On the British Isle of Britain, there is a famous Hadrian's Wall, which is the most famous Great Wall in The United Kingdom, but it has three completely different places compared with the Qin Great Wall. What's going on here? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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The Great Wall of China is the pride of Chinese civilization, as an important material heritage left by the Qin Dynasty, today's Great Wall has lost its original function and become an important tourist attraction in China. The Great Wall is one of the most important defensive facilities in ancient times, it is a tall, strong and continuous long wall, specially used to limit the movement of enemy horses, is an important barrier to protect the northern border. However, you should not think that the Great Wall is an ancient patent of our country, in fact, in foreign countries, there are many defense facilities similar to the Great Wall, and hadrian's Great Wall in the United Kingdom is one of them.
Hadrian's Wall in England, known in English as Hadrian's Wall, is a fortification of stone and earth that cuts across the island of Great Britain and was built by Hadrian, the monarch of the Roman Empire. In 122 AD, the Roman monarch Hadrian had a conflict with the Northern Picts, and in order to better protect the border, he devoted his national efforts to building a Great Wall in the country to defend the whole territory of England, but also to protect the economy of England that he had controlled. The establishment of Hadrian's Wall marked the northernmost boundary of the expansion of the Roman Empire and was a typical example of the huge projects of the time.
Hadrian's Wall is about 120 km long and faces almost due west, from Wallsen-sur-Tyne to Solvay Bay. Hadrian's Wall, which includes walls, watchtowers, forts, and castles, represents the border system of the Roman Empire. At present, Hadrian's Wall is largely preserved in Germany and Britain, and it is very well preserved, showing the respect of the local people for cultural monuments.
Speaking of this, some readers may be curious, which is the crystallization of the civilizations of the East and the West, what is the difference between the Great Wall of China and the Great Wall of Hadrian in Britain? Let's take stock together:
The first difference is the difference in function and use between the two. As we all know, the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty was the invention of Qin Shi Huang, when the Qin State had unified the Six Kingdoms, but the biggest danger remained unavoidable, that is, the nomadic Xiongnu in the north. The Xiongnu often sent cavalry to harass the interior and plunder a large amount of property and population, so in order to resist the assault of the Xiongnu cavalry, the Qin State would spare no effort to build the Great Wall to block the enemy and ensure the tranquility of the border. But Hadrian's Great Wall is different, according to historical records, Hadrian's Wall is more like a huge pass, although the north and south are blocked by the Great Wall, but can come and go freely, merchants, scholars, etc. in this river flow endlessly, only soldiers and large troops can not pass, the purpose is to ensure the safety of the city. In contrast, Hadrian's Wall seems to be more humane, and its role is not to turn everyone away one-size-fits-all, but to selectively accommodate the entry and exit of others under the premise of ensuring peace.
The second difference is the different styles of the walls. Britain's Hadrian Great Wall has a total length of 117.48 kilometers, about 4.6 meters high, 3 meters wide at the bottom, and about 2.1 meters wide at the top, with fortresses and watchtowers above it, and the total project took more than 6 years. There is also a deep ditch outside the city wall, which is a defensive system composed of a combination of walls and ditches, which is intended to cover the city wall. The trench on the north side of the city wall is relatively close to the city wall, about 3 meters deep, about 10 meters wide in the upper part, with a standard V-shaped depth, and a dedicated drainage channel below. The southern trenches were inverted isosquam trapezoidal, with an upper part 9 meters wide and about 2 meters deep, and they were the second line of defense for the defenders in the city. The Great Wall is different, its total length is more than 21,000 kilometers, the current existing Great Wall cultural relics include the Great Wall wall, trenches, trenches, single buildings, forts, related facilities and other kinds of remains, a total of more than 43,000 places, the Great Wall inside and outside there are beacons for communication, the defense facility system is relatively more perfect.
The third is that the defense attributes are different. Inside and outside Hadrian's Wall in Britain, there are 17 large fortresses that can accommodate 500-1000 people, 80 small castles that can accommodate 50-100 people, as well as 158 towers and countless military passages. All the facilities were more evenly distributed throughout the defensive line, with a distance of 3.2-12.8 km and 1.6 km respectively, placing large and small fortresses, each of which could accommodate about 60 people. At the same time, 2 towers were built in each fortress to serve as outposts against incoming enemies. China's Great Wall is different, the Great Wall is not a simple isolated city wall, but a defense system with the city wall as the main body and a large number of cities, barriers, pavilions, and standards. Once the enemy invaded, the soldiers in the city could light up the flames and smoke and notify the large troops to come to reinforcements. From this we can also see that the Great Wall in China is more like an early warning system, mainly to prevent the enemy from attacking, while Hadrian's Great Wall pays more attention to garrisoning heavy troops and giving a painful blow when the enemy invades.
Which is the Great Wall of China and Hadrian's Wall? We cannot conclude that because they are the crystallization of human civilization and the precious cultural heritage left by the ancients, what we need to do is not to judge, but to protect and pass on with our hearts.
Reference: "The Great Wall" by Zhang Quanhu published by Shaanxi Publishing House
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm