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The Great Wall Still Stay(English Chinese Edition)

Author:Song Haining

Publication date:2014-01-01

ISBN:9787517900603

Language:Chinese-English

Abstract:

The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring State Period, with history of over two thousand years. The Great Wall we talk about today often refers to the section built in the Ming Dynasty. At all times and in all over the world, people who have been to the Great Wall ...
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Introduction

The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring State Period, with history of over two thousand years. The Great Wall we talk about today often refers to the section built in the Ming Dynasty. At all times and in all over the world, people who have been to the Great Wall are shocked by its majesty, grand size, arduous engineering work and protection significance. It is an embedment of wisdom, will, perseverance and tolerance. Just as Zuo Heshui’s poem says:“There is a grey dragon lying in the North Kingdom, crossing thousands of miles on the Chinese land. It has prevented numerous Hu enemies because of its solidness built by ordinary people.” Therefore, the Great Wall is a rare treasure as well as a cultural relics. It represents the great will power that can’t be destroyed of the Chinese nation. It is a pride of both the Chinese nation and the whole world. From the Erlitou archeological discovery, we have known that the Chinese nation has treated dragon as its totem since more than 3,700 years ago. As the embodiment dragon, the Great Wall has, for over 2,000 years, wriggled across China, starting from the East China Sea and ending at the Gobi desert. It carries the profound history of our nation after going through interchanges and wars. No wonder the Great Wall ranks the first in the World Eight Miracles. The first time I came to the foot of the Great Wall dates back to 1969 when I joined the army. 45 years has passed, witnessing me growing from a youth to an old man. At that period, I have always climbed up the Great Wall to release me from the mortal world. While wandering in this walking history, I can’t help remembering a great poem: the Great Wall is here to stay while the First Emperor of Qin is gone”. Everything has a reason to stay and leave… I can’t remember since when I have cultivated a habit to bring a camera with me when I go to climb the Great Wall in order to memorize what I see. I have accumulated a large amount of films, which I often view. I am surprised by its grandness of over 8,000 km and over 200 passes and I also sigh how short and negligible life is! Exactly. No matter what you say, and no matter how you perceive, the Great Wall stays; however, hundreds of years later, it may only exists in a small quantity of scenic spots and textbooks, so people can only imagine how glorious it once was through memory and guess. I venture to present what I have seen on the Great Wall to all readers, which constitutes only a small part of it. What a pity! Let us explore the left.

Book catalogue

  • 封面

    1
  • 扉页

    2
  • 版权页

    3
  • 自序

    4
  • Preface

    5
  • 内长城 The Internal Great Wall

    6
  • 外长城 The External Great Wall

    7
  • 长城的八大关 Eight Passes of the Great Wall

    8
  • 目录

    9
  • 山海关 The Shanhai Pass

    10
  • 九门口 The Jiumenkou

    11
  • 董家口 The Dongjiakou

    12
  • 平顶峪 The Pingding Valley

    13
  • 板厂峪 The Banchang Valley

    14
  • 永平府 The Yongping Mansion

    15
  • 桃林口 The Taolinkou

    16
  • 刘家口 The Liujiakou

    17
  • 青山关 The Qingshan Pass

    18
  • 喜峰口 The Xifengkou

    19
  • 黄崖关 The Huangya Pass

    20
  • 黑谷关 The Heigu Pass

    21
  • 白岭关 The Bailing Pass

    22
  • 白羊峪 The Baiyang Valley

    23
  • 司马台 The Simatai

    24
  • 金山岭 The Jinshan Mountain

    25
  • 白马关 The Baima Pass

    26
  • 古北口 The Gubeikou

    27
  • 慕田峪 The Mutian Valley

    28
  • 响水湖 The Xiangshui Lake

    29
  • 箭扣 The Jiankou

    30
  • 黄花城 The Huanghua City

    31
  • 居庸关 The Juyong Pass

    32
  • 紫荆关 The Zijing Pass

    33
  • 倒马关 The Daoma Pass

    34
  • 井陉关 The Jingxing Pass

    35
  • 娘子关 The Niangzi Pass

    36
  • 平型关 The Pingxing Pass

    37
  • 朔州关 The Shuozhou Pass

    38
  • 宁武关 The Ningwu Pass

    39
  • 雁门关 The Yanmen Pass

    40
  • 白草口 The Baicaokou

    41
  • 广武城 The Guangwu Castle

    42
  • 偏关 The Pian Pass

    43
  • 老牛湾 The Laoniuwan

    44
  • 守口堡 The Shoukou Fortress

    45
  • 得胜堡 The Desheng Fortress

    46
  • 八台子 The Bataizi

    47
  • 马市楼 The Mashi Tower

    48
  • 杀虎口 The Shahukou

    49
  • 榆林关 The Yulin Pass

    50
  • 延安 The Yan’an Pass

    51
  • 靖边 The Jingbian

    52
  • 宁夏水洞沟 The Shuidong Groove

    53
  • 河西走廊 The Hexi Corridor

    54
  • 黑水城(国)遗址 The Black Water City

    55
  • 居延关 The Juyan Pass

    56
  • 嘉峪关The Jiayu Pass

    57
  • 阳关 The Yang Pass

    58
  • 后记

    59
  • Afterword

    60
  • 附录:200个长城关口简介

    61
  • Appendix:Passes and Gates of the Great Wall

    62
  • 封底

    63

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