探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit14 The new Manchu dynasty tried something different with their neighbors, diplomacy. Here in their lovely Summer Palace, they greeted delegations from all over the Eastern world. Attendance was compulsory. Neighb...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit13 The tombs all followed the same basic design, a temple in front and a walled enclosure with the underground tomb behind. Because Wanli(万历) ruled for so long, he constructed a huge tomb. And in 1956, Chines...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit12 Here on a steep slope, defensive walls rise in steps up to the watchtower. So if the enemy did make it to the top of the wall, the crucial watchtowers could be fiercely defended. The watchtowers themselves sta...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit11 With the Mongols expelled, the new rulers, the Ming emperors, were determined that an invasion would never happen again. And so in 1368, when Europe was being decimated by the Black Plague(黑死病, 鼠疫),...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit10 In summer, dried-up river valleys offered easy invasion routes for horsemen bent on sacking the rich Chinese towns of the plains. And this is why these passes were heavily fortified, even though they had let t...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit9 The Tang(唐) armies controlled vast areas on both sides of the Great Wall. So it was no longer needed as a defense and it fell into ruin. To maintain order in the steppes, the Tang preferred to make their mark...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit8 So when they left the sheltering walls of Dunhuang(敦煌), heading for the desert that local people referred to as go in and you will not come out. They knew they had a little extra spiritual protection on the...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit6 It is a staggering 2,700 miles longer than the first Great Wall of the Emperor Qin. There is no wood, water or stone in the desert. But the Han managed to build a wall that has resisted 2,000 years of erosion....
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit7 And many never returned home, ending up in graveyards like this one. Large tombs for generals, small ones for the soldiers, and all of them died defending the Great Wall. But the soldiers' misery did benefit so...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit5 In the heart of a harsh winter, Meng Jiangnu(孟姜女) decided to visit her husband who had been sent to work on the construction of the wall. Bringing warm clothes for her beloved husband, she went to the fir...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit4 These aren't miniatures, they are life-size. So far, the Chinese have only dug up 10% of the site. And already thousands of warriors and some 10,000 weapons have been discovered. Look closely at the faces, each...
Throughout their long history, the Chinese have been farmers. If you are committed to your land, you stay put and accumulate possessions--land, livestock and homes that you fill with furniture and goods. It's a way of life constantly threatened by no...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit2 Often, the only clue he has, is from some ancient text. And it is up to him to puzzle out the arcane references and make them fit the modern landscape. Armed only with a walking stick to fend off snakes and rab...
探索世界奥秘之万里长城 Unit1 It's a thousand times longer than any monument ever built. Started before the Birth of Christ, it was still being built when Columbus sailed to America and millions died in its making. What unspeakable fears dr...
