China Great Wall Museum: Pictures of Defensive Function and Its System

This part mainly covers the military defensive systems of the Great Wall. Being a defensive architecture, different types of passes were built. Photos about the passes and beacon tower signal system are collected in the museum. Some kinds of weapons are also shown in the museum. Because the Walls were also used as a residence for soldiers when there were no wars, many production tools are displayed as supplements. Pottery figurines are also used to show the soldiers’ daily life.
  • Reproduction of the tally used to verify a message, the Western Han Dynasty
  • Bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty
  • The firewood in the south of Danggu Beacon Tower built in the Han Dynasty, in Dunhuang County, Gansu
  • Ruins of the barn for holding reed torches
  • The post system along the Great Wall consists of post road towns, delivering stations and posts for military communications.
  • Reproduction of the Clay sea, the Western Han Dynasty
  • Reproduction of the human face shaped pag stack, the Western Han Dynasty
  • Reproduction of the envoys bringing gifts to troops, the Western Han Dynasty
  • The straight road of the Qin Dynasty(official highway)
  • Reproduction of the register of troops guarding Pingwang Qingdui, the Western Han Dynasty
  • Armor of Prince Zhongshanjing, the Western Han Dynasty,Reproduction
  • The use of the crossbow
  • Bronze Crossbow, the Han Dynasty
  • Caltrop, the Liaojin Regime
  • Iron Stirrup, Liaojin Regime
  • Gilded Stirrup, the Liao Dynasty (916-1125)
  • Gold-plated saddle, the Liao Dynasty (916-1125)
  • Iron Spear, the Liao Dynasty (916-1125)
  • General's helmet
  • Stirrup-shaped green-glazed pot with engraved pattern, the Liao Dynasty (916-1125)
  • Cavalry in Combat, a western-wei fresco in the 285th grotto in Dunhuang
  • Tang cavalry fresco in the 150th grotto in Dunhuang
  • Three-holed blunderbuss, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Cannon power scoop, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Iron grenade, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Gunpowder can, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Three-holed blunderbuss, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Pottery Missile, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Hand blunderbuss
  • The use of the three-holed blunderbuss
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- Last updated on Dec. 14, 2017 by Demi Li -