East Great Wall

--The East Great Wall starts from the new waist pier in the middle of the northern wall of the West Great Wall and turns to the northeast, forming a "Dong" shape with the northern wall.

--The total length of the East Great Wall is 24378 meters, which is quite different from the historical records. The main reason is that through a large section of farmland and residential areas, most of the specific directions can not be traced.

--From xinyaodun to yemawanbao, the great wall passes through the Gobi. Although it has been eroded by wind for more than 400 years, it is basically intact because of less man-made damage.

--On this section of the Great Wall, it is said that there are 12 piers and abutments, of which 9 are relatively complete and 3 have been destroyed. The residual height of the pier is 9 meters, and the distance between each pier and abutment is 1700 meters, which is relatively uniform. Inside the piers and abutments, there are often flints, which have become mounds of soil due to long days of wind and rain.

East Great Wall

The eastern Great Wall, also known as the Warring States Qin Great Wall Site in Pucheng County and the eastern Qin Great Wall, is located in Pucheng County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. This section of the Great Wall site was built in the Warring States Qin Bamboo Slips period, starting from Xitou Township in Pucheng County in the North and passing through dongchenzhuang and pinglumiao to Qianbai Township in the south, with a total length of about 50 km. At that time, the state of Qin built the Great Wall to strengthen defense and protect domestic reform. It was the earliest Great Wall in the Warring States period and one of the important great walls in the state of Qin.

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On the North Bank of Luohe River, southwest of houapo village, pinglumiao Township, Pucheng County, there is a complete section of the Great Wall site. On its steep slope full of thorns and weeds, and on the gap of its wall collapse, the imprint of the passage of time is clearly visible. Because of its remote location, no one close to it, care about it, or even call its name.

Two sites of the great wall were found in Pucheng section

One is located at the source of the highest point on the right bank of Luohe River in the northeast of Jincheng village. The ruins are about 400 meters long, with east-west trend. The upper part is rammed and the lower part is cut. The base uses natural terrain;

The other is located on the south side of a gully in the north of Jincheng village, and its ramming layer is clear and pure. In these sites, a large number of rope pattern tiles, cloud pattern tiles, living utensils and pottery water trough remains of the Warring States period were found. Most of the remaining city walls are rammed on the bottom, supported by natural rivers and ditches, and cut by natural river banks. Local materials, the use of the original long beam terrain, the upper ramming. It is the perfect combination of man and nature, so it is also called "kenluo" Great Wall. There are single beacon and city beacon on the great wall ruins. The remaining beacon is 4-6 meters high and huge. The remaining area of the beacon top is 20-30 square meters, which indicates that there were tile buildings at the beginning of the construction of the beacon.

historical value

The great wall of Qin Dynasty is of great scientific research value. In ancient Chinese history, it existed as a defense fortification for war. It was an important experience for building the Great Wall to use danger to control the blockage due to the terrain. In addition, as a scientific and effective military defense project, the Qin Great Wall not only defended the neighboring countries, but also became a barrier against the invasion of Xiongnu and ethnic minorities in the later period. Most of the Great Wall was built with mountains and rivers as barriers. Beacon towers were set at the commanding heights of the city, burning smoke during the day and raising fire at night to quickly transmit information. A relatively complete military defense system also provided a model for later military defense projects. It shows people's high intelligence and scientific and cultural level at that time.

The Great Wall, a carrier of imagination for millions of people and a trace of a long history, is a symbol of the great spirit of the Chinese nation and a concentrated embodiment of the charm of Chinese culture. "The Great Wall, he Lianlian, three thousand li in succession" is yesterday's great wall, which is gone forever. Today, we should protect or repair the broken wall of the Great Wall. We can't let the wisdom left by our ancestors die.

Address: Xincheng Town, Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province (the section of the Great Wall from xinyaodun to yemawanbao)

Longitude: 98.391839912664

Latitude: 39.902304165339

Tour time: 0.5-1 hour

Traffic information: the East Great Wall is located in the new town of Jiayuguan City, about 30 kilometers away from the urban area of Jiayuguan. It costs about 100-150 yuan to go alone. If you visit with Guancheng, cantilever great wall and the first pass in the world in a single day, the Charter price is about 300 yuan.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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