The Great Wall of China (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur Waldron
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: Ancient times to the late twentieth century
- Setting: The border country of North China
- Principal Characters: Shih Huang-ti, Meng T’ien, Yu Tzu-chun, Weng Wan-ta, Tseng Hsien, Altan Khan
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Politics, War, Symbolism, Patriotism, Bricks or bricklaying, Nomads, Diplomacy or diplomats, Walls, Military art or science, Monuments
- Locales: China
Some singular physical objects, whether natural or artificial, through long-standing association with a nation’s life and history become a nation’s familiar symbol. Japan has its Mount Fuji, France its Eiffel Tower; Egypt its Great Sphinx and Pyramid at Gizeh, Greece its Parthenon, the United States its Statue of Liberty, Great Britain its Big Ben, Germany its Brandenburg Gate, Russia its Kremlin in Moscow, and China its Great Wall. Called Wan li ch’ang ch’eng (the ten thousand li wall) by the Chinese, the Great Wall of China is the most astonishing engineering...
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