The Chinese Wall is an amazing structure that took almost 2000 years to build and is 4 thousand kilometers long! Such long-term construction is not bad... Traditionally it is believed that the Great Wall of China began to be built in the 3rd century BC. For protection from northern nomads. On this occasion N.A. Morozov wrote:
“One thought is that the famous Chinese Wall, from 6 to 7 meters high, and up to three thick, stretching for THREE THOUSAND KILOMETERS, began construction back in 246 BC by Emperor Chi Hoang Ti and WAS COMPLETED ONLY AFTER 1866 YEARS, BY 1620 AD, is so absurd that it can only cause annoyance to a serious historian-thinker.
After all, every large construction has a predetermined practical purpose... Who would have thought of starting a huge construction that could only be completed in 2000 years, and until then would only be a useless burden for the population...
They will tell us that the wall has been repaired for two thousand years. Doubtful. It only makes sense to repair a building that is not very old, otherwise it will become hopelessly outdated and simply fall apart. This is what we are seeing, by the way, in Europe.
Old defensive walls were dismantled and new, more powerful ones were built in their place. For example, many military fortifications in Rus' were rebuilt in the 16th century.
But we are told that the Chinese Wall, as it was built, stood for TWO THOUSAND YEARS. They don’t say that “ modern wall recently built on the site of an ancient one.”
No, they say that we see exactly the wall that was built two thousand years ago. In our opinion this is extremely strange, to say the least.
When and against whom was the wall built? We cannot answer for sure. This requires additional research. However, let us express the following thought.
The Great Wall of China was built primarily as a structure marking the BORDER between two countries: China and Russia.
It is doubtful that it was built as a military defensive structure. And it is unlikely that it has ever been used in this capacity. Defending a 4000-kilometer wall from enemy attack is SPOILESS.
L.N. Gumilyov quite rightly wrote: “The wall stretched for 4 thousand km. Its height reached 10 meters, and watchtowers rose every 60-100 meters.
But when the work was completed, it turned out that all of China’s armed forces were not enough to organize an effective defense on the wall
In fact, if you place a small detachment on each tower, the enemy will destroy it before the neighbors have time to gather and send help.
If large detachments are spaced out less frequently, gaps will form through which the enemy can easily and unnoticed penetrate deep into the country. A FORTRESS WITHOUT DEFENDERS IS NOT A FORTRESS
How does our point of view differ from the traditional one? We are told that the Wall separated China from the nomads in order to secure the country from their raids. But as Gumilyov correctly noted, such an explanation does not stand up to criticism.
If the nomads wanted to cross the Wall, they could easily do so. And more than once. And anywhere. We offer a completely different explanation.
We believe that the Wall was built primarily to MARK THE BORDER BETWEEN TWO STATES. And it was built when an agreement was reached on this border. Apparently in order to eliminate border disputes in the future.
And there probably were such disputes. Today, the parties to the agreement draw the border ON THE MAP (that is, on paper). And they think that this is enough.
And in the case of Russia and China, the Chinese, apparently, attached such importance to the agreement that they decided to immortalize it not only on paper, but also “on the ground,” by drawing the Wall along the agreed border.
This was more reliable and, as the Chinese thought, would eliminate border disputes for a long time. The length of the Wall itself speaks in favor of this assumption. Four, or one or two thousand kilometers is normal for the border between two states. But for a purely military structure it makes no sense. But the political border
China has changed many times over its supposedly more than two thousand-year history. This is what the historians themselves tell us. China united, then fell apart into separate regions, lost and gained some lands, etc.
On the one hand, this seems to make it difficult to verify our reconstruction. But on the other hand, on the contrary, we are given the opportunity not only to check it, but also to DATE the construction of the Wall.
If we manage to find a political-geographical map on which the BORDER OF CHINA WILL GO EXACTLY ALONG THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, this will mean that EXACTLY AT THIS TIME THE WALL WAS BUILT.
Today the Chinese Wall is INSIDE China. Was there a time when it marked the BORDER OF THE COUNTRY? And when did this happen? It is clear that if it was being built as a BORDER WALL, then IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXACTLY ALONG THE POLITICAL BORDER OF CHINA at that time.
This will allow us to date the construction of the Wall. Let's try to find a GEOGRAPHICAL MAP on which the Chinese Wall runs EXACTLY ALONG THE POLITICAL BORDER OF CHINA. It is important that SUCH CARDS EXIST. And there are many of them. These are maps of the 17th-18th centuries.
Let's take a map of Asia from the 18th century made by the Royal Academy in Amsterdam: . We took this map from a rare atlas of the 18th century.
On this map we find two states: Tartary - Tartarie and China - Chine. China's northern border runs approximately along the 40th parallel. THE CHINA WALL GOES EXACTLY ALONG THIS BORDER.
Moreover, on the map this Wall is MARKED as a thick line with the inscription Muraille de la Chine, that is, “the high wall of China” translated from French.
We see the same Chinese Wall, and with the same inscription on it, on another map of 1754 - Carte de l’Asie, which we took from a rare atlas of the 18th century. Here the Chinese Wall also runs approximately along the border between China and Great Tartary, that is, Mongol-Tatary = Russia.
We see the same thing on another map of Asia in the 17th century, in the famous Blau atlas. The Chinese Wall runs exactly along the border of China, and only a small western section of the Wall is inside China.
Our idea is also supported by the fact that cartographers of the 18th century PLACED THE CHINA WALL ON THE POLITICAL MAP OF THE WORLD.
Therefore, this Wall HAD THE MEANING OF A POLITICAL BORDER. After all, cartographers did not depict other “wonders of the world” on this map, for example, the Egyptian pyramids.
And they painted the Chinese Wall. The same Wall is depicted on the color map of the Qing Empire of the second half of the 17th-18th centuries in the academic 10-volume World History
This map shows the Great Wall in detail, with all its small curves in the terrain. Almost along its entire length it runs EXACTLY ALONG THE BORDER OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, with the exception of the small westernmost section of the Wall, no more than 200 kilometers long. Apparently
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA WAS BUILT IN THE 16th-17th CENTURIES AS A POLITICAL BORDER BETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA = “MONGOL-TATARIA”.
It is impossible to admit that the “ancient” Chinese had such an amazing gift of foresight that they accurately predicted exactly how the border between China and Russia would go in the 17th-18th centuries of the NEW ERA, that is, in two thousand years.
They may object to us: on the contrary, the border between Russia and China in the 17th century was drawn along the ancient Wall. However, in this case, the Wall would have to be mentioned in a written Russian-Chinese treaty. We found no such references.
When was the Wall = Border between Russia = “Mongol-Tataria” and China built? Apparently, it was in the 17th century. No wonder it is believed that its construction was “completed” only in 1620. And maybe even later. See below about this.
In this regard, we immediately remember that EXACTLY at this time there were BORDER WARS between Russia and China. Probably, only at the end of the 17th century they agreed on the border. And then they built a wall to FIX THE AGREEMENT.
Was this Wall before the 17th century? Apparently not. Scaligerian history tells us that China was conquered by the “MONGOLS” in the 13th century AD. e. More precisely, in 1279. And became part of the huge “Mongolian” = Great Empire.
According to the new chronology, the correct dating of this conquest is the end of the 14th century, that is, a hundred years later. In the Scaligerian history of China, this event was noted in the 14th century as the coming to power of the MING dynasty in 1368, that is, the SAME MONGOLS.
As we now understand, in the XIV-XVI centuries Rus' AND CHINA STILL CONSTITUTED ONE EMPIRE. Therefore, there was no need to build a Wall = Border.
Most likely, such a need arose after the unrest in Rus', the defeat of the Russian Horde dynasty and the seizure of power by the Romanovs. As you know, the Romanovs abruptly changed Russia’s political course, trying to subordinate the country to Western influence.
This pro-Western orientation of the new dynasty led to the collapse of the Empire. Türkiye separated, and heavy wars began with it. China also separated. And, in fact, control over a large part of America was lost. Relations between China and the Romanovs became tense, and border conflicts began. It was necessary to build a Wall, which was done.
Apparently, it is possible to even more accurately indicate the time of construction of the Great Wall of China. As we have already said, the Wall was apparently built as a border between China and Russia during the border disputes of the 17th century. ARMED COLLISIONS flared up from the middle of the 17th century. The wars went on with varying degrees of success. Descriptions of these wars were preserved in Khabarov’s notes.
The treaty FIXING THE NORTHERN BORDER OF CHINA WITH RUSSIA was concluded in 1689 in Nerchinsk. Perhaps there were earlier attempts to conclude a Russian-Chinese treaty.
It should be expected that the Chinese Wall was built between 1650 and 1689. This expectation is justified. It is known that the Emperor = Bogdykhan Kangxi “began the implementation of his plan to oust the RUSSIANS FROM AMUR.
HAVING BUILT A CHAIN OF FORTIFICATIONS IN MANZHURIA, Bogdykhan sent the Manzhur army to the Amur in 1684.” What kind of CHAIN OF FORTENTS did Bogdykhan build by 1684? He most likely built the Great Wall of China. That is, a CHAIN OF FORTIFIED TOWERS CONNECTED BY A WALL
Who built the Great Chinese wall and why? What functions does it currently perform and has performed in the past? There is a lot of disagreement on these questions.The Chinese state is not the only country in world history that, at the turn of wars and civil strife, built protective wall with a security function along the borders of its territory.
The wall of the Roman Empire, Athens, Korea and Denmark have left their mark on history - all of these states erected protective fences to protect their borders, and the Great Wall of China is no exception - this is a proven fact.
The beginning of the construction of the Chinese wall did not begin with large-scale structures. In the seventh century BC, China was divided into many feudal small "states".
Each such feudal community had its own prince blue bloods, who considered it necessary to protect his possessions. Thus began the spontaneous construction of the Great Wall of China. Each prince began to erect walls to mark his domains.
221 BC 1st Emperor of the Qin Dynasty - one of the most famous and great people in Chinese history (famous for his Terracotta Warriors), was able to unify China. By his order, the first stage of the large-scale construction of the Chinese Wall was formed, uniting the walls of three states in the northern part of China.
The first one was born “Wan Li Chang Cheng” – 10,000 li of the Chinese wall, where 2 li = 1 km. Over the course of 2000 years, since then, the wall has been repeatedly rebuilt, expanded and modified.
The foundation of the Great Wall of China and the view that can be seen today, was formed and built during the reign of the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644 .
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
Military function of the wall. This is confirmed by various defensive structures in its areas: watchtowers, passes and fortresses. Small military towns for soldiers were built nearby , guarding the borders of the state where they lived, where weapons and food were stored. Certain sections of the wall served as relay points for military information and gathering points for the commanders-in-chief of China's armies.
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Economic function. What did the Chinese Wall protect against? From constant skirmishes with other neighbors of China, from robberies of caravans from raids on cities. The Great Wall protected the economic routes of the Middle Kingdom. This protection gave a powerful impetus to the development of the state's economy. Protection of the Great Silk Road , which served as a means of collecting and transmitting information and an important artery of China's economic transport route.
What was the Great Wall of China built from?
Materials for building the wall were taken from nearby natural resources , the main part of which consists of earth and stones. When the wall was built, high technology did not yet exist, so the natural lows and highs of the mountain range's relief became the foundation of the Great Wall of China.
In some parts of western China, the wall was built of rubble and sand, interspersed with reeds or tamarisk branches. , in order to reduce the wall's exposure to the strong wind erosion inherent in this area of the Chinese Wall.
Who built the Chinese Wall - opinions, facts and misconceptions
There is a theory, not substantiated by facts, but indicated in certain sources, that the Chinese Wall was built by Russians or Slavic people. When the wall was born, Rus', in principle, did not yet exist, there were tribes. In a later period it is possible that the development of a wall or fortification with additions could have been built by the Slavs. But it is a complete misconception that the Great Wall of China was built not by the Chinese, but by the Russians.
A group of British archaeologists, led by William Lindsay, managed to make a sensational discovery in the fall of 2011: a part of the Great Wall of China was discovered, which is located outside of China - in Mongolia. The remains of this huge structure (100 kilometers long and 2.5 meters high) were discovered in the Gobi Desert, located in southern Mongolia. Scientists have concluded that the find is part of a famous Chinese landmark. The materials of the wall section include wood, earth and volcanic stone. The building itself dates back to between 1040 and 1160 BC. Back in 2007, on the border of Mongolia and China, during an expedition organized by the same Lindsay, a significant section of the wall was found, which was attributed to the reign of the Han Dynasty. Since then, the search for the remaining fragments of the wall has continued, which finally ended in success in Mongolia. The Great Wall of China, let us remind you, is one of the largest architectural monuments and one of the most famous defensive structures of antiquity. It passes through Northern China and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
It is generally accepted that it began to be built back in the 3rd century BC. to protect the state of the Qin dynasty from the attacks of the “northern barbarians” - the nomadic Xiongnu people. In the 3rd century AD, during the Han Dynasty, construction of the wall was resumed and it was expanded westward. Over time, the wall began to collapse, but during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), according to Chinese historians, the wall was restored and strengthened. Those parts of it that have survived to this day were built mainly in the 15th – 16th centuries. During the three centuries of the Manchu Qing dynasty (from 1644), the defensive structure became dilapidated and almost everything was destroyed, since the new rulers of the Celestial Empire did not need protection from the north. Only in our time, in the mid-1980s, did restoration of sections of the wall begin as material evidence ancient origin statehood in the lands of Northeast Asia.
Some Russian researchers (President of the Academy of Basic Sciences A.A. Tyunyaev and his like-minded person, honorary doctor of the University of Brussels V.I. Semeiko) express doubts about the generally accepted version of the origin of the protective structure on the northern borders of the state of the Qin dynasty. In November 2006, in one of his publications, Andrei Tyunyaev formulated his thoughts on this topic as follows: “As you know, to the north of the territory of modern China there was another, much more ancient civilization. This has been repeatedly confirmed by archaeological discoveries made, in particular, in the territory Eastern Siberia. The impressive evidence of this civilization, comparable to Arkaim in the Urals, not only has not yet been studied and comprehended by world historical science, but has not even received proper assessment in Russia itself.” As for the ancient wall, then, as Tyunyaev claims, “the loopholes on a significant part of the wall are directed not to the north, but to the south. And this is clearly visible not only in the most ancient, unreconstructed sections of the wall, but even in recent photographs and works of Chinese drawing.”
In 2008, at the First International Congress “Pre-Cyrillic Slavic Writing and Pre-Christian Slavic culture» in Leningradsky state university named after A.S. Pushkin Tyunyaev made a report “China - younger brother Rus'", during which he presented fragments of Neolithic ceramics from the territory of the eastern part of Northern China. The signs depicted on the ceramics did not look like Chinese characters, but demonstrated almost complete coincidence with the ancient Russian runica - up to 80 percent.
The researcher, based on the latest archaeological data, expresses the opinion that during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages the population of the western part of Northern China was Caucasian. Indeed, throughout Siberia, right up to China, mummies of Caucasians are being discovered. According to genetic data, this population had the Old Russian haplogroup R1a1.
This version is also supported by the mythology of the ancient Slavs, which tells the story of the movement of the ancient Rus in an eastern direction - they were led by Bogumir, Slavunya and their son Scythian. These events are reflected, in particular, in the Book of Veles, which, let us make a reservation, is not recognized by academic historians.
Tyunyaev and his supporters point out that the Great Wall of China was built similarly to European and Russian medieval walls, the main purpose of which was protection from firearms. The construction of such structures began no earlier than the 15th century, when cannons and other siege weapons appeared on the battlefields. Before the 15th century, the so-called northern nomads did not have artillery.
Based on this data, Tyunyaev expresses the opinion that the wall in eastern Asia was built as a defensive structure marking the border between two medieval states. It was erected after an agreement was reached on the delimitation of territories. And this, according to Tyunyaev, is confirmed by a map of the time when the border between Russian Empire and the Qing Empire passed precisely along the wall.
We are talking about a map of the Qing Empire of the second half of the 17th–18th centuries, presented in the academic 10-volume “ World history" That map shows in detail a wall running exactly along the border between the Russian Empire and the empire of the Manchu dynasty (Qing Empire).
On the map of Asia of the 18th century, made by the Royal Academy in Amsterdam, two geographical formations are indicated: in the north - Tartarie, in the south - China, the northern border of which runs approximately along the 40th parallel, that is, exactly along the wall. On this map the wall is marked with a thick line and labeled "Muraille de la Chine". Now this phrase is usually translated from French as “Chinese Wall”.
However, when translated literally, the meaning is somewhat different: muraille (“wall”) in a construction with the preposition de (noun + preposition de + noun) and the word la Chine expresses the object and belonging of the wall. That is, the “wall of China”. Based on analogies (for example, place de la Concorde - Place de la Concorde), then Muraille de la Chine is a wall named after the country that Europeans called Chine.
There are other translation options from the French phrase “Muraille de la Chine” - “wall from China”, “wall delimiting from China”. After all, in an apartment or in a house we call the wall that separates us from our neighbors the neighbor’s wall, and the wall that separates us from the street - outer wall. We have the same thing when naming borders: Finnish border, Ukrainian border... In this case, the adjectives indicate only the geographical location of the Russian borders.
It is noteworthy that in medieval Rus' there was a word “kita” - a tying of poles that were used in the construction of fortifications. Thus, the name of the Moscow district Kitai-Gorod was given in the 16th century for the same reasons - the building consisted of stone wall with 13 towers and 6 gates...
According to the opinion enshrined in official version history, the Great Wall of China began to be built in 246 BC. under Emperor Shi Huangdi, its height was from 6 to 7 meters, the purpose of construction was protection from northern nomads.
Russian historian L.N. Gumilyov wrote: “The wall stretched for 4 thousand km. Its height reached 10 meters, and watchtowers rose every 60–100 meters.” He noted: “When the work was completed, it turned out that everyone armed forces There won't be enough China to mount an effective defense on the wall. In fact, if you place a small detachment on each tower, the enemy will destroy it before the neighbors have time to gather and send help. If large detachments are placed less frequently, gaps will be created through which the enemy can easily and unnoticed penetrate into the interior of the country. A fortress without defenders is not a fortress.”
From European experience it is known that ancient walls more than several hundred years old are not repaired, but rebuilt - due to the fact that the materials are so expensive long time They get tired and just fall apart. But in relation to the Chinese Wall, the opinion has been firmly established that the structure was built two thousand years ago and nevertheless survived.
We will not go into controversy on this issue, but simply use Chinese dating and see who built and against whom different areas walls. The first and main part of the wall was built before our era. It runs along 41–42 degrees north latitude, including along some sections of the Yellow River.
The western and northern borders of the Qin state only by 221 BC. began to coincide with the section of the wall built by this time. It is logical to assume that this site was built not by the inhabitants of the Qin kingdom, but by their northern neighbors. From 221 to 206 BC A wall was built along the entire border of the Qin state. In addition, at the same time, a second line of defense was built 100–200 km west and north of the first wall - another wall.
It certainly could not have been built by the Qin kingdom, since it did not control these lands at that time.
During the Han Dynasty (from 206 BC to 220 AD), sections of the wall were built 500 km west and 100 km north of the previous ones. Their location corresponded to the expansion of territories controlled by this state. It is very difficult to say today who built these protective structures – southerners or northerners. From the point of view of traditional history, it is the state of the Han Dynasty, which sought to protect itself from the warlike northern nomads.
In 1125, the border between the Jurchen kingdom and China passed along the Yellow River - this is 500-700 kilometers south of the location of the built wall. And in 1141, a peace treaty was signed, according to which the Chinese Song Empire recognized itself as a vassal of the Jurchen state of Jin, pledging to pay it a large tribute. However, while the lands of China proper were located south of the Yellow River, another section of the wall was erected 2,100–2,500 kilometers north of its borders. This part of the wall, built from 1066 to 1234, runs through Russian territory north of the village of Borzya next to the Argun River. At the same time, another section of the wall was built 1,500–2,000 kilometers north of China, located along the Greater Khingan.
But if only hypotheses can be put forward on the topic of the nationality of the builders of the wall due to the lack of reliable historical information, then the study of the style in the architecture of this defensive structure allows us, it seems, to make more accurate assumptions.
The architectural style of the wall, now located in China, is imprinted with the “handprints” of its creators by the construction features. Elements of the wall and towers, similar to fragments of the wall, in the Middle Ages can only be found in the architecture of ancient Russian defensive structures of the central regions of Russia - “northern architecture”.
Andrey Tyunyaev proposes to compare two towers - from the Chinese Wall and from the Novgorod Kremlin. The shape of the towers is the same: a rectangle, slightly narrowed at the top. From the wall there is an entrance leading into both towers, covered with a round arch made of the same brick as the wall with the tower. Each of the towers has two upper “working” floors. On the first floor of both towers there are round-arched windows. The number of windows on the first floor of both towers is 3 on one side and 4 on the other. The height of the windows is approximately the same - about 130–160 centimeters.
There are loopholes on the top (second) floor. They are made in the form of rectangular narrow grooves approximately 35–45 cm wide. The number of such loopholes in the Chinese tower is 3 deep and 4 wide, and in the Novgorod one - 4 deep and 5 wide. On top floor The “Chinese” tower has square holes along its very edge. There are similar holes in the Novgorod tower, and the ends of the rafters sticking out of them, on which the wooden roof is supported.
The situation is the same in comparing the Chinese tower and the tower of the Tula Kremlin. The Chinese and Tula towers have the same number of loopholes in width - there are 4 of them. And the same number of arched openings - 4 each. On the upper floor between the large loopholes there are small ones - in the Chinese and in the Tula towers. The shape of the towers is still the same. The Tula tower, like the Chinese one, uses white stone. The vaults are made in the same way: at the Tula one there are gates, at the “Chinese” one there are entrances.
For comparison, you can also use the Russian towers of the Nikolsky Gate (Smolensk) and the northern fortress wall of the Nikitsky Monastery (Pereslavl-Zalessky, 16th century), as well as the tower in Suzdal (mid-17th century). Conclusion: design features The towers of the Chinese Wall reveal almost exact analogies among the towers of Russian Kremlins. And what does a comparison of the surviving towers of the Chinese city of Beijing with the medieval towers of Europe say? The fortress walls of the Spanish city of Avila and Beijing are very similar to each other, especially in the fact that the towers are located very often and have practically no architectural adaptations for military needs. The Beijing towers have only an upper deck with loopholes, and are laid out at the same height as the rest of the wall.
Neither the Spanish nor the Beijing towers show such a high similarity with the defensive towers of the Chinese Wall, as do the towers of Russian kremlins and fortress walls.
And this is something for historians to think about.
Photos from open sources
The most grandiose wonder of the world - the Great Wall of China, which has a length of almost nine thousand kilometers, is perceived today by us far from being a fortification structure against enemy raids, but only in the form of a unique ancient monument. For this reason, few people think about which side of this wall were those same enemies?
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The Chinese Wall was not built by the Chinese
But in 2011, British archaeologists excavated an unknown part of the Chinese Wall, and were extremely surprised: its loopholes were directed towards modern China. It turns out that the famous wall was not built by the Chinese, then by whom and from whom?
From the north of Ancient China there lived nomadic tribes who could hardly build such a grandiose structure. And in general, scientists believed that even with modern technologies to build such a wall would require laying tens of thousands of kilometers railways, use hundreds of thousands of machines, cranes and other equipment, abandon tens of millions of people and spend at least a hundred years on all this.
In ancient times there were no such possibilities, which means that it took thousands of years to build a gigantic wall, in comparison with which even the Egyptian pyramids seem like toys in a sandbox. Why and who needed this, because it makes no sense both from an economic and military point of view. But someone built this wall, most likely with higher technology than we have today. But who? And for what?
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The Chinese Wall was built by the Slavs
The medieval geographical atlas of Abraham Ortelius, published back in 1570, helped answer this question. It could be seen that modern China is divided into two parts - southern China and server Catai. It was between them that the wall was laid, which, apparently, was built by the inhabitants of the mysterious Tartary, which occupies the territory of Siberia and Far East modern Russia and the northern part of modern China.
Ancient vessels found in the northern provinces of China back in the sixties of the last century, but deciphered only recently, completely shed light on this mystery. As paradoxical as it may seem, they were written in runitsa - ancient Slavic writing. And the ancient treatises of China often talk about white people who live in the northern lands and communicate directly with the Gods. These were the ancient Slavs, descendants of Hyperborea, who lived in Tartaria. It was they who built the Great Wall, not the Chinese, but the Slavic. By the way, in the runic language the word “China” only means “high wall.”
The truth about the Chinese wall is not needed by the powers that be
But against whom was this “high wall” built? It turns out that against the Great Dragon race, with which for a long time The White race of Russians, who lived in Tartaria, fought. This battle at the level of two extraterrestrial civilizations ended with the great victory of the White race more than seven and a half thousand years ago. It is this date that the Slavs consider the beginning of the creation of the World; the ancient Slavic calendar began with it, which, unfortunately, was abolished by Peter the Great.
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And the fact that there was once a war of extraterrestrial civilizations is said by the legends of many peoples of the world; naturally, it is reflected in the legends of the Slavic and Chinese people. So why didn’t these civilizations leave any traces on Earth? It turns out they did, and the Great Wall of China is not the only unique evidence of this. A lot of such artifacts have been found, but no one is in a hurry or even dares to publish all this data: firstly, then all history and geography need to be rewritten, and secondly, for many peoples, say, the Americans or the Chinese, this is not at all profitable .
Even we, Russians, cannot restore our true history - the history of the ancient Slavs, which, as it turns out, dates back not centuries, but millennia. However, watch the new documentary “Ancient Chinese Rus'”, where you will find answers to these and many other questions that modern “fundamental” science is silent about.
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Along with the Egyptian pyramids, the Chinese Wall is considered one of the greatest architectural structures that have survived to this day. She owns many different records, which are unlikely to ever be broken. A national treasure of China and a surviving wonder of the world for the rest of humanity, the wall has long attracted the brightest minds of world history and archeology.
Regarding the Chinese Wall, numerous theories, hypotheses, and assumptions have been reliably proven, which, at first, seemed like a utopia. But over the past decades, scientists have been haunted by the question of who actually built this very wall? Why is “authorship” by default assigned to the Chinese nation, when a number of facts say exactly the opposite?
Some features of the wall will help you understand the grandeur and scale of this structure. It is officially believed (although not actually proven) that construction began in the 3rd century BC. e. 1/5 of the then population of China was involved in the work. This is more than 1 million people.
Its total length, taking into account all branches, is 21,196 kilometers. This is approximately half the length of the globe's equator. The thickness of the wall is about 5–8 meters, depending on the site. The height is also not the same - around 7–10 meters. Besides this:
- the total number of people involved in construction exceeded 2 million - approximately half the population;
- during construction, more than 300 thousand people died/perished from various diseases, malnutrition, water shortage and other things;
- at first it was not a wall at all, but disparate structures, which were connected to each other much later;
- The wall is a world cultural heritage site and is protected by UNESCO.
Myths and misconceptions
Naturally, throughout its history, such a grandiose structure in every sense could not help but be the object of constant delusional hypotheses, speculation, and even outright lies. Just look at the famous newspaper canard launched by American journalists on June 25, 1899, according to which the Chinese government decided to demolish the wall in order to improve trade with other countries. Allegedly, the wall was a big nuisance, so they decided to build a road in its place.
This misinformation was immediately picked up by a large number of American newspapers (the “canard” was launched from Denver), and then the news was spread by European newspapermen. In those days, information was transmitted many times slower than today, so falsification wandered around the world for quite a long time. The most famous misconceptions also include:
- visibility of the wall with the naked eye from the surface of the Moon - according to rough estimates, this is equivalent to the fact that a person could see a hair from a distance of 3 kilometers;
- the visibility of the wall with the naked eye from Earth's orbit - despite the testimony of numerous astronauts who allegedly saw the wall from space, this has not been proven for certain by anyone or anything;
- general mobilization for construction caused popular unrest, which is the reason for the fall of one of the most powerful Chinese dynasties, the Qin - in fact, participation in the work was forced, and any dissatisfaction was severely punished.
But perhaps the most interesting hypothesis, which has not yet been proven by anyone (nor refuted), puts the sole rights of the Chinese to Great Wall under a question mark. Evidence is provided that it was not built by the Chinese at all, as is commonly believed. And, I must say, some of this evidence looks quite plausible and comprehensive.
The essence of the hypothesis questioning the Chinese rights to the wall
The original version, which is official to this day, is that the wall was built by the Chinese as a defensive structure to prevent constant raids by nomads from neighboring countries. Everything coincides: the wall ran along the entire perimeter of ancient China, which, being important shopping center, suffered from attacks by various groups. But one fact haunts scientists: the original design of the wall made it convenient to attack Chinese territory, and did not imply strengthening its defense. Why did the Chinese build a wall from which it would be easier for their enemies to attack? No answer yet. The so-called loopholes on one part of the wall are directed into the territory of China, and behind them stretched another state. That is, it is logical that the wall was built by another people (peoples) for the war with the Middle Kingdom. 
Wall Builders - Alternate Version
The most popular version is that the construction of the wall was carried out by people living in ancient state Tartary. It is even pointed out that this people has family ties with the Slavs. By the way, numerous archaeological discoveries and finds, coupled with the design (location) of the wall only confirm this version. But so far scientists have not been able to work in this direction. Reasons:
- Chinese authorities have at all times prevented the study of the wall;
- Due to constant restoration and natural destruction, many facts of historical value have become inaccessible.
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