The Great Wall ancient China and homeland

Contents

Preface 01

Chapter I The Evolution of the Great Wall from the Stone Age to the Song and Yuan Dynasties

PART 01 From Primitive City Walls to the Great Wall of the Warring States Period 002

PART 02 The Great Wall of the Qin and Han Dynasties 011

PART 03 The Great Wall of Wei, Jin (220-420) and Song Dynasties 021

Chapter II Integrated Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty

PART 01 Great Wall Construction in the Ming Dynasty 034

PART 02 System of Integrated Defense by Nine Towns of Strategic Importance along the Great Wall 044

PART 03 Operational Principles of the Defensive Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty 069

PART 04 Architectural Structure of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty 083

PART 05 Livehood of Garrison in the Ming Dynasty 092

Chapter III Where is the Great Wall Today?

PART 01 Impregnable Defense for Beijing Built by National Support 102

PART 02 Nanshan Road Frontier Wall: Jerry-built Great Wall Guarding the Ming Imperial Tombs 122

PART 03 Qi Jiguang Supervises Construction of Yanshan Great Wall 132

PART 04 Low-profile Great Wall in Taihang Mountain 146

PART 05 Great Wall in Zhangjiakou: Guarding the West of Beijing 164

PART 06 War and Peace—Destiny of the Great Wall in Northern Shanxi Province 176

PART 07 Hexi Corridor—Westernmost Part of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty 191

PART 08 Dilemma at Hetao: Offence or defense? 210

PART 09 Mysterious Liaodong Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty in Eastern Liaoning Province 221

Chapter IV The Great Wall in Modern Times

PART 01 From Strategic Fortification to Trade Channel 232

PART 02 Great Wall Section at Bataizi Reflecting Fusion of Modern

Chinese and Western Civilizations 238

PART 03 The Battles of Great Wall in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression 244

PART 04 A Long Way to Go to Protect the Great Wall 255

Appendix The Great Wall of China Unique in Many Aspects 264