Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a symbol that has been stuck firmly in the Chinese mythology and with the advent of the 20th century, the Great Wall of China has become national symbol of the Chinese nation. Various big wars and events Historic been etched into the ancient walls that form one of the wonders world.

Various kinds of heroes and war experts, statesmen and generals who occurs in historic wars in the Great Wall, all these enrich the content culture of the Great Wall. Beautiful legends arose from the solid rocks The Great Wall, the stories that give life to the figure 0f high and cool walls. The stories about the fall of a dynasty, a commoner cleverness, until touching love story.

Wall of Jiayuguan (Gansu province)

Wall of Jiayuguan (Gansu province) is one stretched pulse partially Ancient Silk Road (the path that stretches from southern Europe, Arabia, India, to the China). Its   construction requires the number of workers and the incredible source material amount. From behind the walls of Jiayuguan these kinds of stories that appear sometimes weird sometimes beautiful about construction.

It is said that at the time of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) a workman named Yi Kaizhan the mathematician. He calculated that the construction of the Wall Jiayuguan will require 99.999 stones. Supervisor did not believe and say if his calculations wrong though with one stone for he and all workers shall be punished with hard labor for three years.

 

Once construction is completed, the supervisor was very pleased when he saw a stone still left behind the gate of Xiwong. But that moment suddenly Yi Kaizhan said that the stone was placed there by a supernatural creature to stabilize wall, and if it moved an inch across Jiayuguan will collapse. Now, the Wall Jiayuguan visitors can find the stone, just like the day when the supervisors find it.

Source : Havana