According to the Chinese legend how many bricks were needed to build/construct the Jiayugan Pass section of the Wall?
Oct. 12,2009 20:13 Mr.Lemon replied:
According to the legend, there were 99,999 bricks needed to build the Jiayuguan Pass.
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Oct. 12,2009 09:57
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Mr.shawn davis(ohio) said:
wat r 3 materials used to make the great wall of china
Oct. 12,2009 20:06 Mr.simple replied:
Why r u so sure of 3? I guess they are bricks, stones and cement.
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Sep. 27,2009 19:30
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Mrs.Redmon(United States) said:
How was the construction of the wall intended to allow ready communication with the emperor?
Sep. 27,2009 20:10 Mr.guard replied:
The emperor ordered to build the wall, and he sent soldiers and generals to guard on the wall. He was well informed if there were wars in the frontier.
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Sep. 25,2009 08:25
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Mr.Rohitha(Sri lanka.) said:
It is grate if somebody could preparea bill of quantity for construction of Grate wall now adays.
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Sep. 20,2009 07:27
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Mr.Jimmy Yeo(Singapore) said:
The Chinese are truly an amazing race God has made. I wondered :
Q1. Where did the materials for the construction come from and how far away were they from the sites
Q2. How the materials were transported to the sites
Q3. How many labourers were involved at any one time
Q4. Were the labourers paid or were they forced labourers without pay
Sep. 20,2009 20:42 Mr.Leo replied:
The materials for the construction came from the nearby mountains. Usually, the materials were found very near to the wall construction site for easy transportation.
The materials were transported to the sites by manpower, animals good at climbing such as donkeys and goats, and by some simple machineries such as rolling logs, crowbars and winding gears.
In history, many laborers were involved in wall construction, but the accurate number was unknown.
Of course, the laborers worked without being paid. They were forced to do it.
its mystery is that how people built this wall without managerial skills & without any modern equipment, who will manage the labours on that time, when one died what will they do? it takes thousands of year in completition,what labours do ,how they manage their work when their is end of one government or emperior,its mystery is that how supervisor find the direction where to go now.
Sep. 20,2009 20:19 Mr.goodman replied:
Hi, the Great Wall was built by using some simple machineries such as crowbars, rolling logs and winding gears were used to carry the building materials to the mountains. When one worker died, they would put the dead body at the foot of the wall. When there is an end of one government or emperors, the wall construction would be stopped.
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Sep. 20,2009 16:28
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Ms.parishay_gull@yahoo.com(pakistan) said:
thanx MR.Wisdom
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Aug. 9,2009 00:10
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Ms.TtreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) said:
How long did it take to make the wall?
Aug. 9,2009 20:11 Ms.Tasha replied:
The Great Wall is a huge project. It takes about 2,000 years to make the wall.
Aug. 10,2009 08:54 Ms.TtreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) replied:
Thank you!
Aug. 10,2009 09:02 Ms.TttreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) replied:
Why did Emperor Qin want this? Was it mainly for defence? May I know the brief history behind this?
Aug. 10,2009 19:54 Mr.Herbert replied:
The Emperor Qin connected the walls which once belonged to other six ducal states and built some more sections after he unified China, because at that time, the northern nomadic tribes often went south to invade the land and kill people. In order to protect themselves being invaded, the Emperor Qin ordered to build a long wall which started from Lintao county in Gansu and ended at the present eastern Liaoning Province in the east. For more, you can see this page: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/history/qin/
Sep. 20,2009 02:47 Ms.anonymous(sa) replied:
it took several years. each emperor tht came to power added more peices to the construction.
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Aug. 15,2009 18:18
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Ms.Erin(usa) said:
can see great wall from the space station?
Aug. 15,2009 20:39 Mr.jojo replied:
No, the distance is too far.
Sep. 17,2009 21:24 Ms.Geraldine(Peru) replied:
Most of the people say that we can see the wall from the space!!!!!!!!! And it is true!!!
Sep. 20,2009 02:45 Mr.anoynymous.(sa) replied:
no.it is a myth. many people think this is true but it is only a myth.People say this because it is big but it is not big enough to be seen from outer space.
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Sep. 17,2009 12:25
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Mrs.parishay(pakistan) said:
i want to know who managed tho project of china? who were the managers on that time, who guided the labour to the right direction?
Sep. 19,2009 20:44 Mr.wisdom replied:
Chinese ancient emperors ordered to built the Great Wall of China. They sent generals to supervise the project.
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Aug. 16,2009 16:40
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Ms.erin(usa) said:
Thank you.
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Aug. 15,2009 05:48
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Ms.LittleMiss(Singapore ) said:
Does anyone know what other tools were used to make the great wall of china?
Aug. 15,2009 20:42 Ms.Vivian replied:
My teacher told me they used rolling logs, crowbars and winding gears to take the construction materials to the mountains.
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Aug. 4,2009 04:50
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Ms.Little Miss(SIngapore) said:
I would like to know what tools were used to build the great wall?
Aug. 4,2009 21:29 Mr.Andrew replied:
They used very simple tools, for example, to carry the huge pieces of stones to the mountain top, they probably put the stones on rollers, or used strong cord to haul up the stones, like the way the Pyramid was built.
Aug. 7,2009 21:46 Ms.Little Miss(Singapore ) replied:
Thank you very much!!!
Aug. 9,2009 00:40 Ms.Little Miss(singapore) replied:
What were the names of these tools? We are doing a project and are thinking of making these tools but in a smaller version. Do you have any idea of how they looked like?
Aug. 9,2009 02:48 Mr.Andrew replied:
I know "手石夯"（Shou Shi Hang, means Hand Stone Rammer）is used to lay the foundation of the Great Wall. It is actually a heavy stone with a round hole in the middle, and a wooden stick like a chinese character "丁" is inserted to the hole. People hold the two ends of the wooden stick and thump it against the ground to lay the foundation of the wall.
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Mar. 16,2009 20:22
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Mr.dougloass(astralia) said:
does anyone know who orderd the construction of the wall?
Apr. 2,2009 19:28 Mrs.sunsine(zimbobway) replied:
the emperor of that time.
May. 3,2009 20:27 Ms.fu(chinese) replied:
"the seven states (Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin)" they built several wall for their own military purpose and after that, the emperor QINSHIHUANG united these 7 states and also order his man to connect the several parts to form one wall( great wall).
Aug. 4,2009 04:56 Ms.Little Miss(Singapore) replied:
Emprore Qi started it. from there other dynasties continued the construstion
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May. 19,2009 13:14
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Mr.dude said:
how were messages sent along the wall?
May. 20,2009 20:32 Mr.Jeremy replied:
The messages were sent by lighting a fire in each beacon tower to let the soldiers in the next beacon tower notice.
Jul. 25,2009 01:23 Mr.Chicken replied:
the messages were sent by lighting a fire in each beacon tower to let everyone know that intruders are coming.
Jul. 27,2009 23:52 Mr.koollisden(uganda) replied:
u saw that from milan
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Jul. 25,2009 01:22
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Mr.Chicken(Aus) said:
i need information about the designer of the Great wall of china.
Jul. 25,2009 20:20 Ms.Judy replied:
It is hard to say who is the designer of the China Great Wall, because the wall is a long and big project during over 2,000 years. The emperors of every dynasty and chinese ancient people designed the Great Wall of China.
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May. 26,2009 22:48
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Ms.Whyamiss?(Pie) said:
the great wall was built by peasants and soilders.If the people died while working the lower people(peasants)buried the dead within the walls.Yeah the great wall is the only man made thing that can be seen by space(satellite)
May. 30,2009 22:09 Mr.Jason(Aus) replied:
I highly doubt that the died were buried within the walls. it would compromise the structural integrity of the wall making it easier to collapse due to the harsh conditions. As a dead body erodes it creates gaps. The gaps within the walls eventually collapse under the weight of the stones/mud etc. Not to mention the amount of people who died during its construction.
Jul. 25,2009 01:24 Mr.Chicken replied:
Jason they were burried within the walls.
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Jul. 13,2009 04:20
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Mr.frank(germany) said:
how long is it actually?
Jul. 13,2009 04:56 Mr.Kevin(USA) replied:
The China Great Wall measures approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China. I just learned it from this website. Great!
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Jul. 4,2009 04:36
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Mr.jami(bangladesh9095) said:
now the walls are intact?
Jul. 4,2009 20:38 Mr.Tao replied:
No, jami. The walls are seriously damaged through the several hundred years' of erosion and artificial destruction. Currently, some sections are reconstructed such as Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall, but others are left as they are, such as Jinshanling, Simatai and Jiankou Great Wall, and many others lying in desert or grassland.
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Travelers' Voices on Great Wall Construction (75)
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Oct. 12,2009 07:34 Reply
Mr.dingleback(advhyuibvg) said:
what percant of the wall is still up?
Oct. 12,2009 20:14
Mr.Jim replied:
one third
12.
Oct. 12,2009 09:56 Reply
Ms.good(UK) said:
According to the Chinese legend how many bricks were needed to build/construct the Jiayugan Pass section of the Wall?
Oct. 12,2009 20:13
Mr.Lemon replied:
According to the legend, there were 99,999 bricks needed to build the Jiayuguan Pass.
13.
Oct. 12,2009 09:57 Reply
Mr.shawn davis(ohio) said:
wat r 3 materials used to make the great wall of china
Oct. 12,2009 20:06
Mr.simple replied:
Why r u so sure of 3? I guess they are bricks, stones and cement.
14.
Sep. 27,2009 19:30 Reply
Mrs.Redmon(United States) said:
How was the construction of the wall intended to allow ready communication with the emperor?
Sep. 27,2009 20:10
Mr.guard replied:
The emperor ordered to build the wall, and he sent soldiers and generals to guard on the wall. He was well informed if there were wars in the frontier.
15.
Sep. 25,2009 08:25 Reply
Mr.Rohitha(Sri lanka.) said:
It is grate if somebody could preparea bill of quantity for construction of Grate wall now adays.
16.
Sep. 20,2009 07:27 Reply
Mr.Jimmy Yeo(Singapore) said:
The Chinese are truly an amazing race God has made. I wondered :
Q1. Where did the materials for the construction come from and how far away were they from the sites
Q2. How the materials were transported to the sites
Q3. How many labourers were involved at any one time
Q4. Were the labourers paid or were they forced labourers without pay
Sep. 20,2009 20:42
Mr.Leo replied:
The materials for the construction came from the nearby mountains. Usually, the materials were found very near to the wall construction site for easy transportation.
The materials were transported to the sites by manpower, animals good at climbing such as donkeys and goats, and by some simple machineries such as rolling logs, crowbars and winding gears.
In history, many laborers were involved in wall construction, but the accurate number was unknown.
Of course, the laborers worked without being paid. They were forced to do it.
Sep. 21,2009 02:08
Mr.Jimmy Yeo(Singapore) replied:
21 Sep 2009
Thank You Mr Leo for your response
17.
Sep. 4,2009 10:18 Reply
Ms.Joycelyn(Singapore) said:
What is the mystery of the Great Wall?
Sep. 5,2009 20:21
Ms.Yang replied:
I think the mystery of the Great Wall lies in how the ancient people built it in steep cliffs without the modern equipments.
Sep. 20,2009 16:37
Ms.parishay_gull@yahoo.com(pakistan) replied:
its mystery is that how people built this wall without managerial skills & without any modern equipment, who will manage the labours on that time, when one died what will they do? it takes thousands of year in completition,what labours do ,how they manage their work when their is end of one government or emperior,its mystery is that how supervisor find the direction where to go now.
Sep. 20,2009 20:19
Mr.goodman replied:
Hi, the Great Wall was built by using some simple machineries such as crowbars, rolling logs and winding gears were used to carry the building materials to the mountains. When one worker died, they would put the dead body at the foot of the wall. When there is an end of one government or emperors, the wall construction would be stopped.
18.
Sep. 20,2009 16:28 Reply
Ms.parishay_gull@yahoo.com(pakistan) said:
thanx MR.Wisdom
19.
Aug. 9,2009 00:10 Reply
Ms.TtreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) said:
How long did it take to make the wall?
Aug. 9,2009 20:11
Ms.Tasha replied:
The Great Wall is a huge project. It takes about 2,000 years to make the wall.
Aug. 10,2009 08:54
Ms.TtreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) replied:
Thank you!
Aug. 10,2009 09:02
Ms.TttreasuretisdaleT(Singapore) replied:
Why did Emperor Qin want this? Was it mainly for defence? May I know the brief history behind this?
Aug. 10,2009 19:54
Mr.Herbert replied:
The Emperor Qin connected the walls which once belonged to other six ducal states and built some more sections after he unified China, because at that time, the northern nomadic tribes often went south to invade the land and kill people. In order to protect themselves being invaded, the Emperor Qin ordered to build a long wall which started from Lintao county in Gansu and ended at the present eastern Liaoning Province in the east. For more, you can see this page:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/history/qin/
Sep. 20,2009 02:47
Ms.anonymous(sa) replied:
it took several years. each emperor tht came to power added more peices to the construction.
20.
Aug. 15,2009 18:18 Reply
Ms.Erin(usa) said:
can see great wall from the space station?
Aug. 15,2009 20:39
Mr.jojo replied:
No, the distance is too far.
Sep. 17,2009 21:24
Ms.Geraldine(Peru) replied:
Most of the people say that we can see the wall from the space!!!!!!!!! And it is true!!!
Sep. 20,2009 02:45
Mr.anoynymous.(sa) replied:
no.it is a myth. many people think this is true but it is only a myth.People say this because it is big but it is not big enough to be seen from outer space.
21.
Sep. 17,2009 12:25 Reply
Mrs.parishay(pakistan) said:
i want to know who managed tho project of china? who were the managers on that time, who guided the labour to the right direction?
Sep. 19,2009 20:44
Mr.wisdom replied:
Chinese ancient emperors ordered to built the Great Wall of China. They sent generals to supervise the project.
22.
Aug. 16,2009 16:40 Reply
Ms.erin(usa) said:
Thank you.
23.
Aug. 15,2009 05:48 Reply
Ms.LittleMiss(Singapore ) said:
Does anyone know what other tools were used to make the great wall of china?
Aug. 15,2009 20:42
Ms.Vivian replied:
My teacher told me they used rolling logs, crowbars and winding gears to take the construction materials to the mountains.
24.
Aug. 4,2009 04:50 Reply
Ms.Little Miss(SIngapore) said:
I would like to know what tools were used to build the great wall?
Aug. 4,2009 21:29
Mr.Andrew replied:
They used very simple tools, for example, to carry the huge pieces of stones to the mountain top, they probably put the stones on rollers, or used strong cord to haul up the stones, like the way the Pyramid was built.
Aug. 7,2009 21:46
Ms.Little Miss(Singapore ) replied:
Thank you very much!!!
Aug. 9,2009 00:40
Ms.Little Miss(singapore) replied:
What were the names of these tools? We are doing a project and are thinking of making these tools but in a smaller version. Do you have any idea of how they looked like?
Aug. 9,2009 02:48
Mr.Andrew replied:
I know "手石夯"（Shou Shi Hang, means Hand Stone Rammer）is used to lay the foundation of the Great Wall. It is actually a heavy stone with a round hole in the middle, and a wooden stick like a chinese character "丁" is inserted to the hole. People hold the two ends of the wooden stick and thump it against the ground to lay the foundation of the wall.
25.
Mar. 16,2009 20:22 Reply
Mr.dougloass(astralia) said:
does anyone know who orderd the construction of the wall?
Apr. 2,2009 19:28
Mrs.sunsine(zimbobway) replied:
the emperor of that time.
May. 3,2009 20:27
Ms.fu(chinese) replied:
"the seven states (Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin)" they built several wall for their own military purpose and after that, the emperor QINSHIHUANG united these 7 states and also order his man to connect the several parts to form one wall( great wall).
Aug. 4,2009 04:56
Ms.Little Miss(Singapore) replied:
Emprore Qi started it. from there other dynasties continued the construstion
26.
May. 19,2009 13:14 Reply
Mr.dude said:
how were messages sent along the wall?
May. 20,2009 20:32
Mr.Jeremy replied:
The messages were sent by lighting a fire in each beacon tower to let the soldiers in the next beacon tower notice.
Jul. 25,2009 01:23
Mr.Chicken replied:
the messages were sent by lighting a fire in each beacon tower to let everyone know that intruders are coming.
Jul. 27,2009 23:52
Mr.koollisden(uganda) replied:
u saw that from milan
27.
Jul. 25,2009 01:22 Reply
Mr.Chicken(Aus) said:
i need information about the designer of the Great wall of china.
Jul. 25,2009 20:20
Ms.Judy replied:
It is hard to say who is the designer of the China Great Wall, because the wall is a long and big project during over 2,000 years. The emperors of every dynasty and chinese ancient people designed the Great Wall of China.
28.
May. 26,2009 22:48 Reply
Ms.Whyamiss?(Pie) said:
the great wall was built by peasants and soilders.If the people died while working the lower people(peasants)buried the dead within the walls.Yeah the great wall is the only man made thing that can be seen by space(satellite)
May. 30,2009 22:09
Mr.Jason(Aus) replied:
I highly doubt that the died were buried within the walls. it would compromise the structural integrity of the wall making it easier to collapse due to the harsh conditions. As a dead body erodes it creates gaps. The gaps within the walls eventually collapse under the weight of the stones/mud etc. Not to mention the amount of people who died during its construction.
Jul. 25,2009 01:24
Mr.Chicken replied:
Jason they were burried within the walls.
29.
Jul. 13,2009 04:20 Reply
Mr.frank(germany) said:
how long is it actually?
Jul. 13,2009 04:56
Mr.Kevin(USA) replied:
The China Great Wall measures approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China. I just learned it from this website. Great!
30.
Jul. 4,2009 04:36 Reply
Mr.jami(bangladesh9095) said:
now the walls are intact?
Jul. 4,2009 20:38
Mr.Tao replied:
No, jami. The walls are seriously damaged through the several hundred years' of erosion and artificial destruction. Currently, some sections are reconstructed such as Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall, but others are left as they are, such as Jinshanling, Simatai and Jiankou Great Wall, and many others lying in desert or grassland.