The history of the great wall

The Great Wall was the largest defensive military project in ancient China. It starts from Shanhaiguan in the east, crosses mountains and valleys, stretches deserts and grasslands, and reaches its final destination, Jiayuguan. Its total length is 654.38+20 Wan Li, so it is called the Great Wall of Wan Li.

The construction of the Great Wall was gradually completed over a long period of time. It took more than 2000 years from the beginning to the final completion. If the Great Wall built in the past dynasties is connected, the total length will exceed 50,000 kilometers. The Great Wall has become one of the greatest projects in the world because of its majestic momentum. Seen from the satellite, one of the few buildings is the Great Wall of Wan Li, which is a symbol of the Chinese nation's hard work, perseverance and ancient civilization.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period from the 5th century BC to the 7th century BC, feudal lords in the Central Plains fought for hegemony and wars were frequent. In order to prevent the powerful nomadic tribes on the northern grassland from harassing the Central Plains, Yan, Zhao, Qin and other countries in the north built city walls at strategic locations. Qin Shihuang unified China and connected the Great Walls of various countries into a line, forming a military barrier from Lintao, Gansu to Wan Li, Yanjin, Liaodong, and creating a world-famous ancient engineering miracle.

From the Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall was built and expanded on different scales. "The Han Dynasty continued to build the Great Wall. From Wendi to Xuan Di, to the north bank of Heilongjiang in the west and to the north bank of Heilongjiang in the east, the Great Wall with a total length of nearly 10,000 kilometers was built. Half of the ancient Silk Road was along the Great Wall, which was the longest in history. In the Ming dynasty, in order to prevent the invasion of Tatars and Waci people, it never stopped.

The Great Wall has extremely high tourism value and historical and cultural significance. Now, after careful development and restoration, Shanhaiguan, Juyongguan, Badaling, Simatai, Mutianyu and Jiayuguan have become famous tourist attractions at home and abroad. From a distance, it seems that the ancient battlefield is just around the corner. Today, the Great Wall and the Egyptian Golden Pagoda, the Colosseum in Rome and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy (that is, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in China) are regarded as the seven wonders of the world.

Through study, you can learn about the construction of the Great Wall, the maintenance of the past dynasties and the far-reaching influence on the Chinese nation. You can also have a clearer understanding of the Great Wall around us, and truly appreciate the great practical significance of this world cultural heritage to the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics today.

This course will cover the construction of the Great Wall in Qin Dynasty, the maintenance and expansion of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty and its practical significance.

Qin Wan Li Great Wall

First, an overview of the Great Wall.

The Great Wall of Wan Li is one of the greatest architectural projects in the history of China and the greatest national defense project in the history of China. It starts from Shanhaiguan on the Bohai Sea in the east, passes through Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningxia and other provinces, and reaches Jiayuguan in Gansu Province in the west. It stretches1more than 2000 miles along rolling mountains and vast deserts. Historically, the Great Wall was used to resist the invasion of nomadic people in the north. It has played an important role in ensuring the production and life of the people in the northern frontier. In addition, objectively, it also blocked the sandstorm in the north. The construction scale of the Great Wall is so huge that it is difficult to compare with Beijing, Nanjing or foreign ancient Rome and Alexandria. It is estimated that if the masonry used to build the Great Wall is built into a wall with a height of five meters and a width of one meter, its length can circle the earth, which shows what a magnificent project it is! No wonder astronauts can't see the earth's surface clearly from the moon. They can only see the reclamation project in Holland and the Great Wall in China.

Second, the appearance of the Great Wall.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to the frequent, fierce and expanding scale of wars, military fortification technology was widely developed. In order to guard against sudden attacks by neighboring countries, various vassal States often built some garrison facilities on the border, such as checkpoints, blockade lines, pavilions, barriers, etc., and later further connected with the city wall, or expanded the dikes of major rivers, resulting in the so-called Great Wall. The earliest Great Wall in the history of China is the Fangcheng of Chu. Founded in the 7th century BC, it is located in Zhushan, Hubei Province to Biyang, Henan Province. In the middle and early Warring States period, with the intensification of the annexation war, the major vassal States in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River built the Great Wall to defend each other. In the middle and late Warring States period, due to the continuous growth and southward migration of nomadic tribes such as Xiongnu, Donghu and others, Qin, Zhao and Yan Dou built the Great Wall on a large scale.

Third, the reasons for the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li

Xiongnu was originally an ancient minority in northern China, but it gradually became strong in the late Warring States period. The northern Yanzhao declined, and the Xiongnu nobles invaded south step by step, occupying a large area of land in the Hetao area of the Yellow River. They mainly make a living by gathering and hunting, relying on cavalry who come and go quickly, plundering people and property, destroying agricultural production and making the border very restless.

After Qin Shihuang unified the Central Plains, on the one hand, in order to facilitate national reunification, he ordered "to destroy battlements and remove all obstacles", thus demolishing all the Great Wall in the Mainland. On the other hand, in order to resist the Huns and strengthen national defense, the Great Wall in the border areas has not been demolished, but has been further repaired, connected and built on a large scale on the basis of the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao and Yan mentioned above.

The reason why Qin overhauled the Great Wall of Wan Li was not because the national strength was weak and Qin Jun did not dare to fight, so the Xiongnu was strong, but because of the particularity of the contradiction between the ancient agricultural economic nationalities in the Central Plains and the nomadic economic nationalities in the north. Agricultural production needs a peaceful, unified and stable environment to promote cultivation and harvest and develop economy and culture. Nomads live by grass, wandering, and the Huns who are in the stage of transformation to slavery invade and plunder. The Central Plains attacked. As soon as the army retreated, it was plundered as before. This is the fundamental reason why Qin, Zhao and Yan overhauled the Great Wall at the border since the mid-Warring States period.

Fourth, the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li.

The construction of Wan Li Great Wall in Qin Dynasty was divided into two stages, *** 12 years.

In the first stage, from the 26th year to the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang (22 1-2 15), the six countries had just fallen, and a series of reforms and measures to consolidate and unify were being carried out in China, with the Huns as the strategic defense policy. The former Great Wall on the border of Qin, Zhao and Yan was mainly repaired, and several new parts were built to connect them. There are not many new buildings and the amount of work is not large. They were mainly completed by the troops led by Meng Tian and the soldiers and civilians in the border counties, and there was no large-scale mobilization of manpower, material resources and financial resources across the country, which was rarely reflected in the history books.

In the second stage, from 33 to 37 years of Qin Shihuang (265,438+04-265,438+00 years ago), the situation changed greatly. Qin Shihuang's work of consolidating internal affairs was completed, the restoration of the Great Wall on the border was basically over, the frontier defense was consolidated, all preparations for the Xiongnu War were ready, and the strategic defense was turned into a strategic attack, which achieved great victory. In the thirty-second year of Qin Shihuang, Meng Tian defeated Xiongnu. The following year, he crossed the Yellow River, captured Gao E, and took control of Yangshan and the northern resort, thus pushing the border of the Qin Dynasty far north. In order to consolidate the newly occupied area, he began to build the second stage of the Great Wall. There are two tasks in the second stage. First, "from Yuzhong (now Yuzhong, Gansu) to Hedong, it belongs to Yinshan Mountain, and it is thought that (4) there are fourteen counties and cities. In the first stage, the drip road is connected with the Great Wall extending northwest along Taoshui River, eastward along the Yellow River until it is connected with Yinshan Mountain, that is, it is connected with the western end of Yinshan South Great Wall in Zhao Guoyuan, and 44 cities and counties are built along the river to strengthen the defense along the river. The second is to build pavilions in Gaoque, Yangshan and Beifake to drive people away. In other words, the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain built by Zhao Haoqi Wuling was rebuilt. After joining the original Great Wall of Zhaoyin Mountain to the east, Zhuozi in Inner Mongolia turned to the northeast, winding to the north of Shangdu County in Inner Mongolia, south of Huade County in Hebei Province and south of kangbao county, and connecting with the original Great Wall of Yan State in Taibus Banner in Inner Mongolia. These two tasks are mainly new buildings, including the restoration of the Yinshan Great Wall in Zhaowuling, which is similar to new buildings due to the long-term destruction of Xiongnu. In addition, the terrain is similar. It is difficult to complete the task only by the troops led by Meng Tian and the soldiers and civilians in border counties, so the manpower and material resources of the mainland were used on a large scale. It is estimated that there were about 500,000 troops and 500,000 civilian workers involved in the construction of the Great Wall at that time, and the total manpower was no less than 1 10,000. Therefore, the working people of the Qin Dynasty don't know how much sacrifice and huge price they paid to build the Great Wall of Wan Li!

Fifth, the role and significance of the Great Wall in Wan Li.

Qin Shihuang knew that his military strength was strong and he could destroy the six eastern countries and level the world. He can defeat the Huns in one fell swoop. However, defeating the Huns can not conquer and occupy the Huns, change their living conditions, environment and habits, nor can they eradicate their erratic and unpredictable harassment. It was from the century-long plan that Qin Shihuang decided to take a strategic policy of active defense against Xiongnu. On the one hand, it severely cracked down on Xiongnu militarily, on the other hand, it overhauled the Great Wall of Wan Li to ensure the consolidation of border defense and national security. Judging from the history of the Qin Dynasty, the role and significance of the Great Wall in Wan Li mainly include the following three aspects:

First, turn short into long and consolidate border defense. Compared with Xiongnu army, Qin Jun is well-organized, well-equipped and well-trained, and is good at large-scale group operations. However, its flexibility and mobility are poor, and it is more restricted by terrain conditions, which is shorter than the time to climb mountains and mountains, and it is also very difficult to attack and disperse operations in a long distance. Compared with Qin Jun, the Xiongnu army, on the contrary, has no strict organization, training and logistical support. There is no multi-arms cooperation, but everyone is used to riding and shooting, fighting bravely and being good at Mercedes-Benz surprise attack. "If you are favorable, you will advance, if you are unfavorable, you will retreat, and you will not be ashamed to escape." 10, so it can be flexible, unpredictable and decentralized, and does not need logistics support. Being short of siege and reinforcement is one of its major weaknesses. It is precisely because of the Great Wall of Wan Li as a barrier that tarquin's activities are restricted. Qin Jun, on the other hand, has become shorter and longer, making it more defensive. Therefore, there was no great harm of Xiongnu invading the territory in Qin Dynasty, which was inseparable from the role of the Great Wall in Wan Li.

The second is to guarantee the attack and consolidate the victory. Meng Tian's success in defeating Xiongnu was attributed to Qin Jun's strength and correct operational guidance, but it was also closely related to his earnest maintenance of the Great Wall in the first stage. The Qin-Hungarian border is as long as Wan Li, and it is difficult to concentrate on launching a strategic attack without the Great Wall shielding and Qin Jun's divided forces. Even if the Huns can attack, they can retreat from one side to the other, circling around and disturbing. It is precisely because the Great Wall effectively consolidated the border defense and ensured the safety of Qin Jun's flank that Meng Tian was able to concentrate hundreds of thousands of troops, launch a fierce attack in the main strategic direction, win quickly, recover Henan and win Yinshan in one fell swoop, and deal a great blow to the Huns. On the one hand, the Huns suffered military defeat, on the other hand, there was no gap because of the cover of the Great Wall everywhere in Qin. He was forced to retreat to the north of Yinshan Mountain. Meng Tian won a military victory, and then overhauled the Great Wall in the second stage, thus consolidating the victory. It can be seen that the Great Wall of Wan Li is not only an important means of defense, but also an important means to guarantee the attack and consolidate the victory.

The third is to promote the development and construction of border areas. The Great Wall of Wan Li not only protected the economy and culture of the Central Plains from the Huns, but also made great contributions to the development and construction of the border areas. There are 12 counties along the Great Wall in Qin Dynasty, including Longxi, Beidi, Shang Jun, Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen, Dai Jun, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong, and some counties are far away. People can live and work in peace and contentment, land is developed, and agricultural production is developed, especially in Henan and along the Yellow River. Qin Shihuang immigrated a lot, and after the establishment of forty-four counties, it soon became a new economic prosperity area.

Since the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall of Wan Li has been inherited by rulers of many feudal dynasties. After more than 2000 years of continuous renovation and expansion, its scale is becoming more and more magnificent. It is one of the miracles in the history of China's military fortification, and it is still the pride of the Chinese nation.

Ming great wall

The word "Great Wall" is familiar to everyone. Now, when you look down at the earth from a distant space by plane, the Great Wall of Wan Li, China is among the buildings you can see. It has become one of the seven wonders of the world. Do you know which dynasty the existing Great Wall was built? Why build it? What role did it play at that time?

After the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian nobles, the former ruler, fled back to their hometown and continued to harass and plunder in the south. Later, Jurchen rose in the northeast. In order to defend against the harassment of nomadic nobles such as Mongolia and Jurchen, the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the defense in the north. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, was the leader of the peasant uprising and had personal experience of attacking the city. When he won the world, he attached great importance to fortification measures in order to consolidate his rule. It turns out that when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to unify the whole country, he adopted Zhu Sheng's suggestion of "building a high wall, accumulating grain widely, and slowing down to be king". Building a high wall means building a city ready for war. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, not only the walls of all the prefectures and counties in China were built very firmly, all with bricks, but also the Great Wall was built on the northern border.

In the first year of Hongwu (A.D. 1368), Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, officially founded the country, and sent Xu Da troops to build Juyongguan and other Great Walls. In the 14th year of Hongwu (AD 138 1), the Great Wall such as Shanhaiguan was built. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, a section of the Great Wall along the Yellow River was built in Gansu (south of Jingyuan) and Jiayuguan and its nearby Great Wall were built. In the Ming Dynasty, the construction and defense of the Great Wall almost never stopped. Around A.D. 1644, the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li took more than 200 years to be basically completed. The Great Wall, which starts from Yalu River in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in the west, is over14,600 li in length, including the section from Shanhaiguan to Yalu River. Because of the poor engineering, it was seriously damaged. The project from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan is relatively solid and well preserved. There are two Guancheng East-West confrontation, so people call the Wan Li Great Wall, which stretches for more than 12,000 miles from Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, our existing Great Wall.

The Ming Dynasty was the heyday of the Great Wall construction. Counting the past dynasties, the Ming Great Wall has the longest construction time, the largest scale, the highest quality and the most exquisite architecture. The Great Wall is tall and majestic, forming a solid defense line from east to west in the north of China.

The Great Wall built in past dynasties is different in structure, construction method and shape. But as far as the basic principles of building the Great Wall are concerned, the basic principles of all previous dynasties are the same. This basic principle can be summarized as "adjust measures to local conditions and control traffic jams according to risks". The so-called "adapting measures to local conditions" means, on the one hand, building projects skillfully according to topographic conditions, and on the other hand, making full use of local natural resources to select suitable building materials.

As a great fortification, the Great Wall consists of three parts: the pass, the wall, the tower and the beacon tower.

Pass: The whole pass structure is generally composed of square or polygonal walls, gates, towers and crocks, and some are Los Angeles and moats.

Wall: The walls of the Great Wall here are generally strong. The inner and outer eaves are mostly covered with huge masonry, filled with loess gravel, and the height is generally around 10 meter, which not only makes it difficult for the siege enemies to climb, but also gives people a daunting feeling. The top of the wall is generally four or five meters wide, which is convenient for troops to maneuver and transport grain and grass weapons during combat. There are people climbing up and down the wall.

City gate: the city gate is usually a passage in and out, and it is an exit to counter the enemy in wartime. In the early days, wooden lintels were often used. After the Yuan Dynasty, arched doorways were generally built with bricks or stones. In order to increase stability, most of the abutment near the city gate is built of stone. Many city gates are engraved with the name of the door. There is a huge double wooden door at the door, covered with iron sheets and inlaid with huge nails. Some of them are also equipped with latches and locking rings.

City Gate Tower: Generally, there is a city gate tower above the city gate. They are observation stations and command posts in combat, as well as battle strongholds. The city gate buildings are mostly one-,two-or three-story wooden and brick-wood buildings, and the roofs are mostly square towers. The whole building is decorated with paint, which not only makes the whole tower have a colorful artistic image, but also increases its majestic spirit to meet the requirements of combat function and aesthetics.

Shuiguan: The Great Wall lies in various channel structures designed at the intersection of streams and valleys to achieve the purpose of water supply and defense. The famous ones are Jiumenkou Great Wall, Badaling Shuiguan and Huangyaguan Great Wall Watergate.

Moat (trench): A moat is dug into a deep ditch for irrigation, not a city wall. Generally, there is a moat around the city gate. It was formed when the city was built and dug, and then introduced into the river to form another line of defense for the city gate. There is a moat about 20 feet deep and 50 feet wide outside Shanhaiguan, forcing the enemy to wade across the river to reach the city gate, increasing the difficulty of siege and creating a favorable opportunity for the soldiers guarding the city gate to shoot the enemy.

Citadel: On the wall of the Great Wall, a platform about one meter higher than the top of the wall is built every two or three hundred meters. There is a crib on the outer wall. According to the purpose, the city platform is divided into three types: wall platform, enemy platform (enemy tower) and battle platform.

Beacon Tower: Beacon Tower is an independent high platform with facilities for watching houses and burning smoke and fire. There are houses, sheepfolds, warehouses and other buildings under the platform where foot soldiers live and guard. The distance between beacon towers is about ten miles, and they are usually built on high hills and hills that are convenient for eye contact.

The significance of building the Great Wall

1. The military significance of building the Great Wall;

The Great Wall is the greatest military defense 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.

2. 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 peaceful production environment for the survival and development of agricultural economy in feudal society and making people's lives more stable.

The Great Wall has promoted the development of the border areas.

The construction of the Great Wall in past dynasties was completed by zoning, slicing and contracting in sections. We mainly rely on the troops deployed from all parts of the Central Plains and recruit civilian workers to promote the development of the frontier, which shows the hardships and greatness of this project. The Great Wall also shows the wisdom and strength of China people.

Activity class: The Great Wall around us

The wind is high and the clouds are light. The geese that can see flying south are not heroes, but they can't reach the Great Wall. He only walked two Wan Li, and the red flag on the peak of Liupan Mountain fluttered and the west wind blew. Today, when is the black dragon bound?

-Qingpingle Liupanshan Mao Zedong 1935 10.

This is a sentence written by Mao Zedong during the Long March of the Red Army. Throughout the ages, how many people regard "not being a hero until they reach the Great Wall" as their biggest goal. Born and raised under the Great Wall, we have our own understanding and feelings about the Great Wall. Students, let's speak freely, let's show our talents and show the Great Wall around us!

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Jiumenkou Great Wall

Jiumenkou Great Wall Cultural Site is a part of the Great Wall Cultural Site. 1988 is listed as a national cultural relics protection unit in Liaoning province. Xintaizi Village is located 62.5 kilometers west of Suizhong County, Liaoning Province and 8.75 kilometers southwest of Shanhaiguan. Jiumenkou area is covered with mountains and peaks, and Jiumenkou Great Wall section is well preserved. Its southern end starts from the dangerous peaks and cliffs and comes from the Great Wall in the direction of Shanhaiguan. At the foot of the south bank of Jiujiang, a huge river-crossing bridge with a width of 100 meters was built on the Jiujiang River, and then it went north and crawled on the steep slope. In addition, the Jiumenkou section of the Great Wall also has 12 watchtowers, two battle platforms, two sentry towers and two beacon towers, as well as external walls and trenches within less than two kilometers, which constitute a very complete and rigorous military defense project. It shows its important position on the Great Wall Line in history. The cross-city bridge at Jiumenkou is unique. On the 100-meter-wide river, eight shuttle piers are wrapped by huge stones, forming nine water gates, all of which have wooden door fans, which can be opened and closed as needed. Among them, the southern portal can pass, and the northern portal can release water. The upper part of the city bridge is steep, and a besieged city is built at each end of the bridge. Especially the river surges around the city. The scenery is more spectacular. The wide riverbed under Jiumenkou River-crossing Bridge is all paved with square big stones, which mesh with iron waist to form a regular paved riverbed, which looks like a stone, so it is also called "One Stone Pass". This kind of building structure is very rare and has high cultural relics appreciation value.

Dongjiakou Great Wall

Dongjiakou Great Wall stands on a high mountain in the northeast of Cao Ying Town, Funing County, Hebei Province, 38 kilometers away from Qinhuangdao City. It is one of the important barriers of the Great Wall of Zhen Ji Town built by Qi Jiguang, a famous military commander in the Ming Dynasty, guarding the "first pass in the world"-the north wing fortress of Shanhaiguan. On the steep mountain, there are 36 enemy platforms, 28 battle platforms and 16 beacon towers with a total length. There are three castles. Except for the castle, all the other parts are well preserved. The Great Wall in this area is built on the steep granite ridge, winding and magnificent, with complete defense military facilities in depth, and bonfires and smoke mounds echo each other from a distance, showing the unique features of the military defense system of the Ming Great Wall in all directions and at multiple levels.

According to historical records, the Dongjiakou Great Wall was rebuilt on the basis of the original Great Wall during the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was built in the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 138 1). Originally a secondary side wall, it was rebuilt as a primary side wall in Qi Jiguang in the fifth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 157 1). Dongjiakou Great Wall has various architectural forms and extraordinary momentum.

According to the investigation, the main reason why Dongjiakou Great Wall Fortress is well preserved is that after the completion of this section of the Great Wall, Qi Jiguang transferred 3,000 "Musketeers" from Jinhua, Zhejiang. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the transferred sergeants settled here with their families, guarding the border and protecting the Great Wall. Dongjiakou is a typical village where the descendants of Ming garrison lived. Dongjiakou people have always treasured the Great Wall built by their ancestors as a "family heirloom". Now these "descendants of the Great Wall" have six surnames, including Chen, Li, Geng, Sun, Zhao and Zhang, 123 households with 439 people. In addition, there are many dangers in this area, and there are many thorns, wild animals and few people. It is also Dong.

Banchangyu Great Wall

Banchangyu is 28km away from downtown Qinhuangdao, and the 3.5km well-preserved Great Wall stands on the steep ridge in the north of the village. According to historical records, the Ming Great Wall was built in the 14th year of Hongwu (138 1). In the fifth year of Qin Long (157 1), when Qi Jiguang was the general of Jiji Town, he sent Tan Lun, commander of Zhong Jun, to rebuild it. Fifty brick enemy buildings have been built. Fifty-eight well-sealed Ming Great Wall brick kilns were excavated at Banchangyu Great Wall brick kiln site, and the kilns were full of fired Great Wall bricks. The top of the brick kiln discovered this time is 25 cm from the ground, and the top is built up by layers of clay and broken bricks. Through the partially exposed kiln roof, you can see the kiln wall made of heavy blue bricks. Due to hundreds of years of sealing, the humidity in the kiln is very heavy. The kiln is 3.5 meters deep, and the Great Wall bricks have various specifications and weigh about 10.5 kg. According to a preliminary estimate, there are about 5000 Great Wall bricks in each kiln. Exploration shows that dozens of such Ming Great Wall brick kilns may be buried in the vast area of Banchangyu.

Discussion: You also know the resources around us about the Great Wall and the benefits it brings to the local area.

The Great Wall is a fortune and a valuable resource. How should we protect it? We have a collective discussion, through which we deeply realize the importance of protecting resources and the environment.

The link between war and peace-the ancient Great Wall

The practical significance of the Great Wall

The Great Wall of Wan Li in ancient China, built as a military defense facility, has already completed its historical mission, and the fraternal nation has already turned the Millennium war into friendship. The historical value of this great project that attracts worldwide attention lies in that it has been transformed into the treasure of Chinese culture and the wealth of human culture. Today, when people call the Great Wall one of the symbols of the Chinese nation, it has a new practical significance.

The Great Wall of Wan Li embodies the industriousness, intelligence, wisdom and sweat of the working people of the Chinese nation. It is a rich cultural heritage left by our ancestors, an immortal historical monument standing on the land of China and the pride of human civilization. Today, people can still explore China's politics, economy, military, history, geography, architecture, archaeology, literature, aesthetics and so on from this thick and complicated Great Wall. In people's minds, the Great Wall, an extremely magnificent landscape and a tragic cultural carrier of aesthetic masculinity, is an encyclopedia covering the history of the Chinese nation for more than 2,000 years. It is "countless great stories that have formed a history of the earth." Japanese scholar Inaba also said: "The Great Wall culture is profound and mysterious. If we can explore this hidden treasure, maybe it can reveal the ancient and precious mystery of China. " It is from the Great Wall culture that today's people in China have seen the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation. They deeply feel that only a great nation can build a great Great Wall. This shows that people should carry forward this excellent cultural tradition and hardworking, tenacious and determined national spirit today, and accelerate the construction of spiritual and material civilization.

For China people, the Great Wall is a symbol of will, courage and strength. With its majestic posture and unyielding character, the Great Wall symbolizes the great strength of the Chinese nation. This is the March symbol of the volunteers singing "Building our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood" for a long time at the most critical moment of the Chinese nation. The Great Wall has been sublimated into national spirit and consciousness in people's minds. After the founding of New China, this song was officially designated as the national anthem of the people of China, which further strengthened this spirit and consciousness. At that time, the people of China sang this magnificent and loud song. After eight years of bloody fighting, they finally defeated the Japanese invaders. Today, the spirit and consciousness of the Great Wall are inspiring the people of China to revitalize and prosper China.

This is the connotation that the Great Wall can inspire the Chinese nation to forge ahead. At the same time, the Chinese nation has continuously endowed the Great Wall with the significance of renewal. This is the spirit and soul of the Great Wall!

Today, UNESCO has listed the Great Wall as one of the world's key cultural relics. Comrade Deng Xiaoping also wrote an inscription for the Great Wall: "Love my China and build my Great Wall." This not only enhances the pride, self-confidence and patriotic enthusiasm of the Chinese nation, but also makes it more valuable as a scenic spot and a world miracle. "Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty preserved the old traces and gained the grandeur of mountains and rivers. It was not until the Qianlong period that I realized the ornamental value of the Great Wall. Mao Zedong's Qin Yuan Chun Xue is a classic work that combines the Great Wall with magnificent rivers and mountains. As a scenic spot, the Great Wall is suitable all year round. The Great Wall records the rich history and culture of China for two thousand years. It is unimaginable for every tourist to know about China, China, the Great Wall and the Great Wall. " "You are not a hero until you reach the Great Wall" has become the common aspiration of Chinese and foreign tourists. It is with this admiration and yearning that hundreds of millions of Chinese and foreign people come to Wan Li to visit the Great Wall in order to realize their dreams day and night and their lifelong wishes.

The Great Wall has not only contributed to China's tourism industry, but also played a positive role in carrying forward the long history and culture of the Chinese nation and promoting reform and opening up, foreign cultural exchanges and economic development. Therefore, it is of great practical significance for us to sing for the Great Wall today.