have deteriorated after centuries of neglect. The best-known section of the Great Wall of ChinaâBadaling, located 43 miles 70 km northwest of Beijingâwas rebuilt in the late 1950s, and attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.TembokBesar China atau, merupakan satu siri kubu China silam yang dibina sekitar 200 SM dan di antara akhir abad ke-14 sehingga permulaan abad ke-17, semasa Dinasti Ming, untuk melindungi utara China daripada serangan puak Mongol dan Turkik. Ia didahului oleh beberapa tembok dibina semenjak abad ke-3 SM terhadap perompak puak-puak nomad yang datang dari kawasan yang dikenali hari ini sebagai Mongolia dan Manchuria. Panjang Tembok Besar China ini ialah kira-kira 6,400 km, daripada Shanhguan sehi
