http://www.ccnpic.co...90&offset_num=0
Built during the Warring States and about 600 km long, this pretty much disproves the notion that stones were not widely used before the Ming Dynasty.
Edited by TheAznValedictorian, 12 February 2011 - 02:02 AM.
State of Qi Great Wall
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 11:10 PM
It seems like nobody has started a thread on this yet. I just would like to post some pictures of the wall. Hope you enjoy it.
http://www.ccnpic.co...90&offset_num=0
Built during the Warring States and about 600 km long, this pretty much disproves the notion that stones were not widely used before the Ming Dynasty.
http://www.ccnpic.co...90&offset_num=0
Built during the Warring States and about 600 km long, this pretty much disproves the notion that stones were not widely used before the Ming Dynasty.
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Posted 12 February 2011 - 09:54 PM
It seems like nobody has started a thread on this yet. I just would like to post some pictures of the wall. Hope you enjoy it.
http://www.ccnpic.co...90&offset_num=0
Thanks a lot for showing these pictures. Unfortunately there is not stated where they have been taken.
Built during the Warring States and about 600 km long, this pretty much disproves the notion that stones were not widely used before the Ming Dynasty.
Ahem. Stones where used by at least Yan, Qin, Han, Bei Qi, Bei Wei, Song Great Walls. Anyone who claims something different has not studied these walls enough.
A much more interesting question is: The Qi Wall does not show any plastering. It is _very_ difficult to assume there had not been any. The stones seem to be limestone so mortar was close. A not plastered wall is much easier to scale and the effort of building such a wall is so high that it seem improbable that the extra work of burning limestone had not been undertaken. I tend to the assumption that the plastering has all disappeared.
Another question is the good preservation (long sections of this wall are still visible even on Google Earth). I read about a usage and repair in Qing(!) Dynasty which might be a sufficient explanation.
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