Highways are now referred to as roads dedicated to cars driving at high speeds. But in the 1930s, highways were built not for socio-economic needs, but for war. The emergence of these highways has indeed saved a lot of time for our country and played a convenient role. But what many people don't know is that in fact, there was already a highway in the ancient period of our country, and this road is the "Qin Straight Road". It was one of the main transportation routes of the Qin Dynasty at that time, and this road still exists today, and it has not been born to this day.
The earliest highways in China appeared during the Qin Dynasty
The reason why this Qin straight road can be successfully built is very much related to Qin Shi Huang. As we all know, Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor in the ancient period of our country, as the first emperor of the qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang was very far-sighted, he used the strong national strength of the Qin Dynasty at that time to unify 6 countries, realize national unity, and set up a county system, the emperor's power was only in his own hands, laying a good foundation for the unification of the nation in later generations. As a predecessor, he also left many precious treasures for future generations, such as the Great Wall of China, the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, etc. The "Qin Straight Road" is also one of the most precious cultural heritages and has high historical research value.
The expressway starts at Lin GuangGong in Xianyang and ends in Jiuyuan County, with a total length of more than 700 kilometers and a width of 60 meters, covering a total of 14 counties. It should be known that it was very difficult to build such a highway in the backward years at that time, but Qin Shi Huang completed this task, which shows that his strength and foresight are not comparable to ordinary people. There have always been many theories about the construction of the Qin Straight Road, some people say that it was built to facilitate Qin Shi Huang to check in various regions, some people said that it was to block the attack of foreigners, and even more said that it was built to facilitate Qin Shi Huang to go out of the palace to seek medicine.
With a total length of 700 thousand kilometers, the QinzhiDao is one of the greatest projects in China
When the Qin Straight Road was built, both planning and construction were decided by Meng Tian alone, and it has been built since the thirty-fifth year of Qin Shi Huang, but unfortunately, it has not been completed until Meng Tian committed suicide. As one of the main transportation routes at that time, this road was still used before the Qing Dynasty, and was gradually abandoned during the Qing Dynasty, and it was not until the 1970s that it regained attention. It has become the focus of domestic academic circles, widely circulated by people, and was listed in China's key cultural relics protection unit in 2006, and is now one of The famous cultural attractions in China, and many people who want to understand the culture of the Qin Dynasty will come to visit.
At that time, when this road was built, it was in the period when Qin Shi Huang had just unified the 6 kingdoms, the war had just ended, both manpower and financial resources were extremely scarce, and it was a wishful thinking to build such a road, but Qin Shi Huang was partially built, just like he built the Great Wall, this move is a miracle. And it is very strange that the Qin Straight Road has been grassless for thousands of years, which makes people very curious, what technology did the ancients use to achieve such an effect? After expert research, it was learned that the soil used by the workers during the construction was all cooked soil. The so-called cooked soil refers to the soil that has been fried or burned.
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The workers tamped together the roasted soil to make the whole road as strong as concrete, so that all the grass and trees had no chance to grow. It has to be said that the wisdom of the ancients is really incomparable to modern people, and they will use the simplest methods to produce the most shocking great projects, which is no wonder it is listed as a miracle.