The Great Wall, also known as "Wan Li Great Wall", is the general name of large-scale military projects built in different periods in ancient China to resist the invasion of nomadic tribes in Saibei.
The Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. Today's Wan Li Great Wall refers to the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, which starts from the Yalu River in the east and reaches Jiayuguan in the inland area of Gansu in the west.
The Great Wall was built in the Warring States Period. It was connected with the Great Wall built by various countries in the Qin Dynasty, and later feudal dynasties also had their own repairs. However, a large number of buildings were built in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the Great Wall that exists today was built in the Ming Dynasty.
Stories about the Great Wall:
Meng Jiangnu cry the Great Wall
Great Wall In ancient times, Meng Laohan and Jiang Laohan were neighbors separated by a wall. One spring, Meng Laohan planted a gourd seed in his yard. After careful cultivation by watering and fertilizing, the gourd seedlings grew fat and tall, climbed over the fence and made a big gourd in Jiang Laohan's yard, weighing dozens of pounds. When the gourd was ripe, Lao Manjiang cut it with a knife. Suddenly, he saw a white, fat and lovely female doll lying inside. Lao Manjiang was overjoyed and ran to tell everyone. When the villagers heard about it, they came to watch this new thing one after another, but Meng and Jiang had a contradiction and quarreled bitterly. Meng Laohan said firmly, "I planted this gourd myself, and the fat girl is mine." Lao Manjiang stubbornly said, "This gourd is tied in my yard, and this girl should be mine." After three days and nights of quarreling, it was inseparable and fruitless. After mediation by the villagers, it was said that the female doll belonged to two families, lived in turn and raised each other, and was named "Meng Jiangnv". [5]
Time flies, the sun and the moon fly, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and Meng Jiangnv has grown up. One day, when Meng Jiangnv was picking gourds, she found a person hiding behind the gourd rack. Meng Jiangnv was about to call someone when that person covered her mouth. Later, the man told Meng Jiangnv that his name was Fan Xiliang, and he hid behind the gourd rack to avoid the officers and men arresting people to repair the Great Wall. From then on, Fan Xiliang lived in Meng Jiangnv's house. As the saying goes, Fan Xiliang married Meng Jiangnv with the consent of two elders. Unforeseen things happened. On their wedding day, the groom was taken away by several officials. Fan Xiliang was sent as a migrant worker to repair the Great Wall. A year passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news from Fan Xiliang. She was so anxious that Meng Jiangnv couldn't eat or sleep and didn't know what to do. After consulting with the two old people, she decided to find her husband and vowed never to go home until she found him.
She brought her husband dry food and extra warm clothes and set off. Along the way, wind and rain, sun and rain, hunger and cold, trekking thousands of miles, after arduous trekking, she finally found a place to repair the Great Wall. After asking, she learned that many people died in building the Great Wall. Her husband Fan Xiliang was exhausted and buried under the Great Wall, and her bones could not be found. The news was like a bolt from the blue. Meng Jiangnu immediately burst into tears, and her tears were like a torrent. She cried earth-shattering, and it was dark. Seeing that the Great Wall collapsed a little, wherever she cried, she collapsed, which was 800 miles. This time, the engineering director was anxious to report to Qin Shihuang, who had been here to inspect the progress of the project. Qin Shihuang hurried to see Meng Jiangnv, trying to find out the root cause. After seeing her, I was fascinated by her beauty and insisted on making her the "queen of the palace". Although Meng Jiangnu was full of anger, she still suppressed her hatred and had a brainwave. She must agree to the three conditions of Qin Shihuang to become a "formal queen". First, find the body of her husband Fan Xiliang; Second, hold a state funeral for her husband; Third, Qin Shihuang will wear linen for Fan Xiliang and Dai Xiao, and have a funeral. Qin Shihuang listened to the three conditions mentioned by Meng Jiangnv and thought for a moment. In order to get the beautiful Meng Jiangnv, he crustily skin of head agreed. After paying homage to Fan Xiliang's grave, Meng Jiangnu's long-cherished wish came true. Facing the rolling Bohai Sea, she committed suicide by jumping into the sea.
Ice channel stone transportation
When the Jiayuguan Great Wall was built, thousands of stone strips with a length of 2 meters, a width of 0.5 meters and a thickness of 0.3 meters were needed. After the craftsman chisels the stone strips in Montenegro, people can't lift them, cars can't pull them, and the mountains are high and the roads are far, so it is impossible to transport them. Everyone is worried while cutting stone strips. Seeing that winter is coming, the stone strips have not been shipped out of the mountains. If the construction period is delayed, it will be small without salary, and this head will be difficult to protect. Everyone is sighing. Just then, suddenly there was a muffled thunder from the top of the mountain, and a piece of brocade fell from the white clouds. All the craftsmen quickly caught it and saw several lines looming on it. After reading it, everyone suddenly realized and did it. When winter came, people built a road from the mountain to Guancheng, poured water on the road to form an ice lane, and then put stones on the ice lane to slide and transport. As a result, the stone strips were successfully transported to Jiayuguan City, which not only did not delay the construction period, but also saved a lot of time. In order to thank God for his protection, many craftsmen built temples near Guancheng to worship the gods, which became a must-visit place for craftsmen after they started their careers.
Goat brick
Jiayuguan City, the wall is 9 meters high. There will be dozens of pavilions of different sizes and many stacked walls on the wall. The amount of bricks used is amazing. At that time, the construction conditions were very poor, there was no lifting equipment, and it was all carried by hand. At that time, the bricks used to repair Guancheng were all burned 40 miles away. After the brick is burned, it will be pulled to the bottom of Guancheng by ox cart, and then carried up manually. Because of the height of the city, the only way to get up and down is steep and it is difficult to get up and down. Although many people were sent to carry the bricks on the wall, all of them were tired to death, but the bricks on their backs were still in short supply, which seriously affected the progress of the project. One day, a shepherd boy came here to play with sheep. Seeing this scene, he had a brainwave. He took off his belt, tied a brick at both ends and put it on the goat. Then he patted the goat on the back with his hand. The little goat trotted up the wall with a brick on its back. People were surprised and happy after seeing it, and they followed suit. A large number of bricks were quickly transported to the city wall.
Shi yanming
According to legend, in ancient times, there was a pair of swallows nesting in Rouyuanmen, Jiayuguan. One morning, two swallows passed through the customs. At dusk, the female swallows flew back first. When the male swallow came back, the door was closed and he couldn't get in. As a result, the female Yan was heartbroken and made a "chirp" sound from time to time, crying and dying. After his death, his spirit lingered. Whenever someone hit the wall with a stone, he made a "chirp" to tell people. In ancient times, people thought it was auspicious to hear the sound of Yan Ming in Jiayuguan. When the general went to war, his wife knocked on the wall to pray. Later, before going out, the soldiers took their children to pray in the corner, which formed a custom.
Wannian Grey and Yanjing City
People say that the Great Wall of Wan Li was first built by Qin Shihuang. In fact, he didn't build the Great Wall at first. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before Qin Shihuang, there was a prince of Yan State, who was in danger of being eaten by neighboring countries at any time because of his small territory, few military forces and weak strength. In order to save his country, the monarch of Yan requisitioned civilian workers and built a high wall on his national border to prevent foreign enemies from invading.
Because there was no lime at that time, the walls, stones and bricks he built were plastered with mud. In order to seize the time and repair the city wall as soon as possible, he ordered not to stop work in winter. It was cold and the mud needed hot water, so the migrant workers carried the big iron pot to the construction site, supported it with three stones, and added firewood to boil water. Over time, the iron pot was burned with a big hole, and the water in the pot leaked out; Put out the fire under the pot. However, migrant workers also unexpectedly found that when water was spilled on the stones in the pot, the hot stones exploded in the water, and many white noodles were fried. It's strange for migrant workers to watch and think. When a person mixes this white flour with water and thinks it is wetter and more sticky than mud, he puts it in the gap between stone strips and bricks.
The next day, migrant workers found that the stone strips and brick joints plastered with this white flour were much stronger than those plastered with mud. Yan people were inspired and burned lime to wipe the seams of the city walls.
Later, Qin Shihuang unified China. In order to prevent the Chinese nation from being conquered by Huns, he also imitated the way of the Prince and built the Great Wall of Wan Li. When construction started, he ordered the original Yan people to do the work of burning lime. So the lime used to build the Great Wall at that time was burned by Yan people. Where the Great Wall was built, it was burned on the hillside. The quality of the burned ash was very good, and it was called "eternal ash" by later generations, which means it will not deteriorate for ten thousand years.
After the Great Wall was completed, other migrant workers returned to their respective places. Because Yan people burned ashes, Qin Shihuang took out gold and silver to build a town for Yan people. This town is Beijing. So at that time, Beijing was called Yanjing, and the mountain where Yan people burned ashes with stones was collectively called Yanshan.
Related poems
1, "Great Wall" Tang Great Wall
Qin built the Great Wall better than iron, and dared to wade into the prosperous river boundary. Although Wan Li is connected with clouds, Yaojie is three feet tall.
2. "Climbing the Great Wall" Tang
The Han family went to the county seat today, the Great Wall of Qin Segu. One day the clouds grow miserable, and there is no wind and no sand. Today, the son of heaven, four razed to the ground and surrendered without fighting. [6]
3. "Ma Yin Great Wall Cave" North and South Shen Yue
Mager crossed the dragon pile, and suddenly Ma Ying returned. I visited Changhai Station before and won the wheel platform by mixing. A curtain of misty rain, just to break the ice.
4, "Han Tong Xia Feng" Tang Yili
Unify the Han and West to drop the household camp, and the yellow sand and white bones embrace the Great Wall. Only now, there is a stone, and no one in the north is empty. [7]
5. "The Moon Night Beyond the Great Wall Send Jingnan Bear to Court" Tang Wu Yuan Heng
There are Liu Biao in the south and Liu Kun in the north, fighting for flute and drum every year. Clouds and rains are thousands of miles away, and the Great Wall is full of apes in the autumn moon cave.
6, "Tandaoji Old Base" Yuxi, Liu Tang
The Great Wall of Wan Li is bad and weeds are abandoned in autumn. Moling is full of women and sings white doves. [8]
7. Qi Tomb
A Great Wall named Wan Ren was destroyed, and Qi Liang's body was returned by his wife. There are widows in the north and south. Who can solve the problem?
8. Listen to Zheng Tang
Ten fingers are slender, jade bamboo shoots are red, and geese are light and restrained in green strings. Obviously, it seems that the Great Wall is bitter, and the water and wind are cold all night.
9. The song "Ballad of the Ancient City" travels on the land
The Great Wall soars into the sky and is guarded by 300,000 people. One day the imperial edict came, and Fu Su came before him and was beheaded. [9]
10, "Ancient Meaning" Song Luyou
A woman raises a soldier, and Wan Li builds the Great Wall. When it is the tomb-clearing month, but according to the Han family camp. [ 10]
1 1, "To No.77 Guangzhou", Tian Xiang, Wen Song
The land in the south is deserted, and the white horse comes from the northeast. The Great Wall swept away the ruins, and tears fell lingering.
12, "Send Xing Langzhong to Taiyuan" Tang
The general has a good plan that Wayne will be the Great Wall. See Hu Bing in the north of Bingzhou today. At the beginning of the golden leaf rain, the Fenhe River is clear. Since ancient times, I am very proud to give you a ride.
Xu Jing Ruan Gong Ti Tang 13
In a rage, the king of Qin pressed his sword and sent his troops to guard Longsha. The ambitious plan has not yet been completed, and there have been disputes at sea. Yellow dust rises in the dark and the essence gathers during the day. Only outside the city, zombies are like a mess
14, The Feeling of Crossing Badaling Wei
The bonfire had just reached the border police, and the drum was empty and played a triumphant song. Who knows a little Yutai blood, shed Xiang Qiu boudoir tears.
15, "Climbing the Great Wall of Wan Li" Qing Kang Youwei
The east is poor, the blue sea and green hills stand, the west is with the Yellow River, and the sunset is bright. Don't talk nonsense about achievements, heroes do wonders.
16 "Climbing the Great Wall and Overlooking the Seven Methods"
Li Yunzhong
Climbing the Great Wall is the best in the world, and Yanshan mountains and seas are lush.
A thousand-year-old beauty leaves a good story, but Wan Li sees a space hero.
The Serbeiling Mountain is completely shrouded in mist, and the south building is daytime.
North Korea's construction project is big, and it is up to the people to build this merit!
17 "Four Wonders, Overlooking the Great Wall"
Li Yunzhong
Flying mountains are like dragons, leaping into the blue sky.
Are they all heroes on the high platform? Yunshan Wan Li becomes infinite!
18 "Qingpingle Liupanshan" The sky is high and the clouds are light, looking south and flying. If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero, but you will fight for 20,000. At the top of Liupan Mountain, the red flag flutters in the west wind. Holding a long tassel today, when will it be a black dragon?
well-known phrase
If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero, but you will fight for 20,000. Mao Zedong
Because it is broken, it shows the power of life, and because it is winding, it alludes to the ancient country. Tagore
The key to the Twin Cities is unparalleled, and the Great Wall of Wan Li is the first pass. -The Great Wall is linked with mountains and seas.
There is a green dragon in the north, which is full of energy and powerful in China. How many Hu Bing stooped and stopped, how many flesh and blood made peace. Heshui Zuo.
From Lintao to Liaodong, Wan Li to Guanshan, this side claims that heroes have gone through the Tang and Song Dynasties since the pre-Qin period, and the barrier of a thousand years is even more magnificent today. —— Qian Cunyuan
The waves are surging, looking at the vast expanse, coming to explore the sea, the wind is light and the clouds are light, lush, looking for wax to see the mountains. -Peng Biyu
Wan Li Dragon Snake Knife Lee, Lock the Mountains and Seas.
Looking forward to the sun, the moon and the ages, looking at rivers and streams-Xie