A TOI LYRIC TRANSLATION
The Ming Dynasty is the peak of wall building in The Ming suffered a
lot by disturbances from minority tribes such as the Dadan,
Tufan and Nuzhen. The Ming court from its first emperor to the last
ceaselessly built walls in the north. The main line started
from
Jiuliancheng near the Yalu River in the east to the
Jiayuguan Pass in the west and measured over 4,600 miles.
Besides adding many more miles of its own, the Ming emperors
ordered enlargement of the walls of previous dynasties into
double-line or multi-line walls. For example, out of
Yanmenguan Pass were added three big stone walls and 23 small stone
walls. Eleven Garrisons were distributed along the main line of
the wall. The countless walls, fortresses, and watch towers
made the country strongly fortified. In the early Qing
Dynasty, some sections of the walls were repaired and several
sections were extended. This great engineering work stopped
in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.
A TOI LYRIC TRANSLATION
Owing to its long history, natural disasters and human activities,
many sections of the Great Wall are severely damaged and
disappearing. Being a world-famous engineering project and
witness to the rise and fall of Chinese history, the Great
Wall, needs us to take immediate action to protect it!
