万里长城百题问答
2012-6
威廉•林赛 (William Lindesay O.B.E.) 五洲传播出版社 (2012-06出版)
威廉·林赛
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The Coiling Dragon, the familiar form of the Great Wall of China, has startled millions over recent decades, yet retained its mystery - because so much more of it lies beyond, behind and before. Unknown in its multifarious ages and appearances, unexplained in detail and misunderstood in concept, the Wall's story has hitherto remained unheard, concealed by chaos, denied by distance, strewn in apparent and unassailable disarray across the hostile field of North China's deserts and mountains, even wandering into Mongolia, Russia and North Korea. Based on intensive investigation on and around the Wall, author William Lindesay now reveals its untold, unseen story in The Great Wall Explained by the sharing of his exploration, discovery, research, conservation and photographic experiences, interspersed with enlightening anecdotes from the field. Opening with an introductory 'panorama' which probes the subject's breadth and many enigmas, the book's core discussions then explain the raison d'etre of the Walls, their construction, architecture and operation. Refiective chapters follow, introducing personages who made its history and impressions by those who first saw it. The author concludes by outlining conservation issues and presenting a useful glossary. The Great Wall Explained forges unprecedented access to the Wall 'beyond' and 'before'. In this unique work of skilfull documentation and erudite interpretation, William Lindesay takes readers on an odyssey of 'The Wall'. The book's authority and appeal are enhanced by the most diverse presentation of explanatory Wall photographs and relevant antiquities ever published, ensuring its precious reference value to scholars and visual allure to travellers alike.
作者：（英国）威廉·林赛（William Lindesay O.B.E.）
Freworf Introduction List of Maps Earliest Long Walls The Various Great walls Wafts in Mongofia Northeast Asia Reef Ming wall Han Empire Expansion Genghis Khan's Conquests shanhaiguan 'siege' List of Figures China ＆ Nomadic Adversaries Mound Trench Weathering Wall Cross Section 2007 Ming Wall Survey 1.1 The Wall's Name 1.2 Name in Chirtese 1.3 Waft Defined 1.4 Classification 1.5 Study Sources 1.6 Ancestry of Urban Walls 1.7 The First Long Wall 1.8 Warfare Reform ＆ Walls 1.9 The Qin Unification 1.10 Post Qin Waft Building 1.11 Main functions of Walls 1.12 Wall Building Dynasties 1.13 Recyding of walls 1.14 Locations of Walls 1.15 The Great Wall on Maps 1.16 China's Nomadic Enemies 1.17 walls of Alien Regimes 1.18 Walls in Mongolia 2.1 Reasons for Conflict 2.2 Nomadic Lifestyle 2.3 Dependency on Animals 2.4 Chinese Lifestyle 2.5 Success of Cftinese Farming 2.6 Breakout of Conflict 2.7 Chinese Response to Attack 2.8 From Needs to Wants 2.9 Nomadic Strategies. 2.10 Reliance on Walls 2.11 Alterntives to walls 2.12 psychology of Warfare 3.1 Government's Role 3.2 Wall Planning 3.3 Building Materials 3.4 Labour Sources 3.5 Transportation 3.6 Logistical Challenges 3.7 Rock Quarrying 3.8 Brick Production 3.9 Mud Wall Construction 3.10 'Dragon' Wall Construction 3.11 Reed ＆ Wooden Walls 3.12 Engraved Tablets 3.13 Legenl Of Lady Meng 3.14 Local Legends 3.15 Descent from Builders …… Glossary Dynastic Chronology Ming Chronology Photography/Copyrights Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
版权页： 插图： Key protection measures include Article 3, which concerns' keeping the remains of the Great Wall in their original state, protection in accordance with scientific planning and rational use'; Article 4, stating that 'actual work to protect the Great Wall will in practice be delegated to the People's Governments of the Municipality's Districts and Counties'; Article 6, requiring that 'Municipal Planning Department work to define and demarcate a protection buffer zone, and beyond that a restricted construction control area, should be made in observance of protecting the overview view of the Great Wall;Article 12, which concerns 'forbidden activities within the buffer zone which exploit the land, such as quarrying, sand and gravel extraction, construction of artificial water bodies, trapping, hunting,deforestation and all other land use activities which damage the terrain and its ecology; Article 13,affirming that 'the Great Wall and all its constituent materials belong to the State. Individuals and groups are not allowed to own materials of the Great Wall,nor move or remove them for the building of other structures' and 'those found holding such materials should freely return them to local cultural relics bureaus; Article 14, concerning 'strictly forbidden activities and actions such as setting up vendor's stands and communications facilities, organizing tours or accessing sections of the Wall that are not approved for tourism' for which, according to Article 20, 'violators may be fined 1,000 to 30,000 yuan'.Also concerning 'carving, scrawling, drawing and defacing the Great Wall; tampering with signage advocating its protection; fixing ladders, digging holes, putting up poles and dropping garbage' for which, according to Article 20, 'violators may be fined 200 to 500 yuan'.
"ThroughresplendentphotographsandimaginativeprosethisinnovativeworkunfoldstheoftenstartlingresultsoftwentyfiveyearsofdetailedengagementwiththemonumentalstructureknownastheGreatWall.Ratherthanamerechronicleofeventsordullreprisalofdevelopments,itisthefruitoflengthyponderingandextensivehistoricalstudy.BycombiningdetailedphysicalexaminationwithhighlyaestheticpresentationWilliamLindesayhasinfusedtheWallwithlifeandcreatedavigorous,indeedadefinitive,study."——RalphSawyer,author'ChineseWaysofWarfare'."InTheGreatWallExplained,WilliamLindesayofferseverythingyoueverwantedtoknowaboutthegreatestarchitecturalmonumentontheplanet.Richlywrittenandlavishlyphotographed,thewordsandimagesofthebookpresentageographicandtemporaloutlineofthestoryofChina.JustastheGreatWallrunsthewidthofChina,itsstoryreachesbackthrougha//theerasoftheChinesenationandtouchesoneveryimportantepisodeinitshistory.Inthisvaluableworkofresearch,WilliamLindesaygivesusamapintotheChinesesoul."——Prof.JackWeatherford,author'GenghisKhanandtheMakingoftheModernWorld'.
《万里长城百题问答(英文版)》文字通俗、生动活泼，加上配有高质量的图片、地图、图表，以及素描的插图，令读者观后耳目一新。
Very easy to read, nice photos, tells you about the Great Wall by answering questions.
用来学习的正版挺好的