Picturesque Jinshanling GreatWall(English Chinese Edition)
Author:Gao Junhu
Publication date:2013-05-01
ISBN:9787802369146
Language:Chinese-English
Abstract:
The Great wall is the pride and one of the symbols
of China. One part of the Wall called Jinshanling
falls within the territory of Luanping County is the most
magnificent owing to the dense and well-preserved
watching-towers. Someone says that “the Unique Beauty of
the Great Wall just in ...
Introduction
The Great wall is the pride and one of the symbols
of China. One part of the Wall called Jinshanling
falls within the territory of Luanping County is the most
magnificent owing to the dense and well-preserved
watching-towers. Someone says that “the Unique Beauty of
the Great Wall just in Jinshanling”.
The Great Wall of Jinshanling part lies across Jinshan Hill of
Yanshan Mountain chain which is the juncture of Luanping
County of Hebei and Miyun County of Beijing, connecting
Simatai in the east and Gubeikou in the west. It is 130
kilometers away from Beijing City in the southwest and
90 KM from the Mountain Resort of Chengde City in the
northeast. Jinshanling is the northeast gateway of Beijing
City.
The Great Wall of Jinshanling section began to be built
in 1368 A. D. and the famous general named Xuda took
charge of the project. In year 1567, general Qijiguang and
Governor Tanlun continued a series of repairing project.
Along the Wall, 5 gates,67 watching-towers,3 beacon
towers and battlements, fighting platforms, batteries,
observatories, thunderstone holes, arrow-shooting spaces,
horse-blocking wall and so on Geographically speaking,
Jinshanling Mountain connects Gubeikou, Laowaguan
and Heiguguan barrier from the east and the west; it is
the important protective area preventing the incursion
of Mongolian troops in Ming Dynasty. Also due to the
exquisite architectural arts and the rounded military defense
system, the Great Wall of Jinshanling section was enlisted
on the name list of world cultural heritages and one of the
4A class national scenery spots; in 2010 it was
commented as one of the 10 Chinese Beautiful
Autumn Places and the most luxurious crest
line, the most charming viewing deck, the most
profound history ruins
Book catalogue
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PREFACE
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AUTUMN 秋
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WINTER 冬
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POSTSCRIPT
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作者简介
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版权页
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封底
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