CONSTRUCTIONS

This is an image that I creat of a general named General Meng Tien. Meng Tien was the most powerful general of the Qin (Ch’in) dynasty. He participated in the Qin state’s final drive to unify China that resulted in the creation of the Qin dynasty in 221 b.c.e. His greatest feat was the building of the Great Wall of China.

Ancient Chinese people of laboring were very creative when built the Great Wall. During the construction of this unbelievable task, they followed the principle of designing with local conditions and using materials. And for over 2,000 years of building the wall, this principle was always being abided by, reflecting the traditional Chinese thought of geographical advantage preference.

The Great Wall of China is mostly built in high mountains and deep valleys, where it's difficult to transport materials. There are three ways how ancient people solved this problem. First of all, is men power. The large amount of stones, earth, bricks, pieces of wood and lime were frequently carried by labors on their shoulders or back. Second, some simple machinery was put into use. The workers used rolling logs, crowbars and winding gears to carry the building materials to the mountains. In valleys, they put the stones into baskets, tied the baskets to the rope and set it down along the rope to the opposite valleys, which greatly reduced manpower. Third, they drives animals to difficult places. The animals which are good at climbing mountains like goats and donkeys weighted down with bricks, stones and other building materials were chased into the steep mountains, which largely saved transportation time and cost of labor force.

Emperor Qin

In 221 BC - 206 BC, The emperor of Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered his laborers to connect these scattered walls and create new sections, thus forming a Great Wall in the northern and central China in the true sense. Later, the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) further developed the defensive of the wall and strengthened it. It pushes it to the highest peak.

Emperor Ming

The majority of the existing wall was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.(1368 - 1644). It was an ambitious project and took over 100 years to complete. Ming's emperors were busy with the construction of this Great Wall throughout their reign.

This is a video of the amazing Great Wall. media type="youtube" key="AB4nXADdPPY" height="314" width="420"

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